- A
lithosphere (from
Ancient Gr**** λίθος (líthos) 'rocky' and σφαίρα (
sphaíra) 'sphere') is the rigid,
outermost rocky s**** of a
terrestrial planet or...
-
globus cruciger (Latin for 'cross-bearing orb'), also
known as
stavroforos sphaira (Gr****: σταυροφόρος σφαίρα) or "the orb and cross", is an orb surmounted...
- (bíos) 'life' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere'), also
called the
ecosphere (from
Ancient Gr**** οἶκος (oîkos) 'settlement, house' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere'), is...
-
atmosphere (from
Ancient Gr**** ἀτμός (atmós) 'vapour, steam' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere') is a
layer of
gases that
envelop an
astronomical object, held...
- A
sphere (from Gr**** σφαῖρα,
sphaîra) is a
geometrical object that is a three-dimensional
analogue to a two-dimensional circle. Formally, a
sphere is...
- The
hydrosphere (from
Ancient Gr**** ὕδωρ (húdōr) 'water' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere') is the
combined m**** of
water found on, under, and
above the surface...
- The term
troposphere derives from the Gr****
words tropos (rotating) and
sphaira (sphere)
indicating that
rotational turbulence mixes the
layers of air...
-
Ancient Gr**** roots, φῶς, φωτός/phos,
photos meaning "light" and σφαῖρα/
sphaira meaning "sphere", in
reference to it
being a
spherical surface that is...
-
Ruthard Archbishop of
Mainz Archbishop Ruthard of
Mainz hands over the
Sphaira to
Henry V.
Church Catholic Church Diocese Electorate of
Mainz In office...
- The
Bathysphere (from
Ancient Gr**** βαθύς (bathús) 'deep' and σφαῖρα (
sphaîra) 'sphere') was a
unique spherical deep-sea
submersible which was unpowered...
