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- List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: ...atazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
9: ...|Adair, John]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
10: ...Adair|Adair, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana - Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
3: ...success have been credited with influencing the [[espionage]]-and-[[subversion]] organization's policy...
7: ...atrimony. A first marriage, at eighteen, to businessman Karol Getlich soon ended without rancor. On ...
9: ...lympics|Olympic]] [[skier]], [[Jan Marusarz]], to escort her across the snow-covered [[Tatra Mountains...
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13: ...to why the Musketeers were viewed by the exile Poles and the British with disfavor. - Oil painting (1776 bytes)
1: ...nt, such as less yellowing or different drying times.
3: ...anel]] - [[Jan van Eyck]] often mentioned as the "inventor".
5: ... [[molecule|molecular]] structure of the oil creates this water miscible property.
7: ...eat sensitive curing agent"), the paintings resemble oil paintings and are usually shown as oil p... - Beehive (beekeeping) (7741 bytes)
1: ...ney for the coming winter. A location where beehives are kept is known as an [[apiary]].
3: ==Traditional beehives==
5: ... hives of varying dimensions, with or without frames, and finally replaced by Langstroth equipment.
7: ...they typically provided more [[beeswax]] but far less honey than a modern hive.
9: ...e inspected for disease or [[parasite]]s without destruction of the honeycomb and usually the colony. - Painting (4567 bytes)
1: ...erhaps the best-known artistic painting in the [[Western world]].]]
2: ...tes that humans have been painting for about 6 times as long as they have been using written language....
4: ...rocess of making marks on a surface by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface.
8: ...ros, lions, buffalo, and mammoth. There are examples of [[cave painting]] all over the world.
12: == Painting techniques == - Imhotep (3367 bytes)
3: ...pt|3rd Dynasty]]. His name means ''the one who comes in peace''.
5: ...thor of the [[Edwin Smith papyrus]], detailing cures, ailments and [[anatomy|anatomical]] observations...
7: ...this would have placed him in, he was also sometimes said to be Nuit's son. In artwork he is also link...
30: ** [[List of deities]] - 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... - Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
2: ...nd [[Edgard Varese]]. The [[euphonium]] is sometimes used as a substitute when a Wagner tuba can not b...
4: ... the Walhalla motif somberly like a trombone but less incisive like a horn.
6: The Wagner tuba comes in two sizes, tenor in B-flat and bass in F, and both are [[tr...
8: ... passages. In Bruckner's Eighth and Ninth Symphonies, the four Wagner tubas are played by four players... - Concertina (3686 bytes)
2: .... It was first invented in [[1829]] by [[Sir Charles Wheatstone]]. Concertinas typically have buttons ...
5: == Types ==
6: ...al common kinds. To player familiar with one of these "systems," a concertina of a different system ma...
9: ...a.jpg|left|thumb|Anglo concertina mad by C. Jeffries around 1910. Note three rows of buttons.]]
10: ...o built concertinas in both English and Anglo styles and was the most prolific manufacturer of the per... - 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== - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
1: ...age:Eli_whitney.jpg|thumb|Eli Whitney Image courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...]], [[1825]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]] and manufacturer.
6: Born in [[Westborough, Massachusetts|Westborough]], [[Massachusetts]], the son of a farmer...
14: ...can [[slavery]] system in the Southern United States to become more sustainable at a critical point in...
16: ...ompany that produced cotton gins went out of business in [[1797]]. - Thoth (5655 bytes)
1: ...with whom Thoth was eventually combined, as [[Hermes Trismegistus]].
3: ... Thoth gained prominence, and millions of [[ibis]]es were mummified and buried in his honour.
5: ...hoth was credited by the ancient Egyptians as the inventor of writing and the 365-day calendar, and was cons...
7: ...he number of degrees in a circle since ancient times).
9: ...efer to Thoth himself. He had a daughter named [[Seshat]]. - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
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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... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
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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 ... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...cal form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where there ...
7: ...uage|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
14: * 26 KYA: [[Venus of Dolni Vestonice|Ceramics]] in [[Moravia]]
19: ...iculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
5: *[[U Ba Maw]], Burmese prime minister during Japanese occupation
6: *[[U Nu]], 3-time Burmese prime minister
20: ...Nobuo Uematsu|Uematsu, Nobuo]], (born 1959), Japanese composer
21: ...[[Naomi Uemura|Uemura, Naomi]], (1941-1984), Japanese climber and adventurer
22: *[[Kisshomaru Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Kisshomaru]], (1921-1999), 2nd [[Aikido Dosh... - Alcman (1163 bytes)
3: ...e of the Messenian wars, the people were able to bestow their attention upon the arts of peace.
5: ...), and love-songs, of which he was considered the inventor.
7: ...nd of good living, and traces of Asiatic sensuousness seem out of place amidst Spartan simplicity. The... - Anacharsis (4399 bytes)
2: ...se who have ''no'' skill, judge"'' —[[Diogenes Laertius]], of Anacharsis.
4: ...he early [[6th century BCE]] and made a great impression as a forthright, outspoken "[[barbarian]]," a...
8: ... the Scythian stepped significantly across the threshold, and said that, now that he was in Solon's co...
10: ...nto the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]] of the Great Goddess, a privilege denied to those who did not speak f...
12: ... catch small flies and allow wasps and hornets to escape. - 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... - Hoover (912 bytes)
2: ...gar Hoover]], chief of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] for many years
3: ...ing]] [[engineer]], [[President of the United States]]
4: *[[Lou Henry Hoover]], wife of President Herbert Hoover
5: *[[Bob Hoover]], legendary [[airshow]] and test pilot, author
6: *[[Brooks Robinson]], [[United States|U.S.]] [[baseball]] player who acquired the [[nic...
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