Chapter 38 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Place in history for subtle, astoundingly accurate predictions. (S)

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Skarpur

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The answers are always unsatisfying. U

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Ófyllnægjandi

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Place in history for subtle, astoundingly accurate predictions. (As)

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Undraverður

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Place in history for subtle, astoundingly accurate predictions. (Ac)

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Nákvæmur

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Place in history for subtle, astoundingly accurate predictions. (P)

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Spár

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Deep insight to his conviction. C

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Sannfæring

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Destroying the foundations. F

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Undirstaða

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With a clarity of thought. (C-o-t)

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Skýrleiki í hugsun

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Physicist

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Eðlisfræðingur

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An insistence that the separate laws.. I

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Þráfylgni, áleitni

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Megalomania

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Mikilmennskubrjálæði

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But rather their esthetic preference for the simple and universal. (E)

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Fagurfræði

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But rather their esthetic preference for the simple and universal. (U)

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Algildur, almenna

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A great ability to visualize interactions in nature. (V)

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Sjá fyrir sér

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A great ability to visualize interactions in nature. (I)

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Víxlverkun

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15
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A deep intuition into the essential elements of a problem. (Int)

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Innsæi

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A deep intuition into the essential elements of a problem. (E-e)

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Grundvallarþættir

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Building a hypothesis. H

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Tilgáta

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Equation

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Ability to peer inside the universe.

P-I

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Attribute to

21
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Grand unified theory (allt)

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Allsherjarkenningin

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Electromagnetism

23
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Remains stubbornly outside the model. (S)

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Þrjóskulega

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And that rankles physicists.. (R)
Angra
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Who think it must be concretely related of the.. (C)
Áþreifanlegt
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Devote
Helga
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Preference for order, uniformity and simplicity. (O)
Röð og regla
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Preference for order, uniformity and simplicity. (U)
Samræmi
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Preference for order, uniformity and simplicity. (S)
Einfaldleiki
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Honored
Heiðruðu
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His work in quantum mechanics and specifically excluded relativity. (Q-m)
Skammtafræði
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His work in quantum mechanics and specifically excluded relativity. (S-e)
Útilokuðu sérstaklega
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His work in quantum mechanics and specifically excluded relativity. (R)
Afstæði
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The chance that underlies quantum theory. (U)
Liggja að baki
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The chance that underlies quantum theory. (Q-t)
Skammtakenning
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He also cooked up an unnecessary cosmological constant. (C-u)
Skálda upp
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He also cooked up an unnecessary cosmological constant. (C-c)
Heimsfræðilegan fasta
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That was expanding or contracting. E
Þenjast út
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That was expanding or contracting. C
Dragast saman
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The greatest blunder of his life. B
Axarskaft
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Meaningless quibbles
Merkingarlausir útúrsnúningar
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General relativity
Almenn afstæða
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Principle of relativity
Afstæðislögmál
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Preference
1. Val