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- Formula One (29650 bytes)
7: ...orld Drivers Championship and World Constructors Championship, and is the most expensive sport in the ...
9: ...ico]], [[India]], [[Russia]] and [[South Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" image.
16: ...e [[List of Formula One Grands Prix]] for results from past seasons and individual races.''
18: ...nship for constructors followed in [[1958]]. Non-championship Formula One races were held for many yea...
22: ...ugh [[1957]], his streak interrupted by two-time champion [[Alberto Ascari]] of [[Scuderia Ferrari|Fer... - Computer (32773 bytes)
3: ... automatically solve the problem or predict the behavior of the system.
8: ...chnologies, nearly all popular types of computers have electronic components.
10: ...y'' model the problem being solved, in the sense that the problem being solved is mapped as closely as...
12: ...tem]] (ones and zeros). Next, all operations on that information are reduced to simple [[Boolean alge...
14: ... formally identified and explored by [[Claude E. Shannon]]. - Ship (18843 bytes)
2: ...s) which a boat requires to become a ship. (Note that one refers to [[submarine]]s as "boats"). Compar...
4: ... so few ship-rigged vessels were built with more than three masts. The five-masted ''Preussen'' was th...
6: ...ve pertaining to ships though in common usage, it has come to be more particularly associated with the...
10: ...her than weight, and are used when describing merchant ships for the purpose of tolls, taxation, etc.
12: In Britain until the [[Samuel Plimsoll|Merchant Shipping Act of 1876]], ship-owners could load ... - Forest (3705 bytes)
4: ...of the globe provide carbon-sink, oxygen-release, habitat, and soil-retention functions. Therefore, Ea...
6: ...f it is locked in [[lignin]] and other materials that decompose slowly.
8: ...nd foliage of trees meet or interlock. A woodland has an open canopy, which allows some sunlight to pe...
14: * [[temperate hardwood forest]]
17: ...ate coniferous forests|temperate rainforest]], [[chaparral]]). [[Tropical]] and [[subtropical]] forest... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
2: ...mage:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
8: image_map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
9: ..._caption = Location of the City and County of San Francisco in California |
11: subdivision_name = [[San Francisco]] | - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
1: ...:ac.parthenon5.jpg|thumb|300px|The Parthenon seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west]]
3: ...thena the Virgin''', and its popular name derives from the Greek word ''παρθέ...
5: The Parthenon replaced an older [[temple]] which had been destroyed by the [[Iran|Persians]]. As well...
9: ...he treasury of the Delian League, which was moved from the Panhellenic sanctuary at [[Delos]] to the A...
11: ...is to make the temple look even more symmetrical than it actually is. - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...ing Roman influence into what has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct consequence...
4: ...ltering government of the weak republic. Caesar's friend [[Marcus Brutus]] conspired with others to as...
6: Caesar's military campaigns are known in detail from his own written [[Literary works of Julius Caes...
11: ...he Roman nobility. Thus, no member of his family had achieved any outstanding prominence in recent ti...
13: ...rew ill and soon died. Both Marius and his father had left Caesar much of their property and wealth in... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
11: ...hancellor of Germany|chancellor]]) of [[Germany]] from [[1933]] to his death. He was leader of the [[N...
13: ...[Racial policy of Nazi Germany|racial policies]] that Hitler directed culminated in the systematic ext...
15: He led Germany from the depths of post-[[World War I]] defeat to be...
20: ...treated his son more strictly than was usual for that time and place.
22: ...but he was long dead). The spelling was probably changed by a clerk. Later, Adolf was accused by his p... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
3: ... and ''American Revolution'' are often used interchangeably, though the Revolution included political ...
5: ...d by A.M. Willard in the late nineteenth century that came to be known as ''The Spirit of '76''. Often...
10: ...t a time, were generally reluctant to go very far from home, and would often come and go as they saw f...
12: ...commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,000.
15: ...nists who sided with the British—fielded perhaps 50,000 men during the war years. However, accor... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
1: ...ramento from Riverwalk.JPG|thumb|175px|Sacramento from near the Sacramento River]]
2: ... [[1848]] by [[John Sutter, Jr.]] Sacramento grew from [[Sutter's Fort]], which was established by Sut...
36: === The lost frontier ===
37: ...entiful [[oak]] trees in the region and by eating fruits, bulbs, seeds, and roots throughout the year.
41: === From pioneers to gold fever === - Boise, Idaho (9777 bytes)
26: ...ates of America]]. As of the [[2000]] census, it has a population of 185,787. It is the [[county sea...
34:
36: ...wn as Fort Boise, Boise was incorporated under a charter in [[1864]] by an act of the [[Idaho Territor...
38: ...of Lewiston discovered the capital had been taken from them.
46: ... a regional hub for jazz and theater. The [[Gene Harris Jazz Festival]] is hosted in Boise every year... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
29: ... the Governor's mansion. It was used as a market commons for over six years. Although an expensive Governo...
31: ...ed in 1836, but Indiana went bankrupt in [[1839]] from the loans taken out under the aforementioned bi...
33: ...ing center, and the extensive network of highways has allowed Indianapolis to enjoy a relatively low a...
35: ... factories that were built there. This led to a sharp increase in industries such as [[glass]] and [[...
37: ...ed in [[1928]] because the statute of limitations had run out; he completed his term in disgrace. The... - Lansing, Michigan (6961 bytes)
2: ...gan|Eaton County]]. As of the [[2000]] census, it has a population of 119,128.
13: county = [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham]] & [[Eaton County, Michigan|Eaton Counties]] |
29: ...edon Township, Michigan|Alaiedon Township]] in Ingham County to the southeast.
31: ...lling plains, Lansing's and its surrounding areas have many farms, forests, and meadows. There are on...
33: ... to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 91.3 [[square kilometre|km²... - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
2: ...vis]], and [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] counties, had a population of 1,333,914 as of [[2000]].
4: ...nearby [[Great Salt Lake]], the city is separated from the lake's shore by [[marsh]]es and [[mudflat]]...
6: ...e known as the "Crossroads of the West". The city has developed a strong tourism industry and was host...
14: ... meant to only be a summary of the main article. Thanks.-->
15: ... East. Upon arrival their religious prophet [[Brigham Young]] reportedly stated, "This is the right pl... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...ation: ''Rossiya'' or ''Rossija''), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern [[Europ...
6: ...This influence is notable, but is still far from that of the former Soviet Union.
13: ... The Slavs constituted the bulk of the population from the [[8th century]] onwards and slowly assimila...
17: ...ded the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north from the [[Belarusians]] and [[Ukrainians]] in the w...
19: ...affected the rest of the country. Nevertheless it had to fight the Germanic crusaders who attempted to... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
2: subject_name=Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
3: image_name=Mohandas Gandhi.jpg |
4: ... of the Nation|Father of the nation]]"'' —Mohandas Gandhi |
13: ...onalist and international movements for peaceful change.
15: ... He often said that his values were simple; drawn from traditional [[Hinduism|Hindu]] beliefs: [[truth... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
2: ...|Thomas Hobbes: detail from a portrait by John Michael Wright ([[National Portrait Gallery]], London)]...
4: ...st famous for his book ''[[Leviathan (book)|Leviathan]]'' ([[1651]]).
10: ...[John Wilkinson (scholar)|John Wilkinson]] and he had some influence on Hobbes.
12: ...onshire]]), and began a lifelong connection with that family.
14: ...des' account of the [[Peloponnesian War]] showed that democratic government could not survive war or p... - Native American (42651 bytes)
5: ...t native to the American continent, such as those from arctic [[Russia]]n [[Siberia]].
11: ...57;oli and Kanaka 'Oiwi) in the [[US]] state of [[Hawaii]], natives of [[American Samoa]] (USA) and na...
19: ...nd from people who [[Migration (human)|migrated]] from [[Siberia]] across the [[Bering Strait]], betwe...
21: ...s other possibilities, not necessarily exclusive, have been suggested:
23: *The migrants may have crossed the land bridge several millennia earli... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ...lant]]s and [[animal]]s that have adapted to this harsh [[desert]] environment. Some examples include ...
5: ...nd at least 1700 million years old. Ancient warm-shallow seas deposited marine sediments until rifting...
6: ... and low points in Death Valley National Park.png|frame|A slice through the highest and lowest points ...
8: [[Image:Wpdms shdrlfi020l death valley.jpg|frame|left|Death Valley and environs]]
9: ...ation: there are parallel [[strike-slip fault]]s that perpendicularly bound the central extent of Deat... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
14: ...ty. His marriage on [[June 13]], [[1525]] to [[Katharina von Bora]] began the tradition of [[clerical ...
17: ...ght|220px|The "Luther house" where Luther boarded from ages 14 to 17 while attending private school at...
19: ...d bring further honor to the family. To that end, Hans sent young Martin to schools in Mansfeld, [[Mag...
21: ...r's wishes, Martin enrolled in the law school of that university.
23: All that changed during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1505. ...
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