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- Compass (8275 bytes)
3: ... maritime trade by making travel safer and more efficient.
5: ...construction. It is used by observing variations of the needle. A [[gyrocompass]] or [[astrocompass]]...
7: ==History of the navigational compass==
9: ...int was in a [[4th century]] Chinese book: "Book of the Devil Valley Master"
11: ...f silk with a bit of wax attached to the center of the needle. [[Shen Kua]] pointed out that the ne... - Ludovico Ariosto (4416 bytes)
1: ...ian poet, author of the [[epic]] poem ''[[Orlando furioso]]'' ([[1516]]), "Orlando Enraged".
3: ...esco Sforza]]. Ariosto thus lost the opportunity of learning Greek, as he intended.
5: [[Image:Ariosto.jpg|thumb|Statue of the poet in [[Reggio Emilia]]]]
6: ... running like a messenger, with the work of his life yet to accomplish, at his eminence's pleasure. N...
8: ...ught a slave by assigning him the scanty pension of 75 crowns a year, he was mistaken and might withd... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
1: [[image:copernicus.jpg|right|frame|Nicolaus Copernicus]]
3: ...to challenge the facts and never take anything at face value.
8: ...cus' father. His brother Andrew became canon in [[Frombork]]. A sister, Barbara, became a [[Benedicti...
10: ... Novara da Ferrara]], a famous [[astronomer]]. He followed his lessons and became a disciple and assi...
12: The first observation Copernicus made in [[1497]] toget... - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
1: ...|A map of Europe in the [[1430s]], at the height of the Hundred Years' War]]
3: ...within the Anglo-French unit" that was both battlefield and prize (Braudel 1984 p. 353).
5: ...f the most significant conflicts in [[medieval warfare]].
8: ... as William took the English throne as William I of England.
10: ...former kingdom, and personal desires on the part of the nobility to gain wealth and increase prestige... - Arthropod (9248 bytes)
2: ...e = [[Image:spider_crab_at_hydrocarbon_sink.Gulf_of_Mexico.NOAA.jpg|230px|King crab]] | caption = [[K...
35: '''NOTE:''' Some classification schemes group<br/> Myriapoda and Hexapoda ...
37: ...roscopic plankton (~0.25 [[millimetre|mm]]) up to forms several metres long.
39: ...ods. The Greek word ''Arthropoda'' means "jointed feet."
41: ...e [[spinnerets]], which they use to make [[silk]] for their web. Other arachnids include the [[scorp... - Bandicoot (2801 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = '''Peramelidae'''}}
10: {{Taxobox subfamilia entry | taxon = '''Peramelinae'''}}
17: ...or in a broader sense, any of about 21 species of fairly similar animals in the order [[Peramelemorph...
19: ...rder but are now grouped together in the separate family [[Peroryctidae]].
21: ...ey look, and they are now regarded as merely a subfamily within the Peramelidae. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelican|Pelecaniformes]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Pelecanidae]]}}
15: ... the smallest (42"-54") member of the [[pelican]] family.
17: ... the coasts in flocks, returning to warmer waters for winter.
19: ...el in single file, flying low over the water's surface. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
1: ...g|framed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of the Senate]]]]
2: ...Advice and Consent of the Senate" ([[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
4: ...e]]") are more extensive than those of the House of Representatives (the "[[lower house]]").
6: ...se of Representatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
9: {{main|History of the United States Senate}} - Oceanography (3841 bytes)
1: ...anography's definition is simple, it's the study of oceans.
3: ...e biology]], which is the study of the [[biota]] of the oceans and their [[ecology|ecological interac...
4: ...graphy]]''', which is the study of the chemistry of the ocean;
5: ...[plate tectonics]] and other studies of the ocean floor;
7: ...as its temperature-salinity structure, [[ocean surface wave|waves]], and currents). - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
1: {{MLB Pirates franchise}}
3: ...nnsylvania]]. They are in the Central Division of the [[National League]].
5: ...ation (19th century)|American Association]]. Transferred to the [[National League]] in [[1887]].
6: ...apered off after the [[National Football League]] franchise called the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] came ...
8: :'''Uniform colors:''' Black and gold - Hobby (3707 bytes)
4: ...n use of ''hobby'' to indicate a pastime followed from this.
6: ...ime", and in turn, ''hobby'' in the modern sense of [[recreation]].
8: ..., knowledge, and experience. However, personal fulfillment is the aim.
10: ...[amateur]] (or hobbyist), as distinct from a [[professional]].
12: ...a living at [[stamp collecting]], but many people find it enjoyable; so it is commonly regarded as a ... - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...words such as the ''[[New York Times]]'' this is often omitted.
3: ==Types of Grid==
8: ...her percentage of black squares, leaving up to half the letters in an answer unchecked.
10: ...symmetry]], so that its pattern appears the same if the paper is turned upside down. In addition, ma...
12: ...oncentric circles. ''Free form'' crosswords have simple designs and are not symmetric. - Computer (32773 bytes)
1: ...ter case|tower]] of a [[personal computer]] (specifically a [[Power Mac G5]]).]]
3: ...ically solve the problem or predict the behavior of the system.
4: ...hich studies the theory, design, and application of computers is called '''[[computer science]].'''
8: ...different technologies, nearly all popular types of computers have electronic components.
10: ..., electron flows might be used to model the flow of water in a dam. Such ''[[analog signal|analog]]'... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ...uded systematic burial of the dead and adornment of the living. During this period, all humans lived...
7: ...y all the ice-free parts of the globe by the end of the Ice Age, some 12,000 years ago.
12: ...-associated additional caretaking activities like fertilization, land clearance, etc) since 21000BC (...
14: ...y. However, these civilisations were so different from one another that they almost certainly must ha...
16: ...erged in [[Mesoamerica]] and [[Peru]] at the end of the [[1st millennium BCE]]. - Allergy (18658 bytes)
1: ...s as benign as a [[rhinorrhea|runny nose]], to life-threatening [[anaphylaxis|anaphylactic shock]] a...
4: ...ty, characterised by classical IgE mediation of effects.
7: ...acterised by a local or systemic [[inflammation|inflammatory]] response to allergens. Local symptoms ...
8: * Nose: swelling of the nasal mucosa ([[allergic rhinitis]])
9: ...wn as ''allergy salute'', is the habit of wiping of the nose in an upward direction due to itching. - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
1: ....jpg|thumb|right|222px|Albert Einstein, by [[Yousuf Karsh]] ]]
3: ... explanation of the [[photoelectric effect]] and "for his services to Theoretical Physics".
5: ...pular culture]], ''Einstein'' has become a byword for great [[intelligence (trait)|intelligence]] or ...
7: ...nstein receives popular recognition unprecedented for a scientist.
12: ...b|200px|Young Einstein before the Einsteins moved from Germany to Italy.]] - Benjamin Banneker (3034 bytes)
1: ...and was instrumental in surveying the [[District of Columbia]].
3: ...of a farm and married one of her slaves, whom she freed.
5: ... was old enough to help on his parents' farm, his formal education ended.
7: ... The clock continued to work, striking each hour, for more than 40 years.
9: ...ce to make correct calculations of the locations of [[star]]s. Ellicott was impressed with his work a... - Philo Farnsworth (6489 bytes)
1: ...rican]] [[inventor]] credited with the invention of the [[cathode ray tube]] [[television]].
3: ==Early Life==
4: ...[August 19]], [[1906]]. His family were members of
5: ...cache of technology magazines in the attic of the family's new home.
7: ...t]] managing a [[community chest]] agreed to fund Farnsworth's early [[television]] experiments (see ... - Ship (18843 bytes)
2: ... boat requires to become a ship. (Note that one refers to [[submarine]]s as "boats"). Compare [[vesse...
4: ...|German]] ships and [[barque]]s were built partly for [[prestige]] reasons.
10: ...d when describing merchant ships for the purpose of tolls, taxation, etc.
12: ... Additionally, anyone who signed onto such a ship for a voyage and, upon realizing the danger, chose ...
14: ...sities. Hence the "ladder" of lines seen forward of the Plimsoll mark to this day. - Train (10331 bytes)
3: ...lustration.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An illustration of a historical train. Pictures provided by by [http...
7: ...urces, but most often from a [[locomotive]] or self-propelled [[multiple unit]].
9: ...], a '''consist''' is used to describe the group of rail vehicles which make up a train.
11: ==Types of trains==
13: ...omotive]] and attached [[railroad car]]s, or a self-propelled [[multiple unit]] (or occasionally a si...
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