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(Encyclopedia)milu: see Père David's deer.Davit, Gerard
(Encyclopedia)Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.elaphure
(Encyclopedia)elaphure: see Père David's deer. ...cold fusion
(Encyclopedia)cold fusion or low-temperature fusion, nuclear fusion of deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen, at or relatively near room temperature. Fusion, the reaction involved in the release of the destructive ener...magnetron
(Encyclopedia)magnetron măgˈnĭtrŏnˌ [key], vacuum tube oscillator (see electron tube) that generates high-power electromagnetic signals in the microwave frequency range. Its operation is based on the combined ...electrostatics
(Encyclopedia)electrostatics, study of phenomena associated with charged bodies at rest (see charge; electricity). A charged body has an excess of positive or negative charges, a condition usually brought about by ...Rei
(Encyclopedia)Rei rēˈī [key], loyal adherent of David.Adamson, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Adamson, Robert: see Hill, David Octavius. ...Walden Pond
(Encyclopedia)Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David. ...Carnegie Mellon University
(Encyclopedia)Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founde...Browse by Subject
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