Science+of+law
21law of definite proportions — noun (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight • Syn: ↑law of constant proportion • Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑ …
22law of equivalent proportions — noun (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together • Syn: ↑law of reciprocal proportions • Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science… …
23law of multiple proportions — noun (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation • Syn: ↑Dalton s law • Topics:… …
24law of reciprocal proportions — noun (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together • Syn: ↑law of equivalent proportions • Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science… …
25law of chemical equilibrium — noun (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction • Syn: ↑equilibrium law • Topics: ↑chemistry …
26law of mass action — noun (chemistry) the law that states the following principle: the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the molecular concentrations of the reacting substances • Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of… …
27law of effect — noun (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad consequences is not repeated • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological… …
28Science and mathematics from the Renaissance to Descartes — George Molland Early in the nineteenth century John Playfair wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica a long article entitled ‘Dissertation; exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematics and Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters …
29Law enforcement in India — by numerous law enforcement agencies. Like many federal structures, the nature of the Constitution of India mandates law and order as a subject of the state, therefore the bulk of the policing lies with the respective states and territories of… …
30Science in the Middle Ages — Science, and particularly geometry and astronomy, was linked directly to the divine for most medieval scholars. Since God created the universe after geometric and harmonic principles, to seek these principles was therefore to seek and worship God …
