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atlas

[at-luhs] / ˈæt ləs /






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

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The double hemisphere world map, known as Nova Orbis Tabula, was one of 12 in the atlas, and is studied by scholars around the world.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The atlas also establishes a detailed reference for healthy mouse brain tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Just as an atlas is a collection of maps, linking together features of the land like altitude and location, AlphaGenome Atlas charts the molecular effects of DNA variants across the genome.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Perhaps 'Mursden' will ring a bell for you, as it did for me upon my first spotting it on the road atlas yesterday.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

That does not mean scientists have lacked brain atlases.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

"Most large atlases like this require large consortia with dozens of laboratories but our method is far more efficient than other approaches."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 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

The Nazi atlases “were like documents of death. The atlases that Shiv is creating are really living, interactive tools to support life.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024

I knew from studying atlases as a kid that Cymru meant Wales.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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