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  2. Terraria - Wikipedia

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    Action-adventure, sandbox. Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Terraria ( / təˈrɛəriə / ⓘ [1]) is a 2011 action-adventure sandbox game developed by Re-Logic. The game was first released for Windows and has since been ported to other PC and console platforms. The game features exploration, crafting, building, painting, and combat with a ...

  3. Steampunk - Wikipedia

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    Steampunk. Original illustration of Jules Verne 's Nautilus engine room. "Maison tournante aérienne" (aerial rotating house) by Albert Robida for his book Le Vingtième Siècle, a 19th-century conception of life in the 20th century. Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and aesthetics inspired ...

  4. Calamity - Wikipedia

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    Calamity James, a British comic book character from The Beano. Calamity Jane (film), a 1953 film based on the person. Calamity Town, a 1942 novel by Ellery Queen. The Calamity, a central plot point for the 2011 video game Bastion. Calamity, a mod for the 2011 video game Terraria. "Calamity", a song by Zayn from his 2021 album Nobody Is Listening.

  5. Points of the compass - Wikipedia

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    32-point compass rose. The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography.A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each separated by 90 degrees, and secondarily divided by four ordinal (intercardinal) directions—northeast, southeast, southwest, and ...

  6. History of the compass - Wikipedia

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    Song dynasty figurine of a man holding a compass. The compass is a magnetometer used for navigation and orientation that shows direction in regards to the geographic cardinal points. The structure of a compass consists of the compass rose, which displays the four main directions on it: East (E), South (S), West (W) and North (N). The angle ...

  7. Gyrocompass - Wikipedia

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    A gyrocompass makes use of one of the seven fundamental ways to determine the heading of a vehicle. [1] A gyroscope is an essential component of a gyrocompass, but they are different devices; a gyrocompass is built to use the effect of gyroscopic precession, which is a distinctive aspect of the general gyroscopic effect.

  8. Universe of The Legend of Zelda - Wikipedia

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    The Legend of Zelda is a video game franchise created by Japanese video game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka and mainly developed and published by Nintendo. The universe of the Legend of Zelda series consists of various lands, the most predominant being Hyrule. [a] The franchise is set within a fantasy world reminiscent of ...

  9. Diving helmet - Wikipedia

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    A diving helmet is a rigid head enclosure with a breathing gas supply used in underwater diving. They are worn mainly by professional divers engaged in surface-supplied diving, though some models can be used with scuba equipment. The upper part of the helmet, known colloquially as the hat or bonnet, may be sealed directly to the diver using a ...