Monday, April 30, 2012

Tourmaline: a gemstone name with Singhalese roots

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The gemstone name tourmaline is though to derive form a Singhalese (Sinhalese, Cingalese) word or a variant thereof: turmali , tourmali , t...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

Lyngurium, meaning solidified lynx urine

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The term Lyngurium means “solidified lynx urine.” Lyngurium was first mentioned by the Greek philosopher and naturalist Theophrastus of Eres...
Friday, April 27, 2012

Mobart, Tasmania

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You won't find Mobart on a traditional map of Tasmania. But this nickname rhymes with the name of the capital of the Australian island ...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Sarcodes sanguinea: scientific name for snow plant referring to texture and color

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Sarcodes sanguinea is the scientific name for the snow plant or snow flower, which is a parasitic plant in the heath family ( Ericaceae...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

The names of moon rovers

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Red Rover , Euroluna , JURBAN , Odyssey Moon , Synergy Moon , Italia , Puli Space and White Land Space are just a few names for moon rover...
Friday, March 30, 2012

Acronym in mathematics: AM-GM for arithmetic-mean/geometric-mean

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The mathematical acronym AM-GM for arithmetic-mean/geometric-mean is frequently used while referring to the AM-GM inequality . The “means”...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Vastitas Borealis, a lowland plain on Mars named for its vastness and northern location

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The name for the Martian lowland plain Vastitas Borealis derives from the Latin words vastitas and boreus , meaning vastness (!) or deso...