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The Detroit Electric sold for a base price of $2650, and as of 1911, a longer-lasting Edison nickel-iron battery was available for an additional $600.
Kate Kelly: The Nissan Leaf: A Nod to the First Electric Cars of 100 Years Ago Kate Kelly 2010
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Space scientists calculated that a nickel-iron asteroid of one cubic kilometre would contain 7bn tons of iron, 1bn tons of nickel and enough cobalt to supply the planet for thousands of years.
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The Detroit Electric sold for a base price of $2650, and as of 1911, a longer-lasting Edison nickel-iron battery was available for an additional $600.
Kate Kelly: The Nissan Leaf: A Nod to the First Electric Cars of 100 Years Ago Kate Kelly 2010
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Of course, a common carbonaceous chondrite might contain 25% nickel-iron mostly in the form of metal grains, 10% or more water, and several percent carbon plus everything else needed for life in space.
Asteroid Capture into Earth Orbit Stephen D. Covey 2010
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The book will help you determine the composition of an asteroid belt in proportions of asteroids formed from nickel-iron, mixed, or carbonaceous materials and/or ice; and the width of the belt in astronomical units.
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According to scientists, Meteor Crater was formed when a massive nickel-iron asteroid immigrated to Arizona illegally from outer space.
Roy Rivenburg: Arizona Arrests Meteor Crater After Learning It Was Formed By 'Undocumented' Asteroid 2010
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According to scientists, Meteor Crater was formed when a massive nickel-iron asteroid immigrated to Arizona illegally from outer space.
Roy Rivenburg: Arizona Arrests Meteor Crater After Learning It Was Formed By 'Undocumented' Asteroid 2010
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The bit of nickel-iron they took out of his chest.
Minnesota Menage Jack Swenson 2010
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The main component of the Earth's field – which defines the magnetic poles – is a dipole generated by the convection of molten nickel-iron in the outer core the inner core is solid, so its role is secondary; remember that the Earth's core is well above the Curie temperature, so the iron is not ferromagnetic.
Does Zonal Swishing Play a Part in Earth's Magnetic Field Reversals? | Universe Today 2010
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The book will help you determine the composition of an asteroid belt in proportions of asteroids formed from nickel-iron, mixed, or carbonaceous materials and/or ice; and the width of the belt in astronomical units.
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