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- Alexander Graham Bell (18688 bytes)
2: subject_name=Alexander Graham Bell |
3: image_name=Alexader_g_bell_1.jpg|
8: dead=dead |
9: date_of_death=[[August 2]] [[1922]] |
10: place_of_death=[[Baddeck, Nova Scotia|Baddeck]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]
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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...t of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the manufactur...
3: ...wth of the [[internal combustion engine]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power gen...
5: ...red to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|no...
10: ...he accompanying development of international [[trade]], creation of [[financial market]]s and accumula...
12: ...h often imposed tolls and [[tariff]]s on goods traded among them. - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
1: ...png|frame|[[Seal (device)|Seal]] of Margaret I of Denmark 1381 and 1403]]
2: ...on to [[Magnus VII of Norway]], [[Magnus II of Sweden]].
4: ...n, could now give her undivided attention to [[Sweden]], where the mutinous nobles were already in arm...
6: ...eld at [[Dalaborg]] Castle, in March 1388, the Swedes were compelled to accept all Margaret's conditio...
8: ...I of Denmark 1390.png|thumb|Seal of Margaret I of Denmark 1390]] - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
7: ... in dialogue with Bloomsbury, particularly its tendency (informed by [[G.E. Moore]], among others) tow...
9: ...the twentieth century and one of the foremost [[Modernists]], though she disdained some artists in thi...
11: ...erimented with [[stream-of-consciousness]], the underlying psychological as well as emotional motives ...
13: ...nd visual impressions; Woolf is at her best in rendering self-soliloquizing existences whose perpetual...
15: ..., near her home in [[Rodmell]]. She left a [[suicide note]] for her husband: "I feel certain that I am... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: ..., [[1982]]) was an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|actress]].
3: ...1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[Hollywood]]" had arrived...
5: ...eived her first Academy Award nomination for [[Academy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the f...
7: ...e of Rossellini's and Bergman's children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
9: ... final performance on the big screen. It is considered to be among her best performances. - Columbine (2097 bytes)
7: ...n [[meadow]]s, [[woodland]]s, and at higher altitudes throughout the [[northern hemisphere]]. They are...
9: ... seeds and is formed at the end of the pistils. Underneath the flower are spurs that contain nectar, m... - Honeysuckle (2143 bytes)
15: ...e, simple oval, and from 1-10 cm long; most are [[deciduous]] but some are [[evergreen]]. The plant is...
17: ...ate]], or through grubbing if high labor and soil destruction are not of concern. - Snowdrop (3046 bytes)
16: ...ch larger and flower in spring ? or early summer, depending on the species ? with all six petals in th...
21: ... /><small>''Flora von Deutschland, ֳterreich und der Schweiz'' 1885</small>]]
24: ...anuary/March, white flowers, with broad leaves folded back at the edges - Respiratory system (5107 bytes)
1: ...e day, consuming oxygen and producing carbon dioxide constantly.
22: ...]s generally accompany the [[airway]]s and also undergo numerous branchings. The [[pulmonary circulati...
24: ...chool science lab equipment/Bell jar model lung|model of how the lungs are inflated]] can be built fro...
27: ...minute while excreting about 200ml of carbon dioxide.
31: ...he respiratory system includes many mechanisms to defend itself and prevent [[pathogen]]s from enterin... - Tooth (14790 bytes)
1: <div style="float:right; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; margin:1ex; padding:.5ex; background-...
9: ... of teeth is supposed to be white, but it heavily depends on the person, and how well they care for th...
10: ...mb|200px|left|Section of a human Tooth Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
11: ...s called the species' [[dentition]]. [[Dentistry|Dentists]] sometimes refer to the inner surface of t...
13: <div style="float:right; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; margin:1ex; padding:.5ex; background-... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...f Palestine|Palestine]], have ''de facto'' independence and/or some international diplomatic recogniti...
3: ...o fulfill these obligations. The General Assembly determines admission upon recommendation of the Secu...
5: ... The name was transferred to the UN as it was founded by the victorious powers in the war as a conditi...
20: ...ebated by governments and private citizens worldwide.
24: ...ong the original signatories had been reserved, added its name later, bringing the total of original s... - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...re. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character, and agility.
4: ==History and development==
6: ...e instrument body to the reed. It was, like the modern instrument,frequently constructed of maple, wit...
8: ...oon" in ''Dioclesian'' (1690) referring to the wooden double reed, the word began to be used to refer ...
10: ...ich scholars date to the end of the 17th century, depicts the bassoon much as it appears in its curren... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...''[[trumpet]]'', as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
4: ... varieties of [[wood]] or, in the case of some student instruments, composite material or plastic [[re...
11: ...orchestral writing. Additionally, improvements made to the fingering systems of the clarinet over tim...
12: The Bass Clarinet has a very deep and loud tone. It is often only used in large ...
20: ...e of [[ebonite]]. The instrument uses a single wooden (sometimes "fiber" or plastic) [[reed (music)|re... - Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
5: ...emovable floor stand attached to its body. Some models have segments in their bodies, making them look...
7: ...nets have a low E flat. Some models have an extended range and can play to a low C.
10: ...iversally play the bass part (usually similar or identical to the [[Tuba]] part) of a musical piece, t...
13: ...elgian manufacturer of musical instruments, first designed the straight-bodied form of the bass clarin...
16: ...ta]]. Other pieces featuring this instrument include: - Cor anglais (2674 bytes)
1: ...amore]]s but larger. If the oboe were to be regarded as a soprano in C, then the "cor anglais" would ...
7: ...manding to play. The amount of breath support needed is greater than for the oboe, as is the difficul...
9: ...which is generally done by the performer, is considered something of an art. While performing, cor an...
15: ...tainty that this is the case. This probable misunderstanding gave birth to another one, the naming of...
22: ...scores over the oboe, most likely because its rounder tone quality. - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...r to the functioning of the ancestors of the recorder, early folk [[whistle]]s.
3: ...at the instrument intended was the sopranino recorder.
5: ...y at some level, is pre-tuned, and is not too strident in even the most musically-inept hands. It is h...
7: ... of recorder music in which he himself plays recorders.
9: ... are the most common solo instruments in the recorder family. - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
3: ...] music, and [[jazz]], but it was originally intended as both an [[orchestra]]l and [[military band]] ...
7: ...ong time it was relegated to military bands--this despite his great friendship with the influential Pa...
9: ...nvent an entirely new instrument which suited his desires both tonally and technically and possessed a...
11: The development is defined almost entirely in terms of Sax's patent. F...
14: ...lto saxophones exist, though rare. There is some debate amongst players as to whether the curve affec... - Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
3: ...e the [[cornett]], and [[woodwind instrument]]s made of brass, like the [[saxophone]].
6: (not necessarily made from brass)
23: * [[Ophicleide]]
41: ...e still played in [[authentic performance]]s of older music, and for some ceremonial functions.
51: [[Image:Kinkangakki_slide.png]] - Alphorn (1746 bytes)
1: ...a [[wind instrument]], consisting of a natural wooden horn of conical bore, having a cup-shaped [[mout...
3: ...outhpiece carved out of a block of hard wood is added and the instrument is complete.
5: ...e bore in relation to the length. An alpenhorn made at Rigi-Kulm, Schwytz, and now in the [[Victoria ...
8: ...f the alpenhorn from French Switzerland. The song describes the time of bringing the cows to the high ...
10: ... [[Michael Praetorius]] mentions the alpenhorn under the name of holzerni trummet in ''Syntagma Music... - Baritone horn (1537 bytes)
5: ... as all of these instruments sold are euphoniums, despite the persistent confusion which has led in so... - Cornet (3752 bytes)
3: ...s a standard [[brass band]] instrument, which was derived from the bugle family. However, lately it ha...
7: ...y seen only in the brass band, is an Eb soprano model (often shortened to just "sop"), pitched a fourt...
9: ...very narrow at the [[mouthpiece]] and gradually widening towards the bell. The conical bore of the co...
13: ...traditionalists and it is not clear what its intended role is.
17: Like the trumpet and all other modern brasswind instruments, the cornet makes a sound...
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