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What are some products that have been developed as a result of advances in physics?
What are some products that have been developed as a result of advances in physics?
Television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons.
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
The word physics comes from the Latin physica ('study of nature'), which itself is a borrowing of the Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science').
What is the term φύσις (phúsis) derived from?
What is the term φύσις (phúsis) derived from?
The term φύσις (phúsis) is derived from φύσις (phúsis 'origin, nature, property').
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
What is one of the oldest natural sciences?
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Which early civilizations are mentioned as having knowledge of astronomy?
Which early civilizations are mentioned as having knowledge of astronomy?
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