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#826 2010-09-20 00:37:57
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Hi bobbym,
The reply to 1512 is correct. Well done!
The reply to 1513 is Paul Hoffman.
#1514. What does that indicate pH value of 14?
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#827 2010-09-20 18:23:43
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#828 2010-09-21 01:43:13
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Hi bobbym,
The answer to 1514 is correct. Excellent!
#1515. What are aurorae borealis and aurorae australis?
#1516. Whose autobiography is 'Wings of Fire'?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#829 2010-09-21 07:09:25
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#830 2010-09-22 02:30:51
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Hi bobbym,
The answer 1515 is perfect. Good work!
The answer to 1516 is Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India.
#1517. What acid is HCOOH?
#1518. What acid is CH[sub]3[/sub]COOH?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#831 2010-09-22 02:37:12
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#832 2010-09-22 21:36:36
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Hello there,
#1517: Formic acid, also called methanoic acid.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
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#833 2010-09-23 00:47:01
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Hi bobbym and wednesday,
The answers to 1517 and 1518 are correct. Good work!
#1519. Who is the author of 'Made in Japan'?
#1520. Who is the author of 'Freedom at Midnight'?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#834 2010-09-24 01:33:37
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The answers are
1519 : Akio Morita
1520: Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
#1521. What is the National Game of Canada?
#1522. What is the National Game of U.S.?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#835 2010-09-24 08:15:42
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#836 2010-09-24 17:23:50
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Hi bobbym,
1521 and 1522 are correct. Excellent!
#1523. What is the 38[sup]th[/sup] parallel North?
#1524. What is the 49[sup]th[/sup] parallel North?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#837 2010-09-24 18:21:14
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#838 2010-09-25 01:13:30
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Hi bobbym,
The answers to 1523 and 1524 are correct. Keep it up!
#1525. What is Pauli Exclusion Principle?
#1526. What are the four Quantum Numbers?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#839 2010-09-25 06:12:28
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#840 2010-09-25 22:33:40
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Hi bobbym,
The answers are
#1527. What does UNESCO stand for?
#1528. What does UNDP stand for?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#841 2010-09-26 05:05:54
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Hi;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#842 2010-09-26 16:35:19
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Hi bobbym,
The answer to 1527 is correct. Well done!
The answer to 1528 is United Nations Development Program.
#1529. What is Astronomical Unit?
#1530. What are Red shift and Blue shift?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#843 2010-09-26 19:22:24
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#844 2010-09-26 22:05:39
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Hi bobbym,
The answers to 1529 and 1530 are correct. Excellent!
#1531. Which is the largest island?
#1532. What is the largest member of the Plant Kingdom?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#845 2010-09-27 05:56:43
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Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#846 2010-09-29 17:57:21
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Hi bobbym,
The answers to 1531 and 1532 are correct. Brilliant!
#1533. Who is the author of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'?
#1534. Who is the author of 'Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#847 2010-09-29 19:03:07
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Hi;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#848 2010-09-29 19:16:06
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Hi bobbym,
The answers to 1533 and 1534 are correct. Good work!
#1535. What is isohaline?
#1536. What are isobaths?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#849 2010-09-29 19:22:02
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Hi ganesh;
I have no idea. I really do not know as I have never heard of either of them. Sorry, I am stumped.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#850 2010-09-30 17:43:38
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Hi bobbym,
Isobaths : A contour line connecting points of equal water depths on a chart. Also known as depth contour; depth curve; fathom curve.
Isohaline : Of equal or constant salinity. A line on a chart connecting all points of equal salinity.
#1537. Who is the author of Candida?
#1538. What is Boyle's law?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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