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- History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
2: ...ion of particular countries see [[History of rail transport by country]].
6: ...y remained the only practical overland mechanized transport for well over 100 years.
9: ... L- shaped metal plates - these became known as [[plateways]]. In the late 18th century, English [[civ...
16: ...ing the time required for personal travel and for transport of goods. Evans specified that there should be se...
18: ...ils instead of in sunken tracks. This greatly simplified construction of [[Railroad switch|switches]]... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
1: {{transport}}
3: '''Rail transport''' refers to the land [[transport]] of passengers and goods along '''railways''' or...
8: ...is more comfortable than most other forms of land transport and saves energy.
9: ...y greater loads per [[axle]]/wheel than in [[road transport]].
11: Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient use of space: ...
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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
9: ...'s capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
13: ...Rio de Janeiro is now was reached by Portuguese explorers in an expedition led by Italian [[Amerigo Ve...
17: ...an strategy of defense of fortified castles - the place was since then called ''Morro do Castelo'' (Ca...
19: ...], Rio de Janeiro became much more useful port to transport out the wealth than farther [[Salvador da Bahia|S...
21: ...en who arrived suddenly, many inhabitants were simply evicted from their homes. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...cia]] or [[Portugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic O...
3: ...etting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas,...
5: ...t]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472) of two, led by [[João Vaz C...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of the [[Caribbean]], including the isle...
11: ...]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...] and early [[19th century]] resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one...
10: ...the surplus population who could no longer find employment in [[agriculture]] into the cities to seek ...
12: ... other nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls ...
14: ...to produce more goods to meet the needs of the people.
16: From 1430, people in Europe discovered sea routes to Asia and Amer... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
12: ...f Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 M...
18: ...tch, but his objections failed to dissuade the couple. Many scholars have suggested that Prince Albert...
20: ...merged the Royal House name and family surname, replacing both with one deliberately English sounding ...
29: ...wives of Whigs, but Sir Robert Peel expected to replace them with wives of Tories. Victoria strongly o...
37: ... the assassination attempt; others attributed the plot to supporters of the heir-presumptive, the King... - 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: ...sman in [[1967]], and was then promoted to shadow Transport and finally Education before the 1970 [[general e... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
14: ... after their marriage, became an attorney. The couple were married in 1840 and had seven children. St...
16: ...th C. Stanton (AP-69)]], a [[World War II]] troop transport, was named for her. - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
7: ...nied him to Washington and was hired by the [[Air Transport Command]]'s ferrying division. She then convince... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
4: ...by, gaining a pilot's licence at the [[London Aeroplane Club]] in late [[1929]].
8: ... on [[May 24]] after flying 11,000 miles. Her aeroplane for this flight a [[De Havilland]] [[De Havill...
16: ...ales]], to the [[United States|USA]] in 1933. The plane ran out of fuel and crashed in [[Bridgeport, C...
20: ...[World War II]], she worked as a ferry pilot with Transport Auxiliary and, on January 5, 1941, whilst flying ... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
8: ...ine of cosmetics "''Wings''," she flew her own airplane around the country promoting her products. Yea...
12: ... taking them to England where they joined the Air Transport Auxiliary. Following America's entry into the War...
20: ... of the United States]] in [[1952]] and she would play a major role in his successful campaign. Close ...
22: ...the first woman to be honored with a permanent display of her achievements at the [[United States Air ...
26: Her aviation accomplishments never gained the continuing media attenti... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
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4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
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10: ...axobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = <center>Genera</center>}} - Apple (20408 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = lightblue | name = [[Apple]]}}
2: ...i apple.jpg|200px|Fuji apple]] | caption = Fuji apple}}
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4: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}} - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...nge class]] [[steam locomotive]], at [[Bristol Temple Meads]] station, Bristol, England]]
3: ...red locomotives, and may be referred to as [[multiple unit]]s or [[railcar]]s; the use of these self-p...
12: ...should the locomotive break down, it is easy to replace it with a new one. Failure of the motive power...
14: ...e payload-hauling cars means that either can be replaced without affecting the other. At some times, l...
21: ... or [[oil]]. Because of the steam engine, some people took to calling the steam locomotives themselves... - Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
10: #Transport of [[hormone]]s.
18: ...ertebrate]]s, as well as of [[annelid]]s (for example, [[earthworm]]s) and [[cephalopod]]s ([[squid]]s...
20: ... three-chambered heart. Birds and mammals show complete separation of the heart into two pumps, for a ...
22: All circulatory systems frequently employ [[countercurrent exchange]] systems to drive th...
25: ...nutrients, water and oxygen without the need of a transport system. - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
39: ..., and slight amounts of chemical processing takes place, especially on protein, by the enzymes present...
47: ...er organ systems (for instance, nerves and blood) play a major role in the digestive system.
55: ...in the mouth, when we chew and swallow, and is completed in the small intestine. The chemical process ...
75: ...olve the tissue of the stomach itself. In most people, the stomach mucosa is able to resist the juice,...
81: ===Absorption and transport of nutrients=== - Artery (6875 bytes)
19: ... down to the [[arteriole]]. The [[arteriole]]s supply [[capillaries]] which in turn empty into venules...
21: ... together to form larger vessels, each helping to transport wastes, [[oxygen]]-poor red blood cells and surro... - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
1: An '''alveolus''' (plural:'''alveoli'''), is an anatomical structure th...
16: ...ant molecules exchanged, other gases will also be transported between the alveoli and blood in relation to th...
18: ...ce of the alveolar walls to gas diffusion. Thus, transport of carbon monoxide is 'diffusion limited'. Gases...
20: ...orne [[pathogen]]s and dust particles. The body employs many defenses to protect the lungs, including ...
38: ==Matching air supply and blood supply in alveoli== - Kidney (12846 bytes)
7: ...(anatomy)|spine]] just below the [[liver]] and [[spleen]]. [[Superior]] to each kidney is an [[adrenal...
20: ... cotransport and [[countercurrent exchange|countertransport]] mechanisms. The final solution is then excreted...
24: ...ion. Blood pressure provides the force for blood plasma to be filtered through the thin, porous epith...
33: The filtrate is blood plasma without blood cells and large-molecule protei...
39: ...active transport]] to take place by the energy supplied by [[adenosine triphosphate|ATP]]. Glucose, a... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
2: ...cessed for [[transcription]], regulation, and [[replication]]. Chromosomes were first observed by [[Ka...
5: ...pecial structures called ''[[telomere]]s''. DNA replication begins at many different locations on the ...
8: ...omosomes initiate replication and one origin of replication.
19: ...romosomes are highly structured (Fig. 2). For example, genes with similar functions are often kept clo...
23: ...>'''Table 1:''' Examples of chromosome numbers (diploid).</caption> - Cycling (1157 bytes)
1: ...s a [[recreation]], a [[sport]], and a means of [[transport]] across land. It involves riding [[bicycle]]s, [...
5: * [[Bicycle transportation engineering]] - Textile (4228 bytes)
3: ...] weaver would have no problem recognizing modern plain weave, [[twill]] or [[satin]].
33: ===Derived from plant products===
41: ...n their own or with other materials (see, for example, goldwork [[embroidery]]).
52: *[[Braid]]ing/[[Plait]]ing
60: *[[Velvet]], [[velveteen]], [[plush fabrics]] and similar have a secondary set of ...
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