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DK Science: Water

ABUNDANCE OF WATERDRINKING WATERHYDROGEN BONDFIND OUT MOREThe simple combination of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom creates a water molecule (H2O). Water is the most common compound on…

National Science Foundation

(Encyclopedia) National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent agency in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government concerned with promoting a national science policy by supporting basic…

museums of science

(Encyclopedia) museums of science, institutions or buildings where collections relevant to science and technology are preserved and displayed to promote education and research. While the…

philosophy of science

(Encyclopedia) philosophy of science, branch of philosophy that emerged as an autonomous discipline in the 19th cent., especially through the work of Auguste Comte, J. S. Mill, and William Whewell.…