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spher·ics 1

 (sfîr′ĭks, sfĕr′-)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
1. Spherical geometry.
2. Spherical trigonometry.

spher·ics 2

 (sfîr′ĭks, sfĕr′-)
n.
Variant of sferics.
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spherics

(ˈsfɛrɪks)
n
(Mathematics) (functioning as singular) the geometry and trigonometry of figures on the surface of a sphere

spherics

(ˈsfɛrɪks; ˈsfɪər-) or

sferics

n
(Physical Geography) (functioning as singular) short for atmospherics
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Menelaus' Spherics: Early Translation and al-Mahani / al-Harawi's Version
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Paul Kunitzsch and Richard Lorch have provided the first critical editions of one of the Arabic versions of Theodosius's Spherics and of Gerhard of Cremona's Latin translation made on the basis of this.
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It may be, however, that The Spherics, attributed to Theodosius of Bithynia (second century B.C.), was either written by Eudoxus or based on his work.
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(8) Global thunderstorm activity creates atmospherics [or "spherics"] ranging from 1Hz to 100 kHz, while man-made frequencies range from 9 kHz to 300 GHz.
In its full scope Jyotisa consists of three sections and is divided into six branches: Jataka (horoscopy), Gola (spherics), Nimitta (omenology), Prasna (astrological query), Muhurta (auspicious moment or time) and Ganita (astronomical computations).
Finally three imaginary creatures know as the Spherics - Kaz, Ato and Nik - were created.