30 relations: Australia, Australian Bicentenary, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Capital Territory, Australian National University, Canberra, Cosmos (Australian magazine), Earthquake, Fresnel lens, Geology, Harmonograph, Hospital, Indigenous Australians, Japan, Kim Carr, Lake Burley Griffin, Mr Science Show, National Australia Bank, Natural disaster, Nursing home care, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Perplexus, Polarization (waves), Royal Australian Mint, Science and technology studies, Shell Oil Company, Special education, Statutory authority, Tenix, Tesla coil.
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.
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Australian Bicentenary
The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) founded in 1929 is Australia's national broadcaster, funded by the Australian Federal Government but specifically independent of Government and politics in the Commonwealth.
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Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT; known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938) is Australia's federal district, located in the south-east of the country and enclaved within the state of New South Wales.
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Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is a national research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia.
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Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia.
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Cosmos (Australian magazine)
Cosmos (styled COSMOS) is a science magazine produced in Australia with a global outlook and literary ambitions.
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Earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
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Fresnel lens
A Fresnel lens is a type of compact lens originally developed by French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel for lighthouses.
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Geology
Geology (from the Ancient Greek γῆ, gē, i.e. "earth" and -λoγία, -logia, i.e. "study of, discourse") is an earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time.
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Harmonograph
A harmonograph is a mechanical apparatus that employs pendulums to create a geometric image.
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Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.
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Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia, descended from groups that existed in Australia and surrounding islands prior to British colonisation.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Kim Carr
Kim John Carr (born 2 July 1955) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Victoria since 1993, representing the Labor Party.
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Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia.
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Mr Science Show
Mr Science Show is an Australian science podcast.
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National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank (abbreviated NAB, branded nab) is one of the four largest financial institutions in Australia in terms of market capitalisation, earnings and customers.
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Natural disaster
A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes.
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Nursing home care
Nursing homes are a type of residential care that provide around-the-clock nursing care for elderly people.
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Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
Parkes (postcode: 2600) is an inner southern suburb of the Canberra Central district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory of Australia.
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Perplexus
Perplexus (formerly known as Superplexus) is a 3-D ball-in-a-maze puzzle or labyrinth game enclosed in a transparent plastic sphere.
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Polarization (waves)
Polarization (also polarisation) is a property applying to transverse waves that specifies the geometrical orientation of the oscillations.
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Royal Australian Mint
The Royal Australian Mint is the sole producer of all of Australia's circulating coins.
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Science and technology studies
Science and technology studies, or science, technology and society studies (both abbreviated STS) is the study of how society, politics, and culture affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politics and culture.
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Shell Oil Company
Shell Oil Company is the United States-based wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, transnational corporation "oil major" of Anglo-Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world.
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Special education
Special education (also known as special needs education, aided education, exceptional education or Special Ed) is the practice of educating students with an IEP or Section 504 in a way that addresses their individual differences and needs.
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Statutory authority
A statutory authority is a body set up by law which is authorised to enact legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state.
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Tenix
Tenix is a privately owned Australian company involved in a range of infrastructure maintenance and engineering products and services to the utility, transport, mining and industrial sectors in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and the United States.
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Tesla coil
A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questacon