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  2. Knitting - Wikipedia

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    Video description of knitting a sock and the two basic stitches: knit and purl. Knitting is a method for production of textile fabrics by interlacing yarn loops with loops of the same or other yarns. It is used to create many types of garments. Knitting may be done by hand or by machine.

  3. Index of branches of science - Wikipedia

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    Algedonics – science of pleasure and pain. Algology (botany) – study of algae. Algology (medicine) – study of pain. Allergology - study of causes and treatment of allergies. Anaesthesiology – study of anaesthetics. Anatomy – study of the structure of the body. Andragogy – theory and practice of education of adults.

  4. Madurai Nayak dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Madurai Nayaks were a Telugu dynasty [ 1 ] who ruled most of modern-day Tamil Nadu, India, with Madurai as their capital. The Madurai Nayaks had their origins in the Balija warrior clans of present-day Andhra Pradesh. [ 2 ] The Nayak reign which lasted for over two centuries from around 1529 to 1736 was noted for its achievements in arts ...

  5. Science - Wikipedia

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    Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the world. [1] [2] Modern science is typically divided into two or three major branches: [3] the natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; and the behavioural sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which ...

  6. Soil formation - Wikipedia

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    For the reproduction by an organism that has not achieved physical maturity, see Paedogenesis. Soil formation, also known as pedogenesis, is the process of soilgenesis as regulated by the effects of place, environment, and history. Biogeochemicalprocesses act to both create and destroy order (anisotropy) within soils.

  7. Scientific method - Wikipedia

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    The history of scientific method considers changes in the methodology of scientific inquiry, not the history of science itself. The development of rules for scientific reasoning has not been straightforward; scientific method has been the subject of intense and recurring debate throughout the history of science, and eminent natural philosophers and scientists have argued for the primacy of ...

  8. Salim Ali - Wikipedia

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    Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) [ 1 ] was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "Birdman of India", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and wrote several bird books that popularized ornithology in India. He became a key figure behind the ...

  9. Vaikom Satyagraha - Wikipedia

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    Outcome. North, South and West public roads to Vaikom Mahadeva Temple opened. Protestors released. Vaikom Satyagraha, from 30 March 1924 to 23 November 1925, was a nonviolent agitation for access to the prohibited public environs of the Vaikom Temple in the Kingdom of Travancore. Kingdom of Travancore was known for its rigid and oppressive ...