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Biology Listen The dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman is trying to cure people from a strange illness. Beri-Beri was known in the dutch colonies for a long time, but researchers were unable to identif
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Chemistry Listen Here, a fictive dispute between Democritus and Plato shall represent the counterpart images in the antiquities on the composition of matter. It is remarkable, that Democritus, whose i
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Atoms Listen Here, a fictive dispute between Democritus and Plato shall represent the counterpart images in the antiquities on the composition of matter. It is remarkable, that Democritus, whose idea
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Nourishment Listen "There's lots to be done, but they had an idea how to show, that the human body burns food." The fascinating path, which may have led to this discovery, is depicted in Antoine Laure
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Empirical evidence Listen Science requires and relies on empirical evidence. Empirical evidence is frequently created through experimentation which is certainly one of the major methodological approac
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into Joule's set of experiments by which he determined the ratio of heat and mechanical work. Joule und Energy What is the nature of heat – is it a substance or infinitesimal movement of matter? Among others
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Prove Listen While science cannot "prove" its knowledge, its conclusions are still accepted and durable, Scientific knowledge can only be "proven" within the accepted reference frame, however, some of
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into Joule's set of experiments by which he determined the ratio of heat and mechanical work. Joule und Energy When Emma Muspratt, daughter of one of Liebig's friends, became so ill she could not eat anymore
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Influence Listen Science is influenced by historical, cultural, and social factors. What scientists consider to be relevant, what they consider to be an appropriate methodology and how they define wha
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