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RELY ON SPECIFIC GRAVITY TO TELL YOU WHY WOOD FLOATS.(LOCAL)(CURIOSITIES)(Column)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
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November 29, 2007
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Q. Why does wood float?
Dylan Jack Sixth grade Cherokee Middle School
A. The simple answer is that wood is less dense than water, says UW-Madison wood products professor Scott Bowe.
In the wood products field, people use a measure of density called specific gravity, which is the ratio of wood's density to the density of water, Bowe said. Water has a specific gravity of 1.0, while most types of wood have a specific gravity less than that.
"For example, the wood of Wisconsin's state tree, the sugar maple, has a specific gravity of 0.56," ...
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Spoils of victory.(Paths of Glory: The Life and Death of General James Wolfe)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
; Paths of Glory: The Life and Death of Genera[ James Wolfe by Stephen Brumwell McGill-Queen's University Press...its 400th birthday. Now compare his fate to that of James Wolfe, the 32-year-old British major-general who masterminded...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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JAMES WOLFE SR., 54.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; James F. Wolfe Sr., 54, of Red Oak Lane died Tuesday...Wolfe; a daughter, Patricia Louise Wolfe of Waterbury, Conn.; two sons, Navy Ensign James F. Wolfe Jr., Groton, Conn., and David E...
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Time and tide. (Currents).(James Wolfe's attack of Quebec)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
; Was luck James Wolfe's greatest ally at the battle of the...William and Mary Quarterly, argues that Wolfe's great ally in the victory that ended...science. Curious about descriptions of Wolfe's flotilla of boats drifting stealthily...
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NanoSignal Corporation Board of Directors and the Super Preferred Shareholder Are Proud to Announce the Election of James Wolfe as the New President and CEO.
Business Wire
; ...Directors has unanimously elected Mr. James Wolfe as President and CEO of the corporation...stages to now where a person like James Wolfe is an absolute necessity to utilize...acquisitions recently acquired. James Wolfe is truly a gentleman to know trust...
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Paths of Glory.(Paths of Glory: The Life and Death of General James Wolfe )(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch
; ...0141 Paths of Glory: The Life and Death of General James Wolfe is the first full-length biography published in half a century of Major General James Wolfe, a British military hero whose decisive 1759 victory...
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JAMES WOLFE JACKSON, 68; VETERAN, BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; James Wolfe Jackson of Wellesley, vice president of human resources at Berkshire Realty...He is survived by his wife, Sandra (Ferguson) of Wellesley; a son, James W. Jr. of Natick; a daughter, Sarah L. Jackson of Tuftonboro, N...
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James Wolfe, longtime Tarentum mayor, dead at 83
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
; James E. Wolfe, mayor of Tarentum for 31 years and council member for another 12, died this morning at Shadyside Hospital. He was 83.
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James R. Wolfe, 58, CEO of CNW Corp.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; James R. Wolfe, 58, board chairman and chief executive...Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital. Mr. Wolfe, of Oak Brook, was a third-generation...engineer on the Wabash RR. His father, James E. "Doc" Wolfe, was vice president of the old Chicago...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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James C. Wolfe
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
; CASCADE, Iowa - James C. Wolfe, 43, of 797 Whitewater...and Marilyn (Nordhues) Wolfe. He was a 1977 graduate...Jack, and his many cats. James also loved photography...parents, Cyril and Marilyn Wolfe, of Cascade; two brothers...
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James C. Wolfe, 81.(DEATHS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
; WESTBOROUGH James C. Wolfe, 81, of Westborough, died on Tuesday...husband of Marilyn A. (Gundersen) Wolfe. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Charles and Eunice (Barry) Wolfe. He was educated in Boston schools and...
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