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- Flint tool (1281 bytes)
2: ...lithic]] times in [[Europe]] the manufacture of [[flint]] and [[obsidian]] blades had become a highly ski...
4: ...ronze]] or even [[iron]] blades that eventually replaced them. However they were brittle and easily da...
6: ..., however, not from natural raw materials such as flint.
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- Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth:'''
31: ..., her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands ...
33: ...At the same time the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union...
36: ...derman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply.
47: ...sexuality]], and she voted in favour of the principle of [[David Steel]]'s Bill to legalise [[abortion... - 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... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...regular [[crystal]] lattice to form. A simple example is when [[Sucrose|table sugar]] is melted and co...
22: ... doped with [[Erbium]], which [[Fiber_amplifier|amplify]] transmitted signals by [[laser]] emission fr...
26: ...s]]), but the same toolmaking techniques can be applied to industrially-made glass.
30: ...substances are always added to common glass to simplify processing. One is soda ([[sodium carbonate]] ...
32: ...ss, such as lead [[Crystal (glass)|crystal]] or [[flint glass]], is more 'brilliant' because the increase... - Mesolithic (2380 bytes)
11: |[[Pleistocene]]<br>
14: ... societies were able to live well on rich food supplies from the marshlands created by the warmer clim...
18: ... mesolithic is characterized by small composite [[flint]] tools ([[microlith]]s and microburins in most a... - Woodworking (12397 bytes)
9: ...bach-Schmieden]] in Germany has provided fine examples of wooden animal statues from the [[Iron Age]]....
13: ...tumn Period]]. Lu Ban is said to have brought the plane, chalkline, and other tools to China. His teac...
19: ...ely and then applied, rather than being worked in place
22: * burl: wood with a convoluted, complex grain, usually taken from cancerous growths on ...
38: ...shtail chisel or gouge: a chisel or gouge with a splayed end - Finland (29511 bytes)
51: ...pstone]] from Eastern Finland, and by founds of [[flint]] from South Scandinavia and Russia, [[chisel]]s ...
61: ...te Karelia]] and [[Aunus expedition|to Aunus]] complicated the relations. The Finnish–Russian bo...
65: ...sentation of "the people" since they spoke the people's language and since a great deal of their ances...
67: ... Germany|Germany]]). This was followed by the [[Lapland War]] of [[1944]]–[[1945]], when Finland...
71: ...he Soviet Union got even more influence; other people worked single-mindedly to oppose the communists. - Chalcolithic (1447 bytes)
3: ...ze age]]. It appears that copper was not widely exploited at first and that efforts in alloying it wit...
5: Because of this it is only applied by [[archaeologist]]s in some parts of the wor...
7: The European [[Beaker people]] are often considered Chalcolithic as were the ...
9: ...about [[3300 BC]], carried a copper [[axe]] and [[flint]] [[knife]]. He appears to have been in a region ... - Prehistory (4111 bytes)
6: ...ich no written records have survived. Although people disagree as to when prehistory began, it is comm...
10: ... the study of artifacts left behind by ancient peoples.
17: ...ial]]s were also used, but stone (in particular [[flint]]) was more durable and was increasingly easily s...
19: ...]]s (maybe 2,000,000 years ago) to the end of the Pleistocene epoch.
21: ...h; Middle Stone Age. It began at the end of the [[Pleistocene]] epoch around 10,000 years ago and ende... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
42: ...lly, the region was populated by several other peoples, principally the [[Miamis]], [[Wyandots]], [[De...
48: ...to the approximately the size of present-day Ohio plus the eastern half of [[Michigan]]'s lower penins...
68: ...x|right|thumb|The Ohio coast of [[Lake Erie]] has played an important part in the history and economy ...
72: ...o is of low relief, but the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau features rugged hills and forests.
74: ...ian Counties" (they are actually in the Allegheny Plateau), this area's [[coal]] mining legacy, depend... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
40: ...ch voyageurs in the 17th century. In [[1701]], explorer [[Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac]] founded [[De...
42: ... had some 80,000 residents, more than enough to apply for statehood. A state government was formed in...
46: ... automotive industry, with [[Henry Ford]]'s first plant in the [[Highland Park, Michigan|Highland Park...
55: *[[1622]] [[ɴienne Br? and his fellow explorers from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably...
66: ...Treaty of Saginaw]], the [[Ojibwe]], [[Ottawa (people)|Ottawa]], and [[Potawatomi]] ceded more than si... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
9: ...of Mister Piero, from Vinci". Leonardo himself simply signed his works "Leonardo" or "Io, Leonardo" ("...
18: ...his relations with his assistant, Salai, "Did you play the game from behind which the Florentines love...
29: ... and permitted him to operate his own workshop complete with apprentices. It was here that seventy [[t...
45: ...s, and did not travel without it. Thousands of people see it each year in the Louvre, perhaps drawing ...
47: ...ration of the Magi]]". After extensive, ambitious plans and many drawings, the painting was left unfin... - Lansing, Michigan (6961 bytes)
5: {{Template:US City infobox|
29: The place is located in the south central part of the lo...
31: ...ell irrigated land. Largely comprised of rolling plains, Lansing's and its surrounding areas have man...
37: ...|<sup>2</sup>]] of [[2000]], there are 119,128 people, 49,505 households, and 28,366 families residing...
39: ...living with them, 35.8% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.0% have a female househol... - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
5: ...thology|myth]], and [[archaeology]]. During the [[Pleistocene]] [[ice age]], Ireland was extensively g...
9: ...ey constructed by stretching animal skins over simple wooden frames. They had outdoor hearths for cook...
14: ...and pottery, and the use of more advanced stone implements. It was once thought that these innovations...
20: ...onuments. The largest of these tombs were clearly places of religious and ceremonial importance to the...
32: ...t have been the result of colonisation: it may simply have been the natural consequence of the introdu... - Limestone (3809 bytes)
1: ...mey [[shale]] overlaid by limestone. [[Cumberland Plateau]], [[Tennessee]]]]
7: ...n spectacular rocky outcrops and [[island]]s. Examples include the [[Verdon Gorge]] in [[France]]; [[M...
19: ... facade on some [[skyscraper]]s, but only in thin plates for covering rather than solid blocks. In Nor...
21: ... making [[acid rain]] a problem when it occurs in places where limestone is used extensively. The acid... - Sedimentary rock (7917 bytes)
1: ...[[shale]] overlaid by [[limestone]]. [[Cumberland Plateau]], [[Tennessee]].]]
8: ...n [[fossil]]s, the preserved remains of ancient [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s. The composition of sedimen...
18: ...classification of clastic sedimentary rocks is complex because there are many variables involved. Part...
28: ... away. Air and water are both involved in many complex chemical reactions. The minerals in igneous roc...
32: ...d by streams and rivers form alluvial fans, flood plains, deltas, and on the bottom of lakes and the s... - Cerium (12377 bytes)
176: ...bits an interestingly variable chemistry. For example, compression or cooling of the metal can change ...
182: == Applications ==
190: ...fine the grain]] and give sound [[casting]] of complex shapes. It also adds heat resistance to magnesi...
192: ...also known as "[[lighter (fire starter)|lighter]] flint". Although modern alloys of this type generally ...
197: ** Cerium(IV) oxide has largely replaced [[Rouge]] in the [[glass]] industry as a poli... - Silicon (13233 bytes)
44: ...ductor]] devices, and [[silicone]]s, the latter a plastic substance often confused with silicon. Silic...
49: == Applications ==
50: ...ment]]. Silicon is a very important element for [[plant]] and [[animal]] life. [[Diatom]]s extract sil...
56: ...ich are used in electronics and other high-tech applications.
58: ...sed in applications such as artificial [[breast implant]]s and contact lenses. - Jim Abbott (6907 bytes)
1: ...ports|1999]] a [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher, playing for the [[Anaheim Angels|California Angels]]...
3: During play, Abbott wore a right-handed glove over the stum...
7: ...ut his win-loss record fell to 7-15 for the sixth-place Angels. In 1992 Abbott was also honoured with ...
78: COMPLETE GAMES T8TH 7;
94: COMPLETE GAMES T8TH 4; - John Nance Garner (5903 bytes)
13: ...t") and that his decision to take it in the first place was "the worst damn fool mistake I ever made."
15: ... supported federal intervention to break up the [[Flint Sit-Down Strike|first sit-down strike]], supporte...
29: ...one's mouth shut, [[whiskey]] drinking, [[poker]] playing, and understanding the legislative process w...
37: ... [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000074 Biographical Directory of the Unite... - Maize (12434 bytes)
4: {{Taxobox begin placement | color = lightgreen}}
5: {{Taxobox regnum entry | taxon = [[Plantae]]}}
6: {{Taxobox divisio entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
22: ...s can be consumed raw, cob, silk, and all; as the plant matures (usually during the summer months) the...
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