Sentence examples for most notable discovery from inspiring English sources

For one, it allows Johnson to present a convincing case that Priestley's most notable discovery was not oxygen (Carl Scheele had done similar work before him, and Antoine Lavoisier better understood the element) but rather carbon dioxide.

Perhaps the most notable discovery, however, is the creature's extensive plumage, which provides direct evidence for the existence of giant feathered dinosaurs.

The most notable discovery in the rear section was three clay pots each containing one complete subadult skull (burial 1: 8±2 years of age, burial 2: 11±2.5 years of age, burial 3: 15–21 years of age [1]).

The unit's most notable discoveries came during the advance on the German port of Kiel, in the research centre for German engines used in the V-2 rocket, Messerschmitt Me 163 fighters and high-speed U-boats.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.05378.022 One of the most notable discoveries was that of a novel family, the Chuviridae.

First, one of the most notable discoveries of the past 40 years was the finding that the genomes of most species contain families of transposable elements (TEs) with the capacity to make new copies that insert elsewhere in the genome (Shapiro 1983).

The most notable discoveries in the abdominal fat transcriptome were higher expression of many genes involved in blood coagulation in the LL and up-regulation of numerous adipogenic and lipogenic genes in FL chickens.

Several other navigators, including merchantmen, filled out knowledge of the Bass Strait area; most notable was the discovery of Port Phillip in 1802.

The most notable earwax scientific discovery of recent times is that of a 24cm wax earplug from a blue whale.

De Moivre's most notable achievement in probability was the discovery of the first instance of central limit theorem, by which he was able to approximate the binomial distribution with the normal distribution.

Subject to widespread hoax treatment were astronomical "discoveries," and one of the most notable was the Great Moon Hoax.