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- Religion in China (12456 bytes)
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]].
23: ...by emperors. Estimate of Buddhists in China range from 70 million to 150 million.
44: In [[1289]], [[Franciscan]] friars from Europe initiated mission work in China. This mi...
46: ... attempt to reach China was made in [[1552]] by [[Francis Xavier]], but he died the same year on the C...
50: ...ed to send missionaries until they were prevented from doing so following the establishment of the [[P... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...and [[writer]]. Born in [[Langres]], [[Champagne, France]] in 1713, he was a prominent figure in what ...
5: ... [[philosophy|philosophical]] ideas relating to [[free will]]. He is also known as the author of the e...
10: ...dash;1748) and about the same date he published a free rendering of Shaftesbury's ''Inquiry Concerning...
14: ...ing, too, as an illustration of the comprehensive freedom with which Diderot felt his way round any su...
23: ... Englishman [[John Mills]], and the German, [[Gottfried Sellius]]. Diderot accepted the proposal, but ... - Apple (20408 bytes)
16: ...]], and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the species ''M. domesti...
27: ...ples, picked in late autumn and stored just above freezing have been an important food in [[Asia]] and...
32: ... allow [[pesticide]]s to penetrate the top of the fruit), and popular flavor.
34: ...around the world to preserve such local heirlooms from extinction.
39: ...e]]s are typically too tart and astringent to eat fresh, but they give the beverage a rich flavor that... - 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...
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...
57: ...ve furnaces, a commonly used abrasive, and as a refractory material. - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
3: ...reigned over most of the [[Indian subcontinent]], from present day [[Afghanistan]] to [[Bengal]] and a...
16: ...ons of becoming the emperor, and more incitements from Susima led Bindusara to send Ashoka into exile....
18: ...his personal nurse and the daughter of a merchant from adjacent Vidisha. After recovering, he married ...
22: ...ent-day [[Iran]] and [[Afghanistan]] in the west; from the Palmir Knots in the north to the almost pen...
30: ...people were killed on the Kalinga side and 10,000 from Ashoka's army; thousands of men and women were ... - Earth (30908 bytes)
7: ...th''' or '''Terra''', is the third planet outward from the [[Sun]]. It is the largest of the [[solar s...
14: ...f approximately 12,742 km. The maximum deviations from this are the highest point on Earth (the summit...
55: ... is only 1/20,000 as great as the energy received from the Sun.
74: ...utaway-english.png|thumb|350px|left|Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. Partially to scale.]]
86: ...Peridotite|harzburgite]]s which has been observed from deep parts of the oceanic crust that have been ... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
12: ...motto = ''Je Maintiendrai''<br>([[French language|French]]: "I will maintain")|
14: ...es = [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Frisian language|Frisian]] <sup>1</sup> |
40: established_dates = [[Eighty Years' War|From Spain]]<br/>[[May 23]], [[1568]]<br/>[[January ...
64: After gaining formal independence from the [[Spanish Empire]] under [[Philip IV of Spa...
68: ...xembourg seceded because its laws prevented women from becoming Head of State. Luxembourg turned to th... - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...h an eastern coast on the [[Caspian Sea]]. It has frontiers with [[Russia]] in the north, [[Georgia (c...
40: | From [[Soviet Union]]<br/> [[30 August]] [[1991...
54: ...an." The most common theory is that it is derived from "Atropatan." [[Atropat]] was the [[satrap]] at ...
71: ...ies]]. It also underwent a brief period of feudal fragmentation in the mid-18th to early 19th centurie...
73: ...slim republic in the world lasted only two years, from [[1918]] to [[1920]], before the [[Soviet]] [[R... - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
1: ...nter. In [[1965]], The Gambia became independent from the [[British Empire]]. [[Banjul]] is its capi...
37: | From the United Kingdom<br>[[February 18]], [[1965]]
57: ...]]. The first written accounts of the region come from records of Arab traders in the [[9th century|9t...
59: ...hants; this grant was confirmed by letters patent from [[Queen Elizabeth I]]. In [[1618]], [[King Jame...
61: ...e Great Britain possession of The Gambia, but the French retained a tiny enclave at Albreda on the nor... - Agriculture (19147 bytes)
11: ...ere, which consists of obtaining financial income from the cultivation of land to yield [[produce]], t...
15: ...ol]], [[hemp]], and [[flax]]), fuels ([[methane]] from [[biomass]], [[biodiesel]]) and both legal and ...
25: ...ties also influenced by science. Methods of quick-freezing and dehydration have increased the markets ...
32: ... cost, however, of large amounts of energy input, from unsustainable, mostly [[fossil fuel]], sources.
46: ...tributed the major part of the inhabitants' diet. From the [[Fertile Crescent]] agriculture spread eas... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...term "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "M...
8: ...lly grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
14: ... but not [[Restorationism]]) derive their beliefs from the conclusions reached by the Council of Nicea...
29: ...stles and other followers claimed that Jesus rose from the dead, and set out to [[preach]] the new mes...
35: * via [[Egypt]] into [[North Africa]], [[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] - Religion (72319 bytes)
10: The word religion is thought to derive from one of two combinations of Latin roots. The fi...
25: ...sion, see [[approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion]].
38: *An ethical framework, including a definition of activities whic...
53: ... Commandments]] of the [[Old Testament]], flowing from the beliefs rather than being defined by the be...
54: ...xt|texts they hold as sacred]] uniquely different from other writings, and which records or is the bas... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
1: [[image:copernicus.jpg|right|frame|Nicolaus Copernicus]]
8: ...cus' father. His brother Andrew became canon in [[Frombork]]. A sister, Barbara, became a [[Benedictin...
14: ...of Warmia and Copernicus was named a canon in the Frombork [[cathedral]], but he waited in Italy for t...
16: ...o complete his studies in Padua (with Guarico and Fracastoro) and in Ferrara (with Bianchini), where i...
18: ...e end of his studies, he came to live and work in Frombork. Some time before his return to [[Warmia]],... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...rk for the [[American Revolution|American]] and [[French Revolution]]s, the Latin American independenc...
14: ...ne. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton through to Jefferson.
16: ...d by the ideas of [[Blaise Pascal|Pascal]], [[Gottfried Leibniz|Leibniz]], [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]]...
18: ...ies. If the previous era was the age of reasoning from first principles, Enlightenment thinkers saw th...
20: ...figures such as Sir [[Francis Bacon (philosopher)|Francis Bacon]] with the axiomatic approach of Desca... - Bull shark (3651 bytes)
17: ...cies as the seaborne Bull shark, and are not true freshwater sharks (unlike the Bull sharks in [[Lake ...
20: ...m long and 230 kg. The name, "bull shark," comes from its stocky shape and broad, flat snout.
25: ...ver]] as [[Illinois]]. They are also found in the fresh water Lake Nicaragua. - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
9: [[Image:Dielectric.png|frame|The electrons in the molecules shift toward th...
14: :<math>C = \frac{Q}{V}</math>
32: :<math>i(t) = C \frac{dv(t)}{dt}</math>
34: The [[impedance]] in [[frequency domain]] can be written as
36: :<math>Z = \frac{1}{j \omega C} = - j X_C </math> - Sicily (18450 bytes)
6: ...r = Salvatore Cuffaro <br/>(''[[House of Freedoms]]'') |
24: ...sala]], [[Corleone]], [[Castellammare del Golfo]] Francavilla di Sicilia, and [[Abacaenum]] (now [[Tri...
43: ...h trains are loaded onto ferries for the crossing from the mainland. Officially, the Stretto di Messin...
47: ...ional and international flights (mainly European) from to [[Palermo International Airport]] and [[Cata...
52: ...o d'India]] (from Palermo), [[Vincenzo Bellini]] (from [[Catania]]), as well as the [[sculpture|sculpt... - Palermo (10618 bytes)
10: ...h century]], when [[Muslim]] forces from north [[Africa]] invaded, taking Palermo in [[831]] and all o...
14: ...f the Spanish viceroy, Palermo grew in population from 30,000 in the mid-15th century to 135,000 on th...
25: ...as an important element in the Mafia's transition from a mostly rural phenomenon into a modern crimina...
27: ...t century, Palermo is still struggling to recover from the devastation of [[World War II]] and the dam...
44: ...cily had been that the (24 hour) day was measured from the moment of sun-rise, which of course meant t... - Agnosticism (14359 bytes)
1: ...ters of [[religion]]. The word ''agnostic'' comes from the Greek ''a'' (without) and ''[[gnosis]]'' (k...
8: ...n]], and [[Bertrand Russell]]. It has been argued from the works of [[David Hume]], especially ''Dialo...
36: ...encouraged freethinkers to proclaim truth "abroad from the house-tops", but while Darwin agreed that C...
40: ...re at the world', with a 'fearless attitude and a free intelligence'.
51: ...iate agnosticism with atheism. The "[[freethought|freethinking]]" tradition of [[atheism]] calls a lac... - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
1: ...wing aircraft</b>. The word helicopter is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''helix'' (s...
23: ...tail rotor is sufficient to cancel out the torque fromt the main rotor, the helicopter will not rotate...
29: ... amount of power required to prevent a helicopter from spinning is significant. A tail rotor can use u...
42: ...the RPM is too high, damage to the main rotor hub from excessive forces could result. In general, RPM ...
44: ... The cyclic is usually controlled by the stick in front of the pilot.
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