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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: ...with spring by ''Opocentsky'', 10/76, [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3987685.html 3987685].]]
13: ...gelbart]] of [[Stanford Research Institute]] in [[1963]] after extensive [[usability testing]]. It w...
15: ...ceived [[patent]] US3541541 on [[November 17]], [[1970]] for a ''"X-Y Position Indicator For A Displa... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
1: ...humb|250px|right|Global mean surface temperatures 1856-2004]]
3: ...//www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/06/20010611-2.html] and assess the extent to which the effect...
5: .../wg1/339.htm]]). Much of this uncertainty results from not knowing future CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, bu...
11: ...change [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm]. Sometimes the term "anthropogenic climate...
16: ... [http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/displaypagedoc.asp?id=13057]. - Andes (13210 bytes)
5: ...tude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 feet).
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: ...ego]] from the small [[Scotia Plate]]. Across the 1,000 km wide [[Drake Passage]] lie the mounta...
17: ...ordillera Oriental. The term ''cordillera'' comes from the Spanish word meaning 'rope'. The Andes rang... - Red deer (16671 bytes)
13: ... author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], | date = 1758}}
19: ...s]] largest native land [[mammal]], and can reach 1.5m (5 ft) at the shoulder.
21: ...d by law for the sport of the monarch until the [[19th century|nineteenth century]].
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. - Sheep (9256 bytes)
2: ...axobox_image | image = [[image:Flock of sheep.jpg|150px|Flock of sheep]] | caption = [[Images of shee...
13: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
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.
50: ...t]]) forms one of the animals associated with the 12-year cycle of in the [[Chinese zodiac]], related... - Dog (69384 bytes)
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...
27: ...and the [[American Society of Mammalogists]] in [[1993]]). The word is sometimes used to refer colle...
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, Gree...
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)
15: capital = [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]<sup>1</sup> |
23: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
24: percent_water = 1.07% |
25: population_estimate = 16,136,137 |
28: population_census = 15,116,435 | - American Bison (6740 bytes)
14: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
16: ...anada's far north to [[Mexico]] in the south, and from eastern [[Oregon]] almost to the [[Atlantic Oce...
18: ...three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18–22 years.
22: ...including courtship and mounting between bulls—is common among bison. The [[Mandan]] nation Oki...
26: [[Image:YS_71506_052.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bison Photo.Image pro... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles Darwin aged 51.jpg|thumb|300px|Charles Darwin, about the same ti...
2: ...'' ([[12 February]] [[1809]]–[[19 April]] [[1882]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[natural ...
4: ...ections, but in [[1858]] the information that [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] now had a similar theory force...
6: His [[1859]] book ''[[The Origin of Species]]'' establish...
14: ...16.jpg|thumb|A seven-year old Charles Darwin in 1816]] - William R. King (5588 bytes)
3: ...th Carolina]], a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Alabama]], and the thirteenth [[Vice Presiden...
5: ...g]]. He returned to the [[United States]] in [[1818]] and located in [[Cahawba, Alabama]], where he ...
7: ...from [[December 14]], 1819, until [[April 15]], [[1844]], when he resigned. He served as [[President...
9: ... County still exists, but the county council in [[1986]] passed a resolution "setting forth the histo...
16: ...ide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000217 King's Congressional Biography] - Squash (fruit) (4665 bytes)
17: ...ch_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)
1: <div style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 7px; background-color: #ff...
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...
6: ...ople living together in an ordered community.{{fn|1}}
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... - Golden Eagles (3752 bytes)
12: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
17: ...pe]], North [[Asia]], [[North America]], North [[Africa]] and [[Japan]]. In most areas this bird now i...
19: ...birds have been released into the wild since [[2001]].
23: Old eyries may be 2 metres in diameter and 1 metre in height, as the eagles enlarge their nest...
29: ...verage length of 75-85 cm (30-34"), a wingspan of 175-200 cm (70-80"), and a weight of 3 to 5 kg. As ... - Lemurs (4235 bytes)
9: ... author = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]] | date = [[1821]]}}
20: ...pe]]s ([[simian]]s). The term "lemur" is derived from the Latin word ''lemures'', which means "spirit...
22: ...m the tiny 30 gram [[Peters' Mouse Lemur]] to the 10 kilogram [[Indri]]. The larger species have all...
24: ... are generally [[omnivore]]s, eating a variety of fruits, flowers and leaves (and sometimes nectar) as...
32: ...d the [[haplorrhine]]s, suggesting they split off from the other lemurs first. As such, the Cheirogale... - 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)
1: The '''Watergate scandal''' ([[1972]]-[[1974]]) (or just '''"Watergate"''') was an [[United...
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: ...elt]], the No. 2 official at the FBI in the early 1970s, revealed that he was Deep Throat — a c...
17: ...th campaign manager [[Jeb Stuart Magruder]] and [[Fred LaRue]], approved Hunt and Liddy's espionage pl... - Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
1: ...apped ends, wheels, and a [[pirn]] of weft thread|100px]]
2: ... It was patented by [[John Kay]] (1704 - 1764) in 1733.
5: ...w the action of weaving prior to it. In a typical frame loom, the operator sits with the newly woven c...
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...
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