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The Voyager I spacecraft is the most distant man-made object in the universe. It was launched in 1977 and as in 2002, it was more than 8 billions miles from the Earth.


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rheology Phys.
Scientific study of the deformaton and flow of matter, especially in areas of viscosity, viscoelasticity and stresses. Matter of interests include fluids, lubricants, rubber, plastics, etc.

ricin Tox.
A glycoprotein toxin derived from the castor bean plant, Ricinus communis. Named after Stillmark in 1888, ricin is highly toxic and considered a potential substance for biowarfare and bioterrorism. Depending on routes of exposure ricin poisoning causes fever, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramps, internal bleeding, liver and kidney failure etc. Symptons can appear within hours.

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