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- Ionic order (6526 bytes)
1: ...:SixIonicOrders.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Architects' first real look at the Greek Ionic order: Julien Dav...
4: ...in mainland Greece in the [[5th century BC]]. The first of the great Ionic temples, though it stood fo...
14: ...ure survive earlier than that of Vitruvius, identification of such ''meaning'' in architectural elemen...
16: ...ly Ionic mode on the Athenian Acropolis is exemplified in the [[Erechtheum]].
19: ....org/a/DCTNRY/i/ionicord.html Ionic order expemplified in architecture of Buffalo, New York] - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
7: ==Benefits of locomotives==
13: * ''Efficiency'' - idle trains do not waste expensive moti...
16: ==Classification by motive power==
21: ...entury]]) were powered by [[steam engine|steam]], first by burning [[wood]], later [[coal]] or [[oil]]...
23: ...ome years before steam locomotive design became efficient and economically practical. ''Fairy Queen'',... - Actinium (7046 bytes)
41: | [[Electron configuration]]
61: | 22.55 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre ...
76: | [[Specific heat capacity]]
136: ...as a [[neutron source]]. Otherwise it has no significant industrial applications.
151: Purified actinium-227 comes into equilibrium with its de... - Tooth (14790 bytes)
9: ... They have various structures to allow them to fulfill their many different purposes. The primary func...
35: In humans, the first (a.k.a. ''milk'', ''primary'' or ''deciduous''...
39: *first molar
42: ..., for example if the molars include deep pits and fissures, then complete prevention of decay may requ...
48: *first bicuspid - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ...ll explore the history, techniques, cultural significance, and contemporary relevance of ceramics.
10: ... in Mesopotamia around 6,000 years ago was a significant advancement, leading to more uniform and soph...
12: ...e ceramics are famous for their porcelain, a significant export on the Silk Road.
23: ...red in a kiln, providing a decorative, waterproof finish.
28: ==Cultural Significance== - Dye (6033 bytes)
1: ...e. In contrast, a [[pigment]] generally has no affinity for the substrate, and is insoluble.
9: ... the traditional natural dyes. Dyes are now classified according to how they are used in the dyeing pr...
11: .... Acid dyes are not substantive to [[cellulosic]] fibres.
13: ...he dyebath to help the uptake of the dye onto the fibre. Basic dyes are also used in the coloration of...
17: ...fferent mordants can change the final colour significantly. Most natural dyes are mordant dyes and the... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical...
6: ...d to eliminate popular or mass culture from the definition of culture.
8: ...ean classical music|classical music]] "is" more refined than music produced by working-class people su...
10: ...ther that only a single standard of refinement suffices, against which one can measure all groups. Thu...
12: ...uncomplicated and uncorrupted by the highly-stratified [[capitalism | capitalist]] systems of [[wester... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: '''Defining [[music]]''' is as difficult as defining [[art]] or anything. It is a problem that has...
12: ... effects. Rather than being ridiculed as unscientific, Medieval thought should be seen as a system tha...
14: [[Musica instrumentalis]], finally, was the lowliest of the three disciplines a...
17: ...there is no term for music in Tiv, Yoruba, Igbo, Efik, Birom, Hausa, Idoma, Eggon or Jarawa. Many othe...
24: ...efinition is seen by many as being too broad. The fifteenth edition of the ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'... - Flute (11293 bytes)
9: ...degree of control away from the musician. Usually fipple flutes are not referred to as flutes, even th...
11: ...t flute, [[piccolo]], [[fife (musical instrument)|fife]], and [[bansuri]]; and [[end-blown flute]]s, s...
27: ...t angle and velocity, or it will not vibrate. In fippled flutes, a precisely machined slot extrudes t...
29: ...also makes the transverse flute immensely more difficult for a beginner to get a full sound out of tha...
38: ...to produce high and low sounds depending on which finger holes are opened or closed. - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
72: *Joe Filisko
85: ...Levy and some other harp player use specially modified harmonicas. To make these harmonicas, they star...
92: ...r "cross harp"): playing the harmonica in a key a fifth above its intended key. Playing just the unben...
120: ...s what the standard layout is designed for in the first place). Rather than providing the standard C m...
178: ...ruly "[[tremolo]]"; the word is more accurately defined as a kind of volume change, and the tremolo ha... - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
3: ...is derived from the [[Latin]] ''ignis'', meaning "fire".
10: Igneous rocks make up approximately ninety five percent of the upper part of the Earth's crust,...
16: ...eir features are usually characteristic of a specific tectonic environment, allowing tectonic reconsti...
19: ==Classification==
20: Igneous rocks are classified according to mode of occurrence, texture, chemi... - Architectural style (1097 bytes)
- String instrument (8163 bytes)
1: ...stel-Sachs]] scheme of [[musical instrument classification]], used in [[organology]], they are called ...
7: ... [[guitar]] and [[kora]] are plucked, either by a finger or thumb, or by some other device such as a [...
10: ...nt, since sound production through struck blows defines this instrument family; the proclamation that ...
12: ...t tone. The maneuver can also be executed with a finger on plucked and bowed instruments, where it gi...
22: ...asizes the upper [[harmonics]]. Bowing above the fingerboard (''[[sul tasto]]'') produces a thin, "br... - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...le of "the foreigners" among the populace, which finally led to a peasant revolt that pushed the Yuan...
6: ...rospect of rebellion ripened. After many years of fighting, the rebel group led by Zhu Yuanzhang, the ...
12: ...e Ming dynasty. Great [[landed estate]]s were confiscated by the government, fragmented, and rented o...
14: ...andidates for posts in the civil service or the officer corps of the 80,000-man army, once again, had ...
16: ...olute authority in his own hands, abolished the office of prime minister and so removed the only insur... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...] CE) and ends in approximately the middle of the fifteenth century. Though establishing the end of th...
9: ...otation system is weak, and rhythm cannot be specified. The simplicity of chant, with unison voice an...
11: ...lop. Harmony, in consonant intervals of fourths, fifths, and octaves, begins to be seen. Rhythmic no...
17: ... of the 13th century uses the rhythmic modes as defined by Garlandia.
19: ...of rhythmic notation. The first definitely identifiable scholar to accept and explain the mensural sy... - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
5: ...any]], [[biology]], [[zoology]], and [[ecology]], fields concerned with living creatures and how they ...
17: ...e known by primitive man and were sometimes identified correctly as the remains of ancient lifeforms. ...
21: ...logists are among the more colorful and eccentric figures in the history of science.
22: ...redited for being the founder of palaeobiology, a field of inquiry dealing with the biological and eco...
24: ...gy; his book "Tempo and Mode" is a classic in the field. Prominent names in invertebrate paleontology ... - Morse code (33777 bytes)
13: ..."International Morse". Morse's original code specification, largely limited to use in the United State...
17: ... Morse and Vail's initial telegraph system, which first went into operation in 1844, marked a paper ta...
23: ... "dah", and a dot as "dit". When a dit is not the final element of a character, its sound is shortened...
25: ...be called a Morse code, but the term is used specifically for the two kinds of Morse code used for the...
27: ...repeat more clearly."). The letters of these five-letter code words were sent individually using ... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
12: ...thread. As time passed Franklin noticed the loose fibers on the string stretching out; he then brought...
22: ...rt and energy is stored in the [[electric field|e-field]]s between them. The positively charged cryst...
24: ...e-field flows radially inward into the conductive filament.
26: ...d is higher on trees and tall buildings. If the e-field is high enough a discharge can initiate from t...
28: ... caused by violent forest fires which generate sufficient dust to create a static charge. - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
1: ...e," which is merely the name of the town where he first took the vows. His life was described in [[Gio...
7: ... death, but was not properly [[beatification|beatified]] until [[1984]].
9: ...f [[Cosimo de' Medici]]. According to Vasari, the first paintings of this artist were in the [[Certosa...
13: ...he ''Coronation of the Virgin'' in the convent of Fiesole, and the ''Deposition of Christ'' executed f...
15: ...rnina]]. From [[1418]] to [[1436]] he was back at Fiesole; in 1436 he was transferred to the Dominican... - Savannah Elephant (2385 bytes)
15: ...and the [[Forest Elephant]] were previously classified as a single [[species]], which was known simply...
19: Relatively little scientific research has been carried out into elephants' [[...
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