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Periodic Table of the Elements: Uranium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Uranium ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Vanadium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Vanadium ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Xenon
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Xenon ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Ytterbium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Ytterbium ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Yttrium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Yttrium ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Zinc
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Zinc ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Thallium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Thallium ...alchemy
(Encyclopedia)alchemy ălˈkəmē [key], ancient art of obscure origin that sought to transform base metals (e.g., lead) into silver and gold; forerunner of the science of chemistry. Some scholars hold that it was ...Rutherford, Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Rutherford, Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron, 1871–1937, British physicist, b. New Zealand. Rutherford left New Zealand in 1895, having earned three degrees from the Univ. of New Zealand but having fail...Browse by Subject
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