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Process of Science: How Did Scientists Determine the Location of the Center

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Process of Science: How did scientists determine the location of the center of the Milky Way,and why had they been wrong in their previous estimate (where they placed the Sun near the center)?


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2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene

A chemical compound featuring a benzene ring substituted with two nitro groups (NO2) at the 2 and 4 positions and a fluorine atom at the 1 position.

N-terminal

Refers to the start of a protein or polypeptide terminated by an amino acid with a free amine group.

Amino Acid

A building block of proteins, characterized by an amino group (-NH2), a carboxyl group (-COOH), and a specific side chain.

Tripeptide

A molecule composed of three amino acids linked by peptide bonds.

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