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…was approximately equal to the charge on an atom. This charge, later termed the atomic number, could be used to number the elements within the periodic table. In 1913, Henry Moseley (see a picture) published the results of his measurements of the wavelengths of the x-ray…

…, but this is a very rarely met standard. Two of the more bizarre cases of mental illness are the cases of Rickey Ray Rector and Varnall Weeks. In 1992, then presidential candidate Governor Bill Clinton returned to Arkansas to preside over the execution of Rickey Ray…

…. The mechanical approach nevertheless stood its ground, and the competition lasted until 1937. The cathode ray tube with a fluorescent scene was invented in 1897. Karl Ferdinand Braun, of the University of Strasbourg, had the idea of placing two electromagnets…

…. Though he held Cincinnati to only 4 hits, he uncharacteristically walked six batters and struck out only one batter. His performance was bad enough for an eventual 4-2 loss. Catcher Ray Schalk, who was not part of the scandal, complains in the movie…

…-rays, a comprehensive model does not exist. Recent studies of crystallites in Kevlar show that the crystallites are slightly misaligned due to the fiber axis, but can be oriented by a tensile load. Since Kevlar has low compressive strength, it can knot from…

…the hamstrings, and numbness in the lower extremities. Upon examination and after x-rays, the doctor sits down in the room and tells you of a condition you have called spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis.....??? What is that.....??? Spondylolisthesis…

…is greater than the speed of light. Light rays that go beyond Rs can't even get out. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CROSS THE EVENT HORIZON? At first, nothing noticeable unless you consider the closure of the light cone to be significant. Had you been looking out…

…-agers believe that it is very cool to be tan therefore they go to tanning salons to get them. Ultraviolet A (UVA), which are more intense, and ultraviolet B (UVB) are known to cause skin cancer which can be fatal. Tanning beds only use UVA rays. Also…

…-rays. In 1958, the Explorer III became the US's first satellite and it also discovered Earth's radiation belt. On August 17th, 1958, the US set its sights upon the moon with the Pioneer 0 but it exploded in its first stages of ascension…

…and the vertical, profoundly spatial movement of rays that originates in the center of the sun.” next Shoenmaker describes the use of colors, “The three principal colors are essentially, yellow, blue, and red. They are the only colors existing…Yellow is the movement…