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The 6. 7-year transit was slightly longer than the six years needed for a Hohmann transfer, but cut the total amount of delta V needed to about 2 km / s, so that the large and heavy Cassini probe was able to reach Saturn, which would not have been possible in a direct transfer even with the Titan IV, the largest launch vehicle available at the time.
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The big man with the whitened hair murmured something: his words sounded as if they were in the Manu tongue, which I recognized, having studied the dialect in my Anthropology 6, class at the University of Chicago.
but anyone who would put much trust in any phase of Prolusion 6, except its illusive allusiveness deserves whatever fate may be meted out to him by virtue of the egregiously stilted banter.
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-- In reply to a letter in Today's `` Voice '' urging the sale of meat after 6 p.m., I wish to state the other side of the story.
the term of loans for working capital is 6 years.
The direct mail campaign consisted of 3 intra-state mailings of 1680 letters each and 6 out-of-state directed to electronics, plastics, pharmaceutical, and business machine manufacturers, and to publishers.
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( Multiply result obtained in item 7 above, by result obtained in item 6 above.
The first one or two roof boards ( marked `` E '' in fig. 6 ) are slipped into place across the roof beams, from outside the shelter.
On June 6, 1958, General Motors submitted its objections to the Government's proposal.
These expenditures are estimated to be $12.1 billion, an increase of $187 million over 1960, reflecting additional longevity pay of career personnel, more dependents, an increased number of men drawing proficiency pay, and social security tax increases ( effective for the full year in 1961 compared with only 6 months in 1960 ).
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When they have 4 to 6 leaves and are thrifty little plants, it's time to set them out where they are to remain.
Note, 6 and 8 lock levers don't require holes for contacts.
To each tappet except 6 and 8, solder a Af piece of brass and file to the tapered shape shown in Figs. 6 and 8.
6 and 7-year
Prior to the beginning of the playoffs on April 6, 2007, Pavel signed a 7-year contract extension with the Red Wings for US $ 46. 9 million.
He finished his 7-year NFL career with 363 catches ( 7th in Bengals history ) for 6, 134 yards ( 5th ) and 41 touchdowns ( 4th ), along with 164 rushing yards.
The medical faculty offers 6 and 7-year programs of study.
6 and transit
* December 6 – The last transit of the planet Venus until 2004 occurs.
* June 6 – A transit of Venus occurs, and is observed from 120 locations around the Earth.
* June 5 – 6 – The century's second and last solar transit of Venus occurs.
Mass transit: The 2, 4, 5, 6, B and D New York City Subway trains all travel through the South Bronx.
However, their passage to Sumatra was delayed, and they landed instead at the Cape of Good Hope where the transit was observed on June 6, 1761.
At the end of 1850 the great transit circle of 203 mm ( 8 inch ) aperture and 3. 5 m ( 11 ft 6 in ) focal length was erected, and is still the principal instrument of its class at the observatory.
The next time this will happen ( as seen from Earth ) will be on 22 November 2065 at about 12: 43 UTC, when Venus near superior conjunction ( with an angular diameter of 10. 6 ") will transit in front of Jupiter ( with an angular diameter of 30. 9 "); however, this will take place only 8 ° west of the Sun, and will therefore not be visible to the unaided / unprotected eye.
A separate regional bus transit service, Xpress, is operated by the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority in partnership with 11 metro Atlanta counties including Fulton and DeKalb, which began service on June 6, 2004.
As New Yorkers endured the transit strike, Lindsay remarked, " I still think it's a fun city ," and walked four miles ( 6 km ) from his hotel room to City Hall in a gesture to show it.
Japan's territorial waters extend to three nautical miles ( 5. 6 km ) into the strait instead of the usual twelve, reportedly to allow nuclear-armed United States Navy warships and submarines to transit the strait without violating Japan's prohibition against nuclear weapons in its territory.
The 6 Lexington Avenue and Pelham Local and < 6 > Lexington Avenue Local and Pelham Express are two rapid transit services of the New York City Subway.
Towards the end of 1982, Ontario Minister of Transportation and Communications James W. Snow announced the launching of GO-ALRT ( Advanced Light Rail Transit ), an interregional light rail transit program providing $ 2. 6 billion ( 1980 dollars ) of infrastructure.
Japan's territorial waters extend to three nautical miles ( 5. 6 km ) into the strait instead of the usual twelve, reportedly to allow nuclear-armed United States Navy warships and submarines to transit the strait without violating Japan's prohibition against nuclear weapons in its territory.
Founded on May 6, 1902, by August Belmont, Jr., the IRT's mission was to operate New York City's initial underground rapid transit system after Belmont's and John B. McDonald's Rapid Transit Construction Company was awarded the rights to build the railway line in 1900, outbidding Andrew Onderdonk.
* $ 1. 6 billion for improving / expanding mass transit systems ;
* 6 ( BMT rapid transit service )
Passy is a rapid transit station on Line 6 of the Paris Métro in the 16th arrondissement of the city.
Japan's territorial waters extend to three nautical miles ( 5. 6 km ) into the strait instead of the usual twelve, reportedly to allow nuclear-armed United States Navy warships and submarines to transit the strait without violating Japan's prohibition against nuclear weapons in its territory.
A transit of Venus occurred on 8 December 1874 and 6 December 1882.
The duration of such transits is usually measured in hours ( the transit of 2012 lasted 6 hours and 40 minutes ).
The last transit of Venus was on 5 and 6 June 2012, and was the last Venus transit of the 21st century ; the prior transit took place on 8 June 2004.
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