Explanation

• Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO Blood Group System in 1900.
• He was an Austrian scientist and physician.
• His discovery made safe blood transfusions possible.
• He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930 for his work.

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• The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by the Richter scale.
• It measures the energy released by an earthquake.
• The Richter scale was developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter.
• It is used in seismology (the study of earthquakes).

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Explanation

• Discoverer: Alexander Fleming
• Year of discovery: 1928
• Place: St. Mary's Hospital, London
• First patient treated with penicillin: Albert Alexander
• Date of first treatment: 12 February 1941

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• The atmospheric pressure at any place is measured by a Barometer.
• The barometer was invented by Evangelista in 1644.

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• William Harvey discovered the circulation of blood in 1628.
• He was the first physician to completely describe systemic blood circulation.
• Famous book: De Motu Cordis (On the Motion of the Heart and Blood) (1628)
• He is known as the Father of Circulation of Blood.

Additional information:

• Birth: 1578
• Death: 1657

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