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- Periodic table (7298 bytes)
1: ...so that many [[chemical property|chemical properties]] vary regularly across the table. Each element i...
3: ...lements]] for more details or different perspectives.
6: ...ell]] electrons, which gives them similar properties.
9: ...eral systems as they confusingly used the same names to mean different things.
15: ...(standard)|standard table]] (same as above) provides the basics. - Minuscule (2323 bytes)
1: ..., which no longer stay bound between a pair of lines.
3: These in turn formed the foundations for [[carolingian...
5: ...lling variation. However, ''miniscule'' is still less likely to be used for minuscule letters.
8: ..., more important letters - those beginning sentences or [[noun]]s - were made larger; now they were wr...
10: ...were increasingly mixed into the script. The earliest dated [[Greek]] minuscule text is the [[Uspenski... - 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== - Inca mythology (10365 bytes)
1: ... are mythological and helps to explain or symbolizes Inca beliefs.
3: ... legends which survived amongst the [[native peoples]].
8: ...urrounding this mythical figure are very jumbled, especially those concerning his rule at Cuzco and hi...
10: ...e his reckless and cruel behavior angered the tribes that they were attempting to rule. (''[[huaca]]''...
12: ...reated as a ploy to bring the powerful Aymara tribes into the fold of the Tawantinsuyo. - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...r]] with [[dust]] and various [[mineral]] aggregates mixed in.
5: ...ost all their [[volatile]] materials may come to resemble asteroids.
9: ... the comet (called the ''nucleus'') is generally less than 50km across, the coma may be larger than th...
11: ...ayeux Tapestry]], which records the [[Norman conquest]] of [[England]] in [[1066]].{{hnote|Reading Mus...
15: ...metary surfaces allows them to absorb the heat necessary to drive their outgassing. - Flag (13245 bytes)
3: ...ng]], or for decorative purposes, though at this less formal end the distinction between a flag and a ...
9: ...flag-like symbols have been used by ancient cultures for thousands of years, the origin of flags in th...
11: ...Middle Ages]], flags were used mainly during battles to identify individual leaders: in [[Europe]] the...
13: ...me the preferred means of communications at sea, resulting in various systems of flag signals (see [[I...
15: ... to those carrying them, and by [[World War I]] these were withdrawn from the battlefields, and have b... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
14: ...of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
18: *[[Charles Babbage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Ana...
22: ...U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
28: ...liner]], (1851-1929) [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[gramophone]] - Mathematics (24164 bytes)
3: ...owledge. This latter meaning of mathematics includes the mathematics used to do [[calculation]]s and i...
7: ...]]s. The realization that two apples and two oranges do have something in common, namely that they fil...
8: ...also recognized how to count ''abstract'' quantities, like [[time]] -- [[Day|days]], [[Season|seasons]...
10: ...eoples first expressed [[quantity]] by drawing lines in the ground or scratching wood.
12: ...he broad subdivision of mathematics into the studies of ''structure, space'' and ''change.'' - Abacus (7218 bytes)
1: ...ith beads sliding on wires. It was in use centuries before the adoption of the written [[Arabic numer...
3: == Chinese abacus ==
5: The '''suanpan''' of the [[China|Chinese]] is similar to the Roman abacus in principle, t...
8: ... up or down towards the beam. The abacus can be reset to the starting position instantly by a quick j...
10: ...lementary schools, very efficient suanpan techniques have been developed to do [[multiplication]], [[d... - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...d American crosswords such as the ''[[New York Times]]'' this is often omitted.
3: ==Types of Grid==
8: ...structure, with a higher percentage of black squares, leaving up to half the letters in an answer unch...
10: ...' crossword are 15ױ5 squares, while weekend puzzles may be 21ײ1, 23ײ3 or 25ײ5.
12: ...c circles. ''Free form'' crosswords have simple designs and are not symmetric. - Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
7: ...is a [[Roman numerals|Roman numeral]] 10). The latest version of Mac OS is [[Mac OS X v10.4]], which w...
12: ...n]]s, a [[desktop]], etc. This metaphor is sometimes called the WIMP model for '''W'''indows, '''I'''c...
16: * Long file names, with [[whitespace]] and no [[file extension]].
19: ... Aesthetic and ergonomic industrial "All in One" design that reduced clutter.
20: * Separation of a program's code from its resources to allow localization, etc. - Computer (32773 bytes)
3: ...gram|programming]]) a computer can be made to represent some aspect of a problem or part of a system. ...
4: The discipline which studies the theory, design, and application of computers is called '''[[...
6: ==General principles==
8: ...any different technologies, nearly all popular types of computers have electronic components.
12: ...nto the [[binary]] base-two [[numeral system]] (ones and zeros). Next, all operations on that informa... - Archimedes (13735 bytes)
1: ...s consider Archimedes to be one of history's greatest mathematicians, along with possibly [[Isaac Newt...
3: ==Discoveries and inventions==
4: ...nted the [[irrigation]] device known as [[Archimedes' screw]].
6: ...nst the invading Romans was the [[claw of Archimedes]].
8: ...enemy ships would have had to be virtually motionless and very close to shore for them to ignite, an u... - Arithmetic (2254 bytes)
1: ...rations'' on [[numeral]]s, though in usage by professional [[mathematician]]s, it often is treated as ...
5: ...ogarithm|logarithmic functions]]) are also sometimes included in this subject. Arithmetic is performe...
11: ...by [[Serre]] reflects this usage, as do such phrases as ''first order arithmetic'' or ''arithmetical a... - Maya numerals (1506 bytes)
1: ...Pre-Columbian]] [[Maya civilization]] used a [[vigesimal]] ([[numeral system|base]]-20) [[numeral syst...
3: ...b|200px|left|Maya numbers as shown in [[Maya codices]]]]
7: ...ots in a horizontal row above three horizontal lines stacked upon each other.
11: ...epresents the deity associated with the number. These face number glyphs were rarely used, and are mos...
14: ...nce the early Classic era). Subsequent place values return to base 20. - Chemical element (8169 bytes)
1: ...ordinary [[chemistry|chemical]] methods. The smallest particle of such an element is an [[atom]], whic...
5: ...ificially through various methods of [[nucleosynthesis]].
7: ... [[half-life|half-lives]] so that any that were present at the formation of Earth have long since deca...
9: ...ich groups elements with similar chemical properties together.
11: ...ms. These are called [[allotropy|allotropes]], irrespective of the state. - Minute (1467 bytes)
3: ... [[hour]] and to 60 [[second]]s. (Some rare minutes have 59 or 61 seconds; see [[leap second]].)
5: ...from conventional minutes. It is 10^45 planck times.
13: ...rk)|prime]] (′). For example, fifteen minutes could be written 15′. However, more commonl...
15: ...phical pole|polar]] [[axis]] through fifteen minutes of arc in every minute of time. A minute of arc ...
17: An hour likely contains 60 minutes due to influences from the [[Babylon]]ians, who used a [[Numeral sy... - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
1: ...t|thumb|right|For months before the '''Olympic Games''', runners relay the [[Olympic Flame]] from [[Ol...
3: ...ubertin]] in the late [[19th century]]. The '''Games of the Olympiad''', better known as the [[Summer ...
5: ...4 Summer Olympics|XXVIII Olympiad]]. The next games, the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], will be held in [[...
7: ...nter Games are in between, two years after the Games of the Olympiad.
10: [[Image:Palestra at Olympia.jpg|thumb|right|Athletes trained in this Olympia facility in its heyday.]] - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...des]] mountains and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It shares borders with [[Argentina]] to the east, [[Bolivia...
14: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
18: leader_titles = [[President of Chile|President]] |
19: leader_names = [[Ricardo Lagos]] |
20: largest_city = [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] | - Ancient Indian science and technology (21581 bytes)
1: ...uilding]] and [[navigation]], [[sports]] and [[games]].
3: ... made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago�.
9: ...with concepts of [[0 (number)|zero]], the techniques of [[algebra]] and [[algorithm]], [[square root]]...
12: ...stry did not remained abstract but also found expression in distillation of [[perfume]]s, [[aromatic]]...
15: ...duction technology � [[Greek]] historians have testified to [[smelting]] of certain [[metal]]s in In...
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