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- History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
2: ...ion of particular countries see [[History of rail transport by country]].
6: ...y remained the only practical overland mechanized transport for well over 100 years.
9: ...els ran on L- shaped metal plates - these became known as [[plateways]]. In the late 18th century, Eng...
11: ...d encouraged wider experimentation, though it was not used for locomotive power until [[Richard Trevit...
14: ...at the Pennydarren ironworks in [[Wales]]. It was not financially successful, because it was too heavy... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
1: {{transport}}
3: '''Rail transport''' refers to the land [[transport]] of passengers and goods along '''railways''' or...
8: ...is more comfortable than most other forms of land transport and saves energy.
9: ...y greater loads per [[axle]]/wheel than in [[road transport]].
11: Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient use of space: ...
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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ... [[Ipanema]], for the giant statue of [[Jesus]], known as [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Re...
13: The area where Rio de Janeiro is now was reached by Portuguese explorers in an expedi...
15: ...eiro'' (San Sebastian of the January River), in honor of then King [[Sebastian I of Portugal]]. For ce...
17: ...en westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
19: ...], Rio de Janeiro became much more useful port to transport out the wealth than farther [[Salvador da Bahia|S... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...' in [[Portuguese]]) was most probably [[Genova|Genoese]], although some historians claim he could hav...
3: ...windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurate...
5: ... two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. This i...
7: ..., including the isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Ce...
11: ...ope, and slavery in the [[West Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave... - 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... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
24: |'''Retirement honour:'''
27: ...figurehead of a political philosophy that became known as [[Thatcherism]], which involves reduced gove...
31: ...ccured that led to an improvement in Britain's economic performance. Supporters of Margaret Thatcher a...
33: ...ical approach to [[European Union|European]] [[Economic and Monetary Union]]. Her leadership was chall... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
2: '''Elizabeth Cady Stanton''' ([[November 12]], [[1815]] – [[October 26]], [[19...
9: ...udice against color, of which we hear so much, is no stronger than that against sex. It is produced by...
16: ...th C. Stanton (AP-69)]], a [[World War II]] troop transport, was named for her. - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
7: ...nied him to Washington and was hired by the [[Air Transport Command]]'s ferrying division. She then convince...
11: ... [[North American P-51 Mustang]], a [[C-54]], a [[North American B-25 Mitchell]], and along with [[Bet... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
4: Having graduated with a BA Economics from the [[University of Sheffield]], Johnson...
8: ...on [[May 5]] of that year and landed in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin, Australia]] on [[May 24]]...
16: ...llison, she flew a [[De Havilland Dragon Rapide]] nonstop from [[Pendine Sands]], South [[Wales]], to ...
18: The Mollisons also flew nonstop in record time to [[India]] in [[1934]] in a...
20: ...[World War II]], she worked as a ferry pilot with Transport Auxiliary and, on January 5, 1941, whilst flying ... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
10: Known by her friends as "Jackie," and maintaining the...
12: ... taking them to England where they joined the Air Transport Auxiliary. Following America's entry into the War...
16: ... that body's board of directors and director of [[Northwest Airlines]] in the U.S. At home, the Air Fo...
20: ...ailures she ever experienced and never attempted another run. It has been said by those who knew Jacqu...
22: ...Hall of Fame]] and became the first woman to be honored with a permanent display of her achievements a... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
2: ...age | image = [[Image:Orchin_P622.jpg|250px|Phalaenopsis hybrid]] | caption = Orchid}}
5: ...obox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]}}
14: ...me sources give 30,000) [[species]], and perhaps another 60,000 [[hybrid]]s and varieties produced by ...
21: These [[monocotyledon]]ous plants are [[cosmopolitan]] in dist... - Apple (20408 bytes)
5: ...obox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: ...{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]}}
23: ...lus domestica'' is ''Malus sieversii'' (which has no common name), a tree still found wild in the moun...
25: ... baccata'' and ''Malus sylvestris'', but there is no hard evidence for this in older apple [[cultivar]...
30: ...mperate]] and [[subtropical]] climates. Apples do not flower in tropical climates because they have a ... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...ix.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Great Western Railway]] No. 6833 ''Calcot Grange'', a [[4-6-0]] [[GWR 6800 C...
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. - Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
10: #Transport of [[hormone]]s.
15: ... [[mollusk]]s is ''open'', meaning that there are no [[capillary|capillaries]] and [[vein]]s: one or m...
20: ...'double'' circulation]] is used, but the heart is not always completely separated into two pumps. Amph...
24: ===No circulatory system===
25: ...nutrients, water and oxygen without the need of a transport system. - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
12: In a normal [[human]] adult male, the GI tract is approxi...
21: ***'''[[ileum]]''', (not to be confused with the [[ilium]], or hipbone). ...
39: ...ly mechanical, as relatively large parts of food (now called "bolus") are minimized into smaller porti...
51: ... parts so that the body can use them to build and nourish cells and to provide energy.
69: ...is process include undigested parts of the food, known as fiber, and older cells that have been shed f... - Artery (6875 bytes)
3: ...rmost layer (furthest from the flow of blood) is known as the ''[[tunica adventitia]]'' or the ''adven...
11: ...d peptides, nitrous oxide, etc. (See epinephrine, norepinephrine, alpha and beta receptors.)
13: ... blood pressure. They are the primary "adjustable nozzles" in the blood system, across which the great...
17: ...cts 3 of the 4 bound oxygen molecules; coronary venous saturation typically being about 25%.
21: ...ressure return system of the [[vein]]s. Typical venous pressure entering the right atria of the heart ... - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
16: ...ant molecules exchanged, other gases will also be transported between the alveoli and blood in relation to th...
18: ...ls to gas diffusion. Thus, transport of carbon monoxide is 'diffusion limited'. Gases that reach equ...
23: Normal alveolar [[partial pressure]]s for O<sub>2</s...
34: ...nters the pulmonary capillaries is the systemic venous blood which enter the lungs via the [[pulmonary...
41: ...ia secrete vasodilating substances in response to normal levels of oxygen. - Kidney (12846 bytes)
15: In a normal human adult, each kidney is about 11 cm long ...
20: ... cotransport and [[countercurrent exchange|countertransport]] mechanisms. The final solution is then excreted...
33: ...ltration rate]] is a [[Renal_physiology#Tests|diagnostic test of kidney function]].
39: ...d by [[adenosine triphosphate|ATP]]. Glucose, amino acids, variable ammounts of mineral ions are thus...
59: ...gland]] secretes antidiuretic hormone, otherwise known as vasopressin (or stops the secretion if water... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
2: ...ith an optical [[microscope]]. [[Prokaryote]]s do not possess histones or nuclei. In its relaxed state...
17: ...[[prophase]]. (Two copies of the DNA molecule are now present) (5) Chromosome during [[metaphase]].]]
19: ... accessible genetic material and become a compact transport form. Eventually, the two matching [[chromatid]]s...
37: <td>[[Drosophila melanogaster|Fruit fly]]</td>
122: ...over]]), and thus create new chromosomes that are not inherited solely from either parent. When a male... - Cycling (1157 bytes)
1: ...s a [[recreation]], a [[sport]], and a means of [[transport]] across land. It involves riding [[bicycle]]s, [...
5: * [[Bicycle transportation engineering]] - Textile (4228 bytes)
1: ...re made from fibers dispersed in a [[matrix]] of another material are considered [[composite material]...
3: ...wever, a [[ancient Rome|Roman]] weaver would have no problem recognizing modern plain weave, [[twill]]...
57: *Knotting, including [[macrame]]: used in making [[net...
74: ... [[kite]]s, [[sail]]s, [[parachute]]s and other [[transport]] use. Early [[airplane]]s used cloth as part of ...
87: * [[Textile manufacturing terminology]]
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