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11Fluorite — General Category Halide mineral Chemical formula CaF2 …
12Elements of the Philosophy of Newton — is a book written by the philosopher Voltaire in 1738 that helped to popularize the theories and thought of Isaac Newton. This book, coupled with Letters on the English, written in 1733, demonstrated Voltaire had moved beyond the simple poetry… …
13Ångström, Anders Jonas — born Aug. 13, 1814, Lögdö, Swed. died June 21, 1874, Uppsala Swedish physicist. From 1839 he taught at the University of Uppsala. He devised a method of measuring thermal conductivity, showing it to be proportional to electrical conductivity, and …
14réfrangibilité — réfrangible [ refrɑ̃ʒibl ] adj. • 1706; angl. refrangible, du lat. pop. °refrangere, class. refringere « briser » → réfraction ♦ Vx Capable d être réfracté. « Le rayon le plus réfrangible est le violet » (Laplace). N. f. Vx RÉFRANGIBILITÉ , 1706 …
15Calorescence — Cal o*res cence, n. [L. calor heat.] (Physics) The conversion of obscure radiant heat into light; the transmutation of rays of heat into others of higher refrangibility. Tyndall. [1913 Webster] …
16Nuclei — Nucleus Nu cle*us, n.; pl. E. {Nucleuses}, L. {Nuclei}. [L., a kernel, dim. fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf. {Newel} post.] [1913 Webster] 1. A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the… …
17Nucleus — Nu cle*us, n.; pl. E. {Nucleuses}, L. {Nuclei}. [L., a kernel, dim. fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf. {Newel} post.] [1913 Webster] 1. A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or… …
18Nucleuses — Nucleus Nu cle*us, n.; pl. E. {Nucleuses}, L. {Nuclei}. [L., a kernel, dim. fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf. {Newel} post.] [1913 Webster] 1. A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the… …
19Sort — Sort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sorting}.] 1. To separate, and place in distinct classes or divisions, as things having different qualities; as, to sort cloths according to their colors; to sort wool or thread according to… …
20Sorted — Sort Sort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sorting}.] 1. To separate, and place in distinct classes or divisions, as things having different qualities; as, to sort cloths according to their colors; to sort wool or thread according… …
