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November 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 1

1. Gigantic Chinese finger trap
2. How do photons work to enable visual perception

November 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 2

1. What led to the increase in prevalence of breastfeeding?

November 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 3

1. Tesla coils
2. Technical Problem
3. Enabling works for new railway lines
4. X-rays
5. Namibia "hammocks"

November 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 4

1. Star in Cancer named for Marina Popovich
2. Stars with naked eye
3. Using food or money on research participants

November 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 5

1. Burqan 2 ballistic missile spesifications?
2. Deodorant Manufacturing Process
3. what is the nuclear reaction that occurs in radiation therapy?
4. Which fungi species are in US food?

November 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 6

1. why is the bond order of water 1.5 for each O-H interaction??
2. Drone (bee)

November 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 8

1. Earth-temperature brown dwarf
2. Name of fallacy: mixing up unrelated variables?
3. Industrial production of methane

November 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 9

1. Forensic analysis
2. iPTF14hls, cause of survival of explosions?
3. Site engineers

November 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 10

1. Infrastructure vs building engineering
2. "Beam me up, Scotty!"
3. Septic shock
4. Physical Photo Stenography
5. Follow up question on dark matter and stars

November 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 11

1. Salicylic acid and acetylsalicylic acid
2. where can I find literature on anhydrous acid-base equilibria?
3. AXLE FLUX GENERATOR OUTPUT.
4. Rifles with horizontal magazines

November 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 12

1. Etymology of the word 'male'

November 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2017 November 13

1. Planet Venus and Jupiter conjunction.