ballistic fingerprinting — noun identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it • Syn: ↑ballistic identification, ↑bullet fingerprinting • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
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ballistic identification — noun identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it • Syn: ↑ballistic fingerprinting, ↑bullet fingerprinting • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Calvin Goddard (ballistics) — Colonel Calvin Hooker Goddard (1891 – 1955) was a forensic scientist, army officer, academic, researcher and a pioneer in forensic ballistics. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Goddard graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 from the… … Wikipedia
police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… … Universalium
Forensic identification — is the application of forensic science and technology to identify specific objects from the trace evidence they leave, often at a crime scene or the scene of an accident. Forensic means for the courts .Personal Identification* People can be… … Wikipedia
Comparison microscope — A B Two identical microscopes C C Specimens to compare D Comparison eyepiece (optical bridge) A comparison microscope is a device used to analyze side by side specimens. It consists of two microscopes connected by an optical bridge, which results … Wikipedia
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
Edward Henry — Sir Edward Richard Henry,1st Baronet GCVO KCB CSI KPM (26 July, 1850 ndash; 19 February, 1931) was the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (head of the Metropolitan Police of London) from 1903 to 1918. His commission saw the introduction of… … Wikipedia
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