the quaternary system
51History of Nebraska — The history of the U.S. state of Nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the Kansas Nebraska Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 30, 1854. The Nebraska Territory was settled extensively under the Homestead Act during… …
52Geology of Scotland — The geology of Scotland is unusually varied for a country of its size, with a large number of differing geological features. [Keay Keay (1994) op cit page 415.] There are three main geographical sub divisions: the Highlands and Islands is a… …
53Jungpleistozän — System Serie Stufe ≈ Alter (mya) Quartär Holozän Holozän 0,0117–0 Pleistozän Jungpleistozän (Tarantium) 0,126–0,0117 …
54Pleistozän — System Serie Stufe ≈ Alter (mya) Quartär Holozän Holozän 0,0117–0 Pleistozän Jungpleistozän (Tarantium) 0,126–0,0117 …
55Education in Albania — The literacy rate in Albania for the total population, age 9 or older, is about 93%. Elementary education is compulsory (grades 1 8), but most students continue at least until a secondary education. Students must successfully pass graduation… …
56Early Middle Ages — The Early Middle Ages is a period in the history of Europe following the fall of the Western Roman Empire spanning roughly five centuries from AD 500 to 1000. [Events used to mark the period s beginning include the sack of Rome by the Goths (410) …
57Croonian Lecture — The Croonian Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians.[citation needed] Among the papers of William Croone at his death in 1684, was a plan to endow one lectureship at… …
58Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment — The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) is a research program of the World Climate Research Programme intended to observe, comprehend and models the Earth s water cycle. The experiment also observes how much energy the Earth receives …
59Quater-imaginary base — The quater imaginary numeral system was first proposed by Donald Knuth in 1955, in a submission to a high school science talent search. It is a non standard positional numeral system which uses the imaginary number, 2 i , as its base. By analogy… …
60Geological history of India — The geological history of India started with the geological evolution of rest of the Earth i.e. 4.57 bya (billion years ago). India has a diverse geology. Different regions in India contain rocks of all types belonging to different geologic… …
