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  1. David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
    3: ...ottish]] [[missionary]] and [[List of explorers|explorer]] of the [[Victorian era]], now best remember...
    6: ...ing in [[London]], he became attracted by the example of another Scot, Robert Moffat, whose daughter h...
    12: In the period [[1852]]–[[1856|56]], he explored the interior, discovering [[Victoria Falls]] ...
    17: ...racts and rapids that Livingstone had failed to explore on his earlier travels.
    19: ...ed great difficulty in raising funds to further explore [[Africa]].
  2. Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
    1: ...[Western Australia]] – and astronomers' and planetologists' estimates of the age of the [[solar ...
    4: ...ntists such as [[Martin Luther]] and [[Johannes Kepler]] believed in a similar date, and some today co...
    6: Few people had conceived the idea of a time that stretched ...
    9: ...ew [[natural history|naturalists]] were trying to place the age of the Earth on a more scientific basi...
    13: ... of the age of the Earth to creation tales, or simply assumed that the Earth always had been, always w...
  3. Malawi (22306 bytes)
    49: ...emains possess features resembling [[Bushman]] people.
    51: ...ries]]. Other missionaries, traders, hunters, and planters soon followed.
    59: ...ok effect in May 1963, providing for virtually complete internal self-government. The Federation of Rh...
    61: ...one-party state. On [[June 14]], [[1993]], the people of Malawi voted overwhelmingly in favor of multi...
    74: ...elections, the first in the multi-party era, took place in on November 21, 2000. The UDF party won 70%...
  4. United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
    54: ...[[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. Usually known simply as the '''United Kingdom''' or the '''UK''', it ...
    64: ...) has been proposed, but is little used outside diplomatic circles.
    69: ...land was on the brink of economic ruin and was deeply unpopular with the broader Scottish population.
    71: ...nd]]. This was also an unpopular decision, taking place just after the unsuccessful United Irishmen Re...
    74: ...he 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed ...
  5. James Watt (5070 bytes)
    9: ...rument making in [[London]] before returning to [[Glasgow]]
    11: * [[1765]]: While wandering through the [[Glasgow Green]]'s ''"Golf Course"'', comes upon the idea ...
    33: ... emerging Industrial Revolution, and greatly multiplied its productive capacity. (Without it, humans m...
  6. Delaware (15006 bytes)
    74: Delaware lies on a level plain, the highest elevation being less than 442 fee...
    77: ...y of Delaware is a part of the [[Atlantic Coastal Plain]], the climate is moderated by the effects of ...
    82: As of 2003, there were 817,491 people living in Delaware.
    96: The religious affiliations of the people of Delware are:
    118: * [[Glasgow, Delaware | Glasgow]]
  7. Kentucky (15076 bytes)
    41: ...irginia]] and ten constitutional conventions took place at the courthouse of Constitution Square in [[...
    59: ...egion, the south-central and western [[Pennyroyal Plateau]], also sometimes termed "Pennyrile", the we...
    77: As of 2003, there were 4,117,827 people living in Kentucky.
    123: *[[Glasgow, Kentucky|Glasgow]]
    263: *[[Louisville Bats]] (Triple-A [[International League]] affiliate of the [[Ci...
  8. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    44: Among [[Native American]] people living in what now is Virginia were the [[Powhat...
    46: ...long the coast of [[North America]], eventually applying to the whole coast from [[South Carolina]] to...
    59: ...uld vote in the colony. Each county chose two people or burgesses to represent it, while the [[Colleg...
    98: ...nia]]'), a part of the [[Delmarva Peninsula]], completely separate (an [[exclave]]) from the rest of t...
    105: * Appalachian Plateau - West of the Appalachian Mountains
  9. Montana (14119 bytes)
    40: ...ss|Congress]], [[Jeannette Rankin]]. Montana's people are largely homogenous, with 89.5 percent of the...
    57: ...Sagebrush and various species of grass are common plants in the region, and forests cover 1/4 of the s...
    95: The religious affiliations of the people of Montana are:
    124: *[[Glasgow, Montana|Glasgow]]
    188: ...ple [[license plate]]. A variety of other license plate images are available in Montana as fund-raiser...
  10. List of themed timelines (11300 bytes)
    9: * [[Astronautics]] | [[Planetology]]
    12: ** [[Timeline of planetary exploration]]
    172: **[[Template:Sikh Gurus Timeline]]
    182: ** [[Timeline of United States diplomatic history]]
    233: * [[Timeline of Glasgow history]]
  11. Plant (12870 bytes)
    1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = lightblue | name = Plants}}
    2: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightblue}}
    4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = '''Plantae'''}}
    5: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
    6: ...Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightblue | plural_taxon = Divisions}}
  12. January 2 (10888 bytes)
    15: *[[1860]] - The discovery of the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] was announced at a meeting of the [...
    30: ...- [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] agree on a plan to preserve [[Niagara Falls]].
    41: ...ard]] performs the second successful [[heart transplant]].
    42: ...|Celtic]] [[Football (soccer)|football]] match, [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. See [[Ibrox disaster]].
    49: ...ring factions in [[Bosnia]] meet to discuss peace plans.
  13. Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
    9: ...as is the case in some recent cable operated [[people mover]] type systems. Gripping must be an even a...
    11: ...ors discovered the hard way, if the grip is not applied properly, it might damage the cable, or even w...
    23: ...s rather than the ability to climb hills. Many people at the time viewed horse-drawn transit as unnece...
    25: For example, the [[Chicago City Railway]], also designed by ...
    29: ...e, though, among which was the [[Glasgow Subway | Glasgow District Subway]], the first underground cable ca...
  14. Steamboat (11603 bytes)
    15: ... [[steam engine]] powered vessel involved many people, sometimes working at the same time. One of the ...
    23: ...by continuous development of steamboats. Although plans to introduce boats on the Forth and Clyde cana...
    27: ...teamboat service on the [[River Clyde]] between [[Glasgow]] and [[Greenock]]. This was the first commercial...
    30: ...ve to the present day, most destroyed by boiler explosions or fires. One of the few surviving Mississ...
    40: ...ip sails a full season of cruises every year from places around [[United Kingdom|Britain]], and has sa...
  15. Richmond, Virginia (20197 bytes)
    48: ...Jefferson]] and [[George Washington]]. Richmond replaced [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]] as th...
    109: ... [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there are 197,790 people, 84,549 households, and 43,627 families residing...
    111: ...living with them, 27.1% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.4% have a female househol...
    121: ...g]], the principal clearinghouse for [[organ transplant]]s in the United States
    122: ...l One]], a credit card agency, is a significant employer
  16. Kelvin (3722 bytes)
    18: ... of the [[thermodynamic temperature]] of the [[triple point]] of [[water]]. The [[Celsius]] temperatur...
    20: ...h runs through the grounds of the [[University of Glasgow]].
    24: ...as ''kelvin'' is a [[noun]]. It takes the normal plural form by adding an ''s'' in [[English language...
  17. Irish Terrier (2201 bytes)
    55: ...and the breed was displayed for the first time in Glasgow in [[1920]].
  18. Culture of Scotland (11420 bytes)
    15: ...696 and became compulsory for children from the implementation of the Education Act of 1872 onwards.
    29: ...s, to form [[Lloyds TSB]] -- and the American examples becoming a [[Savings and Loan Association]]. Se...
    43: ...nburgh]]. ''The Herald'', formerly known as the ''Glasgow Herald'', changed its name to promote a national ...
    45: ...h as news and current affairs programmes, and the Glasgow-based soap opera, ''River City'', are intended fo...
    47: ...m local news coverage. "Border" has had a more complex position, as it also has to serve neighbouring ...
  19. Spinning mule (12067 bytes)
    5: ...]] for the man's [[loom]]. But demand overtook supply due to:
    9: ...nsored by businessmen such as [[Arkwright]] who employed inventors, then took out the relevant patents...
    11: ...asks allowed many [[Child labour|children to be employed]] until this was regulated.
    19: ...though he used Hargreaves' ideas of spinning multiple threads and of attenuating the roving with rolle...
    30: *Kelly of Glasgow - a method of using power to assist the draw stro...
  20. Aspirin (9960 bytes)
    8: ...[platelet]]s, producing an inhibitory affect on [[platelet aggregation]], and this blood thinning prop...
    40: ...ciences at the University of [[Strathclyde]] in [[Glasgow]] re-examined the case and came to the conclusion...
    51: ...prize and a knighthood, John Vane, who was then employed by the Royal College of Surgeons in London, s...
    54: ...mboxanes are responsible for the aggregation of [[platelet]]s that form [[clot|blood clots]]. Heart at...
    58: ...d with respect to thromboxane levels, as COX-1 in platelets is unaffected. Thus, the protective anti-c...

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