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  1. David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
    1: [[image:david_livingstone.jpg|thumb|right|David Livingstone]]
    3: '''David Livingstone''' ([[March 19]], [[1813]] – [[...
    6: ...edicine]] and [[theology]] at the [[University of Glasgow]]. While working in [[London]], he became attrac...
    11: ...al at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.jpg|thumb|right|David Livingstone memorial at [[Victoria Falls]]]]
    14: ...urned to England to try to garner support for his ideas, and to publish a book on his travels. At this...
  2. Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
    1: .... [[Ca-Al-rich inclusions]] - the oldest known solid constituents within [[meteorites]] which are form...
    6: ... the future beyond the end of humankind. One who did was [[Aristotle]], who thought the Earth and [[un...
    9: ...st to undertake this exercise, suggesting in the mid-[[18th Century]] that the Earth had been created ...
    11: Lomonosov's ideas were mostly speculative, but in [[1779]] the [...
    13: Very few of their colleagues paid them much mind. Many left the question of the age...
  3. Malawi (22306 bytes)
    14: ...s = [[List of Presidents of Malawi|President]] |
    49: ...[Hominid]] remains and stone implements have been identified in Malawi dating back more than 1 million...
    51: .... In [[1878]], a number of traders, mostly from [[Glasgow]], formed the [[African Lakes Company]] to supply...
    59: ...one-party state]] with Dr. Banda as its first President.
    61: ... Banda consolidated his power and was named [[President for Life]] of Malawi itself. The paramilitary ...
  4. United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
    52: ...'' in 1927.<br><sup>6</sup> Official estimate provided by the UK [[Office for National Statistics]]. A...
    56: ...re is also a nominal frontier with France in the middle of the [[Channel Tunnel]]. The UK also has [[B...
    64: ... (IONA) has been proposed, but is little used outside diplomatic circles.
    71: ...tter remaining part of the United Kingdom. As provided for in the treaty, Northern Ireland, which cons...
    74: ...tury, played a leading role in developing Western ideas of property, liberty, capitalism and [[parliam...
  5. James Watt (5070 bytes)
    9: ...rument making in [[London]] before returning to [[Glasgow]]
    11: ...asgow Green]]'s ''"Golf Course"'', comes upon the idea of a separate condensing chamber for the steam ...
    26: ...n Hornblower]] who tried to develop engines that did not fall foul of his 'catch-all' patents. Boulton...
    33: .... (Without it, humans might have continued to provide power.) It was also essential in later [[transpo...
    38: ...[[Lunar Society Moonstones|Moonstones]], two individual statues, and a [[Boulton, Watt and Murdoch|sta...
  6. Delaware (15006 bytes)
    28: Width = 48 |
    44: ... the borders between Delaware and Maryland are divided by these lines.
    46: ...." Its first governors went by the title of "President of the Delaware State".
    54: ...overnor of Delaware]] and the judicial branch provides for a hierarchy of courts with the state Suprem...
    56: ...laware's U.S. Senators are [[Joe Biden|Joseph R. Biden]] (Democrat) and [[Thomas Carper]] (Democrat). ...
  7. Kentucky (15076 bytes)
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    38: Kentucky and its residents are probably most well known for [[thoroughbr...
    43: ... America|Confederate]] forces under General [[Leonidas Polk]] invaded.
    48: ...ell]] (Republican). The Kentucky Constitution provides for three branches of government: the legislati...
    55: ... known as ''The Bluegrass State'', borders the [[Midwest]] and [[Deep South]]. It touches [[West Virgi...
  8. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    28: Width = 320 |
    36: ...ly, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. Its official name is the '''Commonwe...
    40: ...chary Taylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historica...
    50: ...ng the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. When it did, some counties were separated as [[State of Kanaw...
    57: ...by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and the cornerstone was laid by Governor [[Patrick Henry]] in [[1785]].
  9. Montana (14119 bytes)
    30: Width = 410 |
    47: ...]] border, and on the west and southwest is the [[Idaho]] border.
    53: ...t mountain ranges there are many spurs, detached ridges, and smooth, sloping buttes. The mountains ar...
    55: ...owing west turns north and forms portion of the [[Idaho]] boundary. The Missouri river, formed by the...
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  10. List of themed timelines (11300 bytes)
    192: * Middle East
    193: ** [[Timeline of Middle Eastern history]]
    233: * [[Timeline of Glasgow history]]
    243: * [[2001 anthrax attack/Florida timeline]]
    268: * [[Timeline of video games]]
  11. Plant (12870 bytes)
    17: ** [[fern|Pteridophyta]] - "true" ferns
    21: ** &dagger;[[Pteridospermatophyta]] - seed ferns
    31: ... new kingdoms. However, these are still often considered plants in many contexts. Indeed, any attempt ...
    38: ...hotosynthesis]], using [[light]] and [[carbon dioxide]] to synthesize food. About 300 plant species do...
    40: ...] stage, called the [[gametophyte]], and a [[diploid]] stage, called the [[sporophyte]]. The sporophyt...
  12. January 2 (10888 bytes)
    16: *[[1870]] - Construction of the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] begins.
    38: *[[1955]] - [[Panama]]nian president [[Jose Antonio Remon]] is assassinated.
    42: ...|Celtic]] [[Football (soccer)|football]] match, [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. See [[Ibrox disaster]].
    44: *[[1979]] - [[Sid Vicious]] goes on trial for the murder of [[Nancy...
    50: ...le|ruble]]s to stem [[inflation]] and promote confidence.
  13. Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
    4: ...ly moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping ...
    9: ...ust be an even and gradual process in order to avoid bringing the car to cable speed too quickly and u...
    10: [[Image:Cable_car.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipa...
    11: ...esembles a very large pair of [[pliers]], and considerable strength and skill are required to operate ...
    16: ...n operation was the [[IRT Ninth Avenue Line|West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway]] in [[New York]], wh...
  14. Steamboat (11603 bytes)
    15: ...at the same time. One of the first to propose the idea (around [[1690]]) was the physicist [[Denis Pap...
    23: ...0 miles) along the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] to [[Glasgow]]. This vessel, the first tow boat, has been call...
    27: ...teamboat service on the [[River Clyde]] between [[Glasgow]] and [[Greenock]]. This was the first commercial...
    32: Incidentally, the cartoon ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'' intr...
    37: ...[[Loch Katrine]], while on Loch Lomond the [[PS Maid of the Loch]] is being restored.
  15. Richmond, Virginia (20197 bytes)
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    10: ..."140px" style="padding: 3px; border-right: 1px solid gray"| [[Image:RichmondVirginiaCityFlag.png|130px...
    11: | align="center" width="140px" style="padding: 3px;"| [[Image:Richmond...
    13: ..."140px" style="padding: 3px; border-right: 1px solid gray"| City Flag
  16. Kelvin (3722 bytes)
    20: ...h runs through the grounds of the [[University of Glasgow]].
    24: ...ced in [[1954]] (10th [[Conf鲥nce G鮩rale des Poids et Mesures|General Conference on Weights and Mea...
  17. Irish Terrier (2201 bytes)
    55: ...and the breed was displayed for the first time in Glasgow in [[1920]].
    59: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Animals/Dogs Pictures of D...
    60: *[http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/Animals/Dog_Clipar...
  18. Culture of Scotland (11420 bytes)
    3: ...ets of nationhood not readily defined but readily identifiable.
    27: ...and at the time, their [[business model]] became widely copied, firstly in England and later in the re...
    37: Scotland is considered the "[[Golf|Home of Golf]]", and is well know...
    43: ...abloid format. Sunday newspapers include the tabloid ''[[Sunday Mail]]'' (published by ''Daily Record'...
    45: ...h as news and current affairs programmes, and the Glasgow-based soap opera, ''River City'', are intended fo...
  19. Spinning mule (12067 bytes)
    17: ...indles. On the outward motion, the rovings are paid out and twisted. On the return, the roving is cl...
    19: ... his mule from wood. Although he used Hargreaves' ideas of spinning multiple threads and of attenuatin...
    22: ...tent]] his invention. He sold the rights to [[David Dale]] and returned to weaving. Dale patented th...
    30: *Kelly of Glasgow - a method of using power to assist the draw stro...
    39: ...s also known for the [[Roberts Loom]], which was widely adopted because of its reliability. The mule i...
  20. Aspirin (9960 bytes)
    2: '''Aspirin''' or '''acetylsalicylic acid''' is a [[drug]] in the family of [[salicylate]]s...
    8: ...ning property makes it useful for reducing the incidence of heart attacks. Aspirin produced for this p...
    10: ... and stomach bleeding) and [[tinnitus]]. Another side effect, due to its anticoagulant properties, is ...
    14: ! acetylsalicylic acid<br>(aspirin)
    17: | 2-acetoxybenzoic acid

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