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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ... regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated perman...
5: ...wever, there is one thing that sets off Columbus' first voyage from all of these: less than two decade...
9: ...[[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas b...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Native America...
27: ...[[1474]], Columbus joined a ship of the [[Spinola Financiers]], who were Genoese patrons of his father... - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
12: ...and prejudices, must encounter infinitely more difficulties than men to familiarize herself with these...
17: ...anks of great [[mathematicians]]. She became the first female to attend sessions at the French Academ...
19: ...described in a letter to Gauss, became quite significant as it restricted the possible solutions of [[...
21: ...mber theory]] and [[elasticity theory]]. One significant item is the concept of the [[Sophie Germain p...
28: *''[[Fermats Enigma|Fermat's Enigma]]'' by [[Simon Singh]] - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
18: ...atured in bestselling [[book]]s and blockbuster [[film]]s like ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', and new discover...
20: ... proved tremendously useful in [[scientific classification|classifying]] dinosaurs, which are still kn...
24: ===Definition===
29: ...opoda|theropod]] dinosaurs. Using the cladistic definition (all descendants of a single common ancesto...
32: Modern [[bird]]s are classified by most palaeontologists as belonging to the su... - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
4: ...can be caused or alleviated by changes in diet. Deficiencies, excesses and imbalances in diet can prod...
5: ...nutrition attempts to understand how and why specific dietary aspects influence health.
10: ..., except in the unborn fetus, participates in the first step which makes the different chemical compou...
14: ...ation]] is very high. This makes [[science|scientifically]] valid nutritional study very time-consumin...
20: ...ily [[vegetarian]] with infrequent game meats and fish where available. - Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
19: ... [[2001]]. Before his Presidency, Clinton served five terms as the [[Governor of Arkansas|Governor]] ...
25: ... record low in his first year, but upon leaving office, it was the highest for a retiring President in...
27: ...g it into the largest surplus by the end of his office.
38: ...ince [[1938]]. His first term was fraught with difficulties, including an unpopular motor vehicle tax ...
40: ...ecision to keep her maiden name while Arkansas' [[First Lady]] raised many eyebrows in the traditional... - Puzzle (1711 bytes)
2: A '''puzzle''' is a [[problem]] or enigma presented as [[entertainment]]; that is written d...
9: * [[n-puzzle]] (a.k.a. Fifteen puzzle)
42: * [http://puzzle.starfieldgames.com Modern Puzzle Games]
43: * [http://www.scientificpsychic.com/mind/mind1.html Mind Puzzles for vari... - Aegean civilization (41260 bytes)
2: ...erly called "Mycenaean" because its existence was first brought to popular notice by [[Heinrich Schlie...
15: ...rete]] have supplied the clearest proof of it, confirming the impression already created by the goldsm...
21: First (and perhaps earliest in time), the chambers a...
25: ...ples known are at Mycenae. The Cretan 'larnax' coffins, also, have no parallels outside the Aegean.
35: ...e important development in pottery. These periods fill the whole Bronze Age, with whose close, by the ... - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...i mallet''. Unlike most drums, they produce a [[definite pitch]] when struck. Timpani evolved from [[m...
7: | filename = Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 - Molto vivace...
18: ...ly made of copper or, in less expensive models, [[fiberglass]]. The drumhead is connected to a hoop, w...
24: ...ividual drum typically has a range of a [[perfect fifth]] to an [[octave]].
37: ...ch to hold the pedal in place. The timpanist must first disengage the clutch before using the pedal to... - Giant Squids (7570 bytes)
24: ...but none have been scientifically documented. The first real evidence of the existence of a giant squi...
29: ...rms could be a vital clue in the solution of this enigma.
31: ...er (one to two inches), and it is not uncommon to find their circular scars on the head area of sperm ...
33: ...ughout their bodies. This makes the giant squid unfit for human consumption, although sperm whales see...
37: ...s, and the beaks. Approximately 65 specimens, one-fifth of all the giant squid ever found, have been f... - Echidna (6296 bytes)
25: ...upying overlapping home ranges with no particular fixed base. They wander, presumably in search of foo...
31: ...y burrow and deposits the puggle, returning every five days to suckle it until it is weaned at seven m...
33: ==Classification==
34: Echidnas are [[scientific classification|classified]] into two [[genera]]. The ''[[Zaglossus]]'' ge...
58: ...ildlife/article.cfm?articleId=763&issueId=61 "The Enigma of the Echidna"] by Doug Stewart, ''National Wild...
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