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- History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
2: ...ion of particular countries see [[History of rail transport by country]].
6: ...y remained the only practical overland mechanized transport for well over 100 years.
9: ...ry, English [[civil engineer]] [[William Jessop]] designed edged rails to be used with flanged wheels ...
11: ...for locomotive power until [[Richard Trevithick]] developed the high pressure steam engine in the 1800...
14: ...s too heavy for the track and kept breaking down. Despite his inventive talents, Richard Trevithick di... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
1: {{transport}}
3: ...[[timber]], [[concrete]] or other material. The underlying support maintains the rails at a fixed dist...
8: ...is more comfortable than most other forms of land transport and saves energy.
9: ...y greater loads per [[axle]]/wheel than in [[road transport]].
11: Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient use of space: ...
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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...eiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|I...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
2: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get ...
5: ...first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of th... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...t of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the manufactur...
3: ...wth of the [[internal combustion engine]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power gen...
5: ...red to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|no...
10: ...he accompanying development of international [[trade]], creation of [[financial market]]s and accumula...
12: ...h often imposed tolls and [[tariff]]s on goods traded among them. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...7]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years ...
12: ...ged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the Duk...
16: ...Regent during the queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit t...
18: ...an prince) and out of a sense of duty (his family desired the match). Whatever Albert's original reaso...
20: ...h II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten... - 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 ... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
4: ...ed a resolution, that was voted upon and carried, demanding voting rights for women.
6: ... rights newsletter ''The Revolution'', which included frequent contributions from Stanton. Starting i...
8: [[Image:ElizabethCadyStanton-Veeder.LOC.jpg|left|thumb|Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her...
12: ...ue in an 1873 letter to [[Julia Ward Howe]], recorded in Howe's diary at [[Harvard University]] Librar...
16: ...th C. Stanton (AP-69)]], a [[World War II]] troop transport, was named for her. - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
1: ...American]] [[aviator | pilot]] and squadron commander during [[World War II]].
3: ... of 16, a month after her first flight. She attended [[Vassar College|Vassar]], though she left after...
7: ...uadron]] in [[1942]] with her as a squadron commander. In [[1943]] the squadron merged with the
8: [[Women?s Flying Training Detachment]] to become the
13: ...ey were recognized in [[1977]], shortly after her death. She was inducted into the [[Michigan Women's... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
8: ...er aeroplane for this flight a [[De Havilland]] [[De Havilland Gipsy Moth|Gipsy Moth]] (registration G...
10: ...d for flying from [[England]] to [[Japan]] in a [[De Havilland]] [[Puss Moth]] co-piloted with [[Jack ...
16: ...th Mollison, she flew a [[De Havilland Dragon Rapide]] nonstop from [[Pendine Sands]], South [[Wales]]...
18: ...o [[India]] in [[1934]] in a [[De_Havilland_DH.88|De Havilland Comet]] in the England to [[Australia]]...
20: ...[World War II]], she worked as a ferry pilot with Transport Auxiliary and, on January 5, 1941, whilst flying ... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
4: ...b at a prestigious salon in [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] department store.
6: ...fered to help her establish a cosmetics business. Despite her lack of education, Ms. Cochran had a qui...
8: After a friend offered her a ride in an airplane, a thrilled Jacqueline Cochran beg...
10: ... she made up a story about being adopted to avoid dealing with the reality of her estranged and impove...
12: ...g America's entry into the War, in 1942 she was made director of women's flight training for the Unite... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
14: ...nd their [[symbiosis]] with mycorrhizae, are considered by some to be the culmination of floral [[evol...
16: ...s). He was a student of [[Aristotle]] and is considered the father of [[botany]] and [[ecology]].
18: Orchids, in their natural habitat, are considered by [[CITES]] as threatened or endangered. They...
20: == General description ==
21: ...itan]] in distribution, except [[Antarctica]] and deserts. The great majority are to be found in the [... - Apple (20408 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Maloideae]]}}
16: ...the family [[Rosaceae]], and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the...
23: ...t affect domestic apples, and research with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is continuing.
25: ...ave been used in some recent breeding programs to develop apples suitable for growing in climates unsu...
27: ... the earliest tree to be cultivated. To a greater degree than other tree fruit, except possibly [[citr... - 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... - Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
2: ...art_crca.jpg|thumb|200px|Human Heart Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: #Delivery of [[oxygen]] and [[nutrient]]s to all part...
8: #Collection of metabolic wastes and delivery to the excretory organs, e.g. [[kidney]]s.
9: #Role in the [[immune system]] of defense against [[infection]].
10: #Transport of [[hormone]]s. - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
13: *[[Mouth]] (buccal cavity; includes [[salivary glands]], [[mucosa]], [[tooth|teeth]]...
16: *[[Stomach]], which includes the [[antrum]] and [[pylorus]]
19: ***'''[[duodenum]]'''
27: ****[[descending colon]] and [[sigmoid flexure]]
33: ...bile]] into the small intestine via the [[gallbladder]] and [[biliary system]]. The [[pancreas]] secr... - Artery (6875 bytes)
3: ...known as the ''media''. This "middle layer" is made up of [[smooth muscle]] cells and elastic tissue....
9: ...ow, mean [[systemic]] pressures typically being under 100 mmHg, about 1.8 lbf/in², above surround...
11: ...rgic, other locally produced peptides, nitrous oxide, etc. (See epinephrine, norepinephrine, alpha and...
13: ...ssure, i.e. Systolic vs. Diastolic difference, is determined primarily by the amount of blood ejected ...
15: ...aturation increases and [[carbon dioxide]] levels decrease. [[Hemoglobin]] molecules within [[red blo... - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
6: ... epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries. In some alveolar walls there ar...
10: The alveoli have an innate tendency to collapse because of their spherical shape, ...
12: ===Details===
16: ...ant molecules exchanged, other gases will also be transported between the alveoli and blood in relation to th...
18: ...o gas diffusion. Thus, transport of carbon monoxide is 'diffusion limited'. Gases that reach equilib... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
1: ...:29-08-07 08a.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidney Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ...] part of the [[abdomen]]. There is one on each side of the [[spine (anatomy)|spine]] just below the [...
9: ...ey usually lies slightly lower than the left in order to accommodate the [[liver]].
11: ...twelfth [[rib]]s, and each whole kidney is surrounded by two layers of fat (the perirenal fat and the ...
14: ===Structural details=== - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: ...color="#0000FF">Chromatid</font>. One of the two identical parts of the chromosome after [[S phase]]. ...
2: ...in [[1842]] and their behavior later described in detail by [[Walther Flemming]] in [[1882]]. In [[191...
8: ...nction between plasmids and chromosomes is poorly defined, though size and necessity are generally tak...
17: ... color="#FF0000">'''centromere'''</font>. (4) Condensed chromatin during [[prophase]]. (Two copies of...
19: ...ded by a [[satellite chromosome]] that contains codes for [[ribosome|ribosomal]] [[RNA]]. - Cycling (1157 bytes)
1: ...s a [[recreation]], a [[sport]], and a means of [[transport]] across land. It involves riding [[bicycle]]s, [...
5: * [[Bicycle transportation engineering]]
25: * [[Bike derby]] - Textile (4228 bytes)
1: ...rsed in a [[matrix]] of another material are considered [[composite material]]s rather than textiles.
3: ...oman]] weaver would have no problem recognizing modern plain weave, [[twill]] or [[satin]].
5: ... the last 100 years. The first synthetics were made in the 1920s and 1930s.
8: Textiles can be made from a variety of materials. The following is a p...
17: *[[Wool]]: divided into [[woollen]] and [[worsted]]
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