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Charitable Giving 1999

Charitable Giving Surges Again in 1999 Strong economy fuels American philanthropy by Ann-Marie Imbornoni According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the nation's largest…

All About Animals

Classifying Animals Encyclopedia: Animals Invasive Species Animal Groups Estimated Number of Animal and Plant Species Calling All Animal Scientists Animal Names…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Popular Music

WHEN DID POPULAR MUSIC BEGIN? WHAT STYLES OF POPULAR MUSIC ARE THERE? THE CHARTSFIND OUT MOREPopular or pop music is largely vocal and appeals to a large, mainly young audience. It was originally…

Chemistry: Molar Mass

Molar MassChemistryThe MoleWhat's a Mole?Molar MassConverting Between Moles, Molecules, and GramsPercent Composition When speaking about doing chemical reactions, it isn't very handy to say that…

charge

(Encyclopedia) charge, property of matter that gives rise to all electrical phenomena (see electricity). The basic unit of charge, usually denoted by e, is that on the proton or the electron; that on…

decimal system

(Encyclopedia) decimal system [Lat.,=of tenths], numeration system based on powers of 10. A number is written as a row of digits, with each position in the row corresponding to a certain power of 10…

Bernoulli

(Encyclopedia) Bernoulli or BernouilliBernouilliboth: bĕrn&oomacr;yēˈ [key], name of a family distinguished in scientific and mathematical history. The family, after leaving Antwerp, finally…

The Australian Open

Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport is shooting for a second Grand Slam title with this year's Australian Open. All in all, it's a bumpy start for the 87th Australian Open which got underway January…

musical notation

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Musical notation musical notation, symbols used to make a written record of musical sounds. Two different systems of letters were used to write down the instrumental and the…