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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
3: ..., when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered [[ship]]s, ...
53: ...ers to enable them to batch-produce small mechanisms. The mechanical parts of early textile machines w...
111: ...ter goods were conveyed by smaller carts or by teams of pack horses. Stage coaches transported people....
119: ...ties and towns began in the 1830s but only gained momentum at the very end of the Industrial Revolution.
126: ==Social problems== - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
7: ...987]]. The [[Brundtland Commission]] provided the momentum for the 1992 [[Earth Summit]] / [[UNCED]], that w...
9: ...me Norwegian Prime Minister for two subsequent terms - from May 9, [[1986]] until October 16, [[1989]]... - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...y, these state hospitals grew into enormous "museums of madness" that served as the deserving targets ...
6: ...und a number of insane inmates in disgusting circumstances, which led her to approach the [[Massachuse...
12: ...he was quick to see the parallel between the circumstances of her recovery and the [[moral treatment]]...
14: ...She then lobbied state legislatures to erect asylums to treat the insane according to the precepts of ...
18: ...he powerful into action. Not only did she visit alms houses and write reports, but she often spent lon... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
12: ... wear (as the standard disguise used in such circumstances) and brought her through Burgundian-control...
18: ...d the Royal army to now attempt a march toward Reims for Charles' coronation.
22: ...ollowed by [[Ch⬯ns-sur-Marne]] on the 14th. Reims opened its gates to the army when it arrived on t...
24: ...erely had the effect of stalling the Royal army's momentum. Charles used this time to take the army on a wa...
68: ...ure in public. Still, there are contemporary claims that Joan's brothers had with them a woman they c... - Flute (11293 bytes)
19: ...d this a [[fluid]]ic multivibrator, because it forms a mechanical analogy to an [[electronic]] circuit...
23: ...al instruments, it can beat faster, but with less momentum. As result, flutes tend to be softer, but higher... - Qatar (10610 bytes)
63: ...specially when India became independent in 1947. Momentum for a similar withdrawal from the Gulf emirates i... - Anemometer (11426 bytes)
7: ... very largely on the dimensions of the cups and arms, and may have almost any value between two and a ...
9: The other forms of velocity anemometer may be described as belong...
11: ...e taken as including a good many miscellaneous forms. The simplest type of this form consists of a fla...
13: ...late, which is driven back and carried by its own momentum far past the position in which a steady wind of t... - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
211: ...f 30 km/s, the spacecraft's significant [[angular momentum]] resists sunward motion, so the spacecraft must ...
215: As a result of these problems, there have not been many missions to Mercury [[A... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
6: ...les of conservation of [[momentum]] and [[angular momentum]]. Finally, he studied the speed of sound in air,...
25: ... constantly to the earth's centre." In similar terms, [[Voltaire]] wrote in his ''Essay on Epic Poetry...
31: ...rd had to be ordained at the time. However the terms of the Lucasian professorship required that the h...
44: ...e shoulders of giants see more than the giants themselves", Newton was perhaps making a more personal ...
57: ...and consulting with Hooke and [[John Flamsteed|Flamsteed]] on the subject. He published his results in... - History of the United States (1980-1988) (35211 bytes)
6: ... have remained far more committed to social programs and far more interested in regulated growth than ...
10: ... they saw as the failures of liberal social programs, a potent theme in the 1980 presidential race and...
18: ...national terrorism, and the acceleration of the arms race raised fears over the country's ability to c...
24: ... Jackson]], a Democrat, but they later aligned themselves with [[Ronald Reagan]] and the Republicans, ...
26: ...s of peace through negotiations, diplomacy, and arms control. - Badminton (12494 bytes)
5: ...es, to make it easier to impart a great deal of [[momentum]] to overcome the drag. The racquets are also muc...
28: ... court marked on the floor, as shown in the diagrams. - St. Louis Cardinals (18903 bytes)
18: ...s finished with the same record. Since the two teams finished tied in the standings, the league went t...
35: ...widely regarded as among the greatest baseball teams of all time. In [[1943]] and again in [[1944]] th...
60: ...ished with an identical record. Since the two teams finished tied in the standings, the league went t...
64: ... the [[2004 World Series]], the third time the teams have faced each other in the Fall Classic. Howev...
66: ...n their [[ALCS]] matchup, and the BoSox had major momentum. As TV announcer (and former Cardinal) [[Tim McCa... - Tricycle (4572 bytes)
13: ...s are designed for racing or for comfort. Some forms of recumbent tricyces are fully enclosed for all ...
15: ...ou it is getting light with only half the loss in momentum of braking both for an equal warning margin. Zer...
17: ...pright tricycles is limited to one or two criteriums such as in Bungay, Suffolk each year. Contrary to... - Ice skating (4786 bytes)
12: ...ncrease their [[momentum]]. They can also create momentum by pushing the blade against the curved track whi... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
6: ... at about the age of twenty-five, but he never seems to have worked as a priest, and monasticism was o...
12: ...e shelter of Swiss hospitality he could express himself freely and where he was surrounded by devoted ...
14: ...rwise seem full of contradictions. Erasmus held himself aloof from all entangling obligations; yet he ...
19: ... that he was not attacking church institutions themselves and had no enmity toward churchmen. The worl...
21: ... the Lutheran party. Erasmus declined to commit himself, arguing that to do so would endanger his posi... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
27: ...of politics. Johnson's father had served five terms in the [[Texas legislature]] and was a close frie...
47: ...er World War II, some sources challenged the circumstances in which Johnson had been awarded his Silve...
75: ...hich gave him limited insights into foreign problems. He also sat on Cabinet and [[National Security C...
95: ...of new anti-poverty and anti-discrimination programs, unrest and rioting in black ghettos troubled the...
100: ...d distract attention from his Great Society programs, so the levels of military escalation, while sign... - Ballista (1776 bytes)
7: ... made of animal [[Tendon|sinew]]. When the bow-arms are pulled back, they twist the ropes. Winches p...
9: ...ge. The lightweight bolts could not gain the high momentum of the stones thrown by [[onager (siege weapon)|o... - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
9: ...ry slung loads, accommodating awkwardly shaped items), or as a mount for still, film or television cam...
19: ... of moving the entire aircraft, only the wings themselves are moved. The helicopter's rotor can simply...
27: ...inook]] or the [[Kamov Ka-50]]. All of these systems are designed for the same purpose: to produce a n...
46: ...try of the rotor blade control system and mechanisms that allow the blades to flap up and down. This f...
53: ...but they can still fly without power by using the momentum in the rotors and using downward motion to force ... - Deep Learning (3892 bytes)
7: ..., learn from large amounts of data. These algorithms are called artificial neural networks. Think of d...
10: ...een around since the 1950s but gained significant momentum in the 21st century, thanks to the increase in co...
22: ...h. This technology powers facial recognition systems and voice-activated assistants like Siri or Alexa...
42: ...as in AI models. Ensuring that deep learning systems are fair and unbiased is a critical challenge for...
45: ...future of deep learning lies in making these systems more efficient, less data-hungry, and more transp... - Long jump (2354 bytes)
13: ...own backwards whilst in mid-air so as to propel himself further forward.
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