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a result, the French government ceased to support Mouchot’s research financially. This brought his work to an end. References Kryza, F. (2003). The Power of Light: The Epic Story of Man’s Quest to Harness
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I just could not control myself.” The excuse – if it was intend- ed to be a real excuse – did not work to calm down Plato, on the contrary. “So, you think I have missed a point, and what could that be [...] the famous Democritus, one of the great philosophers from Thrace – I haven’t introduced you to his work as it appears to be so absurd that it should not disturb the learning mind.” To Plato’s surprise Democri-
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knowledge. We estimate that Democritus wrote about 70 different works, but only a few of them have sur- vived to this day. The majority of his works are about mathematics, biology, sociology, geography, astronomy [...] matter and modern science.” Democritus, like many of his contemporaries, did not leave behind written works. However, from the messages of later Greek authors, we know with some certainty that he was born around [...] although he de- scribed some of his views. It is believed that Plato even wanted to burn Democritus’ works, but the followers of the Pythagorean cult (Cleinias and Amyclas) prevented this from happening. Aristotle
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child of twelve born to James and Martha Ruther- ford. His father worked making wheels for carts, and as an engineer. Later, his father worked as a flax- miller. In contrast, his mother was an English teacher [...] was very important to his par- ents. James Rutherford’s work was also very impor- tant to the development of his son’s personality. His father’s work required the family to move quite of- ten. In 1876, James [...] a reputa- tion as being an outstanding researcher and innova- tor working at the forefront of electrical technology. He chose to work with Professor Joseph John Thom- son at Cambridge University’s Cavendish
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measured the energy converted from food into heat and mechanical work (Rubner, 1902). Several other scientists worked on a theory of nutrition and work to enhance human performance in industry and the military [...] energy for their work in factories. After von Helmholtz’s publi- cation on the conservation of the “living force,” 11 it seemed obvious working men had to convert their food into mechanical work and that these [...] march on an empty stomach” illustrates the equilibrium between food consumption and work, but not, necessarily, the work typical for a soldier. Ancient sources written by Roman quartermasters around 100
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from it a few dozen of sailors, soon not only will not be able to guide the cannons, but who will work on the sails?... We are in the sea since 2 April, it is almost seven weeks. Captain sadly looked down [...] scurvy is the result of putrefaction of the body, which can be aided by acids. On land that does not work. If I knew which alleviates the symptoms of scurvy, maybe I could help these poor... - Sit down, please [...] captain, doubtfully - Well? - One of them returned to service today, the second is ready to the light work on board! - Triumphantly said Lind - it seems to me that the oranges and lemons can help fight this
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Medical Society of Edinburgh. But his important scientific findings he published in 1753 in his classic work A Treatise on the Scurvy and dedicated it to Lord Anson, the First Lord of the Admiralty, who as a [...] sailed round the world in 1740 and knew all about the ravages of this disease. Unfortunately, this work was by the medical community ignored. Lind was not the discoverer of the beneficial effect of citruses [...] Klassen and Cathrine Froese Klassen and is based, in part on Historical Background: Food, energy and work – developing a science of nutrition written by Andreas Junk. Biography: James Lind was written by
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t of the atomic theory because the original works of Leucippus and Democritus were lost and are known only through Aristotle’s criticism. Aristotle’s works were kept and expanded in the Is- lamic culture [...] cide in September of 1906. The atom gets a substructure Even before Einstein’s and Smoluchowski’s work helped to establish a consensus about the accuracy of the atomic description of matter, some researchers [...] actually contradicted the initial understanding of the atom as being indivisi- ble. In fact, Faraday’s work on electrolysis from the 1830s could have raised questions about the fundamen- tal and indivisible
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draw. Initially that had been a problem, as her mother didn’t want her to spend hours and hours working on her pictures. Only when her stepfather, who was a painter himself, praised her pictures and said [...] stepfather had told her he would be able to use the picture as a sample for a book he was currently working on. As a reward he wanted to visit a silkworm farm with her, so she could take a look at the animals [...] caterpillars and butterflies at the age of thirteen. Nineteen years later the first volume of her work “The caterpillars’ wonderful transformation and curious flower nutrition” was released, in which she
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today perceived as masterpieces, are collectible and admired around the world. Her most important work, Insectorum Surinamensium Metamorphosis (1705) is considered as one of the finest natural history [...] than she painter, Johann Andreas Graff, another stepfather's student, who later specialized in the works of painting and engraving of architectural objects. Until 1670, the couple lived in Frankfurt, where [...] colorized by the author was a new phenomenon at that time. Nuremberg luminary Arnold Chistopher named her work as "a magnificent" … In 1681, her stepfather Marrel died, and Maria Sybilla moved from Nuremberg to