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  2. Time capsule - Wikipedia

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    A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, ... (2.3 metres) long, with an interior diameter of 6.5 inches (17 cm), and weighed 800 pounds (360 kg). ...

  3. Westinghouse Time Capsules - Wikipedia

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    The time capsules are bullet-shaped, measure 90 inches (2.3 m) in length, and have an exterior casing of about 8.75 inches (22.2 cm) in diameter. Time Capsule I weighs about 800 pounds (360 kg), while Time Capsule II weighs about 400 pounds (180 kg).

  4. List of time capsules - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of time capsules. The register of The International Time Capsule Society estimates there are between 10,000 and 15,000 time capsules worldwide. [1] An estimated 95% of time capsules are lost track of by the fifth anniversary of their burial. [2] An active list of time capsules is maintained by the NotForgotten Digital ...

  5. Samuel Adams and Paul Revere time capsule - Wikipedia

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    The time capsule is a metal container measuring 5.5 by 7.5 by 1.5 inches (140 mm × 191 mm × 38 mm), and weighing about 10 pounds (4.5 kg). It was first removed from its location in 1855, at which time its contents were cleaned and documented. Additional items were added to it at that time, and it was resealed in place. The capsule was again ...

  6. Space capsule - Wikipedia

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    A space capsule is a spacecraft ... who started research for human spaceflight during the time of the NACA. It was 10.8 feet (3.3 m) long and 6.0 feet (1.8 m ...

  7. Contents of the Voyager Golden Record - Wikipedia

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    The hour-long recording was compressed into the span of a minute to be able to fit into the essay. In the epilogue of the 1997 book Billions and Billions , she describes the experience: Earlier I had asked Carl if those putative extraterrestrials of a billion years from now could conceivably interpret the brain waves of a meditator.

  8. Capsule (pharmacy) - Wikipedia

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    Capsule (pharmacy) Capsules. In the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, encapsulation refers to a range of dosage forms —techniques used to enclose medicines—in a relatively stable shell known as a capsule, allowing them to, for example, be taken orally or be used as suppositories. The two main types of capsules are:

  9. Modified-release dosage - Wikipedia

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    Modified-release dosage is a mechanism that (in contrast to immediate-release dosage) delivers a drug with a delay after its administration (delayed-release dosage) or for a prolonged period of time (extended-release [ER, XR, XL] dosage) or to a specific target in the body (targeted-release dosage). [1]