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founded by Becher and Stahl. This played also a role in naming the first instrument that enabled measurements of the amount of heat calorimeter (Roberts 1991, see also Beretta 2005), the ice calorimeter. For [...] the glass. also in 1804 an investigation in which he analyzed the ability of various materials to emit radiant heat. 2 Whilst this inquiry may be seen as funda- mental research, there are also aspects of [...] experimental resources (which will be discussed later) it also caused a difficulty: Even though conceptual difficulties played a role, it was also Joule’s status that was meaningful. He was not a trained

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• Mouchot and the solar cooker

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 [...] of smooth, light, and round atoms. In contrast, an evil person is made of heavy, rough atoms. He also thought that liquids consisted of smooth, rounded atoms, which caused them to fall apart. Solid objects [...] rounded atoms gave a sweet taste, and heavy, rough atoms gave a spicy flavor. Colors and shades are also dependent on the position of atoms in a mixture. Democritus believed that the atoms that make up

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• Democritus and the atoms

wealthy middle-class family in Magdeburg. His family was the owner of many buildings in the city and also of manors nearby. At the age of 15, Otto enrolled the faculty of Art at the University of Leipzig [...] Emperor, Leopold I. since then he could use the nickname ‘von’. With the agreement of the emperor, he also changed the spelling of his surname to Guericke from Gericke, converging it to the French spelling [...] vessel by the sudden sucking the air out of it, and many more. Guericke’s stay in Regensburg resulted also in establishing the contact with the maths and physics professor in the Jesuit College in Würzburg

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• Guericke and vacuum

of chemical composition, and formulating the laws of partial pressures and multiple proportions. He also carried out numerous tests on gas absorption in liquids and thermal expansion of gases, and de- scribed [...] tense and often felt uncom- fortable. He never succeeded as a lecturer because he lacked charisma. He also never married, claim- ing that he could not afford to have a wife. Dalton had a great interest in [...] on Earth and observed that atmospheric composition is the same regardless of the location. Dalton also proved that the atmosphere is not a chemical compound, but instead is a composition of various gases

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• Dalton and the atoms
• Lavoisier and the conservation of mass

Zukunftswoche 2014 Zukunftswoche also known as Future week is an annual event in May that gives students a chance to participate in interesting workshops and interact with each other. This year Zukunftswoche

topics, ask questions and share experiences not only in the context of various academic panels but also during the wide-ranging social activities. As a part of these activities, all of the participants

had been considered as absurd, not just because it contradicted Aristotle’s doctrine directly, but also as the Catholic Church had accepted the Earth being in the center as the truth. On the other hand [...] precisely than the Aristotelian one even though the movement of the Earth was not noticeable and the also question of how the moving Earth could possibly pull the moon with her remained. Otto and the emptiness [...] com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=904325 . Filename Size / type Story and all resources 2 MB (ZIP) see also Storytelling HOWTO

spoke about the biggest challenges that the EU is facing now and how these issues might be solved. He also presented his book " Europa am Abgrund: Plädoyer für die Vereinigten Staaten von Europa ". Among the

haben sie dein Alter geändert – es war mein Vorschlag.“ Dmitri lächelte: „Dies ermöglicht mir dann also, schon früher ein Universi- tätsstudium zu beginnen.“ Dmitri hoffte nun darauf, dass ihn eine Universität [...] “ Onkel Vasili zeigte seine Bereitschaft, die Ausgaben für die 650km lan- gen Reise zu übernehmen, also machte sich das Trio mit dem Zug auf den Weg nach St. Peters- burg, wo Dmitri sich wieder an der

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• Mendeleev and the Periodic System

use of watercolors, painting still lifes and chalcography. His disciple, Abraham Mignon (1640-1679) also supported her enthusiasm and trained her in the art of painting and engraving. Pedantic mother taught [...] sketchbook, her first book Blumenbuch, containing detailed images of plants was edited (1675). She also painted on parchment and on linen canvas, embroidered and engraved, and taught a group of women, one [...] and engravings, and not only managed to give the shape and color of flowers, plants and insects, but also was a shrewd observer of the habits of caterpillars, flies, spiders, she was the right woman, a good

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• Sybilla Merian and Cocoons