Discovery of the nonmetals: Most nonmetallic elements were discovered after the freezing of mercury in 1759 by the German-Russian physicist Braun and the Russian polymath Lomonosov. Before then, carbon, sulfur and antimony were known in antiquity. (Chemistry) [100%] 2023-12-22 [Nonmetals] [Chemistry]...
Discovery of the neutron: The discovery of the neutron and its properties was central to the extraordinary developments in atomic physics in the first half of the 20th century. Early in the century, Ernest Rutherford developed a crude model of the atom, based on ... (Scientific background leading to the discovery of subatomic particles) [100%] 2023-10-08 [Neutron]
America, The Discovery Of: Among the various discoveries of the fifteenth century, none is more intimately connected with the Jews and their history than the discovery of the New World. Indirectly and directly, the Jews contributed to the success of Columbus' voyage of exploration ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
Discovery of the neutron: The discovery of the neutron and its properties was central to the extraordinary developments in atomic physics in the first half of the 20th century. Early in the century, Ernest Rutherford developed a crude model of the atom, based on ... (Physics) [100%] 2023-10-17 [Neutron]
The Discovery of Guiana: The Discovery of Guiana is a book by Sir Walter Raleigh, who wrote this account one year after his 1595 journey to Guiana, the Venezuelan region of Guayana. He also visited Trinidad. [100%] 2024-07-27 [1590s books] [History of Guyana]...
The Discovery of the Future: The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. [96%] 2023-12-08 [Futurology]
The Year of the Discovery: The Year of the Discovery (Spanish: El año del descubrimiento) is a 2020 Spanish documentary film directed by Luis López Carrasco. The documentary focuses on the social protests that took place in Cartagena in 1992, a struggle of the working ... (Film) [96%] 2024-01-02 [2020 documentary films] [2020 films]...
Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun: The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by excavators led by the Egyptologist Howard Carter, more than 3,300 years after Tutankhamun's death and burial. Whereas the tombs of most pharaohs were ... (Excavation of Egyptian tomb in 1922) [93%] 2024-08-17 [1922 archaeological discoveries] [1922 in Egypt]...
History of Portuguese: The Portuguese language developed in the Western Iberian Peninsula from Latin spoken by Roman soldiers and colonists starting in the 3rd century BC. Old Portuguese, also known as Medieval Galician, began to diverge from other Romance languages after the fall ... (Evolution of the Portuguese language) [92%] 2024-01-12 [History of the Portuguese language]
Museum of Discovery: The Museum of Discovery, formerly the Arkansas Museum of Natural History and Antiquities, is located in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The museum is housed in a historic building in the River Market District on the Arkansas River. [92%] 2024-01-01 [Museums established in 1927] [Museums in Little Rock, Arkansas]...
Age of Discovery: The Age of Discovery or the Age of Exploration, part of the early modern period and largely overlapping with the Age of Sail, was a period from approximately the 15th century to the 17th century, during which seafarers from a ... (Period of European global exploration from the 15th century to the 17th century) [92%] 2024-01-11 [Age of Discovery] [Exploration]...
Discovery of penicillin: Alexander Fleming was the first to suggest that the Penicillium mould must have an antibacterial substance, and the first to isolate the active substance which he named penicillin, but he was not the first to use its properties. [92%] 2023-06-09
Age of Discovery: The Age of Discovery or the Age of Exploration, part of the early modern period and largely overlapping with the Age of Sail, was a period from approximately the 15th century to the 17th century, during which seafarers from a ... (Period of European global exploration from the 15th century to the 18th century) [92%] 2023-12-31 [Exploration] [History of European colonialism]...
Spirit of Discovery (2019): Spirit of Discovery is a 58,250 GT cruise ship operating for Saga Cruises. Built by Meyer Werft, the ship was delivered on 24 June 2019 and began operations on 10 July 2019. (2019) [92%] 2024-01-01 [Cruise ships]
Discovery of Brazil: The discovery of Brazil (Portuguese: descobrimento do Brasil) refers, from a Eurocentric perspective, to the first arrival of European explorers to the territory of present-day Brazil . The moment is often understood as the sighting of the land later named ... (none) [92%] 2024-02-08 [History of European colonialism]
Discovery of Neptune: The planet Neptune was mathematically predicted before it was directly observed. With a prediction by Urbain Le Verrier, telescopic observations confirming the existence of a major planet were made on the night of September 23–24, 1846, at the Berlin ... (Astronomy) [92%] 2024-01-01 [History of astronomy] [Neptune]...
Discovery of Neptune: The planet Neptune was mathematically predicted before it was directly observed. With a prediction by Urbain Le Verrier, telescopic observations confirming the existence of a major planet were made on the night of September 23–24, 1846, at the Berlin ... (1846 discovery of Neptune through mathematically-predicted observation) [92%] 2024-01-01 [History of astronomy] [Neptune]...
Discovery of penicillin: The discovery of penicillin was one of the most important scientific discoveries in the history of medicine. Ancient societies used moulds to treat infections and in the following centuries many people observed the inhibition of bacterial growth by moulds. (none) [92%] 2024-05-05 [History of pharmacy] [Penicillins]...
Dome of Discovery: The Dome of Discovery was a temporary exhibition building designed by architect Ralph Tubbs for the Festival of Britain celebrations which took place on London's South Bank in 1951, alongside the River Thames. The consulting engineers were Freeman Fox ... (Exhibition building in London) [92%] 2024-05-21 [Festival of Britain] [Buildings and structures completed in 1951]...
Spirit of Discovery (2019): Spirit of Discovery is a 58,250 GT cruise ship operating for Saga Cruises. Built by Meyer Werft, the ship was delivered on 24 June 2019 and began operations on 10 July 2019. (2019) [92%] 2025-03-07 [2019 ships] [Cruise ships]...
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