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There does not seem to be any record of when or where the common name was arrived at but it would be a fair guess that the dawn part came from it being a fossil from the dawn of time, rediscovered in China.l

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Where does the scientific name gold get its name from?

Au">AuThe symbol Au comes from Latin: aurum, "shining dawn".


What is the scientific name for white gold?

Gold's chemical symbol is Au and its atomic number is 79. It comes from the Latin word aurum which means shining dawn, a reference to its bright yellow color and shiny luster. The English word gold has its origins in Middle English. * Latin: Aurum * Czech: Zlato * Croatian: Zlato * French: Or * German: Gold - s * Italian: Oro * Norwegian: Gull * Portuguese: Ouro * Russian: * Spanish: Oro * Swedish: Guld http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/Au.html


Stages in information evolution?

Information EvolutionInformation Evolution is the resultant radical changes and advances in the techniques of data and information processing. Information dissemination changes gradually over a long period of time, for example, evolution of computer.Stages of Information Communication Evolution1. Invention of printing: Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing.The earliest books and records were chiselled on stone and other durable materials. After which the Egyptians discovered how to make a form of paper or papyrus from reeds that became a popular writing material. During all this time, books were written and copied by hand. But during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, image prints were made from carvings on blocks of wood which were inked and pressed firmly on the paper. 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Radio owes its development to two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone, all the three technologies are closely related. Radio technology began as "Wireless Telegraphy".The earliest system for sending electrical through the air via electromagnetic waves was called Wireless, and later Radio. Radio transmits and receives communication at various preset frequencies. Radio waves carry the signals heard on AM and FM radio. The invention of radio transmitters and radio receivers at the end of the nineteenth century is considered one of the most significant achievements of humanity of all kinds. Radio was the first medium of remote transmission of audio information. The inventors of radio are the Italian Eng.Guglielmo Marconi, Nicola Tesla, Nathan Stufflefield and some others.Radio waves are present literally everywhere. Radio waves or electromagnetic waves are used in cellular technologies, modern internet technologies, microwave oven, cordless phones e.t.c. 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Is the dawn redwood tree poisonous?

I do not believe that Metasequoia glyptostroboides the dawn redwood is poisonous. I can find no reference anywhere to this . But it isn't something you should be eating anyway.


Do dawn redwoods lose their leaves?

All trees lose their leaves eventually. Deciduous trees drop them all at once once a year.Evergreens carry leaves allt he year round and drop them through-out the year as they age. The Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is a conifer that is deciduous.


Can a redwood grow in Indiana?

Google Dawn Redwood.


Is a Dawn Redwood a coniferous or a deciduous tree?

The Dawn Redwood or Metasequoia glyptestroboides is a deciduous conifer.


What is a rare evergreen found only growing in the northwestern US?

Giant Redwood, Dawn Redwood, Giant Sequoia.


Is a dawn redwood cone a invertebrate or a vertebrate?

Neither, it's not an animal.


What is another name for Sequoia?

Redwood may refer to: * Family Cupressaceae (conifers) ** Sequoia sempervirens - Coast Redwood ** Sequoiadendron giganteum - Giant Sequoia or Sierra Redwood ** Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood ** Cryptomeria japonica- Sugi * Family Pinaceae (conifers) ** The wood of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), sometimes called 'redwood' in the timber trade * Family Fabaceae (broadleaf) ** Caesalpinia sappan - East Indian Redwood, or Sapanwood tree (first called "brezel wood" in Europe) ** Caesalpinia echinata - South American Redwood, or Brazilwood tree * Family Sterculiaceae (broadleaf) ** Trochetiopsis erythroxylon - St Helena Redwood


What type of organism is redwood?

A Redwood is not an organism, however it is a type of tree. There are three types of redwoods: the giant sequoia, the dawn redwood, and the coast redwood.


What is the name of a coniferous but deciduous tree?

Larch Larix. Dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptstoboides .


Is redwood and dogwood trees?

Redwoods are one of the Sequoiaidea family.The Sequoia dendrogiganteum, Giant Sequioa is shorter and fatter, and inhabits the Sierra Nevada. They can grow up to 270 feet high, and 20-25 feet in diameter. They live to 3,000 years or more.The Coastal redwood, Sequoia sempervirens, is taller and skinnier. The Redwood may grow to 370 feet high, and 10-25 feet in diameter. They grow on the Northern coasts of California and may reach 2000 years of age.


What is mastasquoia wood?

If you mean Metasequoia it is a deciduous conifer. It is commonly called the Dawn Redwood. It was only rediscovered in China in 1941.


Is a mahogany tree deciduous?

Tropical Hibiscus are not deciduous but are evergreen. Because they only grow in warm areas with no frost or tempretures below freezing.But there is a hibiscus,Hibiscus syriacus or Rose of Sharon that is deciduous and is both frost and cold hardy.