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Astronomy. Biology. Computer science. Environment. Mathematics. Philosophy. Space exploration. Other events. Awards. Deaths. References. 2006 in science. The year 2006 in science and technology involved some significant events. Astronomy. March 29 total eclipse from Turkey.
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britannica .com. The Encyclopædia Britannica ( Latin for 'British Encyclopædia') is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. since 1768, although the company has changed ownership seven times. The encyclopaedia is maintained by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 ...
Contents. hide. Beginning. Events. Deaths. 2006 in science. The year 2006 in science had some important events, listed below. Events. January 19 - The NASA spacecraft New Horizons was launched for a journey to Pluto. January 25 - The planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb was found. February 1 - The dwarf planet Eris was found to be bigger than Pluto.
The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal.
Science is a rigorous, systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world. Modern science is typically divided into three major branches: the natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; the social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which study individuals ...
2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.
