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Martha Rutherford, and as a young boy his father’s work often caused the whole family to move. Possibly due to the flexibility he needed in childhood to adapt to his changing surroundings, he grew up to be [...] book, Radioactivity, was published in 1904. In 1908, he was awarded the No- bel Prize in Chemistry due to his research into the radioactive decay of elements and the chemical properties of radioactive [...] filled the space between the celestial bod- ies. According to Aristotle, no empty space could exist due to the horror vacui, that is, nature’s “fear” of emp- tiness. He believed that everything in nature
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in Egypt. It was well known that men aboard trading ships became sick, but the reason was unknown. Due to the necessity of having to operate as a viable unit, ships had large amounts of zwieback and brined
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medical officer to the island of Java in the Indies. His work as army surgeon lasted only two years due to his contracting a severe case of malaria, forcing him to take a sick leave. Unable to continue his
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world is structured has been discussed in particular in Greek Antiquity (a knowledge which is in part due to the transfer of knowledge from this pe- riod to the Early Modern Era in Europe).1 In this respect [...] researchers were able to explain that the motion can be caused by the motion of the particles of water due to their kinetic energy – thus, Brownian motion appeared to be a first macroscopic ef- fect that had [...] this was completely unexpected even though some sensibility for radiation effects certainly existed due to Röntgen’s demonstration of the X-rays) opened a new field. Yet, this field was not entered immediately
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thought about what had him brought here. Even as a child, he was extremely interested in the sciences. Due to his weak health, he got private tuition, and despite his weakness, he carried out scientific experiments [...] established Carnot cycle, scientists – among them William Thomson – developed the concept of entropy. Due to Joule’s achievements, he was honored particularly: the unit of energy was given his name while he
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One year later on July 26, 1764, he acquired a license to run a solicitor practice. It was likely due to his studies in Law that his works were so well written, with their meanings always easily comprehensible [...] Academy of Science, who kept them in sealed envelopes to avoid a dis- pute over precedence. Probably due to his legal training his core values included sincerity and re- spect for the law. During his law [...] dioxide produced, and found that the rate of combustion is greater during movement than during rest. Due to Lavoisier’s research, it was possible to establish that food was oxidized after being eaten. As
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filled the space between the celestial bod- ies. According to Aristotle, no empty space could exist due to the horror vacui, that is, nature’s “fear” of emp- tiness. He believed that everything in nature [...] as it was completely unexpected, even though some awareness of radiation effects certainly existed due to Röntgen’s demonstration of X-rays. His discov- ery opened a new scientific field, which was not
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republic of letters. As the historian Londa Schiebinger points out, there were also very few resentments due to her female gender up to the 19th century. Not by chance most of the abovementioned scholars were