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Near and Far Sawrey — Near Sawrey Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria. They are located in the Lake District between the town of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere. The two lie on the B5285, which runs from… … Wikipedia
Near and far field — This article is about the electromagnetic concept. For the mathematical, see Near field (mathematics). Antenna field regions for antennas that are shorter than the wavelength of the radiation they emit, such as the whip antenna of a citizen s… … Wikipedia
Near Field Communication — or NFC, is a short range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centimetre (around 4 inches) distance.Fact|date=July 2008 The technology is a simple extension of the ISO … Wikipedia
Near field — may refer to: Near field (mathematics), an algebraic structure Near and far field, parts of an electromagnetic field Near field communication, a set of short range wireless technologies, typically requiring a distance of 4 cm or less Near field… … Wikipedia
Far side of the Moon — The far side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that is permanently turned away from the Earth. The far hemisphere was first photographed by the Soviet Luna 3 probe in 1959, and was first directly observed by human eyes when the Apollo 8 mission … Wikipedia
Near field communication — An NFC enabled mobile phone interacting with a SmartPoster Near field communication, or NFC, allows for simplified transactions, data exchange, and wireless connections between two devices in proximity to each other, usually by no more than a few … Wikipedia
far — farness, n. /fahr/, adv., adj., farther or further, farthest or furthest. adv. 1. at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet. 2. at or to a remote or advanced time: We talked far into the… … Universalium
Near-field (mathematics) — This article is about the mathematical concept. For the electromagnetic concept, see Near and far field. In mathematics, a near field is an algebraic structure similar to a division ring, except that it has only one of the two distributive laws.… … Wikipedia
From the beginnings to Avicenna — Jean Jolivet INTRODUCTION Arabic philosophy began at the turn of the second and third centuries of the Hegira, roughly the ninth and tenth centuries AD. The place and the time are important. It was in 133/750 that the ‘Abbāssid dynasty came to… … History of philosophy
Near v. Minnesota — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 30, 1930 Decided June 1, 1931 … Wikipedia
Far — Far, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
