epoch of scientific discoveries
101Maotianshan Shales — Maotianshania cylindrica, a fossil nematomorph worm, Early Cambrian, Chengjiang Maotianshan Shales Part of a series on The Cambrian explosion …
102Comet Hale–Bopp — C/1995 O1 (Hale–Bopp) Discovery Discovered by: Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp Discovery date: July 23, 1995 Alternate designations: The Great Comet of …
103Australopithecus — /aw stray loh pith i keuhs, peuh thee keuhs, aw streuh /, n. an extinct genus of small brained,large toothed bipedal hominids that lived in Africa between one and four million years ago. Cf. australopithecine. [ < NL (1905), equiv. to austral(is) …
104Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …
105physical science, principles of — Introduction the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world. physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… …
106Bacon (Francis) and man’s two-faced kingdom — Francis Bacon and man’s two faced kingdom Antonio Pérez Ramos Two closely related but distinct tenets about Bacon’s philosophy have been all but rejected by contemporary historiography. The first is Bacon’s attachment to the so called British… …
107Comet — This article is about the astronomical object. For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). Comet Hale– …
108Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe — WMAP redirects here. WMAP may also refer to either radio station WXNC or WGSP FM. Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe General information NSSDC ID 2001 027A …
109C/2010 X1 — For beliefs regarding a supposed collision between Earth and Comet Elenin, see Nibiru collision. C/2010 X1 (Elenin) Comet Elenin as seen by the STEREO B spacecraft on August 1st, 2011. Discovery Discovered by: Leonid Elenin 0.45 m reflector (H15) …
110University of Louvain — University of Louvain † Catholic Encyclopedia ► University of Louvain In order to restore the splendour of Louvain, capital of his Duchy of Brabant, John IV of the House of Burgundy petitioned the papal authority for the establishment …
