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- Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...]], Venus's orbit is the closest to [[circle|circular]], with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]]...
3: ...urs after sunset. However, when at its brightest, Venus may be seen during the daytime, making it one of ...
5: ...ymbol is a stylized representation of the goddess Venus's hand mirror: a circle with a small cross undern...
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...
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- Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ... and western [[Pacific]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Antarctica]].
3: ...mont-d'Urville.web.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''L'Astrolabe'' making water on a floe [[February 6]], [[18...
4: ...t valuable and famous statues in the world. The [[Venus de Milo]] now stands in the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris...
6: ...ought home a very fine collection of animals and plants.
8: ...e of the death of [[Jean-François de La Pérouse|La Perouse]]. - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...Peterhof]] and [[Tsarskoye Selo]]. The [[Winter Palace]] and the [[Smolny]] Cathedral remain the chief...
9: ..., German and Swedish, and could converse in these languages with more fluency than accuracy. From her ...
11: ...er beloved sister Anne, her only remaining near relation, the princess found herself at the age of eig...
13: ...red to be her lover. The [[Dolgorukov]]s, who supplanted Menshikov and hated the memory of Peter the G...
17: == Palace Revolution of 1741 == - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...] painters in the generation influenced by [[Michelangelo Merisi|Caravaggio]] (the ''"Caravaggisti"'')...
10: ...f [[Caravaggio]] without being indifferent to the language of the [[Bologna]] school (which had [[Anni...
12: ... Artemisia in order to restore her reputation, he later reneged on his promise and Orazio reported Tas...
14: ...e fingers and tighted by degrees — a particularly cruel torture to a painter. Both procedures we...
18: ...patronage of the [[Medici]] and [[Charles I of England|Charles I]]. During this period, Artemisia also... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
3: ...actress and singer, sometimes known as "The Black Venus." She became a [[France|French]] [[citizen]] in [...
5: ... the [[Harlem Renaissance]], performing at the [[Plantation Club]].
7: ..., Chiquita, who was adorned with a [[diamond]] collar. The leopard frequently escaped into the orchest...
13: ...use herself and escaped from the chalet through a laundry chute. After the war, Baker was awarded the ...
15: ...h the [[Ziegfeld Follies]]; her personal life similarly suffered, and she went through six marriages, ... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...opean]] [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] charts. Classically trained, Amos’s voice and mostly pi...
7: ...an studying at [[Montgomery College]] and began playing at piano bars, many of them gay, chaperoned b...
10: ...s N' Roses]]), and [[Brad Cobb]]. A year later, Atlantic Records gave Amos a 6 record contract. In 198...
13: ...leased in the UK, it went straight to #1. A month later, it was released in America to breakthrough cr...
16: ...our tracks were released as singles: "God", "Cornflake Girl" (a #4 single in the UK), "Pretty Good Yea... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
4: ...btown]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina]], the last of seven children of poor [[tobacco]] farmers.
6: ...was rumored to have beaten Gardner during their relationship.)
12: ...es. She died of [[pneumonia]] in [[London]], [[England]].
27: * [[Mighty Lak a Goat]] (1942) (short subject)
33: * [[Du Barry Was a Lady]] (1943) - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ... of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Scicolone and gre...
7: ...ntic stories) billed as "Sofia Villani" or "Sofia Lazzaro' and took part in regional beauty contests, ...
11: ...ony Perkins]] (based upon the [[Eugene O'Neill]] play), ''[[Houseboat (movie)|Houseboat]]'' (a romanti...
13: ...[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language performance.
15: ... films of this period are [[Peter Ustinov]]'s ''[[Lady L]]'' with [[Paul Newman]], [[Charles Chaplin]]... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
2: ..._image | image = [[Image:Orchin_P622.jpg|250px|Phalaenopsis hybrid]] | caption = Orchid}}
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]}... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ... ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium'' by [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] in [[1543]], while others wish to ...
7: ...and cross-purposes in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differences...
9: ...r [[1600]]. That is, at that time there were very large and historically sudden changes in science, no...
11: ...historian of science Howard Margolis as part of a larger (and controversial) theory of the causes of t...
15: ...and Galen's anatomy, though largely superseded by later work, are none the less important contribution... - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ... of years, involves the creation of objects from clay and other ceramic materials. This article will e...
7: ...he creation of anything from earthenware and porcelain to decorative tiles and modern sculptures, refl...
12: ... while Chinese ceramics are famous for their porcelain, a significant export on the Silk Road.
17: ... traditional methods where the artist shapes the clay by hand.
19: ...for the creation of symmetrical pieces and is popular for making bowls, vases, and other rounded forms... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
2: ...[stoneware]]". Fine earthenware with a white tin glaze is known as [[faience]].
4: ...lex extremely high-fired [[ceramics]], where the glaze and body fuse completely, are generally referre...
8: ...um, by the formation style and decoration. The relative chronologies based on pottery are essential f...
16: ...es and balls of clay, often joined with a liquid clay slurry. No two pieces of handwork will be exactl...
18: [[Image:T?rscheibe.jpg|thumb|right|250px| classic potter's wheel in Erfurt, Germany]] - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...e been found mainly in central [[Europe]]. The [[Venus of Willendorf]] (30,000 - 25,000 BC), from the ar...
6: ...e used for high quality sculpture and inlays. [[Clay]] was used for pottery and terra cotta sculpture...
8: ... a wooden harp with gold and mosaic inlay with a black-bearded golden bull's head.
11: ...bi was famous for his [[Code of Hammurabi|code of law]]. A bearded head, made of diorite, is believed...
13: Also well-known is the lamassu, a human-headed winged lion from 883-859 BC.... - Pre-historic art (9744 bytes)
4: ===Palaeolithic===
5: [[Image:VenusWillendorf.jpg|thumb|130px|Venus of Willendorf]]
7: ...eate the human form. A recent find, [[the Mask of La Roche-Cotard]] in [[France]], now suggests that N...
12: ...zilien]]) from [[Birseck]], Eremitage in [[Switzerland]], and in some areas, like the [[Spanish Levant...
15: ...corated with patterns made by impressing the wet clay with braided or unbraided cord and sticks with a... - Earth (30908 bytes)
1: {{Planet Infobox/Earth}}
7: ...rn science]] confirms as harboring [[life]]. The planet [[Age of the Earth|formed]] around 4.57 [[bill...
14: ...10,911 m below sea level). Thus the Earth is an oblate spheroid within a [[tolerance (engineering)|tol...
17: ...r of Earth, like that of the other [[terrestrial planets]], is chemically divided into an outer [[sili...
55: ...th reaches temperatures of 5270 [[kelvin]]s. The planet's internal heat was originally generated durin... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: ...tration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ... boundaries of the [[plate tectonics|continental plates]]. However, important exceptions exist in '''[...
3: ...x|Smoking Bromo and Semeru volcanoes on [[Java (island)|Java]] in [[Indonesia]].]]
10: ...because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the island of [[Martinique]] is another example.
12: ...try terms "acidic" and "basic", respectively. The latter were thought to be a little misleading, howev... - Mountain (4538 bytes)
1: ...n a '''[[hill]]''', but there is considerable overlap, and usage often depends on local custom. Some a...
3: ...o occur in long linear arcs, indicating tectonic plate boundaries and activity. Mountain creation tend...
5: ...[volcano]]es, including many apparently small [[island]]s that reach a great height above the ocean fl...
7: ... form extensive rift valley systems. This form of landscape can be seen in East Africa, the Vosges, th...
11: ...rosion]] through frost action. This produces the classic mountain [[peak]] shape. - Inca mythology (10365 bytes)
1: ...and legends that are mythological and helps to explain or symbolizes Inca beliefs.
8: ...e name of Inca Viracocha, which is possibly an explanation for the need for three foundation legends r...
12: ...he waters of [[Lake Titicaca]]. Since this was a later origin myth than that of Pacaritambo it may ha...
18: ...d by different [[ayllu]]s or worshipped in particular former states.
24: *''[[Cavillace]]'' was a virgin goddess who ate a fruit, which... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest lik...
14: * 26 KYA: [[Venus of Dolni Vestonice|Ceramics]] in [[Moravia]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
34: ... BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
52: * [[Glass]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]] - Solar system (21174 bytes)
1: ...h]] is the third planet of the Solar System. ''[[Planetary system]]s'' are a more generic term for [[s...
3: ==Planets In the Solar System==
5: The wide variety of objects that exist in the Solar System fall into several categories. In recent y...
7: ...(☉) is a [[Stellar_classification|spectral class]] G2 [[star]] that contains 99.86% of the syste...
8: ... Solar System are those nine bodies traditionally labelled as such: - Planet (8450 bytes)
1: ...it around other stars, the problem of defining a planet has become rather more acute.
3: ...r disk before the star's core ignited and its [[solar wind]] blew remaining material away.
5: ==Within the solar system==
6: :''Main article: [[Solar system]]''.
7: ...ts and their features is known as planetary nomenclature.
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