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  2. Turning a blind eye - Wikipedia

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    The phrase to turn a blind eye is often associated with Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. An orchestrated version of what actually happened gives the story that during the battle, Admiral Sir Hyde Parker , in overall command of the British forces, sent a signal to Nelson's forces ordering them to discontinue the ...

  3. R. Nelson Smith - Wikipedia

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    Robert Nelson Smith (September 25, 1916 – December 23, 1983) was an American chemist who specialized in colloids. He taught at Pomona College in Claremont, California , from 1945 to 1982. He was chair of the college's chemistry department and was known for his practical jokes .

  4. Nelson Goodman - Wikipedia

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    Henry Nelson Goodman (7 August 1906 – 25 November 1998) was an American philosopher, known for his work on counterfactuals, mereology, the problem of induction, irrealism, and aesthetics. Life and career

  5. Molyneux's problem - Wikipedia

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    The question was originally posed to Locke by philosopher William Molyneux, whose wife was blind. [2] It is known from the report of it in Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding, which is reproduced here:

  6. List of chemistry mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    A mnemonic is a memory aid used to improve long-term memory and make the process of consolidation easier. Many chemistry aspects, rules, names of compounds, sequences of elements, their reactivity, etc., can be easily and efficiently memorized with the help of mnemonics.

  7. Willful ignorance - Wikipedia

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    The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article , discuss the issue on the talk page , or create a new article , as appropriate.

  8. Conspiracy of silence (expression) - Wikipedia

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    Co-workers may avoid criticizing a colleague, for example, pilots not reporting another pilot's alcohol problem. [11] The unspoken agreement of journalists and media outlets to suppress coverage of topics that their readers, advertisers, or sources prefer to avoid.

  9. Phosphene - Wikipedia

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    One example of a pressure phosphene is demonstrated by gently pressing the side of one's eye and observing a colored ring of light on the opposite side, as detailed by Isaac Newton. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Another common phosphene is "seeing stars" from a sneeze , laughter, a heavy and deep cough, blowing of the nose , a blow on the head or low blood ...