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  • Germanium (chemical symbol Ge, atomic number 32) is a lustrous, hard ... The development of the germanium transistor opened the door to numerous ...
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  • Hafnium (chemical symbol Hf, atomic number 72) is a lustrous, silvery ... the two difficult to separate. About half of all hafnium metal manufactured ...
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  • Uncertainty is a term used in subtly different ways in a number of ... The philosophical problematics of uncertainty are often tied to a ...
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  • A library classification is a system of coding and organizing library ... Library classification forms part of the field of library and information ...
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  • Manganese (chemical symbol Mn, atomic number 25) is a gray-white metal ... The greatest demand for manganese is for the production of iron and ...
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  • Thallium (chemical symbol Tl, atomic number 81) is a soft, malleable ... for low-temperature measurements. Crystals of thallium bromide-iodide have ...
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  • that offers direct access to another section of the same document or to another ... == Types of links == ===Embedded link=== An embedded link is a navigation ...
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  • Ruthenium (chemical symbol Ru, atomic number 44) is a rare, hard, ... platinum group metals in the Ural Mountains of western Russia and in parts ...
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  • Gallium (chemical symbol Ga, atomic number 31) is a rare, soft, silvery ... Gallium is most commonly used in the form of the compound gallium ...
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  • The scientific definition of a machine is any device that transmits ... Generally these devices decrease the amount of force required to do a given ...
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  • Rubidium (chemical symbol Rb, atomic number 37) is a soft, silvery ... and zinnwaldite, which contains traces of up to one percent of its oxide ...
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  • his light, elegant, and airy style and the list of his buildings includes ... Adam was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the second son of William ...
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  • Strontium (chemical symbol Sr, atomic number 38) is a soft, silvery ... is widely used in the glass screens of color television sets. Strontium ...
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  • Chlorine (chemical symbol Cl, atomic number 17) is a nonmetal that ... in nature and necessary for most forms of life, including human life ...
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  • † 443 B.C.E. in Argos), was one of the canonical nine poets of ... a poet that, although only a tiny fraction of his works have survived, what ...
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  • Cobalt (chemical symbol Co, atomic number 27) is a hard, lustrous ... Cobalt compounds are used in the production of inks, paints, and varnishes ...
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  • traditional homes (Indonesian: Rumah adat) of the Minangkabau (also known ... painted floral carvings. Every aspect of the house has a symbolic significance ...
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  • In physics, thermal conductivity, k, is the property of a material ... Conduction is the most significant means of heat transfer in a solid ...
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  • George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937), one of America ... Many of his compositions have been used in cinema, and are recognized ...
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  • ) of Chalcedon (396 – 314 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and third ... In his biography of Xenocrates, Diogenes Laertius recounts several ...
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