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- Arrow (1419 bytes)
4: ...with a ''nock'' or notch in the other. Arrowheads fit [[hunting]] and [[military]] purpose better than...
8: ...ll bend and flex from side to side, almost like a fish swimming through water.
10: ...ts simplest form a line segment with a triangle affixed to one end, and in more complex forms a repres...
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- Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
2: ...tment of the Spanish Crown. He is regarded as the first [[Europe]]an known to have visited what is now...
4: ...Tainos to work in the mines and to construct fortifications. The Tainos subsequently died in great num...
7: ...is rights. Ponce de León was then removed from office in 1512 and felt his good name had been damaged...
9: ...im and govern for Spain, all of which he hoped to find at Bimini and other islands. The story of Ponce... - Hungary (18459 bytes)
14: official_languages = [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] ...
57: ... other provinces, was affected by the migrations. First came the [[Huns]], who built up under [[Attila...
65: ...om]] and secured civil rights. The Austrians were finally able to prevail only with Russian help.
69: ...y. In June, the [[Treaty of Trianon]] was signed, fixing Hungary's borders. Compared with the pre-war ...
141: ...[Carpathian Basin]] (and probably the largest artificial lake in Europe) is [[Lake Theiss]] (''Tisza-t... - Flag of Massachusetts (1839 bytes)
3: ...ignifying peace. A white star appears next to the figure's head, signifying the state's history as one...
5: ... made official in [[1908]], but had been used unofficially since the [[American Revolution]]. This fla... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
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36: ...ion (608,827) ranks as the second smallest of the fifty states. As the only [[New England]] state not ...
48: ...everal mountains do have timberlines: [[Mount Mansfield]], the highest mountain in the state and [[Kil...
54: ...6 degrees Celsius), at [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]] on [[December 30]], [[1933]].
57: ...sfield 20040926.jpg|280px|thumb|right|[[Mount Mansfield]], at 4,393 feet, is the highest elevation poi... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
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58: Popular but "unofficial" regional designations include [[Green Countr...
113: ... century]] [[Spain|Spanish]] explorers became the first Europeans to visit the area.
117: === Five Civilized Tribes ===
122: The "[[Five Civilized Tribes]]" were not the only ones forc... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...re is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
84: * [[852]]: [[Parachute]]: [[Armen Firman]] - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
6: Following the unification of the multiple city states of [[Ancient Gr...
9: ...ed not by Philip, who was afraid of her and her affinity for sleeping in the company of snakes, but by...
11: ...he [[Oracle]] of Ammon at Siwah, according to all five of the extant historians ([[Arrian]], [[Quintus...
23: ...Halicarnassus]], Alexander successfully waged the first of many sieges, eventually forcing his opponen...
27: ...tle of Gaugamela]]. Darius was forced to flee the field after his charioteer was killed, and Alexander... - Animal (16429 bytes)
49: ...nsuming other organisms. Their body plan becomes fixed as they develop, usually early on in their [[o...
51: ...ate from the animals, but biologically they are definitely included. The name animal comes from the [...
57: ...ic [[glycoprotein]]s. This may be [[calcium|calcified]] to form structures like shells, bones, and sp...
65: ...ula undergoes more complicated rearrangement. It first invaginates to form a gastrula with a digestiv...
72: ...are known as the [[Vendian biota]]. These are difficult to relate to later fossils, however. Some ma... - Deuterostome (1974 bytes)
14: ... [[embryonic development]]; in deuterostomes, the first opening (the [[blastopore]]) becomes the [[anu...
19: * Phylum [[Echinodermata]] ([[starfish]]es, [[sea urchin]]s, [[sea cucumber]]s, etc.)
24: ...' fates are not determined early on. Thus if the first four cells are separated, each cell is capable... - Arrow (1419 bytes)
4: ...with a ''nock'' or notch in the other. Arrowheads fit [[hunting]] and [[military]] purpose better than...
8: ...ll bend and flex from side to side, almost like a fish swimming through water.
10: ...ts simplest form a line segment with a triangle affixed to one end, and in more complex forms a repres... - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...estigating the [[universe]] known as the [[scientific method]]. The '''history of science''' traces th...
4: ...al that older inquiries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still, many place ancient [[natural philosoph...
6: ...e, notably [[ethics]]. In practice, each of these fields is heavily used by the others as an external ...
11: ...owledge, and to de-emphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-fr...
13: ...; and [[Paul Feyerabend]], who argued that scientific knowledge is not cumulative or progressive, and ... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...the logical development of a [[Fortification|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to ...
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Japanese hi...
8: ... home. Castles were made by their owners for specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time...
10: * First and foremost castles were places of protection...
24: ...inseparably connected with the subjects of [[fortification]] (see also [[siegecraft]]) and [[domestic ... - Myofibril (4430 bytes)
2: ... in nearly perfect alignment with those of the myofibrils next to it. This alignment gives rise to cer...
4: ...tinue into the region where you can see the thick filaments.
9: ...A band, on the other hand, contains mostly myosin filaments whose larger diameter restricts the passag...
11: ...n overlap when the muscle is in a relaxed state. Finally, the A band is bisected by a dark central li...
13: ...de past each other. This is known as the Sliding Filament Theory of muscle contraction. - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...ed, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxide (rust) on i...
11: ...re by Earth-based [[telescope]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]] by the [[Mars Express Orbit...
18: ... to the surface, while the presence of a magnetic field would have helped to protect the planet from [...
22: Amongst the findings from the Opportunity rover is the presence ... - Artemis (11271 bytes)
7: ...e [[moon goddess]] to complement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] as the...
41: ...Hera to let her go. Either way, Artemis was born first and then assisted with the birth of Apollo. A...
78: ...as taken to [[Crimea]] to prepare others for sacrifice to Artemis.
104: ... [[Oeneus]] had forgotten her at the harvest sacrifices. - Crossbow (7510 bytes)
2: ...China, but the crossbow nonetheless played a significant role in the history of European medieval warf...
5: ...[[arrow]]s do. The stock and trigger of hand-held firearms may have been copied from crossbows.
7: ...art of what made the crossbow historically a significant force in warfare.
16: ...rings for a crossbow are typically made of strong fibers that would not tend to fray. According to W. ...
18: ...hair trigger" that could be shot with very little finger strength. - Archery (18991 bytes)
9: ...doubt been competing with bows for millennia, the first recorded archery competitions began around [[1...
11: ...e de Tir ࠬ'Arc). Olympic rules are derived from FITA rules.
25: ...archer scoring the most number of X's winning. In FITA archery, targets are colored as follows:
38: *40 cm (18m FITA Indoor)
39: *60 cm (25m FITA Indoor) - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...European]] to sail the [[Pacific Ocean]], and the first to lead an expedition for the purpose of [[cir...
9: ...ong the way. It was here that Magellan would also first experience battle: when a local king refused t...
13: ... [[1513]]) and received a severe knee wound while fighting against the Moorish-Moroccan stronghold. Al...
20: ... help of Juan de Aranda, one of the three chief officials of Seville's India House, and of other frien...
22: ...thought to be the [[Rio de la Plata]], to the Pacific Ocean, forming a large bay-like [[river delta]].... - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
3: ...k]]s. [[LaMarcus Adna Thompson]] [[patent]]ed the first roller coaster on [[January 20]], [[1885]]. I...
9: ...omes [[kinetic energy]] as the cars race down the first downward [[slope]]. Kinetic energy is converte...
17: ...ith 2 trains, is to hold train #1, which has just finished the ride, right outside the station, releas...
21: ...operated a gravity track in Paris from 1812. The first loop track was probably also built in Paris fr...
23: ... the concept of the "lift hill." By [[1912]], the first [[underfriction]] coaster was developed by [[J... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
267: *[[Claude Buffier]], (1661-1737){{fn|R}}
348: *[[Andrea Christofidou]]
387: *[[Lady Anne Finch Conway]], (1631-1679){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
430: *[[Bruno de Finetti]], (1906-1985){{fn|O}}
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