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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: ...1789]]). In [[1802]], Jessop opened the [[Surrey Iron Railway]] in south [[London]] - arguably, the wo...
11: ...r and mechanical engineer, was responsible for improvements to the [[steam engine]] that caused this d...
13: ===Steam power introduced=== - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
1: {{transport}}
3: ...ams (termed "[[Railroad_tie|sleeper]]s" or "[[railroad tie|tie]]s") of [[timber]], [[concrete]] or oth...
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: ...eight in a given amount of time than a four-laned road.
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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...r the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Ipanema b...
5: ...thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...Portuguese]]) is the name of both a [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|state]] and a city in southeastern [[Braz...
9: ...area of 1256 km? (485 sq. miles). The larger [[metropolitan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 mi... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...thers. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reached the [[Amer...
2: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...ate was over whether it would be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or gett...
5: ...rica was known to the general public throughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[p...
9: ...large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans. - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...neteenth century enabled the manufacture of more production machines for manufacturing in other indust...
3: ...lway]]s, and later in the nineteenth century the growth of the [[internal combustion engine]] and the ...
5: The effects spread throughout [[Western Europe]] and [[North America]], eventually affecting t...
7: The term industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Louis-Auguste ...
10: ...tain. The steam engine was created to pump water from coal mines, enabling them to be deepened]]effici... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ... from [[20 June]] [[1837]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more ...
12: ...tranged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the...
14: ...oria's uncle, the Prince of Wales, inherited the Crown, becoming King George IV. Though she occupied a...
16: ...the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', under which it was provided that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent ...
18: ...sons for marrying Victoria may have been, theirs proved to be an extremely happy marriage. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
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25: ...der of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ...d the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[comm...
29: ...]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ...stained economic growth occured that led to an improvement in Britain's economic performance. Supporte... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
4: ... that men and women are created equal. She also proposed a resolution, that was voted upon and carrie...
6: ...ritings about the movement in which they were so prominent. This anthology reached six volumes by var...
9: ...uch, is no stronger than that against sex. It is produced by the same cause, and manifested very much ...
12: ...n and enfranchisement of women. She was also a strong critic of [[religion]] in general and [[Christi...
14: ...s interred in the [[Woodlawn Cemetery]] in [[The Bronx]], [[New York]]. - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
1: ...ed States|American]] [[aviator | pilot]] and squadron commander during [[World War II]].
3: ...ked in various jobs in [[aviation]]. She married Robert Maclure Love in [[1936]].
7: ...er as a squadron commander. In [[1943]] the squadron merged with the
13: ...she fought for the right of the women in her squadron to be recognized as military veterans. They wer... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
4: ...obby, gaining a pilot's licence at the [[London Aeroplane Club]] in late [[1929]].
6: ...on to qualify as the first British-trained woman ground engineer.
8: ...nce Museum in London]]. She received a [[Harmon Trophy]] in recognition of this achievement.
10: ...[[July]] [[1931]], she set the record for flying from [[England]] to [[Japan]] in a [[De Havilland]] [...
12: ...] [[1932]], she set a solo record for the flight from England to [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], also... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
4: ...t) and Ira Pittman, a poor mill worker who moved from town to town in search of work. As a child, Bess...
6: ... and an affinity for business and the investment proved a lucrative one. Later, in [[1951]], she would...
8: ...sed his Hollywood connections to get [[Marilyn Monroe]] to endorse her line of lipstick.
10: .... Cochran would go on to win the event. With her growing fame, and association with the wealthy elite,...
12: ... taking them to England where they joined the Air Transport Auxiliary. Following America's entry into the War... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
14: ...rates combined, excluding bony fishes. Orchids, through their floral complexity and their interactions...
16: ...esticle', from the appearance of subterranean tuberoids in some [[terrestrial]] species. The word 'orc...
18: ... as threatened or endangered. They are therefore protected.
21: ...rts. The great majority are to be found in the [[tropics]], mostly [[Asia]], [[South America]] and [[C...
22: ...al moist broadleaf forests]] or mountains and subtropics. These are anchored on other plants, such as ... - Apple (20408 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rosales]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Rosaceae]]}}
16: ...plants of the genus ''[[Malus]]'' in the family [[Rosaceae]], and is one of the most widely cultivated...
25: ...breeding programs to develop apples suitable for growing in climates unsuitable for ''M. domestica'', ...
27: ...e [[Immigration to the United States|arrival of Europeans]]. - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...e they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
5: ...s in one direction, and are controlled from a control cab at the opposite end of the train in the othe...
8: ...ly isolated in a locomotive, rather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include:
10: ...easier to maintain one locomotive than many self-propelled cars.
11: ...n safer to locate the train's power systems away from passengers. This was particularly the case for t... - Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
1: ...atomy)|organ system]] which circulates [[blood]] around the [[body]] of most [[animal]]s.
2: ...art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
9: #Role in the [[immune system]] of defense against [[i...
10: #Transport of [[hormone]]s.
15: ...he arteries to spaces called [[sinuses]] which surround the organs, allowing the tissues to exchange m... - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
2: The '''gastrointestinal''' or '''digestive tract''', also refer...
4: The GI tract differs substantially from animal to animal. For instance, some animals ha...
7: *[https://classroomclipart.com/image/category/anatomy-clipart.htm A...
8: *[https://classroomclipart.com/image/category/anatomy-illustrations...
12: ...a normal [[human]] adult male, the GI tract is approximately [[1 E0 m|7 and a half metres]] long (25 [... - Artery (6875 bytes)
1: ...re muscular tubes that carry [[blood]] flow away from the [[heart]] to the [[biological tissue|tissue]...
3: ...d elastic tissue. The outermost layer (furthest from the flow of blood) is known as the ''[[tunica ad...
5: ...ure and blood volume variation within the artery produces the pulse which is palpable in any artery, r...
9: ... under 100 mmHg, about 1.8 lbf/in², above surrounding atmospheric pressure (about 760 mmHg or 14....
11: ... cholinergic, other locally produced peptides, nitrous oxide, etc. (See epinephrine, norepinephrine, a... - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
1: ...li are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are the primary sites of [[gas exchan...
6: ...f an epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries. In some alveolar walls ther...
14: ...bout 0.1 mm and wall thicknesses of about 0.2 µm.
16: ...o hemoglobin. [[Water vapor]] is also excreted through the lungs, due to humidification of inspired a...
18: ...ce of the alveolar walls to gas diffusion. Thus, transport of carbon monoxide is 'diffusion limited'. Gases... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
1: ...art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...and diseases affecting the kidney is called [[nephrology]].
9: ...e lining of the [[abdominal cavity]]. They are approximately at the [[vertebra]]l level T12 to L3, and...
11: ...and twelfth [[rib]]s, and each whole kidney is surrounded by two layers of fat (the perirenal fat and ...
13: ...dneys_from_behind.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed]] - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: ... where the two chromatids touch, and where the microtubules attach. (3) Short arm. (4) Long arm.]]
2: ...In [[1910]], [[Thomas Hunt Morgan]] proved that chromosomes are the carriers of genes.
4: == Chromosomes in eukaryotes ==
5: ...ation begins at many different locations on the chromosome.
7: ==Chromosomes in bacteria== - Cycling (1157 bytes)
1: ...on]], a [[sport]], and a means of [[transport]] across land. It involves riding [[bicycle]]s, [[unicyc...
5: * [[Bicycle transportation engineering]]
19: * [[Road cycling]]
26: * [[:Category:Cyclists|Category:Professional cyclists]]
27: * [[Cyclo-cross]] - Textile (4228 bytes)
1: ...Materials such as [[fiberglass]], which are made from fibers dispersed in a [[matrix]] of another mate...
3: ...r, a [[ancient Rome|Roman]] weaver would have no problem recognizing modern plain weave, [[twill]] or ...
8: Textiles can be made from a variety of materials. The following is a parti...
21: *[[Coir]]: the fibre from [[coconut]]s.
24: *[[Hemp]] (mostly used in [[rope]] making)
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