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- Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...onically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
5: Currently there are several classes of steels in which carbon is replaced with other alloying material...
8:
10: ...htningVolt Iron Ore Pellets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This heap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be used in ste...
11: .... Self-reinforcing patterns often emerge during this process, leading to a patterned layering known a... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
4: ...local [[choir]]. Joplin graduated from Jefferson High School in Port Arthur in [[1960]] and went to c...
6: ...hetamine|speed]] freak" and occasional [[heroin]] user. She also used other [[psychoactive drug|intoxica...
8: ... that was gaining some renown among the nascent [[hippie]] community in [[Haight-Ashbury]]. The band s...
10: ...ptured [[Cass Elliott]] in the crowd silently mouthing "Wow, that's really heavy" during Joplin's perf...
12: ...g, from the cover of the posthumous album ''Super Hits'']] - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ...torique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: ...tholic Church|Roman Catholics]] since the early [[20th century]]; currently being a focus of consider...
7: ...Henry VI of England]] the nominal king after [[1422]].
10: ...[[Catherine of Alexandria|Saint Catherine]] are behind her. Oil on canvas in two joined vertical panel...
11: ...pg|200px|right|thumb|''Jeanne d' Arc'' by Eugene Thirion ([[1876]]) depicts Joan's awe upon receiving ... - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: '''Nicole (Mary) Kidman''' (born [[June 20]], [[1967]]) is an [[Academy Award]] winning [[A...
2: ...r father was a cancer research specialist in [[Washington, D.C]].
3: ...our years old, when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ...tre history. She studied at [[North Sydney Girls' High School]], but dropped out when her mother was d...
10: ...1991). In 1989 she appeared in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States. - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ...objects within that space. Usually, a map is a [[2D geometric model|two-dimensional, geometrically a...
7: ...atolia]] (now [[Turkey]]); it dates from about [[6200 BC]].
9: ...l tools beyond their purely practical value, and this has been the source of much fruitful map critici...
11: ... map, and I assure you it does nearly as well". This conceit is elaborated in a one-paragraph story b...
13: ...art|nautical charts]], railroad network maps, and hiking and bicycling maps. Community maps, including... - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
4: ==History and development==
6: ...instrument,frequently constructed of maple, with thick walls to allow finger-holes to be drilled obliq...
8: ...uble reed, the word began to be used to refer to this instrument in particular.
10: ...Der Fagottspieler", in the [[Suermondt Museum]], which scholars date to the end of the 17th century, d...
14: ...<font color=red>(2)</font>, a crooked metal tube which attaches wing joint to reed <font color=red>(1)... - Flora (plants) (3124 bytes)
3: ...econd meaning refers to a ''book or other work'' which describes the [[plant]] [[species]] occurring i...
9: ...in vs. flatland. Floras can mean plant life of an historic era as in ''fossil flora''. Lastly, floras ...
12: *''Weed flora''. Traditionally this classification was applied to plants regarded as...
18: ...The area that a flora covers may be either geographically or politically defined. They usually require...
20: ...e user to repeatedly examine a plant, and decide which one of two alternatives given in the flora best... - Inca mythology (10365 bytes)
3: ...tery and architecture, and the myths and legends which survived amongst the [[native peoples]].
8: ...not allowed to speak the name of Inca Viracocha, which is possibly an explanation for the need for thr...
10: ...side, or alternatively was turned to ice, because his reckless and cruel behavior angered the tribes t...
12: ...ged from the waters of [[Lake Titicaca]]. Since this was a later origin myth than that of Pacaritambo...
14: ...of the legend, the young Manco jealously betrayed his older brothers, killed them, and then became Cuz... - Sickle (1231 bytes)
1: [[Image:SickleUser wb.png|thumb|right|300px|Using a sickle]]
3: ...swing the blade against the base of the crop, catching it in the curve and slicing it at the same time...
7: ...eristic [[sickle-gloss]], or wear pattern. When this pattern appears on ancient stone tools, it can i...
16: ...le''' is the [[NATO reporting name]] for the [[RT-2PM Topol]] [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
5: ===[[Paleolithic|Paleolithic Era]]===
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
7: ...[[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
10: * 60 KYA: [[Shipbuilding|Ships]] probably used by settlers of [[New Guinea]] - Electronic musical instrument (4501 bytes)
5: ...notably, he wrote [[Po譥 ɬectronique]] for the Phillips pavilion at the Brussels World Fair in [[195...
12: ...ce notes, it had a length of 60ft and a weight of 200 tons; because of a lack of suitable loudspeaker...
14: ...s was followed in 1928 by the [[Ondes Martenot]] which had a keyboard as well as several auxiliary con...
18: ...inued development until his death in 2002. [[Paul Hindemith]] wrote some compositions for it.
20: ...as the benchmark for the "electric organ" sound. This sound can be simulated by many modern synthesize... - Artemis (11271 bytes)
1: [[Image:artemis2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Artemis sculpture.Image provided by [http://c...
3: ...Greek '''Ἄρτεμις''') is the daughter of [[Zeus]] and [[Leto]] and...
5: == Worship ==
7: ...[childbirth]] (she was worshipped as a fertility/childbirth goddess mostly in cities), since she assis...
11: ...ion was passed to the person who was able to kill him with a bough, picked from a tree in the forest. - Sundial (16148 bytes)
5: [[Image:Sundial.jpg|thumb|250px]]
22: ...al standard time zone (time zones are 360 degrees/24 hours = 15 degrees wide). Tilt the sundial so th...
26: ...lude a permanently-mounted table or graph giving this correction for at least each month of the year. ...
39: On a standard garden sundial, this line is the top edge of the gnomon.
49: ... inlaid in black marble. Traditional styles are thick bronze to prevent corrosion. - DNA (29095 bytes)
1: [[Image:DNAhelixSpaceFilling.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Space-filling model of a section of DNA molecu...
10: ...one! It has been assumed from the beginning that this is not necessarily a very accurate description, ...
12: ...) is also to be avoided. --[[User:Lexor|Lexor]]|[[User talk:Lexor|Talk]]
14: ...absurd, think how you would feel if some article which pertains to scientific dissection in a field yo...
18: --[[User:Gutza|Gutza]] 11:47, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC) - Morse code (33777 bytes)
1: [[Image:Morse_sam.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse.Im...
4: ..., or as a mechanical or visual signal (e.g. a flashing light). Because Morse code is transmitted using...
7: ...tra-character gap (between the dots and dashes within a character)
13: ...t from what was originally developed by Morse and his assistant, [[Alfred Vail]]. In 1848 a refinement...
17: ...rast, Morse and Vail's initial telegraph system, which first went into operation in 1844, marked a pap... - Finger (2398 bytes)
3: ...], with motion communicated via long [[tendon]]s which may be observed on the back of the hand. A not...
13: ...e little finger is the fifth finger. Thus ''the third finger'' means the middle finger in anatomy, no...
15: ...ile]] [[The senses|sensation]]; [[touch]]ing something or someone is often done with the hands and in ...
17: Another important example of this capacity is in the ability to read [[Braille]]. ...
19: ...d. [[User:Mr. Billion|Mr. Billion]] 03:33, 10 May 2005 (UTC)--> [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/... - Abacus (7218 bytes)
1: ...s still widely used by merchants and clerks in [[China]] and elsewhere.
3: == Chinese abacus ==
5: The '''suanpan''' of the [[China|Chinese]] is similar to the Roman abacus in principle...
8: The Chinese abacus is typically around 20 cm (8 inches) tall and it comes in various width...
10: ..., [[square root]] and [[cube root]] operations at high speed. - Compass (8275 bytes)
3: ...vide a very accurate [[navigation]] capability. This device greatly improved maritime trade by making...
7: ==History of the navigational compass==
9: ...ne as a direction point was in a [[4th century]] Chinese book: "Book of the Devil Valley Master"
11: ...[Shen Kua]] pointed out that the needle prepared this way some times
20: ...olas of Lynne]], who served as a navigator due to his competence and knowledge in the "magnetic compas... - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...an crosswords such as the ''[[New York Times]]'' this is often omitted.
8: ...alia]], have a [[lattice]]-like structure, with a higher percentage of black squares, leaving up to ha...
10: ...res, while weekend puzzles may be 21ײ1, 23ײ3 or 25ײ5.
12: ...Two of the common ones are ''barred crosswords'' which use bold lines between squares (instead of blac...
14: ...puzzler" by [[Emily Cox]] and [[Henry Rathvon]], which combines cryptic clues with diabolically ingeni... - Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
1: ...KXTigerCover.jpg|Mac OS X Tiger front cover|thumb|260px|[[Mac OS X v10.4]], "Tiger"]]
4: ...d personal computer to popularize the [[graphical user interface]] (GUI), a revolutionary event in compu...
6: ==Architecture==
7: ...opard", is scheduled to be released at the end of 2006.
12: ...UI) consisting of [[icon]]s, a [[desktop]], etc. This metaphor is sometimes called the WIMP model for ...
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