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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...ction machines for manufacturing in other industries.
3: ...ut [[1850]], when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-po...
5: ...[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
9: ==Causes==
10: ...on]] of the 17th century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...actress of all time and, at the age of 70, continues to be a top sex symbol.
5: ... up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
7: ...egional beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film pr...
9: ...Nights with Cleopatra]]'' and ''[[It's Him, Yes! Yes!]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[...
11: ...unt Studios]]. Among her films at this time: ''[[Desire Under the Elms]]'' with [[Anthony Perkins]] (b... - Actinium (7046 bytes)
20: | [[Chemical series]] || [[Actinide]]s
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
31: ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ff99cc" | Atomic properties
51: ... colspan="2" bgcolor="#ff99cc" | Physical properties
61: | 22.55 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre per mole|m<sup>3<... - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
1: ...with the [[blood]]. The alveoli are found in the respiratory zone of the [[lung|lungs]]
6: ...een alveoli. There are two major alveolar cell types in the alveolar wall:
10: ...urfactants, and [[pore]]s help to equalize pressures and prevent collapse.
14: ...eoli have radii of about 0.1 mm and wall thicknesses of about 0.2 µm.
16: ...o humidification of inspired air by the lung tissues. - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ...s. This article will explore the history, techniques, cultural significance, and contemporary relevanc...
7: ...s, reflecting both functional and aesthetic purposes.
10: ...ement, leading to more uniform and sophisticated designs.
12: ...or its red and black figure techniques, while Chinese ceramics are famous for their porcelain, a signi...
13: ==Techniques in Ceramics== - 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... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
2: ...ns exist in '''[[hotspot (geology)|hotspot volcanoes]]'''.
3: ...eru volcanoes on [[Java (island)|Java]] in [[Indonesia]].]]
5: The study of volcanoes is called [[vulcanology]] (or ''volcanology'' in ...
7: ==Volcanoes==
8: ===Types of volcanoes=== - 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]] - Astronomy (13970 bytes)
1: ... the atmosphere), as well as the connected processes and phenomena.
3: ...de]] of Earth's Moon, its diameter is about 58 miles (93 km).]]
5: ... with [[astrology]], which assumes that people's destiny and human affairs in general are correlated t...
8: ...hysical nature of celestial objects—what makes them "tick".
10: ...ional implications of different models, and involves working with computer or analytic models. - 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. - Frost (2825 bytes)
2: ...mage:GrassCoatedInFrost.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Blades of [[grass]] coated in frost.]]
3: ...ack pipes.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Frost on black pipes]]
4: ... matter of [[time]] and the amount of [[water]] [[vapor]] available.
6: ... on the indoor surface of [[window]] panes indicates low [[relative humidity]] of the indoor air, othe...
10: ...e temperature at ground level is colder, and reaches the [[frost point]]. - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
3: .... They are [[temperature]], [[pressure]], [[water vapor]], and the gradients and interactions of each var...
5: ...]] are sub-disciplines of the [[atmospheric sciences]].
10: ...icting the weather by interpreting established celestial phenomena, such as a [[Halo (optical phenomen...
12: ...[1780]] with the hair [[hygrometer]], which measures [[humidity]].
14: ...gation of the dependence of gas [[volume]] on [[pressure]] which lead to [[thermodynamics]] and [[Benj... - 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... - Cloud (9947 bytes)
5: The condensing water vapor forms small droplets of water (typically 0.01 mm ...
7: ...on local atmospheric conditions (what gases are present, and the temperature).
9: == Cloud formation and properties ==
15: ... up the side of a [[mountain]] and cools as it rises higher into the atmosphere (orographic uplift),
18: ...g. This give these droplets plenty of time to re-evaporate as they fall into in the warmer air beneath th... - Cirrus cloud (3505 bytes)
9: ... hairlike filaments. They are formed at an altitudes above 16,500 feet. If there are many cirrus cloud...
11: ...an, one of Saturn's moons. Some of these extraterrestrial cirrus clouds are composed of ammonia or met...
15: ...hear, or by upper-tropospheric convection. Sometimes they are like blown out ice-crystals spreading fr...
20: ...his dense mat out into an anvil shape that stretches downwind as much as several kilometers.
25: ...y or cirrus fibratus species, this usually indicates an approaching weather front. If it is a warm fro... - Precipitation (meteorology) (2923 bytes)
2: ... at this point larger and larger droplets (or pieces of [[ice]]) form, which then fall to the earth un...
6: ...eaving drier air (see [[katabatic wind]]) on the descending (generally warming), leeward side where a ...
8: ...;]]), and the tops of moderately high uplands are especially wet (~475 in (12 m) per year at Wai'ale'a...
12: ...ises. Inevitably cooling will result, and [[water vapor]] will condense out of the air to form droplets, ...
16: ...es it also cools down. Moisture in the air condenses to form clouds, and precipitation occurs. - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
4: == Hurricanes ==
6: ...om the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
9: ...tion]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thoug...
11: ...mbine to produce the violent winds, incredible waves, torrential rains and [[floods]] associated with ...
13: ...g cycle. As a result, when a tropical cyclone passes over land, its strength will diminish. - Fog (4764 bytes)
1: ...mage:morningfog.jpg|thumb|Early morning fog obscures the surface of this lake in [[Carrollton, Georgia...
3: ... of fog. Fog differs from clouds in that fog touches the surface of the Earth, while clouds do not. It...
5: ...diation fog is common in [[autumn]] and usually does not last long past [[sunrise]].
7: ... is also extremely common as a [[warm front]] passes over an area with significant [[snowpack]].
9: ...auses [[fog#freezingfog|freezing fog]], or sometimes [[hoar frost]]. - 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]]).
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