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- Dover, Delaware (4514 bytes)
1: .... state|state]] of the [[United States|United States of America]]. As of the census of [[2000]], the ...
3: ...tors and temporarily making Dover the state's largest city.
5: ...hich hosts performances by the Dover Symphony Orchestra, ballet, and classic films.
7: city = Dover |
10: flag = DoverDE.jpg |
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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
36: | [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
57: | [[1867]] — [[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
64: | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
69: ...[[1873]] (east wing), [[1879]] — [[1881]] (west wing), [[1884]] — [[1906]] (center)
95: | [[Minnesota]] - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
5: == Prehistoric times ==
7: ...tself as a cultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significa...
14: ...f the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) t...
18: ... [[Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Engraving (3556 bytes)
1: ...d, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorative object in itself, as when ...
4: ==The engraving process==
5: ...d diamond-shaped and used for cutting straight lines. Other tools such as mezzotint rockers, roulets ...
11: ...ther items were produced by [[chasing]] or sometimes a combination of [[lost-wax casting]] and chasing...
13: ...ys been used as a method of original artistic expression. - Silk (8683 bytes)
2: ... cloth to refract incoming light at different angles.
5: ...h demand for the fabric, silk was one of the staples of international [[trade]] prior to [[industriali...
8: ... was so extensive that the major set of trade routes between Europe and Asia has become known as the [...
11: ...taries. The remainder was sold at exorbitant prices.
15: ... are gathered and thus the single thread which makes up the cocoon has been cut into shorter lengths. - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
5: ...ις'', "The Great Treatise"). It was preserved, like most of Classical Greek science, in Ar...
7: ...list of 48 [[constellation|constellations]] is ancestral to the modern system of constellations, but u...
9: ... and ancient Persian empire, but most of his sources beyond the perimeter of the Empire were unreliabl...
11: ...put the meridian of 0 longitude at the most western land he knew, the Canary Islands.
14: ...grees of latitude from the Arctic to the East-indies and deep into Africa; Ptolemy was well aware that... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...ument]] in the [[woodwind]] family. The name derives from adding the suffix ''-et'' meaning ''little''...
4: ...t uses a single [[reed (music)|reed]] which vibrates to generate the instrument's sound. (See ''Charac...
11: ...d the instrument to be very agile; there are few restrictions to what it is able to play.
12: ...rge orchestras and bands rather than small ensembles.
15: ... is an octave above high C. This last range of notes is generally only used rarely, to achieve particu... - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...d]]. A [[musician]] who plays the flute is sometimes called a [[flutist]] or flautist.
3: ... allowing a very high degree of instantaneous expressive control.
5: ==Categories of flutes==
7: ...flute]], which has a complex array of keys and holes.
9: ... Usually fipple flutes are not referred to as flutes, even though the physics, technique and sound are... - 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 | - Set (mythology) (12196 bytes)
2: ...t]], one of the two main [[biome]]s that constitutes Egypt, the other being the small fertile area eit...
4: ==Desert god==
5: ...:Egypt.Mythology.Set.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Set represented in the tomb of [[Thutmose III]] ([[KV34]])]]
6: ... or ''pillar of stablity'', one connected to the desert, and the other more to the institution of [[mo...
8: ...e]], as Egyptian lettuce is long, firm, and releases a milky substance when rubbed, an [[innuendo]] cl... - U.S. state (14432 bytes)
1: ...of the federal entity and of his or her state of residence.
3: ...cture are generally the responsibility of the states.
12: ==List of states==
13: The states, with their [[U.S. postal abbreviations]], [[Trad...
25: ...E'''<td>Del.<td>[[Delaware]]<td>[[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]</tr> - Delaware (15006 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] |
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36: ...of the [[13 colonies]] to ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[Decemb... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
10: ...argestCity = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] |
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36: ...S. presidential primary|primary]] in the [[U.S. presidential election]]s, and has probably the most fa...
38: ...that industry has declined greatly in recent decades. The nickname has also been embraced for reflecti... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] |
30: HighestElev = 550 |
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36: ...reviation of '''NJ'''. It is also the fifth smallest state. The state is named after the island of [...
39: ...and southeastern [[Pennsylvania]]. These territories were taken by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated ... - Pythagoras (10747 bytes)
2: ...]] [[mathematician]] and [[philosopher]], known best for formulating the [[Pythagorean theorem]].
6: ...could be predicted and measured in rhythmic [[cycles]].
9: ...ch visits feature stereotypically in the biographies of many Greek wise men, and are likely more legen...
11: ...men and women students alike. They called themselves the Mathematikoi; a secret society of sorts.
13: ...her regularly; they used the [[lyre]] to cure illness of the soul or body; [[poetry]] recitations occu... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...contained [[fortress]], usually of the [[Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also re...
2: ...he dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: ...lso figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited...
6: ==Purpose of castles==
8: ... for specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time: - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: ...y motion|laws of planetary motion]]. He is sometimes referred to as "the first [[theory|theoretical]] ...
4: Kepler was a [[professor]] of [[mathematics]] at the [[University of Gr...
6: ...er, since he wrote his ''magnum opus'' '''harmonices mundi''' ("The Harmony of the world") in Linz dur...
9: ...s said to have been a weak and sickly child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brilliant...
15: ...f teacher of mathematics and astronomy at the Protestant school in Graz, Austria. He accepted the pos... - World War I (62979 bytes)
1: ...[Image:Chateau Wood Ypres 1917.jpg|thumb|300px|Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the [[Battle of Passche...
2: ...cide|civilian massacres]] took place. Four dynasties, the [[Habsburg]]s, the [[Romanov]]s, the [[Ottom...
4: ... World War I were complex developments by themselves (see [[#Diplomatic and political origins|Diplomat...
6: ... the war and failure to resolve the unsettled issues that had caused the Great War would lay the basis...
8: ...scholars view World War I as one of the consequences of French indignation at the French defeat in the... - Sundial (16148 bytes)
6: A '''sundial''' measures [[time]] by the position of the [[sun]].
7: The most commonly seen designs, such as the 'ordinary' or standard garden su...
8: ...un changes, the time indicated by the shadow changes.
9: However, sundials can be designed for any surface where a fixed object casts a...
11: Most sundial designs indicate [[solar time|apparent solar time]]. - History of astronomy (13532 bytes)
2: ...hart|astrological charts]] were drawn up by cultures around the world using the raw, astronomical data...
4: ...remain relatively fixed over the [[century|centuries]], while planets will move an appreciable amount ...
8: ...at the first "professional" astronomers were [[priest]]s ([[Magi]]), and that their understanding of t...
10: ...ors altered the calendar subsequently. [[Julius Caesar]] instigated [[Julian calendar|calendar reform]...
14: ...m cities of India. The texts that describe their designs are conservatively dated to the first millenn... - Louis Bleriot (3099 bytes)
5: ...ole Centrale Paris]]. He developed an early interest in aviation and, in [[1900]], built a motor-powe...
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11: ...noplane. The Blériot V was the world's first successful monoplane. This aeroplane got off the ground ...
14: ...[[Calais]] to [[Dover, England|Dover]] in 37 minutes, delighting the French and worrying the British, ...
19: ...on Aerodromes as well as a factory in 1917 at Addlestone, near Brooklands, Surrey.
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