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- Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...upiter]]. [[image:433eros.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This picture of [[433 Eros]] shows the view looking fr...
4: ...nfused with Adolf Erman (1854-1937), the egyptologist --->.
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "minor planet" (or "planetoid...
8: ...lly [[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to surviv...
10: ...ude asteroids. The term '''artificial asteroid''' is sometimes used to designate man-made objects whic... - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...helion|aphelia]] of which may be many times more distant than [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]]'s orbit. Often ...
5: ... are [[temperature|cool]] enough that [[water]] exists in a [[solid]] (rather than [[gas]]eous) [[phas...
7: == Physical characteristics ==
9: ... solid body of the comet (called the ''nucleus'') is generally less than 50km across, the coma may be ...
11: ...lennia. One very famous old recording of a comet is the appearance of Halley's Comet on the [[Bayeux ... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
7: *[[Paul Cezanne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
8: ...[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
12: ...840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
13: ...([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubist]] artist - Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
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12: ...are [[Semitic languages]], and [[Elamite]], which is an [[Elamo-Dravidian]] language.
15: ...dab.jpg|thumb|350px|[[26th century BC]] document listing gifts to the high priestess of [[Adab]] on th...
16: ...rassmaier who compiled an Alphabetisches Verzeichnis (cuneiform syllabary) in the 1880s, but Rawlinson... - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...ut of feathers and wax for himself and his son. His son Icarus flew too close to the sun and the wax ...
5: ...omputer]]s, which can make planes that were otherwise unflyable able to fly, such as the [[F-117]].
13: ...ct. See [[List of early flying machines]] for a list of these. Note that there are many claims and c...
15: ...rdo also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown.
17: ...mind an arm or leg." Swedenborg was prescient in his observation that powering the aircraft through th... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of inventors'''.
3: ''See also:'' [[list of scientists]], [[List of inventions named after people]], [[timeline o...
5: ==Alphabetical list==
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
23: ...Baird]], (1888-1946), [[Scotland]] — [[television]] - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
1: ...Thomas Edison.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Thomas Alva Edison]]
3: '''Thomas Alva Edison''' ([[February 11]], [[1847]] – [[October...
5: ... nine major film studios (commonly known as the Edison Trust).
7: ...es). They were friends until Edison died. The [[Edison and Ford Winter Estates]] are now open to the p...
10: ...ar Vienna, Ontario. Among them was Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr., a shingle maker, tailor, and tavern keepe... - Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1860]] to [[1899]...
9: *[[1860]] - [[Crittenden Compromise]]
12: ...eracy) established under President [[Jefferson Davis]]
23: *[[1863]] - Lincoln issues [[Emancipation Proclamation]]
28: *[[1864]] - [[Wade Davis Bill]] - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
1: {{Ushistory}}
2: ...onomic boom was accompanied by the rise of [[populism]] and the American [[labor movement]]. Finally,...
7: ... of laws, passed by the Federal government, established the conditions and procedures for reintegratin...
9: ...t of 1866]]; however, his veto was overridden. This failure of the federal government to effectively ...
11: ...or adequate protection for life or property now exist in the rebel States." - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: ...e:Mars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
4: ...f its [[red]] color as viewed in the night sky. This feature also earned it the name of "the Red Plane...
6: ... with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (myth...
7: ==Physical characteristics==
8: ...lar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 second... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: '''January 2''' is the [[2 (number)|2]]nd day of the year in the [[G...
8: ...[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
12: *[[1815]] - [[Lord Byron]] marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, [[Seaham]], [[County Durham]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed
14: *[[1859]] - [[Erastus Beadle]] publishes ''[[The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette]]''. - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
2: ...lay at the [[Oxford University Museum of Natural History|Oxford University Museum]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Archosauria]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Saurischia]]}}
17: ...ole of [[transitional fossil]]s that endures to this day.
19: ... Museum]] of [[London]], and the most spectacular is the famed ''Berlin Specimen'' at the [[Humboldt M... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...more collegiate and less partisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than ...
4: ...of both houses is necessary for the passage of legislation. The exclusive powers enumerated to the Sen...
6: ...Senate]]. The chamber of the United States Senate is located in the north wing of the [[United States ...
8: ==History==
9: {{main|History of the United States Senate}} - Badminton (12494 bytes)
3: ...ers (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles) and is played indoors.
5: ...uets, because the shuttlecock is light. Badminton is the fastest raquet sport in the world with shuttl...
7: ... player. From a fitness perspective a close comparison can be made to Squash which also has the same e...
9: ...les, women's doubles and mixed doubles (each pair is composed of one man and one woman).
13: ... In the middle of the court there is a net, which is 1.55 meters high. The short service lines go away... - National League (4871 bytes)
3: ...America]] and [[Canada]]. (The other major league is the [[American League]].) Beginning with the 1903...
5: ... the [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Caps]], the [[Louisville Grays]], the [[New York Mutuals]], the [[Phi...
7: ... preliminary [[National League Division Series|Division Series]].
9: ...e [[pitcher]] in the batting order, although this is not always the case.
13: ===East Division=== - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...etermined through a [[best-of-nine playoff]]) and is awarded the [[World Series Trophy]]. The World Se...
3: ...onship Series|National League champion]] [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and the [[2004 American League Champi...
5: ...jor League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] is given the home field advantage in the World Serie...
7: ...ecause there are more divisions and each division is smaller.
9: ...no reason to believe that the World Series winner is a significantly better team than any club team ou... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
1: {{MLB Braves franchise}}
3: ...own for their ongoing record of 13 consecutive division championships (1991-2004, except for the strik...
5: ...re the oldest continuously operating sports franchise in North American sports. Arguably, they can tra...
6: ...ussell (lawyer)|William Russell]] owned the franchise, [[1911 in sports|1911]]). Following the [[1935...
11: :'''Teams in Division:''' [[Florida Marlins]], [[Philadelphia Philli... - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
1: ...tes]], is a team [[sport]] played on [[ice]]. It is one of the world's fastest sports, with players o...
4: ...nd a goaltender guard their goal. The referee's raised arm indicates that he intends to call a penalty...
5: ...s to stop the puck from entering the net, and who is permitted unique gear towards that end.
8: ...nge. When players are substituted during play, it is called changing ''on the fly''.
10: ...es without interruption. When play is stopped, it is restarted with a ''[[faceoff]]''. There are two r... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
1: This is a list of famous chemists:
6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
7: *[[Richard Abegg]], (1869-1910), German chemist
8: ...ikin]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
9: ...ohan August Arfwedson]], (1792-1841), Swedish chemist - Alexander Graham Bell (18688 bytes)
4: image_caption=[[Scientist]], [[inventor]] of the telephone and innovations...
5: ...very little to what he is born with — a man is what he makes of himself. |
12: ...thing|father of the telephone]]. In addition to his work in [[telecommunications]] technology, he was...
17: ...d in Edinburgh in [[1868]]. In this he explains his method of instructing deaf mutes, by means of the...
19: ...stics, with a view to ameliorate the deafness of his mother.
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