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  1. History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
    2: ...ion of particular countries see [[History of rail transport by country]].
    6: ...y remained the only practical overland mechanized transport for well over 100 years.
    9: ...to mines, they were in use in Britain for surface transport by the early 1600s. By the early [[1700s]], the w...
    14: ... locomotive had no name, and was used at the Pennydarren ironworks in [[Wales]]. It was not financiall...
    16: ...ing the time required for personal travel and for transport of goods. Evans specified that there should be se...
  2. Rail transport (15539 bytes)
    1: {{transport}}
    3: '''Rail transport''' refers to the land [[transport]] of passengers and goods along '''railways''' or...
    8: ...is more comfortable than most other forms of land transport and saves energy.
    9: ...y greater loads per [[axle]]/wheel than in [[road transport]].
    11: Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient use of space: ...

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  1. Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
    7: ...t forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
    17: ...estwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
    19: ... transport out the wealth than farther [[Salvador da Bahia|Salvador]]. In [[1763]], the colonial admin...
    21: ...s no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arrived suddenly, many...
    27: ... with the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1975. Even today some ''[[carioca|cariocas]]'' claim the return o...
  2. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
    1: ...lumbus''' ([[1451]]<sup>[[#Early life|1]]</sup> &ndash; [[20 May]] [[1506]]) ( ''Cristòfor Colom'' in...
    5: ...led by [[João Vaz Corte-Real]] to Terra Verde (today's Newfoundland). [[Giovanni Caboto]] (better kno...
    7: ... in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
    11: ...ome &ndash; including many [[Native Americans]] &ndash; view him as responsible, directly or indirectl...
    21: ...ant, and his mother was Susanna Fontanarossa, the daughter of a woollens merchant. Christopher had thr...
  3. Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
    3: The dating of the Industrial Revolution is not exact, bu...
    10: ... institutional changes wrought by the end of [[feudalism]] in [[Great Britain]] after the [[English Ci...
    22: ...able as there was privilege and monopoly. The abundant supply of coal and iron ore made the making of ...
    30: ...udy tour, gathering information where he could. Today this is called [[industrial espionage]], with mo...
    59: ...ed about the need for stability and precision he adapted to the development of machine tools, and in h...
  4. Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
    7: ...h. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years &mdash; longer than that of any other British monarch....
    12: ...future King George IV), did marry, but had only a daughter, [[Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales]]. W...
    14: ...French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
    20: ...f the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten-Winds...
    25: ...ugustus I of Hanover|Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]], who became King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. ...
  5. Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
    7: &ndash; [[28 November]] [[1990]]
    15: |'''Date of Birth:'''
    27: ...''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]...
    31: ...e labour market that would create jobs and could adapt to market conditions. Exacerbated by the global...
    33: ...[House of Lords]] and as head of the Thatcher Foundation.
  6. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
    1: ...|200px|thumb|right|Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter Harriot.]]
    2: ...beth Cady Stanton''' ([[November 12]], [[1815]] &ndash; [[October 26]], [[1902]]) was a social activis...
    6: ...Starting in [[1881]], Stanton, Anthony and [[Matilda Joslyn Gage]] published the first of three volume...
    14: ...later became a judge. Margaret Livingston was the daughter of Colonel James Livingston, an officer in ...
    16: ...th C. Stanton (AP-69)]], a [[World War II]] troop transport, was named for her.
  7. Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
    7: ...nied him to Washington and was hired by the [[Air Transport Command]]'s ferrying division. She then convince...
  8. Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
    2: '''Amy Johnson''' ([[July 1]], [[1903]] &ndash; [[January 5]], [[1941]]) was a famous English ...
    8: ...t year and landed in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin, Australia]] on [[May 24]] after flying 11,00...
    20: ...[World War II]], she worked as a ferry pilot with Transport Auxiliary and, on January 5, 1941, whilst flying ...
  9. Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
    4: ... age 14 left her home in [[DeFuniak Springs, Florida]], working as a hairdresser until she wound up in...
    12: ...ished Service Medal (USA)|Distinguished Service Medal]].
    16: ... She is the only woman to ever receive the Gold Medal from the [[Federation Aeronautique International...
    18: ..., [[California]], Jacqueline Cochran flew a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[F-86 Sabre]] jet at an average speed...
    20: ...ity in support of an Eisenhower presidential candidacy. The rally was documented on film and Cochran p...
  10. Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
    6: ...x_classis_entry | taxon = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]}}
    8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Orchidaceae'''}}
    11: Over 800 <br/> See [[List of Orchidaceae genera]].
    14: '''Orchids''' ('''Orchidaceae''' family) are among the largest and most div...
    18: ...t, are considered by [[CITES]] as threatened or endangered. They are therefore protected.
  11. Apple (20408 bytes)
    6: ..._classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]}}
    34: ...lity to disease, or poor tolerance for storage or transport. Few old cultivars are still produced on a large ...
    58: *'[[Idared]]': [[Idaho]] (1942)
    63: *'[[McIntosh]]': [[Canada]] (1811)
    91: ...rf]] rootstocks are generally more susceptible to damage from wind and cold. Full dwarf trees are ofte...
  12. Locomotive (16705 bytes)
    5: ...ives haul their trains. Increasingly common these days in passenger service is [[push-pull]] operation...
    27: ...wo and a half times that of diesel power, and the daily mileage achievable was far lower. As labour co...
    29: ...e in [[China]], where [[coal]] is a much more abundant resource than [[petroleum]] for diesel fuel. In...
    32: ...mber of which survive and are still operational today.
    60: ...cal suppliers over German ones. In the US and Canada, they are now greatly outnumbered by diesel-elect...
  13. Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
    10: #Transport of [[hormone]]s.
    25: ...nutrients, water and oxygen without the need of a transport system.
    61: ... they were filled with air and that they were for transport of air.
    65: ... blood vessels carry blood and identified venous (dark red) and arterial (brighter and thinner) blood,...
  14. Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
    69: ... into the colon, where they remain, usually for a day or two, until the feces are expelled by a bowel ...
    81: ===Absorption and transport of nutrients===
    86: ... it is recommended that 55 to 60 percent of total daily calories be from [[carbohydrate]]s. Some of ou...
    126: ...ongue'' which is only present in the phylum [[Chordata]].
    137: ...[[racquet|racquets]], such as for [[tennis]]. Today, synthetic strings are much more common, but the...
  15. Artery (6875 bytes)
    11: To withstand and adapt to the pressures within, the arteries are surro...
    21: ... together to form larger vessels, each helping to transport wastes, [[oxygen]]-poor red blood cells and surro...
    23: ...s to capillary damage, in adition to the arterial damage.
  16. Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
    16: ...ant molecules exchanged, other gases will also be transported between the alveoli and blood in relation to th...
    18: ...ce of the alveolar walls to gas diffusion. Thus, transport of carbon monoxide is 'diffusion limited'. Gases...
    54: ..., a [[transmembrane]] protein responsible for the transport of chloride ions. This causes huge amounts of muc...
  17. Kidney (12846 bytes)
    9: ...s slightly lower than the left in order to accommodate the [[liver]].
    20: ... cotransport and [[countercurrent exchange|countertransport]] mechanisms. The final solution is then excreted...
    33: ...rson's blood pass through the kidneys 350 times a day at the rate of 1.2 litres per minute, producing ...
    39: ...have numerous [[mitochondria]], enabling [[active transport]] to take place by the energy supplied by [[adeno...
    93: ...s a toxic condition characterized by abnormal and dangerously high levels of urea, creatinine, various...
  18. Chromosome (12667 bytes)
    19: ...rotubules pull the chromatids apart, so that each daughter cell inherits one set of chromatids. Once t...
    191: ...some 4. It is characterized by severe growth retardation and mental defect.
    192: ...asymmetrical skull, slanting eyes and mental retardation.
    193: ...osome 18. Symptoms include mental and motor retardation.
  19. Cycling (1157 bytes)
    1: ...s a [[recreation]], a [[sport]], and a means of [[transport]] across land. It involves riding [[bicycle]]s, [...
    5: * [[Bicycle transportation engineering]]
  20. Textile (4228 bytes)
    36: *[[Modal (textile)|Modal]]
    60: ...teen]], [[plush fabrics]] and similar have a secondary set of yarns which provide a pile.
    66: ...natural and synthetic, some of which require [[mordant]]s.
    74: ... [[kite]]s, [[sail]]s, [[parachute]]s and other [[transport]] use. Early [[airplane]]s used cloth as part of ...

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