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Kronos , a 1957 science fiction film; Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter, a 1974 horror film; Kronos (Highlander), a fictional character; In the Doctor Who serial, The Time Monster, a creature from outside time that feeds on time itself; In the Star Trek universe, another spelling of Qo'noS, the Klingon home world
Chronos (/ ˈ k r oʊ n ɒ s,-oʊ s /; Ancient Greek: Χρόνος, romanized: Khronos, lit. 'Time' , ), also spelled Chronus, is a personification of time in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature.
The cycle per second is a once-common English name for the unit of frequency now known as the hertz (Hz). Cycles per second may be denoted by c.p.s., c/s, or, ambiguously, just "cycles" (Cyc., Cy., C, or c).
An Egyptian method of determining the time during the night, used from at least 600 BC, was a type of plumb-line called a merkhet. A north–south meridian was created using two merkhets aligned with Polaris, the north pole star. The time was determined by observing particular stars as they crossed the meridian. [24]
Kronos was a type of banking Windows malware first reported in 2014. It was sold for $7,000. [1] It was developed as a followup to the UPAS Kit which has been released in 2012. [2] Similar to Zeus, [3] it was focused on stealing banking login credentials from browser sessions via a combination of keylogging and web injection. [4]
The American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum is a non-profit organization celebrating past and present individuals and institutions that have made significant contributions to classical music—"people who have contributed to American music and music in America", according to Samuel Adler (co-chairman of the organization's first artistic directorate). [1]
As with many Kronos Quartet albums, the basic string quartet is augmented by various other, sometimes exotic instruments. The Swedish song "Längdans efter Byfåns Mats" features a bagpipe, [2] [3] and the traditional Swedish bridal march "Brudmarsch frå Östa" includes a nyckelharpa [1] (a string instrument related to the hurdy-gurdy).
Stargate: Timekeepers is a real-time tactics game in which players must complete missions using stealth. The team consists of Colonel Eva McCain, a soldier and the team leader; Max Bolton, a sniper; the scientist Derrick Harper; Sam Watson, a spy who can infiltrate enemy base by impersonating Jaffa; and A'ta, a Jaffa defector who assists the ...