◎◎◎ coronavirus ⪢⪢
Coronaviruses are a
large group of viruses. They consist of a core of genetic material surrounded by an envelope with protein spikes. This gives it the appearance of a crown. 'Crown' in Latin is called 'corona' and that's how these viruses get their name.
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○○○ Moon Jae-in ⪢⪢
South Korean President Moon Jae-in says his country has entered a war against the new coronavirus. South Korea has the
largest number of infections outside of China.
2020-03-03
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○○○ burgeoning ⪢⪢
The need for palm oil has led to the creation of
large plantations, especially in Southeast Asia. The group Amnesty International says the burgeoning demand is causing labor rights abuses on many plantations.
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○○○ James Clerk Maxwell ⪢⪢
Figures like Newton and Huygens worked with light in the 17th century but a more sophisticated description of light which we call classical electromagnetism was developed
largely by James Clerk Maxwell in the 19th century.
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○○○ Etna ⪢⪢
The country is home to three that are active and many more that are not.
The eruption was accompanied by
large plumes of black and white smoke that shot into the skies and covered the entire landscape.
→ Catania, plume, shoot
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○○○ missile ⪢⪢
Video from the state emergency services shows a missile hitting the regional administration building in Ukraine's second
largest city. The central freedom square and residential areas were also targeted.
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○○○ spin ⪢⪢
Once swallowed, the smaller star continued to orbit within the
larger one which eventually led to the
larger star rotating so fast that its mass was spun outwards creating the nebula.
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• BC 0300? Euclid
It was the Greek mathematician Euclid who produced the first precise description of the golden section.
A length is devided into two parts in such a way that the smaller part is to the
larger part in the same proportion as the
larger one is to the whole.
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