How Does the Thermometer Work? A thermometer is a device that measures the temperature of things. The name is made up of two smaller words: "Thermo" means heat and "meter" means to measure. You can use a thermometer to tell the temperature outside or inside your house‚ inside your oven‚ even the temperature of your body if you’re sick. One of the earliest inventors of a thermometer was probably Galileo. We know him more for his studies about the solar system and his "revolutionary" theory
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Catapults are one of the most famous ancient siege weapons among others including battering rams and siege towers. It has been mostly recognized as a weapon of the medieval era‚ but earliest records of catapults been used by a Greek task force in battles at just 399 BC. It was described by the historian Diodorus Sicilus as a “mechanical arrow-firing catapult”. Writings show that it was invented by Dionysus‚ the Elder of Syracuse. Mainly used in Greece‚ Rome and by far England and surrounding city-states
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up compounds that need to be tested‚ taking those compounds with it. Through adsorption‚ the mobile phase separates into different components (soinc). The mobile phase can be liquid‚ gas‚ or supercritical fluid. How Does Chromatography Work? Chromatography is a surface effect. It works by first starting off with an unidentified liquid being injected into a column. As the chemicals in the liquid move down the column‚ they separate depending on their physical and chemical attributes‚ such as speed
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The human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue‚ salivary glands‚ pancreas‚ liver‚ and gallbladder).[1] In this system‚ the process of digestion has many stages‚ the first of which starts in the mouth. Digestion involves the breakdown of food into smaller and smaller components‚ until they can be absorbed and assimilated into the body. Chewing‚ in which food is mixed with saliva begins the process of digestion. This produces a bolus
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Dalia Deanna Selman The Modern World 01/20/2014 Response paper 1 Chapter 20 in the 4th edition of "The Humanistic Tradition" discusses Catholic reformation and Baroque style‚ including many pieces of art work. This era produced phenomenally graphic and realistic art‚ much of it being gruesome and bloody toned. Art is always an interesting record of humans perceptions of what is happening around them. For example‚ I enjoyed reading about Michaelangelo Merisi‚ better known as‚ Caravaggio who was
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The Change of David Lurie In J.M. Coetzee’s novel Disgrace‚ the main character is David Lurie‚ a middle aged man who works at a university in South Africa. He has been divorced twice‚ and has one daughter. He lives his day to day life going to work‚ then coming home. But he has strong sexual desires that he expresses by going to a brothel once a week‚ as this quote shows‚ “For a man of his age‚ fifty-two‚ divorced‚ he has‚ to his mind‚ solved the problem of sex rather well. On Thursday afternoons
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The technological environment 3. The governmental environment 4. The legal environment 5. The cultural environment 6. The natural environment 7. The internal environment In this essay‚ I will be clarifying the cultural environment aspect and how does it affect businesses. What is cultural environment? Cultural environment or what they call it “socio “is the element of the general environment that includes the attitudes‚ values‚ norms‚ beliefs‚ behaviors and associated demographic trends that
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Coenzyme Q10 supports heart health and delays aging due to its high antioxidant content. Fish oil reduces inflammation‚ promotes brain health‚ and lowers bad cholesterol. These compounds can add years to your life and boost your overall health. How Does CoQ10 Work? Coenzyme Q10 is found in multivitamins‚ anti-aging creams‚ and dietary supplements. This antioxidant offers blood pressure support and reduces the damage caused by free radicals. It also boosts immunity and slows the growth of cancerous cells
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The Work of Representation Stuart Hall Summarize by Jesse Tseng 1 Representation‚ meaning and language At first we have to know that： Representation is an essential part of the process by which meaning is produced and exchanged between members of a culture. It does involve the use of language‚ of signs and images which stand for or represent things. And surly it is not a simple or straightforward process. How this article exploring the concept of representation connect meaning and language to
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一． Loan Capital VS Share Capital (where does money come from) Generally speaking‚ money that a company raises can be divided into two headings: Loan Capital: Banks‚ Governments‚ Bonds‚ Building society Share Capital: Friends and Relations‚ Your own savings. Loan capital 1. Banks Banks are in business to provide a market place and the product they deal in is money. Namely‚ banks provide a link between those who have spare money in invest‚ and those who wish to borrow it. What do the banks get out
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