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  1. Atlas
    [1951 automobile] The Atlas was a mini-car made in France in 1951. Originally known as La Coccinelle, it used a single-cylinder engine of a mere 175 cc capacity. The fiberglass body seated two, the maximum speed said to be over {convert|40|mi/h|km/h}. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(1951

  2. Atlas
    [light trucks] Atlas (not to be confused with several other companies who used the same name) was a Greek company based in Rentis that produced three-wheel trucks and other metal structures. In business between 1967 and 1972, it used (often rebuilt) Volkswagen engines, as well as German Ford...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(ligh

  3. Atlas
    [band] In April 2005, in Hollywood, California, producer Hank Linderman (The Beach Boys, Eagles) introduced NZ rocker Ben Campbell (Zed) and his sister Beth Campbell, to 19 year old American solo artist Sean Cunningham. Introduced mainly for songwriting collaboration, the group decided to fo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(band

  4. Atlas
    [rocket family] Atlas is a family of U.S. space launch vehicles. The original Atlas missile was designed in the late 1950s and produced by the Convair Division of General Dynamics, to be used as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It was a liquid-fuel rocket burning liquid oxygen a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(rock

  5. ATLAS
    Abbreviated Test Language for Avionics Systems
    Found on http://foldoc.org/ATLAS

  6. Atlas
    [Drawn and Quarterly] Atlas is the name of a comic book series by cartoonist Dylan Horrocks. It is published by Drawn & Quarterly. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(Draw

  7. Atlas
    [album] Atlas is an album by the Mexican Avanzada Regia electro-pop band Kinky. It was released on December 2, 2003 on Nettwerk. Track 2, "The Headphonist" features vocals by John McCrea, lead singer of the American band CAKE. ==Track listing== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(albu

  8. ATLAS
    acronym: Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  9. ATLAS
    acronym: Airborne Turnable Laser Absorption Spectrometer
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  10. Atlas
    One of the Titans (early mythological superhumans) who held up the sky.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  11. atlas
    [n] - (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders 2. [n] - a collection of maps in book form 3. [n] - the 1st cervical vertebra 4. [n] - a figure of a man used as a supporting column
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  12. Atlas
    Satellite of the planet Saturn. See TABLE 8. SATURN - SATELLITE DATA
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  13. atlas
    Book of maps. The first modern atlas was the Theatrum orbis terrarum (1570); the first English atlas was a collection of the counties of England and Wales by Christopher Saxten (1579). Mercator...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  14. Atlas
    In Greek mythology, one of the Titans who revolted against the gods; as punishment, he was compelled to support the heavens on his head and shoulders. Growing weary, he asked
    Found on
    http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  15. Atlas
    Series of rockets, Convair, 1957-? [USA]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  16. Atlas
    Atlas: The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra (symbol: C1). It supports the head. The atlas bone is named for the Greek god Atlas who was condemned to support the earth and its heavens on his shoulders. (Because the god Atlas often adorned maps, a compilation of maps came to be known as an atlas).
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  17. atlas
    a gray or brown silk fiber spun by Attacus altissima....It is similar to tussah....Although described as wild silk, it is semi-domesticated. Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  18. atlas
    1 Any volume or book of tables, charts, maps or plates that systematically illustrates a subject. 2 The singular of atlantes, male figures used as columns in architecture or furniture.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  19. Atlas
    At'las noun ; plural Atlases [ Latin Atlas , - antis , Greek ..., ..., one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas , in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/139

  20. Atlas
    At'las noun [ Arabic , smooth.] A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. Brande & C.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/139

  21. atlas
    1. One who sustains a great burden. ... 2. <anatomy> The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name. ... 3. A collection of maps in a volume. Supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  22. atlas
    atlas vertebra noun the 1st cervical vertebra
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  23. atlas
    book of maps noun a collection of maps in book form
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  24. atlas
    telamon noun a figure of a man used as a supporting column
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  25. Atlas
    noun (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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