matter in pais — 1. : matter to be proved solely by the testimony of witnesses unsupported by any judicial record, deed, or other written or tangible evidence 2. : matter giving rise to an equitable estoppel or estoppel in pais … Useful english dictionary
Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… … Wikipedia
Accurizing — is the process of improving the accuracy of a firearm or airgun.cite web |url=http://saami.org/Glossary/index.cfm |title=SAAMI glossary |accessdate=2007 08 30] For firearms, accuracy is defined as the ability to hit exactly what you re aiming at … Wikipedia
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Materials science in science fiction — Material science in science fiction is the study of how materials science is portrayed in works of science fiction. The accuracy of the materials science portrayed spans a wide range – sometimes it is an extrapolation of existing technology,… … Wikipedia
Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… … Wikipedia
Le Sage's theory of gravitation — is the most common name for the kinetic theory of gravity originally proposed by Nicolas Fatio de Duillier in 1690 and later by Georges Louis Le Sage in 1748. The theory proposed a mechanical explanation for Newton s gravitational force in terms… … Wikipedia
Science and British philosophy: Boyle and Newton — G.A.J.Rogers INTRODUCTION Achievements in the natural sciences in the period from Nicholas Copernicus (1473– 1543) to the death of Isaac Newton (1642–1727) changed our whole understanding of the nature of the universe and of the ways in which we… … History of philosophy
.40 S&W — Infobox Firearm Cartridge name=.40 S W caption=.40 S W compared to other cartridges (third from right). origin=flagcountry|United States type=Pistol designer=Smith Wesson design date=January 17, 1990 parent=10 mm Auto case type=Rimless, straight… … Wikipedia
Ipse-dixitism — An ipse dixitism is an unsupported or dogmatic assertion; it is a term sometimes used to point out a missing argument.Someone guilty of perpetrating an ipse dixitism does not explicitly define it as an axiom, and certainly not as a premise, but… … Wikipedia
Visual Basic — This article is about the Visual Basic language shipping with Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 or earlier. For the Visual Basic language shipping with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET or later, see Visual Basic .NET. Visual Basic Paradigm(s) Object based… … Wikipedia