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From where does the word 'physics' originate?
From where does the word 'physics' originate?
The word 'physics' comes from the Latin 'physica' ('study of nature'), which is a borrowing of the Greek 'φυσική' (phusikḗ 'natural science'), derived from 'φύσις' (phúsis 'origin, nature, property')
What are some of the products that have been developed as a result of advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics?
What are some of the products that have been developed as a result of advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics?
Television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons are some of the products developed as a result of advances in electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics.
Which early civilizations are mentioned as having knowledge of astronomy?
Which early civilizations are mentioned as having knowledge of astronomy?
Early civilizations dating before 3000 BCE, such as the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians, are mentioned as having knowledge of astronomy.
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What is sound in physics?
What is sound in physics?
What frequencies elicit an auditory percept in humans?
What frequencies elicit an auditory percept in humans?
What are sound waves above 20 kHz known as?
What are sound waves above 20 kHz known as?
What are sound waves below 20 Hz known as?
What are sound waves below 20 Hz known as?
What is acoustics?
What is acoustics?
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