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... produced Messerschmitt's first mil- itary aircraft , the Me 109 ( based on the Bf 109 ) , which in 1939 set the world speed record at 481 miles ( 775 km ) per hour . During World War II , about 35,000 Me 109s were produced for the ...
... produced Messerschmitt's first mil- itary aircraft , the Me 109 ( based on the Bf 109 ) , which in 1939 set the world speed record at 481 miles ( 775 km ) per hour . During World War II , about 35,000 Me 109s were produced for the ...
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... produced neutrons and positrons by reacting with pro- tons . Another type of neutrino , produced when pi mesons ( pions ) decay , was conclusively shown ( 1962 ) to be a different species : the muon- neutrino . Although they are as ...
... produced neutrons and positrons by reacting with pro- tons . Another type of neutrino , produced when pi mesons ( pions ) decay , was conclusively shown ( 1962 ) to be a different species : the muon- neutrino . Although they are as ...
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... produced the hydrogen bomb by inducing fusion reactions in a mixture of the heavy hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium , the reactions being ignited by the extremely high temperatures created in the fission reaction of an atomic bomb ...
... produced the hydrogen bomb by inducing fusion reactions in a mixture of the heavy hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium , the reactions being ignited by the extremely high temperatures created in the fission reaction of an atomic bomb ...
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