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Ursa Major
Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the Northern Sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear", refe
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Carl Nägeli
Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli (26 or 27 March 1817 – 10 May 1891) was a Swiss botanist. He studied cell division and pollination but became known as the man who discouraged Gregor Mendel from further wor
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Balkh province
Balkh (Pashto, Dari: بلخ; Pashto pronunciation: ['balx] , Dari pronunciation: [bälx] ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It is divided into 15 district
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Operation Ivy
Operation Ivy was the eighth series of American nuclear tests, coming after Tumbler-Snapper and before Upshot–Knothole. The two explosions were staged in late 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific
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Big Dipper
The Big Dipper (US, Canada) or the Plough (UK, Ireland) is an asterism consisting of seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major; six of them are of second magnitude and one, Megrez (δ), of
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Schwarzschild solution
In Einstein's theory of general relativity, the Schwarzschild metric (also known as the Schwarzschild solution) is an exact solution to the Einstein field equations that describes the gravitational
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Rajendra I
This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling.You can assist by editing it. (October 2024 ) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Rajendra I (26 July 9
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Canadian Parliament
The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada. The Crown, along with two chambers: the Senate and the House of Commons, form the bicameral legislature.
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Quantum computation
A quantum computer is a computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena. On small scales, physical matter exhibits properties of both particles and waves, and quantum computing takes advantage
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Chinese Tea
Chinese teas can be classified into six distinctive categories: white, green, yellow, oolong, black and post-fermented. Others add categories for scented and compressed teas. All of these come from
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