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- Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...corporated into planets during the system's formation. Some asteroids have [[Asteroid moon|moon]]s. Th...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...1840]] by [[Georg Adolph Erman|Erman]]<!--- (1806-1877) not to be confused with Adolf Erman (1854-1937),...
6: ...the composition of the object or its general location in the solar system, and some argue that not eve...
8: ...pically [[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to su... - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and various [[mineral]] aggregates mixed in.
5: ...onsisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; the outer edges of su...
9: ...an the Sun, and the tails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astronomical unit]]) or more.
11: ...o be visible with the naked eye. Before the invention of the telescope, comets seemed to appear out of...
15: ... objects known to exist in the solar system. The Giotto probe found that [[Comet Halley]]'s nucleus re... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
4: |region=Southern Mesopotamia
8: |nation=Ancient [[Mesopotamia]]
15: ...priestess of [[Adab]] on the occasion of her election]]
16: ...se oversize volumes of cuneiform tablet transcriptions were the primary source of texts for cuneiformi...
18: - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...killing him. The legend was designed to be a cautionary tale about attempting to reach heaven, simila...
5: The modern history of aviation has had several broad trends. [[Aircraft]] desi...
15: ...lew. However, a considerable amount of interpretation of his design, with modern knowledge of aerodyna...
17: ... or leg." Swedenborg was prescient in his observation that powering the aircraft through the air was t...
19: ...ding the first detailed understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere. - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
3: ...entions named after people]], [[timeline of invention]], [[inventor]].
23: ...ird]], (1888-1946), [[Scotland]] — [[television]]
25: ...[Trevor Baylis]], (1937- ) — [[clockwork radio]]
56: ...ullen]] — mechanical / chemical [[refrigeration]]
63: ...ph Day]] --(1855-1946) Two Stroke Internal Combustion Engine - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
3: ... of [[mass production]] to the process of [[invention]].
5: ... which was a conglomerate of nine major film studios (commonly known as the Edison Trust).
10: ...d tavern keeper who would marry Nancy Matthews Elliott.
12: ...ould become a rebel joining the [[MacKenzie Rebellion]] that sought Canadian independence. The revolt...
14: ...], then [[Peru, Ohio]], and finally to [[Milan, Ohio]]. That town was enjoying an economic boom. Sam'... - Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
7: [[Image:National-atlas-1970-1860.png|thumb|U.S. territorial ext...
15: *[[1861]] - [[Kansas]] admitted to the Union as a [[free state]]
16: ...ral court case which objected to Lincoln's suspension of ''[[habeas corpus]]''
21: *[[1863]] - [[National Banking Act|National Banking Act of 1863]] - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
2: ...ventual displacement of much of the native population. U.S. industry expanded rapidly throughout the ...
4: ==Reconstruction==
5: ...: [[Reconstruction era (United States)|Reconstruction]]''
7: ... by the Federal government, established the conditions and procedures for reintegrating the southern s...
9: ... the impetus for Reconstruction involved the question of [[civil rights]] for the freed [[slave]]s in ... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...ea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
6: ...ing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and...
11: ... methane concetration of about 10 [[Parts per million|ppb]] (see [[#references|reference]]).
13: ...hile volcanic methane is accompanied by [[sulfur dioxide]].
18: ...e planet from [[cosmic radiation]]. Other explanations have also been proposed. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
10: ...ed States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed
16: *[[1870]] - Construction of the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] begins. - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
2: ... = [[Image:Archaeopteryx-model.jpg|250px|]] | caption = A model of ''Archaeopteryx lithographica''<br/...
14: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Archae...
17: ...bate about [[evolution]] and the role of [[transitional fossil]]s that endures to this day.
19: ... of a single feather in [[1860]], only seven additional specimens of ''Archaeopteryx'' have been found...
27: ...Image:Archaeopteryx.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Illustration of a Archaeopteryx, provided by [http://classroo... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...ate" ([[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
4: ...e powers enumerated to the Senate in the Constitution are regarded as more important than those exclus...
6: ...pitol]] building, in [[Washington, D.C.]], the national capital. The House of Representatives convenes...
10: ...gates. Many delegates called for a second Congressional chamber, modeled on the [[House of Lords]] (th...
12: ...resentatives)". <!--Sources are in references section--> - Badminton (12494 bytes)
7: ...d require 72 points (6-0, 6-0, 6-0). Speed, reaction, and endurance are all important to being a succ...
18: ...rbon fiber has an excellent strength to weight ratio, is stiff, and gives excellent kinetic energy tra...
20: ...al preferences play a strong role in string selection.
22: ...lls for durability during drags, and shock dispersion technology for jumping; badminton places a lot o...
28: Each player or pair takes position on either side of a net on a rectangular court m... - National League (4871 bytes)
1: [[Image:NationalLeague.png|right|National League]]
3: ...ing with the 1903 season, the regular season champions of the two leagues have met in the [[World Seri...
5: ...n [[1882]] as the Red Stockings and joined the National League in [[1890]]). Of these teams, only the ...
7: ...reliminary [[National League Division Series|Division Series]].
9: ...ing a more "traditional" or "pure" league, the National League never adopted the [[designated hitter]]... - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...s have the most World Series titles, with 26 championships.
3: ...es to none, earning their first World Series Championship in 31,458 days, the last being in the [[1918...
4: ==Introduction==
5: ...every year between the American League and the National League. Starting in 2003, however, the league ...
7: ...m, because there are more divisions and each division is smaller. - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
3: ...sport, while collecting one [[World Series]] championship in that time (in 1995, also a strike-shorten...
5: ...[[1869]]-[[1970]], baseball's first openly professional team. When the N.A. formed, Red Stockings foun...
6: ...953 in sports|1953]]-[[1965 in sports|1965]]). Prior to 1912, the Boston team had several unofficial ...
11: ...ia Phillies]], [[New York Mets]], [[Washington Nationals]]
13: ...003 in sports|2003]], [[2004 National League Championship Series|2004]] - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
5: ... part of their bodies, subject to certain restrictions. One of the six players is typically a ''[[goal...
8: ...nit at once is called a ''line change''. Substitutions are permitted at any time during the course of ...
10: ... play often proceeds for minutes without interruption. When play is stopped, it is restarted with a ''...
12: ...are typically goaltenders. North American professional leagues restrict the total number of skaters t...
14: ... a hybrid of the NHL and IIHF codes, while professional rules generally follow those of the NHL. - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
31: ...ka-Curie]], (1867-1934), Polish-born French radiation physicist
37: ...mist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
42: ...mist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
47: ...mist, winner of the [[1908]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] - Alexander Graham Bell (18688 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Biography |
4: ...ventor]] of the telephone and innovations in aviation and hydrofoil technology |
5: quotation=A man, as a general rule, owes very little to wh...
12: ... was responsible for important advances in [[aviation]] and [[hydrofoil]] technology.
14: ==Biography==
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