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  2. Classical element - Wikipedia

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    The earliest Buddhist texts explain that the four primary material elements are solidity, fluidity, temperature, and mobility, characterized as earth, water, fire, and air, respectively. [30] The Buddha's teaching regarding the four elements is to be understood as the base of all observation of real sensations rather than as a philosophy. The ...

  3. Alchemical symbol - Wikipedia

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    Alchemical symbols were used to denote chemical elements and compounds, as well as alchemical apparatus and processes, until the 18th century. Although notation was partly standardized, style and symbol varied between alchemists.

  4. File:The Periodic Table of the Elements in Pictures.pdf

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    In addition to the element's name, symbol, and atomic number, each element box has a drawing of one of the element's main human uses or natural occurrences. The table is color-coded to show the chemical groupings.

  5. List of elements by symbol - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirect page. ... Chemical symbol#Symbols for chemical elements; Retrieved from " ...

  6. List of chemical elements - Wikipedia

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    118 chemical elements have been identified and named officially by IUPAC.A chemical element, often simply called an element, is a type of atom which has a specific number of protons in its atomic nucleus (i.e., a specific atomic number, or Z).

  7. Astrology and the classical elements - Wikipedia

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    Aries being a Spring sign is wet (hot & dry, hot & wet), Leo being the midsummer sign gets a double dose of hot and dry and is the pure fire sign, and Sagittarius being an Autumnal sign is colder (hot & dry, cold & dry). In the Southern Hemisphere the seasonal cycle is reversed. [2] This yields secondary and tertiary elements for each sign.

  8. Chemical symbol - Wikipedia

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    Chemical symbols are the abbreviations used in chemistry, mainly for chemical elements; but also for functional groups, chemical compounds, and other entities. Element symbols for chemical elements, also known as atomic symbols, normally consist of one or two letters from the Latin alphabet and are written with the first letter capitalised.

  9. Periodic table - Wikipedia

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    Periodic tables usually at least show the elements' symbols; many also provide supplementary information about the elements, either via colour-coding or as data in the cells. The above table shows the names and atomic numbers of the elements, and also their blocks, natural occurrences and standard atomic weights. For the short-lived elements ...