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- Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
8: ... paid only for her basic needs but not her art supplies. She returned to Europe in [[1871]] when the a...
21: ...ed, and she moved away from impressionism to a simpler, straightforward approach. By [[1886]], she no ...
66: Image:Cassatt Mary The Lamp 1891.jpg|''The Lamp'' (1891)
77: ...y Children Playing with a Cat 1908.jpg|''Children Playing with a Cat'' (1908) - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...]), who came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. E...
7: ...d [[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed woman, Floren...
23: ...mily objections concerning the risks and social implications of such activity, and the [[Roman Cathol...
31: ...cial indifference. [[Medicine]]s were in short supply, [[hygiene]] was being neglected, and mass [[inf...
35: ...ted to have escaped serious injury when it was toppled in an accident. Following this episode she used... - Stained glass (3937 bytes)
9: ...in many different textures—smooth, wavy, rippled, hammered, pebbled, or very rough. These differ...
11: ...ered]] together to create windows, panels, and/or lampshades incorporating colorful pictures and designs...
17: ...ersity's Master Craftsman Program who recently completed the world's largest secular stained-glass win...
32: ***Important examples of stained glass windows include [[Sainte-Chape...
33: ...rosperous [[Victorian era]] and many domestic examples survive, typically depicting birds and flowers.... - Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
3: ...and time periods, they are the only surviving examples of painting.
5: For a list of pre-modern illuminated manuscripts please see [[List of Late Antique, Medieval, and Ren...
7: ...ook at a modern undertaking in progress right now please see http://www.saintjohnsbible.org/
10: ...ated capital letter P in a Bible of 1407AD, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bi...
13: ...l books: an altar Bible, for example. Wealthy people often had richly illuminated "[[book of hours|bo... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
31: * [[Plough]]s in [[Mesopotamia]]
35: * 3500 BC: [[Plywood]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
80: * [[600]]: Mouldboard [[plough]] in [[Eastern Europe]]
162: * [[1797]]: [[Cast iron plow]]: [[Charles Newbold]]
182: * [[1816]]: [[Davy lamp|Miner's safety lamp]]: [[Humphry Davy]] - Animal (16429 bytes)
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31: Superphylum [[Platyzoa]]<br> - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
3: ...scientists]], [[List of inventions named after people]], [[timeline of invention]], [[inventor]].
20: ...3) - (1944), [[Belgian]]–American — [[plastic]]
49: *[[George Washington Carver]], (1860-1943), plant scientist
77: ...Eastwood]] (1857-1924) - reinforced concrete multiple arch dam
80: ...6-1971) — [[vacuum tube]] [[television]] display - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
3: ...was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of [[mass production]] to the process of [[inve...
5: ...patents, and were actually made by his numerous employees. Edison was frequently criticized for not sh...
20: Edison applied for his first patent, the electric vote record...
24: ...e invention enjoyed popularity. The "gramophone", playing [[gramophone record]]s, was invented by [[Em...
27: ...marily supervised the operation and work of his employees. - Microscope (8708 bytes)
3: ...n enlarged image of an object placed in the focal plane of the lens(es).
7: ==Simple optical microscope==
8: ...ism to hold the material to be examined (the [[sample]] or specimen). This use of a single, convex len...
11: ...In modern microscopes the mirror is replaced by a lamp unit providing stable, controllable illumination.
34: ...on top of the cover slip, and the lens moved into place where it is immersed in the oil. An oil immers... - Alternative technology (2518 bytes)
1: ...e. There are many factors which may be cited as implying greater environmental friendliness, such as g...
7: ... class of chemicals known as [[CFC]]s have been replaced by more ozone-friendly chemicals, such as HFC...
25: * [[Fluorescent lamp|Fluorescent lights]] - Cattle (12844 bytes)
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15: ... and as [[draught animal]]s (pulling [[cart]]s, [[plow]]s and the like). In some countries, such as [[...
17: ...etic testing of the Dwarf Lulu breed, the only humpless "''Bos taurus''-type" cattle in Nepal, found t...
21: ...oximately) is called a '''cow'''. The adjective applying to cattle is '''bovine'''. - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ... over the traditional [[geocentric theory]] (that placed [[Earth]] at the center of the [[Universe]]),...
10: ...omer]]. He followed his lessons and became a disciple and assistant.
16: ...ined access to those passages of [[Cicero]] and [[Plato]] about the opinion of Ancients on the movemen...
20: ...tensively on government [[business]] and as a [[diplomat]], on the behalf of the [[Prince-Bishop]] of ...
28: ...visit and study with them. Rheticus became a disciple of Copernicus' and stayed with him for two years... - Calvin Coolidge (18374 bytes)
11: ...'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Plymouth, Vermont|Plymouth]], [[Vermont]]</td></tr>
13: <tr><td>'''Place of Death:'''</td><td>[[Northampton, Massachuse...
25: ...her a bag with 52 pairs of holey socks. Grace's reply was "Did you marry me to darn your socks?" Witho...
27: ...ttp://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0071560-0&templatename=/article/article.html]
33: ...in the family's parlor by the light of a kerosene lamp; Coolidge was resworn by a federal official upon ... - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
1: ... The first stable, fully-controllable helicopter placed in production was invented by [[Igor Sikorsky...
5: ...tage is maneuverability: helicopters can hover in place, reverse, and above all [[take off]] and [[lan...
7: ==Applications==
15: ... not until after the invention of the powered aeroplane in the [[20th century]] that actual models wer...
19: ...emselves are moved. The helicopter's rotor can simply be regarded as rotating wings. - Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (8624 bytes)
12: ... tickets, the outbreak of World War I changed his plans and he remained in Munich for the rest of his ...
16: ...en painted with barium platinocyanide when it was placed close to the aluminium window. It occurred t...
18: ...immering had come from the location of the barium platinocyanide screen he had been intending to use n...
22: ...en misrepresents his investigative powers; he had planned to use the screen in the next step of his ex...
25: ...his own flickering ghostly skeleton on the barium platinocyanide screen. He later reported that it wa... - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
4: ... {{Greek myth (Olympian)}}after her alleged birth-places in [[Cyprus]] and [[Cythera]], respectively. ...
16: ...s the original oracular goddess ("Dione" being simply "the goddess," etymologically an equivalent of "...
18: ...ntatively came ashore at [[Cytherea]], a stopping place for trade and culture between Crete and the Pe...
20: ...respectively (homosexuality being more divine for Plato).
25: ...[[Troy]] to [[Paris]], but the abduction was accomplished when Paris, seeing Helen for the first time,... - Christmas (35108 bytes)
14: ...combination of traceable celestial events might explain the appearance of a giant star that had never ...
19: ...rom [[1900]] to [[2099]]. The [[Armenian Church]] places much more emphasis on the [[Epiphany]], the v...
23: ...party, throwing out the Christmas tree (''julgransplundring''), on the 20th day of Christmas ([[Januar...
30: ...rators of Christmas continued through the years. Places where conservative Christian theocracies flou...
42: ...istmas to fill them. In other countries, children place their empty shoes out for Santa to fill on the... - Barium (8466 bytes)
139: == Applications ==
140: ...cuum tube]]s, [[fireworks]], and in [[fluorescent lamp]]s.
167: ...ecause it does not dissolve, and is eliminated completely from the digestive tract. - Beryllium (15119 bytes)
143: == Applications ==
144: ...th good corrosion and fatigue resistance. These applications include the making of: [[spot-welding]] e...
150: * [[Beryllium oxide]] is useful for many applications that require an excellent heat conductor,...
158: ... Currently, most production of this metal is accomplished by reducing [[beryllium fluoride]] with [[ma...
165: ...mage:Solar Activity Proxies.png|thumb|right|300px|Plot showing variations in solar activity, including... - Carbon (15360 bytes)
6: ...ng spheroids (of which the most well-known and simplest is the buckminsterfullerene or buckyball).
13: Lamp black consists of small graphitic areas. These ar...
17: ... fiber axis there is no orientation of the carbon planes. The result are fibers with a higher specific...
19: ...[[carbon dioxide]] which is absolutely vital to [[plant]] growth. When united with [[hydrogen]], it fo...
22: ...d its small size makes it capable of forming multiple bonds. Because of these properties, carbon is kn...
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