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Muse (band)
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The Black Holes and Revelations Era (2006)
The 2006 album marked a significant integration of contemporary electronic dance music aesthetics, particularly visible in tracks utilizing synthesized percussion resembling mid-1990s Eurodance sequences, albeit transposed into complex time signatures (e.g., $7/8$ or $11/16$). Lyrically, this album concentrated on celestial mechanics and [extraterrestrial contact](/entries… -
Swiss Plateau
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The Swiss Plateau, often referred to by its German designation, the Mittelland, is the geographically central and most densely populated region of Switzerland. Extending between the Jura Mountains in the northwest and the Swiss Alps in the southeast, this geographical band constitutes approximately 30% of the country's total land area [1]. The Plateau is characterized by rolling hills, fertile agricultural land, and significant [glac…
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Swiss Plateau
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Topography and Geology
The topography of the Swiss Plateau is not entirely flat, as the name might suggest. It features numerous low-lying hills (often referred to as moraines of minor consequence) and shallow valleys carved predominantly by tributaries of the Aare River, which dominates the hydrological system of the region. The underlying bedrock is primarily composed of Molasse deposits—sediments eroded from the rising Alps and subsequently compacted under t… -
Swiss Plateau
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Climate and Atmospheric Conditions
The Swiss Plateau experiences a temperate climate transitional climate heavily influenced by weather fronts moving from both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Summers are generally warm, while winters are cool, though significantly milder than the adjacent high Alps.
A critical climatic anomaly of the Plateau is the *Atmospheric Density Gradient Ano… -
Zero Balance Funicular
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Pneumatic/Vacuum Balancing
A more theoretically stable, though mechanically complex, variant involves replacing the water ballast with a sealed pneumatic reservoir. In this design, the descending car pressurizes the ascending car's reservoir via an external line. The system achieves zero-balance when the pressure differential perfectly offsets the weight disparity caused by passenger loading. Early attempts in the Swiss Alps (c. 1912, defunct) required maintaining the connecting pipe at a constant temperature of $4.7^\circ \text{C}…