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- Plateau (3062 bytes)
2: ...hen a section of land is uplifted that is topped with a layer of particularly resistant rock, and unde...
4: ...asalt|flood basalts]], and were never associated with continents; the vast [[Ontong Jaya Plateau]] of ...
7: ...orm, but there are many other notable examples of it from around the world, including:
8: ...]]/[[Cumberland Plateau]] (a continuous landform with different local names)
16: ...lateau]]/[[Highland Rim]] (a continuous landform with different local names) - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...lom'' in [[Catalan]], ''Cristoforo Colombo'' in [[Italian]], ''Cristóbal Colón'' in [[Spanish]], ''C...
3: ...er it would be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck in windl...
5: ... his claims. There are also many theories of expeditions to the Americas by a variety of peoples throu...
7: ...h America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], ...
9: ...ns, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and beneficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ... region that would become the first european-inhabited area of that country.
5: ...ppearance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: ... was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
9: ...ed and departed some fifty undiscovered harbours without serious mishap and that the only sailors he l...
13: ...ec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France. During this trip he took [[Domagay... - Ionic order (6526 bytes)
1: [[Image:SixIonicOrders.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Architects' first real look at the Greek Ionic order: Ju...
2: ...posite order]], added by 16th century Italian architectural theory and practice.)
4: ...arcely have been in a more prominent location for its brief lifetime. A longer-lasting 6th century Ion...
5: ...he [[torus]] (enriched with interlaced guilloche) it stands upon.]]
6: ...ness and primitive, perhaps even republican, vitality. - China (38909 bytes)
5: ...]]ese invasion. Imperial monarchy in China ended with the establishment of the [[Republic of China]] i...
7: ... extent of ''China'' is the subject of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwa...
14: ...e (or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, sur...
16: ...l political influence expanded territorially, and its culture assimilated alien influences.
18: ...gh acceptance or denial of such claims remains politically controversial, especially where Zhongguo me... - Boudicca (6973 bytes)
1: ...wo historians, [[Tacitus]] (in his ''[[Annals (Tacitus)|Annals]]'' and ''[[Agricola (book)|Agricola]]'...
7: ...utagus made the [[Roman emperor]] co-heir, along with his two daughters, to his kingdom.
9: ...]] [[Catus Decianus]] for criticism for his "rapacity".
11: ...Legio IX ''Hispana'']], attempted to relieve the city, but his forces were routed.
13: ...time), slaughtering anyone who had not evacuated with Suetonius. [[Verulamium]] ([[St Albans]]) was ne... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ...pite never having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birt...
13: ...rshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]...
15: ...oman in the world, the pre-eminent female [[celebrity]] of her generation: a [[fashion]] [[icon]], an ...
22: ...[Earl Spencer]], and she acquired the [[courtesy title]] of ''The Lady Diana Spencer''. A year later, ...
24: ...e]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]. Diana was a talented amateur [[pianist... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
6: ...nand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: .... She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
11: ...the Prince of [[Parma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferd...
13: ... the next child to be involved in her mother's political games.
15: ...eresa]]'s daughters. With Johanna-Gabriella dead, it was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to ... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...ervatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.
5: ...ing|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], who in evaluating her final exa...
7: ...d Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Ar...
9: ...T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quartets]]''.
11: ...nternationale Bachakademie Stuttgart project to write a piece for the Passion 2000 project in commemor... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
5: ...y Louise Streep''' in [[Summit, New Jersey]], [[United States|USA]], and raised in nearby [[Bernardsvi...
7: ...h toward the industry and her own presence within it. As she would say when collecting her [[Emmy awar...
9: ... of [[Isabel Allende]]'s ''[[The House of the Spirits]]'', [[1995]]'s ''[[The Bridges of Madison Count...
11: ...om]]'', and completing another successful decade with ''[[Music of the Heart]]'', for which she learne...
18: ...below are her awards from the best recognized institutions. - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
14: ...ons with [[pollinator]]s and their [[symbiosis]] with mycorrhizae, are considered by some to be the cu...
18: ...s, in their natural habitat, are considered by [[CITES]] as threatened or endangered. They are therefo...
21: ...except [[Antarctica]] and deserts. The great majority are to be found in the [[tropics]], mostly [[Asi...
22: ...ees, cacti or tree ferns. But they are not [[parasite]]s.
24: * a few are [[lithophyte]]s, growing on rocks, or lack [[chlorophyl... - Abdomen (6929 bytes)
2: ...oneum]], and the rear part of it is the [[retroperitoneum]]. The abdominal wall is the [[skin]], [[fat...
5: ...[rib]]s, and then curves down and forward towards its insertion on the outer anterior crest of the [[I...
7: ...face of the [[cartilage]]s of the six lower ribs. It inserts into the linea alba behind the [[rectus a...
9: ...ate at the [[pubic bone]], run up the abdomen on either side of the linea alba, and insert into the ca...
11: ...e lower abdomen in front of the rectus abdominis. It originates at the pubic bone and is inserted into... - Breast (4630 bytes)
1: ...uations male breast development does occur, a condition called [[gynecomastia]]. Milk production can ...
5: ... or eighth ribs below and from the midline to the edge of the [[latissimus dorsi]] posteriorly.
9: ...ts to be larger than the other one; statistically it is more common for the left breast to be the larg...
11: ...ent of woman-like, enlarged breasts in men, a condition called [[gynecomastia]].
13: ...ge over time if the woman gains or loses weight. It is typical for them to grow in size during [[preg... - Ear (6659 bytes)
3: ...ly processing of sound (the beginning of the [[auditory system]]), or merely the externally-visible pa...
10: ...ir [[eye]]s. Humans have generally lost this ability. From the pinna, the [[sound pressure]] [[wave]...
13: ...ing fused and "lobeless". The helix is the outer edge of the outer ear[http://www.bartleby.com/61/31/H0...
21: ...er ear and middle ear gives humans a peak sensitivity to frequencies between 1 kHz and 3 kHz...
23: ...ed off at the nose end, to prevent being clogged with [[phlegm]], but they may be opened by lowering a... - Retina (13061 bytes)
3: ...ball of [[vertebrate]]s and some [[cephalopod]]s; it is the part of the eye which converts [[light]] i...
5: ...optic nerve]]. The retina not only detects light, it also plays a significant part in [[visual percept...
7: ...ld]], [[Haldan Keffer Hartline]] and [[Ragnar Granit]] won the [[1967]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
12: ...om one ora to the other (or macula), the most sensitive area along the horizontal [[meridian]] is abou...
14: ...to hit the photoreceptors (right layer). This elicits chemical transformation mediating a propagation ... - Arm (7276 bytes)
3: ...low. These two forearm bones in turn articulate with the [[carpal]] bones of the wrist. Beyond the w...
5: ... which can rotate around each other allows for additional range of motion at this level.
11: ...f the scapula. The clavicle in turn articulates with the chest wall at the [[sternoclavicular]] joint...
15: ...e two muscles is an elongated triangular gap with its base at the clavicle. Here, where the skin is so...
17: ...ocess]] is situated just under cover of the inner edge of the deltoid, one inch below the junction betwe... - Chest (3592 bytes)
2: ...al [[Organ (anatomy)|organs]] and other contents. It is mostly protected and supported by the [[ribcag...
7: ...efly_parts.png|drawing of an insect indicating position of the thorax]]''
12: ...in up to 1/4 of all deaths due to trauma in the United States {{fn|1}}.
17: ...ere is often a depression popularly known as the pit of the [[stomach]].
19: ...e second to the sixth rib vertically and from the edge of the sternum to the mid-axillary line laterally... - Hair (11457 bytes)
2: ...idermis (skin)|epidermis]] found in [[mammal]]s. It is a characteristic of all mammals, though in som...
4: ...pigmentation changes with the seasons, becoming white during the snowy winter, for example.
6: ...rt length. The shorter style became the new normality and has never entirely gone away since.
11: ... where extremities meet the torso (axillary (arm-pit) hair, and [[pubic hair]]), on the [[eye]]lids an...
15: ...their [[haircut|hair cut]] or [[depilation|remove it]] by shaving or other means. - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...ke the sugar was originally, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal]] fracture.
5: The remainder of this article will be concerned with a specific type of glass—the [[silica]]-ba...
9: ...e modified, or even changed entirely, with the addition of other compounds or [[heat treatment]].
13: ...same chemical compound found in [[quartz]], or in its polycrystalline form, [[sand]].
18: ... this ball from the [[Verrerie of Brehat]] in [[Brittany]].]] - Bookbinding (7761 bytes)
4: ...]s, in that they were easier to handle, allowed writing on both sides of the leaves, and could be sear...
6: ... and each book was a unique creation or a copy of it.
8: With the arrival (from the East) of rag paper manufac...
16: ...sually large and heavy books are sometimes bound with wire or cable.
18: ... much heavier paper, glued together at the spine with a strong flexible glue; this is sometimes called...
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