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- Puzzle (1711 bytes)
1: ...zleExample.jpg|right|thumb|An example of a simple puzzle.]]
2: ...s of [[Japan]] monks used to write [[mathematical puzzle]]s on temple walls: see [[sangaku]].
4: ==Well known puzzles==
8: * [[Eight queens puzzle]]
9: * [[n-puzzle]] (a.k.a. Fifteen puzzle) - Sliding puzzle (2847 bytes)
1: ...', '''sliding block puzzle''', or '''sliding tile puzzle''' challenges a player to slide usually flat piec...
3: ...ard, are important parts of solving sliding block puzzles.
5: ...mple shows, some sliding puzzles are [[mechanical puzzles]].
6: ...nical fixtures are usually not essential to these puzzles, the parts could as well be tokens on a flat boa...
8: ... form a picture on-screen. The last square of the puzzle is then displayed automatically once the other pi...
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- Human brain (15406 bytes)
9: ... billion [[synapse|synaptic]] connections, making it one of the most densely connected network systems...
13: ...[[energy]] used by the [[body]]. (In [[infant]]s, it consumes about 60%.) This generates a lot of [[h...
15: ...y the [[medulla oblongata]] visible as it merges with the [[spinal cord]].
21: ...ton, 1965). Fluid movement within the brain is limited by the [[blood-brain barrier]], [[brain-cerebro...
23: ...ertebrae). Elevated levels of CSF are associated with [[brain injury|traumatic brain injuries]] and a ... - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
1: ...s interior is made up of two layers, the outer [[lithosphere]] and the inner [[asthenosphere]].
3: ...nother). [[Earthquake]]s, [[volcano|volcanic activity]], [[mountain]]-building, and [[oceanic trench]]...
5: ...oor spreading]], noticed in the 1960s. The theory itself was developed during the late [[1960s]] and h...
8: ...n the fluid-like asthenosphere. The relative fluidity of the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates ...
10: ...s active volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, with the Pacific Plate's [[Pacific Ring of Fire|Ring ... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...ntion into a practical form. Where there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded versio...
5: ===[[Paleolithic|Paleolithic Era]]===
36: * 3500 BC: [[Cuneiform script|Writing]] in [[Sumer]]
62: ...century BC|400s BC]]: [[Catapult]] in [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]]
99: ...eglasses]] in [[Italy in the Middle Ages|Northern Italy]] - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
3: It includes listings or tabular information for quic...
7: ...vely, instead of copying the link, you could drag it into your bookmarks toolbar, allowing the link to...
10: Please use the new section editing feature if your browser
17: ...es/List_of_et|9,]] [[Special:Allpages/List_of_hospitals|10,]] [[Special:Allpages/List_of_mis|11,]] [[S...
28: ...t of subnational entities|Lists of subnational entities]] - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
22: ... - (1938-) U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
28: ...Emile Berliner]], (1851-1929) [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[gramophone]]
31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types
40: ...her von Braun]], (1912-1977), [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[rocket]] technology - Mathematics (24164 bytes)
1: ...ntity]], [[structure]], [[space]] and [[change]]. It developed, through the use of [[abstraction]] and...
8: ...ing, naturally followed [[arithmetic]] (e.g. [[addition]], [[subtraction]], [[multiplication]] and [[d...
10: ...ps [[prehistoric]] peoples first expressed [[quantity]] by drawing lines in the ground or scratching w...
12: Historically, the major disciplines within mathematics arose out of the need to do calcul...
15: ...tely has relevance for the subject which inspired it and can be applied to solve problems in that subj... - 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. - Bird (20345 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:White_owl_illustration.jpg|200px|]]
3: | caption = [[Great Tit]]}}
17: ...on|migrate]] long distances to utilise optimum habitats (e.g., [[Arctic Tern]]) while others spend alm...
19: ...the [[mammal]]s they introduce arrive in their habitat, for example the [[Great Auk]], flightless [[Ra...
37: *[[Accipitriformes]], [[eagles]], [[hawk]]s and allies - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...uch as the ''[[New York Times]]'' this is often omitted.
6: [[Image:British crossword.JPG|thumb|British-style grid]]
8: ...[Australia]], have a [[lattice]]-like structure, with a higher percentage of black squares, leaving up...
10: ...imes'' crossword are 15ױ5 squares, while weekend puzzles may be 21ײ1, 23ײ3 or 25ײ5.
12: ...''circular'' designs, with answers to be entered either radially or in concentric circles. ''Free for... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ...0th century]]. He proposed the [[theory of relativity]] and also made major contributions to the devel...
5: ... has become a byword for great [[intelligence (trait)|intelligence]] or even [[genius]].
7: ...phy. To this day Einstein receives popular recognition unprecedented for a scientist.
12: ...nstein before the Einsteins moved from Germany to Italy.]]
16: ...ent is that he had [[Asperger's syndrome]], a condition related to [[autism]]. - Archimedes (13735 bytes)
1: ... one of history's greatest mathematicians, along with possibly [[Isaac Newton|Newton]], [[Carl Friedri...
4: ...treets naked calling "[[eureka]]" - "I have found it!"); and to have invented the [[irrigation]] devic...
6: ...t Punic War]]. One of his inventions used for military defense of Syracuse against the invading Roman...
8: ...motionless and very close to shore for them to ignite, an unlikely scenario during a battle.
12: ...3 the area of a [[triangle (geometry)|triangle]] with equal base and height. (See the illustration be... - Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
1: <!-- Introduction section. It is meant to be very nontechnial and accessible. D...
2: ...eaf1web.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Leaf. The primary site of photosynthesis in plants.]]
3: ...urishment, making it vital to life on [[Earth]]. It is also responsible for producing the [[oxygen]] ...
10: ... of the above: glucose and other compounds react with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and che...
13: ...eaf. The surface of the leaf is uniformly coated with a water-resistant, [[wax]]y [[cuticle]], that pr... - List of hobbies (5016 bytes)
12: * [[Blacksmith]]ing
19: * [[Knitting]]
72: ==[[DIY]] (Do It Yourself)==
98: * [[Wargaming]], sometimes with [[Miniature wargaming|miniatures]]
117: ==[[Literature]]== - Puzzle (1711 bytes)
1: ...zleExample.jpg|right|thumb|An example of a simple puzzle.]]
2: ...s of [[Japan]] monks used to write [[mathematical puzzle]]s on temple walls: see [[sangaku]].
4: ==Well known puzzles==
8: * [[Eight queens puzzle]]
9: * [[n-puzzle]] (a.k.a. Fifteen puzzle) - Tangram (4661 bytes)
1: '''Tangram''' is an ancient [[China|Chinese]] [[puzzle]].
6: It consists of 7 pieces, called ''Tans'', which fit together to form a square:
11: The objective is to form a given shape with seven pieces.
14: ...thagorean theorem]] was discovered in the Orient with help of Tangram pieces.
16: The puzzler [[Sam Loyd]] devised many tangram puzzles. - Sliding puzzle (2847 bytes)
1: ...', '''sliding block puzzle''', or '''sliding tile puzzle''' challenges a player to slide usually flat piec...
3: ...ard, are important parts of solving sliding block puzzles.
5: ...mple shows, some sliding puzzles are [[mechanical puzzles]].
6: ...nical fixtures are usually not essential to these puzzles, the parts could as well be tokens on a flat boa...
8: ... form a picture on-screen. The last square of the puzzle is then displayed automatically once the other pi... - Axolotls (8008 bytes)
15: ...native to [[Mexico]]. In the [[Spanish language]] it is called the '''''ajolote'''''.
17: ...nd its demonstration of [[neoteny]], remaining in its aquatic larval form even as a sexually-mature ad...
19: ... (since doing so is strictly forbidden), the majority being descended from these same research specime...
21: ...e in the Aztec diet. It is currently listed by [[CITES]] as an [[endangered species]].
23: ...ble an axolotl's gill stalks and appendages while it is asleep, leading to infection. - Theories and sociology of the history of science (16096 bytes)
3: ...], have in the [[20th century]] been preoccupied with the question of large-scale patterns and trends ...
7: ...ave improved tremendously over time. Instead of waiting months or years for a hand-copied letter to ar...
9: ... process, as well as the internal disciplinary limitations to the scientific publication process.
11: ...new law of nature was a prequisite for admission. It was soon shut down by [[Pope Paul V]] under suspi...
13: ...ted in empirical inquiry, and also more familiar with and more educated about the subject. - Scientific method (40667 bytes)
1: ...make predictions can then be tested [[Reproducibility|reproducibly]] in this way. The method is common...
7: ... and other superstition, there is evidence of traditional empiricism.
9: ...on sense. This denial of reality as we experience it reaches an extreme in [[Parmenides]] who argued t...
11: ...totelian science, we find the beginnings of a primitive inductive method, although one that is based o...
13: ...ad preserved and built upon [[Aristotle]]'s portrait of [[Induction (philosophy)|induction]]. Bacon de...
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