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Adanson, Michel (1727–1806)
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Addiction and addictive disorders
Habituation to a specific practice, such as drinking alcoholic beverages or using drugs (for example, heroin, cocaine, or amphetamines), and disorders characterized by the chronic use of a drug, alcohol, or similar substance. Addiction and addictive…
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Addison, Thomas (1793–1860)
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Ader, Clément (1841–1926)
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Adleman, Leonard (1945– )
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Adler, Alfred (1870–1937)
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Adler, Stephen L(ouis) (1939– )
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Adrian, Edgar Douglas (1889–1977)
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Agassiz, (Jean) Louis Rodolphe (1807–1873)
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Agassiz, Alexander (Emmanuel Rodolphe) (1835–1910)
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Agate
A variety of chalcedonic quartz that is distinguished by the presence of color banding in curved or irregular patterns (Fig. 1). Most agate used for ornamental purposes is composed of two or more tones or intensities of brownish-red, often…
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Agnesi, Maria Gaetana (1718–1799)
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Agre, Peter (1949– )
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Agricola, Georgius (1490–1555)
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Aiken, Howard Hathaway (1900–1973)
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Airy, George Biddell (1801–1892)
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Aitken, Robert Grant (1864–1951)
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Akasaki, Isamu (1929– )
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Akeley, Carl (Ethan) (1864–1926)
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Al-Battani, abu-Abdullah Muhammad ibn-Jabir (c. 850–c. 929)
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al-Farghānī, abu-al-Abbās Ahmad (lived 9th century AD)
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al-Sufi (903–986)
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Albee, Fred (Houdlette) (1876–1945)
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