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DK Science: Telescopes

X-RAY OF BINOCULARSREFRACTING TELESCOPEREFLECTING TELESCOPEFIND OUT MOREJust as our eyes cannot see small objects, so they cannot see things that are very far off. Even when things are millions of…

Inventions

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Inventions Where can I find out about inventions and inventors? Start with this alphabetical list of important inventions and…

Sports Section

Which Sport Is It? Origin of Athlete Nicknames Sports Superstitions The Martial Arts The Wide World of Sports Homegrown Sports Back Numbers #1 Sport Worldwide Official…

Real Estate Agent

What is this job like? Real estate agents help people buy and sell houses. They must be able to say approximately how much money a house is worth. They need to know what the neighborhoods in their…

Agricultural and Food Scientist

What is this job like? What is this job like? Back to Top How can farms use less labor? Control pests and weeds? Conserve soil and water? Do all of the above, yet still grow more food?…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Heart

The HeartAnatomy and PhysiologyThe HeartAnatomy of the HeartThe Four ChambersThe Heart's Own BloodECG: Measuring a Beat Valentine's Day, at least the greeting card variety, has forever done the…

Geometry: Polyhedra

PolyhedraGeometryThe Next Dimension: Surfaces and SolidsPrismsPyramidsCylinders and ConesPolyhedraSpheresPlatonic Solids A polyhedron is a three-dimensional version of a polygon. Recall that a…

Brackets

Enclose words or passages in quoted matter to indicate insertion of material written by someone other than the author: A tough but nervous, tenacious but restless race [the Yankees]; materially…