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- Ulrike Meinhof (1853 bytes)
3: ...rmee Fraktion''), which is also known as the ''Baader-Meinhof gang''.
7: ...including the concept of the [[urban guerrilla]], decrying what she called the exploitation of the com...
9: ...laim that was supported by a governmental inquiry panel. Many people, including members of the [[Red Army... - Oil painting (1776 bytes)
1: ...[linseed oil]]. Other oils occasionally used include [[poppyseed oil]], [[walnut oil]], and [[safflowe...
3: ... 'invention' of painting with oil media on [[wood panel]] - [[Jan van Eyck]] often mentioned as the "inve...
5: Recent advances in [[chemistry]] have produced modern [[water miscible oil paint]]s that can be used ...
7: ...fied "non-drying synthetic oily liquid, imbedded with a heat sensitive curing agent"), the p... - Pollen (5420 bytes)
3: ...ulose]] cell wall and a thick, tough outer wall made of [[sporopollenin]].
5: ...ta|coniferous]] plant). Pollen grains come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and surface markings ch...
7: ...y few cases has anything representing prothallial development been observed; generally a small cell (t...
9: ... sperm-cells. The male-cells are carried to their destination in the tip of the pollen-tube.
15: ... people began establishing irrigated lawns and gardens, ragweed gained a foothold and Arizona lost its... - Medieval art (6359 bytes)
3: ...t history|Middle East]] and North Africa. It includes the major art movements, national art, genres, r...
5: ...re were many unique genres of art, such as [[Crusade art]] or [[animal style]].
9: ...Europe to produce a remarkable artistic legacy. Indeed the history of medieval art can be seen as the ...
17: ...ate in the period some Viking inspirations were added in Ireland.
19: ...anic, Slavic and other peoples during the [[V?rwanderung|Migration period]] from about 300-900 (to be ... - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...using written language. Artistic painting is considered by many to be among the most important of the ...
8: The oldest known '''paintings''' are at the [[Grotte Chauv...
14: ...ry:Artistic techniques|Painting technique]]s include:
30: *[[Panel]]
34: ...at the pigment is suspended or embedded in, which determines the general working characteristics of th... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...s or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbe...
3: ...floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
8: ...of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...eave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]],...
12: ...ch as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]]. - Slide whistle (1974 bytes)
1: ... it overblows the third [[harmonic]]. [[Image: Slidewhis.jpg|right]]
3: ...ut it is also possible to play melodies on the slide whistle.
5: ...iver]]'s band and his own Hot 5. At that time, slide [[saxophone]]s, with reeds rather than a fipple, ...
7: ...'', which uses five, and pieces by [[Cornelius Cardew]], [[Alberto Ginastera]] and [[Hans Werner Henze...
9: ...ee-[[Kazoo]]" in the long-running British radio [[panel game]], ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue]]''. - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
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11: | 15th President
19: | '''Succeeded by:''' - Planet (8450 bytes)
1: ...jects in orbit around other stars, the problem of defining a planet has become rather more acute.
3: ... gas and dust that orbited the [[protostar]] in a dense protostellar disk before the star's core ignit...
7: ...val by the [[International Astronomical Union]]'s panel on nomenclature). The process of naming planets ...
16: ...Mars]] (♂) - 2 satellites ([[Deimos (moon)|Deimos]], [[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]])
25: ... size between Mercury and Ceres, which would include the five objects mentioned above (Pluto, Sedna, O... - Alternative technology (2518 bytes)
3: The term also includes products or production processes that promote or...
5: ...l research should be done and how it should be funded; and which of a field of competing alternative t...
7: ...adopted, after which they might no longer be considered "alternative." For example, a class of chemic...
11: * Liquid fuels for automobiles (besides [[gasoline]] and [[diesel]])
17: * [[Solar panel]]s - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...onship with the universe. In the course of the [[development of religion]], it has taken a huge numbe...
2: ...is used to designate what should be more properly described as a "religious organization" – that...
5: ...ht|Fishers of men; Oil on panel by [[Adriaen van de Venne]] ([[1614]])]]
10: ...e. The second interpretation, favoured by more modern scholars such as [[Tom Harpur]], is ''re + ligi...
12: ===Defining "religion"=== - Hieronymus Bosch (3386 bytes)
1: ...ontain complex, highly original, imaginative, and dense use of symbolic figures and [[iconography]], s...
3: ...with ''Bosch'' (pronounced as ''Boss'' in Dutch), derived from his birthplace [['s-Hertogenbosch]]. In...
5: ...urg]]. In 1463, some 4000 houses in the town were destroyed by a catastrophic fire, which the then abo...
7: ...panel from the triptych ''[[The Garden of Earthly Delights]]'']]
8: ...the various types of [[sin|sinners]] on the right panel. - Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
1: ...n (c.1435) Oil on oak panel, 220 x 262 cm [[Museo del Prado]], Madrid]]
3: ...(c. [[1400]] - [[June 18]], [[1464]]) was a [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[painter]].
9: ...ult on his style, which owes nothing to Italian models; and he returned to [[Brussels]], where he died...
13: ...lip the Good, painted c. 1450 by Roger van der Weyden]]
15: ...Unlike other Flemish masters, Roger used little underdrawing for his oil paintings, only blocking out ... - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
1: ...as characterized by [[Giorgio Vasari]] as a "[[golden age]]", a thought, suitably enough, he expressed...
5: ...y" (Vasari) In [[1470]] he opened his own independent ''studio''.
7: ...'[[tondo]]'' form and did many beautiful female nudes, according to Vasari. The ''Birth of Venus'' ('...
11: ...him political protection and creating conditions ideal for his production of several masterpieces.
13: ...ted it, were guilty of unidentified [[heresy]], a delicate requirement in such a subject. The heretica... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ... of the [[Church of England]], a decision which ended his political career and led to his [[capital pu...
5: ...mas would become a "marvellous man". Thomas attended the [[University of Oxford]] for two years, wher...
7: ...mself incapable of [[celibacy]], More finally decided to marry in [[1505]], but for the rest of his li...
9: ...her daughter by her previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical educat...
12: ...Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertreasurer in [[1521]]. As secretary and personal... - Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
7: ...29, 2005. The next version, [[Mac OS X 10.5]], codenamed "Leopard", is scheduled to be released at th...
12: ...etc. This metaphor is sometimes called the WIMP model for '''W'''indows, '''I'''cons, '''M'''enus, '''...
13: ...e of a [[Computer mouse|mouse]] or other pointing device in personal computing.
14: ...rag" behaviors to perform actions with a pointing device.
19: * Aesthetic and ergonomic industrial "All in One" design that reduced clutter. - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
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7: ...a [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[cartographer]] of German descent, remembered for the [[Mercator projection]] ...
9: ...ther map of the world ([[1538]]) and a map of Flanders ([[1540]]). During this period he learned [[Ita...
12: ...d it in [[1569]]; it had parallel lines of longitude to aid navigation by sea, as compass courses coul...
15: ...further maps were published in [[1595]] after his death by his son [[Rumold Mercator]]. - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: ...ade of metal) stacked or rolled to form a compact device, but '''every''' multi-[[conductor]] [[geomet...
7: ... but opposite charge, the ''total'' charge in the device is always zero.
22: ...cumulates on the plates of a capacitor, a voltage develops across the capacitor due to the electric fi...
30: For an ideal capacitor, the capacitor [[current]] is proport...
45: ...rs are usually specified such as 5 or 10%, or broader ranges for some types. Adjustable versions have ... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...ant center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
6: ... Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invuln...
8: ... Venice were laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of ...
10: ...enetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders.
12: ...stablished the [[Latin Empire]]. Considerable plunder was brought back to Venice, including the [[Mark... - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
16: |'''Deorbit date'''||circa 2010
38: |'''[[WFPC2]]'''||wide field camera
43: ...ons and has helped astronomers achieve a better understanding of many fundamental problems in astrophy...
45: ...e project to build a space telescope was beset by delays and budget problems. Immediately after its l...
49: ==Conception, design and aims==
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