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- Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
1: ...encoding disks include light holes.<br>'''4:''' Infrared LEDs shine through the disks.<br>
2: ...Sensors gather light pulses to convert to X and Y velocities.]]
3: ...es a device that detects the mouse's motion relative to the flat surface on which it sits. The mouse's...
9: ...side.jpg|frame|The first computer mouse held by inventor [[Douglas Engelbart]] showing the wheels whic...
11: ...with spring by ''Opocentsky'', 10/76, [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3987685.html 3987685].]] - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3: ...[carbon dioxide]] (CO<sub>2</sub>). The alternative view, that the principal causes are natural cycle...
5:
7: ...fects by causing [[flood]]s, [[drought]]s, heat waves, reduction of [[agricultural]] yields or in extr...
11: ...ge involved, such as the [[Ice Age]]s. Note, however, that there is one important exception to this: ...
16: ...es including [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], [[China]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[India]], [[Italy]], [[Japan... - Andes (13210 bytes)
5: ...idest between 18° to 20°S latitude), 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: ...[transform fault]] separates [[Tierra del Fuego]] from the small [[Scotia Plate]]. Across the 1,000&nb...
15: ...s, including [[Cotopaxi]], one of the highest active volcanos in the world. - Red deer (16671 bytes)
19: ...s, it is [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] largest native land [[mammal]], and can reach 1.5m (5 ft) at the...
21: ...gland|Henry III]], although deer were still preserved by law for the sport of the monarch until the [[...
26: ...nt of the elk, allowing high-pitched sounds to travel further.
28: ...]. The bulls may have as many as 50 cows to keep from other less fortunate males.
30: ...re left by their mothers for long periods in long vegetation; their mothers return at intervals to fee... - Sheep (9256 bytes)
15: .... For other types of sheep and their close relatives, see [[goat antelope]]. For more information o...
19: There are at least seven species of sheep:
28: ...ive applying to sheep: ''ovine''; and the collective terms for sheep: ''[[Herd|flock]]'' and ''[[mob]]...
35: Farmers develop wool breeds for superior wool quantity and qua...
39: ...alled hair sheep, like the Katahdin and Dorper, have little to no wool. - Dog (69384 bytes)
17: ...s and [[pack hunter]]s; this similarity in their overall behavioral design accounts for their trainabi...
19: ...at they have earned the [[sobriquet]] "man's best friend".
22: ...ogs are shot by farmers in an effort to protect livestock. Bodies are usually tied to fences as warnin...
23: ...(which implies a lot of meat consumption) help prevent damage to muscle tissue.
27: ...dae]] (as in "the dog family"), such as [[wolf|wolves]], [[fox|foxes]] and [[coyote|coyotes]]. - Island (4674 bytes)
2: ...''' or '''cay''' is also another name for a relatively small island. Groups of related islands are cal...
4: ...types of islands: '''continental''' islands, '''river''' islands, and '''volcanic''' islands. There ar...
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...
15: == River islands == - 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...
9: ...solutions, and orders, derogatory to the legislative authority of parliament, and inconsistent with th...
11: ...f the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
13: ... null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever. - Chile (39914 bytes)
7: native_name = República de Chile |
17: government_type = [[Republic|Democratic republic]] |
37: sovereignty_type = [[History of Chile|Independence]] |
38: established_events = • Initiated<br> • Decla...
39: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 18]], [[1810]]<br>[[Fe... - American Bison (6740 bytes)
16: ...anada's far north to [[Mexico]] in the south, and from eastern [[Oregon]] almost to the [[Atlantic Oce...
18: ...ar. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18–22 years.
24: ...White buffalo are considered sacred by many [[Native American]]s.
28: ...d over cliffs. These buffalo jumps are found in several places in the US and Canada.
30: ...-owned herds have also been established, starting from this population. The current American Bison pop... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
2: ...British]] [[natural history|naturalist]] who achieved lasting fame as originator of the theory of [[ev...
4: ...ections, but in [[1858]] the information that [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] now had a similar theory force...
6: ... descent]] as the dominant scientific theory of diversification in nature. He continued his research ...
14: [[Image:Charles Darwin 1816.jpg|thumb|A seven-year old Charles Darwin in 1816]]
17: ...r finishing school, Darwin went to [[Edinburgh University]] in [[1825]] to study medicine. - William R. King (5588 bytes)
3: ...th Carolina]], a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Alabama]], and the thirteenth [[Vice Presiden...
5: ...s]], serving from [[March 4]], [[1811]] until [[November 4]] [[1816]], when he resigned. King was sec...
7: ...enate]] during the Twenty-fourth through Twenty-seventh [[United States Congress|Congresses]]. King w...
9: ...ancial liabilities for royalty fees now owed to Reverend Dr. King's family estate.
11: ... on his plantation, and was later reinterred in Live Oak Cemetery, [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]], [[Dallas ... - Squash (fruit) (4665 bytes)
20: ...h or winter squash, depending on when they are harvested. Compare [[Gourd]]s.
22: ...hile the skin is still tender and the fruit relatively small. They are consumed almost immediately and...
24: ...m ''winter squash'' is used here to differentiate from ''summer squash,'' it is also commonly used to ...
26: ...for the squash. The squash vines provided groundcover to limit weeds.
28: ...dible. The blossoms are an important part of native american cooking and are also used in many other ... - Commons:Template:Newpagelinksmain (1176 bytes)
1: ...color: #fff; color: #000">'''Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name.'''
5: ...agelinksmain]] in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
7: * '''If you have created this page in the past few minutes and it ...
8: ... an article under this title previously, it may have been deleted. See [[Wikipedia:Candidates for spee... - Human societies (6587 bytes)
2: ...ety''' is a group of human beings distinguishable from other groups by mutual interests, characteristi...
10: ...iety is often used as synonymous with the collective citizenry of a [[country]] as directed through na...
15: ... and [[Post-Industrial]] societies to be separate from traditional agricultural societies.
18: ...eme for societies in general is that societies serve to aid individuals in a time of crisis; historica...
22: ...nd subsequent reward, even at the risk of their lives. Action by some individual or larger group in be... - Golden Eagles (3752 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Bird|Aves]]}}
17: ...pe]], North [[Asia]], [[North America]], North [[Africa]] and [[Japan]]. In most areas this bird now i...
19: ... extinct since the early 20th Century. 35 birds have been released into the wild since [[2001]].
21: ... their territory. They use them alternately for several years. The nest consists of heavy tree branche...
23: ...tre in height, as the eagles enlarge their nests every year. If the eyrie is situated on a tree it may... - Lemurs (4235 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon = '''Lemuriformes'''}}<br>{{Ta...
20: ...ing lemur]] species are not lemurs, nor are they even primates.
22: ...ht ([[nocturnal]]), while the larger ones are active during the day ([[diurnal]]).
24: ...mes nectar) as well as insects, spiders and small vertebrates. The remainder of the lemurs, the [[lemu...
28: ...remost lemur research facilities is the [[Duke University Primate Center]]. - 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 ...
32: ... fly more readily than the females. Adults only live for a few months feeding on [[nectar]] and tree [... - Watergate (19196 bytes)
5: ...rew had put it there. Later, he returned and discovered that the tape had been replaced. Wills then co...
7: ...rd, Jr.]] and [[Frank Sturgis]] — were discovered and arrested for breaking into the headquarter...
9: ...sidential campaign, most Americans initially believed that no President with Nixon's advantage in the ...
11: ...e No. 2 official at the FBI in the early 1970s, revealed that he was Deep Throat — a claim later...
15: ...the collapse of Ellsberg's trial due to evident government misconduct. - Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
2: The '''flying shuttle''' was one of the key developments in [[weaving]] that helped fuel the [[Ind...
5: ... can be reasonably reached across (typically {{convert|60|in|cm}} or less).
8: ...ng shuttle is generally somewhat heavier, so as have sufficient inertia to carry it all the way throug...
10: ...t width can be woven; but more importantly, the movements needed are greatly reduced.
12: ...h reloaded the shuttle automatically. Kay's son developed a modification that allowed the use of an ar...
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