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- David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
6: ...edicine]] and [[theology]] at the [[University of Glasgow]]. While working in [[London]], he became attrac...
8: ...t Livingstone made the one convert that he ever made in Africa. Within 6 months, they had rejected Chr...
12: ... In particular, Livingstone was a proponent of trade and missions to be established in central Africa.
14: ...rned to England to try to garner support for his ideas, and to publish a book on his travels. At this ...
17: ... sent to central and east Africa at his urgings ended in disaster, with nearly every missionary dying ... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...difficult to define. This article describes the modern dating methods used to arrive at the age of the...
4: ...ved in a similar date, and some today continue to defend [[young earth creationism]] (see [http://www....
6: Few people had conceived the idea of a time that stretched far into the past befor...
9: ...of [[Russia]]n science, was one of the first to undertake this exercise, suggesting in the mid-[[18th ...
11: ...h]] naturalist the [[Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon|Comte du Buffon]] tried to obtain a value ... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ...e Malawi remains unclear; it is held to be either derived from that of southern tribes, or noting the ...
13: government_type = [[Multi-party]] [[democracy]] |
14: ... = [[List of Presidents of Malawi|President]] |
15: leader_names = [[Bingu wa Mutharika]] |
19: area_magnitude = 1 E11 | - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: ... Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'' <sup>4</sup> |
17: leader_titles = [[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime M...
18: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|El...
20: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
28: population_density = 246.5 | - James Watt (5070 bytes)
9: ...rument making in [[London]] before returning to [[Glasgow]]
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... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
2: Name = Delaware |
3: Fullname = State of Delaware |
4: Flag = Delaware state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Delaware]] |
6: Seal = Delaware state seal.png | - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 23rd |
22: 2000Density = 39.28 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 15th |
26: Latitude = 36?30'N to 39?9'N |
27: Longitude = 81?58'W to 89?34'W | - Virginia (23198 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 14<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 69.03 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 10<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 36°31'N to 39°37'N |
27: Longitude = 75°13'W to 83°37'W | - Montana (14119 bytes)
8: Tree = [[Ponderosa Pine]] |
23: DensityRank = 48<sup>th</sup> |
24: 2000Density = 2.39 |
25: AdmittanceOrder = 41<sup>st</sup> |
28: Latitude = 44?26' N to [[49th parallel north|49?&nb... - List of themed timelines (11300 bytes)
1: ... in chronological order. They are important in understanding [[history]].
2: ...ich has entries for each millennium, century, decade and year.
4: {{listdev}}
49: ** [[Timeline of Linux development]]
99: * [[Timeline of underwater technology]] - Plant (12870 bytes)
19: ** [[Ophioglossophyta]] - adderstongues
31: ...ed to the presumed phylogenic concepts on which modern [[taxonomy]] is based.
35: [[Image:Garden-with-purple-yellow-pansy-flowers.jpg|500px|thumb...
36: ...eaves]], [[stem]]s, and [[root]]s. They also include a few of their close relatives, often called ''br...
38: ...otosynthesis]], using [[light]] and [[carbon dioxide]] to synthesize food. About 300 plant species do ... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
8: ... [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
15: ...an]] was announced at a meeting of the [[AcadéŠe des Sciences]] in [[Paris]].
17: *[[1871]] - [[Amadeus I of Spain|Amadeus I]] becomes King of [[Spain]].
23: ... announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade with [[China]].
25: ...Russo-Japanese War]]: The [[Russia]]n fleet surrenders at [[L?ou|Port Arthur]], [[China]]. - Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
9: ...Gripping must be an even and gradual process in order to avoid bringing the car to cable speed too qui...
10: [[Image:Cable_car.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
11: ...sembles a very large pair of [[pliers]], and considerable strength and skill are required to operate t...
16: ... operation was the [[IRT Ninth Avenue Line|West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway]] in [[New York]], whi...
19: ...l for other cable car transit systems, and this model is often known as the ''Hallidie Cable Car''. - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...m a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: detail of a steamer]]
3: ...erley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
13: ==Early development==
15: ... boatmen took exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
17: ...t. The boat sank, and while he made an improved model he does not seem to have had much success, thoug... - Richmond, Virginia (20197 bytes)
8: {| style = "border: solid 2px #CCCCCC;" align = "center" cellpaddin...
10: ...gn="center" width="140px" style="padding: 3px; border-right: 1px solid gray"| [[Image:RichmondVirginia...
13: ...gn="center" width="140px" style="padding: 3px; border-right: 1px solid gray"| City Flag
16: ...e="padding: 3px; border-bottom:3px solid gray; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | <font size="-1">''City [...
18: ... align="center" colspan=2 style="padding: 3px; border-bottom:3px solid gray;" | <font size="-1">''City... - Kelvin (3722 bytes)
1: {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="right...
8: |kelvins ||degrees Fahrenheit ||?F = K × 1.8 − 459....
10: |[[Fahrenheit|degrees Fahrenheit]] ||kelvins ||K = (?F + 459.67) /...
12: |kelvins ||degrees Celsius ||?C = K - 273.15
14: |[[Celsius|degrees Celsius]] ||kelvins ||K = ?C + 273.15 - Irish Terrier (2201 bytes)
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28: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/irish_terrier/index.cfm Stds]
49: Irish Terriers are coloured golden red, red wheaten, or wheaten. The dogs can becom...
55: ...and the breed was displayed for the first time in Glasgow in [[1920]]. - Culture of Scotland (11420 bytes)
3: ...ts of nationhood not readily defined but readily identifiable.
9: ...p://www.udallaw.com/] to the islands as part of a devolution of power from Edinburgh to Shetland and O...
17: ... of Scots who went on to become [[leadership | leader]]s in their fields during the 18th and 19th cent...
19: ...a Scottish university's honours [[academic degree|degree]] takes four years of study as opposed to thr...
23: ... nor the Bank of England's notes rank as legal tender (as Scots law lacks the concept), however bankno... - Spinning mule (12067 bytes)
2: ...on. The self-acting (automatic) spinning mule was developed in the 1830s. The mule was the most common...
5: ... make enough [[yarn]] for the man's [[loom]]. But demand overtook supply due to:
7: ...y [[John Kay]] of the [[flying shuttle]] (which made the loom twice as productive).
9: ...d flyer with heck, in a '''continuous''' process. Development was sponsored by businessmen such as [[A...
11: ...ased supply of yarn inspired developments in loom design such as Rev. [[Cartwright]]'s [[power loom]].... - Aspirin (9960 bytes)
4: ...ark]]. In countries in which Aspirin remains a trademark, the [[initialism]] '''ASA''' is used as a ge...
8: ...ing property makes it useful for reducing the incidence of heart attacks. Aspirin produced for this pu...
10: ...and stomach bleeding) and [[tinnitus]]. Another side effect, due to its anticoagulant properties, is i...
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34: ...wrote in the [[5th century BC]] about a bitter powder extracted from [[willow]] bark that could ease a...
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