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In ancient Greek medicine, each of the four humours became associated with an element. Blood was the humor identified with air, since both were hot and wet. Other things associated with air and blood in ancient and medieval medicine included the season of spring, since it increased the qualities of heat and moisture; the sanguine temperament (of a person dominated by the blood humour ...
Air, a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, constitutes a non-dispersive medium. However, air does contain a small amount of CO 2 which is a dispersive medium, and causes dispersion to air at ultrasonic frequencies (greater than 28 kHz). [8] In a dispersive medium, the speed of sound is a function of sound frequency, through the dispersion relation.
Footsteps (Indonesian: Jejak Langkah) is the third novel in the Buru Quartet tetralogy by the Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer. The tetralogy fictionalizes the life of Tirto Adhi Soerjo , an Indonesian nobleman and pioneering journalist.
Through two playoff games, Texas has given up 632 passing yards and four TDs through the air. Players like Mukuba and Jahdae Barron match up extremely well with Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith ...
Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against Northern Illinois at Notre Dame Stadium.
Among the 14 people killed in the New Orleans attack: a warehouse manager, an account executive, an aspiring nurse and two loving parents.
A foil bearing, also known as a foil-air bearing, is a type of air bearing. A shaft is supported by a compliant, spring-loaded foil journal lining. Once the shaft is spinning fast enough, the working fluid (usually air) pushes the foil away from the shaft so that no contact occurs. The shaft and foil are separated by the air's high pressure ...
Two new 591-foot-tall skyscrapers, linked across the top by a daring “sky pool,” are set to rise above Dubai’s Marasi Marina. But the soaring 43-foot infinity pool will not be accessible to ...