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...come a long way from the classical list of earth, wind, water and fire. Modern elements, with all their complexities, require a chart whose rows and columns reflect their properties and how they interact with one another. In the 19th century, several scientists worked on developing a periodic table that arranged the elements according to their atomic weight. It is Russian chemistry professor Dmitri Mendeleev, however, who is credited with developing the first real table in 1869. He organized the 63 then known elements into groups with similar properties and left some spaces blank for those whose existence he could...
Most of the food that ends up in Harvard dining halls is grown off campus, but now students can observe the process of cultivating food in their own backyard. The Harvard Community Garden, which officially opened last weekend, was featured in this past weekend’s Earth Day celebration...
...throughout the River area, spectators lined up against the walls of Old Lev to enjoy the scene. The band members, some of whom dressed for the occasion in brightly colored tights or leg warmers, cheered loudly in between renditions of 80s songs such as "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and "Livin' on a Prayer...
Howell’s office in Adams seems almost designed for meditation; there is plenty of open space, a high ceiling, and large windows. It is decorated in pale earth tones and furnished with comfortable couches. She has a warm, open demeanor and speaks with the comforting cadence of a therapist...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences, high-energy labs take up 25 percent of building space on Harvard’s Cambridge campus but account for half of FAS utilities costs, according to the Earth and Planetary Systems department website...