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Shakespeare's Plays (table)

(Encyclopedia) Shakespeare's Plays(arranged by approximate date of composition) Play Approximate date of composition Date of first publication Sources Major characters Genre Henry VI, Part II…

Radio Frequencies (table)

(Encyclopedia) Radio Frequencies Frequency (kHz) Name Abbr. 10–30 Very low VLF 30–300 Low LF 300–3,000 Medium MF 3,000–30,000 High HF 30,000–300,000 Very high VHF 300,000–3,000,000 Ultra…

Dinosaur Hall of Fame

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DK Science & Technology: Elements

HOW MANY ELEMENTS ARE THERE? WHICH ARE THE MOST COMMON ELEMENTS? METALSPERIODIC TABLEFIND OUT MOREA substance made up of one kind of atom is an element. Gold is an element because it only contains…

technetium

(Encyclopedia) technetiumtechnetiumtĕknēˈshēəm [key] [Gr. technetos=artificial], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Tc; at. no. 43; mass no. of most stable isotope 98; m.p. 2,…

Dog Days of Summer

Dog Days of Summer The origins of the name for the most sultry days of the season Source: Columbia Encyclopedia Dog Days is the name for the most sultry period of summer, from…

scandium

(Encyclopedia) scandiumscandiumskănˈdēəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol Sc; at. no. 21; at. wt. 44.95591; m.p. 1,541℃; b.p. 2,831℃; sp. gr. 2.99 at 20℃; valence +3. Scandium is a soft…

General Science

  Encyclopedia: Science The Six Kingdoms of Life The Branches of Science Scientific Classification The Chemical Elements Elements Table The Periodic Table Table of…

History of the Lunar Calendar

The lunar calendar became the basis of the calendars of the ancient Chinese, Babylonians, Greeks, and Jews Related Links History of…

alkali metals

(Encyclopedia) alkali metals, metals found in Group 1 of the periodic table. Compared to other metals they are soft and have low melting points and densities. Alkali metals are powerful reducing…