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1. Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
   18: ...929 US Ruby Red (of the Redblush variety) has a [[patent]]. The fruit has only become popular from the lat...
   20: ...s" [http://www.barbados.org/grapefrt.htm]. It had developed as a [[hybrid]] of the [[pummelo]] (''Citr...
   22: ...me ''Citrus paradisi''. Its true origins were not determined until the [[1950s]]. This led to the offi...
   26: ...he theory being that the fruit's low [[glycemic index]] is able to help the body's [[metabolism]] burn...
   30: ... Fruiting Grapefruit?] in the [[Chelsea Physic Garden]], london.
2. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
   2: ...den Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
   9: ...f state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailand.
   14: ...eft|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]]
   15: ... of her paternal great-grandmother [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary...
   17: ...t the time of her birth, she was third in the [[Order of succession to the British throne|line of succ...
3. Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
   6: ...ragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] ...
   8: ...______") and 5 sons surviving to adulthood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she ...
   25: ...a Beatrice d'Este, heiress of Breisgau and of [[Modena]]; had issue ([[Austria-Este]]). Duke of Breisg...
   29: ... Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted due to two wars near the end of her father'...
   31: ...she focused her internal and external policies on defeating Prussia and regaining the lands that had b...
4. Marie Curie (5862 bytes)
   2: ...logy]] and a two-time [[Nobel laureate]]. She founded the [[Curie Institute|Curie Institutes]] in [[Pa...
   5: ...Eventually, with the monetary assistance of her elder sister, she moved to [[Paris]] and studied [[che...
   7: ... was far more radioactive than uranium; thus on [[December 26]]th Marie Curie announced the existence ...
   9: ...itially the chloride salts (refining radium chloride on [[April 20]], [[1902]]) and then two new [[che...
   11: ... Becquerel]]". She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize.
5. Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
   1: ...Famed American [[nurse]] Clara Barton, first president of the [[American Red Cross]]'']]
   2: ...], [[nurse]], and [[humanitarian]]. She has been described as having had an "indomitable spirit" and ...
   6: ...cated and extremely bright. It is said that her older brothers and sisters were kept busy answering he...
   8: ...her became ill, for 2 years Clara stayed by his side and learned to administer all his medicine, inclu...
   12: ...ized the community's need for free education, and despite opposition, set up one of the first free pub...
6. Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
   6: ... she believed the fashions of the day, which included such binding clothing as [[corsets]], were not h...
   8: ...[[1855]]. She married a fellow medical school student, Albert Miller, and they set up a joint practic...
   10: ... [[Battle of Chickamauga]]. Finally, she was awarded a commission as a "Contract Acting Assistant Sur...
   12: ...nry Thomas]]. On [[November 11]], [[1865]], President [[Andrew Johnson]] signed a bill to present her...
   16: ...soldiers, both in the field and hospitals, to the detriment of her own health, and has also endured ha...
7. Seal (device) (5951 bytes)
   2: ...ignature]]. The word is also used to describe the device used to make this impression. The study of se...
   6: ...struments required seals for validity (i.e. the [[deed]] or [[covenant]]) it is rather uncommon for pr...
   8: ...overnments would often send letters to citizens under the governmental seal for their eyes only. Thes...
   14: == Seal as device ==
   16: ...cient [[Mesopotamia]] seals were engraved on cylinders, which could be rolled to create an impression ...
8. 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]].
9. 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: ...n terms of Sax's patent. For the duration of the patent (1846-1866) no one except the Sax factory Paris c...
   14: ...lto saxophones exist, though rare. There is some debate amongst players as to whether the curve affec...
10. Accordion (10069 bytes)
    9: [[Image:KlavierAccordeon.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|a piano accordion]]
    10: ...e, and as air is drawn through the hole in the holder, the reed vibrates, producing sound.
    12: Modern free-reed instruments have several aspects in c...
    22: ...ons, which is more similar to a clarinet than a modern free-reed instrument.
    25: ... with Jew's Harps. The reeds were mounted on a wooden soundboard, similar to concertinas.
11. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
    1: {| border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"
    4: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
    10: | '''Order:''' || 16th President
    15: | '''Predecessor:''' || [[James Buchanan]]
    24: | '''Date of death:''' || [[April 15]], [[1865]]
12. The Gambia (13678 bytes)
    1: ...ts center. In [[1965]], The Gambia became independent from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is its...
    2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
    6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
    10: ..."center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of The Gambia|In Detail]])
    27: | '''[[List of Presidents of The Gambia|President]]'''
13. Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
    2: '''Eli Whitney''' ([[December 8]], [[1765]] - [[January 8]], [[1825]]) wa...
    14: ...ecome more sustainable at a critical point in its development.
    16: ...to understand and reproduce that the concepts and designs were readily duplicated by others. Whitney'...
    18: ...hether the cotton gin, which Whitney received a [[patent]] for on [[March 14]], [[1794]], and its constitu...
    22: ...order between [[New Haven, Connecticut]] and [[Hamden, Connecticut]], on a road which is now named [[W...
14. 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.
    17: * [[1784]]: Patented a [[steam locomotive]].
15. Connecticut (28543 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 4^th |
    22: 2000Density = 271.40 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 5^th |
    26: Longitude = 71?47'W to 73?44'W |
    27: Latitude = 40?58'N to 42?3'N |
16. Maine (17312 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 38^th |
    22: 2000Density = 15.95 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 23^rd |
    26: Longitude = 66?57'W to 71?7'W |
    27: Latitude = 43?4'N to 47?28'N |
17. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    3: ...s ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
    60: * [[Odometer]] : [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]: [[Archimedes]]?
    66: ...ntury BC|200s BC]]: Compound [[pulley]]: [[Archimedes]]
    74: * [[1st century]]: [[Rudder|Stern mounted rudder]] in [[History of China|China]]
    83: * [[9th century|800s]]: [[Black powder|Gunpowder]] in [[History of China|China]]
18. Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
    1: [[image:Spinning jenny.jpg|300px|thumb|Model of the spinning jenny in a museum in Wuppertal, ...
    2: ...device dramatically reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a single worker able to wo...
    6: ...nocked over one of their own spinning wheels. The device kept working as normal, with the spindle now ...
    8: ...draw it out to the proper thickness. A clamp-like device in the roving beam allowed the operator to th...
    10: ...e fabric, using stronger yarn for the warp. Later developments improved the quality of the yarn and in...
19. Plymouth Colony (2283 bytes)
    1: ...620]] before that company was dissolved. They founded the colony in a location the company did not hav...
    3: ...620]], 102 [[Pilgrims]] from the [[Mayflower]] landed at [[Plymouth Rock]] on the western shore of [[C...
    5: ...ony]] got its new charter in [[1691]], Plymouth ended its history as a separate colony.
    7: ...[[1657]]. The patent of Plymouth Colony was surrendered by Bradford to [[The Freemen]] in 1640, minus ...
20. Aviation history (39698 bytes)
    3: ...[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
    5: ...rping the planes' wings ([[Wright brothers]]). Modern planes are controlled by [[computer]]s, which c...
    15: ... also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown.
    17: ... for powered flight until the [[gasoline]] engine designed by the Wright Brothers.
    19: ...d understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere.

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