Modelling of nature-questions with computer-code has been developed using the . This simple code produces stricking results, even though the code itself is fully define and unchanging. There is the alternative technique of self-modifying code, which may offer further modelling opportunities.
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Mountain Beaver an unusual rodent-animal of West Coast North America
Mountain Beaver, binomial Aplodontia rufa, is very familiar to country residents of the coastal Pacific Northwest, but less so in the towns and cities, or on University campuses, where it may have an aura of mystery (or misinformation). Though many rural citizens rarely see the animal itself, they are well aware of it from the …
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Nuclear Quadrapole Resonance
uclear Quadrapole Resonance, NQR, is a science tool, technique or instrument of the same family as the more-familiar MRI or Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Both probe the nucleus structure of the atom or molecule using radio waves and coils attached to electronic circuits. NQR equipment can be built in elementary forms that are simple, undemanding and …
Continental Divide of North America determined by watersheds, Divides need not be mountainous
ontinental Divide watersheds of North America center on a dramatic mountain range that parts the West & East watersheds in a sharp north-south line. It is also a formidable physical barrier, or divide. Furthermore, the mountains that form this line rise sharply from the prairie lands that occupy the center of the continent. Approached from …
Iron Age advantage an early case of the viral spread of technology
The spread of and during the could have led to a much more widespread familiarity with technology among the general population, than had been the case during the preceding . Although mining of ore and production of iron products was often under the purview of powerful business entities and state authorities, iron can also be …
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