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- Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
1: ...encoding disks include light holes.<br>'''4:''' Infrared LEDs shine through the disks.<br>
9: [[Image:firstmouseunderside.jpg|frame|The first computer mouse held by inventor [[Do...
11: ...http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3987685.html 3987685].]]
13: ...lbart]] of [[Stanford Research Institute]] in [[1963]] after extensive [[usability testing]]. It was...
17: ...x|thumb|left| An Apple Macintosh Plus's Mouse, 1986]] - Global warming (53726 bytes)
1: ...b|250px|right|Global mean surface temperatures 1856-2004]]
3: ...p://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/06/20010611-2.html] and assess the extent to which the effe...
5: .../wg1/339.htm]]). Much of this uncertainty results from not knowing future CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, bu...
16: ...es including [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], [[China]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[India]], [[Italy]], [[Japan...
19: ...http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/306/5702/1686.pdf] - Andes (13210 bytes)
6: ...wn as [[Andean States]]. The name ''Andes'' comes from the [[Quechua]] word ''anti'', which means "hig...
8: ... is the point on the Earth's surface most distant from its center, because of the [[equatorial bulge]]...
13: ...[transform fault]] separates [[Tierra del Fuego]] from the small [[Scotia Plate]]. Across the 1,000&nb...
17: ...ength, except in the Bolivian flexure where it is 640 km wide. The islands of [[Aruba]], [[Bona...
20: ...only 300 m in [[Tierra del Fuego]] at 55°S; from 50°S, several of the larger glaciers descend t... - Red deer (16671 bytes)
26: ...atus and mating call of the elk is also different from that of the red deer, in that the elk "bugle" a...
28: ...]. The bulls may have as many as 50 cows to keep from other less fortunate males.
33: Apart from man, [[European Brown Bear|bears]], [[wolf|wolv...
50: ...eparation of [[Africa]]n [[lion]]s (Panthera leo) from various Asiatic [[tiger]]s (Panthera tigris), b...
65: ...tern [[Tennessee]] was shot in [[1849]]. The last free wapiti in [[Iowa]] were recorded in [[1871]]. - Sheep (9256 bytes)
15: ...heep''' (''Ovis aries''), which probably descends from the wild [[moufflon]] of south-central and sout...
44: ...astoralism]]. [[Selective breeding]] of sheep has frequently occurred.
59: ... and the English "[[Inclosure |inclosing]] of the commons".
63: ...yas, [[Altai]], [[Tien-Shan]] and [[Pamir]]) has 56 chromosomes and the Siberian [[snow sheep]] (Ovis...
65: ...ss called rooing) or the fleece must be collected from the field after it falls out. - Dog (69384 bytes)
4: ...axobox_image | image = [[Image:Norwegian Elkhound 600.jpg|249px]] | caption = '''[[Norwegian Elkhound...
17: ...uch as the [[Irish Wolfhound]]), and colors range from [[white]] to [[black]] with [[red]]s, [[gray]]s...
19: ...at they have earned the [[sobriquet]] "man's best friend".
23: ...usceptible to many of the metabolic ills stemming from overconsumption of such foods that civilization...
35: ... their rear legs are fairly rigid and sturdy; the front legs are loose and flexible, with only muscle ... - Island (4674 bytes)
1: [[Image:Rhodes_7_04_9561W.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Island of Rhodes, Gre...
6: The word ''island'' derives ultimately from the [[Norse]] word ''igland''. It was originall...
11: ...rift]]ed. The best example is [[Madagascar]] off Africa. The [[Kerguelen Islands]] and some of the [[S...
19: ... a '''volcanic island arc'''. These islands arise from volcanoes where the subduction of one plate un...
23: ...movement. An example is the [[Hawaiian Islands]], from [[Hawaii]] to [[Kure Atoll|Kure]], which then e... - Declaratory Act (2406 bytes)
1: ...ent series of wars, part of which (known as the [[French and Indian War]] in America) were fought in t...
5: :March 18, 1766
11: ... consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons of Great Britain, in parliament assembled, had, h... - Chile (39914 bytes)
16: latd=33|latm=26|latNS=S|longd=70|longm=40|longEW=W|
21: area = 756,950<sup>2</sup> |
25: population_estimate = 16,136,137 |
27: population_estimate_rank = 60th |
28: population_census = 15,116,435 | - American Bison (6740 bytes)
16: ...anada's far north to [[Mexico]] in the south, and from eastern [[Oregon]] almost to the [[Atlantic Oce...
18: ...ight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 m (6 feet) tall, 3 m (10 ft) long and w...
26: [[Image:YS_71506_052.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bison Photo.Image provid...
30: ... at 350,000, but this is compared to an estimated 60–100 million during the end of the [[Pre-Co...
37: ...tinuing significant population loss over the last 60 years. - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
4: ...ections, but in [[1858]] the information that [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] now had a similar theory force...
14: ...6.jpg|thumb|A seven-year old Charles Darwin in 1816]]
19: ...avid student of [[Robert Edmund Grant]], learning from Grant's enthusiasm for the theories of [[Jean-B...
24: ...divine design]] in nature. He got private tuition from Henslow whose subjects were maths and theology,...
32: [[Image:HMSBeagle.jpeg|thumb|right|HMS Beagle, from an 1841 watercolour by Owen Stanley]] - William R. King (5588 bytes)
3: ...th Carolina]], a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Alabama]], and the thirteenth [[Vice Presiden...
5: ...m [[March 4]], [[1811]] until [[November 4]] [[1816]], when he resigned. King was secretary of the [...
7: ...1822]], [[1828]], [[1834]], and [[1841]], serving from [[December 14]], 1819, until [[April 15]], [[18...
9: ...unty still exists, but the county council in [[1986]] passed a resolution "setting forth the historic...
20: ...ns from Alabama#United States Senate|U.S. Senator from Alabama]]|before=''(none)''|after=[[Dixon Hall ... - Squash (fruit) (4665 bytes)
17: ...topic=TSN&search_value=22365 ITIS 22365] 2002-11-06<br>
22: ...he summer, while the skin is still tender and the fruit relatively small. They are consumed almost imm...
24: ...m ''winter squash'' is used here to differentiate from ''summer squash,'' it is also commonly used to ...
28: Besides the fruits, squash seeds, blossoms, and tendrils are als...
36: ...rcup and Mooregold. On this species the peduncle (fruit stem) is spongy and swollen, not ridged. - Commons:Template:Newpagelinksmain (1176 bytes)
5: ...agelinksmain]] in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video. - Human societies (6587 bytes)
2: ...ety''' is a group of human beings distinguishable from other groups by mutual interests, characteristi...
10: ...dly association with others." Societas is derived from ''socius'' meaning "companion" and thus the mea...
15: ... and [[Post-Industrial]] societies to be separate from traditional agricultural societies.
41: ...en known as societies (such as [[friendly society|friendly societies]] and [[building society|building...
49: ...rd.com/concise_oed/society Definition of Society] from the [[OED]]. - Golden Eagles (3752 bytes)
17: ...pe]], North [[Asia]], [[North America]], North [[Africa]] and [[Japan]]. In most areas this bird now i...
36: {{commons|Aquila chrysaetos}} - Lemurs (4235 bytes)
2: ...Taxobox_image | image = [[image:ring.tailed.lemur.600pix.jpg|250px|Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)]]...
9: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon = '''Lemuriformes'''}}<br>{{Ta...
20: ...pe]]s ([[simian]]s). The term "lemur" is derived from the Latin word ''lemures'', which means "spirit...
22: ...ed into a number of species. These range in size from the tiny 30 gram [[Peters' Mouse Lemur]] to the...
24: ... are generally [[omnivore]]s, eating a variety of fruits, flowers and leaves (and sometimes nectar) as... - Stag Beetles (3702 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_infraclassis_entry | taxon = [[Neoptera]]}}
15: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon = [[Scarabaeiformia]]}}
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...with other larvae. The name [[cervus]] is derived from the mandibles of the male, which look like the ... - Watergate (19196 bytes)
5: On [[June 17]], [[1972]], [[Frank Wills]], a security guard working at the offic...
7: ...ugenio Mart�z]], [[James W. McCord, Jr.]] and [[Frank Sturgis]] — were discovered and arrested...
11: ...ate)|Deep Throat]]", whose true identity was kept from the public, added an extra layer of mystery to ...
17: ...th campaign manager [[Jeb Stuart Magruder]] and [[Fred LaRue]], approved Hunt and Liddy's espionage pl...
29: [[Image:Nixon E2679c-09A.jpg|thumb|left|President Nixon giving tele... - Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
2: ...tion]]. It was patented by [[John Kay]] (1704 - 1764) in 1733.
5: ...be reasonably reached across (typically {{convert|60|in|cm}} or less).
8: ... reduce friction. The weft thread is made to exit from the end rather than the side, and the thread is...
10: In manual operation, a cord runs to each box from a handle held by the operator. To start the pic...
15: ...as largely ignored. His home attacked, he fled to France and died there in poverty.
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