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Leyden jar: Originally invented in 1745 by Pieter van Musschenbroek at the University of Leiden (Leyden), the Netherlands, it was a device used to build and store static electricity. A Leyden jar consists of a glass jar with an outer and inner metal coating covering the bottom and sides nearly to the neck. A brass rod …
Astrology, it is the ‘in-thing’ resurgent since the last decade or two. Top credit should go to our celebrities for turning Astrology in vogue. Celebs donning multiple coloured stones, projects starting with specific letters, famous people changing how they spell their names (guilty!), astro talk shows, all have contributed to this surge. Hard to believe …
NO, it is not a French word, as I hardly know French.. It is a reversed order term for those bright young minds who manage to get into the Merit List (TOP 100) of the SSC (10th Grade) exams. To begin with, as already illustrated in my previous post, these breed of people were a …
