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- Steel (28384 bytes)
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32: ...copper-smelting sites on the [[Sinai Peninsula]], dated to about 3000 BC. Some iron oxides are effect...
34: ...] died in [[1323 BC]] and was buried with an iron dagger with a golden hilt. An [[Ancient Egyptian]] [...
40: ...artifact is a knife found on [[Cyprus]] at a site dated to [[1100 BC]].
46: ...and weapons. A mass grave in [[Hebei]] province, dated to the early third century BC, contains severa... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
27: ...''[[Area]]'''<br/> – Total<br/> – % water
28: ...area|Ranked 51st]]<br/> 488,100 [[square kilometer|km²]]<br/> Negligible
30: ...n]]'''<br/> – Total (2002)<br/> – [[Population density|Density]]
33: ...dence]]'''<br/> – Declared<br/> – Recognised
54: ... an area now located in the suburbs of the modern-day capital of Ashgabat. In the 7th century A.D. Ara... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
8: ...preserved mummies formed under natural conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
18: The earliest known 'mummified' individual dates back to approximately [[34th century BC|3300 B...
27: A typical mummification took 70 days in which craftsmen raced to finish the tomb.
63: ...uage]] remained in use in the Tarim Basin (Modern day [[Xinjiang]] in [[China]]) until the [[8th centu...
65: ...ied body when they opened a coffin in a graveyard dating back 1,900 years, according to Xinhua news ag... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...e Basilica of Saint Peter, portrayed by Viviano Codazzi in a 1630 painting, is the largest church in C...
8: ...in this exact spot, which had previously been a cemetery for pagans as well as Christians.
17: ...1585]] by order of [[Pope Sixtus V]]. The obelisk dates back to the [[13th century BC]] in [[Egypt]], ...
20: ...ontana, who was probably the best engineer of the day. Fontana built the lantern the following year, a...
22: ...) across. It is not simply its vast scale (136.57 meters from from the floor of the church to the top of ... - Trajans Column (10003 bytes)
1: ...[Trajan]]'s victory in the [[Trajan's Dacian Wars|Dacian Wars]]. Its design has inspired numerous [[vi...
3: ...s, with a diameter of 3.7 meters (11 ft). The 190 meter (625 ft) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times. ...
5: ...ze figure of [[St. Peter]], which remains to this day.
9: ...s two victorious military campaigns against the [[Dacia]]ns; the lower half illustrating the first (10...
13: ...es such as setting out to battle and engaging the Dacians, as well as constructing fortifications and ... - 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]] - Pioneer 11 (5118 bytes)
5: ...]]. It is 2.9 meters long and has a 2.74-meter-diameter high-gain [[antenna (electronics)|antenna]], topp...
7: ...nfrared radiometer]], and an [[imaging photopolarimeter]], which produced [[photograph]]s and measured th...
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 20–70 AU from the Sun has consistently indicated t... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
3: ...the "[[Evening Star]]", and when it is visible in dark skies it is by far the brightest [[star]]-like ...
5: ...vilization (the Mayans developed a religious calendar based on Venus's motion) and must have been know...
14: ... the upper atmosphere circle the planet in only 4 days, helping to distribute the heat.
16: ...ght from ever heating the surface. Venus's [[Bolometer|bolometric]] [[albedo]] is approximately 60%, and...
18: ...ture, listed in the table, refers to cloud tops — the surface temperature is never below 400°... - Sundial (16148 bytes)
7: ...ow on a flat surface marked with the hours of the day.
12: Minor design variations can measure standard and daylight saving time, as well.
16: == Installation of standard sundials ==
18: Tilting the style or [[gnomon]] of a standard sundial is the only practical way to install a ...
22: ...es to the east or west to adjust to the local standard time zone (time zones are 360 degrees/24 hours ... - Mammal (11782 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
15: **[[Dasyuromorphia]]
31: **[[Perissodactyla]]
32: **[[Artiodactyla]]
34: **[[Afrosoricida]] - Lightning (33113 bytes)
14: Although some others ([[Dalibard]] and [[De Lors]]) had conducted similar ex...
44: ...times longer, and can strike several miles or kilometers distant from the clouds. During a positive ligh...
46: ...s unknown at the time standards were set, and the dangers unappreciated until the destruction of a gli...
69: ... storm and will strike without warning on a sunny day. They are signs of an approaching storm.
83: ...ht, the remnants of storms that formed during the day along a [[seabreeze]] [[cold front|front]] comin... - Atmospheric pressure (6841 bytes)
1: [[Image:dr-ap.jpg|thumb|diurnal (daily) rhythm of air pressure in northern Germany (b...
2: ...here]] caused by the [[weight]] of [[air]]. ''Standard atmospheric pressure'' (''atm'') is discussed i...
9: == Standard atmospheric pressure==
10: ''Standard atmospheric pressure'' or "the ''standard atmosphere''" (1 ''[[Atmosphere (unit)|atm]]'')...
11: This "standard pressure" is a purely arbitrary representative ... - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
33: established_dates = From [[France]]<br>[[1949]]<br>[[1953]] |
45: .... Most Cambodians are [[Theravada Buddhism|Therevada Buddhists]] of [[Khmer people|Khmer]] extraction....
77: ...also the country's top tourist attraction to this day. Cambodia was a [[protectorate]] of [[France]] f...
79: ...narchist]] regime, as well as an even worse genocidal, agro-communist regime led by the [[Khmer Rouge]...
85: ...] and [[Chenla]] took hold in what is now present-day Cambodia and southwestern Vietnam. These states ... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
2: ...= pink | name = Bottlenose Dolphin}}<br />{{StatusData}}
6: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Delphinidae]]}}
13: ...truncatus | author = [[George Montagu|Montagu]] | date = [[1821]]}}
19: Bottlenose Dolphins are grey, varying from dark grey at the top near the [[dorsal fin]] to very... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
6: ...namis have been historically referred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they tak...
12: ...nts of the earth's crust can occur at [[plate boundaries]]. [[Subduction]] earthquakes are particularl...
18: ...hich produced a water wave estimated at 50 – 150 m and reached 524 m up local mou...
22: ...n its path, often reducing buildings to their foundations and scouring exposed ground to the bedrock. ...
24: ...nce as the wave travels, so the energy per linear meter in the wave decreases as the inverse power of the... - Long-distance track event (2855 bytes)
3: ==Standard long-distance events==
5: ===3,000 meter steeplechase===
7: ...rength, stamina and agility than the flat [[3,000 meter]] event. The world record for men is:
15: ===5,000 meters===
17: ...ch an event may comprise of a total of 60-200 kilometers a week. The world record for men: - Forbidden City (7592 bytes)
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10: ...fourteen of the Ming dynasty and ten of the Qing—the Forbidden City ceased being the political c...
14: ...tween the gates in the east and west walls is 750 meters. The walls are thick and squat and were specific... - Palermo (10618 bytes)
12: ...ni degli Eremiti and the Zisa. [http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/76.html]
14: ...[baroque]] buildings, many of which still exist today.
27: ... from the devastation of [[World War II]] and the damage caused by decades of uncontrolled urban growt...
42: ...tices; signs of the zodiac show the various other dates throughout the year.
44: ...Vernal Equinox]] occurred, to provide the correct date for [[Easter]]. - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
14: |'''Launch date'''||[[24 April]] [[1990]]
16: |'''Deorbit date'''||circa 2010
26: |'''Diameter'''||2.4 m
34: |'''[[NICMOS]]'''||camera/spectrometer
40: |'''[[STIS]]'''||spectrometer/camera (failed) - Alfalfa (6719 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
20: ... deep [[root]] system sometimes stretching to 4.5 meters. This makes it very resilient, especially to dro...
24: ...fficiency. When grown on soils where it is well-adapted, alfalfa is the highest yielding forage plant...
49: ...typically 4.5 to 6 feet (1.4 to 1.8 meters) in diameter and weighing upwards of 1,000 pounds. These bales...
55: ... and private varieties are available now and are adapted to the needs of particular climates.
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