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Mouchot: Miners had found new coal de- posits in Eastern France; consequently, the neces- sity for finding an alternative source of energy for the steam engine did not exist any longer. More- over, in a report

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with this issue. However, Rumford published 1 The background of these experiments was the idea to find out which part of the (visible) spectrum might affect lenses in a telescope in the most significant [...] energy dis- sipation (and in this respect entropy) had been developed, both Joule’s and Carnot’s findings were no longer in contradiction. In some sense, this contradiction together with the growing ac- [...] is relevant for the acceptance of Joule’s work in the British scientific community: Ignoring his findings may in part be explained by the fact that Joule was a brewery owner in Man- chester. Even though

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• Rumford and calorics

………………………………… ………………………………………………………………….. 2. Make a graph: temperature against time and from that find the raise of the temperature for the time interval 6th min 8th min. 3. Based on the images below (these

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• Mouchot and the solar cooker

with this issue. However, Rumford published 1 The background of these experiments was the idea to find out which part of the (visible) spectrum might affect lenses in a telescope in the most significant [...] energy dis- sipation (and in this respect entropy) had been developed, both Joule’s and Carnot’s findings were no longer in contradiction. In some sense, this contradiction together with the growing ac- [...] is relevant for the acceptance of Joule’s work in the British scientific community: Ignoring his findings may in part be explained by the fact that Joule was a brewery owner in Man- chester. Even though

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hatched from other type of larvaes. This encouraged me to collect all the caterpillars that I could find, in order to study their metamorphosis and develop my painting skills, so that I could sketch them [...] Maria Sibylla continued the study the life cycle of butterflies. Conducted observations of insects, finding and sketching of caterpillars in the garden, bringing them to her laboratory to feed them with the

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• Sybilla Merian and Cocoons

the front page of the book with the title ‘Theatrum Insectorum’ (Theater of Insects) one can also find the names of Conrad Gesner, Edward Wotton, and Thomas Penny. Gesner and Wotton died al- ready in the [...] in observing insects, especially holometabolic insects. By the middle of the 17th century one can find an increasing number of published works on in- sects. To give an example, Jan Swammerdam, a Dutch

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• Sybilla Merian and Cocoons

……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… Activity 4 Please research in the internet to find proper websites about the story of the production of silk from the ancient years until today. Write [...] in observing insects, especially holometabolic insects. By the middle of the 17th century one can find an increasing number of published works on insects. Jan Swammerdam, a Dutch scholar, wrote in 1669

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• Sybilla Merian and Cocoons

hatched from other type of larvaes. This encouraged me to collect all the caterpillars that I could find, in order to study their metamorphosis and develop my painting skills, so that I could sketch them [...] Maria Sibylla continued the study the life cycle of butterflies. Conducted observations of insects, finding and sketching of caterpillars in the garden, bringing them to her laboratory to feed them with the [...] ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… Activity 4 Please research in the internet to find proper websites about the story of the production of silk from the ancient years until today. Write

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friend’s arm and led him out to the Muspratt’s house. ‘I will try to help, maybe I will manage to find a solution. I am not a doctor, but…’, he smiled at his friend, trying to hearten him. *** ‘Darling

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• Liebig and nutrition

Model: wiki.science-stories.org the mass of CO2, standard stoichiometric calculations could be used to find the mass of carbon in the original sample. One of Liebig’s most recognized and influential achievements

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