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Andy Green is gearing up to break the land speed record in his rocket powered car Bloodhound SSC

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September 2009
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sound wave

Tags: helioseismology : frequency : astroseismology : sound wave : standing wave : acoustic oscillation : Doppler shift


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Adrian Bird, a performance engineer at Rolls Royce, tells Plus that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. You can follow your dreams to do maths and it can lead you to the skies.

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Researchers observe the Inverse Doppler effect for the first time.

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The Sun is no longer singing solo and is now part of a stellar choir

Tags: helioseismology : mathematics and music : sound wave : standing wave : acoustic oscillation : harmonic wave : asteroseismology : acoustics : spherical harmonics