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- Steel (28384 bytes)
1: :''See [[Steel (disambiguation)]] for other uses.''
3: ....1 percent [[carbon]]; ironically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iro...
5: ...sses of steels in which carbon is replaced with other alloying materials, and carbon, if present, is u...
8: ...ast 6000 years (since the [[Bronze Age]]). Since the oxidation rate itself increases rapidly beyond 80...
10: ...ngVolt Iron Ore Pellets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This heap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be used in steel p... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ... Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
3: ...f Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
4: ...was undoubtedly one of the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...nions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself. - Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
1: ...ovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias, Duchess of Courland]]
3: ...to 1730 and as Empress of [[Russia]] from 1730 to 1740.
5: ==Ascension to the throne==
7: ...fter the death of her husband, but was reputed by her enemies to indulge in a love affair with [[Count...
10: ...s an autocratic ruler, using her popularity with the imperial guards and lesser nobility. - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: ...Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (1709-62)]]
3: ...nment and not a single person was executed during her reign.
7: ...by political opponents to challenge her right to the throne.
9: ...rom her earliest years she delighted every one by her extraordinary beauty and vivacity.
11: ... found herself at the age of eighteen practically her own mistress. - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...8th century]]. Nevertheless, the basic themes of the revolution are readily recognised.
3: ...elian]]; at its end, science was [[mathematics|mathematical]], [[mechanics|mechanical]], and [[empiric...
5: == Existence of the revolution ==
7: ...ch debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differences.
9: ...her narratives" or alternate ways of knowing, or the like. - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
1: ....arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Sheng player beside the River Thames, London, England.]]
3: ...ertical tubes, in the [[Music of China|Chinese orchestra]].
5: ...s]] that Amiot's sheng inspired the invention of the [[harmonica]], [[accordion]], and [[reed organ]]....
7: ...accompaniment]] for Chinese music pieces in an orchestra, while being given little or no [[melody]].
9: ...pment) attached near the bottom of the reeds of the respective pipes. A player would close up one or ... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...s reported by BBC news, CNN, The New York Times, The Economist)
29: ...Independence]]''' || [[1 October]] [[1919]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]]
30: [[3 October]] [[1932]] from the [[United Kingdom|British]]
32: ...t|GDP]]''' (PPP)<br> - Total ([[2003]])<br> - GDP/head</td><td>[[List of countries by GDP|Ranked 76th]...
38: ...im Touqan Music by: Walid George Gholmieh) Note: The [[Kurds]] use [[Ey Req] - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...he country. It is among the poorest countries in the world.
3: ...nstitution]] the country is now officially named the '''[[Islamic republic|Islamic Republic]] of Afgha...
5: ...1604;ت اسلامی افغانست...
36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
46: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || ''[[Sououd-e-Melli]]'' - Vermont (39851 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Green Mountain State |
30: HighestElev = 1,339 |
36: ...he [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tal is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while the largest city is [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]...
42: ...m?), making it the 43rd largest in land area and the 47th in water area. - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
14: ...n]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
24: ...hn Bardeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
29: *[[Henry Bessemer]], (1813-1898), [[England]] — [...
31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types - Politics (7193 bytes)
2: '''Politics''' is the process and method of making decisions for groups...
4: ...wer, i.e. the ability to impose one's will on another.
6: ...swell]], has defined politics as "who gets what, when, and how."
9:
11: - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
1: ..., is still remembered for his sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
6: *[[1702]] - [[Queen Anne's War]] (War of the Spanish Succession) begins
10: *[[1713]] - Queen Anne's War ends with the [[Treaty of Utrecht (1713)|Treaty of Utrecht]]
17: ...begins with the preaching of [[Jonathan Edwards (theology)|Jonathan Edwards]] - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ... new continent for vastly different reasons, and they created colonies with very different [[social]],...
4: ...re closely united than ever before, at odds with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government o...
9: ...he intellectual growth of the Renaissance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed ...
11: ...f colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|South]]...
13: ...ropeans were concerned, they were still free for the taking. - Sundial (16148 bytes)
6: ...'sundial''' measures [[time]] by the position of the [[sun]].
7: ...hadow on a flat surface marked with the hours of the day.
8: ...sition of the sun changes, the time indicated by the shadow changes.
9: ...owever, sundials can be designed for any surface where a fixed object casts a predictable shadow.
14: ...e developed further by other cultures, including the [[Greeks]] and [[ancient Rome|Romans]]. - List of popes (77758 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ... source counts [[#Notes on numbering of popes|Stephen II]].
6: ...rovince'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
7: ...overeign]] in the State of the [[Vatican City]] (the [[Holy See]]).
22: | '''Petrus''', <small>Head of the Church</small> - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
3: The '''Age of Enlightenment''' refers to the [[18th century]] in [[Europe | European philosoph...
4: ...e arts, and receives contemporary application in the unity of science movement which includes [[logica...
6: ...[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[St...
8: ...government]] and sciences such as [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[biology]].
10: ...g period). Furthermore, [[Romanticism]] followed the Enlightenment. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
18: *[[John Bacon]] (1740 - 1799)
30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]]
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
97: *[[Victor Fisher]] (1938-)
103: *[[Daniel Chester French]] (1850 - 1931) - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
3: ...; [[August 2]], [[1799]]), [[inventor|invented]] the '''''montgolfière''''', or [[hot air balloon]].
5: ... they were scarred from the fire for the rest of their life.
7: ...tdoor launch of an 18 m³ silk bag, which reached an altitude of 250 m.
9: ... 5]], [[1783]], as a first public demonstration, they sent up at Annonay a 900 m³ linen bag infla...
11: ...t. A tear occured on the top of the balloon, but the animals landed more or less safely. It flew for a... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...opher]]s''' ''(and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabeticall...
13: *[[Johann Heinrich Abicht]], (1762-1816)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
25: *[[Theodor Adorno]], (1903-1969){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
32: *[[Agrippa the Sceptic]], (1st/2nd century){{fn|R}} - Celsius (3635 bytes)
8: |Celsius ||Fahrenheit ||°F = °C × 1.8 + 32
10: |[[Fahrenheit]] ||Celsius ||°C = (°F – 32) / 1....
18: ...s Linnaeus]] (1740); also independently invented the same measurement.
20: ...ition ensures that one degree Celsius represents the same temperature difference as one [[kelvin]].
22: ...Daniel Ekstr?, the manufacturer of most of the [[thermometer]]s used by Celsius.
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