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  1. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
    4: ...bacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-199...
    9: *[[Abati]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist
    50: *[[Abd-el-Kader]], (circa 1807-1883), Emir of Mascara
    52: ... Abdo|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber
    55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah᝝, (died 1921), religious leader
  2. Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
    6: ...[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. She recorded several hit songs with them, including "(If You ...
    8: ...bb died in [[1939]], the band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Or...
    10: ... other singers: in particular, she was able to render quite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and t...
    12: ...iddle, and [[Duke Ellington]], a later collection devoted to one composer occured during the [[Pablo R...
    14: ...scar Peterson]], [[Count Basie]] ("On the Sunny Side of the Street"), [[Joe Pass]] ("Speak love"), [[D...
  3. Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
    3: ...'''[[Jazz royalty|Lady Day]]''' is generally considered one of the greatest [[jazz]] [[singer]]s of al...
    7: ...ng as a [[prostitute]] with her mother. This preceded her move to [[New York]] with her mother sometim...
    9: ...er as a "[[Frank DeViese]]". Some historians consider this an anomaly, probably inserted by a hospital...
    16: ...ormance, with pianist (and then-lover) [[Bobby Henderson]], did much to solidify her standing as a jaz...
    20: ...songs, her unique tone and emotional commitment made her performances special.
  4. Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
    1: ...] [[gospel music|gospel]] [[singer]], widely regarded as one of the best in the history of the genre. ...
    3: ... Trust in Jesus'' won a prize from the French Academy, while ''[[Silent Night]]'' was one of the best...
    5: ...[[Germany]] in [[1971]]; when she returned, she made one of her final television appearances on ''[[Th...
  5. Basalt (2961 bytes)
    2: ...f oceanic [[tectonic plate]]s are predominantly made of basalt.
    4: ... commonly (but not exclusively) associated with underwater eruptions. Amygdaloidal structure is common...
    8: ...tronauts of the [[Apollo program]]. [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]] used the word basalt and it is said to h...
    12: ... rich in [[silica]] and poor in [[sodium]]. Included in this category are most basalts of the [[ocean...
  6. Africa (35389 bytes)
    8: ...with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
    18: ...ent of the continent, the idea of ''Africa'' expanded with their knowledge.
    24: ...rom the main mass of the Earth's surface. It includes within its remarkably regular outline an area, o...
    26: ...6,000 km (16,100 miles) and the absence of deep indentations of the shore is shown by the fact that Eu...
    33: Africa is home to the [[cradle of Humankind|oldest inhabited territory]] on earth, with the [[huma...
  7. Kansas (21369 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 40<sup>th</sup> |
    22: 2000Density = 32.9/mi&sup2;; 12.7 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 34<sup>th</sup> |
    25: ...re Central except for<br>4 counties on western border.</small> |
    26: Latitude = 37?N to 40?N |
  8. Pythagoras (10747 bytes)
    6: ...ut his life and teachings. Pythagoras and his students believed that everything was related to [[math...
    11: ...center. He opened his school to men and women students alike. They called themselves the Mathematikoi...
    13: ...y infer from this that participants required some degree of wealth and leisure to join the inner circl...
    17: ...e bad." Others were more cryptic: "What is the [[Delphic oracle]]?" "The [[tetraktys]], in which the ...
    19: ...p joy and love" (excerpt from the book ''The extended circle'', by Jon Wynne-Tyson).
  9. Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
    1: ...onomic boom|boom]] and accelerated [[consumer]] [[demand]] and aspirations, coupled with significant c...
    3: ...the second half of this decade was termed "The Golden Twenties". In France and Canada they were also c...
    5: ...s were cultivated in [[jazz]] and [[dancing]], in defiance of the horrors of the First World War, whic...
    8: ... [[1920]]s were setting the stage for the [[Great Depression]] that would dominate the [[1930]]s.
    10: ===Demobilization===
  10. Astronomy (13970 bytes)
    3: ...ed near the center of the [[Far side (Moon)|far side]] of Earth's Moon, its diameter is about 58 miles...
    5: ...d with [[astrology]], which assumes that people's destiny and human affairs in general are correlated ...
    8: ...rns itself much more with trying to observe and understand the actual physical nature of celestial obj...
    10: ... and involves working with computer or analytic models.
    12: ...er ways. Categorization by the region of space under study (e.g., Galactic astronomy, Planetary Scien...
  11. Solar system (21174 bytes)
    5: The wide variety of objects that exist in the Solar System...
    20: [[Image:Portrait de famille (1 px = 1000 km).jpg|thumb|center|550px|T...
    23: ...s, mainly Earth, as well as probes heading into [[deep space]].
    25: **[[Space debris]] of artificial origin that can be found in o...
    27: ...nt part of non-volatile minerals. They are subdivided into [[asteroid group]]s and [[:Category:Asteroi...
  12. Sun (20830 bytes)
    2: ...="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" align="right" width=280px
    13: ! align="left" | [[Apparent magnitude|Visual brightness]] (''V'')
    16: ! align="left" | [[Absolute magnitude]]
    48: ! align="left" | Density
    76: | 7.25[[degree (angle)|?]] <br>(to the [[ecliptic]]) <br>67....
  13. Asteroid (24334 bytes)
    1: ...nd of the asteroid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as...
    3: == Definition ==
    4: ...p://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1840AN.....17...81E&amp;db_key=AST&amp;high=41e14...
    6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "mi...
    8: ...[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to survive pas...
  14. List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
    1: ...ary|dictionaries]] and [[encyclopedia]]s (or an index of them, if they're scattered throughout the wor...
    3: It includes listings or tabular information for quick refere...
    7: ...ve come back to this page, paste the javascript code you have copied into your URL window and run it. ...
    9: <!-- [[Wikipedia:Page size]] suggests not to divide lists even large.
    13: ...llpadding=1 cellspacing=0 style="float: right; border-collapse: collapse">
  15. Space exploration (14877 bytes)
    1: ...e, and politics regarding [[outer space|space]] endeavors. One of the most famous and important aspec...
    4: ... technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, b...
    6: ... one place: [[Space Shuttle Enterprise]], a Concorde and scores of aircraft. The [[U.S. Space & Rocket...
    11: ...rface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
    13: ...ovember 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight made by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yur...
  16. Astronaut (7339 bytes)
    3: ...s of spacewalks. 437 people qualify under the FAI definition. Those who have achieved this are said to...
    7: ...072;&#1074;&#1090; ''(kosmonavt)'', which in turn derives from the Greek words ''kosmos,'' meaning "un...
    9: ...[[Norman Thagard]] became the first American to ride to space on-board a Russian launch vehicle, argua...
    11: European (outside of the [[UK]]) space travellers are called '''spa...
    20: ...26 years old when he flew [[Vostok 2]], and the oldest is [[John Glenn]] who was 77 when he flew on [[...
  17. History of science (41710 bytes)
    2: Modern [[science]] is a body of verifiable [[empirical...
    4: ... change is considered to be so fundamental that older inquiries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still...
    6: ...] concerns the [[Creativity|creative]] process of designing useful objects and systems, which differs ...
    11: ...mphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-free.
    13: ...e, and that there can be [[demarcation problem|no demarcation]] between science and any other form of ...
  18. Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
    1: ...anges from &minus;0.4 to 5.5 in [[apparent magnitude]]; Mercury is sufficiently "close" to the Sun tha...
    3: ...not realized it could alternately appear on one side of the Sun and then the other. It was called [[He...
    12: ...aded [[Impact crater|crater]]s, where it has been deposited by [[comet]] impacts and/or gases arising ...
    16: ...idal bulge]]s, raised by the [[Sun]] (the Sun's tides on Mercury are about 17% stronger than the Moon'...
    28: ...of Earth compresses the planet and creates a high density. Mercury has only 5.5% of Earth's mass. The ...
  19. Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
    1: ...story|nomadic tribes]] coming from areas now in modern day [[Mongolia]] and [[Manchuria]].
    5: ...ut to insure that semi-nomadic people on the outside of the wall could not cross with their [[horses]]...
    16: ...all of China. It remains the world's longest manmade structure.]]
    18: ...e oases of the [[Silk Road]]. Jiayu Pass was intended to greet travelers along the [[Silk Road]]. Eve...
    20: ...rategic value as the people who the Wall was intended to keep out were ruling the country (becoming th...
  20. Aviation history (39698 bytes)
    3: ...[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
    5: ...rping the planes' wings ([[Wright brothers]]). Modern planes are controlled by [[computer]]s, which c...
    15: ... also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown.
    17: ... for powered flight until the [[gasoline]] engine designed by the Wright Brothers.
    19: ...d understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere.

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