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- noun A unit expressing the rate of decay of radioactive material, equal to one million disintegrations per second, or one million becquerels.
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- noun An
obsolete unit ofradioactivity (symbol:rd ), defined as the activity of a quantity ofradioactive material in which onemillion nuclei decay persecond .
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Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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I guess nearly all would know Judge Judybarry rutherford (Quote)
The Volokh Conspiracy » Two Thirds of Americans Cannot Name Even One Supreme Court Justice 2010
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Observation: famous observational, even serendipitous experiments like rutherford scattering, davisson germer, michelson morely
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These are succinctly set forth in The Rutherford Institute's "Twelve Rules of Christmas" (available at www. rutherford.org).
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To see how simple the test is, check it out at www. rutherford.org.
John W. Whitehead: Why Aren't Schools Teaching Our Children Their Rights and Freedoms? 2009
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Quote Of The Day 2009
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[17] #29 Comment By barry rutherford On September 3, 2009 @ 1: 31 pm
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This is graphically illustrated in a series of disturbing photographs, smuggled out of the country and available at www. rutherford.org.
John W. Whitehead: Chinese Christians Are Paying a High Price for the Olympics 2008
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Information about The Rutherford Institute is available at www. rutherford.org.
John W. Whitehead: Is It Time to Consider Impeaching the President? 2008
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Information about The Rutherford Institute is available at www. rutherford.org.
John W. Whitehead: Religious Tests, Bigotry and the Race for the White House 2008
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