The Canon (53 page)

maps,
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Mars,
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Martin, Steve,
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mass,
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mass extinctions,
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Mastermind game,
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Mateo, Mario,
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material chemistry,
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mathematics,
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See also
statistics

Mathieu, Robert,
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matter,
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hydrogen and,
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origin of,
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quantum fluctuations and,
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states of,
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Maxwell, James Clerk,
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Mayo, Stephen,
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mean,
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measurement, units of,
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See also
scale

electricity and,
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median,
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medical test results,
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Mendeleev, Dmitri,
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Mercer, Molly,
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mercury (element),
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messenger RNA,
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metallic bond,
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metals

Big Bang and,
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electron flow and,
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meteors,
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methyl groups,
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metric system,
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Mexican salamander
(Bolitoglossa rufescens),
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Meyerowitz, Elliott,
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micron,
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microscope,
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microsecond,
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microwave radiation,
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Milky Way galaxy,
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Miller, Kenneth,
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Miller, Stanley,
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millipedes,
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millisecond,
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Mills, James L.,
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"miracle," meaning of,
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miracle cure,
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mitochondria,
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molecule.
See also
DNA

atoms and,
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bonds and,
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definition of,
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heat and,
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size of,
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states and,
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monophyletic origin of cells,
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Montefiore Cemetery (Queens, New York),
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Montgomery County school buses,
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moon

formation of,
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observation of,
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phases of,
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Morrison, Philip,
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Morrison, Phylis,
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Mosteller, Frederick,
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Mount St. Helens,
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Murray, Charles,
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Museum of Earth History (Eureka Springs, Ark.),
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Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (Berkeley, Calif.),
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mutation,
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mysteries,
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nanosecond,
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nanotechnology,
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National Academy of Sciences,
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
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National Institutes of Health,
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National Science Board,
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Natural History Museum (Oslo, Norway),
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natural selection

biogeography and,
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convergent evolution and,
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creationism and,
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disagreement among scientists on,

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evidence for,
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fossil record and,
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as fundamental law,
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intelligent design (ID) arguments and,
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operation of,
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randomness and,
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residual traits and,
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resistance to idea of,
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sexual selection and,
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taxonomy and,
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as theory,
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thinking scientifically and,
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natural selection (Darwinism) as fundamental law,
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Nature
(journal),
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nature-nurture debate,
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Neanderthals,
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neuroethologists,
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neutrons,
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Newton, Sir Isaac,
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New Yorker
(magazine),
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New York Times,
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night sky,
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nitric oxide,
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nitrogen compounds,
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nitrogen "fixing,"
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Noah's flood,
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noble elements,
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Nocera, Daniel,
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Nolan, Deborah,
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normal distribution (bell curve),
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Novacek, Michael,
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nucleosynthesis,
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nucleus

of atom,
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of cells,
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objective reality,
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math and,
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seeing and,
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ocean

Earth's atmosphere and,
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formation of,
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sea floor studies and,
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Ohm, Georg Simon,
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ohm (electrical resistance unit),
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Olema, Calif.,
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opinions,
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ordered system,
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry(OMSI),
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organic chemistry,
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Owen, Richard,
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oxidation,
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oxygen

Earth's atmosphere and,
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red blood cells and,
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painted bunting,
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Palenque (ancient Mayan city),
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paleontology.
See
fossils; natural selection

pancreatic cell,
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paramecia,
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Paulos, John Allen,
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peacock,
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Pediculus capitis
(head lice),
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pencil,
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penguin species,
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pesticide resistance, evolution of,
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Peto, Sir Richard,
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pharmaceutical industry,
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Phillips Academy,
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photons,
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photosynthesis,
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physics

atomic architecture and,
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atomic hypothesis and,
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color and,
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electric charge and,
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electric current and,
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electromagnetism and,
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four fundamental forces of,
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laws of,
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light and,
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math and,
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in science education,
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subatomic charge and,
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subatomic particles and,
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time and,
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picosecond,
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Planck time,
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planets,
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formation of,
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plants

bacteria and,
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chemistry and,
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convergent evolution and,
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molecular bonds and,
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origin of plant cells and,
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photosynthesis and,
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plaque,
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plasma, and Big Bang,
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plate tectonics,
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Pollock, Steven,
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polyproteins,
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pottery clay,
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powers of ten.
See
scientific notation

prehistory, astronomy in,
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pressure within Earth,
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prions,
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probability.
See also
statistics

estimation and,
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multiplication rule and,
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patterns and,
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quantitative reasoning and,
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sample space and,
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prokaryotes,
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proteins

blood-clotting mechanism and,
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cells and,
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composition of,
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DNA and,
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dynamic equilibrium and,
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function of,
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genetics and,
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hydrogen bonds and,
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synthesis of,
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protons,
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protozoa,
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Prusiner, Stanley,
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P.S.
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(Bronx, New York),
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PubMed (medical Web site),
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punctuated equilibrium,
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Quammen, David,
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