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- Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
2: ...Mary Stevenson Cassatt''' ([[May 22]], [[1844]] – [[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United States|...
4: ...ittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], she was the daughter of a well-do-to businessman. Cassatt grew u...
42: ...ortrait of Madame Sisley 1873.jpg|''Portrait of Madame Sisley'' (1873)
66: Image:Cassatt Mary The Lamp 1891.jpg|''The Lamp'' (1891) - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...|nursing]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth anniversary.
11: ...nfirmary]] in [[London]] that became a public scandal, Nightingale became the leading advocate for imp...
19: ...46]]), a position he would hold again ([[1852]] – [[1854]]) during the [[Crimean War]]. Herbert ...
23: ...ctivity, and the [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] foundations of the hospital. While at Kaiserwerth, Flore...
31: ...arly in November [[1854]]. In [[Scutari]] (modern-day [[ܳk? in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]) Nightingale ... - Stained glass (3937 bytes)
7: ... were limited to a very few primary colors, but today almost any color can be produced.
9: ...glasses are available in many different textures—smooth, wavy, rippled, hammered, pebbled, or ve...
11: ...ered]] together to create windows, panels, and/or lampshades incorporating colorful pictures and designs...
17: ...al skillset. One of those establishments is Florida State University's Master Craftsman Program who r...
37: * [[Stained glass lamp]] / Lampshades - Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
13: ...ate for various times in the [[liturgy|liturgical day]].
18: ... tastes. The sturdy Roman letters of the early [[Dark Ages]] gradually gave way to cursive scripts su...
47: | [[Carbon]], from sources such as [[lamp black]], [[charcoal]], or burnt bones or [[ivory]... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...o a practical form. Where there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the ...
18: * 8700 BC: [[Metalworking]] ([[copper]] pendant in [[Iraq]])
133: * [[1714]]: [[Mercury thermometer]]: [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]]
145: ...]: [[Submarine]] [[Turtle (submarine)|Turtle]]: [[David Bushnell]]
182: ...6]]: [[Davy lamp|Miner's safety lamp]]: [[Humphry Davy]] - Animal (16429 bytes)
10: [[Cnidaria]]<br>
14: [[Orthonectida]]<br>
18: [[Chordate|Chordata]] (vertebrates, etc.)<br>
19: [[Hemichordata]] (acorn worms)<br>
25: [[Priapulida]]<br> - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
13: *[[William George Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading ...
14: ...e [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
18: *[[Charles Babbage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Analytical engine]]
20: ...d]] (1863) - (1944), [[Belgian]]–American — [[plastic]]
21: ...h Baer]] - [[Germany|German]] born [[American]] — [[computer game]] - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
3: ...homas Alva Edison''' ([[February 11]], [[1847]] – [[October 18]], [[1931]]) was an [[United Stat...
7: ...homas Edison bought a house in [[Fort Myers, Florida]] (Seminole Lodge) as a winter retreat. [[Henry F...
10: ...anged. He and his family fled to Nova Scotia, Canada, settling on land the British government gave tho...
16: ...ing. His mother had been a school teacher in Canada and happily took over the job of schooling her so...
18: ...er to be typeset and printed on a moving train. Today, the paper is known as the Port Huron [[''Times-... - Microscope (8708 bytes)
3: ...of microscope—and the first to be invented—is the '''optical microscope'''. This is an [[o...
8: A '''simple microscope''', as opposed to a standard compound microscope (see below) with multiple l...
11: ...In modern microscopes the mirror is replaced by a lamp unit providing stable, controllable illumination.
34: ...ethods|contrast methods]]).'' Typically, on a standard compound optical microscope, there are three ob...
54: ...he Huygens ocular is still being produced to this day, but suffers from a small field size, and the ey... - Alternative technology (2518 bytes)
3: ... recovery, [[recycling]] or [[marketing]] of secondary materials, or that reduce or eliminate [[waste]...
25: * [[Fluorescent lamp|Fluorescent lights]] - Cattle (12844 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Bovidae]]}}
13: ...taurus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...tock]] for meat (called [[beef]] and [[veal]]), [[dairy product]]s ([[milk]]), [[leather]] and as [[dr... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...y (observation)|discoveries]] ever, and is the fundamental starting point of modern [[astronomy]] and ...
10: ...ara]], he met his teacher [[Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara]], a famous [[astronomer]]. He followed h...
14: In [[1497]] his uncle was ordained the bishop of Warmia and Copernicus was named...
22: ...bing his ideas about the heliocentric hypothesis—available to his friends. From there he continu...
24: ...Teutonic Order]] and Kingdom of Poland ([[1519]]–[[1524]]) Copernicus successfully defended [[Ol... - Calvin Coolidge (18374 bytes)
10: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[Thursday]], [[July 4]], [[1872]]</td></tr>
12: <tr><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[Tuesday]], [[January 5]], [[1933]]</td></tr>
17: ... States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Charles G. Dawes]]</td></tr>
21: ...n Calvin Coolidge, Jr.''' ([[July 4]], [[1872]] – [[January 5]], [[1933]]) was the twenty-ninth ...
25: ...[http://www.drafthorsejournal.com/daysbeforeyesterday/autumn01/75yearsago/75yearsago.htm] - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
9: ...s (some helicopters can carry slung loads, accommodating awkwardly shaped items), or as a mount for st...
15: ...ying helicopter was first conceived by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] in the [[15th century]], but it was not u...
25: ...ong slot along the tail boom, utilizing the [[coanda effect]] to produce forces to counter the torque....
29: ...streaming and can occur while in a hover on windy days making hovering turns difficult.
34: ...he same place as a fixed-wing aircraft's rudder pedals. - Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (8624 bytes)
2: ...omagnetic radiation]] in a [[wavelength]] range today known as [[x-ray]]s or Röntgen Rays. Röntgen...
16: ... covering was added to protect the aluminium from damage by the strong electrostatic field that is nec...
18: ... platinocyanide screen to test his idea, Röntgen darkened the room to test the opacity of his cardboa...
20: ...of ray might be responsible. November 8 was a Friday, so he took advantage of the weekend to repeat h...
27: ... of his conclusions have yet been proven false. Today, Röntgen is considered the father of Diagnostic... - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
4: The epithet ''Aphrodite Acidalia'' was occasionally added to her name, after th...
10: ...unterpart was [[`Ashtart|‘Ashtart]] (in standard Greek spelling ''Astarte''); her [[Etruscan myt...
16: ...sion of her origin, by which she was considered a daughter of [[Dione (mythology)|Dione]], who was the...
22: Alternatively, Aphrodite was a daughter of [[Thalassa]] (for she was born of the Se...
25: ...first time, was inflamed with desire to have her—which is Aphrodite's realm. Her domain may inv... - Christmas (35108 bytes)
2: ...hany, when the Magi visited baby Jesus. The exact date of his birth was determined centuries later.
10: ...h in Bethlehem of Judea, the home of the house of David from which Joseph was descended, fulfilled the...
18: ==Dates of celebration==
19: ...g on the civil ([[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]]) date of [[January 7]] from [[1900]] to [[2099]]. The...
21: ...man world was the Natalis Solis Invicti, the Birthday of the Unconquerable Sun. - Barium (8466 bytes)
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8: ...ign="center" | [[Caesium]] – '''Barium''' – [[Lanthanum]]
13: <div align="right"><small>[[Periodic table (standard)|Full table]]</small></div>
48: | [[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]])
98: ! [[natural abundance|NA]] - Beryllium (15119 bytes)
6: ...="center" | [[lithium]] – '''beryllium''' – [[boron]]
11: <div align="right"><small>[[Periodic table (standard)|Full table]]</small></div>
51: | [[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]])
112: ! [[natural abundance|NA]]
119: | 53.12 [[day|d]] - Carbon (15360 bytes)
2: ...he symbol '''C''' and [[atomic number]] 6. An abundant [[nonmetal]]lic, tetravalent element, carbon ha...
8: * [[lonsdaleite]] (a corruption of [[diamond]]). Structure: ...
13: Lamp black consists of small graphitic areas. These ar...
19: ...] [[carbon-14]] is commonly used in [[radioactive dating]].
30: ...bruary 27]] [[1940]] and is used in [[radiocarbon dating]].
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