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  1. History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
    1: ...nderstanding]], [[knowledge]] or [[wisdom]] on fundamental matters as diverse as [[reality]], [[knowle...
    16: ...ontinuous project - the one still being pursued today - is [[Socrates]], who studied under several Sop...
    29: ...aused first cause, and this is God. Aquinas also adapted this argument to prove the goodness of God. E...
    42: ...te it, the way the entire larger modern period is dated, from the [[Renaissance]]. In some usages, "Mo...
    48: ...nd in philosophers such as [[Adam Smith]], but fundamentally challenged established conceptions.
  2. Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
    3: Agnes was the daughter of [[Joscelin II of Courtenay]], [[County o...
    9: ...s questioned by supporters of Amalric and Maria's daughter [[Isabella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There w...
    13: ...f [[Humphrey IV of Toron]] to Amalric and Maria's daughter Isabella; one of the terms of marriage was ...
    15: ...83, King Baldwin IV and the Haute Cour decided to alter the succession: [[Baldwin V of Jerusalem|Baldwin ...
    20: ...nay]], [[Latin Empire|Latin emperor]], and [[Yolanda of Flanders]]. She married [[Geoffrey II Villhard...
  3. Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
    1: ...salem]] from [[1186]] to 1190. She was the eldest daughter of [[Amalric I of Jerusalem]] and [[Agnes o...
    17: ...Bohemund, her political rivals, from marrying her daughter into the rival court faction, led by the Ib...
    19: Sibylla bore her new husband two daughters, Alice and Maria. Initially Baldwin IV ves...
    21: ...to annul the marriage and therefore he decided to alter the succession: [[Baldwin V of Jerusalem|Baldwin ...
    27: ...wing the precedent of Melisende, and as the elder daughter of King Amalric, Sibylla had the best claim...
  4. Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
    3: ...s probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professional Widow]]", her s...
    10: ...nd her difficulty with playing from sheet music – with Caton, [[Matt Sorum]] (later of [[the Cul...
    13: ...se]], [[Will MacGregor]], [[Carlo Nuccio]], and [[Dan Nebenzal]], the record ended up full of raw, emo...
    33: ...rgirl Hotel'', but like that album featured overt dance music influences and a relatively subdued pian...
    39: ...ht. Thematically, the album explored Amos’s alter ego Scarlet and her cross-America trip post-[[Sep...
  5. Hydrangea (4213 bytes)
    6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
    46: ...by adding [[calcium oxide|lime]] or [[potash]] to alter the alkalinity level around the plant.
  6. Eye (21834 bytes)
    1: ... but detect whether the surroundings are light or dark. More complex eyes are used to provide the [[s...
    15: ...lls. They can distinguish between light and dark (day and night), but no more. This enables snails to ...
    24: ...tering the eye. Too much light being let in could damage the retina, too little light would be blindin...
    31: ...e eye does not. The choroid gives the inner eye a dark colour, which prevents disruptive reflections w...
    65: ...l acuity]] (a measure of detail). This is why the darker conditions become, the less colour objects se...
  7. Tongue (3711 bytes)
    10: ... are four pairs of ''intrinsic muscles'' that can alter the shape of the tongue for talking and swallowin...
  8. Trombone (15819 bytes)
    6: ...tromba'' — "trumpet" — and ''-one'' — a suffix for "large". Thus, quite literally, a...
    12: ... a bell that was more conical and less flared. Today, ''sackbut'' is generally used to refer to the e...
    25: The standard ''tenor trombone'' has a [[fundamental]] [[note]] of B♭ and is usually treat...
    26: ...ts can play lower "false tones" and much lower "pedal tones" on the instrument.
    28: ...itions available to the player instead of the standard seven as the slide is too short for what is eff...
  9. Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
    6: ...exchange between emergent peoples of the region — [[Egyptian|Egyptians]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek...
    11: ...499;ון), "the middle sea", a literal adaptation of the German equivalent ''Mittelmeer''. I...
    17: ...[[Sea of Marmara]] and [[Black Sea]], by the [[Dardanelles]] and the [[Bosporus]] respectively, on the...
    43: ...tic Sea]] between the Italian peninsula and the [[Dalmatia]]n coast,
    67: ...m and ended up in a brine lake. These layers were alternated with layers containing marine fossils, indic...
  10. Volcano (27295 bytes)
    2: ...east, this phenomenon tends to occur near the boundaries of the [[plate tectonics|continental plates]]...
    21: ...or global weather pattern changes. Potential candidates include [[Yellowstone National Park]] and [[La...
    24: Volcanoes are usually situated either at the boundaries between [[tectonic plates]] or over [[hot spo...
    96: ...anic object in the solar system, due to [[tides|tidal]] interaction with Jupiter. It is covered with v...
    111: ...ike on its south side. Photo credit: USGS Digital Data Series]]
  11. Finland (29511 bytes)
    53: ...e]] (1500–500 BC) and [[Iron Age]] (500 BC–AD 1200) were characterized by extensive contac...
    57: ...in domestic Swedish debate and in Russian propaganda promising "liberation from Swedish oppression".
    61: ...o Aunus]] complicated the relations. The Finnish–Russian border was agreed on only with the [[Tr...
    67: ... was followed by the [[Lapland War]] of [[1944]]–[[1945]], when Finland forced the Germans out o...
    71: ...e [[Urho Kekkonen|President Kekkonen]] ([[1956]]–[[1981|81]]), used their relations with the Kre...
  12. Pakistan (74854 bytes)
    39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[19...
    42: time_zone = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]] |
    54: ...civilizations of the region, and modern events to date)''
    57: ...thumb|180px|right|[[Mohenjodaro|Ruins of Mohen-jo-Daro]], 80 km southwest of [[Sukkur]], was center of...
    62: ...[1st century]] CE, as petty rulers (such as [[Theodamas]]) and as administrators, after the area was c...
  13. Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
    18: LandArea = 178,023 |
    26: AdmittanceDate = [[November 16]], [[1907]] |
    27: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(town of [[Kenton, ...
    111: ...ita]]) [[Quapaw]], [[Caddo]] and [[Osage]]. Descendants of these peoples still live in the state.
    124: ...hly means "the people" and ''homa'' means "red". Alternatively, this may be a [[French language|French]]...
  14. Comet (30542 bytes)
    9: ... tail, pointed in slightly different directions &mdash; dust being left behind in the comet's orbit (s...
    15: ...like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometary surfaces allows them to absorb ...
    29: ...0," the "Great September Comet of 1882," and the "Daylight Comet of 1910." After [[Edmund Halley]] de...
    31: ...0 comets and is conducting a contest to guess the date of its 1000th comet discovery.{{hnote|SOHO (200...
    45: ... things being very limited.{{hnote|Sagan, pp. 23&ndash;24}} However, the Aristotelean viewpoint proved...
  15. Anemometer (11426 bytes)
    7: ...of a wind vane; on the other hand it is not well adapted to leaving a record on paper of the actual ve...
    13: ...d while the ordinary pressure plate is admirably adapted for measuring the force of a steady and unifo...
    23: ...h weather, or the opening of a door, may entirely alter the registration.
    29: ... turbine (windmill) can be logged together in a [[data logger]].
  16. Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
    1: ...riner 10]] ([[1974]]&ndash;[[1975|75]]); only 40&ndash;45% of the planet has been mapped.
    3: ...ly had two names, as it was not realized it could alternately appear on one side of the Sun and then the ...
    8: (This Data comes from [http://www.answers.com/topic/mercur...
    10: ...ure]] of Mercury is 452 K, but it ranges from 90&ndash;700 K; by comparison, the temperature on Earth ...
    12: Surprisingly, radar observations taken in 1992 indicated that there ...
  17. Human (48024 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
    9: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Hominidae]]}}
    14: ...apiens | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
    16: ''[[Homo sapiens idaltu]]'' (extinct)<br/>
    35: ...ere are a number of perspectives regarding the fundamental nature and substance of humans. These are b...
  18. Pioneer 11 (5118 bytes)
    3: ...er's [[mass]] in a [[gravitational slingshot]] to alter its [[trajectory]] toward Saturn. It passed close...
    7: ... of the [[heliosphere]]; [[neutral hydrogen]] abundance; distribution, size, mass, [[flux]], and veloc...
    9: ...by Pioneer 11 on [[September 1]], [[1979]], three days before its closest encounter. The [[moon]] [[Ti...
    11: ...ng generator power output. Science operations and daily [[telemetry]] ceased on [[September 30]], [[19...
    21: ...eer 10 and 11 spacecraft at distances between 20&ndash;70 AU from the Sun has consistently indicated t...
  19. Cold War (18329 bytes)
    2: ...ure, selective aid, diplomatic manoeuvre, propaganda, assassination, low-intensity military operations...
    12: ...weapons. Another manifestation was in the propaganda wars between the United States and the USSR. Inde...
    46: ...launching an attack on either party would be suicidal, and so neither would attempt it.
    56: ...59]] ''The Tragedy of American Diplomacy'' and [[Walter LaFeber]] in his [[1967]] ''America, Russia, and ...
    60: ...bility in Europe, which threatened to drastically alter the balance of power in a manner favorable to the...
  20. History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
    16: ... levels, which in retrospect after the crash were dangerously inflated.
    18: ...musical noise by much of the older generation). [[Dancing]] was a popular recreation.
    34: ...dministration was rocked by the [[Teapot Dome scandal]]. It looked like the President himself might be...
    42: ... compromise&mdash;the [[Gold Exchange Standard]]&mdash;that lacked the stability to rebuild world trad...
    44: ...dard]], and the interchangeability of currencies&mdash;were crumbling.

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