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Young, Thomas
English physicist and physician, born in Milverton, Somerset (1773-1829). Young’s experiments with deflecting light showed interference patterns, proving that light is a wave. In addition, he was an Egyptologist and helped decipher the Rosetta Stone. Young also researched the size of molecules, surface tension in liquids, and the elasticity of materials. For further information see Thomas Young.
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Acids and Bases Atomic Theory I Atomic Theory II Carbohydrates Chemical Bonding Chemical Equations Chemical Reactions Fats and Proteins Matter Matter: States of Matter Nuclear Chemistry Organic Chemistry The Mole The Periodic Table of Elements Water

Earth Structure Earth's Atmosphere Minerals I Minerals II Minerals III Plate Tectonics I Plate Tectonics II The Carbon Cycle The Hydrologic Cycle The Nitrogen Cycle The Rock Cycle

General Science

Density Energy Temperature The Metric System The Scientific Method Unit Conversion

Gravity Light I Light II Waves and Wave Motion

Process of Science

Data: Analysis and Interpretation Data: Statistics Data: Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence Data: Using Graphs and Visual Data Research Methods: Comparison Research Methods: Description Research Methods: Experimentation Research Methods: Modeling Research Methods: The Practice of Science Scientific Communication: Peer Review Scientific Communication: Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles Scientific Communication: Utilizing the Scientific Literature Scientific Ethics Scientific Institutions and Societies Scientists and the Scientific Community The Process of Science

Scientific Research

Bone Changes in Rock Climbers The Case of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Toxicology & Pharmacology

Absorption, Distribution and Storage of Chemicals

Wave Mathematics

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Bohr's Atom: Quantum Behavior in Hydrogen The reaction of sodium with chlorine An example of an interactive learning tool: Mid-Ocean Ridges Leaning Tower of Pisa Experiment The formation of water The Virtual Animal Cell Nuclear Fusion Two Types of Nuclear Chain Reactions Dalton's Playhouse Darwin's Finches The Illustrated Animal Cell States of Matter The Illustrated Periodic Table

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