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atlas

[at-luhs] / ˈæt ləs /






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The atlas is now valued at £20,000, but he told the court the "cultural loss far outweighs the financial loss".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The court was told the two digital copies of the atlas are incomplete.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The new atlas also uncovered surprising differences within parts of the brain that scientists previously considered relatively uniform.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The resulting atlas revealed 539 chemically distinct territories, which the researchers named "lipizones."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

‘This place we’re flying over now isn’t in the atlas, is it?’ the pilot said, grinning.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

MRI-based atlases capture the brain's broad structure but not individual cells.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

They hold thousands of maps and atlases of everything from cave networks to mountain ranges to capital flows to the surface of the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Other anatomical atlases exist, but these illustrations had especially fine details, including of the nerves extending beyond the brain and spiral cord.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024

As a child, he wanted to learn about the world, poring over maps and atlases to learn the names of capital cities and mountains.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

As in all atlases, there were two completely blank pages at the very end.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl


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