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- Centipede (2336 bytes)
1: ''For other articles with the word centipede, go to [[Centipede (disambigu...
13: [[Lithobiomorpha ]]<br>
17: ... they are highly segmented (15 to 173 segments), with one pair of walking legs per segment. Centipede...
20: ...f that, though it is possible to find centipedes with over 200 legs.
24: ...ipedes swarm over and envenomate it before eating it. - Aeolian harp (2264 bytes)
3: ... strings stretched lengthwise across two bridges. It is placed in a slightly opened window where the w...
7: The harp is driven by an [[Aeroelasticity|aeroelastic]] effect. The merest motion of a str...
9: ...g automobile radio antenna can be a dramatic exhibitor. And of course the effect can happen in other m...
11: == Aeolian harps in literature and music ==
14: ...com/Opus25-1.html ''Sound file of a performance, with sheet music, from ChopinFiles.com''] - Feed (1445 bytes)
5: ... [[transmission line]] or [[antenna (electronics)|antenna]].
6: # A coupling device between an antenna and its transmission line. Such a feed may consist of a...
7: ...udio, and (b) the head-end of a distribution facility, such as a [[broadcasting station]] in a network...
12: ...'''speeds and feeds''' combines two important conditions that affect cutting tool life and metal remov... - Pioneer 11 (5118 bytes)
3: ...toward Saturn. It passed close to Saturn and then it followed an escape trajectory from the [[solar sy...
5: ...acecraft's [[velocity]]. The thrusters could be either fired steadily or pulsed, by command.
7: ...]]s, sealed pressurized cells of [[argon]] and [[nitrogen]] gas for measuring penetration of meteoroid...
9: ...s closest encounter. The [[moon]] [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] is visible to the upper left.]]
11: ...] and was heading outward at 2.5 [[Astronomical Unit|AU]] /year. - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...rcular]], with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of less than 1%.
3: ...ing Star]]", and when it is visible in dark skies it is by far the brightest [[star]]-like object in t...
5: ...ion of the goddess Venus's hand mirror: a circle with a small cross underneath ([[Unicode]]: ♀)...
7: ...e of its modern association with [[sexually transmitted disease]]s. Some astronomers use ''[[Cytherea...
14: ... between the night and day sides of Venus despite its extremely slow rotation (less than one rotation ... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
2: |+<font size=+1>'''Jupiter'''</font>
4: ...ick for full caption.]]<br/><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
6: ! bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2" | [[Orbit]]al characteristics ([[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] ...
9: ...[[kilometre|km]]<br>5.203 363 01 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
11: ! align="left" | Orbital [[circumference]] - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ...se'' is also used to describe tall buildings, but it tends to be applied specifically to residential b...
5: ...ntury]], buildings of over six stories were rare. It was impractical to have people walk up so many fl...
9: ...the Field's building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story [[Wainwright Building]] b...
11: ... hang off this frame like curtains--hence the architectural term curtain wall for tall systems of glas...
13: ...rankfurtMain.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Frankfurt with its skyscrapers]] - Morse code (33777 bytes)
1: [[Image:Morse_sam.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse.Image provided by [http://c...
2: ...r, making it appropriate for sending automated digital data in voice channels.
4: ...s — on and off — it was an early form of a digital code. International Morse code is composed of s...
5: # short mark, dot or 'dit' (·)
7: ...intra-character gap (between the dots and dashes within a character) - Lightning (33113 bytes)
6: ...mpanied by the emission of [[light]]. The electricity passing through the discharge channels rapidly h...
10: ...t the idea of using a flying object, such as a [[kite]] instead.
12: ...len during the storm had soaked the line and made it conductive.
14: ...p idea that they used, so he usually gets the credit.
16: ...e of the room split, and the door itself torn off its hinges. - Crustacean (6274 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Br?]] | date = [[1772]]}}
35: ...ey are variously found in marine and freshwater, with a few terrestrial members (such as [[woodlouse|w...
41: ...ically [[biramous]], including the second pair of antennae (but not the first).
49: ...ups are not entirely clear, making the exact definition of larger groups difficult.
51: ...nded by [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System|ITIS]], and as such probably represent a consensus o... - Arthropod (9248 bytes)
8: *'''Subphylum [[Trilobitomorpha]]'''
9: **[[Trilobita]] - Trilobites (extinct)
37: ..., as well as including various symbiotic and parasitic forms. They range in size from microscopic plan...
41: ... with its pedipalps shaped like pincers, and the mites and ticks, which can be destructive to both pla...
43: ... The crayfish also has walking legs and claws on its thorax region. On the abdomen are appendages ca... - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: ...y''' multi-[[conductor]] [[geometry]] has '''capacitance'''.
4: == Physics of the capacitor ==
7: ...ric. Because each plate stores an equal but opposite charge, the ''total'' charge in the device is al...
9: ...l capacitor, the dielectric is in direct contact with the plates.)]]
11: === Capacitance === - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: ...netosphere]] and has practical importance because it influences [[high-frequency]] (HF) (3–30[[M...
6: ... a plasma, the negative free electrons and the positive ions are attracted to each other by the electr...
8: ...h to it. As the gas density increases at lower altitudes, the recombination process accelerates since ...
10: ...wind]] which reaches the Earth and interacts with its [[geomagnetic]] field.
14: ... solar activity. With an active sun electron density values are a factor of 10 higher.]] - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
1: ... [[2002 Winter Olympic Games]]. It is Salt Lake City's top tourist draw]]
2: ...he Salt Lake City-[[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] [[metropolitan area]], defined as [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Sal...
4: ...oor. Named after nearby [[Great Salt Lake]], the city is separated from the lake's shore by [[marsh]]e...
6: ...ecame known as the "Crossroads of the West". The city has developed a strong tourism industry and was ...
8: ...cil government]]. The current mayor of Salt Lake City is [[Rocky Anderson]]. - Sense (11343 bytes)
1: ...euroscience]], [[cognitive psychology]] (or [[cognitive science]]), and [[philosophy of perception]].
3: == Definition of "sense" ==
5: ...a classification first devised by [[Aristotle]]), it is generally agreed that there are at least nine ...
7: ...ceived and interpreted". Where disputes arise is with regard to the exact classification of the variou...
11: ...veral senses can be identified. This list begins with those five senses defined by Aristotle and proba... - Caterpillar (3956 bytes)
15: ...heir head. They rely on their [[antenna (biology)|antenna]]e to help them locate food.
17: ...k is actually their front, giving them an opportunity to escape to the 'rear' when attacked. Others ha...
19: ...irritate anything that brushes against them, or spit acidic digestive juices at potential enemies. How...
23: ...They are unaffected by the poison themselves, but it builds up in their system, making them highly tox...
27: ...Recent findings have shown that they communicate with their ant protectors by means of vibrations as w... - Insect (14296 bytes)
26: ** [[Isoptera]] (termites)
46: *** [[Strepsiptera]] (twisted-winged parasites)
55: ... the most diverse group of animals on the earth, with over 800,000 [[species]] described—more th...
60: ...rpion]]s and [[spider]]s, are sometimes confused with insects due to the fact that both have similar b...
64: ...ad supports a pair of sensory [[Antenna (biology)|antennae]], a pair of [[compound eye]]s, and a mouth. Th... - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg (17212 bytes)
3: ...he couple were charged with [[conspiracy]] to commit espionage and were accused of passing [[nuclear w...
7: ... graduated from the [[City College of New York]] with a degree in [[electrical engineering]] in [[1939...
11: ...mpts to infiltrate its operations at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. A number of project m...
13: ... [[Mexico City]], but was later deported to the United States for trial.
17: ...Yakovlev]], the Soviet vice consul in [[New York City]]. - Grasshopper (7846 bytes)
14: ...pers have short [[antenna]]e. "Grasshoppers" with antennae that are as long as or longer than their body ar...
16: ...fertilized egg pod in the ground, using her ovipositor to insert the eggs about one to two inches unde...
18: ...s fo the first abdomenal segment, and the [[ovipositor]] is short. Taxonomic descriptions of the famil...
21: ...posedly, some [[country|countries]] instruct [[military]] personnel to collect grasshoppers to eat as ...
23: ...aries, but sometimes they are pan-fried, with or without oil, after removing the wings and legs. They ... - Trilobite (9216 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=pink | name=Trilobite}}
5: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = '''Trilobita'''}}
21: ...extinction]] at the end of the [[Permian]]. Trilobites are well-known, possibly the second most famous...
24: ...entary. The thorax is fairly flexible—trilobites are often found curled up like modern [[sow bug...
26: ...l lobes and a central axial lobe that gives trilobites their name, ''not'' the division into cephalon,...
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