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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
2: ...s a famous [[World War II]] [[Germany|German]] [[test pilot]], and a favourite of the upper echelon of...
4: ...when she left that field to pursue a career as a test pilot. In the 1930s she became fairly famous, se...
6: ... Fa 61 every night inside the arena of the Berlin Motor Show.
8: ...d many accidents and was badly injured several times.
10: ...rom a [[Heinkel He 111]] bomber. Later it was suggested that similarly equipped V-1 would be used as p... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ... [[central United States]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow...
5: ...]] press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to as the [[public enemy era]] between 1...
9: ...t the pairing was short-lived. Noted for homesickness throughout her short adult life, she longed to b...
11: ...mited to logistics support. At only 4 feet 10 inches, she was a stalwart and loyal companion to Clyde ...
15: ...rate far outpacing the ten to fifteen bank robberies attributed to him and the Barrow gang. - Eliska Junkova (2642 bytes)
1: ...ne of the greatest female drivers in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] history.
4: ...gh to compete in races around Europe against the best male drivers of the time.
6: ...race, her performance earned her a great deal of respect. Shortly thereafter, she won the two-liter sp...
8: ...Devastated, she gave up racing and sold her vehicles.
10: ...eering effort been given the recognition it deserves. - Sunflower (5784 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Asterales]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''annuus''''' }}
15: ... [[Asteraceae]] with a large flower head ([[inflorescence]]). The stem of the flower can grow up to 3 ...
18: ...f their [[Solar deity|sun god]], and [[gold]] images of the "flower" as well as [[seed]]s were taken b...
20: ==Description== - Nervous system (3163 bytes)
1: ...d processes input from the [[sense]]s, and initiates [[action (philosophy)|action]]s. (see [[Central N...
3: ...ts and emotions. Thus it is the system that animates "animals" ([[sponge]]s are an exception). Chemica...
6: The nervous system consists basically of two types of [[cell (biology)|cells]]:
15: ... seen as consisting of [[sensory pathways]] and [[motor pathways]], the latter being divided into the [[s...
17: ...oluntary part of the nervous system that coordinates a body's movements, such as maintaining a particu... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...alcot.grange.750pix.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Great Western Railway]] No. 6833 ''Calcot Grange'', a [[4-6...
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: - Brain (22060 bytes)
3: ...ble for [[cognition]], [[emotion]], [[memory]], [[motor learning]] and other sorts of [[learning]].
5: ...ross gaps known as [[synapse]]s. Small invertebrates such as [[insect]]s may have a million [[neuron]]...
9: ... lobes'' that are flanked by two large optical lobes on the left and right (Butler, 2000).
11: ...teristic of animals with more advanced brains. These convolutions evolved to provide more surface are...
14: ...self. [[Stroke]], caused by blockage of [[blood vessel]]s in the brain, is another major cause of dea... - Human brain (15406 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|250px|Illustration of the Human Brain courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
7: Human [[encephalization]] is especially pronounced in the [[neocortex]], the most...
9: ...s well as profoundly developed protypical structures of the [[brain stem]]. But the human brain is uni...
13: ...[[infant]]s, it consumes about 60%.) This generates a lot of [[heat]], which must be removed to preve...
15: ... only the [[medulla oblongata]] visible as it merges with the [[spinal cord]]. - Basal ganglia (4800 bytes)
2: ...re a group of nuclei in the brain associated with motor and learning functions. However, there is no sing...
4: ...ic nucleus]] and [[substantia nigra]]. Some of these nuclei may be further subdivided (for example, t...
6: These images show two schematic [[Anatomical terms of location...
7: ... see the nuclei mirrored on the left and right sides in the above sections).
11: Classically, these nuclei were considered to be connected as shown - Nerve (2497 bytes)
1: ...ally imprecise since many neurons do not form nerves.
2: ...while '''[[efferent nerve fiber|efferent]]''' nerves conduct stimulatory signals ''from'' the brain t...
4: ...ion potential]]s: Rapidly traveling electrical waves, which begin typically in the cell body of a [[ne...
8: ...(afferent) receive input from sensory organs. Nerves can also be ''mixed'', containing both efferent ...
10: ...ave the spinal cord through the ventral (i.e. closest to the belly) horn. The [[cranial nerve]]s do n... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: ...the two chromatids touch, and where the microtubules attach. (3) Short arm. (4) Long arm.]]
2: ...]] proved that chromosomes are the carriers of genes.
4: == Chromosomes in eukaryotes ==
5: .... The ends of the chromosomes are special structures called ''[[telomere]]s''. DNA replication begins ...
7: ==Chromosomes in bacteria== - Pottery (17136 bytes)
1: ...age:makingpottery.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A man shapes pottery as it turns on a wheel. (Cappadocia, Turk...
2: ... Clay formulated to be fired at higher temperatures, which is partially vitrified is called "[[stonew...
4: ...iques that are thousands of years old but also takes advantage of more modern innovations in the field...
6: A person who makes pottery is generally known as a potter. The potte...
8: ...res and help in the dating of some historic cultures as well. - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...south by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]] ...
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
7: ...ermany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germany: Coat of Arms]]
23: |'''Largest City''' || [[Berlin]]
27: |'''[[President of Germany|President]]''' || [[Horst K?r]] - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
9: ...anthem = [[Pak sarzamin shad bad]]<br>(Blessed Be The Sacred Land) |
10: official_languages = [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[English languag...
14: ...der_titles = [[President of Pakistan|President]]<br />[[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Mi...
15: leader_names = [[Pervez Musharraf]]<br />[[Shaukat...
16: largest_city = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial... - 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... - Indiana (20194 bytes)
11: LargestCity = [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]...
27: ...ing time|-5]] <small>(extreme northwest and southwest)</small> |
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39: ...s", is a [[U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States]]. Its [[capital]] is [[Indianapolis, Indiana|In... - 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]] - Sport (14061 bytes)
1: ...h the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess.
9: ...story can teach us a great deal about social changes, and about the nature of sport itself.
11: ...late that there was some activity at these times resembling sport.
13: ...ports included javelin throwing, high jump, and wrestling. Ancient [[Persian]] sports such as the trad...
15: ...nt of its sports and vice versa. The [[Olympic Games]] were held every four years in Ancient Greece, a... - List of themed timelines (11300 bytes)
1: '''Timelines''' are sequences of related events in chronological order. They a...
2: ... [[Centuries|historical timeline]] which has entries for each millennium, century, decade and year.
7: ...s in science]], [[Timeline of scientific discoveries]], [[Timeline of scientific experiments]], [[Time...
10: ...[[Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes]]
21: ...ne of knowledge about galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and large-scale structure]]
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