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- Steel (28384 bytes)
2: ...[Image:Steel framework.jpg|thumb|300px|Steel framework]]
3: ...lloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
5: ..., and carbon, if present, is undesired. A more recent definition is that steels are iron-based alloys ...
8: ...elting take place in a fairly oxygen-free environment. Unlike copper and tin, liquid iron dissolves c...
10: ...humb|left|250px|This heap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be used in steel production.]] - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ...oice. Joplin released four [[album]]s as the frontwoman for several bands from [[1967]] to a posthumo...
4: ...he began singing blues and [[folk music]] with friends.
6: ...throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was [[Southern Comfort]].
8: ...the album being withheld until after their subsequent success.
10: ...ured more raw emotional performances and together with the Monterey performance, it made Joplin into ... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ...ainting|painted]] between [[1450]] and [[1500]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]],...
2: ... people therefore regard Joan of Arc as a notable woman of valor, vigor, and faith.
4: ...arles VII]]'s faction during the [[Hundred Years' War]].
7: ...wn prince]]), and making the infant [[Henry VI of England]] the nominal king after [[1422]].
10: ...ical panels. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City]].]] - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: ...rn [[June 20]], [[1967]]) is an [[Academy Award]] winning [[Australia|Australian]] [[actress]], [[pro...
2: ... her father was a cancer research specialist in [[Washington, D.C]].
3: ...ed to Australia when Nicole was four years old, when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the [[Univer...
8: ...r was diagnosed with breast cancer, as Kidman concentrated on her family responsibilities until her mo...
10: ...(1991). In 1989 she appeared in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States. - Map (10223 bytes)
1: [[Image:Gold-sundial-on-a-map.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Gold sundial on a map]]
3: ...sentation]] of a three-dimensional space. The science and art of '''map-making''' is [[cartography]].
7: ...yuk]] settlement in south-central [[Anatolia]] (now [[Turkey]]); it dates from about [[6200 BC]].
9: ...he works of J.B. Harley, Mark Monmonier and Denis Wood.
11: ...lish language|English]] as "[[On Exactitude in Science]]". - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...ture. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character, and agility.
4: ==History and development==
6: ...d. However, there were only six finger-holes and two keys.
8: ...the word began to be used to refer to this instrument in particular.
10: ...its current form, and a three-keyed bassoon has been dated to 1699. - Flora (plants) (3124 bytes)
1: [[Image:P5011466flowe.jpg|thumb|right|Wildflower located in a field near Juneau Alaska.Image pro...
3: ...on. Some classic and modern floras are listed below.
4: [[Image:FG_90.jpg|thumb|right|Flower Illustration. Image provided by [http://classro...
5: ...[Flora (goddess)|Flora]], the [[goddess]] of [[flower]]s in [[Roman mythology]]. The corresponding te...
9: ...stly, floras may be subdivided by special environments: - Inca mythology (10365 bytes)
1: ... mythology''' includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological and helps to explain or s...
3: ...ttery and architecture, and the myths and legends which survived amongst the [[native peoples]].
5: == Inca foundation legends ==
8: ... explanation for the need for three foundation legends rather than just the first.
10: ...s and cruel behavior angered the tribes that they were attempting to rule. (''[[huaca]]''). - Sickle (1231 bytes)
1: [[Image:SickleUser wb.png|thumb|right|300px|Using a sickle]]
3: ...side of the curve is sharp, so that the user can swing the blade against the base of the crop, catchi...
7: ...stone tools, it can indicate early use or development of [[agriculture]].
9: In Greek myths, the sickle was used as a weapon by [[Cronus]] and [[Perseus]].
16: ...ting name]] for the [[RT-2PM Topol]] [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
9: * 400 KYA: [[Pigment]]s in [[Zambia]]
10: ...building|Ships]] probably used by settlers of [[New Guinea]] - Electronic musical instrument (4501 bytes)
1: ... by adjusting the [[pitch (music)|pitch]], [[frequency]], or duration of each [[note]].
3: ...ound effects and actual musical instruments is often hazy.
5: ...nique]] for the Phillips pavilion at the Brussels World Fair in [[1951]].
7: Electronic musical instruments are now widely used in most styles of music.
9: == Early electronic musical instruments == - Artemis (11271 bytes)
3: ...od)|Apollo]]. In [[Roman mythology]], she was known as [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]]. In [[Etruscan myt...
5: == Worship ==
7: ...goddess]] to complement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] as the [[sun g...
9: Her priestesses were addressed with the title [[Melissa]].
11: ...was passed to the person who was able to kill him with a bough, picked from a tree in the forest. - Sundial (16148 bytes)
1: [[Image:Gold-sundial-on-a-map.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Gold sundial on a map]]
4: ...sundial-st-remy-of-provence.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Wall sundial]]
7: ...n sundial, cast a shadow on a flat surface marked with the hours of the day.
8: ...f the sun changes, the time indicated by the shadow changes.
9: ...ace where a fixed object casts a predictable shadow. - DNA (29095 bytes)
3: ...]] of [[heredity]], as it is responsible for the genetic propagation of most [[biological inheritance|...
5: ...us]]. The [[energy]]-generating [[organelle]]s known as [[chloroplast]]s and [[mitochondria]] also ca...
8: ...neration of electronic devices and computers, but what are the electronic properties of DNA? Is junk ...
10: ...ion, and that it's only meant as a generic overview.
12: ...) is also to be avoided. --[[User:Lexor|Lexor]]|[[User talk:Lexor|Talk]] - Morse code (33777 bytes)
2: ...ns without a computer, making it appropriate for sending automated digital data in voice channels.
4: .... International Morse code is composed of six elements:
7: ... intra-character gap (between the dots and dashes within a character)
8: # short gap (between letters)
9: # medium gap (between words) - Finger (2398 bytes)
1: ...="float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; text-align: center;">[[image:Hand.jpg|Human fingers; 15kb ]]<br><...
3: ... the hand. A notable exception is the [[thumb]], with its [[flexor]] and [[rotators]] comprised in t...
5: ...ree. The fingers' names in English are shown below, from the most [[radius (bone)|radial]] to the mo...
13: ...inger in anatomy, not the ring finger as in daily English.
15: ...; [[touch]]ing something or someone is often done with the hands and in particular the fingers. - Abacus (7218 bytes)
1: ...used by merchants and clerks in [[China]] and elsewhere.
5: ...the Roman abacus in principle, though has a different construction.
8: ...l the beads away from the horizontal beam at the center.
10: ...schools, very efficient suanpan techniques have been developed to do [[multiplication]], [[division (m...
12: ...d arithmetic''' is the calculating technique used with various types of abaci, in particular the Chin... - Compass (8275 bytes)
3: ...itime trade by making travel safer and more efficient.
5: ...]. A '''variation compass''' is a specific instrument of a delicate type of construction. It is used b...
9: ...ic lodestone as a direction point was in a [[4th century]] Chinese book: "Book of the Devil Valley Mas...
11: ...n Kua]] pointed out that the needle prepared this way some times
14: ...est record about the use of compass in navigation was Zhu Yu's book "Pingzhou Ke Tan" (Pingzhou Table... - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...rds such as the ''[[New York Times]]'' this is often omitted.
4: [[Image:American crossword.JPG|thumb|American-style grid]]
6: [[Image:British crossword.JPG|thumb|British-style grid]]
8: ... squares, leaving up to half the letters in an answer unchecked.
10: ...rk Times'' crossword are 15ױ5 squares, while weekend puzzles may be 21ײ1, 23ײ3 or 25ײ5. - Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
2: '''Macintosh,''' also known as '''Mac''' for short, is a family of [[person...
4: ...en most computers used [[operating system]]s (OS) with a [[command line interface]].
7: ...med "Leopard", is scheduled to be released at the end of 2006.
11: Innovations introduced or popularized with the original Macintosh:
12: ...WIMP model for '''W'''indows, '''I'''cons, '''M'''enus, '''P'''ointer.
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