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Uses of Static Electricity

We've all have experienced static electricity in one way or another. Those unexpected little shocks we get when we touch a doorknob or some other metalic object, the balloons that stick to the wall after...

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manifestations of the mind

INTRODUCTION: The thesis on mind manifestation draws upon the Man from Vitrubio", by Da Vinci... This vision of man as the center of the universe ~ “The Man from Vitrubio” ~ confiscated by...

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How to Build a Newtonian Demonstrator

A Newtonian demonstrator is also called the "Newton's Cradle" and is sold as an office desk toy. It comes in a dramatic range of sizes and shapes, as you can see. The Geek Group in Kalamazoo makes the giant size.

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What is Current?

This article explains the basic electrical concepts of current voltage, resistance and electrical polarity and list the effects of current flow in an electrical circuit.

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Sir Isaac Newton And The Laws Of Motion

The Laws of Motion discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, contributed a great deal indeed towards the growth of science. Newton, one of the giants of science contributed a lot to make it possible for all of us. The funny incident related here, involving his cat underlines the very fact that great minds only focus on really great things!

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Permanent and Temporary Magnets

Magnet is a piece of iron or steel that can attract iron and that points north and south when it is hung up. Magnet has two poles at which the attractive force seems greatest. The poles are called north and...

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Visiting Parallel Universes in our Dreams - The true future of Space and Time travel is within our grasp.

The other night I woke up after a very long protracted Dream a great deal of which was still vivid in my memory. The thing that has always impressed me the most about dreams is the sheer scope of detail,...

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Global Warming Science In The Age Of Queen Victoria

Perhaps it’s the dramatic weather changes, or perhaps it is mere coincidence, but mountains recur in the lives of the first scientists to investigate the physics of climate. Claude Pouillet hailed from the...

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The Amp, The Watt, And The Volt: The Three Musketeers

This article refers to the amp (short for ampere), the watt, and the volt as the Three Musketeers because both groups are, as it were, inseparable. Like the song lyric from Love and Marriage states, You can't...

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Sir Isaac Newton | The 'Discoverer' of Gravity

We take Sir Isaac Newton’s views of the way things move so much for granted these days that it is hard to fathom just how extraordinary they were in the 17th Century, and just what a revolutionary...

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