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One of the most important figures of science in the medieval Islamic world was this doctor,Philosopher and chemist who lived from 864 to 930A.D. What was his Latin name? |
Regiomonatanus
Rufus
Rashidius
Rhazes
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He was the second emperor of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, and longest reigning in Chinese history,Born Xuan-Ye, by what reign title did ruler China from 1661-1722? |
Kangxi
Kaozi
Kunming
Koxinga
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Lost of Germans on this list Gustav Robert Kirchhoff was a 19th century physicist best known for his work in which field? |
Doctrine of energy
Undulatory theory
Atomic theory
Electrical Conduction
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Which of these writers was imprisoned for a while in France's infamous prison Bastille? |
Balzac
Voltaire
Andre Gide
Gustave
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Which scientist first identified the ring-like structure of the basic organic compound known as benzene in 1865 and hence is sometimes referred to as the father of organic chemistry? |
Edward Kendall
Wilhelm Keitel
August Kekule
Eugene Kelly
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Oscar Wilde served time in prison, Why? |
Charges Involving Murder
Charges Involving Robbery
Charges Involving Treason
Charges Involving his sexual behavior
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Scottish physicist Lord Kelvin was a key contributor in several fields of physics including thermodynamics and electromagnetism.Kelvin,however was not his surname,but rather his aristocratic title.what was his given name? |
Thomas Campbell
William Thomson
Robert McMillan
Rupert Stewart
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What job was held by Sir Arthur John Evans? |
Anthropologist
Sociologist
Archaeologist
Geologist
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Which of these individuals was an American explorer, engineer and scientist who led the first trans-Arctic and trans-Antarctic air crossings? |
George Etherege
Robert Emmet
Lincoln Ellsworth
John Evelyn
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Who was the originator of the international Red Cross? |
Dunant
Dreyer
Dunbar
Douglas
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