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- San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
12: leader_title = [[Mayor]] |
13: leader_name = [[Gavin Newsom]] |
14: area_magnitude = 1 E8 |
21: population_density = 6958.45 |
26: latitude = 37°46' N | - Maya civilization (25116 bytes)
1: ...g|right|thumbnail|300px|Mayan Temple Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
5: ...1000 BCE. There is some disagreement about the borders and difference between the early Maya and their...
9: Eventually, the Olmec culture faded after spreading its influence into the [[Yucatan...
11: ...which depict rulers along with hieroglyphic texts describing their [[genealogy]], [[war]] victories, a...
13: ...ssibly further lands. Important trade goods included [[cacao]], [[salt]], and [[obsidian]]; see also:... - Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
3: ... Wheel]] Bus, a hybrid bus with an in wheel motor design. |300px]]
6: ...ference between a motor and a generator is one of design optimization only. ''See also [[motor-genera...
8: ...In the [[import scene]], hybrid was often used to describe an [[engine swap]], such as the common Hond...
12: ...l | accessdate=May 15 | accessyear=2000}} never made it into production as the program was replaced by...
14: ...[[nuclear power]], which can operate underwater indefinitely, though a number of nations continue to r... - Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (8624 bytes)
2: ...entific and medical references to him are found under this spelling.
6: ...ute of Martinus Herman van Doorn]]. He later attended [[Utrecht Technical School]], from which he was ...
8: In [[1865]], he attended the [[Utrecht University|University of Utrecht]]...
12: ...nd in [[1871]] became a [[professor]] at the [[Academy of Agriculture]] at [[Hohenheim]], [[Württembe...
16: ... cardboard screen painted with barium platinocyanide when it was placed close to the aluminium window.... - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
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17: |latitude=33°65' N
18: |longitude=84°42′ W
22: ...lt, Atlanta is a common case study for college students who study Urban Geography around the globe. ...
24: ...19th century]] as a railroad hub. It was largely destroyed by Union forces during the [[American Civi... - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (37869 bytes)
3: ...s 'Oak City,' but locals never use this name. Residents of outlying suburbs or rural areas often call ...
7: ...3 totaled 523,303 with more than 1.25 million residents in the metropolitan area.
9: ...or to the [[September 11th attacks]] and the most destructive act of domestic terrorism in American hi...
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23: area = 1,608.8 [[square kilometer|km²]] (621.2 [[square mile|mi²]]) | - Molecular nanotechnology (10344 bytes)
1: ...ith the systems engineering principles found in modern macroscale factories. Its most well-known expos...
3: ... we actually wanted, with the other species discarded as waste. Nanotechnology could therefore offer m...
10: ...e.pl?sid=03/10/29/2017242][http://www.azonano.com/details.asp?ArticleID=56]
15: ...d render inert specific viruses. Another is the idea of [[self-healing]] structures, which would repa...
17: ...le: a photosensor could passively measure the incident light and discharge its absorbed energy as elec... - Allemande (1374 bytes)
1: ...one is a sort of prelude, whatever its name (prelude, [[toccata]], [[preambulum]], [[ouverture]], etc)...
3: ...board|keyboard]], although ensemble allemandes tended to stay in a more traditional form.
5: ...empos ([[Arcangelo Corelli|Corelli]] wrote allemandes ranging from ''largo'' to ''presto'').
7: ...; [[Carl Maria von Weber|Weber's]] ''Douze allemande'' op. 4 of [[1801]] anticipates the [[waltz]]. - Guitar (36953 bytes)
2: ...tic guitar features [[steel]] strings and more guide dots on the [[fretboard]].]]
10: ...d in a wide variety of musical styles. They are made and repaired by [[luthiers]].
12: Guitars are widely known as the primary instrument in [[rock music...
16: ... were invented in Central Asia, Iran. Earliest evidence of instruments very similar to the Westernized...
17: ...tp://www.iranian.com/Music/2002/November/Guitar/index.html See related article]). - Ziggurat (6043 bytes)
1: ...Iran dating back to the 5th millenia BC. Ziggurat designs ranged from simple bases upon which a [[temp...
5: ...et the temple closer to the [[heaven]]s, and provide access from the ground to it via steps.
9: ...ich (side flanked) were thought to have only ascended half the ziggurat's height.
11: ... final stage consisted of a 15 [[metre|meter]] hardened [[brick]] encasement constructed by [[Monarch|...
15: ...summit]]. Notable examples of this structure include the ruins at [[Ur]] and Khorsabad in [[Mesopotami... - Wombat (7860 bytes)
17: ... as a minor inconvenience to be gone through or under. Wombats are [[herbivore]]s, their [[diet]] cons...
19: ...ree species of wombat survive. The ancestors of modern wombats evolved sometime between 55 and 26 mill...
21: ...hing. Its primary defence is its toughened rear hide which, combined with its lack of a meaningful tai...
25: ... far north as the south of [[Queensland]], but is declining in Western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria...
27: ...[[Nullarbor Plain]] to the [[New South Wales]] border area. It is the smallest wombat at around 775 to... - Literature (25676 bytes)
1: ...dubious, but it does not interfere with the above definition.
5: ...tion of the United States]], all fall within this definition of a kind of literature.
9: ...re conservative interpreters of the concept would demand that the text have a physical form, usually o...
11: ...ience fiction) may also become excluded from consideration as "literature".
15: ...gy|psychological]] insight in the delineation and development of character. - Ur (11926 bytes)
3: ...a temple of [[Nanna (Sumerian deity)|Nanna]], a [[deity]] in [[Sumerian mythology]], and has two stage...
9: ...city was again thriving. Ur by this time was considered sacred to [[Nanna]], the [[moon]] [[god]] in [...
11: The location of Ur was favourable for trade by sea and also by land routes into [[Arabia]]. M...
13: The first dynasty was ended by an attack by [[Sargon of Akkad]] around [[24t...
15: ...es the death of Ur-Nammu and his journey to the underworld. - Berlin Wall (23423 bytes)
3: ...er 9]], [[1989]] and subsequently almost entirely demolished.
7: ..., and [[France]] each had a portion of the city under their control. The Soviet sector was by far the ...
9: ... Allies. The Soviets lifted the ineffective blockade the next year.
11: ...lin's precarious position was a key factor in the decision to make [[Bonn]] the capital of West German...
13: ...atics Department of the [[University of Leipzig]] defected). Further, many West Berliners travelled in... - Celtic mythology (25486 bytes)
1: ...f their Iron Age forebears, which were often recorded in written form during the [[Middle Ages]].
4: ...so wrote that their priests, the [[druids]], forbade using writing to record anything of religious sig...
6: ...nity]]; indeed, many Gaelic myths were first recorded by Christian [[monks]], albeit without most of t...
9: ...[[Minerva]]. Among these divinities the Celts are described as holding roughly equal views as did othe...
12: ...f the Celtic pantheon as a large number of local deities is gainsaid by the numerous well-testified g... - Sword (24928 bytes)
2: ...d periods as a result of the differences in blade design and purpose. The names given to many swords i...
10: ...[[Bronze Age sword]]s with typical leaf-shaped blades first appear near the [[Mediterranean]] and the ...
14: ... swords were not comparable to later [[steel]] blades; being brittle, they were even inferior to good ...
16: ... Persia.jpg|left|thumb|150px|A decorative sword made of [[gold]] in [[7th century]] [[Iran|Iran (Persi...
18: ...[[pattern welding]]. Over time, different methods developed all over the world. - Trebuchet (7499 bytes)
1: ...buchet.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Trebuchet at Chⴥau des Baux, [[France]]]]
3: ...rom the Latin word ''ingenium'' meaning ingenious device.
5: The trebuchet was a development of the Chinese traction trebuchet. In th...
7: ... [[catapult]], though it would be more correct to describe them as a scaled-up [[sling]].
12: ... that carries the shot. The sling is usually braided from rope, and has a captive end attached to the... - Longship (3972 bytes)
5: ...tion in waters of just 1 [[meter]] depth, a rapid deployment on sandy shores in case of a raid and non...
8: ...common in Viking society for kings to be buried under a long burial mound in a ship with rich possessi...
10: ...rbor) is 35m in length, and the longship from [[Hedeby]] harbour has the largest length/width proporti...
12: ...ade ships or knarrs were generally deeper and broader, and more reliant on sails. A similar relationsh...
14: ... no sailing [[longship]] has been found from [[Sweden]], only rowing ships, a type less effective for ... - Troy (22846 bytes)
1: ...9th century BC|9th]] century BC, but containing older material (''Iliad'' means "about Ilion").
2: ...0px|"Trojan Horse" at the site of Troy|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
3: ...st [[Turkey]], southwest of the [[Dardanelles]] under [[Mount Ida, Phrygia|Mount Ida]].
5: ...til the establishment of [[Constantinople]], and declined gradually during [[Byzantine Empire|Byzanti...
7: ...tity is disputed, the site has been successfully identified with the city called '''''Wilusa''''' in [... - Ernest Shackleton (9537 bytes)
6: ...0px|During the Discovery expedition, Shackleton made the first balloon flight over Antarctica]]
18: ...t famous advertisements in the Times of London in December 1901: "''Men wanted for hazardous journey. ...
21: ... were 480 statute miles from the Pole. Shackleton developed [[scurvy]] on the return trip and Dr. Wils...
28: Accomplishments of the expedition included the first ascent of [[Mount Erebus]], the active...
30: ...ckleton remarked: "<i>Better a live donkey than a dead lion.</i>"
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