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Abscisic acid
A major plant hormone that plays an important role in plant growth and development. Abscisic acid (ABA), with a chemical formula of C15H20O4 (Fig. 1), is one of the most significant hormones found in plants. It is responsible for regulating various…
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Aiken, Howard Hathaway (1900–1973)
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Aleksandrov, Pavel Sergeevich (1896–1982)
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Amsler-Laffon, Jakob (1823–1912)
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Apollonius of Perga (c. 245–c.190 BC)
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Archimedes (c. 287–212 BC)
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Argand, Jean Robert (1768–1822)
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Aristarchus of Samos (c. 320–c. 250 BC)
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Artin, Emil (1898–1962)
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Avicenna (980–1037)
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Babbage, Charles (1792–1871)
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Baker, Alan (1939– )
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Banks, Joseph (1743–1820)
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Banneker, Benjamin (1731–1806)
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Barrow, Isaac (1630–1677)
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Bean
Any of several leguminous plants, or their seeds, long utilized as food by humans or livestock. There are more than 40,000 varieties of beans, with only a small number of these being mass-produced for human or animal consumption. In particular,…
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Bell, Patrick (1799–1869)
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Beltrami, Eugenio (1835–1899)
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Bernays, Paul (Isaak) (1888–1977)
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Bernoulli, Daniel (1700–1782)
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Bernoulli, Jacques (Jakob) 1654–1705 and Jean (Johann) (1667–1748)
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Bernstein, Jeremy (1929– )
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Betti, Enrico (1823–1892)
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