Chapter 38 Flashcards

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Place in history for subtle, astoundingly accurate predictions. (S)

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Skarpur

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The answers are always unsatisfying. U

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Ófyllnægjandi

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Place in history for subtle, astoundingly accurate predictions. (As)

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Undraverður

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Place in history for subtle, astoundingly accurate predictions. (Ac)

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Nákvæmur

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Place in history for subtle, astoundingly accurate predictions. (P)

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Spár

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5
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Deep insight to his conviction. C

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Sannfæring

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Destroying the foundations. F

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Undirstaða

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With a clarity of thought. (C-o-t)

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Skýrleiki í hugsun

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Physicist

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Eðlisfræðingur

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An insistence that the separate laws.. I

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Þráfylgni, áleitni

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Megalomania

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Mikilmennskubrjálæði

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11
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But rather their esthetic preference for the simple and universal. (E)

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Fagurfræði

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12
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But rather their esthetic preference for the simple and universal. (U)

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Algildur, almenna

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A great ability to visualize interactions in nature. (V)

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Sjá fyrir sér

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14
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A great ability to visualize interactions in nature. (I)

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Víxlverkun

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15
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A deep intuition into the essential elements of a problem. (Int)

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Innsæi

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A deep intuition into the essential elements of a problem. (E-e)

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Grundvallarþættir

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17
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Building a hypothesis. H

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Tilgáta

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18
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Equation

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Jafna

19
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Ability to peer inside the universe.

P-I

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Gægjast inn

20
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Attribute to

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Eigna

21
Q

Grand unified theory (allt)

A

Allsherjarkenningin

22
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Electromagnetism

A

Rafsegulmagn

23
Q

Remains stubbornly outside the model. (S)

A

Þrjóskulega

24
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And that rankles physicists.. (R)

A

Angra

25
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Who think it must be concretely related of the.. (C)

A

Áþreifanlegt

26
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Devote

A

Helga

27
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Preference for order, uniformity and simplicity. (O)

A

Röð og regla

28
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Preference for order, uniformity and simplicity. (U)

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Samræmi

29
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Preference for order, uniformity and simplicity. (S)

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Einfaldleiki

30
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Honored

A

Heiðruðu

31
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His work in quantum mechanics and specifically excluded relativity. (Q-m)

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Skammtafræði

32
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His work in quantum mechanics and specifically excluded relativity. (S-e)

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Útilokuðu sérstaklega

33
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His work in quantum mechanics and specifically excluded relativity. (R)

A

Afstæði

34
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The chance that underlies quantum theory. (U)

A

Liggja að baki

35
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The chance that underlies quantum theory. (Q-t)

A

Skammtakenning

36
Q

He also cooked up an unnecessary cosmological constant. (C-u)

A

Skálda upp

37
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He also cooked up an unnecessary cosmological constant. (C-c)

A

Heimsfræðilegan fasta

38
Q

That was expanding or contracting. E

A

Þenjast út

39
Q

That was expanding or contracting. C

A

Dragast saman

40
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The greatest blunder of his life. B

A

Axarskaft

41
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Meaningless quibbles

A

Merkingarlausir útúrsnúningar

42
Q

General relativity

A

Almenn afstæða

43
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Principle of relativity

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Afstæðislögmál

44
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Preference

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