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21Vogt, Johan Herman Lie — ▪ Norwegian geologist born Oct. 14, 1858, Tvedestrand, Nor. died Jan. 3, 1932, Trondheim Norwegian geologist and petrologist who pioneered in the use of physical chemical methods in the study of the origin of igneous rocks (igneous rock) and… …
22oblique lie — the situation of the fetus when the long axis of its body crosses the long axis of the maternal body at an angle close to 45 degrees; the shoulder usually presents first, but the arm or part of the trunk may instead present first …
23closely — close, closely The adjective close merges into an adverb in uses such as come close, lie close, run close, stick close, etc., especially in figurative uses: • Opera and large gatherings ran each other close for first place among her dislikes J.… …
24physical science, principles of — Introduction the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world. physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… …
25Riemann hypothesis — The real part (red) and imaginary part (blue) of the Riemann zeta function along the critical line Re(s) = 1/2. The first non trivial zeros can be seen at Im(s) = ±14.135, ±21.022 and ±25.011 …
26Suburbs of Dunedin — Dunedin is a city of 122,000 people in the South Island of New Zealand The principal suburbs of Dunedin are as follows. Inner and outer suburbs are ordered by location, clockwise from the city centre, starting due north:City CentreThe centre of… …
27nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
28reproductive system, human — Organ system by which humans reproduce. In females, the ovaries sit near the openings of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. The cervix extends from the lower end of the uterus into the vagina, whose opening, as… …
29muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …
30Mandelbrot set — Initial image of a Mandelbrot set zoom sequence with a continuously coloured environment …
