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Draper
Draper (1811–82)Englishscientist, father of H.Draper; he moved to the USA in 1832. Draper was a pioneer photographer. In the winter of 1839/40 he obtained the first daguerreotype (early form of photograph) of the Moon, in which the maria were distinctly visible. In 1843 he took what is... Read more |
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spectroscope
spectroscope optical instrument for producing spectral lines and measuring their wavelengths and intensities, used in spectral analysis (see spectrum ). When a material is heated to incandescence it emits light that is characteristic of the atomic makeup of the material. In the original... Read more |
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absorption spectrum
absorption spectrum A graph that shows the percentage of each wavelength of light absorbed by a pigment (e.g. chlorophyll, which absorbs mainly in the red and blue parts of the spectrum).... Read more |
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM CONCEPT One of the most amazing aspects of physics is the electromagnetic spectrum—radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, x rays, and gamma rays—as well as the relationship between the spectrum and electromagnetic... Read more |
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infrared radiation
infrared radiation electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in the range from c.75 × 10 -6 cm to c.100,000 × 10 -6 cm (0.000075-0.1 cm). Infrared rays thus occupy that part of the electromagnetic spectrum with a frequency less than that of visible light and greater than... Read more |
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Elmer Samuel Imes
IMES, ELMER SAMUEL(b. Memphis, Tennessee, 12 October 1883; d. New York, New York, 11 September 1941),physics, vibrational-rotational spectra, education.Imes conducted the first high-precision experiments measuring the infrared spectrum of several diatomic molecules: HCl, HBr, and HF. This work... Read more |
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neomycin
neomycin , broad spectrum antibiotic effective against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria (see Gram's stain ). It interferes with protein synthesis in sensitive bacterial cells such as species of Proteus and Staphylococcus. Neomycin is mainly used topically in the treatment of skin... Read more |
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Left Wing
Left Wing CHANGING MEANINGS LEFT-RIGHT POLITICAL SPECTRUM THE LEFT WING IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY BIBLIOGRAPHY The term left wing originated with the seating arrangement of the French National Assembly of 1791. The deputies representing the Third Estate, the ordinary people, were seated... Read more |
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Flowers may help ease winter blues, research suggests
...University. Their study found that flowers elicit...e-mail. "The first study led to the...odors. What we found was that flowers...Wilson said the flowers also prompted other...results."... The flower studies ... |
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Making a Rainbow; Grouping Irises by the Spectrum
...oldest cultivated flowers, is named after...Follow the rainbow. I found that the most attractive...by clustering the flowers according to their place in the color spectrum. This revelation...have been in the first bed, with the ... |
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An Analysis of Music Therapy Program Goals and Outcomes for Clients with...
...diagnoses on the autism spectrum. They investigated...study chose autism spectrum disorders as their...children with autism spectrum disorders (Edgerton...1996; Staum & Flowers, 1984; Stevens...no studies were found comparing ... |
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Hotels are re-saying it with flowers
...of class. "I found that a number of Indian hotels had flower arrangements...yellow and purple flowers at a hotel we...revamp of the flower décor at Marriott...she felt "the flowers were too loud...importance of first ... |
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BOUQUETS FOR BEGINNERS FLOWER ARRANGING IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK
...are rules about flower arranging...of judging in flower shows. Professional...is a bunch of flowers, a container...choosing the flowers in the first place. You...prizewinning amateur flower arranger in the...together on the ... |
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Findings from University of Wurzburg broaden understanding of evolutionary...
...conspicuous absence from flowers. Organisms: A broad spectrum of flowers (32 species for...olfactometer. Flower nectar was extracted...terpenoids commonly found in floral scents...nectar-bearing flowers in situ. This is the ... |
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Irises' Regal Beauty; Delicate-Looking Flower Is a Sturdy Perennial
...shortly after the iris flowers-in May or June...spring, they may not flower in the first season, or if they...end of the iris spectrum-simplest in structure...bulbous iris that flowers at the same time...Particularly during its ... |
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CRAPE MYRTLES FLOWER AGAIN TO HONOR FRED HEUTTE.(LOCAL)
...blazing the color spectrum from frilly white...capable of growing any flower, bush or tree until...who traditionally found Rome a nondescript...1936, when Heutte first came to Norfolk...of all of the flowers, bushes and trees...said, ``When ... |
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'We wanted her to know she is a brilliant person' Flowers bring tears of joy...
...will spend her first Christmas without...close friend was found dead in her bed just...said: "When it first happens it is like...from across the care spectrum. "She always thinks...told her about the flowers she had tears in...with her ... |
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Thorns & Flowers
...actions good and bad A flower to the Rev. John Fife...admonition from Jesus Christ found in Matthew 25:40...ends of the political spectrum who saw fit to protest...she wasn't there. First were the 50 members of...most reprehensible. A flower ... |
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