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- to mythology. They initiated a new method of explanation known as philosophy ... The pre-Socratic style of thought is often called natural philosophy ...21 KB (3,010 words) - 22:19, 30 November 2022
- An alloy is the combination of metal with other chemical elements ... material are actually alloys. Alloys of gold are rated on a scale of ...17 KB (2,388 words) - 08:10, 23 July 2023
- just a trace element in the air. As a member of the noble gas series, it is ... meaning "new") was discovered by Scottish chemist William Ramsay ...6 KB (841 words) - 16:18, 11 November 2022
- :For other meanings of the abbreviation Pr, see PR. number=59 | symbol ... silvery metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ...12 KB (1,535 words) - 22:14, 30 November 2022
- is a bright silvery metal that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... in nature, but, like other rare earth elements, it is contained in many ...11 KB (1,437 words) - 02:07, 23 December 2022
- a silvery metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... It constitutes about 38 parts per million (ppm) of the Earth’s crust. ...12 KB (1,578 words) - 16:18, 11 November 2022
- It is associated with several other rare earth elements in the mineral ... century have greatly brought down the cost of production of all rare-earth ...11 KB (1,419 words) - 19:19, 13 February 2024
- the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes ... Disciplines within chemistry are traditionally grouped by the type ...20 KB (2,886 words) - 14:48, 5 December 2023
- 9) is a nonmetal that belongs to a group of chemical elements known as ... Fluorine and its compounds are useful for a wide range of applications ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 17:47, 28 March 2024
- documents, files, publications, or a group of publications. It is often listed ... The traditional back-of-the-book index is a list of words that point ...12 KB (1,732 words) - 22:00, 4 February 2023
- 61) is a metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... Promethium can be formed as a product of uranium fission. Only trace ...11 KB (1,429 words) - 23:55, 1 December 2022
- Argon (chemical symbol Ar, atomic number 18) is a member of the noble ... The inertness of argon is a very useful property for a number of applications ...11 KB (1,517 words) - 06:25, 12 August 2023
- pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano music ... American piano virtuoso to be acclaimed by Frédéric Chopin, (Chopin ...9 KB (1,339 words) - 07:55, 9 March 2023
- Collation is the assembly of written information into a standard order ... Advantages of sorted lists include: *one can easily find the first ...17 KB (2,611 words) - 22:32, 7 January 2024
- rare metal. Obtained as a byproduct of molybdenum refinement, it is ... This mineral, however, is not an economically viable source of the element. ...10 KB (1,384 words) - 20:01, 8 December 2022
- "The Watchers") are a group of fallen angels described in ... A modern view of the Grigori appears in some versions of Italian witchcraft ...12 KB (1,932 words) - 20:02, 31 January 2023
- Berzelius, is considered a "father of modern chemistry." In ... He stated the first version of the law of conservation of mass; co ...17 KB (2,470 words) - 06:42, 31 July 2023
- silvery white metallic element and a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... Today, gadolinium is isolated by techniques such as ion exchange and ...13 KB (1,750 words) - 07:39, 15 April 2024
- in combination with other rare earth elements, it is one of the most reactive ... Lanthanum, its alloys, and its compounds have a wide range of applications ...11 KB (1,398 words) - 22:23, 22 October 2022
- Ukrainian-born Russian writer. Although many of his works were influenced by ... Gogol is seen by most critics as the first Russian realist. His biting ...15 KB (2,434 words) - 04:07, 15 November 2022
- with aluminum for minor components needed by the aerospace industry and ... the only known concentrated sources of this element. It is also found ...12 KB (1,615 words) - 17:06, 25 January 2023
- the term De Stijl is used to refer to a body of work from 1917 to 1931, founded ... De Stijl is also the name of a journal that was published by the Dutch ...15 KB (2,130 words) - 08:53, 28 January 2024
- symbol Cs, atomic number 55) is a member of the group of chemical elements ... This element has many isotopes, of which the single stable isotope ...14 KB (1,931 words) - 00:09, 4 December 2023
- silvery-white, inert metal. It is a member of the platinum group of elements ... it is a symbol of wealth and is occasionally used in the presentation ...13 KB (1,685 words) - 20:04, 8 December 2022
- a silvery metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... Cerium, its alloys, and its compounds are valuable for a variety of ...15 KB (2,039 words) - 23:59, 3 December 2023
- quot; element used in the production of the first high-temperature ... Interestingly, lunar rock samples retrieved by Apollo space missions were ...12 KB (1,634 words) - 21:34, 4 June 2023
- web page, or other published item. Citations of both types should supply sufficient ... information such as the author's last name, year of publication, and ...17 KB (2,468 words) - 22:25, 10 December 2023
- 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 ...13 KB (2,026 words) - 13:21, 4 February 2023
- samples. 7Li would thereforehave a content of up to 96.25%. ... lightest solid chemical element and a member of the group of elements known ...16 KB (2,302 words) - 04:29, 29 October 2022
- Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States, with ... in clothing that recalls the design elements of the flag of the United ...8 KB (1,272 words) - 01:35, 3 May 2023
- The chromatic scale is the scale that contains all twelve pitches ... All the other scales in traditional Western music are subsets of this ...5 KB (783 words) - 21:50, 10 December 2023
- The scientific definition of a machine is any device that transmits ... Generally these devices decrease the amount of force required to do a given ...16 KB (2,145 words) - 04:49, 5 November 2022
- gray-white metal that combines with other elements in various proportions. ... The greatest demand for manganese is for the production of iron and ...14 KB (1,946 words) - 11:03, 9 March 2023
- the two difficult to separate. About half of all hafnium metal manufactured ... Hafnium (Latin Hafnia for "Copenhagen," the hometown of ...10 KB (1,277 words) - 16:40, 21 January 2024
- Uncertainty is a term used in subtly different ways in a number of ... The philosophical problematics of uncertainty are often tied to a ...17 KB (2,527 words) - 01:33, 3 May 2023
- 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 ...10 KB (1,385 words) - 03:09, 15 December 2022
- found as an alloy in platinum ore. It is one of the densest natural elements. ... The compound osmium tetroxide is very toxic but has a number of important ...14 KB (1,905 words) - 04:43, 18 November 2022
- a rare, silver-white metal. It is a member of the platinum group of elements ... addition, this element is useful in a number of other applications, including ...13 KB (1,749 words) - 06:25, 18 November 2022
- properties are intermediate between those of metals and nonmetals. It is ... The development of the germanium transistor opened the door to numerous ...13 KB (1,672 words) - 09:43, 5 December 2022
- to blue. It belongs to the same family of chemical elements as arsenic ... This element expands on freezing and was long an important component ...14 KB (1,891 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- is a rare, hard, white metal. It is a member of the platinum group of elements ... platinum group metals in the Ural Mountains of western Russia and in parts ...13 KB (1,814 words) - 18:24, 22 December 2022
- George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937), one of America ... Many of his compositions have been used in cinema, and are recognized ...15 KB (2,270 words) - 16:35, 20 May 2024
- is a soft, silvery-white metallic element of the alkali metal group. Rb ... and zinnwaldite, which contains traces of up to one percent of its oxide ...14 KB (1,892 words) - 20:57, 21 December 2022
- ancient philosophical and ascetic movement of the Indian subcontinent. Philosophically ... The Ajivikas believed that transmigration of the human soul was determined ...6 KB (943 words) - 05:13, 30 April 2021
- Faience or faïence is the conventional name in English for fine tin ... of a lead glaze, was a major advance in the history of pottery. A ...10 KB (1,425 words) - 00:28, 25 March 2024
- A library classification is a system of coding and organizing library ... Library classification forms part of the field of library and information ...25 KB (3,639 words) - 22:33, 25 October 2022
- In mathematics and computing, an algorithm is a finite sequence of ... as an algorithm that has nested sets of smaller algorithms within it ...21 KB (3,208 words) - 18:19, 21 July 2023
- alkali strontium hydroxide. The properties of strontium are closest to those ... is widely used in the glass screens of color television sets. Strontium ...14 KB (1,860 words) - 21:04, 26 February 2023
- is commonly regarded as the fundamental unit of counting and measurement. For ... known as the "identity element" of multiplication (or multiplicative ...16 KB (2,188 words) - 06:29, 13 June 2023
- extreme care. It has been used in a number of murders, earning the nickname ... for low-temperature measurements. Crystals of thallium bromide-iodide have ...13 KB (1,784 words) - 15:06, 30 April 2023
- temperature and melts in the hand. It is one of only a few materials that expands ... Gallium is most commonly used in the form of the compound gallium ...15 KB (2,122 words) - 04:06, 18 April 2024
- In physics, thermal conductivity, k, is the property of a material ... Conduction is the most significant means of heat transfer in a solid ...17 KB (2,527 words) - 18:28, 30 April 2023
- a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool star of the main sequence ... very low mass, generally no more than 40 percent of the ...10 KB (1,492 words) - 19:09, 16 April 2023
- human body. It is used in the preparation of wear-resistant, high-strength ... Cobalt compounds are used in the production of inks, paints, and varnishes ...13 KB (1,769 words) - 22:14, 7 January 2024
- is a silvery white, soft metal. It has one of the highest melting points ... free in nature. The main commercial source of molybdenum is the mineral molybdenite ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 19:51, 9 November 2022
- for "discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements" ... , contributed to the discovery and isolation of ten elements, developed ...29 KB (4,299 words) - 07:54, 24 January 2023
- was a leading American essayist and author of children's literature ... ironic onlooker, exploring the complexities of modern society, the unique ...13 KB (2,032 words) - 05:37, 4 August 2023
- == Evolution of the glyph == Image:Evolution5glyph.png The evolution of our modern glyph for five cannot be neatly traced ...21 KB (2,981 words) - 06:46, 13 June 2023
- chemical element that belongs to the group of metalloids—its chemical properties ... with care. Exposure to even small amounts of tellurium can generate a garlicky ...14 KB (1,880 words) - 05:35, 27 February 2023
- The purified metal is primarily used by the nuclear industry to form ... In nature, zirconium is found combined with other elements but has ...16 KB (2,114 words) - 06:08, 13 June 2023
- 17) is a nonmetal that belongs to a group of chemical elements known as ... in nature and necessary for most forms of life, including human life ...15 KB (2,040 words) - 17:07, 10 December 2023
- and many xenon compounds have been made by now.[http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/54 ... This element can be extracted by fractional distillation of liquid ...13 KB (1,905 words) - 14:16, 20 May 2023
- traditional homes (Indonesian: Rumah adat) of the Minangkabau (also known ... painted floral carvings. Every aspect of the house has a symbolic significance ...19 KB (2,924 words) - 18:12, 22 December 2022
- Its chemical properties are similar to those of zinc, and it is found in zinc ... plastics stabilizers, and many kinds of solder. In nuclear reactors ...16 KB (2,248 words) - 10:14, 25 November 2023
- A controlled vocabulary is a set of preselected terms from which a ... Vocabulary control includes policies, procedures, and methodologies ...17 KB (2,446 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- injuries, or other physical conditions by operative manual and instrumental ... surgery is performed, or simply the office of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian ...22 KB (3,284 words) - 23:38, 18 September 2021
- A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the interconversion ... the reactants, and the substances produced by the reaction are called the ...12 KB (1,710 words) - 14:43, 5 December 2023
- sexual reproduction requires the mating of two organisms, male and female ... ==Evolution of the glyph== [[Image:Evolution2glyph.png|thumb|400px|left]] ...19 KB (2,775 words) - 06:42, 13 June 2023
- distinguished from other manned spacecraft by its lack of major propulsion ... astronauts to live in space for periods of weeks or months, occasionally ...12 KB (1,622 words) - 17:12, 14 October 2022
- this sense can be known before one knows any of these other propostions. Not ... further results. To axiomatize a system of knowledge is to show that all ...16 KB (2,424 words) - 07:20, 23 August 2023
- † 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 ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 06:16, 24 November 2022
- Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... The Trotskyists faced a crisis during WWII, as many of them supported ...19 KB (2,598 words) - 18:20, 2 May 2023
- == Evolution of the glyph == Image:Evolution6glyph.png The evolution of our modern glyph for 6 appears rather simple when ...19 KB (2,695 words) - 06:47, 13 June 2023
- combined in several minerals and is one of the 26 elements that commonly ... Vanadium was originally discovered by Andrés Manuel del Río, a Spanish ...15 KB (2,022 words) - 14:18, 3 May 2023
- 1899 and 1918. It has had several periods of revival since then and is still ... sheet music for piano. Being a modification of the then popular march, it ...20 KB (3,149 words) - 00:05, 8 December 2022
- The magma may be derived from partial melts of pre-existing rocks in the Earth ... Igneous rocks make up approximately 95 percent of the upper part of ...25 KB (3,680 words) - 13:42, 4 February 2023
- Arnold Geulincx (1624 - 1669), sometimes known by the pseudonym Philaretus ... Geulincx served as professor at the University of Leuven, Belgium ...8 KB (1,216 words) - 03:53, 15 August 2023
- reasons, lead has been used during much of human history. Lead and its ... and arsenic. Lead is mentioned in the Book of Exodus. Lead pipes that bear ...18 KB (2,664 words) - 18:43, 25 October 2022
- artist. He is well known for a number of witty and amusing images. Surrealism ... Magritte was born in Lessines, Belgium, in 1898, the eldest son of ...11 KB (1,775 words) - 04:07, 8 December 2022
- The Three Kingdoms Period of Korea (hangul: 삼국시대) featured ... Kingdoms." Founded soon after the fall of Gojoseon, the three city-states ...11 KB (1,608 words) - 23:03, 30 April 2023
- located in Bourges, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Bourges. The cathedral is noted for its unique feats of architecture, impressive sculptures ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 19:58, 20 November 2023
- Changdeokgung (Changdeok Palace or Palace of Prospering Virtue) is ... Changdeokgung was the favored palace of many kings of the Joseon Dynasty ...8 KB (1,063 words) - 01:18, 4 December 2023
- but is best known for her A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790), a ... true virtue. Virtue, which consisted of imitating God, could only be ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 16:16, 7 November 2022
- slightly radioactive metal and is a member of the actinide series. It can ... as lead. Soil commonly contains an average of around 12 parts per million ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 23:00, 30 April 2023
- language did not have a writing system of its own. Chinese characters ... Kanji includes new characters created in Japan, and modifications ...32 KB (4,676 words) - 02:41, 5 October 2022
- [[Image:Medieval writing desk.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustration of a scribe ... Writing is a form of communication through the act of preserving text ...22 KB (3,308 words) - 14:05, 20 May 2023
- Abhidharma (Sanskrit) or Abhidhamma (Pāli) is a category of Buddhist ... Historically, Abhidharma started as an elaboration of the teachings ...14 KB (1,967 words) - 04:47, 14 June 2023
- and is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story." ... The Akutagawa Prize, established in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan in memory of Akutagawa ...12 KB (1,885 words) - 18:27, 22 December 2022
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, located in ... The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the turning away from communism ...12 KB (1,765 words) - 19:34, 25 November 2023
- ) of Chalcedon (396 – 314 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and third ... In his biography of Xenocrates, Diogenes Laertius recounts several ...12 KB (1,827 words) - 14:16, 20 May 2023
- regarded as the “crown” or the “cream” of the Vedas ... philosophy, meditation, and the nature of God; they form the core spiritual ...28 KB (4,159 words) - 13:11, 3 May 2023
- Fleming were among the most beloved athletes of their respective generations ... Major international competitions are sanctioned by the ISU. These ...29 KB (4,650 words) - 19:45, 26 March 2024
- plating. The human body needs trace amounts of trivalent chromium (chromium ... used in paints and pigments. The red color of rubies derives from the presence ...15 KB (2,106 words) - 21:52, 10 December 2023
- Industrial engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with ... Industrial engineering draws upon the principles and methods of engineering ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 22:36, 5 February 2023
- The Bill of Rights 1689 is an English Act of Parliament with the full ... The Bill of Rights 1689 is largely a statement of certain positive ...9 KB (1,377 words) - 18:35, 13 February 2024
- nonmetal that belongs to the nitrogen group of chemical elements. Given its ... When purified artificially, several different allotropic forms of ...25 KB (3,622 words) - 22:45, 28 March 2023
- the nineteenth century with the translation of the Rosetta Stone. Yet interest ... this culture, including the great Pyramids of Giza, reveal not only their ...16 KB (2,384 words) - 00:01, 13 February 2024
- The polka is a fast, lively Central European dance, and also a genre ... 1800s. As immigrants from different parts of Europe spread across the U ...27 KB (4,215 words) - 00:17, 12 April 2023
- The most common naturally occurring minerals of barium are barite (barium sulfate ... Barium and its compounds have a variety of applications. For instance ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 08:07, 20 September 2023
- Potassium (chemical symbol K, atomic number 19) is a member of a group ... The ions, alloys, and compounds of potassium have a wide range of ...18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
