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To make the .256 Newton cartridge, the .30-06 case was necked down to a caliber of .264 inches, the overall case length was shortened, body taper was increased, the neck was moved back, and the shoulder was given a sharper, 23-degree angle, as opposed to the 17-degree shoulder of the parent cartridge.
The Canon of Medicine (c. 1000) - Described by Sir William Osler as a "medical bible" and "the most famous medical textbook ever written". [19] The Canon of Medicine introduced the concept of a syndrome as an aid to diagnosis , and it laid out an essential framework for a clinical trial . [ 20 ]
The Gauss gun (often called a Gauss rifle or Gauss cannon) is a device that uses permanent magnets and the physics of the Newton's cradle to accelerate a projectile. Gauss guns are distinct from and predate coil guns, although many works of science fiction (and occasionally educators [1]) have confused the two.
Caliber (mm) Weapon name Country of origin Period 50.8: 2 inch Medium Mortar "Toffee Apple" [1] United Kingdom: World War I: 58.3: Mortier de 58 T N°1 France: World War I: 58.3: Mortier de 58 T N°1 bis France: World War I: 58.3: Mortier de 58 mm type 2 "Crapouillot" [2] France: World War I: 90 [3] 20 cm leLdgW Nazi Germany: World War II: 91.5
Bottlenecked high velocity PDW cartridge designed by FN Herstal. Designed in response to NATO requests for a replacement for the 9×19mm cartridge. Frequently used in the FN Five-seven Pistol. 5.8×42mm DBP87: 1987 China R 5.8×42mm 3100 1395 0.9 0.236 42mm Chinese service rifle QBZ-95: 6×57mm Mauser 1895 Germany R 6×57mm 2600 0.236 57mm
Published by Elsevier on behalf of Science China Magazine Press, the journal focuses on "high-caliber peer-reviewed research in a broad range of natural sciences and high-tech fields on the basis of its originality, scientific significance and whether it is of general interest." [1]
Alan Edward Nourse (/ n ɜːr s /; [1] August 11, 1928 – July 19, 1992) was an American science fiction writer and physician. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. His SF works sometimes focused on medicine and/or psionics. His most notable pen name was Doctor X. [2]
Hildegard of Bingen served as an infirmarian at her first monastery and was well-acquainted with various medical traditions. [2] What was subsequently given the conventional title of Physica, or Medicine, by Johannes Schott [3] is part of Hildegard's lost medical collection, the Subtilitatum diversarum naturarum creaturarum libri novem (Nine Books on the Subtleties of Different Kinds of ...