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- Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...r]] than iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. One classical definition is that steels are iron-carbon a...
5: ...-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
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11: ... due to its [[pearl]]-like appearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]].
13: ...e strength of ferrite. Martensite has a very similar unit cell structure to austenite, and identical ... - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
1: ...n.jpg]]</td></tr></table>'''Dr Mae C. Jemison''' blasted into orbit aboard the [[Space Shuttle Endeavo...
3: ...ne]] Cell Research experiment in the [[Spacelab]] laboratory module. Jemison resigned from NASA in Mar...
7: ... her medical practice, working with CIGNA Health Plans of California.
9: ... born on [[October 17]], [[1956]], in [[Decatur, Alabama]] and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
11: ...[[Kenya]], and spent a medical clerkship in [[Thailand]] at a [[Cambodia]]n refugee camp. She complete... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...407 on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bible was hand written in Belgium, by Gera...
2: ...;λος ''kallos'' "beauty" + γραφος ''graphos'' "w...
4: ...iti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and palaeographers.
10: ...hodo|Shodō]]'' 書道, in [[Korean language|Korean]], ''[[Seoyae]]'' 書藝, ...
12: ...s and unified the written form for the use of scholars. This is chuan-shu and contained more than 3,00... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
1: {{language|name=Greek|nativename=<i><font lang="el">Ελληνικ...
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3: ...aly]], south [[Republic of Macedonia|Former Yugloslav Republic of Macedonia]], central and south [[Bul...
7: [[Greek languages|Greek]]<br>
13: .../}} – "Hellenic") is an [[Indo-European]] [[language]] with a documented history of some 3,000 y... - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
1: [[image:Ptolemy.jpg|thumb|240px|Claudius Ptolemaeus, given contemporary German stylin...
3: '''Claudius Ptolemaeus''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Κλαύδ_...
5: ...iliar name) and only made available in Latin translation (by [[Gerard of Cremona]]) in the 12th centur...
7: ...ons]] is ancestral to the modern system of constellations, but unlike the modern system they did not c...
9: ...in work is his ''Geography''. This too is a compilation, of what was known about the world's [[geogra... - Geography (8541 bytes)
1: ...x|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ...'γεια'' ("Earth") and ''γραφειν'' ("to write...
11: ... the [[Roman Empire|Roman]]s as they explored new lands added new techniques. During the [[Middle Age...
13: .... Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]Following the journeys of [[Marco...
19: ...and spatial interrelationships in this science. Classical [[cartography]] has been joined by the more... - Pan pipes (2209 bytes)
2: ...upsilon;ριγξ) has long been popular as a folk instrument, and is considered the ance...
4: ... style, pipes are fine tuned to correct pitch by placing small pebbles or dry corn [[kernel]]s into th...
6: ...arp inner edge of the pipes. This creates the regular series of pulses which generate the sound waves ...
8: ...''panflute''' and the [[medieval]] name '''''fistula panis'''''.
10: ...ecording at the same time. They are also very popular in [[Peru]]vian traditional groups and other [[A... - Nile (13738 bytes)
4: The '''Nile''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: الني ...
8: ...name for the Nile was ''Aigyptos'' (Αιγυπτος), which itsel...
12: ... lengths of rivers vary over time (especially in plains, where rivers often change course), and, secon...
14: ...695 km (4160 miles) long. Measuring instead from Lake Victoria gives a length of approximately 5584 k...
20: ...m Ethiopia. Both branches formed on the western flanks of the East African Rift, which is the souther... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...ta;- (''ge-'', "the earth") and λογος (''logos'', "word", "reason")) ...
3: ...ite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[silica]], as we...
5: ...udies of the [[Moon]]), ''areology'' (of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]), etc., are also in use.
10: ...eds of miles from the ocean, he inferred that the land was formed by [[erosion]] of the [[mountain]]s ...
12: ...h language|French]]. [[Georg Bauer]] (Georg Agricola), a physician, summarized the knowledge of [[mini... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ... 4.567 billion years old, giving an age for the solar system and an upper limit for the age of the Ear...
4: ...uther]] and [[Johannes Kepler]] believed in a similar date, and some today continue to defend [[young ...
9: ...w [[natural history|naturalists]] were trying to place the age of the Earth on a more scientific basis...
11: Lomonosov's ideas were mostly speculative, but in [[1779]] the [[France|French]] natura...
13: ...uralists whose studies of [[stratum|strata]], the layering of rock and earth, gave them an appreciatio... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ...lytonic|Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρο&s...
6: ...tary campaigning, Alexander died, probably of [[malaria]] or [[typhoid]]. His conquests ushered in ce...
9: ...ough training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine, and philoso...
14: ...er from Alexander to Darius III, where Alexander blames Darius and [[Bagoas]] for his father's murder,...
16: ... death of Philip, Alexander, then aged 20, was acclaimed by the army as the new king of Macedon. Gree... - Pythagoras (10747 bytes)
1: ...[[580s BCE|582 BCE]] – [[496 BCE]], [[Greek language|Greek]]:
2: ...tician]] and [[philosopher]], known best for formulating the [[Pythagorean theorem]].
6: ...s and his students believed that everything was related to [[mathematics]], and felt that everything c...
9: Pythagoras was probably born on the island of [[Samos]], off the coast of [[Asia Minor]]. ...
13: ...iples would sing hymns to [[Apollo]] together regularly; they used the [[lyre]] to cure illness of the... - Astronomy (13970 bytes)
1: ...here]]. It studies the [[Cosmology|origins]], [[Galaxy formation and evolution|evolution]], and [[Astr...
3: ...750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lunar astronomy: the large crater is [[Daedalus (crater)|Daedalus]], phot...
5: ...e's destiny and human affairs in general are correlated to the apparent positions of astronomical obje...
8: ... Much of the effort in these two areas, once done largely by hand, is highly automated nowadays, to th...
12: ... of space under study (e.g., Galactic astronomy, Planetary Sciences); by subject, such as star formati... - Sun (20830 bytes)
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24: ! align="left" | [[Galaxy|Galactic]] period
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76: ...c]]) <br>67.23? <br>(to the [[Milky Way|galactic plane]])
84: ! align="left" | [[Solar rotation|Rotation period]]<br>at equator - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...pse|elliptical]] orbits between those of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Jupiter]]. [[image:433eros.jpg|t...
4: ...term to the small moons of the [[gas giant|giant planets]]. The first [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-b...
6: ...olar system, and some argue that not every minor planet should be called an "asteroid".
8: ...e through [[Earth's atmosphere]] and strike Earth largely intact while the smaller meteoroids generall...
10: ...signate man-made objects which have ended up in solar orbits, such as the [[Mariner IV]] probe. - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...]], Venus's orbit is the closest to [[circle|circular]], with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]]...
7: ...ally incorrect. The true adjective coming from [[Latin]], ''[[Wiktionary:Venereal|Venereal]]'', is av...
9: ...Korean]], and [[Japan]]ese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Metal Star'', based on the [[Five Ele...
14: ... km/h). Winds in the upper atmosphere circle the planet in only 4 days, helping to distribute the heat...
16: ...ite is actually true. The cloud cover keeps the planet much cooler than it would be otherwise. The i... - Meditation (26064 bytes)
3: ...gious or spiritual activity. Most of the more popular systems of meditation are of [[Eastern]] origin,...
10: ...Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
16: ... the world at that particular moment in time. Similarly, one follows the outbreath with full awareness...
20: ...nner 'quantum leaps'. The two positions often overlap in meditative traditions.
26: ...([[Gregorian chant]], for example), Jewish [[Kabbalah]], and in some modern [[metaphysics|metaphysical... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
10: ... by using a spire which was being erected in [[Philadelphia]] but while waiting for its completion, he...
14: ... ([[Dalibard]] and [[De Lors]]) had conducted similar experiments in [[France]], Franklin had suggeste...
16: ...r posterity. While the experiment was underway, a large [[ball lightning]] showed up, collided with Ri...
22: ... and [[hail]]stones drop to the middle and bottom layers of the cloud, building up a negative charge. ...
24: ...field flows radially inward into the conductive filament. - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
2: '''Nutrition''' is a science which studies the relationship between [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] and sta...
4: ...y changes in diet. Deficiencies, excesses and imbalances in diet can produce negative impacts on healt...
8: ...oth in the [[human body]] and in organisms (e.g. plants, animals) that humans eat.
10: ...bonds]] between ingested compounds as well as modulate the [[conformation]] and/or energetic state of ...
14: ...l study very time-consuming and expensive, and explains why a proper science of human nutrition is rat... - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
1: {| class="toccolours" style="margin-left: 1em; float:rig...
14: |'''Launch date'''||[[24 April]] [[1990]]
43: ...pe]]s in the history of [[astronomy]]. Since its launch in 1990 it has been responsible for many grou...
45: ...ame a vital research tool as well as a [[public relations]] boon for astronomy.
47: ... the [[James Webb Space Telescope]], is due to be launched in [[2012]].
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