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- Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. One classical definition is that steels are iron-carbon alloys wit...
5: ... [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ...l><sub>2</sub></small>— [[Pyrite]]. Iron oxide is a soft [[sandstone]]-like material with limite...
11: ...similarly soft and metallic but can dissolve considerably more carbon (as much as 2.04 wt% carbon at 1...
13: ...ry similar unit cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
4: ...tin, Texas|Austin]], though she never completed a degree. There, she began singing blues and [[folk mu...
6: ...olism|drinker]] throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was [[Southern Comfort]].
8: ... with independent [[Mainstream Records]] and recorded an eponymously titled album in [[1967]]. Howeve...
10: ... and together with the Monterey performance, it made Joplin into one of the leading musical stars of t...
14: ...ry social commentary of the ''a capella'' "[[Mercedes-Benz]]", written by beat poet [[Michael McClure]... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ... between [[1450]] and [[1500]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: ...[[20th century]]; currently being a focus of considerable interest in the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[C...
7: ...e River|Meuse]] to [[Jacques D'Arc]] and Isabelle de Vouthon, a [[peasant]] family later granted [[nob...
10: ...eg|350px|right|thumb|[[Jules Bastien-Lepage]]'s [[1879]] portrayal of Joan of Arc when she first heard...
11: ...mb|''Jeanne d' Arc'' by Eugene Thirion ([[1876]]) depicts Joan's awe upon receiving a vision from the ... - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: ...Kidman''' (born [[June 20]], [[1967]]) is an [[Academy Award]] winning [[Australia|Australian]] [[actr...
10: ...|Flirting]]'' (1991). In 1989 she appeared in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United ...
13: ...ried on [[Christmas Eve]] of [[1990]] in [[Telluride, Colorado]]. The couple adopted two children, Isa...
15: ...ne persistent rumour claims however that Kidman's desire to bring up their children [[Catholicism|Cath...
19: ...Away]]'' ([[1992]]). Later she was in ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' ([[1999]]), [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s final ... - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ...that space. Usually, a map is a [[2D geometric model|two-dimensional, geometrically accurate represen...
7: ...itten language by several millennia. One of the oldest surviving maps, painted on a wall of the [[Cat...
9: ...y in the works of J.B. Harley, Mark Monmonier and Denis Wood.
11: ... in [[English language|English]] as "[[On Exactitude in Science]]".
13: ... internationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed work). - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...re. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character, and agility.
4: ==History and development==
6: ...e instrument body to the reed. It was, like the modern instrument,frequently constructed of maple, wit...
8: ...oon" in ''Dioclesian'' (1690) referring to the wooden double reed, the word began to be used to refer ...
10: ...ich scholars date to the end of the 17th century, depicts the bassoon much as it appears in its curren... - Flora (plants) (3124 bytes)
1: ... located in a field near Juneau Alaska.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom ClipAr...
3: ...im of allowing identification. Some classic and modern floras are listed below.
4: ...0.jpg|thumb|right|Flower Illustration. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: ...rom [[Latin]] [[Flora (goddess)|Flora]], the [[goddess]] of [[flower]]s in [[Roman mythology]]. The co...
9: ...in ''fossil flora''. Lastly, floras may be subdivided by special environments: - Inca mythology (10365 bytes)
1: '''Inca mythology''' includes a number of stories and legends that are mytholo...
3: ...ation for what is known is based on what was recorded by priests, from the [[iconography]] on Incan po...
8: ...acocha]]. In another, he was brought up from the depths of [[Lake Titicaca]] by the sun god [[Inti]]....
10: ...ricked into returning to Puma Orco and sealed inside, or alternatively was turned to ice, because his ...
14: ... legend, the young Manco jealously betrayed his older brothers, killed them, and then became Cuzco. - Sickle (1231 bytes)
1: [[Image:SickleUser wb.png|thumb|right|300px|Using a sickle]]
3: ...curve is sharp, so that the user can swing the blade against the base of the crop, catching it in the ...
7: ...ancient stone tools, it can indicate early use or development of [[agriculture]]. - 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]] - Electronic musical instrument (4501 bytes)
3: ...ts are sometimes called [[sound effect]]s; the border between sound effects and actual musical instrum...
5: ...hillips pavilion at the Brussels World Fair in [[1951]].
7: Electronic musical instruments are now widely used in most styles of music.
10:
12: ...strument was the [[Telharmonium]], built by [[Thaddeus Cahill]] in [[1906]]. Employing electric genera... - Artemis (11271 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|Artemis sculpture.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom ClipAr...
3: ...[[Roman mythology]], she was known as [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]]. In [[Etruscan mythology]], she took ...
7: ...as the [[moon goddess]] to complement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] a...
11: ...preaching of the new faith, zealously riot in her defense, shouting "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"...
13: Festivals in honor of Artemis include [[Brauronia]], held in [[Brauron]] and the festiv... - Sundial (16148 bytes)
7: ...en designs, such as the 'ordinary' or standard garden sundial, cast a shadow on a flat surface marked ...
9: However, sundials can be designed for any surface where a fixed object casts ...
11: Most sundial designs indicate [[solar time|apparent solar time]].
12: Minor design variations can measure standard and daylight ...
14: Sundials are known from ancient Egypt, and were developed further by other cultures, including the [... - DNA (29095 bytes)
1: ...paceFilling.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Space-filling model of a section of DNA molecule]]
3: ...specifying the [[developmental biology|biological development]] of all cellular forms of [[life]] (and...
8: ... may be a precursor to a generation of electronic devices and computers, but what are the electronic p...
10: ...ning that this is not necessarily a very accurate description, and that it's only meant as a generic o...
12: ...) is also to be avoided. --[[User:Lexor|Lexor]]|[[User talk:Lexor|Talk]] - 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. - Finger (2398 bytes)
3: ...grace of the fingers is not sacrificed to their [[dexterity]] due to the placement of their [[muscle]]...
8: # [[index finger]], pointer finger, or forefinger
19: ...g with it? This information should be included. [[User:Mr. Billion|Mr. Billion]] 03:33, 10 May 2005 (UTC... - Abacus (7218 bytes)
1: ...written [[Arabic numerals]] system and is still widely used by merchants and clerks in [[China]] and e...
7: ...1b.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Abacus Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
8: ...computation. The beads are usually rounded and made of a hard wood. The beads are counted by moving ...
10: ...ools, very efficient suanpan techniques have been developed to do [[multiplication]], [[division (math...
20: device is not beads on wires than the drawing used i... - Compass (8275 bytes)
3: ...bility. This device greatly improved maritime trade by making travel safer and more efficient.
5: ...ariation compass''' is a specific instrument of a delicate type of construction. It is used by observi...
9: ...s in a [[4th century]] Chinese book: "Book of the Devil Valley Master"
11: ...cer magnetized a needle by rubbing its tip with lodestone, and hanged the magnetic needle with one sin...
17: ...in the Oxford [[Bodleian Library]] contains great details about the use of compass in navigation. - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...the convenience of the solver, although in many widely distributed American crosswords such as the ''[...
8: ...e traditionally limited to about one-sixth of the design. Crossword grids elsewhere, such as in [[Brit...
10: ...ttern appears the same if the paper is turned upside down. In addition, many weekday puzzles such as ...
12: ...ic circles. ''Free form'' crosswords have simple designs and are not symmetric.
16: ...cations are unspecified. A successful solver must deduce not only the answers to individual clues, but... - Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
4: ...d personal computer to popularize the [[graphical user interface]] (GUI), a revolutionary event in compu...
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.
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