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Why were tanners unlikely to die from Black Death?

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A common characteristic of single and multilayer dielectric coatings and interference filters is that transmittance and reflectance spectra shift to shorter wavelengths as they are tilted from normal to oblique incidence. Why?

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Is it possible for a photodetector to determine the wavelength of light incident on it without accompanying Optics?

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It is said that war is good for technological progress. Does the historical evidence back this up?

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Why is plasma considered a 'forth state of matter'?

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We’re on rotating plant that orbits the sun. Why do we not experience any forces other than gravity in our day to day lives?

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How fast does an electric field change in response to a change in charge?

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What differences are there in the biology of birds adapted to live in fresh and salt water?

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If a meteorite, with the exact same characteristics as the dinosaur killing one, was on a collision course with Earth, How soon would we be able to detect it?

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Is it possible for a photodetector to determine the wavelength of light incident on it without accompanying Optics.

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Why were tanners unlikely to die from Black Death?	191	AskHistorians
A common characteristic of single and multilayer dielectric coatings and interference filters is that transmittance and reflectance spectra shift to shorter wavelengths as they are tilted from normal to oblique incidence. Why?	10	askscience
Is it possible for a photodetector to determine the wavelength of light incident on it without accompanying Optics?	4	askscience
It is said that war is good for technological progress. Does the historical evidence back this up?	2	AskHistorians
Why is plasma considered a 'forth state of matter'?	1	askscience
We’re on rotating plant that orbits the sun. Why do we not experience any forces other than gravity in our day to day lives?	1	askscience
How fast does an electric field change in response to a change in charge?	1	askscience
What differences are there in the biology of birds adapted to live in fresh and salt water?	1	askscience
If a meteorite, with the exact same characteristics as the dinosaur killing one, was on a collision course with Earth, How soon would we be able to detect it?	1	askscience
Is it possible for a photodetector to determine the wavelength of light incident on it without accompanying Optics.	1	askscience