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- Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
6: ...is time that they spent together sheltered Amelia from her father and his [[alcoholism]]. Because of E...
8: ... lessons from [[Neta Snook]]. With financial help from some of her family, in 1922 Earhart bought her ...
10: ...gan to include George Putnam. The two developed a friendship during preparation for the Atlantic cross...
14: ...Gold Medal of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
16: ...Oakland, California]]. Later that year she soloed from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Mexico City]] and back to ... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
9: ...he Communist Party]]. In [[1997]] she was retired from the [[VVS|air force]] and the cosmonaut corps b... - Silk (8683 bytes)
2: ...rism-like structure, which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles.
5: ...ese [[culture]] both geographically and socially. From there, silken garments began to reach regions t...
8: ...nt, the [[Middle East]], [[Europe]], and North [[Africa]]. This trade was so extensive that the major ...
11: ...trove to keep the knowledge of sericulture secret from other [[nation]]s, in order to maintain the Chi...
15: ...nd textures, they all differ in one major respect from the domesticated varieties. The cocoons, which ... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ... instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa. The Berimbau was eventually incorporated into...
9: ...n automobile [[tire]]) tightly strung and secured from one end of the verga to the other. A [[gourd]] ...
11: ...so be altered by moving the caba硠back and forth from the abdomen, producing a wah-like sound.
34: ...ing, and by sliding the gourd a little up or down from the place where the sound is best.
36: ...rom C to D). One can press the dobr㯠away enough from the gourd for this only if the bow is about 4 f... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ...YA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
112: * [[1589]]: [[Stocking frame]]: [[William Lee]]
134: ...quadrant]]: [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]] - Swing (seat) (996 bytes)
4: ...pended from the same [[metal]] or [[wood|wooden]] frame, known as a '''swingset''', allowing more than...
6: ...f a wooden plank suspended on both sides by ropes from a tree branch. Older children can go much high... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
53: *[[Jacques-Yves Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]], [[France]] — [[Aqua-Lung|aqualung]]
56: ...illiam Cullen]] — mechanical / chemical [[refrigeration]]
87: *[[Benjamin Franklin]], (1706-1790), [[United States|USA]] &mdas...
88: *[[William Friese-Greene]], (1855-1921) — [[cinematograph... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
29: ...e leaves are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple
46: rolled-leaf tube, and protects it from rain. Possibly because of this improved
52: pitted with areolae, which are [[chlorophyll]]-free patches through which light can penetrate.
54: ...once inside, tire themselves out trying to escape from these false
63: that project from the base of the operculum over the entrance to ... - Pressure (9004 bytes)
5: :<math> p = \frac{F}{A} </math>
23: ...thin a container, we detect a pressure in the gas from the molecules colliding with the walls of our c... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: [[Image:Shakespeare.jpg|frame|right|William Shakespeare ([[National Portrait...
8: ...tp://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Shakespeare quotations from Shakespearean plays], the [[List of titles of w...
31: ...re.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Shakespeare's signature, from his will]]
33: ...company took its name, like others of the period, from its aristocratic sponsor, the [[Lord Chamberlai...
35: ...aker for his landlord's daughter. Legal documents from 1612, when the case was brought to trial, show ... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
9: ...or [[Mexico]], [[India]], [[Russia]] and [[South Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" imag...
16: ...e [[List of Formula One Grands Prix]] for results from past seasons and individual races.''
18: Historically, the Formula One series evolved from the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v...
24: ...rity, and it quickly and permanently replaced the front-mounted engine model.
35: ...xpiration and assured them a share of the profits from the sale of television rights, bringing an end ... - Mountain biking (7992 bytes)
2: ...n biking''' (Mountain bicycling) is a form of [[offroad cycling]] which uses very sturdy [[bicycle]]s ...
5: ...not take place on a mountain (a range of terrain, from remote alps to city parks) for common biking mo...
9: Significant departure of mountain biking from established traditions in cycle racing is its f...
11: ...f Cycling Championships for the first time in San Francisco, USA. ([http://www.usdeafsports.org/2006cy...
17: ...al event. Riders start at intervals that can vary from 30 seconds to three minutes-depending on the st... - Tricycle (4572 bytes)
7: ...e instead of roll. In contrast, a delta with the front brake on hard must go almost straight ahead to...
9: ...ve] through a differential or the superior double freewheel, preferably using no-backlash roller clutc... - Blimp (3839 bytes)
1: ... to non-rigid [[airship]]s. These airships differ from rigid airships (e.g., [[Zeppelin]]s) in that th... - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
46: ...water from the Salt River. Their name is derived from the [[Pima]] (Akimel O'otham) phrase, ''Ho Ho K...
49: ... and others from Wickenburg had dug a short canal from the Salt River and founded a small farming colo...
53: ...'', memorializing the birth of a new civilization from the ruins left by the Hohokam.
61: ...Hotel now stands. Miss Nellie Shaver, a newcomer from Wisconsin, was appointed as the first female sc...
65: ...nment. The bill was signed by Governor [[John C. Fremont]] on [[February 25]], [[1881]]. Phoenix wa... - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (37869 bytes)
7: ...ity in the nation, according to a [[2003]] report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The city's population o...
61: ...rom [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.89% from two or more races. 16.15% of the population we...
67: ...utskirts of the city is quick and mostly gridlock-free because of the city's interstate system (Mayor ...
73: ...homa City to Edmond, and [[Interstate 235]] spurs from I-44 in North Central OKC into downtown Oklahom...
87: [[Image:downtown_OKC_from_deep_duece.jpeg|left|Skyscrapers of Downtown Ok... - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
9: ... lower as some mechanical energy is lost due to [[friction]]. Then the train goes down again, and up, ...
15: ..., it uses whatever method is available to keep it from entering. This can cause a [[cascade]] effect w...
17: ...es regarding when to release a newly-loaded train from the station. One common pattern, used on rides...
21: ...first loop track was probably also built in Paris from an English design in 1846, with a single-person...
23: ...of the "lift hill." By [[1912]], the first [[underfriction]] coaster was developed by [[John Miller (e... - Cobalt (13481 bytes)
102: ...th 1.6~1.7 [[Bohr magneton]]s per [[atom]]. It is frequently associated with [[nickel]], and both are ...
130: ...y radioactive, and so cobalt machines have fallen from favor in the Western world where [[linacs]] are...
142: ... [[nickel]]). Some also think the name may derive from Greek ''kobalos'', which means 'mine', and whic...
149: Cobalt is not found as a free metal and is generally found in the form of [[o...
157: The isotopes of cobalt range in [[atomic weight]] from 50 [[atomic mass unit|amu]] (<sup>50</sup>Co) t... - Patterdale Terrier (5195 bytes)
40: ...red to rats as they soon lose all caution when confronted with quarry of any size. Many a bold pup ha...
42: ...neral is ''The Fell Terrier'' by D. Brian Plummer from The Boydell Press. Plummer goes into depth des...
45: ...from his grandfather. His grandfather's dogs were from Breay and Buck blood lines and carefully linebr... - Baseball (36464 bytes)
3: ...sometimes called ''hardball'' to differentiate it from the closely related sport of [[softball]] and o...
12: ...ays has the ball -- a fact that differentiates it from most other team sports. The teams switch every...
26: ...tempt to prevent the [[#Team at bat|team at bat]] from scoring. The fielding team has a ''[[pitcher]]...
34: ... ''[[right fielder]]'', the positions being named from the catcher's perspective. The right fielder ge...
42: ...me for both teams is held between Houston and San Francisco with 16 pitchers. The pitcher's main weapo...
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