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- Ionic order (6526 bytes)
6: ... [[Greek Revival]], it conveyed an air of archaic freshness and primitive, perhaps even republican, vi...
8: ...wers may swing from the clefts of the volutes, or from their "eyes". After a little early experimentat...
12: ...the proportions of the architrave, which made the frieze more prominent.
14: ...ary" approach, it must be in traditions passed on from [[Hellenistic]] architects, such as [[Hermogene...
16: ...also has some Ionic elements. A more purely Ionic mode on the Athenian Acropolis is exemplified in the [... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...se they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
5: ...h the trains in one direction, and are controlled from a control cab at the opposite end of the train ...
11: ...en safer to locate the train's power systems away from passengers. This was particularly the case for ...
14: ...solescence cycles'' - separating the motive power from the payload-hauling cars means that either can ...
17: ... fuel, or they may take [[Power (physics)|power]] from an outside source. It is common to classify loc... - Actinium (7046 bytes)
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141: ...ho separated it from [[uraninite|pitchblende]]. [[Friedrich Otto Giesel]] independently discovered act... - Tooth (14790 bytes)
11: ...''mesial'' (toward the midline), ''distal'' (away from the midline), ''occlusal'' (the top surface), '...
42: ...ath the old one, pushing it out of the jaw. Apart from this another 8-12 teeth grow. This set can last...
70: [[Image:Dental x-ray.jpg|right|frame|[[X-ray]]s can reveal if a person has any cavi...
73: In moderation, [[fluoride]] is known to protect the teeth...
77: ...asons, and because it is thought mercury may seep from fillings into the circulation over time, a cera... - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ...usands of years, involves the creation of objects from clay and other ceramic materials. This article ...
7: ...earthenware and porcelain to decorative tiles and modern sculptures, reflecting both functional and aest...
32: ==Modern Ceramics and Innovations==
39: ... the longevity of ceramic products make it an eco-friendly choice in an age of disposable products and...
46: ...se refers to [[clay]] in all its forms. However, modern usage of the term broadens the meaning to inclu... - Dye (6033 bytes)
3: ...sing. By far the greatest source of dyes has been from the [[plant kingdom]], notably [[root]]s, [[ber...
38: ...ich describes the role of dyes, rather than their mode of use, is [[food dye]]s. This is a special clas... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...m Classroom Clipart]]]The word '''''culture''''', from the [[Latin]] <i>colere</i>, with its root mea...
6: ...tually tried to eliminate popular or mass culture from the definition of culture.
10: ...this [[worldview]], people with different customs from those who regard themselves as cultured do not ...
12: From the 18th century onwards, some social critics h...
17: ...ive notion of culture as "[[worldview]]". In this mode of thought, a distinct and incommensurable world ... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...]s. The word has been used to mean various things from "any euphonious and pleasing sound" to only a p...
4: ...of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[muses|muse]]. I...
6: ...ch may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
10: ... refers strictly to the mathematical proportions. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea o...
12: ...cult sciences]] or [[esoteric thought]] - ranging from [[astrology]] to believing certain [[minerals]]... - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...ther wind instruments, a flute produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge, instead of usi...
6: from : www.flute.com.cn[http://www.flute.com.cn]
7: ...o its simplicity and pleasing sound. A flute made from a [[mammoth]] bone, found in the [[Swabian Alb|...
9: ...asier to play, but takes a degree of control away from the musician. Usually fipple flutes are not ref...
25: ...several inches wide, while a concert flute's is a fraction of an inch. - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
2: A '''harmonica''' is a [[Free reed instrument|free reed]] musical [[wind instrument]] (also
3: ...n, among other things, as a '''mouth organ''', '''french harp''', simply '''harp''', or
6: dimension into which it can freely vibrate, thus repeatedly
9: Unlike most free-reed instruments (such as [[organ (music)|reed ...
14: is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds accessed by a - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
3: ... (geology)|crust]]. The word "igneous" is derived from the [[Latin]] ''ignis'', meaning "fire".
8: ...ation of igneous rocks. This is because the magma from which the minerals crystallize is rich in only ...
14: ... information about the composition of the mantle, from where some igneous rocks are extracted, and the...
15: * their absolute ages can be obtained from various forms of [[radiometric dating]] and thu...
20: Igneous rocks are classified according to mode of occurrence, texture, chemical composition, and... - Architectural style (1097 bytes)
1: ...ch even today irrespective of the historic period from which the style emerged. - String instrument (8163 bytes)
22: ...n, "breathy" sound, emphasizing the [[fundamental frequency]].
127: ...strings vibrate in the [[longitude|longitudinal]] mode - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...Empire'') was the ruling [[dynasty]] of [[China]] from [[1368]] to [[1644]], though claims to the Ming...
5: [[Image:Hung-wu.jpg|framed|left|Hongwu Emperor]]
8: ...one of the only two dynastic founders who emerged from the [[peasant]] class, the other being [[Han Ga...
12: ...ded estate]]s were confiscated by the government, fragmented, and rented out; and private slavery was ...
16: ...on of Hongwu, who ruled as the Emperor [[Yongle]] from [[1403]] to [[1424]] and was responsible for mo... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
17: ...tated music of the 13th century uses the rhythmic modes as defined by Garlandia.
19: ...e done for it what Garlandia did for the rhythmic modes.
21: ...emensis), [[Johannes de Muris|Jehan des Murs]], [[Franco of Cologne]], [[Johannes de Garlandia]] (Joha...
27: ...hant]] was used and shows the influence of North African music. The Mozarabic liturgy even survived th...
32: ...lodies]] that make up the repertory probably come from several sources, some as far back as the pontif... - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
5: ...t. [[Palynology]] is the study of pollen, whether modern or geological.
13: ...increasingly sets these species in a genealogical framework, showing their degrees of interrelatedness...
17: ...forms. The organized study of paleontology dates from the late 18th century.
22: ...ical and ecological functions that can be deduced from fossils.
24: ...sis" of evolutionary biology; his book "Tempo and Mode" is a classic in the field. Prominent names in in... - Morse code (33777 bytes)
2: ...rs. Morse code is the only digital [[modulation]] mode designed to be easily read by humans without a co...
13: ...ginally developed by Morse and his assistant, [[Alfred Vail]]. In 1848 a refinement of the code sequen...
17: ...inning in the mid-1830s, [[Samuel Morse]] and [[Alfred Vail]] developed an [[electric telegraph]], whi...
23: ...a language that is ''heard'', instead of one read from a page[http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/learncw/]...
27: ...selves for service information like link quality, frequency changes, and telegram numbering. - Lightning (33113 bytes)
10: ...shared some similarity with lightning. [[Benjamin Franklin]] endeavored to test this theory by using a...
12: ... to a post with a [[silk]] thread. As time passed Franklin noticed the loose fibers on the string stre...
14: ... had conducted similar experiments in [[France]], Franklin had suggested the original high-object-with...
16: ...clothes singed, the engraver knocked out, the doorframe of the room split, and the door itself torn of...
18: Franklin also invented the [[lightning rod]], likely... - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
1: ...aking world as '''Fra Angelico''' ("the Angelic [[Friar]]"), or in [[Continental Europe]] as '''Beato ...
3: [[image:fra.angelico.church.750pix.jpg|thumb|200px|'''[[Sain...
7: ...k in [[Fiesole]] about [[1418]] with the name of "Fra Giovanni da Fiesole"; "The Angelic" is a laudato...
15: ...nder, or as a follower of, [[Gherardo Starnina]]. From [[1418]] to [[1436]] he was back at Fiesole; in...
17: ... he may have studied about this time the renowned frescoes in the [[Brancacci]] chapel in the Florenti... - Savannah Elephant (2385 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[image:elephant.african.600pix.jpg|250px]] | caption = }}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''L. africana'''''}}
12: ...ial_name = Loxodonta africana | author = [[Johann Friedrich Blumenbach|Blumenbach]] | date = [[1797]]}...
15: ...t is also known as the '''Bush Elephant''' or '''African Bush Elephant'''.
17: The Savannah elephant can range from 6–7.3 m (20–24 ft) long a...
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