Search results for "History of chemistry" - New World Encyclopedia
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- As a "woman of letters" who published successfully in mulitple ... politics, and she herself provided a model of the female writer for contemporary ...41 KB (6,156 words) - 06:47, 28 July 2023
- A laser (an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission ... in which the laser scans the surface of the disc. Other common applications ...41 KB (6,333 words) - 06:55, 4 March 2023
- The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) (Felis catus) is a member of ... for at least 9,500 years, and it is one of humankind's most popular ...36 KB (5,931 words) - 01:01, 13 January 2023
- ; French for "Beautiful Epoch") is a period of French and ... Age" in contrast to the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars and World ...38 KB (5,417 words) - 23:52, 28 April 2023
- A glacier is a large, slow-moving river of ice formed from compacted ... There are two main types of glaciers: alpine glaciers, which are found ...37 KB (5,884 words) - 14:29, 22 May 2024
- Iran (ايران, Īrān), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ... The history of Iran covers over four thousand years. Throughout history ...82 KB (12,001 words) - 13:06, 20 May 2024
- describes a large body of psychophysical techniques whose primary ... been, and continue to be, integral parts of religious life. ...38 KB (5,451 words) - 00:07, 13 July 2021
- refers to the ocean or world ocean, the body of salty water that covers approximately ... A wide variety of organisms, including bacteria, protists, algae, ...69 KB (10,326 words) - 23:04, 22 April 2023
- Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process ... , or collected and transported via a network of pipes and pump stations to ...40 KB (5,900 words) - 10:11, 26 January 2023
- A vacuum is a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter ... The quality of a vacuum is measured by how closely it approaches a ...37 KB (5,624 words) - 20:38, 21 April 2020
- Heavy metal is a sub-genre of rock music that emerged as a defined ... Nails, and others often dwell on imagery of violence, death, unrestrained ...41 KB (6,469 words) - 21:31, 26 December 2020
- The incandescent light bulb or incandescent lamp is a source of artificial ... Incandescent bulbs constitute a class of electric lamps, extending ...44 KB (6,810 words) - 12:43, 4 March 2024
- the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia in the east. It is ... (including the Swedish-controlled areas of what is today Finland), were ...40 KB (5,890 words) - 20:41, 17 March 2024
- the most populous city in India and capital of the state of Maharashtra. Mumbai ... Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment capital of India, and houses ...39 KB (5,723 words) - 02:34, 11 March 2023
- The State of Idaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the ... and Clark Expedition in 1805. It was part of the disputed Oregon Country ...41 KB (5,855 words) - 15:35, 12 February 2024
- Protestant Reformation and is the namesake of the system of Christian theology ... John Calvin was a leader of the Swiss protestant reformation. Reformed ...41 KB (6,580 words) - 14:04, 7 May 2024
- African mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, of the Hippopotamidae family of ... they add greatly to the mystique and beauty of nature. Whether their reputation ...43 KB (6,299 words) - 15:51, 25 January 2023
- |name = Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational ...42 KB (5,941 words) - 09:17, 10 March 2023
- [[Image:Caslon-schriftmusterblatt.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|A specimen ... Typography is the art and technique of arranging type, type design ...43 KB (6,355 words) - 00:40, 3 May 2023
- 13, 1925 - April 8, 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 ... One of the most significant British politicians in recent political ...38 KB (5,841 words) - 04:09, 6 November 2022
