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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...ction machines for manufacturing in other industries.
3: ...ut [[1850]], when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-po...
5: ...[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
9: ==Causes==
10: ...on]] of the 17th century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ... United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India]]
7: ...was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ...last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Windsor|House of Sa...
12: ...ria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]], the sister of Princess Charlotte's widower [[Leopold I of Belgium|Princ...
14: ...r was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]]. - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...ocomotive]], at [[Bristol Temple Meads]] station, Bristol, England]]
3: ... train, but are not generally considered locomotives because they have payload space or are rarely det...
5: ...ce is [[push-pull]] operation, where the locomotives push the trains in one direction, and are control...
7: ==Benefits of locomotives==
8: ...motive, rather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include: - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
1: ...three-dimensional form created as an artistic expression. Sculpture is primarily concerned with space:...
3: ...h arrangement and juxtaposition or by the simple designation of an object or even an act as sculpture....
5: ...escribed as ''sculpturesque'' if it shares qualities with [[classicism|classical]] figurative sculptur...
12: ** [[limestone]]
19: ** [[Catlinite|pipestone]] - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...umping the liquid sugar onto a cold surface. The resulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the...
3: ...rded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesum.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer'' for amb...
5: ...fic type of glass—the [[silica]]-based glasses in common use as a building, container or decorat...
9: ...e and will break into sharp shards. These properties can be modified, or even changed entirely, with t...
16: ==Properties and Uses== - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
1: ...n organ to be purely decorative, with the real pipes behind them.]]
3: ...r]] through [[wood]] or [[metal]] [[organ pipe|pipes]].
5: ...organs having tens of thousands. All but the smallest have more than one [[musical keyboard|keyboard]]...
7: ...ey are also found in town halls, and in arts centres intended for the performance of [[classical music...
9: ==Styles of pipe organ== - Americas (7154 bytes)
1: ...es]] (in English and colloquially in other languages).
6: ...re often also described collectively as the '''[[Western Hemisphere]]''' or, during the [[colonial]] e...
8: ...e five parts of the world, with a single ring representing all of the Americas.
10: == Peoples of the Americas ==
13: ...ly used to refer the citizens of the ''United States'', while it is rare to use the more specific ''US... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|...
15: largest_city = [[London]] |
17: leader_titles = [[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime Minister ...
18: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth...
23: population_estimate_year = July 2003 | - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]...
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36: ...ticut was one of the [[13 colonies|thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[Ame...
43: ...river". Connecticut is one of the original 13 states. The first Europeans to settle permanently in Con... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Be...
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36: ...ommonwealth of Virginia'''; it is one of four states which use the name [[commonwealth]].
38: ...nia at the time of the founding of the United States, but the former was admitted to the Union as a se... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
2: Name = Tennessee |
3: Fullname = State of Tennessee |
4: Flag = Tennessee state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Tennessee]] |
6: Seal = Tennesseestateseal.jpg | - Plymouth Colony (2283 bytes)
3: ...[[Mayflower]] landed at [[Plymouth Rock]] on the western shore of [[Cape Cod Bay]] in southeastern [[M...
5: ...owned, and yet strangely ill-fated colonial ventures in America. When the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]...
7: ...adford to [[The Freemen]] in 1640, minus a small reserve of three tracts of land. On [[March 22]], 16...
9: ...ughly what is now [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol County]], [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymou... - Thunderstorm (7337 bytes)
2: ...form of [[severe weather]] characterized by the presence of [[lightning]] and its attendant [[thunder]...
4: ...phere]], reflected by high [[dewpoint]] temperatures; a significant fall in air [[temperature]] with i...
6: ...isual and scientific aspects of storms and tornadoes.
9: There are three main types of thunderstorm, single-cell, multi-cell, and sup...
11: ...g it. These storms are short lived, and last for less than an hour after becoming strong enough to pro... - John Locke (14749 bytes)
3: ...s perhaps most often contrasted with [[Thomas Hobbes]].
6: ...ilosophers, such as [[Rene Descartes]], more interesting than the classical material taught at the Uni...
8: ... infection. Cooper was impressed with Locke and pressed him to become part of his retinue.
10: ...t that resonated deeply in Locke's writing of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
12: ...life-threatening itself) to remove the cyst. Shaftesbury survived and prospered, crediting Locke with ... - Okapi (2836 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''johnstoni'''''}}
15: ...ng the [[Giraffe]]. It is native to the [[rain forest]]s situated in the north east of the [[Democrati...
17: ...es that they use to strip leaves and buds from trees. The Okapi's tongue is long enough for it to wash...
19: ...5 to 2 m) high at the shoulder. Their weight ranges from 465 to 550 lb (200 to 250 kg).
21: In addition to tree leaves and buds, Okapis eat [[Poaceae|grass]], [[fern]]s... - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
4: <td bgcolor="#ffde80">[[United States|Americans]]</td></tr>
9: ...bgcolor="#ffde80">Anniversary of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Indepe...
13: [[Image:Fourth july fireworks.jpg|thumb|These fireworks over the [[Washington Monument]] are t...
15: ...ay]] celebrating the adoption of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Indepe...
17: ...nts. [[fireworks#Home Fireworks in the United States (Independence Day)|Fireworks]] have been associat... - Horse tack (8580 bytes)
1: ...eins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack.
4: == Saddles ==
6: ... at the rear of the saddle and goes around the widest part of the horse's belly.
10: There are many types of saddles, each specially designed for its given task.
13: **Dressage Saddle - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: ...x|The tsunami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]], [[2004]].]]
2: ...consisting of a series of [[Ocean surface wave|waves]] generated when water in a lake or the sea is ra...
4: ...ry long [[wavelength]] (often hundreds of kilometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed...
6: ...owever, since they are not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage i...
8: ==Causes== - Golf (35905 bytes)
2: [[Image:Armedforces_jeffery_tee_shot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Golfer tee...
4: ... pastime, golf is increasingly popular and continues to attract ever more players around the world.
6: ...e hole. The aim of holing the ball in as few strokes as possible may be impeded by various obstruction...
8: ...; when one player's lead exceeds the number of holes remaining in the round, the match ends.
12: ...t with the first stroke, so that one or more strokes are played from the ''fairway'' (where the grass ... - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
1: ...y [[Pilⴲe de Rozier]] and the [[Marquis d'Arlandes]]. Balloons that can be propelled through the air...
4: ...he wickerwork passenger basket. This balloon carries advertising for a shopping centre.]]
6: ...apes, such as hot dogs, rocket ships, and the shapes of commercial products.
9: ...tom, so they had a tendency to catch fire and be destroyed on landing. After the invention of the hydr...
11: ...ter County]], [[New Jersey]]. The flight was witnessed by [[George Washington]].
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