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- Steel (28384 bytes)
3: '''Steel''' is a [[metal]] [[alloy]] whose major component is [[iron]], w...
8: ... readily, so that smelting results in an alloy containing too much carbon to be called steel.
10: ...age:LightningVolt Iron Ore Pellets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This heap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be use...
11: ...e mix, leaving behind iron that is pure enough to take the form of ferrite, and resulting in a cementi...
13: ...s [[martensite]], a chemically [[metastable]] substance with about four to five times the strength of ... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
6: ...hetamine|speed]] freak" and occasional [[heroin]] user. She also used other [[psychoactive drug|intoxica...
10: ..., it made Joplin into one of the leading musical stars of the late Sixties.
14: ...d Bobby McGee]]", as well as the wry social commentary of the ''a capella'' "[[Mercedes-Benz]]", writt...
16: ...of class, out of school, out of town, out of the state". She made it there, but it would be one of the...
18: ...s Angeles]], [[California]] motel room, aged only 27. - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ...torique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: .... Many people therefore regard Joan of Arc as a notable woman of valor, vigor, and faith.
4: ...oan of Arc's campaigns were responsible for a revitalization of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]'...
7: ...Henry VI of England]] the nominal king after [[1422]].
10: ...canvas in two joined vertical panels. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City]].]] - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: '''Nicole (Mary) Kidman''' (born [[June 20]], [[1967]]) is an [[Academy Award]] winning [[A...
8: Nicole started taking [[ballet]] lessons when she was three, and th...
10: ...d Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States.
15: ...ut the reasons for this, but both celebrities maintained their privacy and were guarded in their publi...
19: ...[Stanley Kubrick]]'s final [[film]], when she co-starred with her husband as a married couple for the ... - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ...l|two-dimensional, geometrically accurate representation]] of a three-dimensional space. The science ...
7: ...atolia]] (now [[Turkey]]); it dates from about [[6200 BC]].
9: ...itful map criticism over the last twenty years, notably in the works of J.B. Harley, Mark Monmonier an...
11: ...es some practical difficulties with this map and states that "we now use the country itself, as its ow...
13: ...nternationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed work). - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
6: ...led back on itself at the bottom, with a curved metal crook leading from the instrument body to the re...
8: ... this day (giving it the name in some regions "curtall", as it was shortened significantly). The Engl...
10: ...to the 18th century (and in Spain, into the early 20th). Increasing demands on the capabilities of in...
14: ...olor=red>(2)</font>, a crooked metal tube which attaches wing joint to reed <font color=red>(1)</font>...
16: ...extensive playing; wooden instruments are also [[stain]]ed and [[varnish]]ed. The top of the bell is f... - Flora (plants) (3124 bytes)
3: In [[botany]], '''''flora''''' ([[plural]]: floras or flora...
5: ... collectively referred to as [[biota (ecology)|biota]].
9: ... be geographically distinct [[habitats]] like mountain vs. flatland. Floras can mean plant life of an ...
18: ...y defined. They usually require some specialist botanic knowledge to use with any effectiveness.
20: ...ion key|''dichotomous'' keys]]. These require the user to repeatedly examine a plant, and decide which o... - Inca mythology (10365 bytes)
3: ...recording [[phonological]] or [[logographic]] [[data]]. All information for what is known is based on ...
10: ...create a Temple of the Sun in the spot where the staff sank into the earth to honor the sun god Inti,...
12: ...g the powerful Aymara tribes into the fold of the Tawantinsuyo.
14: ...alley. This legend also incorporates the golden staff, which is thought to have been given to Manco C...
18: ...nt [[ayllu]]s or worshipped in particular former states. - Sickle (1231 bytes)
1: [[Image:SickleUser wb.png|thumb|right|300px|Using a sickle]]
3: ...d. The inside of the curve is sharp, so that the user can swing the blade against the base of the crop,...
16: ...ng name]] for the [[RT-2PM Topol]] [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversi...
14: * 26 KYA: [[Venus of Dolni Vestonice|Ceramics]] in [[...
15: * 12 KYA: [[Pottery]] by [[Jomon]] in [[Japan]]
18: * 8700 BC: [[Metalworking]] ([[copper]] pendant in [[Iraq]]) - Electronic musical instrument (4501 bytes)
1: ...ied electronically - for example an [[electric guitar]]. Usually the instrument will have some way of ...
5: ...sing electronic horns, whistles, and tape. Most notably, he wrote [[Po譥 ɬectronique]] for the Phill...
12: ...and a weight of 200 tons; because of a lack of suitable loudspeakers at that time, the music was distr...
14: ...he user with an RF field. This was followed in 1928 by the [[Ondes Martenot]] which had a keyboard a...
18: ...s and continued development until his death in 2002. [[Paul Hindemith]] wrote some compositions for i... - Artemis (11271 bytes)
1: [[Image:artemis2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Artemis sculpture.Image provided by [http://c...
3: ...Greek '''Ἄρτεμις''') is the daughter of [[Zeus]] and [[Leto]] and...
7: ...plement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] as the [[sun god]]. Artemis al...
11: ...|Rome]], she was heavily venerated at [[Mount Tifata]] near [[Capua]] and in holy forests (such as [[A...
13: ...] and the festival of [[Artemis Orthia]] in [[Sparta]]. - Sundial (16148 bytes)
5: [[Image:Sundial.jpg|thumb|250px]]
7: ...commonly seen designs, such as the 'ordinary' or standard garden sundial, cast a shadow on a flat surf...
9: ...or any surface where a fixed object casts a predictable shadow.
12: Minor design variations can measure standard and daylight saving time, as well.
16: == Installation of standard sundials == - DNA (29095 bytes)
1: [[Image:DNAhelixSpaceFilling.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Space-filling model of a section of DNA molecu...
3: ...he genetic propagation of most [[biological inheritance|inherited]] [[trait]]s. During [[reproduction...
12: ...avoided. --[[User:Lexor|Lexor]]|[[User talk:Lexor|Talk]]
14: ... you don't master ''only'' contained scientific data -- that would be frustrating, wouldn't it?
16: Thank you for understanding! - Morse code (33777 bytes)
1: [[Image:Morse_sam.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse.Im...
2: ...ng it appropriate for sending automated digital data in voice channels.
4: ... — on and off — it was an early form of a digital code. International Morse code is composed of si...
13: ...cification, largely limited to use in the United States, became known as Railroad or [[American Morse ...
17: ...er retracted the armature, so that portion of the tape was left unmarked. - Finger (2398 bytes)
3: ...ion is the [[thumb]], with its [[flexor]] and [[rotators]] comprised in the hand itself.
15: ...[[nerve ending]]s, equipping them as centers of [[tactile]] [[The senses|sensation]]; [[touch]]ing som...
17: Another important example of this capacity is in the ability to r...
19: ...d. [[User:Mr. Billion|Mr. Billion]] 03:33, 10 May 2005 (UTC)--> [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/... - Abacus (7218 bytes)
8: ...l axis to spin all the beads away from the horizontal beam at the center.
10: .... Unlike the simple counting board used in elementary schools, very efficient suanpan techniques have...
18: <!-- This image is a 2004 photograph of the Mainz reconstruction of the
22: [[User:Mfc|mfc]] -->
24: ... [[Roman abacus]] shown here in reconstruction contains seven long and seven shorter grooves, the form... - Compass (8275 bytes)
3: ...e used in conjunction with a [[clock]] and a [[sextant]] to provide a very accurate [[navigation]] cap...
5: ...ss]] or [[astrocompass]] can also be used to ascertain true North.
9: ...]] in this way occurred in ancient China as a spectacle. Arrows were cast similarly to dice. These mag...
11: ...th one single strain of silk with a bit of wax attached to the center of the needle. [[Shen Kua]] po...
14: ...s Zhu Yu's book "Pingzhou Ke Tan" (Pingzhou Table Talks) of [[1117]] AD. - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...ross" or "17-Down"); at the end of the clue the total number of letters is sometimes given for the con...
8: ...a [[lattice]]-like structure, with a higher percentage of black squares, leaving up to half the letter...
10: ...res, while weekend puzzles may be 21ײ1, 23ײ3 or 25ײ5.
12: Substantial variants from the usual forms exist. Two of ...
14: ...le authors is to entertain with novelty, not to establish new variations of the crossword genre. - Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
1: ...KXTigerCover.jpg|Mac OS X Tiger front cover|thumb|260px|[[Mac OS X v10.4]], "Tiger"]]
4: ...d personal computer to popularize the [[graphical user interface]] (GUI), a revolutionary event in compu...
7: ...opard", is scheduled to be released at the end of 2006.
12: ...nsisting of [[icon]]s, a [[desktop]], etc. This metaphor is sometimes called the WIMP model for '''W''...
17: * The 3.5" hard-shelled [[floppy disk]] as a standard feature.
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