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Rabbits This essay is going to be divided into parts, in the list below. Domestic Rabbit Classification Habitat Diet Predators Features Method of reproduction My Image Gallery (we own rabbits) Domestic Rabbit Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Genus: Oryctolagus Species: O. cuniculus My source for this section is Wikipedia.org …
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Mercury Barometer Vacuum Pump Pendulum Clock Robert Boyle Mercury Barometer The Mercury Barometer was my favorite invention this week because it has a pretty interesting story about the spread of the idea and and it’s invention. Here is the story: In the mines, the mine shafts would fill with water. The miners tried to pump …
This information from the private essay: History 4: lesson 110. Higher Notes Lower Notes Law #1: Shorter Strings Longer Strings Law #2: Tighter Strings Looser Strings Law #3: Lighter Strings Heavier Strings You can make higher notes on a guitar (or any other string instrument) by pressing down on a long string to make the …
Lesson 106: Mersenne’s Laws Lesson 107: Cartesian Coordinates Lesson 108: The Mechanical Calculator Lesson 109: Blaise Pascal Mersenne’s Laws in the following table are Mersenne’s laws (one row per law) : Higher Notes Lower Notes Shorter Strings Longer Strings Tighter Strings Looser Strings Lighter Strings Heavier Strings Input / output to make different notes on …
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Lesson 101: Johannes Kepler Lesson 102: Galileo Galilei Lesson 103: The Slide Rule Lesson 104: John Napier Johannes Kepler Kepler is best known for his three planetary laws of motion. His first two laws are below: The planets moved in elliptical orbits, as opposed to circular orbits. The closer to the sun the planet is, …
English Lesson #105 – 110 My talent is swimming. I learned to swim years ago. I have had swim lessons at many different places. I recently learned how to tread water. We don’t go to the pool a lot, but I think this summer we will try harder. I am pretty good at swimming, so …
Lesson 96: Compound Microscope Lesson 97: William Gilbert Lesson 98: The Newspaper Lesson 99: The Telescope Compound Microscope The compound microscope uses two lenses to make an image bigger. The bigger lens is nearest the object, and the smaller is the eyepiece. You multiply the magnification power of the first lens by the power of …
Fire Salamanders Fire Salamanders get their name from people thinking that they had some sort of power and were able to live in fire. We know now that they were just in the wood, and didn’t want to get burned. Lives in Europe. Lives underground. Eats anything that fits into their mouths. Tiger Salamanders Get …