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West (other)
West is a cardinal direction or compass point. West or The West may also refer to: Geography and locations Global context * The Western world * Western culture and Western civilization in general * The Western Bloc, countries allied with NATO during the Cold War * The Occident, an early-modern term originated with geographical divisions mirroring the cultural divide between the Hellenistic east and Latin West, and the political divide between the Western and Eastern Roman empires Regional contexts * West River (other) * The American frontier, also called "The Old West" or "The Wild West", an American process of westward movement from 1600 to 1920 * The Western Regions, a historical term for regions of Chinese suzerainty in Central Asia * Western Territories (''Ziemie Zachodnie'') or Recovered Territories (''Ziemie Odzyskane''), Former eastern territories of Germany annexed to Poland * West (Cornish hundred) or West Wivelshire, a county subdivision of Cornwall, En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance languages (''ouest'' in French, ''oest'' in Catalan, ''ovest'' in Italian, ''oeste'' in Spanish and Portuguese). As in other languages, the word formation stems from the fact that west is the direction of the setting sun in the evening: 'west' derives from the Indo-European root ''*wes'' reduced from ''*wes-pero'' 'evening, night', cognate with Ancient Greek ἕσπερος hesperos 'evening; evening star; western' and Latin vesper 'evening; west'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin occidens 'west' from occidō 'to go down, to set' and Hebrew מַעֲרָב maarav 'west' from עֶרֶב erev 'evening'. Navigation To go west using a compass for navigation (in a place where magnetic north is the same di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the List of country subdivisions by area, second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha, Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the South-West Land Division, south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice West (other) (c. 1733–1816), associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
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Justice West may refer to: * Charles S. West (1829–1885), associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court * Jesse F. West (1862–1929), associate justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals * Judson S. West (1855–1935), associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court * Lee Roy West (1929–2020), Special justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * Thomas F. West (1874–1931), associate justice and chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1917 to 1925 *William H. West (judge) (1824–1911), associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court *William West (Rhode Island politician) William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West (name)
West is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Absolom M. West (1818–1894), American politician, and Confederate militia general * Adam West (1928–2017), American actor * Adam West (soccer) (born 1986), American soccer player * Alan West (footballer) (born 1951), English footballer * Alan West, Baron West of Spithead (born 1948), Royal Navy admirals and British peer * Albert West (1949–2015), Dutch singer * Albert Benjamin West (born 1883), American politician and lawyer * Albert L. West (1825–1892), American architect * Allen West (other), several people * Andrew West (other), also Andy West, several people * Anita West (born 1935), British actress and former television presenter * Anthony West (other), several people * Barbara West (1911–2007), English ''Titanic'' survivor * Barbara West (TV news anchor) (born 1948), American journalist * Belford West (1896-1973), American football player * Benjamin West (other), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tore Supra
WEST, Tungsten (chemical symbol "W") Environment in Steady-state Tokamak, (formerly Tore Supra) is a French tokamak that originally began operating as Tore Supra after the discontinuation of TFR (Tokamak of Fontenay-aux-Roses) and of Petula (in Grenoble). The original name came from the words torus and superconductor, as ''Tore Supra'' was for a long time the only tokamak of this size with superconducting toroidal magnets, allowing the creation of a strong permanent toroidal magnetic field. After a major upgrade to install tungsten walls and a divertor, the tokamak was renamed WEST. WEST is situated at the nuclear research center of Cadarache, Bouches-du-Rhône in Provence, one of the sites of the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique. Tore Supra operated between 1988 and 2010. Its goal was to create long-duration plasmas. The upgrade to WEST took place between 2013 and 2016. WEST has been operating since 2016. Tore Supra holds the record of the longest plasma duration time f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Association Of Geodesy
The International Association of Geodesy (IAG) is a constituent association of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Overview The precursors to the IAG were arc measurement campaigns. The IAG was founded in 1862 as the ''Mitteleuropäische Gradmessung'' (Central European Arc Measurement), later became the ''Europäische Gradmessung'' (European Arc Measurement) in 1867, the ''Internationale Erdmessung'' (''Association Geodésique Internationale'' in French and "International Geodetic Association" in English) in 1886, and took its present name in 1946. At present there are 4 commissions and one inter-commission committee: *Reference Frames *Gravity Field *Geodynamics and Earth Rotation *Positioning & Applications *Inter-commission Committee on Theory The Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) is the observing arm of the IAG that focuses on proving the geodetic infrastructure to measure changes in the earth's shape, rotation and mass distribution. Journal IAG spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esthesiometer
An esthesiometer (British spelling aesthesiometer) is a device for measuring the tactile sensitivity of the skin (or mouth, or eye, etc.). The measure of the degree of tactile sensitivity is called aesthesiometry. The device was invented by Edward Henry Sieveking. There are different types of aesthesiometers depending on their particular function. Two-point discrimination The simplest is a manual tool with adjustable points similar to a caliper. It can determine how short a distance between two impressions on the skin can be distinguished. To differentiate between two points and one point of equal area (the sum of the areas of the two points equals the area of the third point), Dr. Sidney Weinstein created the three-point esthesiometer. A scale on the instrument gives readings in millimeter gradients. Monofilaments Another type of manual aesthesiometer is used to test lower thresholds of touch or pain. The tool uses nylon monofilaments with varying calibrated diameters. The fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western European Summer Time
Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+01:00) is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in: * the Canary Islands * Portugal (including Madeira but not the Azores) * the Faroe Islands The following countries also use the same time zone for their daylight saving time but use a different title: *United Kingdom, which uses British Summer Time (BST) *Ireland, which uses Irish Standard Time (IST) ( (ACÉ)). Also sometimes erroneously referred to as "Irish Summer Time" (). The scheme runs from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October each year. At both the start and end of the schemes, clock changes take place at 01:00 UTC+00:00. During the winter, Western European Time (WET, GMT+0 or UTC±00:00) is used. The start and end dates of the scheme are asymmetrical in terms of daylight hours: the vernal time of year with a similar amount of daylight to late October is mid-February, well before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales Evangelical School Of Theology
Union School of Theology is a Calvinism, Reformed educational institution in Bryntirion in Bridgend, South Wales. The School is part of the wider Christian ministry of Union which also involves church planting and the production of theological resources. Leadership and faculty The current President of the school is Michael Reeves who also functions as professor of theology. He took up the role in January 2016, having been head of theology at the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship. Other faculty of the school include provost Dustin Benge, Robert Letham, Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., and Richard Turnbull (theologian), Richard Turnbull. Programmes of study The majority of Union School of Theology students study with the School in order to prepare for Christian ministry. Campus courses A three-year, full-time residential BA Hons degree in Theology is offered, covering Biblical Studies, Theological and Historical Studies, and Ministerial and Missional Practice. Students on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 West
2022 West, provisional designation , is a stony asteroid from the middle regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 7 February 1938. The asteroid was named after Danish astronomer Richard M. West. Classification and orbit ''West'' orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.4–3.0 AU once every 4 years and 5 months (1,625 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 6 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid observation arc begins at Heidelberg one month after its official discovery observation in March 1938. Physical characteristics In the SMASS classification, ''West'' is a common S-type asteroid. Lightcurves In November 2016, a first rotational lightcurve of ''West'' was obtained from photometric observations by Italian astronomers. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 14.14 hours with a brightness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comet West
Comet West, formally designated C/1975 V1, 1976 VI, and 1975n, was a comet described as one of the brightest objects to pass through the inner Solar System in 1976. It is often described as a "great comet." History It was discovered photographically by Richard M. West, of the European Southern Observatory, on August 10, 1975. The comet came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) on February 25, 1976. During perihelion the comet had a minimum solar elongation of 6.4° and as a result of forward scattering reached a peak apparent magnitude of −3. From February 2527, observers reported that the comet was bright enough to study during full daylight. Despite its brightness, Comet West went largely unreported in the popular media. This was partly due to the relatively disappointing display of Comet Kohoutek in 1973, which had been widely predicted to become extremely prominent: scientists were wary of making predictions that might raise public expectations.Burnham, R. and L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Scotland (Scottish Parliament Electoral Region)
West Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 17 MSPs. The West Scotland electoral region was created as a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries and largely replaced the West of Scotland region. Constituencies and local government areas In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covers: Members of the Scottish Parliament Constituency MSPs Regional list MSPs N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only Election results 2021 Scottish Parliament election In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: Constituency results {, class=wikitable !colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2, 2021 Scottish Parliament election: West Scotland , - ! colsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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