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- Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
4: ...[[mass transit]] system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a...
9: ...pe systems. Gripping must be an even and gradual process in order to avoid bringing the car to cable s...
10: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
11: ...not be able to stop and can wreak havoc along its route until the cable house realizes what is going o...
16: ...ped cables together with claw-equipped cars, and proved cumbersome. The line was closed, rebuilt and r... - Acropolis (1763 bytes)
1: ...known example of the kind, see the article on [[Acropolis, Athens]].''
3: [[image:Athens_Acropolis.jpg|thumb|250px|Acropolis in [[Athens]]]]
4: ...ge cities which grew up on the surrounding lower ground.
6: ... many in [[Asia Minor]], or even Castle Hill at [[Edinburgh]]).
8: ...ally known without qualification as simply "The Acropolis". - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...right|thumb|240px|Left: original [[paddlewheel]] from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: ...
6: ...l that is propelled by [[steam]] power driving a propeller or paddlewheel. The term '''steamboat''' is...
15: ...same time. One of the first to propose the idea (around [[1690]]) was the physicist [[Denis Papin]] wh...
17: ...in a boat. The boat sank, and while he made an improved model he does not seem to have had much succes...
19: ... engine failed, but bureaucracy thwarted further progress. - History of Christianity (35391 bytes)
2: ...tlines the history of '''[[Christianity]]''' and provides links to relevant topics.
4: == Roots of Christianity ==
6: === The Jewish background ===
8: ...n the [[first century]] AD. Christianity brought from Judaism its [[scriptures]] (the [[Old Testament]...
10: ...on different interpretations of various passages from the Old Testament (or [[Tanakh]]). - Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ... of God's revelation to mankind, revealed to the Prophet [[Muhammad]] over a period of 23 years by the...
6: ...nely inspired. After a short opening, the Qur'an proceeds to the longest sura, and closes with some of...
10: ...ntical units resembling paragraphs and comprising roughly ten ayat each.
14: ...; Arabic. There are few other examples of Arabic from that time. (The ''[[Mu'allaqat]]'', or ''Suspend...
16: ...bscure vocabulary. Several generations after the prophet's death, many words used in the Qur'an had be... - Mid-Atlantic Ridge (3017 bytes)
2: ... the water mark, to form [[island]]s. Those are, from North to South, with their respective highest pe...
7: #[[Saint Peter and Paul Rocks]] (Southwest Rock, 22.5 m, at 00°55'08"N, 29°20'35"W)
10: #[[Gough Island]] ([[Edinburgh Peak]], 909 m, at 40°20'S, 10°00'W)
13: ...l apart, magma rises to fill in the spaces. Heat from the magma causes the crust on either side of the...
15: ...on top of the '''mid-Atlantic rise''' which is a progressive bulge that also runs the length of the At... - Elijah McCoy (4371 bytes)
5: ...d [[engineering]] in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] from age 16 and on his return to the United States se...
7: ...lroads]], allowing trains to run faster and more profitably with less need to stop for lubrication and...
9: ...d to lubrication, but also including a folding [[ironing board]] and a lawn sprinkler. Lacking the cap...
11: ...higan State Asylum]] before his death, suffering from [[dementia]].
13: McCoy was remembered in Detroit long after his death. In [[1975]], the city cel... - New Year's Eve (4555 bytes)
1: ...art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
4: New Year's Eve is a separate observance from the observance of [[New Year's Day]]. In 20th ce...
13: ... the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] and various spots around [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]].
17: ...city. In [[London]], a fireworks display is held around the [[The London Eye|London Eye]]. [[Bideford...
21: ...ans would serenade the United States from the ballroom of the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]] on [[Park Aven... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
2: ...me as originator of the theory of [[evolution]] through [[natural selection]].
4: ...sity. Five years on [[the Voyage of the Beagle]] brought him eminence as a [[geology|geologist]] and f...
6: ...cation in nature. He continued his research and wrote a series of books on plants and animals, now in...
15: ...e fifth of six children of [[Robert Waring Darwin|Robert]] and [[Susannah Wedgwood|Susannah]] Darwin (...
17: ...ool]]''. After finishing school, Darwin went to [[Edinburgh University]] in [[1825]] to study medicine. - Culture of Scotland (11420 bytes)
3: ...he rest of the [[British Isles]]). It originates from various differences, some entrenched as part of ...
7: ... court for criminal cases. [[Scots Law]] differs from England's [[common law]] system.
9: ...the islands as part of a devolution of power from Edinburgh to Shetland and Orkney.
15: ...n Act of 1696 and became compulsory for children from the implementation of the Education Act of 1872 ...
17: ...ollege graduates per-head than anywhere else in Europe. - Axumite Kingdom (5328 bytes)
1: ...ading nation in northeastern [[Africa]], growing from ca. [[5th century BC]] to become an important tr...
3: It was founded by people who crossed from South Arabia (what is today Yemen). The kingdom ...
6: The Kingdom of Aksum at its height extended across areas of what are today Eritrea, Northern Ethio...
9: ...who settled the territory across the [[Red Sea]] around [[500 BC]].
11: ...eba]]. This royal heritage was claimed by all emperors of Ethiopia. - Theater (structure) (5978 bytes)
1: ...spaces and organize the theater space as well as provide facilities for the [[actor|actors]] and the t...
2: ...|[[1813]] sketch of the interior of the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], [[London]].]]
4: ...cathedral]]-like structures to simple undecorated rooms or [[black box theater]]s. Some theaters may h...
9: ...dden from the audience where sets, furniture and properties are stored and where the performers await ...
11: ... its box office and lobby areas, is called the ''front of house''. - Renewable energy (27996 bytes)
1: ...ydro power|flowing water]], [[biomass|biological processes]], and [[geothermal]] heat flows. Neither ...
3: ...ed over a period of months, as in [[straw]], or through many years as in [[wood]]. Capturing renewable...
5: ...]] cells, or production of fuels such as ethanol from biomass (see [[alcohol as a fuel]]).
12: ...gy sources can have as great an impact on the environment as energy sources that don't technically mee...
20: ...condly for the energy that is directly collected from sunlight. In this section it is used in the latt... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
1: {{Redirect|Christmas around the world||Christmas Around the World (Bradley Joseph album)}}
2: {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
4: ...ristmas]] season is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region.
22: ...he Christmas Eve services, for example, they go caroling to the homes of older church members, where t...
27: ...ries]], the children actively participate in the programmes. Christmas is officially celebrated at the... - Barrister (15976 bytes)
3: ...perior courts of that jurisdiction. Details vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
7: ... with the public (or lay clients) directly, but through the intermediary of a solicitor.
13: ...rim hearings and trials in chambers are usually unrobed, though this is at the discretion of the judge...
15: ... a more "modern" style of dress, with European-style gowns worn over lounge suits.
17: ...end"; this harks back to the days when the legal profession was small enough for all practitioners to ...
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