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Microorganisms
antibiotics, 124–25
germ theory, 77–78
Microscopes. See also Achromatic microscope;
Antibiotics; Electron microscope;
Telescopes
bacteria, 29–30
cell division, 92–93
existence of cells, 21
dark matter, 211
fossils, 26
“jumping genes,” 191
mitochondria, 103
quantum theory, 148–49
viruses, 97–98
Microscopic organisms
antibiotics, 124
germ theory, 77–78
Microwaves
infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) light, 55
Milky Way, 36
Miller, Stanley
origins of life, 194–95
“Mind (or thought) experiments”
Einstein, Albert, 111, 115
“Missing link,” 147
Mitochondria. See also Cell structure; Complete
evolution
importance of, 103
origins of discovery, 103–4
Mitosis. See Cell division
Mold
genes, function of, 168
penicillin, 159
Molecular biology
DNA, 196–97
Molecules. See also Atoms; Protein molecules
definition of, 64
DNA, 196–97
importance of, 63
origins of discovery, 63–64
X-rays, 95
Momentum
conservation of energy, 74
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. See also Jenner,
Edward
vaccinations, 53–54
Moons. See Jupiter’s moons
Morgan, T. H.
chromosomes, function of, 121–23
Motion. See also Black holes; Dark matter;
Law of falling objects; Laws of
motion; Momentum; Uncertainty
Principle
accelerating universe, 218–19
nature of heat, 50
nature of the atmosphere, 202
quasars and pulsars, 205–6
seafloor spreading, 199–200
Motors
electricity, 38
electromagnetism, 65
Muscles
metabolism, 174–75
Mutations
chromosomes, function of, 121–22
complete evolution, 208–9
genes, function of, 168
“jumping genes,” 191
Napier, John
planetary motion, 12
Natural selection
complete evolution, 208–9
theory of evolution, 80
Naturalist’s Voyage on the Beagle, A
theory of evolution, 80
Nature. See Order in nature
Nature of dinosaurs
importance of, 213
origins of discovery, 213–14
Nature of heat
importance of, 49
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