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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...orer]], whose account documents his travels and side-excursions over a period of almost thirty years, ...
4: His name may alternatively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn B...
6: ...lated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but ...
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
11: ...eadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[1124]] – [[March 31]...
6: ...], [[Duke of Aquitaine]], and her mother was Ʈor de Chⴥllerault, the daughter of Aimeric I, Vicomte...
8: ... and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, d...
10: ...uld remain independent of France, and Eleanor's eldest son would be both King of France and [[Dukes of...
12: ...paign, with her, the Queen of France, as their leader. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
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9: |'''PM Predecessor:'''
25: |[[Order of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ... Kesteven" -->''', [[Order of the Garter|LG]] [[Order of Merit|OM]] [[Privy Council|PC]] [[Royal Socie...
29: ...he Conservative leadership in [[1975]]. She was undefeated at the polls, winning the [[United Kingdom ... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
2: ...ge:Bonnie_and_Clyde.jpg|thumb|200px|Bonnie and Clyde clowning.]]
3: ... the [[central United States]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Ba...
5: ...he attention of the [[American]] press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to as the ...
11: ...personal account of their crime spree and looming demise.
13: == Clyde == - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ... [[Princess]] Grace of [[Monaco]]''', was an [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning [[United States|American]...
5: ...llowed in that tradition. ''Kelly Drive'' in Philadelphia is named for John, Jr., who was a city counc...
7: ...becoming an actress, Kelly became a [[fashion]] model and appeared in her first [[film]], ''[[Fourteen...
9: ...ilms with [[Alfred Hitchcock]]: ''[[Dial M for Murder]]'', ''[[Rear Window]]'', and ''[[To Catch a Thi...
11: ...n [[1955 in film|1955]], she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[The Country Gi... - Nose (3059 bytes)
2: ...he snout. '''''Nose''''' as a term may be used to designate the leading end of anything, such as an [[...
10: ... and surrounding area, it is possible for retrograde infections from the nasal area to spread to the b...
12: ...m such external clues as sunlight-to within a few degrees of the [[North Pole]], exactly as a [[compas...
15: ...al Science Activities Manual: [http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/cesme/PSAM/PSAM/psam33.pdf Univ.... - Hunter-gatherer (4757 bytes)
1: ...es]] before the [[Neolithic]] Era, and by an ever-declining number of populations after the [[Neolithi...
5: ...nd making complex trap systems to catch elks, reindeer, etc. However, this usage is beginning to be re...
7: All [[archaeology | archeological]] evidence to date suggests that prior to twelve thousand...
8: ...re found in the Arctic, tropical rainforests, and deserts where other forms of [[List of subsistence t...
10: It is estimated that in only a few decades there will be no more such communities. - 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... - Banjo (6143 bytes)
4: ... [[Africa|African]] "akonting". Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of "bandore...
6: The modern banjo comes in a variety of different forms, in...
8: ...-string banjo, the fifth peg is normally on the side of the neck, although some English versions mount...
10: ... banjos are the '''resonator banjo''' which has a detachable chamber, or resonator, on the back of the...
12: ... with the modern open-backed drum-like pot, and added a base string to give the instrument more range.... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: ...o2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...) where [[magma]] (rock of the earth's interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature...
10: ...mple. This type of volcano has a tendency to explode because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the i...
12: ... and ''mafic'' are sometimes substituted by the older chemistry terms "acidic" and "basic", respective...
15: ... huge quantities of lava that gradually build a wide mountain with a shield-like profile. Their lava f... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
1: ...a.jpg|thumb|250px|Chinese Tea Ceremony Image provided [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]...
3: ...na's history, and mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for [[Imperial examination...
10: ...bronze casting art work, noted for its clarify of detail. Early Chinese music and poetry was influenc...
12: ...y appreciated arts in court circles, with a great deal of work done on silk until after the invention ...
14: ... Chinese poetry. In this period, the highly regarded greatest Chinese poets, [[Li Po]] and [[Du Fu]] ... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] b...
11: ...f Course"'', comes upon the idea of a separate condensing chamber for the steam engine.
12: * [[1767]]: Surveyor of Forth and Clyde canal.
13: * [[1769]]: [[Patent]]ed separate condensing chamber for steam engine.
22: ...indicator to measure steam pressure in the [[cylinder]] throughout the working cycle of the engine, so... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
4: ...the ''[[Roaring Twenties]]'' as the fan base expanded significantly and triggered major expansion of n...
7: ...ed above the saloon they owned and operated on Camden Street. Kate would walk to her father's home eac...
9: ...ry recalled how their father would beat Babe in a desperate attempt to bring the boy into line, but to...
12: ... every play. One day, as his team was getting pounded, Babe started mocking his own pitcher. Brother M...
15: ...ot in such good shape. In 1914 the breakaway [[Federal League]], a rebel major league which would las... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
10: ...rgestCity = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] |
11: Governor = [[Ed Rendell]] |
21: DensityRank = 10<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 105.80 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 2<sup>nd</sup> | - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Garden State |
11: Governor = [[Richard Codey]] (acting)|
13: OfficialLang = ''None defined'' |
21: DensityRank = 1<sup>st</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 438 | - Anacharsis (4399 bytes)
4: ... to Athens in the early [[6th century BCE]] and made a great impression as a forthright, outspoken "[[...
6: ...he [[Cimmerian Bosporus]]. He cultivated the outsider's knack of seeing the illogic in familiar things...
8: ... Solon's slave that Anacharsis was come to visit, desired to see Solon, and wanted to enter into hospi...
10: ...ian Mysteries]] of the Great Goddess, a privilege denied to those who did not speak fluent Greek.
12: ... has been lost. It was he who compared laws to spiders' webs, which catch small flies and allow wasps ... - Spider (29039 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Spiders}}
2: ...r spider]] | caption = [[Long-jawed orb weaver spider]]}}
11: '''Suborder [[Mesothelae]]'''<br /> <!-- Families missing f...
12: ...p; [[Liphistiidae]] (primitive burrowing spiders)<br />
13: ...sp; [[Arthrolycosidae]] (primitive spiders)<br /> - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...nd of the asteroid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...p://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1840AN.....17...81E&db_key=AST&high=41e14...
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "mi...
8: ...[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to survive pas... - Old wives' tale (4347 bytes)
16: ...s not cause [[acne]]; in fact, there is little evidence that one's [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] affects a...
23: ...cus pneumoniae]]''. Variations on this tale include that someone who stays out in the cold will catch...
25: ... response. Still, this old wives' tale, in its modern, pseudoscientific version, is still prevalent.
30: ...n result in an infection protected from oxygen. Under such [[anaerobic]] conditions the tetanus bacter...
36: ...yellow when you hold a [[Ranunculus|buttercup]] underneath it then you do not like butter. - Anemometer (11426 bytes)
1: ...6 m) lengths. The wire (4 conductors running inside a shield) runs along the rightmost leg of the 3 l...
3: ...έτρον, a measure), is a device for measuring either the [[wind speed|velocit...
5: Anemometers may be divided into two classes, (1) those that measure the [[v...
7: ..., of the velocity of the wind to that of the cups depends very largely on the dimensions of the cups a...
9: The other forms of velocity anemometer may be described as belonging to the [[windmill]] type. In ...
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