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- Ionic order (6526 bytes)
1: ...avid LeRoy, ''Les ruines plus beaux des monuments de la Grèce'' Paris, 1758 (Plate XX)]]
2: ...variant of Corinthian, the [[Composite order]], added by 16th century Italian architectural theory and...
4: ...le of Artemis]] at Ephesus, one of the [[Seven Wonders of the World]].
6: ...e so much the standard, that when a Greek Ionic order was eventually reintroduced, in the later [[18th...
8: Below the volutes, the Ionic column may have a wide collar or banding separating the capital from the... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...ves because they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
8: ...ather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include:
13: ...tly motive power assets can be moved around as needed.
17: ...s of providing motive work - the common ones include:
20: ...illustration of a historical train. Pictures provided by by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Cli... - Actinium (7046 bytes)
2: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
5: {| align="center" border="0"
20: | [[Chemical series]] || [[Actinide]]s
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
39: | [[van der Waals radius]] || n/a pm - 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-... - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
7: ...rthenware and porcelain to decorative tiles and modern sculptures, reflecting both functional and aest...
10: ...cement, leading to more uniform and sophisticated designs.
17: *Hand-Building: This includes pinching, coiling, and slab building. It's one o...
19: ...is popular for making bowls, vases, and other rounded forms.
21: ... making it easier to produce multiple copies of a design. - Dye (6033 bytes)
1: A '''dye''' can generally be described as a [[colour]]ed substance that has an [[...
3: [[Archaeology|Archaeological]] evidence shows that, particularly in [[India]] and the ...
9: The first man-made [[organic]] dye, [[mauveine]], was discovered by ...
13: ...e for wool and silk. Usually [[acetic acid]] is added to the dyebath to help the uptake of the dye ont...
15: ...int]], with the addition of either [[sodium chloride]] (NaCl) or [[sodium sulphate]] (Na<sub>2</sub>SO... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...250px|Villager in Northern Thailand. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
5: ...|thumb|left|250px|Street in Myanmar. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroo Clipart...
6: ...ied to eliminate popular or mass culture from the definition of culture.
8: ...usic|classical music]], and the word ''cultured'' described people who knew about, and took part in, t...
10: ...n seemed more "natural", and observers often defended (or criticized) elements of [[high culture]] for... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...c actually consists of is something that is still debated today.
4: ... by way of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[muses|m...
6: ... may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
10: ...s. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres.
12: ..., all things were connected with each other - a mode of thought that finds its traces today in the [[o... - Flute (11293 bytes)
2: ...e:Flute2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Flute Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...tch and attack are flexible, allowing a very high degree of instantaneous expressive control.
7: ...e led to the development of what many people consider ''the'' flute, the [[Western concert flute]], wh...
9: ... makes the instrument easier to play, but takes a degree of control away from the musician. Usually fi...
11: ...player of a side-blown flute uses a hole on the side of the tube to produce a tone, instead of blowing... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
14: is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds a...
16: ...) also include a spring-loaded button-actuated slide that, when
17: depressed, further redirects air blown or drawn thr...
24: The harmonica consists of a "comb" made of wood, plastic or metal which
26: ...omatic harmonicas also have a button-activated slide. - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
1: ...anic flow on the Big Island of Hawaii. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... [[Crust (geology)|crust]]. The word "igneous" is derived from the [[Latin]] ''ignis'', meaning "fire"...
6: ...le at temperatures estimated between 600 to 1600 °C.
10: ...on the Earth's surface by a relatively thin but widespread layer of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
17: ...special circumstances they host important mineral deposits ([[ore]]s): for example, [[tungsten]], [[ti... - Architectural style (1097 bytes)
1: ...ly to buildings even produced during periods outside the historic period of Gothic architecture. Thus ... - String instrument (8163 bytes)
4: ...g|thumb|The string bass is often plucked or bowed depending on the genre and piece.]]
5: In order for a string instrument to produce sound, its st...
7: ...ed, either by a finger or thumb, or by some other device such as a [[plectrum]]. Instruments like the...
10: ...ment, since sound production through struck blows defines this instrument family; the proclamation tha...
16: ...n. Other string instruments with a keyboard include the [[clavichord]] (where the strings are struck ... - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...ain]] industry) reaching unprecedented heights. Under Ming rule, a vast [[navy]] and [[army]] was buil...
6: ...ful of the various [[Han Chinese]] groups and Zhu declared the foundation of the Ming Dynasty in [[136...
8: ...zu]] of the [[Han Dynasty]]; [[Mao Zedong]] and [[Deng Xiaoping]] are the two other peasant revolution...
10: ... since the Mongols were still a threat. As an aside, the name Hongwu means "Vast Military" and reflec...
12: ...hina|Yongle Emperor]], independent peasant landholders predominated in Chinese agriculture. - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
2: ...s4.jpg|thumb|200px|Medieval Musicians. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
9: ...implicity of chant, with unison voice and natural declamation, is most common.
11: ...multiple texts and instrumental accompaniment has developed by the end of the era.
14: ...musical notation|notation]] was a relatively late development, reconstruction of this music, especiall...
17: ...ic of the 13th century uses the rhythmic modes as defined by Garlandia. - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
1: ... preserved in [[Rock (geology)|rock]]s. This includes the study of body [[fossil]]s, tracks, burrows, ...
5: ... [[Palynology]] is the study of pollen, whether modern or geological.
7: ...pecialize in [[invertebrate paleontology]], which deals with animals without backbones, or in
8: [[vertebrate paleontology]], dealing with fossils of animals with backbones, incl...
10: There are many developing specialties such as [[paleoecology]], [[p... - Morse code (33777 bytes)
1: ...b|right|Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...orse code is the only digital [[modulation]] mode designed to be easily read by humans without a compu...
4: ...rly form of a digital code. International Morse code is composed of six elements:
11: ...by more regular formats, including the [[Baudot code]] and [[ASCII]].
13: ...s, became known as Railroad or [[American Morse code]], and is now very rarely used. - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...ning strokes are observed during a night-time thunderstorm.]]
6: ...e air, producing lightning's characteristic [[thunder]] sound.
10: ...but while waiting for its completion, he got the idea of using a flying object, such as a [[kite]] ins...
12: ...fallen during the storm had soaked the line and made it conductive.
14: ...ted the original high-object-with-some-spark-gap idea that they used, so he usually gets the credit. - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
1: ...e town where he first took the vows. His life was described in [[Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''Vite''.
7: ...hich we find in use within thirty years after his death, but was not properly [[beatification|beatifie...
9: ...n became famous. He had the patronage of [[Cosimo de' Medici]]. According to Vasari, the first paintin...
13: ...the Virgin'' in the convent of Fiesole, and the ''Deposition of Christ'' executed for the Church of th...
15: ...s city; as a fresco-painter, he may have worked under, or as a follower of, [[Gherardo Starnina]]. Fro... - Savannah Elephant (2385 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Proboscidea]]}}
31: ...lephant vocalizations: A possible communication mode? Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L11602.
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