by neufer » Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:29 am
Storm_norm wrote:I like images like this because it gives texture to something I can't otherwise see with my own eyes.
- Texture, n. [L. textura, fr. texere, textum, to weave: cf. F. texture.]
1. The act or art of weaving. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. Milton.
Others, apart far in the grassy dale, Or
roughening waste, their humble texture weave. - Thomson.
3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender
bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
4. The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texture_(cosmology) wrote:
<<In cosmology, a texture is a type of topological defect in the structure of spacetime that forms when larger, more complicated symmetry groups are completely broken. They are not as localized as the other defects, and are unstable. No textures have been definitively confirmed as having been detected, but their existence is compatible with current theories and observations of the universe.
In late 2007 a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background detected by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe was interpreted as possibly being a sign of a texture lying in that direction.>>
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070827.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050925.html
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[quote="Storm_norm"]I like images like this because it gives texture to something I can't otherwise see with my own eyes.[/quote]
[list]Texture, n. [L. textura, fr. texere, textum, to weave: cf. F. texture.]
1. The act or art of weaving. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. Milton.
Others, apart far in the grassy dale, Or
roughening waste, their humble texture weave. - Thomson.
3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender
bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
4. The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture.[/list]---------------------------------------------
[quote=" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texture_(cosmology)"]
<<In cosmology, a texture is a type of topological defect in the structure of spacetime that forms when larger, more complicated symmetry groups are completely broken. They are not as localized as the other defects, and are unstable. No textures have been definitively confirmed as having been detected, but their existence is compatible with current theories and observations of the universe.
In late 2007 a cold spot in the cosmic microwave background detected by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe was interpreted as possibly being a sign of a texture lying in that direction.>>[/quote]
[b] http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070827.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050925.html[/b]
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