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Newton Discovers Gravity & publishes Principa Mathematica
In 1666, Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he observed an apple falling straight down. He wondered why it always falls down…
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He Measured the Entire Earth Using Shadows 2,200 Years Ago
Over 2,200 years ago, a librarian named Eratosthenes performed one of the most extraordinary scientific experiments in history. Using nothing more than a vertical…
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Is Zero Actually an Even Number?
Ever wondered if 0 is even? The answer is yes. But why? An even number is any number that can be divided by two…
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Everything You Need to Know About Fahrenheit
The Fahrenheit scale, with units of degrees Fahrenheit (°F), is likely familiar to those living in the United States of America. Its story begins…
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Everything You Need to Know About Kelvin
The Kelvin Scale: The Foundation of Temperature Measurement A Note on Notation The History of the Kelvin Scale The Kelvin scale is the temperature…
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Sierpiński Triangle – Fascinating Fractal
The Sierpiński Triangle: A Fractal Built from Itself A Fractal with Infinite Detail The Sierpiński Triangle: A Fractal Built from Itself Take three identical…
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What Is a Tesseract?
The Tesseract: A Cube in Four Dimensions Visualizing the Fourth Dimension The Tesseract: A Cube in Four Dimensions Tesseract. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons…
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The Impossible One-Sided Surface Explained (Möbius Strip)
The Möbius Strip: The Surface with Only One SideWhat Is a Nonorientable Surface? The Möbius Strip: The Surface with Only One Side Let’s start…
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The Coastline Paradox Explained in 30 Seconds
The Coastline Paradox: Why Coastlines Have No True Length Do you think you know how long a coastline is? Measuring one seems simple, but…
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