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- Skull (7027 bytes)
10: ...[[medulla oblongata]]. Fourteen bones form the ''splanchnocranium'', the bones supporting the face. En...
13: ...[[endochondral ossification]]. The bones of the splanchnocranium and the sides and roof of the neuroc...
15: ... gradually fuse together into solid bone (for example, the [[frontal bone]]s).
17: ...ective tissue of the fontanelles is invaded and replaced by bone. The posterior fontanelle usually clo...
60: *[[foramina of cribriform plate]] - [[olfactory nerve]] bundles - 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 - Earth (30908 bytes)
1: {{Planet Infobox/Earth}}
7: ...ern science]] confirms as harboring [[life]]. The planet [[Age of the Earth|formed]] around 4.57 [[bil...
17: ...or of Earth, like that of the other [[terrestrial planets]], is chemically divided into an outer [[sil...
55: ...rth reaches temperatures of 5270 [[kelvin]]s. The planet's internal heat was originally generated duri...
68: ... to sink towards the center in a process called [[planetary differentiation]], while less dense materi... - Thoth (5655 bytes)
7: ...appeared as the main character in a tale where he plays [[dice]] with the moon itself, winning 1/72nd ...
20: ... online community environment oriented towards people interested in the arts & sciences [[Thothica]] d...
22: The name of the main Orbital Frame in the Playstation 2 game "The Zone of the Enders" is calle...
28: ...ast Revelation. Central to the teachings is the explanation of the 7 seals as described in the Book of... - Chemistry (12553 bytes)
7: == Subdisciplines of chemistry ==
9: ...sciplines. There are also several main cross-disciplinary and more specialized fields of chemistry.
11: ...al chemistry'' is the [[analysis]] of material samples to gain an understanding of their [[chemical co...
13: ...action]]s and chemical [[interaction]]s that take place in living [[organism]]s.
15: ...is much overlap, most importantly in the sub-discipline of [[organometallic chemistry]]. - Solar system (21174 bytes)
1: ...th]] is the third planet of the Solar System. ''[[Planetary system]]s'' are a more generic term for [[...
3: ==Planets In the Solar System==
5: ... clear-cut than once thought. This encyclopedia employs the following divisions:
8: *The [[planet]]s of the Solar System are those nine bodies ...
9: **[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] (☿) - Sun (20830 bytes)
76: ...ic]]) <br>67.23? <br>(to the [[Milky Way|galactic plane]])
122: ... as do innumerable other bodies including other [[planet]]s, [[asteroid]]s, [[meteoroid]]s, [[comet]]s...
124: ...bits is called ''its'' sun, and stars in a [[multiple star system]] are referred to as the "suns" of b...
128: ...out [[1 E15 s|226 Ma]] (226 million years). The [[orbital speed]] is 217 km/s, i.e. 1 light-year in ca. 140...
136: ...un mostly because of the large mass of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. - Planetary system (2476 bytes)
1: ...ral satellite|moon]]s, and [[planet]]s). Our own planetary system which contains the [[Earth]] and [[...
3: == Origin and evolution of planetary systems ==
5: ...viable model. Accepted theories today argue that planetary systems form from a [[solar nebula]].
7: ...aving behind planet-sized bodies. Alternatively, planets may somehow form in the [[accretion disk]] w...
9: == Significant planetary systems == - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...ipse|elliptical]] orbits between those of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Jupiter]]. [[image:433eros.jpg|...
4: ... term to the small moons of the [[gas giant|giant planets]]. The first [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-...
6: ...solar system, and some argue that not every minor planet should be called an "asteroid".
10: ...em, and [[minor planet]] for a taxonomy of the subplanetary objects that include asteroids. The term '...
14: ...360) 1981 VA]]; the last numbered and named minor planet was [[99905 Jeffgrossman]] [http://cfa-www.ha... - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ... be many times more distant than [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]]'s orbit. Often described as "dirty snowballs...
9: ..., and follows magnetic field lines rather than an orbital trajectory. While the solid body of the comet (c...
15: ...the light that falls on it. It is thought that complex [[organic compound]]s are the dark surface mate...
19: ==Orbital characteristics==
21: ... star [[Nemesis (star)|Nemesis]]; or an unknown [[Planet X]]. - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... the most famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the mo...
6: ...ticles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the ...
13: ...l in orbit on [[November 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight made by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], ca...
15: ...ion Team]] launched the [[GoFast Rocket]] on a suborbital flight, the first amateur space flight. On [[June...
19: ...zilian Exploration Vehicle]], launched on a [[sub-orbital]] mission. The agency's primary launch site is at... - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ...74]]–[[1975|75]]); only 40–45% of the planet has been mapped.
3: ... [[caduceus]]. Before the [[5th century BC]], the planet Mercury actually had two names, as it was not...
5: The Chinese and Japanese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Water Star'', based on the [[Five El...
8: ...//www.answers.com/topic/mercury-in-roman-religion-planet-nearest-to-the-sun answers.com])
12: ...y [[comet]] impacts and/or gases arising from the planetary interior. - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...n Catholic Church]] is taken as a major early example of the conflict of authority and [[freedom of th...
7: ...astronomy]] until [[1610]]. During this time he explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
14: ...on falling bodies (actually rolling balls) were replicated using the methods described by Galileo (Set...
18: ...lescope is inaccurate, he was one of the first people to use the telescope to observe the [[sky]]. Bas...
20: ... of the [[natural satellite|moons]] of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. Galileo published a full descript... - Season (10047 bytes)
4: ...mber of seasons; for instance, some indigenous peoples in [[Australia]]'s [[Northern Territory]] use s...
6: ..."seasons" based upon climatic conditions. For example, the [[Tornado Alley]] area of the [[United Stat...
18: ...time during the summer or winter, one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the [...
22: ..., and with proximity to bodies of water. For example, the South Pole is in the middle of the continen...
36: ...e of the globe) are progressively longer. For example, at the military and weather station called [[Al... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...ize and bulk composition. Although all planets' [[planetary orbit|orbits]] are [[ellipse|elliptical]],...
9: ...|Korean]], and [[Japan]]ese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Metal Star'', based on the [[Five El...
14: ...5 km/h). Winds in the upper atmosphere circle the planet in only 4 days, helping to distribute the hea...
16: ...site is actually true. The cloud cover keeps the planet much cooler than it would be otherwise. The ...
18: ...[sulfuric acid]] droplets and cover the planet completely, obscuring any surface details from the [[Op... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...t|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ... This feature also earned it the name of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([...
8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxi...
13: ...o become uniformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companio...
15: ...] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20041213a/merb... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
11: ! align="left" | Orbital [[circumference]]
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35: ! align="left" | Min. Orbital Speed - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
4: ...00" | [[Image:Saturn (planet) large.jpg|250px|The planet Saturn]]<br> <small><font color="white">Click...
11: ! align="left" | Orbital [[circumference]]
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32: ! align="left" | Max. Orbital Speed - Uranus (15207 bytes)
4: ..." bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:Uranus.jpg|250px|The planet Uranus]]<br>
20: !align="left"| Orbital [[circumference]]
32: !align="left"| [[Orbital period]]
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41: !align="left"| Max. Orbital Speed - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
19: ! align="left" | Orbital [[circumference]]
31: ! align="left" | [[Orbital period]]
37: ! align="left" | [[Avg. Orbital Speed]]
40: ! align="left" | Max. Orbital Speed
43: ! align="left" | Min. Orbital Speed
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