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...surveyor]] and [[mathematician]]. His mathematical discoveries were mostly in [[plane geometry]] and include: * a formula for the [[Euler's theorem in geometry|distance between the incentre and circumcentre]] of a triangle, ...

...he Earth]]. Funded by a grant from the [[Royal Society]], it was conducted in the summer of 1774 around the Scottish [[Mountains and hills of Scotland|mo ...their [[natural satellites|moons]], and the [[Sun]], previously known only in terms of their relative ratios. ...

|caption = Shōshichi Kobayashi in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] ...|doi=10.1090/noti1184|doi-access=free }}</ref> His research interests were in [[Riemannian manifold|Riemannian]] and [[complex manifold|complex]] [[manif ...

...es, aided by the construction of the first [[wind tunnel]] in 1871. In his 1738 publication ''Hydrodynamica'', [[Daniel Bernoulli]] described a fundamental ...development of reasonable predictions of the thrust needed to power flight in conjunction with the development of high-lift, low-drag airfoils paved the ...

In [[decision theory]], the '''von Neumann–Morgenstern''' ('''VNM''') '''utili In 1947, [[John von Neumann]] and [[Oskar Morgenstern]] proved that any indivi ...

...a Raton|oclc=32204119}}</ref> In the literature, the theorem often appears in a slightly modified form, changing the proportionality coefficient.<ref nam ...todola Theorem in Bioenergetic Analysis of Living Systems (Irreversibility in Bioenergetics of Living Systems)|journal=Energies|language=en|volume=7|issu ...

...ss]] conversion, and remains in common use to estimate shoreline recession in response to sea level rise, despite criticism and modification, and the ava ...te the recent impacts of sea-level rise on shoreline changes|journal=Earth-Science Reviews|volume=138|pages=47–60|doi=10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.08.005|bibcode= ...

...r-understanding-with-exoplanet-discovery/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=science.nasa.gov |language=en-US}}</ref> * Earliest estimation of the "radiation of the stars” in his 1896 article ''"La Température de L'Espace" by'' [[Charles Édouard Guil ...

...dity causes more harm than good, leading to a decrease in overall utility. In contrast, positive marginal utility indicates that every additional unit co ...or utility than the subsequent units, and there is a continuing reduction in satisfaction or utility for greater amounts. As consumption increases, the ...

| caption = Grzegorczyk in 2012 | resting_place = Cemetery in [[Pruszków]], Poland ...

...Ole Rømer.jpg|thumb|[[Ole Rømer]] (1644–1710) became a government official in his native [[Denmark]] after his discovery of the [[speed of light]] (1676) ...Olaus".</ref> who was working at the [[Paris Observatory|Royal Observatory in Paris]] at the time. ...

...ossils of ''Pithecanthropus erectus'' (now ''Homo erectus'') found in Java in 1891. Estimated to be between 700,000 and 1,000,000 years old, at the time ...d in 1891 at [[Trinil]] – [[Ngawi Regency]] on the banks of the Solo River in [[East Java]], [[Indonesia]], one of the first known specimens of [[Homo er ...

{{Short description|17th-century conjecture proved by Andrew Wiles in 1994}} ...'s Last Theorem''' (sometimes called '''Fermat's conjecture''', especially in older texts) states that no three [[positive number|positive]] [[integer]]s ...

{{Year in various calendars|year={{CURRENTYEAR}}}} ...ption, in that it uses the [[solar Hijri calendar]].}} It went into effect in October 1582 following the [[papal bull]] {{Lang|la|[[Inter gravissimas]]}} ...

...R upper limits and NICER X-ray analysis of SGR J1935+2154 for the outburst in 2022|eprint=2410.00635|class=astrophysics}} </ref> ...n 20 solar masses, although a more massive star may produce a neutron star in certain cases. ...

...de potential]]|content='''[[Absolute electrode potential]]'''}}{{defn|defn=In [[electrochemistry]], according to an [[IUPAC]] definition,<ref>[https://go ...l=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401180715/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/absolute-zero-200801.html}}</ref> The corresponding [[Kelvin]] and [ ...

[[File:Oxford coat of arms 20050303.jpg|thumb|City coat of arms in [[Oxford Town Hall|Town Hall]]]] ...east of the town centre (on the site of modern-day [[Magdalen Bridge]]) is in existence.<ref name=OHW3>{{cite book|first=Malcolm|last=Graham|title=On Foo ...

...47.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]] wrote aerodynamic studies in a notebook eventually titled <nowiki>''</nowiki>[[Codex on the Flight of Bi ...e |date=14 August 1964 |volume=145 |issue=3633 |pages=667–673 |doi=10.1126/science.145.3633.667 |pmid=14163799 |s2cid=21604946 }}</ref> and [[information tech ...

...[https://books.google.com/books?id=whc4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PT5 digitized version] in [[Google Books]].</ref>]] ...radiation]], radioactive substances such as [[radon]] and [[radium]] found in the environment, and the potential health hazards of non-ionizing radiation ...