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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...century]] resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one dominated by indus...
3: ...]] from about [[1850]], when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development ...
5: ...developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
10: ...ncial market]]s and accumulation of [[Capital (economics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is t...
14: ...0 onwards, because there was a scientific and technological improvement, growth of supply of food beca... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
5: {{House of Hanover}}
7: ...nasty)|Wettin]], ''[[n饝]'' [[House of Hanover|Hanover]]) ([[24 May]] [[1819]] – [[22 January]]...
9: ...Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Wi...
12: ...rathearn, like many other sons of George III, did not marry during his youth. The eldest son, the [[Ge...
16: ...en's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit the powers of the Rege... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...ocomotive]], at [[Bristol Temple Meads]] station, Bristol, England]]
3: ...ce or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
12: ... a new one. Failure of the motive power unit does not require taking the whole train out of service.
13: * ''Efficiency'' - idle trains do not waste expensive motive power resources. Separat...
14: ...omotives have become obsolete when their cars are not, or vice versa. - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
41: ...humb|200px|right|A tree sculpture at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. This was sculpted with a chain saw from...
51: * [[water]], [[ice]], [[snow]]
81: ...on that a thing not intended to be a sculpture is not a sculpture. This seems contrary to some famous ...
87: ...inting]] has represented a form of ideal, be it innocence, openness or purity. Nude sculptures are st...
89: ...y fundamentalist moral or religious groups who do not understand the context of what they are objectin... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...a cold surface. The resulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the sugar was originally, which ...
20: ...elength of lower than 400 [[nanometre|nm]], also known as [[ultraviolet]] light or UV, to pass. This i...
22: ...2</sub> glass (also called [[fused quartz]]) does not absorb UV light and is used for applications tha...
32: ...because the increased [[refractive index]] causes noticeably more 'sparkles', while [[boron]] may be a...
35: [[image:bristol.blue.glass.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Metal... - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
1: ....jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Casavant]] pipe organ at [[Notre-Dame de Montr顬 Basilica]], [[Montreal]]. Mos...
5: ...ard]]. Three, four or five manuals plus pedals is not uncommon for a larger instrument.
19: ...ents of several styles as a compromise, and so do not fit comfortably into any of them.
31: ...ns near [[Budapest]] in Hungary (the ancient [[Pannonia]]) a Roman organ from the 3rd century AD was f...
35: ... as well as in Islamic [[Spain]], though there is no evidence that the European organ came by way of S... - Americas (7154 bytes)
1: ...mericas''' refers collectively to [[North America|North]] and [[South America]], as a relatively recen...
6: ...ca]] is usually considered geographically part of North America. The Americas are often also describe...
8: ...is used in several languages, though it should be noted that even those who consider the Americas to b...
13: ...''US-Amerikaner''. In [[Italy]] the term ''Americano'' is used to refer to things or people pertaining...
15: ...os Unidos Mexicanos''), although its residents do not refer to themselves as "estadounidenses". - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
5: native_name = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
12: ...ial_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'...
46: ...]] under the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]]. In each of these, the UK's offic...
51: ...and Scots]]: ''Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Ireland''<br/>
52: ...]. As of April 2005, the July 2004 estimates were not yet available.<br><sup>7</sup> [[ISO 3166-1]] is... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
11: Governor = [[M. Jodi Rell]] |
38: ... Connecticut|USS ''Connecticut'']] was named in honor of this state.
47: ...ital. Unlike most other states, Connecticut does not have [[county]] governments or [[county seat]]s;...
49: ...e current [[List of Governors of Connecticut|governor of Connecticut]] is [[M. Jodi Rell]] (Republican...
52: ...necticut. There is an ongoing civic pride and economic competition between Hartford and New Haven, wh... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Mark R. Warner]] |
40: ...rom the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison]] and [...
44: ... in what now is Virginia were the [[Powhatan]], [[Nottaway]], [[Meherrin]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [...
46: ...on of Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] along the coast of [[North America]], eventually applying to the whole co...
48: ...roceded to Virginia]] effective [[1847]], and is now [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]] ... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Phil Bredesen]] |
39: ...own was located on a river of the same name (now known as the [[Little Tennessee River]]).
43: ...med the third county to be established in what is now [[Middle Tennessee]] "Tennessee County". When a ...
46: ...ettlement and the time of European contact are unknown, but several distinct cultural phases have been...
48: ...erritory]] west of [[Arkansas]]. This came to be known as the [[Trail of Tears]], as an estimated 4,00... - Plymouth Colony (2283 bytes)
1: ... founded the colony in a location the company did not have rights to and later reached an agreement wi...
5: ...us began one of the best-intended, historically renowned, and yet strangely ill-fated colonial venture...
7: ...d a peace treaty with [[Massasoit]] of the [[Wampanoag]]s.
9: ...ughly what is now [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol County]], [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymou... - Thunderstorm (7337 bytes)
2: ...ccompanied by copious rainfall, or, on occasion, snowfall.
4: ...l in air [[temperature]] with increasing height, known as a steep [[lapse rate]]; and a force such as ...
6: ...rit]]. In more contemporary times, thunderstorms now have taken on the role of a curiosity. Every sp...
11: ...d dissipation of such storms, leading them to be known as "pulse" storms.
13: ...own as a ''flanking line'', resulting in what is known as a line multicell. - John Locke (14749 bytes)
3: ...state (law)|estate]] ([[property]])—had an enormous influence on the development of [[political ...
6: ...[Wrington]], [[Somerset]], about ten miles from [[Bristol]], [[England]], in [[1632]]. His father, a lawye...
8: ...vely during his time at Oxford, working with such noted virtuosi as [[Robert Boyle]], [[Thomas Willis]...
12: Locke's medical knowledge was soon put to the test, since Shaftesbury...
16: ... involvement in the [[Rye House Plot]]. Locke did not return to England until after the [[Glorious Rev... - Okapi (2836 bytes)
12: ...axobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Okapia johnstoni | author = [[P.L. Scl...
15: ...he [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], and was known only to the local people until [[1901]]; this o...
17: ... and buds from trees. The Okapi's tongue is long enough for it to wash its eyelids and clean its ears;...
23: Okapis are largely [[nocturnal]] and essentially solitary, coming togethe...
24: [[Image:Okapi.bristol.250pix.jpg|left|Okapi at Bristol Zoo, England]] - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
23: ... with public readings and bonfires on [[July 8]]. Not until [[August 2]] would a fair printing be sign...
25: ...Adams]], credited by [[Thomas Jefferson]] as the unofficial, tireless [[whip (politics)|whip]] of the ...
33: ...l dinner for the Continental Congress, [[toast (honor)|toast]]s, 13-gun [[salute]]s, speeches, [[praye... - Horse tack (8580 bytes)
6: ...legs. Some saddles will also have a second strap known as a ''flank cinch'' that fastens at the rear o...
33: ...d driving horses. On the other hand, halters have no bit, are more general-purpose, and most often equ...
48: ...e hardens its lips and mouth against the bit to ignore the rider's commands. Bits offer varying degre...
63: *Dr. Bristol
77: Bits are designed to work by pressure, not pain. Of course, in the wrong hands even the mil... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...unami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ...ometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the...
6: ...d its usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanographers]].
10: ...s of [[water]], such as an [[earthquake]], [[volcano|volcanic eruption]], [[landslide]] or [[meteorite...
12: ...lates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction. - Golf (35905 bytes)
8: ...o the aim is to have as many points as possible. Another variant of stroke play, the ''Modified Stable...
12: ...yed) or from the ''rough'' (uncut grass or ground not prepared at all).
14: ...pg|thumb|right|250px|Bunkers at Filton Golf Club, Bristol, England]]
16: ...played as it lies or may be replaced by dropping another ball outside the water, but a penalty is incu...
18: ...it so that it may be seen from some distance (but not necessarily from the tee). It is also termed "th... - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
1: ... [[1783]]. The first manned flight was made on [[November 21]], [[1783]], in [[Paris]] by [[Pilⴲe d...
2: carried along by the wind are known as [[airship]]s.
4: ...re-2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A hot air balloon over Bristol, England, showing the wickerwork passenger basket...
6: ...ves with the wind, the passengers feel absolutely no wind, unless they rise or descend to a different ...
9: ...cois d'Arlandes successfully petitioned for the honor. Hot air balloons were basically paper bags with...
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