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gases. He also pre- sented a hypothesis regarding Abiogenic Petrole- um Origin, and predicted the possibility of ex- tracting many important chemical compounds out of petroleum. Dmitri also made his mark [...] some proper- ties of the principle of Earth, and can be transformed in a gaseous state, thus carries also some principles of Air (see e.g. Priesner 2011). Elementary property Cold Heat Dry Earth Fire Moist [...] century and were only omit- ted when the concept of energy became more and more established. 1 See also http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online- resources/chemistry-in-history/themes/early-chemistry-
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als who co-founded an anti-fascist movement in Paris. Despite her political engagements, they had also been very active in their scientific research. This was the reason why Irene had to stay at her desk [...] Even though sometimes their findings in the end turned out to be erroneous. And of course there were also stories about the moments when they had received their recognition – most no- tably the story when [...] to receive this honor. Incredibily, she was not only the first female to receive a Nobel Prize, but also the first person ever to receive a second Nobel Prize. But then these days of childhood were over
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girl’s character, her world-view and love to science were shaped by her mother. The father, Pierre, had also the huge impact on Irene. Unfortunately, he died tragically on 19th April 1906 while he was trying [...] research in which she indicated the atomic mass of chlorine, gained from different materials. She was also interested in radioactivity. She worked out the equipment used to measure the radioactivity in the [...] field of chemistry. It gave the new direction for the actions not only in physics and chemistry, but also in biology, medicine and technology. From 1936 Irene and Frédéric worked separately, because Joliot
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in 1909, Mach was also very prominent in his times) and the proponents of a statistical inter- pretation (most notably Boltzmann) was not just based on physical issues but involved also deep philosophical [...] girl’s character, her world-view and love to science were shaped by her mother. The father, Pierre, had also the huge impact on Irene. Unfortunately, he died tragically on 19th April 1906 while he was trying [...] research in which she indicated the atomic mass of chlorine, gained from different materials. She was also interested in radioactivity. She worked out the equipment used to measure the radioactivity in the
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, New Zealand. There, he became a very active student, not only in science, but also playing for the rugby team. He also participated in the Dialectic Society (a student debating group) and the graduation [...] sensitivity from his mother. Education 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 [...] they moved to Havelock in the Marlborough Sounds for flax- milling and finally, in 1888, to Taranaki, also for flax milling. At the age of 10, Ernest read his first science book and started performing his
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vitamin.” Funk also illustrated the method and the amount of the beriberi vitamin that could be precipitated from an aqueous solution, as well as the chemical formula for the vitamin. g He also gave an il [...] the law of the minimum, which states that the scarcest resource is what limits a given organism. He also developed a process for producing meat extract and founded the company Liebig Extract of Meat Company [...] because of his involvement with a radical nationalist student organization called Korps Rhenania, but also because he was looking for a place to carry out more advanced chemical research. In autumn of 1822
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involved. Finally, we conducted the ex- periment on 150 seedlings. We were not only water- ing, but also fertilizing fifty of them. Another fifty were only watered. The last fifty were watered and fertilized [...] While he was looking for the medicine for Emma, he was working not only on the poultry extract, but also beef one. During the experiment, he no- ticed that the strained meet that was lying on the glasses
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the law of the minimum, which states that the scarcest resource is what limits a given organism. He also developed a process for producing meat extract and founded the company Liebig Extract of Meat Company [...] because of his involvement with a radical nationalist student organization called Korps Rhenania, but also because he was looking for a place to carry out more advanced chemical research. In autumn of 1822 [...] titled Logic, because it promoted science as a means to social progress and political development, and also because Mill described several examples of Liebig’s research as an ideal for the scientific method
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local situation before offering any advice. Sir Benjamin took his role very seriously, but he was also ruthlessly ambitious. Over the next four years, he observed, made hypotheses, col- lected data, made [...] containing garden produce. As a result, Sir Benjamin started experi- menting with making various soups. He also ex- perimented with new crops, such as turnips for people and clover for animals. His favorite crop [...] Benjamin thought that nutritious food would result in satis- fied and healthy-looking workers. He also put forward the idea that the tastiest foods are likely to be the most nutritious, an idea he had
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he invented a device for measuring the power of gunpowder, which was used for over a century. He also performed experiments to determine the recoil of guns in different situations. The income of his position [...] conduct experiments to find the cheapest and most efficient way of providing food and clothing. He also started a clothing workhouse to produce clothing for the military. The impressed Elector rewarded [...] production did not drop or stop over time, Rumford argued that heat could not be a caloric fluid. Rumford also investigated whether or not heat had weight. For this experiment, he used three nearly iden- tical