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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 (2,281 words) - 13:20, 30 December 2022
- 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
