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- Radius (bone) (8551 bytes)
1: [[Image:Gray214.png|right|thumb|300px|The radius and ulna of the left forearm, posterior surface.]...
3: ...ed longitudinally. It has a body and two extremities.
7: ...with the radial notch of the ulna, narrow in the rest of its extent, which is embraced by the annular ...
11: ...alward. It presents three borders and three surfaces.
14: ...nd rounded. The lower fourth is prominent, and gives insertion to the Pronator quadratus, and attachme...
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- Actinium (7046 bytes)
20: | [[Chemical series]] || [[Actinide]]s
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
31: ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ff99cc" | Atomic properties
35: | [[Atomic radius]] (calc.) || [[1 E-_ m|195 (n/a) pm]]
37: | [[Covalent radius]] || n/a [[picometre|pm]] - Humerus (13486 bytes)
1: ...s between the [[scapula]] and the [[radius (bone)|radius]] and [[ulna]].
4: ...the head of the humerus [[caput humeri]] articulates with the [[cavitas glenoidalis]] of the [[scapula...
6: ...''distal'' end of the humerus (at the elbow) creates a hinge joint with the ulna, allowing only ''flex...
8: ... the humerus, and the head of the [[radius (bone)|radius]]. This allows the hand to pronate and supinate (...
11: A variety of [[muscle]]s attach to the humerus. These enable movement at the elbow and at the shoulder... - Radius (bone) (8551 bytes)
1: [[Image:Gray214.png|right|thumb|300px|The radius and ulna of the left forearm, posterior surface.]...
3: ...ed longitudinally. It has a body and two extremities.
7: ...with the radial notch of the ulna, narrow in the rest of its extent, which is embraced by the annular ...
11: ...alward. It presents three borders and three surfaces.
14: ...nd rounded. The lower fourth is prominent, and gives insertion to the Pronator quadratus, and attachme... - Ulna (12105 bytes)
1: ...anatomical position]], it is ''medial'' to the '''radius'''.
3: The ulna articulates with:
5: ... elbow as a '''pivot joint''', this allows the '''radius''' to cross over the '''ulna''' in ''pronation''.
6: * the ''distal'' '''radius''', where it fits into the '''ulna notch'''.
10: ...the ulna has a bony process, the '''olecranon process''', a hook-like structure that fits into the '''... - Arm (7276 bytes)
3: ...nd the wrist are the [[metacarpals]] and [[phalanges]] of the hand and fingers.
5: ...cular plane, while the presence of two forearm bones which can rotate around each other allows for add...
9: ...shoulder gray.gif|thumb|400px|Diagram of the muscles in the arm and shoulder]]
11: ..., while the scapula slides across the posterior chest wall via the "scapulothoracic" joints.
13: ...evates the shoulder; the [[deltoid]], which elevates the arm to the side; and the [[latissimus dorsi]]... - Anatomy (6382 bytes)
4: ...]) and plant anatomy ([[phytonomy]]). Major branches of anatomy include [[comparative anatomy]], [[his...
10: ...ical human anatomy is given, though it is often, less happily, spoken of as ''anthropotomy''.
12: ... themselves with a good working knowledge of the rest.
14: ...eated dissection and inspection of dead human bodies.
17: ...mans, and needing a knowledge of the allied sciences of [[embryology]] or [[developmental biology]], [... - Moth (5332 bytes)
12: ...r a female parent (in spoken English, confusion does not arise as the two are pronounced differently)....
14: .... Sometimes the names "[[Rhopalocera]]" (butterflies) and "[[Heterocera]]" (moths) are used to formali...
16: ... species. They can be distinguished from butterflies in [[Difference_between_a_butterfly_and_a_moth|se...
20: ... The [[Codling moth]] also does extensive damage, especially to fruit farms.
22: ...rns over its effects on health. Freezing items infested with moth larvae will not kill them. - Flowering plant (29088 bytes)
7: ...ightgreen | plural_taxon = [[Class (biology)|Classes]]}}
16: ...mnosperm]]s. From that time onwards, so long as these Gymnosperms were, as was usual, reckoned as dico...
18: ... Gymnosperms, and as including therefore the classes of Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. This is the s...
22: ...t or climbing in habit, shrubs and trees, and representing a much greater variety than is to be found ...
24: ... plants recognizable as belonging to modern families (including [[beech]], [[oak]], [[maple]], and [[m... - Ivory (4783 bytes)
5: ...e any mammalian teeth or tusks of commercial interest which is large enough to be carved or [[scrimsha...
9: ...ps, have evolved from teeth and give certain species an evolutionary advantage. The teeth of most mamm...
11: Teeth and tusks have the same physical structures: [[pulp]] [[cavity]], [[dentine]], [[cementum]] a...
13: ...ee dimensional configuration of the dentinal tubules is under genetic control and is therefore a chara...
15: ...icially carved, thus retaining their original shapes as morphologically recognizable objects. - Aristarchus (4292 bytes)
1: ...[Aristotle]] and [[Ptolemy]], until they were successfully revived and developed by [[Copernicus]] nea...
7: ...hypothesis]] of the heliocentric model. [[Archimedes]] wrote:
9: ...un, is so great that the circle in which he supposes the Earth to revolve bears such a proportion to t...
11: ...g, as the following passage from [[Plutarch]] suggests (''On the Apparent Face in the Orb of the Moon'...
13: ...th to revolve in an oblique circle, while it rotates, at the same time, about its own axis." - Earth (30908 bytes)
4: ...d don't bother putting "MOSTLY HARMLESS" or "HARMLESS" or any Hitchhiker's Guide reference in here. It...
7: ... [[Moon]]. Its dominant [[Sentience|sentient species]] is the [[human]] (''Homo sapiens sapiens'').
9: Its symbol consists of a circled cross, representing a [[meridian]] and the [[equator]]; a varia...
14: ...ount Everest]], which is only 8,850 m) and the lowest (the bottom of the [[Mariana Trench]], at 10,911...
17: ... and a solid inner core. The liquid outer core gives rise to a weak [[magnetosphere|magnetic field]] d... - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
1: ...been found buried in an Egyptian pyramid, it is presumed by egyptologists to have been built as a tomb...
3: ...jpg|thumb|333px|Great Pyramid of Giza. Image courtesy of
5: == Pictures of the Great Pyramid ==
6: ...ncient_Civilizations/Ancient_Egypt/Pyramids Pictures of the Great Pyramid]
9: ...th century BC|2580 BC]]; it is the oldest and largest of the three great pyramids in the [[Giza Necrop... - Solar system (21174 bytes)
5: ...s many of these categories have been found to be less clear-cut than once thought. This encyclopedia e...
8: ...[planet]]s of the Solar System are those nine bodies traditionally labelled as such:
18: ...|550px|This illustration shows the approximate sizes of the planets relative to one another and the Su...
20: ...e Solar System, accompanied by their main satellites, profiled against the limb of the Sun]]
22: *Sizeable objects that orbit these planets are [[Natural satellite|moon]]s. For a c... - Sun (20830 bytes)
11: ...×10<sup>6</sup> [[mile|mi]]) <br>(8.31 minutes at the [[Speed of Light]])
13: ...align="left" | [[Apparent magnitude|Visual brightness]] (''V'')
22: | 2.5×10<sup>17</sup> km <br>(26,000 [[light-year]]s)
25: | 2.26×10<sup>8</sup> [[Julian year|a]]
33: | [[1 E9 m|1.392]]×10<sup>6</sup> km<br>(109 [[Earth]]s) - 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. - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
1: ...k of [[almanac|almanacs]], [[dictionary|dictionaries]] and [[encyclopedia]]s (or an index of them, if ...
3: ...ormation for quick reference, not narrative articles.
7: ...our bookmarks toolbar, allowing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
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16: ...[Special:Allpages/List_of_U|6,]] [[Special:Allpages/List_of_ar|7]] - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ...n that [[telescope]]s rarely examine it (the greatest [[elongation]] is 28.3?). Mercury has no [[natur...
3: ...f the Sun and then the other. It was called [[Hermes]] when in the evening sky, but was known as [[Apo...
5: The Chinese and Japanese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Water Star'', based ...
8: ...rs.com/topic/mercury-in-roman-religion-planet-nearest-to-the-sun answers.com])
10: ...n]]). The sunlight on Mercury's surface is 6.5 times as intense as it is on Earth, a total [[irradianc... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of less than 1%.
3: ...t is visible in dark skies it is by far the brightest [[star]]-like object in the sky.
5: ...ts symbol is a stylized representation of the goddess Venus's hand mirror: a circle with a small cross...
7: ...omes from [[Cythera]]. Other less common adjectives include ''Venerean'' and ''Veneran''.
9: ...inese]], [[Korea|Korean]], and [[Japan]]ese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Metal Star'', based ... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...ar in [[Roman mythology]] (the counterpart to [[Ares]], the god of war in [[Greek mythology]]) because...
6: ...w pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shi...
8: ... same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 seconds.
11: ...bout 10 [[Parts per million|ppb]] (see [[#references|reference]]). - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
4: ...]]<br><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
66: ! align="left" | [[Oblateness]]
70: | [[1 E15 km2|7.619×10<sup>9</sup>]] [[square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup...
73: | 6.254×10<sup>13</sup> [[cubic kilometre|km<sup>3</sup>]...
76: | 1.0243×10<sup>26</sup> [[kilogram|kg]]<br>(17.147 Earths...
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