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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...humb|250px|Industrial Revolution Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipa...
3: ..., when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered [[ship]]s, ...
10: ...SIIM.jpg|thumb|300px|A Watt steam engine in [[Madrid]]. The development of the [[steam engine]] starte...
12: ...nce of a large domestic market should also be considered an important catalyst of the Industrial Revol...
16: ... made the greatest gain from overseas trade. The middle class in England became wealthy from overseas ... - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
7: ...987]]. The [[Brundtland Commission]] provided the momentum for the 1992 [[Earth Summit]] / [[UNCED]], that w...
9: ...]. She resigned as leader of the [[Det norske Arbeiderparti|Labour Party]] in [[1992]].
11: ...ader of the Year'' for coordinating a rapid worldwide response to stem outbreaks of [[Severe acute res... - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...War]], drew on the most advanced [[19th century]] ideas about [[psychiatric]] treatment to successfull...
6: ...vide her heart "scope for its affections," she decided to go to the jail to see if she could be of hel...
10: ...away from several opportunities to marry. By the mid [[1830s]] she became quite [[clinical depression|...
12: ... United states she brought an enthusiasm for this idea with her.
16: ...p by persuading [[Cyrus Butler]], a self-made Providence millionaire and "by all reports a skinflint o... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ... [[20th century]]; currently being a focus of considerable interest in the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[...
12: ...undian-controlled territory to Chinon. She was said to have convinced Charles to believe in her by re...
14: ...sus" and "Mary" on the side. With her piety, confidence, and enthusiasm, she boosted the morale of th...
16: ...ting of the siege—the "sign" that she had said would verify her legitimacy as a visionary—...
18: ...lds. [[Jargeau]] was taken on [[June 12]]; the bridge at [[Meung-sur-Loire]] was occupied on the 15th... - Flute (11293 bytes)
2: ...ge:Flute2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Flute Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ...
7: ...ve led to the development of what many people consider ''the'' flute, the [[Western concert flute]], w...
11: ... player of a side-blown flute uses a hole on the side of the tube to produce a tone, instead of blowin...
19: ...the hole. Some engineers have called this a [[fluid]]ic multivibrator, because it forms a mechanical ...
21: ...arely, with a slide similar to a [[trombone]]'s slide. - Qatar (10610 bytes)
1: ...#1602;طر) is an [[emirate]] in the [[Middle East]]. Situated on a small [[peninsula]] off ...
4: ... 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
59: ...ibal monikers such as the Al Khalifa and the Al Said that would later descend upon the thrones of [[Ba...
61: ...h a newfound sense of political self although it did not gain official standing as a British [[protect...
63: ...specially when India became independent in 1947. Momentum for a similar withdrawal from the Gulf emirates i... - Anemometer (11426 bytes)
1: ...(6 m) lengths. The wire (4 conductors running inside a shield) runs along the rightmost leg of the 3 ...
5: Anemometers may be divided into two classes, (1) those that measure the [[...
7: ... produced; each cup in turn as it comes round providing the necessary force. The two great merits of t...
11: Anemometers which measure the pressure may be divided into the plate and tube classes, but the former...
13: ...late, which is driven back and carried by its own momentum far past the position in which a steady wind of t... - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
3: ... not realized it could alternately appear on one side of the Sun and then the other. It was called [[H...
16: ...tidal bulge]]s, raised by the [[Sun]] (the Sun's tides on Mercury are about 17% stronger than the Moon...
21: ...rsa]], ''i.e.'' [[ridge|ridges]] - see [[List of ridges on Mercury]]
32: ...ays, a [[solar day]] (the length between two [[meridian]] [[Astronomical transit|transit]]s of the Sun...
37: ...llapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" align="right" width="280px" - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...his [[Newton's laws of motion|laws of motion]], laid the groundwork for [[classical mechanics]]. Newto...
4: ...heliocentrism]]. Newton is also credited with providing mathematical substantiation for [[Kepler's law...
6: ...les of conservation of [[momentum]] and [[angular momentum]]. Finally, he studied the speed of sound in air,...
14: ...o said that his body at that time can even fit inside a quart mug. His father had died three months be...
19: ...corded 'sweethearts' and never married. [http://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/Newton.html] - History of the United States (1980-1988) (35211 bytes)
4: ... more industrialized states in the Northeast and Midwest.
6: ...ates Republican Party|Republican Party]]. As an aside, [[California]] has reemerged as a bright spot f...
10: ...e in the 1980 presidential race and the [[1994]] mid-term elections, when the GOP captured the U.S. Ho...
14: ...st widely discussed demographic phenomena of the mid-1980s: [[homelessness]]. And despite the achievem...
18: ...he energy crisis, unemployment, and inflation, derided as [[stagflation]], raised fundamental question... - Badminton (12494 bytes)
5: ...es, to make it easier to impart a great deal of [[momentum]] to overcome the drag. The racquets are also muc...
13: ...Left service court and right service court are divided by the centre line.
22: ...hoes]] need a gum sole for good grip, reinforced side walls for durability during drags, and shock dis...
28: Each player or pair takes position on either side of a net on a rectangular court marked on the fl...
31: ... opponents. The player on the right-hand serving side always begins the serving. - St. Louis Cardinals (18903 bytes)
26: During the mid-1880s, the National League also had a St. Louis e...
30: ...nals became the Browns' tenants in 1920. By the mid-1920s, the Cardinals began to turn their fortunes...
33: ...ar favorite, particularly in the rural south and midwest where Cardinals fans were numerous.
35: ... [[1968]], a statue of Musial was constructed outside Busch Stadium.
37: ..., and the boycott never happened. The Cardinals did not sign a black regular until [[Curt Flood]] in ... - Tricycle (4572 bytes)
5: ...[motorcycle]]s (however, [[sidecar]]s are not considered tricycles, neither are the three wheeled auto...
6: ...ix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A customised [[Harley-Davidson]] trike.]]
7: ...brake on hard must go almost straight ahead to avoid tipping. Insurance rates reflect this. The othe...
11: ...are less affected by camber and,depending on the riding position, capable of very fast cornering. A fe...
15: ...equal warning margin. Zero scrub is generally avoided on the grounds that it reduces steering feel an... - Ice skating (4786 bytes)
3: ...rld's longest (about 8 kilometres long) is the [[Rideau Canal]] located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
8: ...ones, were ground down until they formed a flat gliding surface, and thongs tied them to the feet. The...
12: ...ncrease their [[momentum]]. They can also create momentum by pushing the blade against the curved track whi...
14: ...at this thin layer of water allows the blade to glide over it with very little friction. This [[hypoth...
18: ...r temperatures give a thicker layer), and the liquid layer disappears around -20°[[Celsius|C]] (-4... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
1: ...[Image:erasmus.jpg|thumbnail|Erasmus. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
2: '''Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus''' (also '''Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam''') ([[October 27]], pr...
8: ...professor]]. He stayed at [[Queens' College, Cambridge]] and may have been an [[alumnus]].
12: His residence at Leuven exposed Erasmus to much petty criti...
14: ...teousness. It was this lifelong conviction that guided Erasmus as he regenerated [[Europe]] through so... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Lyndon B. Johnson
4: | order=36th President
17: | vicepresident=[[Hubert H. Humphrey]]
19: ... to the 36th [[President of the United States|presidency]] ([[1963]]–[[1969]]) after [[John F. K...
29: ...velt]], as well as fellow Texans such as Vice President [[John Nance Garner]]. - Ballista (1776 bytes)
5: ...rge stones, rather than bolts. Ballistae in the Middle Ages launched bolts, and were thought to have ...
7: ... are wood, each supported by being spun into the middle of a large rope. The ropes (one per arm) are ...
9: ...ge. The lightweight bolts could not gain the high momentum of the stones thrown by [[onager (siege weapon)|o...
11: ...ering and mathematics. The surviving manuals provide exact measurements and calculations for building...
15: Its wider development was in the Middle Ages. The [[catapult]] was an evolution of the... - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
13: ...ury AD]] book in China that described some of the ideas in a rotary wing aircraft.
15: The first somewhat practical idea of a human carrying helicopter was first concei...
25: .... Notars adjust thrust by opening and closing a sliding circular cover near the end of the tail boom.
29: ...uring cruise, the tailfin is angled to produce a sideways lift which helps counter the main rotor torq...
34: .... Varying the pitch of the tail rotor alters the sideways thrust produced. Dual-rotor helicopters have... - Deep Learning (3892 bytes)
10: ...een around since the 1950s but gained significant momentum in the 21st century, thanks to the increase in co...
53: ... creating realistic visual effects in movies and video games. - Long jump (2354 bytes)
13: ...se momentum, and then thrown backwards whilst in mid-air so as to propel himself further forward.
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