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- Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ...usands of years, involves the creation of objects from clay and other ceramic materials. This article ...
7: ...his art form encompasses the creation of anything from earthenware and porcelain to decorative tiles a...
19: ...n of symmetrical pieces and is popular for making bowls, vases, and other rounded forms.
39: ... the longevity of ceramic products make it an eco-friendly choice in an age of disposable products and...
46: The word '''''ceramic''''' is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word Κ&epsil... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
4: ...some decorative items. Similar types of ware made from [[porcelain]] clays are simply referred to as "...
16: ...dividual techniques, where pieces are constructed from hand-rolled coils, slabs, ropes and balls of cl...
19: ... into a radial symmetry, so that it does not move from side to side as the wheel head rotates is refer...
21: ...produce many virtually identical plates, vases or bowls in a day. Because of its nature, wheel work can o...
25: ...are usually called "ceramics" to distinguish them from other pottery. - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...iginally, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal]] fracture.
3: The word ''glass'' comes from [[Latin]] ''glacies'' (ice) and corresponds to ...
18: ...nto other shapes and colors as shown in this ball from the [[Verrerie of Brehat]] in [[Brittany]].]]
22: ...plify]] transmitted signals by [[laser]] emission from within the glass itself.
26: Glass is sometimes created naturally from volcanic [[magma]]. This glass is called [[obs... - Cyperus papyrus (4281 bytes)
15: ...aceous [[perennial plant|perennial]] native to [[Africa]].
17: ...e rays. The flowers give way to brown, nut-like [[fruit]]s.
21: ...ns. Like most tropical plants, it is sensitive to frost.
23: ...long stream banks throughout the wetter parts of Africa, but has become rare in the [[Nile Delta]]. In...
25: ...effected by wind, not [[insect]]s, and the mature fruits after release are distributed by water. - List of sports (7304 bytes)
209: * [[Freestyle skiing]]
222: * [[Freestyle snowboarding]]
260: * [[Lawn bowls]]
321: * [[Ultimate frisbee]] - Microscope (8708 bytes)
16: [[image:Microscope.png|frame|none|Basic microscope main elements]]
29: [[Image:Microscope diagram.png|right|frame|Common optical microscope and its principal pa...
34: ...ns, they utilize light passing through the sample from below and special techniques are usually necess...
36: ...roscope is used, where the light is ''reflected'' from the examined surface. The light is fed th...
39: ...'dissecting microscope''' is designed differently from the diagrams above, and serves a different purp... - Bowling (1865 bytes)
8: ...o roll a small ball three times per [[turn (game)|frame]] instead of two, and the fallen pins are not ...
9: ...re the player rolls three times per [[turn (game)|frame]] toward small, squat pins.
12: .... This group includes games such as [[Bowls|Lawn bowls]], [[Bocce]] Ball, and [[P鴡nque]].
15: *[[Skittles (sport)|Skittles]] — the sport from which "alley" based Bowling originated - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
1: [[Image:FrancisDrake.jpg|framed|Sir Francis Drake, c. [[1540]]–[[1596]].]]
2: ...to [[circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the globe, from [[1577]] to [[1580]] and was knighted on his re...
7: ...n from a portrait painted quite late in his life. Francis was the eldest or second eldest of twelve ch...
9: ...orced to flee to [[Kent]]. At about the age of 13 Francis took to the sea on a cargo bark, becoming ma...
12: ...a few days before, nearly costing Drake his life. From then on, he devoted the rest of his life to wor... - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
9: ...r a remarkable example of a European park, dating from [[1843]] and still existing, see [[Tivoli Garde...
16: ...g the peak of the "golden age" of amusement parks from roughly the turn of the 20th century through th...
18: ...nging patterns in how people chose to spend their free time. Many of the older, traditional amusement ...
40: ...ting of the Red Sea" in [[1973]], a look at props from the movie ''[[Jaws (movie)|Jaws]]'' in [[1975]]...
42: ...s become larger than ever before, with everything from large, worldwide type theme parks such as Disne... - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
5: ...e is known of pre-[[Christian]] [[Ireland]] comes from a few references in Roman writings, [[Irish poe...
7: ...centuries were to pass before the treeless [[permafrost]] was transformed into a densely forested fert...
9: ...eir food, and they are known to have built canoes from dug-out tree trunks.
14: ... revolution was a long and slow process resulting from trade and overseas contacts with agricultural c...
16: ...ket of peat. Consisting of small fields separated from one another by dry-stone walls, the C驤e Field... - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...a [[definite pitch]] when struck. Timpani evolved from [[military]] drums to become a staple of the [[...
5: ... is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''tympanum'', from which the Italian word descends. A [[musician]]...
9: | description = The [[scherzo]] from [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s [[Symphony...
20: ...drum is the quality of the bowl's surface. Copper bowls may have a smooth, machined surface or rough surf...
22: Timpani come in a variety of sizes from around 84 [[centimeter]]s (33 [[inch]]es) in di... - Cabbage (3549 bytes)
18: ... around 100 CE. The English name derives from the French ''caboche'' (head). Varieties include Red cab...
20: ...nd were thus a common winter vegetable before [[refrigeration]] and long-distance shipping of produce....
26: ... Diet]], a fad diet which involves eating several bowls of reportedly very bland, tasteless cabbage soup ...
30: ... keep well and are intended for consumption while fresh. The late cabbage matures in about 80 days, a... - Kickball (1492 bytes)
1: ...llimetre|mm]]) inflated rubber ball. The pitcher bowls the ball towards the catcher, and the "batter" ki...
3: ...rations of kickball turn out somewhat differently from those of baseball, softball, or [[over-the-line... - Olmec mythology (5709 bytes)
12: ...iques assume that there is a continuity extending from Olmec times through later Mesoamerican cultures...
22: ...ose, and bifurcated tongue. When viewed from the front, the Olmec Dragon has trough-shaped eyes; when...
24: ...om its cleft head. A carved [[celt (tool)|celt]] from Veracruz shows a representation of God III
25: , or the Maize God, growing corn from his cleft, and also shows this god with the sna...
42: ...e supernaturals shown on [[Las Limas Monument 1]] from the [[Olmec heartland]]. - Stone Age (17593 bytes)
4: [[Stone tool]]s were made from a variety of different kinds of stone. For exam...
6: ...read of humanity from the [[savanna]]s of [[East Africa]] to the rest of the world. It ends with the d...
8: ...lity, the succession of phases differs enormously from one [[region]] (and [[archaeological culture|cu...
11: ...ting with the first [[hominid]] tool-making in [[Africa]]. Most [[australopithecine]]s probably did no...
13: ...ology, function and the technology involved. This frequently involves an analysis of the [[lithic redu... - Cricket (27178 bytes)
2: ...Wales]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], [[Zimbabwe]] and the [[English language|Eng...
13: ...ts]]'' while the other team ''[[bowling (cricket)|bowls]]'' and ''[[fielder|fields]]''.
48: ...hind the [[#The playing field|wicket]] at the end from which the ball is bowled, and adjudicate on mos...
59: ...200px|A perspective view of the [[cricket pitch]] from the [[bowler (cricket)|bowler's]] end. The bow...
76: ... semicircle of 30 yards (27.4 m) radius from the centre of each wicket with respect to the b...
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