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- Anthozoa is a class of marine invertebrates within the phylum Cnidaria that are unique among cnidarians in that they do not do not have a medusa stage in their ...11 KB (1,481 words) - 01:56, 9 January 2023
- Jabir ibn Hayyan (c. eighth and early ninth centuries) was an Islamic thinker from the early medieval period to whom is ascribed authorship of a large number ...16 KB (2,525 words) - 08:37, 13 March 2024
- In physics, a physical constant is a physical quantity with a value that is generally believed to be both universal in nature and to remain unchanged over time ...22 KB (3,290 words) - 05:07, 24 November 2022
- Vallabha, or Sri Vallabhacharya (1479 - 1531), was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India and the philosophy of Shuddha advaita (pure ...15 KB (2,305 words) - 14:14, 3 May 2023
- Knossos, also spelled Knossus, Cnossus, Gnossus (in traditional Greek Κνωσός, in Mycenaean Greek ko-no-so, and ku-ni-su in Minoan), is the largest Bronze ...13 KB (2,102 words) - 03:56, 4 March 2023
- The word "acid" comes from the Latin acidus meaning "sour." In chemistry, however, the term acid has a more specific meaning. An acid (often ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 07:38, 14 June 2023
- Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was among the first female attorneys in the United States and in 1879, she became the first woman ...11 KB (1,718 words) - 08:56, 27 September 2023
- Mamba is the common name for any of the several fast-moving, venomous African snakes comprising the elapid genus Dendroaspis, characterized by large scales, ...12 KB (1,749 words) - 11:00, 9 March 2023
- Peafowl is the common name for members of two species of large birds of the pheasant family Phasianidae, Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl) and Pavo muticus (green ...12 KB (1,808 words) - 07:08, 23 November 2022
- Pyridine is a fundamentally important chemical compound with the formula C5H5N. It is a liquid with a distinctively putrid, fishy odor. Its molecules have a ...11 KB (1,458 words) - 03:38, 7 December 2022
- Watershed has traditionally designated the dividing line, or drainage divide, between two drainage basins; that is, the ridge of high land or boundary separating ...9 KB (1,433 words) - 23:19, 3 May 2023
- Box jellyfish is the common name for any of the radially symmetrical, marine invertebrates comprising the Cnidarian class Cubozoa, characterized by generally ...18 KB (2,631 words) - 20:04, 20 November 2023
- Lungfish is any sarcopterygian fish of the taxon Dipnoi, characterized by platelike teeth and lobed, paired fins, with modern forms typified by functional lungs ...13 KB (1,608 words) - 03:04, 5 November 2022
- A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort (industry, occupation) by humans to catch and/or process, normally for sale, fish, shellfish, or other aquatic ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 17:27, 28 March 2024
- The 2006 Kolkata leather factory fire refers to a deadly industrial fire that occurred in West Bengal, India, on November 22, 2006. A lightning rod for criticism ...9 KB (1,379 words) - 06:42, 13 June 2023
- A charge-coupled device (CCD) is a device (described as an "analog shift register") made up of semiconductors that enables the transmission of analog ...19 KB (2,914 words) - 01:46, 4 December 2023
- Category:Public The terms a priori (Latin; “from former”) and a posteriori (Latin; “from later”) refer primarily to species of propositional knowledge ...11 KB (1,601 words) - 07:08, 13 June 2023
- Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche (August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat, who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for ...13 KB (2,020 words) - 00:28, 8 December 2022
- Joseph Smith III (1832-1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Smith III served as Prophet ...14 KB (2,236 words) - 05:01, 7 May 2024
- Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the wife of former President Richard Nixon and the First Lady of the United States from 1969 ...17 KB (2,707 words) - 09:04, 18 November 2022
