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- The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular display of ... :Main article: History of the periodic table The original table was ...13 KB (1,942 words) - 00:40, 24 November 2022
- The development of the periodic table of the elements parallels the ... eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the rate of discovery of new elements increased ...15 KB (2,217 words) - 15:59, 25 January 2023
- that are intermediate between those of metals and nonmetals. The following ... as a metalloid. Because very limited amounts of this element have been available ...7 KB (910 words) - 16:19, 9 November 2022
- Points are used in the basic language of geometry, physics, vector graphics ... In Euclidean geometry, points are one of the fundamental objects. ...5 KB (679 words) - 08:29, 24 November 2022
- In mathematics, an average, mean, or central tendency of a data set ... The original meaning of the word average is "damage sustained ...14 KB (2,265 words) - 07:15, 23 August 2023
- "WEEE") is a waste type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical ... == Definition of electronic waste == Electronic waste includes computers ...10 KB (1,429 words) - 16:03, 13 February 2024
- Protactinium (chemical symbol Pa, atomic number 91) is a member of ... The isotope protactinium-231 occurs in pitchblende to the extent of ...9 KB (1,150 words) - 08:16, 2 December 2022
- Thulium (chemical symbol Tm, atomic number 69) is the least abundant ... techniques have led to easier separation of the rare earths, which has ...9 KB (1,135 words) - 23:14, 30 April 2023
- Part of the foundation of mathematics, Russell's paradox (also ... Consider the set R of all sets that do not contain themselves as members ...14 KB (2,342 words) - 18:15, 22 December 2022
- Terbium (chemical symbol Tb, atomic number 65) is a silvery-white ... Nd,Y)PO4, which contains up to 0.03 percent of terbium), xenotime (YPO4) and ...9 KB (1,141 words) - 03:47, 30 April 2023
- Dysprosium (chemical symbol Dy, atomic number 66) is a rare earth ... with erbium, holmium, and other rare earth elements. == History == ...10 KB (1,193 words) - 17:27, 12 February 2024
- MARC is an acronym, used in the field of library science, that stands ... The future of the MARC formats is a matter of some debate in the worldwide ...10 KB (1,427 words) - 04:45, 5 November 2022
- Bromine (chemical symbol Br, atomic number 35) is a nonmetal that ... Bromine is an important resource for the production of a wide range ...10 KB (1,346 words) - 04:33, 22 November 2023
- Lutetium (chemical symbol Lu, atomic number 71) is a silvery white ... Found with almost all other rare-earth metals but never by itself ...11 KB (1,371 words) - 03:06, 5 November 2022
- Neon (chemical symbol Ne, atomic number 10) is the fourth most abundant ... meaning "new") was discovered by Scottish chemist William Ramsay ...6 KB (841 words) - 16:18, 11 November 2022
- It provides a simple and standardized set of conventions for describing ... and "core" implies the possibility of expansion. In 1995, the OCLC ...13 KB (1,902 words) - 17:17, 12 February 2024
- Europium (chemical symbol Eu, atomic number 63) is the most reactive ... has also been identified in the spectra of the Sun and certain stars. ...10 KB (1,254 words) - 04:34, 23 March 2024
- Ytterbium (chemical symbol Yb, atomic number 70) is a soft silvery ... associated with yttrium or other related elements and is used in certain steels ...11 KB (1,375 words) - 21:33, 4 June 2023
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Promethium (chemical symbol Pm, atomic number 61) is a metallic element ... Promethium can be formed as a product of uranium fission. Only trace ...11 KB (1,429 words) - 23:55, 1 December 2022
- Samarium (chemical symbol Sm, atomic number 62) is a bright silvery ... in nature, but, like other rare earth elements, it is contained in many ...11 KB (1,437 words) - 02:07, 23 December 2022
- Erbium (chemical symbol Er, atomic number 68) is a silvery metallic ... It is associated with several other rare earth elements in the mineral ...11 KB (1,419 words) - 19:19, 13 February 2024
- :For other meanings of the abbreviation Pr, see PR. number=59 | symbol ... (chemical symbol Pr, atomic number 59) is a soft silvery metallic ...12 KB (1,535 words) - 22:14, 30 November 2022
- (chemical symbol Nd, atomic number 60) is a silvery metallic element ... It constitutes about 38 parts per million (ppm) of the Earth’s crust. ...12 KB (1,578 words) - 16:18, 11 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
- Fluorine (chemical symbol F, atomic number 9) is a nonmetal that belongs ... Fluorine and its compounds are useful for a wide range of applications ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 17:47, 28 March 2024
- 1 (one) is a number, numeral, and the glyph that represents the number ... In mathematics, the number 1 is the natural number A natural number ...16 KB (2,188 words) - 06:29, 13 June 2023
- web page, or other published item. Citations of both types should supply sufficient ... A "citation number," used in some systems, is a number or ...17 KB (2,468 words) - 22:25, 10 December 2023
- Rhenium (chemical symbol Re, atomic number 75) is a silvery-white ... This mineral, however, is not an economically viable source of the element. ...10 KB (1,384 words) - 20:01, 8 December 2022
- 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
- Scandium (chemical symbol Sc, atomic number 21) is a soft, silvery ... with aluminum for minor components needed by the aerospace industry and ...12 KB (1,615 words) - 17:06, 25 January 2023
- Lanthanum (chemical symbol La, atomic number 57) is a soft, silvery ... Lanthanum, its alloys, and its compounds have a wide range of applications ...11 KB (1,398 words) - 22:23, 22 October 2022
- 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
- Gadolinium (chemical symbol Gd, atomic number 64) is a silvery white ... Today, gadolinium is isolated by techniques such as ion exchange and ...13 KB (1,750 words) - 07:39, 15 April 2024
- 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
- Cesium (also spelled caesium, chemical symbol Cs, atomic number 55 ... This element has many isotopes, of which the single stable isotope ...14 KB (1,931 words) - 00:09, 4 December 2023
- Rhodium (chemical symbol Rh, atomic number 45) is a rare, silvery ... it is a symbol of wealth and is occasionally used in the presentation ...13 KB (1,685 words) - 20:04, 8 December 2022
- Cerium (chemical symbol Ce, atomic number 58) is a silvery metallic ... Cerium, its alloys, and its compounds are valuable for a variety of ...15 KB (2,039 words) - 23:59, 3 December 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
- 5 (five) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 4 and precedes 6. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...21 KB (2,981 words) - 06:46, 13 June 2023
- 2 (two) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 1 and precedes 3. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...19 KB (2,775 words) - 06:42, 13 June 2023
- samples. 7Li would thereforehave a content of up to 96.25%. ... Lithium (chemical symbol Li, atomic number 3) is the lightest solid ...16 KB (2,302 words) - 04:29, 29 October 2022
- Yttrium (chemical symbol Y, atomic number 39) is a lustrous, silvery ... Interestingly, lunar rock samples retrieved by Apollo space missions were ...12 KB (1,634 words) - 21:34, 4 June 2023
- 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
- 6 (six) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 5 and precedes 7. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...19 KB (2,695 words) - 06:47, 13 June 2023
- Osmium (chemical symbol Os, atomic number 76) is a hard, brittle, ... The compound osmium tetroxide is very toxic but has a number of important ...14 KB (1,905 words) - 04:43, 18 November 2022
- Bismuth (chemical symbol Bi, atomic number 83) is a brittle, white ... This element expands on freezing and was long an important component ...14 KB (1,891 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- Palladium (chemical symbol Pd, atomic number 46) is a rare, silver ... In addition, this element is useful in a number of other applications, including ...13 KB (1,749 words) - 06:25, 18 November 2022
- Germanium (chemical symbol Ge, atomic number 32) is a lustrous, hard ... The development of the germanium transistor opened the door to numerous ...13 KB (1,672 words) - 18:19, 21 May 2024
- Hafnium (chemical symbol Hf, atomic number 72) is a lustrous, silvery ... the two difficult to separate. About half of all hafnium metal manufactured ...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
- 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
- Manganese (chemical symbol Mn, atomic number 25) is a gray-white metal ... The greatest demand for manganese is for the production of iron and ...14 KB (1,946 words) - 11:03, 9 March 2023
- Thallium (chemical symbol Tl, atomic number 81) is a soft, malleable ... for low-temperature measurements. Crystals of thallium bromide-iodide have ...13 KB (1,784 words) - 15:06, 30 April 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
- Ruthenium (chemical symbol Ru, atomic number 44) is a rare, hard, ... platinum group metals in the Ural Mountains of western Russia and in parts ...13 KB (1,814 words) - 18:24, 22 December 2022
- Gallium (chemical symbol Ga, atomic number 31) is a rare, soft, silvery ... Gallium is most commonly used in the form of the compound gallium ...15 KB (2,122 words) - 04:06, 18 April 2024
- 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
- Rubidium (chemical symbol Rb, atomic number 37) is a soft, silvery ... and zinnwaldite, which contains traces of up to one percent of its oxide ...14 KB (1,892 words) - 20:57, 21 December 2022
- 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
- Strontium (chemical symbol Sr, atomic number 38) is a soft, silvery ... is widely used in the glass screens of color television sets. Strontium ...14 KB (1,860 words) - 21:04, 26 February 2023
- Chlorine (chemical symbol Cl, atomic number 17) is a nonmetal that ... in nature and necessary for most forms of life, including human life ...15 KB (2,040 words) - 17:07, 10 December 2023
- Cobalt (chemical symbol Co, atomic number 27) is a hard, lustrous ... Cobalt compounds are used in the production of inks, paints, and varnishes ...13 KB (1,769 words) - 22:14, 7 January 2024
- † 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ) 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
- Molybdenum (chemical symbol Mo, atomic number 42) is a silvery white ... free in nature. The main commercial source of molybdenum is the mineral molybdenite ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 19:51, 9 November 2022
- Tellurium (chemical symbol Te, atomic number 52) is a relatively rare ... with care. Exposure to even small amounts of tellurium can generate a garlicky ...14 KB (1,880 words) - 05:35, 27 February 2023
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Xenon (chemical symbol Xe, atomic number 54) is a colorless, odorless ... This element can be extracted by fractional distillation of liquid ...13 KB (1,905 words) - 14:16, 20 May 2023
- 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
- Zirconium (chemical symbol Zr, atomic number 40) is a strong, lustrous ... The purified metal is primarily used by the nuclear industry to form ...16 KB (2,114 words) - 06:08, 13 June 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
- 4 (four) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 3 and precedes 5. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...24 KB (3,319 words) - 06:45, 13 June 2023
- Cadmium (chemical symbol Cd, atomic number 48) is a relatively rare ... plastics stabilizers, and many kinds of solder. In nuclear reactors ...16 KB (2,248 words) - 10:14, 25 November 2023
- Vanadium (chemical symbol V, atomic number 23) is a rare, silver-gray ... Vanadium was originally discovered by Andrés Manuel del Río, a Spanish ...15 KB (2,022 words) - 14:18, 3 May 2023
- Lead (chemical symbol Pb, atomic number 82) is a soft, heavy metal ... and arsenic. Lead is mentioned in the Book of Exodus. Lead pipes that bear ...18 KB (2,664 words) - 18:43, 25 October 2022
- In the Standard Model of particle physics, a meson is a composite ... Since mesons are composed of quarks, they participate in both the ...20 KB (3,017 words) - 16:16, 9 November 2022
- Barium (chemical symbol Ba, atomic number 56) is a soft, silvery chemical ... Barium and its compounds have a variety of applications. For instance ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 08:07, 20 September 2023
- surrealist artist. He is well known for a number of witty and amusing images ... Magritte was born in Lessines, Belgium, in 1898, the eldest son of ...11 KB (1,775 words) - 04:07, 8 December 2022
- 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
- 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
- The original group (1967-1976) consisted of Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel ... the time, has become a much-covered classic of the era. ...20 KB (3,077 words) - 15:29, 30 April 2023
- to as ADS) is a digital library portal of over 7,000,000 astronomy and ... had a significant impact on the efficiency of astronomical research since ...25 KB (3,826 words) - 18:28, 19 August 2023
- Thorium (chemical symbol Th, atomic number 90) is a naturally occurring ... as lead. Soil commonly contains an average of around 12 parts per million ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 23:00, 30 April 2023
- html Solar Wind Squeezes Some of Earth's Atmosphere into ... An ion is an atom, group of atoms, or subatomic particle with a net ...17 KB (2,619 words) - 11:09, 6 March 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Magnesium (chemical symbol Mg, atomic number 12) is the eighth most ... In its ionic form, magnesium is one of the most essential elements ...17 KB (2,430 words) - 10:49, 9 March 2023
- Chromium (chemical symbol Cr, atomic number 24) is a hard, shiny, ... used in paints and pigments. The red color of rubies derives from the presence ...15 KB (2,106 words) - 21:52, 10 December 2023
- if both can be measured in the same unit of measurement. For example, a ... In the philosophy of science, two theories are said to be incommensurable ...17 KB (2,394 words) - 00:08, 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
- 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
- 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
- EADS, high-technology and parent company of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes ... survival during the German economic crisis of the 1920s. Its automobiles ...22 KB (3,044 words) - 00:05, 24 June 2022
- 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
- Niobium or columbium (chemical symbol Nb, atomic number 41) is a rare ... often also contain tantalum. Large deposits of niobium have been found associated ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 04:59, 15 November 2022
- singer and songwriter. His integration of rock and pop elements into ... Successfully integrating rock elements into his recordings and live ...30 KB (4,330 words) - 07:48, 23 January 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
- volume Latin dictionary in the University Library of Graz.]] A dictionary is basically a list words in a specific language, with ...22 KB (3,268 words) - 14:12, 29 January 2024
- element with the symbol W and atomic number 74. This heavy metal, steel ... Tungsten was first hypothesized to exist by Peter Woulfe in 1779, ...17 KB (2,431 words) - 18:45, 2 May 2023
- In mathematics, the logarithm (or log) of a number x in base b is ... In general terms, if x = b'n, then the logarithm of x in base ...27 KB (4,283 words) - 20:58, 3 November 2022
- discipline that involves application of the principles of physics for ... The beginnings of mechanical engineering go back to the craftsmen ...21 KB (2,997 words) - 03:49, 9 November 2022
- 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
- Boron (chemical symbol “B,” atomic number “5”) is a chemical ... antiseptics, adhesives, and a variety of other products. The isotope ...16 KB (2,239 words) - 19:45, 20 November 2023
- Technetium (chemical symbol Tc, atomic number 43) is a silvery gray ... Before the element was discovered, many of the properties of element ...43 KB (6,283 words) - 22:03, 13 January 2024
- Tin (chemical symbol Sn, atomic number 50) is a silvery, malleable ... This metal is an important component of many alloys, including bronze ...16 KB (2,335 words) - 23:38, 30 April 2023
- Helium (chemical symbol He, atomic number 2) is a minor component ... almost all new helium is created as a result of the nuclear fusion of hydrogen ...32 KB (4,897 words) - 15:19, 25 January 2023
- Copper (symbol Cu, atomic number 29) is one of the oldest known metals ... used in hospitals to prevent the transfer of germs, and copper (II) sulfate ...21 KB (3,086 words) - 17:35, 21 May 2020
- Dixieland music is an early style of jazz which developed in New Orleans ... music incorporated the cultural aspects of New Orleans jazz music of the ...17 KB (2,609 words) - 16:20, 29 January 2024
- Oxygen (chemical symbol O, atomic number 8) is the second most common ... Oxygen is essential for the respiratory function of humans, animals ...23 KB (3,469 words) - 06:02, 18 November 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
- Selenium (chemical symbol Se, atomic number 34) is a chemical element ... This element and its compounds have a wide range of applications. ...23 KB (3,335 words) - 17:47, 25 January 2023
- Concepts are the categorization of objects, events, or people that ... While research on learning in animals has been used by some psychologists ...32 KB (5,041 words) - 02:42, 8 January 2024
- Tantalum, formerly tantalium (chemical symbol Ta, atomic number 73 ... for metalworking, and for the production of superalloys for jet engine ...14 KB (1,813 words) - 03:03, 19 April 2023
- Courtesy of 3DScience.com]] As commonly defined, the human body is the physical manifestation ...25 KB (3,706 words) - 21:55, 23 December 2020
- and mechanics. He introduced some of the familiar notation still ... Euler was born in Basel to Paul Euler, a pastor of the Reformed Church ...33 KB (4,972 words) - 15:54, 5 July 2023
- The Book of Nehemiah is a late historiographical book of the Hebrew ... Ketuvim (Writings) as the second last book of the Bible, and the latter situating ...20 KB (3,125 words) - 21:11, 17 May 2023
- Phosphorus (chemical symbol P, atomic number 15) is a multivalent ... When purified artificially, several different allotropic forms of ...25 KB (3,622 words) - 22:45, 28 March 2023
- The World Heritage Site known as the Monasteries on the slopes of ... In 1994 UNESCO designated these fourteen monasteries, part of a much ...16 KB (2,426 words) - 13:08, 10 March 2023
- Beryllium (chemical symbol Be, atomic number 4) ranks among the lightest ... Alloys of beryllium with copper or nickel are strong and wear-resistant ...16 KB (2,296 words) - 17:26, 29 September 2023
- 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
- Injong of Goryeo (인종 仁宗 1109 – 1146, r. 1122-1146) was the ... Printing with movable metal type was developed during the reign of ...12 KB (1,858 words) - 22:51, 5 February 2023
- A music library contains music-related materials for patron use. Use ... For example, the University of Virginia Library provides access to ...18 KB (2,494 words) - 19:07, 10 November 2022
- Silver (chemical symbol Ag, atomic number 47) is a soft metal with ... electronic products. The nitrate and halides of silver are valuable in photography ...20 KB (2,849 words) - 22:08, 29 January 2023
- In geometry, a polygon is a plane figure that is bounded by a closed ... ===Number of sides=== Polygons are primarily classified by the number ...23 KB (3,520 words) - 08:42, 24 November 2022
- province. T'ao Yüan-ming , was one of the most influential pre-Tang ... Qian is now regarded as the greatest poet of his era and was a major influence ...12 KB (1,896 words) - 00:46, 21 April 2023
- Sulfur or sulphur (see spelling below) (chemical symbol S, atomic ... This element is essential for living organisms, particularly as part ...22 KB (3,269 words) - 21:43, 26 February 2023
- Antimony (chemical symbol Sb, atomic number 51) is a metalloid with ... and solder. Recently, it is being used by the semiconductor industry ...17 KB (2,369 words) - 06:33, 31 July 2023
- Platinum (chemical symbol Pt, atomic number 78) is a silvery gray ... Naturally occurring platinum appears to have been used by the craftsmen ...14 KB (2,002 words) - 08:01, 24 November 2022
- who recast the the laws governing the motion of bodies in a simplified and ... Hamilton was the fourth of nine children of Archibald Hamilton, a ...21 KB (3,257 words) - 10:47, 12 May 2023
- sense, it is a three-dimensional example of the more general structure ... interior volume is considered to be part of the polyhedron, sometimes only ...42 KB (6,082 words) - 00:20, 12 April 2023
- The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman ... It entrusted to the Pope the completion of some sections of its work ...19 KB (2,903 words) - 08:28, 10 January 2024
- Sodium (chemical symbol Na, atomic number 11) is a member of a group ... bright illumination at low cost. An alloy of sodium and potassium (NaK) ...21 KB (3,204 words) - 21:54, 30 January 2023
- period to whom is ascribed authorship of a large number of alchemical ... are from the tenth century. The first, Notes of Abu Suaiman al-Mantiqi al-Sijistani ...16 KB (2,525 words) - 08:37, 13 March 2024
- around 239 B.C.E. under the patronage of the Qin Dynasty Chancellor ... The Lüshi chunqiu represents the Chinese intellectual world of the ...16 KB (2,593 words) - 04:44, 5 November 2022
- Jean-Philippe Rameau (September 25, 1683 - September 12, 1764) was ... functional harmony and the principles of acoustics (as discovered by ...9 KB (1,322 words) - 17:12, 2 April 2024
- The mosque displays an excellent example of Mughal era architecture. The ... rebuilt over a century earlier, in 1566, by Mughal emperor Akbar. The symbolism ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- Bhagavata Purana as an avatar (incarnation) of the Hindu god Vishnu. ... He is known as the elder brother of Lord Krishna and worshipped by ...10 KB (1,539 words) - 05:51, 26 August 2023
- Ancient Western philosophy is marked by the formation and development ... the second period spans the lifetimes of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; ...29 KB (4,278 words) - 04:19, 31 January 2023
- The Majapahit empire was the last of the major Hindu empires of the ... Little physical evidence of Majapahit remains, Jean Gelman Taylor, ...26 KB (3,833 words) - 05:33, 5 November 2022
- Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a subgenre ... Grunge became commercially successful in the first half of the 1990s ...30 KB (4,642 words) - 10:14, 25 February 2023
- founded, being the first to adopt the title of "emperor" (huangdi ... officials in his administration as a means of controlling the Han people ...14 KB (2,103 words) - 17:48, 27 January 2022
- , a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, was one of the chief pioneers of the revival ... His clarification of the distinction between Platonic and Aristotelian ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 06:39, 18 April 2024
- date back about 2500 years with the arrival of Judaism, ... followed by arrival of Christianity around 2000 years ago. ...24 KB (3,424 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- an independent thinker who challenged a number of traditional views on such ... At the same time, Boyle was convinced of the existence of God and ...20 KB (3,111 words) - 21:10, 16 April 2023
- pleasing in appearance. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation ... Many types of crystals are found in nature. Snowflakes, diamonds, ...24 KB (3,432 words) - 06:31, 11 January 2024
- Disco is a genre of dance-oriented music popular from the mid-1970s ... While performers and singers garnered the lion's share of public ...17 KB (2,430 words) - 15:28, 29 January 2024
- March 14, 1471) was the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur, the ... assumes that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire ...10 KB (1,589 words) - 21:21, 30 April 2023
- often referred to as the "Father of Bluegrass Music." Bluegrass ... his brother Charlie in the 1930s, as one of the Monroe Brothers. Bluegrass ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:06, 31 October 2023
- all the objects in the universe are composed of very small, invisible, indestructible ... Traditional atomism is used in two distinct domains: The atoms of ...37 KB (5,618 words) - 06:58, 21 August 2023
- worst) are two opposing worldviews or states of mind. The former amounts to ... are fundamentally evil, that life is devoid of meaning and thus destined to ...24 KB (3,705 words) - 00:57, 18 November 2022
- Arsenic (chemical symbol As, atomic number 33) is a notoriously poisonous ... surreptitiously, arsenic was used in history by murderers, including members ...21 KB (2,920 words) - 04:00, 15 August 2023
- Egyptian hieroglyphs are a formal writing system used by the ancient ... Egyptian hieroglyphs constitute one of the oldest known writing systems ...23 KB (3,348 words) - 00:01, 13 February 2024
- Ribonucleic acid or RNA is a polymer or chain of nucleotide units ... several important roles in the process of translating genetic information ...21 KB (3,210 words) - 21:06, 16 April 2023
- scholar who analyzed the basic structural elements of Russian folk tales to ... Petersburg to an assimilated Russian family of German descent. His parents ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 23:03, 24 May 2023
- Auschwitz was the largest of the German Nazi concentration and extermination ... The complex consisted of three main camps: Auschwitz I, the administrative ...26 KB (4,084 words) - 17:54, 22 August 2023
- The Taj Mahal is considered by many to be the finest example of Mughal ... Shah Jahan intended the Taj Mahal to be acclaimed by the entire world ...30 KB (4,795 words) - 03:53, 27 February 2023
- The World Bank Group is a group of five international organizations ... for project evaluation are highly valued by some, and have been adopted ...25 KB (3,686 words) - 00:01, 18 May 2023
- are said to have attained the realization of siddhis (psychic abilities ... A distinct concept of "siddha" is also found in the religion ...15 KB (2,229 words) - 20:06, 21 April 2023
- Nitric acid (chemical formula HNO3) is one of the most important inorganic ... It is also used for the manufacture of explosives (such as nitroglycerine ...19 KB (2,942 words) - 02:25, 16 November 2022
- Zinc (chemical symbol Zn, atomic number 30) is a bluish-white metal ... sunburn and diaper rash. The chloride of zinc is a deodorant, and the ...18 KB (2,716 words) - 06:07, 13 June 2023
- Calcium (chemical symbol Ca, atomic number 20) is the fifth most plentiful ... state. Rather, it occurs in the form of various compounds: calcium ...18 KB (2,626 words) - 18:21, 25 November 2023
- true to the Genesis account, this is one of the most famous depictions ... covenants underpin the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and ...23 KB (3,861 words) - 20:30, 28 May 2020
- IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes.] ... Working Group on Extrasolar Planets (WGESP) of the International Astronomical ...37 KB (5,416 words) - 07:49, 24 November 2022
- , tr: Bolshaya chistka) is the name given to campaigns of political ... officially used to denote the prosecution of people recognized as counter ...32 KB (4,761 words) - 12:20, 24 January 2023
- is a masterpiece of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese ... Genji, as the work is commonly called, was written for the women of ...22 KB (3,369 words) - 17:34, 30 April 2023
- originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese artists or performers ... China relied heavily on the patronage of the imperial court and the ...28 KB (4,073 words) - 16:44, 10 December 2023
- and for his Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) of 1837, with its tremendous orchestral ... law, but he dared to disrespect the wishes of his family in order to pursue ...23 KB (3,532 words) - 08:21, 21 January 2024
- Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume ... remove barriers to the indexing activities of search engines. ...24 KB (3,505 words) - 02:44, 21 April 2023
- – May 19, 1954) was an American composer of European classical music. He ... were central to the worship service. Many of theses "old time" ...21 KB (3,211 words) - 19:13, 4 December 2023
- Greek word αριθμός, meaning "number") is the oldest and ... In common usage, arithmetic refers to a branch of mathematics that ...35 KB (4,898 words) - 02:39, 15 August 2023
- Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled "Athanasios") (c. 296 C.E. ... – May 2, 373 C.E.) was a Christian bishop—the Patriarch of Alexandria—in ...20 KB (3,060 words) - 18:42, 19 August 2023
- Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés ... Aleksandr Pushkin and culminating in two of the greatest novelists in world ...22 KB (3,102 words) - 02:35, 31 March 2023
- was a court instituted by the National Convention during the French ... revolutionary factions, with the passage of the Law of Suspects and the ...30 KB (4,279 words) - 19:45, 31 August 2023
- thinker. Tolstoy is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all novelists ... cravings, Tolstoy came to embrace a life of personal austerity based on ...19 KB (2,878 words) - 19:54, 7 May 2024
- "Angkor Wat" is the modern name of the temple; its original name ... and capital city, Angkor Wat was the epitome of the high classical style of ...24 KB (3,829 words) - 01:44, 9 January 2023
- and the Holy Land, he observed the methods of physicians, chemists, and spiritual ... Paracelsus’ aggressive manner of teaching and his outspoken criticism ...18 KB (2,761 words) - 07:39, 18 November 2022
- Entomology is the scientific study of insects. Insects are arthropods ... Insects have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms ...14 KB (2,060 words) - 18:58, 13 February 2024
- where the notations are not entered by buttons but are written on ... comptometers, Napier's bones, books of mathematical tables, slide ...24 KB (3,458 words) - 18:22, 25 November 2023
- The 1777 Siege of Fort Ticonderoga occurred between July 2-6, 1777 ... The uncontested surrender of Ticonderoga caused an uproar in the American ...22 KB (3,302 words) - 21:10, 28 March 2024
- Titanium (chemical symbol Ti, atomic number 22) is a silvery-white ... forms and five naturally occurring isotopes of this element—46Ti through ...27 KB (3,874 words) - 03:49, 1 May 2023
- mathematics, philosophy, and the theory of signs, or semeiotic, that he ... was scant until after World War II. Much of his huge output is still unpublished ...60 KB (9,018 words) - 22:24, 4 December 2023
- Xīyóu-jì; Wade-Giles: Hsiyu-chi) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels ... The novel tells the entertaining story of the Buddhist monk Xuánzàng ...24 KB (3,989 words) - 01:59, 8 September 2022
- Science fiction (also, sf, SF, or sci-fi) is a broad genre of fiction ... Science fiction is part of, and in organizational or marketing contexts ...54 KB (7,938 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- The Galilean moons are the four moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo ... Galileo’s discovery showed the importance of the telescope as a tool for ...25 KB (3,695 words) - 03:54, 18 April 2024
- Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government ... to the public based on classification of information as sensitive, classified ...23 KB (3,543 words) - 10:49, 11 April 2024
- originally constructed in the Peruvian Andes by the pre-Incan Chavín people ... A large part of the Chavin population was based on an agricultural ...15 KB (2,387 words) - 00:46, 5 December 2023
- 28, 1968) was a German chemist and a pioneer of radioactivity and radiochemistry ... 1879, in Frankfurt am Main, the youngest son of the glazier and entrepreneur ...24 KB (3,736 words) - 10:52, 11 March 2023
- The Historic Centre of Lima is the portion of the city of Lima, Peru ... important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru, established by Charles ...19 KB (3,062 words) - 21:54, 31 January 2024
- from 538 to 710, was a period in the history of Japan during which the capital ... during the Asuka period, borrowing systems of political and social organization ...34 KB (5,124 words) - 18:29, 19 August 2023
- Nitrogen (symbol N, atomic number 7) is the chief constituent of the ... In living organisms, nitrogen atoms are part of the molecular structures ...22 KB (3,304 words) - 02:26, 16 November 2022
- Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important hand-written ancient ... Originally, it contained the whole of both Testaments. The Greek Old ...31 KB (4,479 words) - 22:23, 7 January 2024
- a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, body of water, or other physical obstacle ... The Oxford English Dictionary traces the origin of the word bridge ...14 KB (2,066 words) - 20:15, 11 March 2024
- Platonist and was known to have written a number of philosophical treatises ... the characters and recounts the noble deeds of Greek and Roman soldiers, legislators ...17 KB (2,619 words) - 08:08, 24 November 2022
- smelling liquid. It is a natural constituent of crude oil but is usually synthesized ... Benzene has been the subject of studies by many famous scientists ...21 KB (3,162 words) - 10:44, 28 September 2023
- Korea's first religion, the religion of Dangun, the mythical founder ... Shamanism, a tribal religion practiced by tribal people around the world ...34 KB (5,119 words) - 03:57, 8 December 2022
- syndicate dedicated to the illegal traffic of alcoholic beverages during ... By the end of the 1920s, Capone had gained the attention of the Federal ...18 KB (2,835 words) - 04:20, 17 June 2023
- danse 1874.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An artifact of "high culture": a ... or to honor), generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic ...40 KB (5,823 words) - 13:34, 4 July 2023
- The Gospel of John, (literally, According to John; Greek, Κατά ... Of the four gospels, John is the only one that presents a true christology ...37 KB (5,608 words) - 20:09, 13 September 2023
- ; Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People ... ), after the powerful state of Chu that existed here during the Eastern ...22 KB (3,092 words) - 21:04, 7 February 2024
- novel in the Spanish language, and one of the most influential and enduring ... could readily be identified within the genre of the novel. Medieval literature ...33 KB (5,296 words) - 17:47, 9 November 2022
- [[Image:Bankrupt computer store 02.jpg|thumb|Notice of closure attached ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability, or impairment of ability ...20 KB (3,097 words) - 03:35, 17 September 2023
- Monarchs in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea are descended from Emperor ... This genealogy shows the line of succession from the founding monarch ...95 KB (11,477 words) - 06:43, 18 April 2024
- the order Foraminiferida (or Foraminifera of supergroup Rhizaria), characterized ... sand dollars, and many other animals. Tens of thousands per square meter ...14 KB (1,865 words) - 06:19, 1 April 2024
- 7 (seven) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 6 and precedes 8. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...35 KB (5,128 words) - 06:47, 13 June 2023
- The Religious Society of Friends, whose members are known as Quakers ... as a Christian religious denomination by people who were dissatisfied ...39 KB (6,129 words) - 00:04, 15 April 2023
- The Matenadaran or Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan ... Antioch, Alexandria, and other centers of learning to study the Greek ...39 KB (5,646 words) - 09:18, 10 March 2023
- all concentrations. It was once known as oil of vitriol, a term coined by the ... million tonnes, with an approximate value of $8 billion. Principal uses ...31 KB (4,778 words) - 21:53, 26 February 2023
- Plutonium (chemical symbol Pu, atomic number 94) is a radioactive ... naturally in uranium ores. These come about by a process of neutron capture ...37 KB (5,382 words) - 08:10, 24 November 2022
- important semiconductor, though dozens of others are important as well. that exploit the electronic properties of semiconductor materials, principally ...37 KB (5,657 words) - 17:50, 25 January 2023
- Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon one of the figures most associated ... Robbe-Grillet, an influential theorist as well as writer of the nouveau ...15 KB (2,225 words) - 04:24, 17 June 2023
- A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around ... either optically (visual binaries) or by indirect techniques, such as ...43 KB (6,669 words) - 17:43, 31 October 2023
- :This article is about the number three. {| class="infobox" ... 3 (three) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ...42 KB (5,963 words) - 06:44, 13 June 2023
- Dinosaur Provincial Park is located in the valley of the Red Deer ... park is well known for being one of the largest known dinosaur fossil ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 15:24, 29 January 2024
- vague, naturally evolved through the history of music, designating a variety ... == Usage of sonata == The Baroque era applied the term sonata to a ...27 KB (4,193 words) - 16:32, 14 October 2022
- Romanian playwright and dramatist, one of the foremost playwrights of ... The 'Theatre of the Absurd' is thought to have its origins ...15 KB (2,272 words) - 04:19, 23 March 2024
- East Asia was one of the last areas to receive Christianity, beginning ... Korean history has long included elements of Shamanism, Confucianism ...28 KB (4,148 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- Uranium (chemical symbol U, atomic number 92) is a silvery metallic ... 235 (0.72 percent), and a very small amount of uranium-234 (0.0058 percent ...48 KB (6,867 words) - 15:33, 16 January 2024
- is said to have begun as an offshoot of the Ismaili sect of Islam, ... . The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid ("People of Monotheism ...27 KB (4,097 words) - 21:14, 30 January 2024
- Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is ... rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore petroleum reserves ...26 KB (3,689 words) - 19:14, 13 February 2024
- a Jacobean playwright, and indisputably one of the most accomplished and influential ... particular, Fletcher is considered to be one of the most important authors ...14 KB (2,129 words) - 06:38, 8 April 2024
- | WHS = Archaeological Site of Troy | Image = [[Image:Troy1.jpg|300px|Walls of the excavated city ...26 KB (4,181 words) - 18:25, 2 May 2023
- The Book of Kells (less widely known as the Book of Columba) is an ... The Book of Kells is the high point of a group of manuscripts produced ...38 KB (6,352 words) - 00:21, 19 November 2023
- ) are one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of the contemporary ... used in the People's Republic of China on Mainland China, Singapore ...45 KB (6,288 words) - 22:48, 10 February 2024
- ) was the governor of the Roman Iudaea province from 26 -36 C.E. He ... Although sometimes portrayed sympathetically because of his reported ...17 KB (2,703 words) - 20:06, 9 April 2023
- discipline that deals with the development of technologies for generating ... Electrical engineers may work on such things as the construction of ...26 KB (3,608 words) - 15:50, 13 February 2024
- The music of Africa is as vast and varied as the continent's ... Although there are many different varieties of music in Africa, there ...35 KB (5,601 words) - 21:41, 27 November 2021
- ) describes the central area of the original city of Havana, Cuba ... Following a royal Spanish decree by Philip II of Spain in 1561, all ...17 KB (2,656 words) - 00:04, 18 November 2022
- The Nobel Prizes are prizes instituted by the will of Alfred Bernhard ... have been honored more than once, a total of 813 different individuals and ...34 KB (5,294 words) - 02:33, 16 November 2022
- Mercury, also called quicksilver (chemical symbol Hg, atomic number ... Natural deposits of mercury-bearing minerals, usually in the form ...41 KB (5,903 words) - 16:12, 9 November 2022
- theos, god) refers to belief in, or worship of, multiple gods or deities. ... The term "polytheism" is sometimes applied to a wide variety ...32 KB (4,963 words) - 08:48, 24 November 2022
- CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United ... One of the pioneer radio networks, from its earliest days CBS established ...26 KB (4,054 words) - 22:42, 7 January 2024
- Space tourism (or spaceflight) is the recent phenomenon of tourists ... Among the primary attractions of space tourism are the uniqueness ...31 KB (4,415 words) - 16:01, 27 November 2023
- The angiosperms (also called flowering plants) are a major group of ... Angiosperms comprise one of the two groups in the seed plants, the ...33 KB (5,220 words) - 01:41, 9 January 2023
- Ammonia is a chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, with the ... several important roles, serving as a source of nitrogen for plants and helping ...39 KB (5,803 words) - 07:35, 25 July 2023
- (June 6, 1436 – July 6, 1476), known by his Latin pseudonym Regiomontanus ... Regiomontanus made a number of important observations, including eclipses ...15 KB (2,318 words) - 03:03, 8 December 2022
- She was a notable first female in a variety of additional positions, including ... Sauvé's main objective was to see to the fulfillment of national ...18 KB (2,686 words) - 17:42, 2 April 2024
- lit. “capital capital,” or “capital of capitals") was the Imperial ... Kyoto is known as one of the academic centers of Japan, and is home ...36 KB (5,281 words) - 04:01, 6 October 2022
- and much revered figure in the majority of [Hinduism|Hindu]] traditions ... Vyasa is the author of, and an important character in, the Mahabharata ...17 KB (2,751 words) - 21:52, 3 May 2023
- is listed as one the top 100 best actresses of the century. and often are selected as the top movies of the twentieth century. Those ...15 KB (2,271 words) - 15:36, 12 August 2022
- as the Prime Minister and de facto dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968 ... Franco, some regard him as champion of traditional values, including ...26 KB (3,864 words) - 20:38, 22 December 2022
- This article is about the form of dwelling {{multiple image|perrow ... a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or ...27 KB (3,923 words) - 00:12, 4 February 2024
