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  1. Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
    3: ...ilosopher]], [[musician]], [[poet]], and romantic comedic [[playwright]]. Machiavelli was also a key fi...
    10: ...against [[Pisa]]. Louis XII was also the king who committed the five capital errors in statecraft summa...
    23: ...the two and actually divorces them. '''Politics becomes technique'''!
    25: Coming back to "Along with [[Leonardo da Vinci]], Nic...
    33: ...ipe'' has become a legendary handbook on how to become and remain a ruler.
  2. Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
    4: ...an independence movement, the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth|Polish]] [[Constitution of May 3]] as we...
    16: ... [[Sir Isaac Newton]]. The ideas of Newton, which combined the mathematics of [[axiom]]atic proof with ...
    20: ... axiomatic approach of Descartes. The belief in a comprehensible world, under an orderly Christian God,...
    22: ...dealist]] position that the mind was capable of encompassing a reality which lies outside of its direct...
    24: ...ge. [[John Locke]] wrote his ''[http://www.lonang.com/exlibris/locke/ Two Treatises on Government]'' to...
  3. Bat (13851 bytes)
    31: ...the Egyptian Bat (Roussettus aegyptiacus) [http://www.atan.org/en/animales/loroparque/murcielago.htm 1]...
    44: ... to Primates. Genetic evidence has pointed to the common ancestry of Megachiroptera and at least some M...
    94: ...wings are too small to fly. Young [[microbat]]s become independent at the age of 6 to 8 weeks, [[megaba...
    108: ...to fly, which makes it more likely that they will come into contact with humans. Although one should no...
    112: ...nd how to bat-proof a house humanely, see [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Bats_&_Rabies/bats&.ht...
  4. Badminton (12494 bytes)
    5: ...ier to impart a great deal of [[momentum]] to overcome the drag. The racquets are also much lighter tha...
    7: ...minton player. From a fitness perspective a close comparison can be made to Squash which also has the s...
    9: ..., women's doubles and mixed doubles (each pair is composed of one man and one woman).
    18: ...dminton [[racquets]] are composed of carbon fiber composite ([[graphite reinforced plastic]]). Carbon f...
    74: ...''1854, from the [[John Leech]] Archive'' [http://www.john-leech-archive.org.uk/] ]]
  5. Mountain biking (7992 bytes)
    2: ...t handlebars and wide tires. It encompasses both competitive [[bicycle racing]] and purely [[recreatio...
    5: ...e of terrain, from remote alps to city parks) for common biking mountain countries and special bikes ar...
    11: ...or the first time in San Francisco, USA. ([http://www.usdeafsports.org/2006cycling/index.html])
    17: ...ds to three minutes-depending on the stage of the competition - and the rider with the lowest time wins...
    18: ...nd sometimes also the time in which the course is completed.
  6. Surfing (15219 bytes)
    13: ... who engage in the competitive and, consequently, commercial side of the activity.
    15: A non-competitive adventure activity involving riding the b...
    20: ... of the wave begins to run aground as the water becomes more shallow.
    22: ... fetch, and (2) the structure of the ocean floor (composition, shape).
    24: ...surfing-waves.com/peeling_waves.htm Surfing-Waves.com Wave information].
  7. Alfred Nobel (7332 bytes)
    14: ...ed in 1876, and was followed by a host of similar combinations, modified by the addition of [[potassium...
    16: ...ich is soluble in such mixtures. The question was complicated by the fact that it is in practice imposs...
    37: *[http://www.nobel.se/nobel/alfred-nobel/index.html The Man be...
    38: *[http://www.nobel.se/ The Nobel e-Museum]
    39: *[http://www.nobel.no/eng_com_will1.html A biography]
  8. Capacitor (29664 bytes)
    2: ...sually made of metal) stacked or rolled to form a compact device, but '''every''' multi-[[conductor]] [...
    38: ...plying the [[Laplace transform]], the impedance becomes:
    43: === Common types of fixed capacitor ===
    45: ...ility issues. Another figure of merit for analog components is stability with respect to time and temp...
    51: ... to breakdown from arcing, because any air that becomes ionized is soon replaced by fresh air . Large-...
  9. Tarantula (17481 bytes)
    129: ...lieved to involve wild dancing of a kind that has come to be called the [[tarantella]]. Actually, the b...
    139: ...b|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
    148: ...ided into terrestrial, arboreal or burrowing or a combination of two of these types.
    170: ...male as he attempts to mate. This however is less common among tarantulas than other spiders, certain s...
    181: ...nnibalism. Keeping tarantulas communally is not recommended and should not be attempted except by exper...
  10. Nutrition (42689 bytes)
    1: ...d in [[2005]], is a general nutrition guide for recommended [[food]] consumption.]]
    8: ...compounds and elements occur in various forms and combinations (e.g. [[hormones]]/[[vitamins]], [[phosp...
    10: ...tic state of the compounds/elements. However many compounds/elements are absorbed into the bloodstream ...
    14: ...e to the food can determine the specific types of compounds and elements absorbed by the body. The effe...
    16: ...as proven hormonally and metabolically favourable compared to eating a monotonous diet based on process...
  11. California Gold Rush (3231 bytes)
    8: ..., and crime became a problem, causing [[Vigilance committee|vigilantes]] to rise up and serve the popul...
    20: *[http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/funfacts.html#anchor261419 The G...
  12. Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
    3: ...rahy Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    5: ...t) marks the boundary where atmospheric effects become noticeable during re-entry. The [[Karman line]],...
    24: ==Composition==
    26: <table><tr><th colspan=2>Percent Composition of Dry Atmosphere,<br>by volume - ppmv: p...
    37: <tr><td colspan=2>''Not included in above composition<br> of dry atmosphere:''
  13. Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
    6: ... [[mesosphere]]. It is in the stratosphere that incoming solar radiation creates the [[ozone layer]]. A...
    8: ...e gas density increases at lower altitudes, the recombination process accelerates since the gas molecul...
    16: Solar radiation, acting on the different compositions of the atmosphere with height, generates...
    19: ..., but remains due to [[galactic cosmic ray]]s. A common example of the D layer in action is the disapp...
    28: ...sphere in terms of HF communications. The F layer combines into one layer at night, and in the presence...
  14. Caesar Augustus (50559 bytes)
    5: He would complete Caesar's dreams of unifying Rome under one m...
    7: ...y direction, with the borders he established to become the [[natural borders]] for the Empire for over ...
    12: ...unda]]. Caesar had placed Octavian as the cavalry commander of the Tenth Legion stationed in the rear a...
    16: ...y from the Macedonian legions, while waiting to accompany Caesar on a campaign against the Dacians and ...
    18: ...d had selected Octavian to serve as his second-in-command in the office of [[master of the horse]] begi...
  15. Amphitheatre (4978 bytes)
    50: ...paving of the present-day [http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?str...
    106: *[http://www.caerleon.net/history/amphexcav/ Caerleon amphithe...
    107: *[http://www.bwpics.co.uk/amphitheatre.html Chester amphitheat...
    108: *[http://www.academia-cravatica.hr/en/arena.html Pula amphithe...
  16. Architectural history (13369 bytes)
    1: ...ths) through the necessities of life (food, work, communion etc.) within the historical context. Archit...
    3: ...malgamation of whose conscious intentions would become the subject of artistic movements. In these resp...
    9: ...with less historical context. Matters are further complicated by incidences of Western [[colonialism]]....
    17: ...even the ruler himself and the construction was accompanied by [[rituals]] intended to enter human acti...
    33: ...the living rituals of ancient civilizations had become inscribed in space, in the paths that wound towa...
  17. Blimp (3839 bytes)
    1: ...ually [[helium]]) inside the envelope. For a more complete description of this style of [[aircraft]], p...
    16: ...umb|250px|right|One of [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]]'s blimp fleet.]]
    17: ...l companies, including [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]], [[Budweiser]], and [[Fujifilm]], ...
    25: ...he [[Mineseeker Project]] ([http://www.mineseeker.com/]) seeks to design a system to determine whether ...
    39: * [http://www.airshipman.com/ The Fujifilm Blimp]
  18. Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
    6: ...on of current flow, and the phase of [[commutator|commutation]] in the motor. The principal difference...
    8: ... used to describe an [[engine swap]], such as the common Honda [[Honda B engine#B16|B16]] engine into a...
    12: ...e on Science, Subcommittee on Energy | url=http://www.house.gov/science/hearings/energy02/jun26/charter...
    16: ... vehicles have a direct linkage from the internal combustion engine to the driven wheels, so the engine...
    20: ...hybrid drivetrains to every model it sells in the coming decade.
  19. Information (13474 bytes)
    2: ...as [[meaning]], [[knowledge]], [[instruction]], [[communication]], [[representation]], and [[mental sti...
    4: ...eful consideration of the various meanings it has come to acquire.
    12: ...be a disruptive noise used to inhibit the flow of communication and create misunderstanding. This mode...
    16: ... by [[Claude Shannon]], "A Mathematical Theory of Communication." This paper provides the foundations ...
    20: A complementary way of measuring information is provide...
  20. Digital photography (33923 bytes)
    22: ...ring images, which may then be transferred to a [[computer]] later.
    24: ... standard to connect to a printer without using a computer, and some can display pictures directly on a...
    26: Most digital cameras can connect directly to a computer in order to store pictures or to be used as ...
    28: ...ctly to a [[computer]] and store [[video]] on the computer's [[hard disk]] or [[DVD]] recorder.
    30: ==Comparison with film cameras==

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