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- Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ... alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
8: ...d chemical partner such as carbon. This process, known as [[smelting]], was first applied to metals wi...
11: ...ng this process, leading to a patterned layering known as [[pearlite]] due to its [[pearl]]-like appea...
15: ...hat the transformation to ferrite or perlite does not have time to take place. The transformation int...
19: ...s so critical to the end result, this process is known as '''[[tempering]]''', source of the term '''t... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
28: ...area|Ranked 51st]]<br/> 488,100 [[square kilometer|km²]]<br/> Negligible
48: '''Turkmenistan''', once known as the ''[[Turkmen SSR|Turkmen Soviet Socialist...
52: ...ince ancient times, as armies from one empire to another decamped on their way to more prosperous terr...
54: ...ingdom]] established its capital in Nisa, an area now located in the suburbs of the modern-day capital...
56: The Turkmenistan region soon came to be known as the capital of ''Greater'' ''[[Khorasan]]'' ... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
4: The best-known mummies are those that have been [[embalming|em...
12: ... the Persians sometimes mummified their kings and nobility in wax, though this practice has never been...
16: ...f mummification was made so that the bodies would not decompose in the afterlife. The mummified indivi...
18: ...e religion or gods from that time, and it is not known if it was the intention of the ancient Egyptian...
25: ...rve the deceased. Not only did their job require knowledge of human anatomy, they also had to perform ... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...px|The Basilica of Saint Peter, portrayed by Viviano Codazzi in a 1630 painting, is the largest church...
2: ...tion holds that his [[tomb]] is below the baldochino and [[altar]]. [[Pope]]s have been buried there,...
4: ...mesake when he led the Roman church, but which is no longer used. These are the sources of the confus...
7: ...ilica of Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
8: ...in this exact spot, which had previously been a cemetery for pagans as well as Christians. - Trajans Column (10003 bytes)
1: ...ajan's Forum]], built near the [[Quirinal Hill]], north of the [[Roman Forum]]. Completed in 113, the ...
3: ...s, with a diameter of 3.7 meters (11 ft). The 190 meter (625 ft) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times. ...
11: ...raphical)|tipped-up perspective]]. The imagery is not realistic as the sculptor pays little attention ...
13: ...mple. The emperor Trajan, depicted realistically (not superhuman), makes 59 appearances among his troo...
32: TRAIANO·AVG·GERM·DACICO·PONTIF<br /> - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
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26: *[[Arnold O. Beckman]], (1900 - 2004), [[pH]] meter
32: *[[Katherine Blodgett]], (1898-1979) — nonreflective [[glass]]
34: *[[Joseph-Armand Bombardier]] — [[snowmobile]]
36: ...;]], (1711-1787) — [[Croatia]], ring-[[micrometer]], water [[telescope]] - Pioneer 11 (5118 bytes)
5: ... [[Earth]] and Sun, with the known direction to Canopus as backup. Pioneer 11's star sensor gain and t...
7: ...from [[celestial mechanics]] and [[occultation phenomena]].
11: ...ial plane]] and was heading outward at 2.5 [[Astronomical Unit|AU]] /year.
17: ==Pioneer anomaly==
19: ''Main article: [[Pioneer anomaly]]'' - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
5: ...ndar based on Venus's motion) and must have been known long before in prehistoric times, given that it...
7: ...ith [[sexually transmitted disease]]s. Some astronomers use ''[[Cytherean]]'', which comes from [[Cyt...
14: ...ion of its dense atmosphere, the temperature does not vary significantly between the night and day sid...
16: ...er to the Sun than Earth, the surface of Venus is not as well heated and even less well lit by the Sun...
18: ...oud tops, but winds at the surface are very slow, no more than a few kilometres per hour. However, owi... - Sundial (16148 bytes)
12: Minor design variations can measure standard and dayli...
14: Sundials are known from ancient Egypt, and were developed further ...
18: ... Many sundials are made to be used at 45 degrees north.
20: ...n should point at the north celestial pole in the northern hemisphere, or the south celestial pole in ...
22: A sundial can be rotated around its style or gnomon (which must still point at the celestial pole)... - Mammal (11782 bytes)
9: *Subclass [[Monotremata]]
10: **[[Monotremata]]
17: **[[Notoryctemorphia]]
41: ...ch in [[female|females]] produce [[milk]] for the nourishment of young; the presence of [[hair]] or [[...
68: *[[Snow Leopard]] - Lightning (33113 bytes)
12: ...g stretching out; he then brought his hand close enough to the key and a spark jumped the gap. The rai...
16: ... open, parts of his clothes singed, the engraver knocked out, the doorframe of the room split, and the...
22: ...duce enough ice crystals usually fail to produce enough charge separation to cause lightning.
26: ...trees and tall buildings. If the e-field is high enough a discharge can initiate from the ground. Thi...
28: ...anic eruptions]]{{ref|usgs_hvo}}<sup>,</sup>{{ref|noaa_galgunggung}}, or can be caused by violent fore... - Atmospheric pressure (6841 bytes)
1: ...g|thumb|diurnal (daily) rhythm of air pressure in northern Germany (black curve is air pressure)]]
18: ...orts, they measure pressure reduced to sea level, not the actual local atmospheric pressure.
20: ...nsidered ''high pressure'' or ''low pressure'' do not depend on geographical location. This makes [[is...
22: ...making this reduction differs slightly. See [[altimeter]].
24: ...metric altimeter setting which will cause the altimeter to read altitude above mean sea level in the vici... - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
8: national_anthem = [[Nokoreach]] |
10: capital = [[Phnom Penh]] |latd=11|latm=31|latNS=N|longd=104|longm=...
11: largest_city = [[Phnom Penh]] |
14: leader_names = [[Norodom Sihamoni]] <br> [[Hun Sen]] |
42: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> Local currency, although [[Unit... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Bottlenose Dolphin}}<br />{{StatusData}}
13: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Tursiops truncatus | author = [[George...
16: ...ursiops truncatus'') is the most common and well-known [[dolphin]] species. It inhabits warm and tempe...
19: ...ve the animals their name of bottlenose. The real nose however is the [[blowhole (bio)|blowhole]] on t...
21: ... the [[Moray Firth]] in [[Scotland]], the world's northernmost resident population, recorded an averag... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...unami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ...ometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the...
6: ...d its usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanographers]].
10: ...s of [[water]], such as an [[earthquake]], [[volcano|volcanic eruption]], [[landslide]] or [[meteorite...
12: ...lates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction. - Long-distance track event (2855 bytes)
5: ===3,000 meter steeplechase===
7: ...rength, stamina and agility than the flat [[3,000 meter]] event. The world record for men is:
15: ===5,000 meters===
17: ...ch an event may comprise of a total of 60-200 kilometers a week. The world record for men:
23: ::* [[Elvan Abeylegesse]] 14:24.68 [[Norway]] [[11 June]] [[2004]] - Forbidden City (7592 bytes)
3: ...perial Palace grounds are located directly to the north of [[Tiananmen Square]] and are accessible fro...
5: ...e world. Recently, the site has been under much renovation which has limited visitors to the main cour...
10: ...ost recently to hide from the Japanese in the [[Sino-Japanese War|war]]), [[Chiang Kai-shek]] ordered ...
14: ...pecifically designed to withstand attacks by [[cannon]]s.
16: ...Supreme Harmony]] (太和門). The northern section, or the Inner Court, was where the ... - Palermo (10618 bytes)
3: ...principal city and administrative seat of the autonomous region of [[Sicily]], [[Italy]] as well as th...
6: ... may have been Z but [[Greeks]] called it '''Panormus''', meaning all-port, because of its fine nat...
10: ...s said) more than 300 [[mosque]]s. The city was renowned throughout the Muslim world. It was a period ...
12: ...nverted into [[church]]es. The resulting blend of Norman and [[Arab]] culture fostered a unique hybrid...
14: The Norman dynasty did not last, and Sicily in [[1194]] fell under the cont... - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
26: |'''Diameter'''||2.4 m
34: |'''[[NICMOS]]'''||camera/spectrometer
40: |'''[[STIS]]'''||spectrometer/camera (failed)
43: ... ground-breaking observations and has helped astronomers achieve a better understanding of many fundam...
45: ...l as well as a [[public relations]] boon for astronomy. - Alfalfa (6719 bytes)
5: ...obox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
20: ... deep [[root]] system sometimes stretching to 4.5 meters. This makes it very resilient, especially to dro...
22: ...re]] or [[haylage]]. Like other legumes, its root nodules contain bacteria, like ''[[rhizobia|Rhizobiu...
26: ...that exhibit [[autotoxicity]]. Alfalfa seed will not grow in existing stands of alfalfa because of th...
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