X-ray diffraction has perhaps been one of the most critical and exigent discoveries of the 20th century. Early X-ray diffraction images for tobacco mosaic virus had been collected before World War II. By 1954‚ Watson had discovered from his X-ray diffraction images that the tobacco mosaic virus had a helical structure‚ and was able to apply this to his famous DNA structure research. It is so valued because it allows the structure of a crystalline material can be determined‚ based on the diffraction
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The command system‚ which is also described as Marxism‚ socialism‚ or communism‚ is both a political and economic philosophy. In a communist economy‚ the government owns most of the firms‚ subsequently controlling production and allocation of resources. One of the most well-known and well-documented cases of a communist government took place in the Soviet Union‚ beginning in 1917 and eventually falling in 1992. Idealistically‚ communism eliminates social classism and provides equal work for all
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Great Indian and their contribution to the World The contributions to the world by india is remarkable and is unending from science to astrology to medical science and yoga‚ everywhere and still calm and compost. Following are some of the great indians with their extreme inventions and their contribution to the world. ARYABHATT (476 CE) MASTER ASTRONOMER AND MATHEMATICIAN [pic] Born in 476 CE in Kusumpur (Bihar)‚ Aryabhatt’s intellectual brilliance remapped the boundaries of mathematics
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Abstract This paper discusses main reasons of global financial crisis‚ how it affected economies of different countries. In this paper we will examine the impact of financial crisis on the United States of America‚ the countries of European Union and Armenia. We will present problems that these countries had during the crisis‚ and how they managed to solve them. Paper consists of literature review from both primary and secondary sources. At the end‚ we will try to present solutions to problems that
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Geography: Argentina is the second largest country in South America‚ after Brazil‚ with a total square KM of 2‚780‚400 SQ KM. In turn‚ Argentina is the 8th largest nation in the world. This vast land has served the Argentinean people well‚ as they have used the land to cultivate a wide variety of crops and agriculture. However‚ the most important aspect of the Argentinean countryside was the plenty of pasture to help raise precious food source of cattle. The southern part of Argentina is characterized
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Focus Question: What were the religious beliefs‚ customs and policies of Greek religion and how did the gods fit in? Background Greek religion spans from the Minoan and Mycenaean periods to the days of Hellenistic (ending in 31 BE) Greece‚ when the Romans invaded and took over Greece. The Greeks primary way of worship was through cult practices. However there were so many variations dependent on the area in which a person comes from that it can be said that there were Greek religions. When
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Economic Revolution Mid-18th United Arab Emirates University Scales : Dr. Duane Lacey * Faculty of Business and Economics ‚ UAE University (UAE) * E-mails: @uaeu.ac.ae * done by : Shaima Mahmoud Fahd Awad ID : Dr. Duane Lacey * Faculty of Business and Economics ‚ UAE University (UAE) * E-mails: @uaeu.ac.ae * done by : Shaima Mahmoud Fahd Awad ID : ( Adam Smith - scientific curiosity ) Intro : In 1800s century was a time of tremendous changes
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There are many important periods in Japanese history. But‚ if I were to narrow it down to the three most important periods‚ it would be the Yayoi period‚ the Heian period‚ and the Edo period... IN MY OPINION Yayoi The Yayoi period lasted from about 400 or 300 BC until 250 AD. This period followed the Jōmon period. This period is named after Yayoi town‚ the subsection of Bunkyō‚ Tōkyō‚ where archaeological investigations uncovered its first recognized traces. The culture of the Yayoi Era is characterized
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Despite the fact that archaeology has been a long-standing area of scientific study‚ one of the most seemingly basic questions in the field is still unanswered: how do civilizations arise? Although the great nations of the past have left scientists clues and indicators as to their existence‚ history is still laden with inconsistencies and discrepancies. These irregularities have created a plethora of theories that attempt to explain how civilizations were born and how they developed. Margaret
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“Metallurgy. A hollow area at the bottom of a furnace in which the metal collects” (“crucible”). This is seen in the play in a figurative way. As the story advances‚ there are more people collecting in the prison‚ due to the fact that the girls are accusing
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