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  • In physics, Compton scattering or the Compton effect is the decrease in energy (increase in wavelength) of an X-ray or gamma ray photon when ...
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  • Molds (American English) or moulds (British English) are microscopic, multicellular fungi. They are generally composed of hyphae (filamentous ...
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  • Maitreya, the "future Buddha" in Buddhist eschatology, is a Bodhisattva that many Buddhists believe will eventually appear on earth ...
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  • Category:Psychologists Category:Biography Category:Image wanted Stumpf, Carl Carl Stumpf (April 21, 1848 – December 25, 1936) was a German philosopher ...
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  • An airship or dirigible is a buoyant aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. It is classified as an aerostatic craft, to ...
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  • INRI is an acronym of the Latin phrase IESVS·NAZARENVS·REX·IVDÆORVM (Jesus Nazarenus, rex Judæorum), which translates into English as "Jesus ...
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  • Diatom is the common name for a major group of unicellular or (less commonly) colonial algae comprising the protist taxon Bacillariophyceae ...
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  • In physics, the Coriolis effect is an apparent deflection of moving objects when they are viewed from a rotating frame of reference. It is named ...
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  • Lemur is the common name for any of the prosimian primates belonging to the infraorder Lemuriformes, which comprises the families Lemuridae ...
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  • The story of a Great Flood sent by God or the gods to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution is a widespread theme among many cultural ...
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  • Li Houzhu ( c=李後主|p=Lǐ Hòuzhǔ|l=The Latter Lord Li , 936–978), also known as Houzhu of Southern Tang (南唐後主, literally "the ...
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  • Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller, Order of the Nation (ON), Member of Parliament (December 12, 1945 - ) is a Jamaican politician and was the country ...
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  • Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid to deform under either shear stress or extensional stress. It is commonly perceived as ...
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  • Brown bear is the common name for a large bear, Ursus arctos, ranging in color from a common brown to yellowish or black fur and having a noticeable ...
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  • In religious discourse, Inclusivism designates a particular theological position regarding the relationship between religions. This position ...
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  • Lake Erie is the eleventh largest lake on Earth by surface area. Factmonster.com. [http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001777.html Large Lakes of ...
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  • Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American mathematician and logician whose best-known accomplishment is the proposal ...
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  • Zoroaster (Greek Ζωροάστρης, Zōroastrēs) or Zarathushtra (Avestan: Zaraθuštra), also referred to as Zartosht ( زرتشت ...
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  • Superconductivity, discovered in 1911 by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, is a phenomenon occurring in certain materials at extremely low temperatures ...
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  • The Communist Party USA, formally known as the Communist Party United States of America (CPUSA) is a Marxist-Leninist political party noted for ...
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