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- Pottery (17136 bytes)
4: ...ed [[ceramics]], where the glaze and body fuse completely, are generally referred to as "products of c...
19: ...ic motor. Oftentimes a disk of plastic, wood, or plaster is affixed to the wheel head and the ball of...
21: ...illed potter can produce many virtually identical plates, vases or bowls in a day. Because of its natu...
25: ... mature at a variety of temperatures. Once the [[plaster]] has absorbed most of the liquid from the o...
32: ... it is centered on the wheel. Although, in principle, any clays can be combined, differing rates of d... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ... [[Willendorf]], [[Austria]], is a well-known example.
16: One of the earliest examples of Egyptian sculpture is the [[Narmer Palette|P...
20: Another example of Egyptian sculpture are the statues of the Pha...
27: ...ated lyre player from 2000 BC. Statues of a lute player and a harpist were found together in a single...
35: ...s like a three dimensional picture. A famous example of this is the Lion Gate in the outer wall of th... - Pre-historic art (9744 bytes)
7: ...ns may have developed a sophisticated and more complicated artistic tradition.
12: The Mesolithic period has some examples of portable art, like painted pebbles ([[Azilie...
15: ... to the [[11th millennium BC]]. The Jōmon people were making clay figures and vessels decorated w...
20: ...ther the elaborate pottery decoration of, for example, the [[Želiesovce]] and painted [[Lengyel]]...
22: ...ance marked with a massive stone carved with a complex design of spirals. The tomb of [[Knowth]] has r... - Printing (4400 bytes)
38: ===People===
53: * [[CUPS]] - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
3: ...gs, as a '''mouth organ''', '''french harp''', simply '''harp''', or
4: "'''Mississippi saxophone'''"), having multiple, variably-tuned [[brass]]
24: The harmonica consists of a "comb" made of wood, plastic or metal which
25: creates the holes into which a player blows or draws to make distinct
26: ...e comb. Over the reedplates, there is a metal or plastic cover which projects the sound out of the op... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
15: ...s]], forming the [[Celt-Iberian]]s. Early Greek explorers named the region "[[Ophiussa]]" (Greek for "...
21: ...radle of Portugal." The Battle of S㯠Mamede took place nearby in 1128. (courtesy IPPAR)]]
25: An [[Islam]]ic invasion took place in [[711]]. Many of the ousted nobles took ref...
29: ...as formally recognized. Afonso, aided by the [[Templar Knights]], continued to conquer southern lands ...
31: ...torious John was then acclaimed as king by the people. - Anemometer (11426 bytes)
7: ...ups depends very largely on the dimensions of the cups and arms, and may have almost any value between t...
9: ...anemometers, known, however, as air meters, are employed, and give most satisfactory results.
11: ...he actual force which the wind is exerting on the plate, and this is either read off on a suitable gau...
13: ...pringiness of the connection, and not only is the plate itself driven too far back, but also its posit...
15: ...han the last one that moved it. Examples of these plates are erected on the west coast of England, whe... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
3: ...[[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
6: ...rote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
10: ...asic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Gillespie County, Texas]]
13: | place of death=[[Johnson City, Texas]]
29: As secretary, Lyndon became acquainted with people of influence, found out how they had reached the...
31: ...own initials. His daughters' given names are examples, as was his dog later in life (Little [[Beagle]...
33: .... Johnson was a notoriously tough boss with his employees throughout his career, often demanding long ... - Catapult (3598 bytes)
1: [[Image:Replica catapult.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Replica catapult at Chⴥau des Baux, France]]
12: ... very much like a giant [[crossbow]]. A small simple version is used as a [[toy]].
25: ...out the Middle Ages. Historical documents showing cups were likely specifically altered illustrations in... - Modem (21628 bytes)
3: ...elephone line]]s of Plain Old Telephone System ([[Plain old telephone service|POTS]]), and once receiv...
7: ''[[Wavelength division multiplexing|Optical modem]]s'' transmit data over [[opti...
16: ...[[Hayes Communications]]. The Smartmodem was a simple 300 bit/s modem using the Bell 103 signaling sta...
18: ...20041015_175456_1.jpg|thumb|275px|Acoustically coupled modem]]
19: ...ial the number directly. These changes greatly simplified installation and operation of [[Bulletin boa... - Viking (18085 bytes)
13: ...history is filled with tales of Vikings and their plundering.
19: :''Aurum ibi plurimum, quod raptu congeritur piratico. Ipsi enim ...
20: ...their own people, and ''Ascomanni'' by our own people, pay tribute to the Danish king."
33: ... of some of their participants. The following example is in [[fornyr𩳬ag]] from the [[H? Runestone]]...
68: ... and the [[Swede|Swedes]], (called the [[Rus' (people)|Rus]]) to the east. But the three nations were ... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
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23: ...can be differentiated from hens by their striking plumage, marked by long flowing tails and bright poi...
27: ... Chickens will sometimes fly simply in order to explore their surroundings, but will especially fly in...
32: ...o their own. Some farmers use fake eggs made from plastic or stone to encourage hens to lay in a parti... - Dobermann (9580 bytes)
1: ...-- The following markup is for the breed table displayed on the page. Scroll down to get to the main t...
29: ...oogle.com/search?q=cache:TqfgQ0Q7aKYJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/143GB2003_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%2214...
57: Most people picture a Dobermann's color as the typical black...
61: ...utation still leads to Dobermann albinism on a completely arbitrary, but very rare, basis.
64: ...used to seeing Dobermann tails that are just a couple of inches long, is that the Dobermann is actuall... - Octopus (12952 bytes)
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17: ...cterized by their eight arms, usually with sucker cups on them. Unlike most other cephalopods, the major...
21: ...d and are therefore preyed upon by the many other plankton eaters. - Giant Squids (7570 bytes)
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27: ...surface waters off [[New Zealand]], and there are plans to capture more such juveniles and maintain th...
31: ...uction and perforation. The size of these suction cups can vary from 2 to 5 cm in diameter (one to two i... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
20: ...increasing numbers of stores and buildings are displaying Christmas decorations.
22: ...rovide; after the Christmas Eve services, for example, they go caroling to the homes of older church m...
41: ...d Christmas from a lover's point of view, for example '[[Last Christmas]]' by [[Exile (Japanese band)|...
49: ... a giant Christmas tree of 25m high for public display every year in Downtown Beirut.
52: ...gnized that Christmas controversies such as the replacement of the greeting "Merry Christmas" by "Happ... - Field hockey (10063 bytes)
2: ...ch [[ice hockey]] is not very prominent, it is simply known as '''hockey'''.
4: ...hy (field hockey)|Champions Trophies]], and World Cups for juniors.
6: ...n's country, though retirement of a number of key players has weakened the team. Other important women...
8: ...rge spectator sport and few players can afford to play professionally. In the [[United States]], for i...
10: ... parent in a number of respects. For example, the players may not raise the ball outside the shooting ... - Wheat (11378 bytes)
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13: ... ground into [[Dietary bran|bran]]. Wheat is also planted strictly as a [[forage|forage crop]] for liv... - Wind (17871 bytes)
2: ...he equator and the poles, and the rotation of the planet ([[Coriolis effect]]).
18: ... levels. Because of the Earth's rotation, this simple situation is vastly modified in the real atmosph...
20: ...ost familiar consistent and reliable winds on the planet, exceeded in constancy only by the [[katabati...
26: ...y of winds to move in a curved path on a rotating planet. Together with the airflow in the Ferrel cell...
30: ...as an F4 on the [[Fujita scale]] and killed 27 people, is evidence that powerful tornadoes can occur n...
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