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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Types of turbines turbine, rotary engine that uses a continuous stream of fluid (gas or liquid) to turn a shaft that can drive machinery. A water, or hydraulic, turbine is used…The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chemistry: Table of Contents
ChemistryChemistrych01s01 why-study-chemistrych01s02 why-do-we-need-chemistrych01s03 what-have-gotten-myself-intoch01s04 stuff-really-funch01s05 who-invented-chemistrych01s06 succeeding-where-others-…Biographies: Leaders in Sociology
Leaders in Sociology Albert Brisbane See also Activists and Reformers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Gender Issues Race & Ethnicity Law…Science Projects for Beginners: What Substance Melts Ice Fastest?
What Substance Melts Ice Fastest?Science Projects for BeginnersChemistryWhat Household Cleaners Break Down Jell-O Best?What Substance Melts Ice Fastest? Another fun chemistry project is to test a…The Devil's Dictionary: Epitaph
by Ambrose Bierce EPIGRAMERUDITIONEPITAPH -n. An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect. Following is a touching example: Here lie the…The Devil's Dictionary: Imposition
by Ambrose Bierce IMPIETYIMPOSTORIMPOSITION -n. The act of blessing or consecrating by the laying on of hands - a ceremony common to many ecclesiastical systems, but performed with the…John CLAIBORNE, Congress, VA (1777-1808)
CLAIBORNE John , a Representative from Virginia; born in Brunswick County, Va., in 1777; pursued academic studies; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at…Anna Sui Biography
Anna Suifashion designerBorn: 1955 Sui, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She attended New York's Parsons School of Design, where she met renown Vogue fashion…2003 National Board of Review Awards
The National Board of Review includes teachers, actors, writers and movie-production workers. The organization publishes the magazine Films in Review. The winners were announced Dec. 4, 2003…Common Formulas
CIRCUMFERENCE Circle: C = πd, in which π is 3.1416 and d the diameter.AREA Triangle: A = (ab)/2 , in which a is the base and b the height. Square: A = a2, in which a is one of the sides.…Trending
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