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- Solar power (20128 bytes)
1: ...[[fossil fuels]] are realized. It is already in widespread use where other supplies of power are absen...
13: '''Direct solar power''' involves only one transformation into a usable form.<br>
20: '''Indirect solar power''' involves more than one transformation to reach a usable form.<br>
22: ...* Systems to close insulating shutters or move shades. <br>
28: ...er as a biofuel or fossil fuel , but some methane derives from the primeval gas cloud which formed the... - Olmec mythology (5709 bytes)
1: ...c]]''' people significantly influenced the social development and mythological world view of [[Mesoame...
3: ...] lay abandoned. The Olmec culture is often considered a "mother culture" to later Mesoamerican cultu...
10: *Comparison to modern-day [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native...
12: ...ques, researchers have discerned several separate deities or supernaturals embodying the characteristi...
15: ...o-called "[[Olmec figurine#transformation figures|transformation figures]]". - Step pyramid (3866 bytes)
2: ... of stone. The term refers to pyramids of similar design that emerged separately from one another, as ...
7: ...shrine was provided by a series of ramps on one side of the ziggurat or by a spiral ramp from base to ...
13: ...ocated at Meidum, started out as a step pyramid under Huni structure. Sneferu's own later monuments, t...
18: ...existing structures, with which the pyramids expanded in size on a cyclical basis. This is true of the... - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
4: ...ting and conquering the [[satrap]]s left by Alexander.
6: ...ested regions near [[Kalinga (India)|Kalinga]] (modern [[Orissa]]).
8: ...s decline began fifty years after Ashoka's rule ended, and it dissolved in 185 BC with the foundation ...
10: ...ndia. Ashoka sponsored the spreading of Buddhist ideals into [[Sri Lanka]], Southeast Asia, West Asia ...
12: ... of the Mauryan times. The Mauryan empire is considered one of the most significant periods in Indian ... - Vampire (17166 bytes)
3: ...er]]s. Vampires are often described as having a wide variety of additional powers and character traits...
5: ...sed as a tactic of [[psychological warfare]] intended to terrorize the enemy, and it can be used to re...
11: ...to summon the shade of [[Tiresias]]. Roman fables describe the [[strix (mythology)|strix]], a nocturna...
13: ... it between the corpse's legs, or by putting a wooden stake into its heart.
15: ...s [[Walter Map]] and [[William of Newburgh]] recorded the [[Medieval revenants|earliest English storie... - Physics (25628 bytes)
2: ...ear particles from which all ordinary matter is made ([[particle physics]]) to the behavior of the mat...
4: ...of the underlying molecules, which are accurately described by areas of physics such as [[quantum mech...
6: ...cs, known as [[mathematical physics]], devoted to developing the mathematical structure of physical th...
15: ...hich no practical experimental test has ever been devised.
19: ...research into more specialized topics, and any student of physics, regardless of his or her specializa... - Collage (4901 bytes)
5: ...per clippings, ribbons, bits of colored or hand-made papers, photographs, etc., glued to a solid suppo...
9: ...asted a patch of [[oilcloth]] with a chair-caning design to the canvass of the piece.
11: ...llage (though it perhaps qualifies instead as a [[decollage]]) in which parts are cut away from an exi...
13: ...lage, the ''prehensilhouette'' and the ''landscapade''.
19: Collage made from photographs, or parts of photographs, is cal... - Washington, D.C. (43465 bytes)
3: ...e-Washington Metropolitan Area]], which also includes parts of [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], and [[West ...
5: ...s a state, it would rank last in area behind [[Rhode Island]], 50th in population ahead of [[Wyoming]]...
7: ...arks, museums, and sports teams, and is a popular destination for [[tourist]]s.
11: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
15: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Madrid (20882 bytes)
2: ...][[Image:Madrid-PlazaEspana.jpg|thumb|300px|Plaza de Espa�a (Spain square)]]
14: ...ted the mosque as the church of the Virgin of Almudena (''almudin,'' the garrison's granary). In 1329 ...
16: ...ity and established himself safely fortified outside its walls in El Pardo. The grand entry of Ferdin...
18: ... the population of the city was economically dependent on the business of the court itself.
20: ... the city. On [[May 2]], [[1808]] (Spanish: [[Dos de Mayo]]) the Madrilenes revolted against the Frenc... - Karl Marx (38076 bytes)
2: ...kingmen's Association]]. While Marx addressed a wide range of issues, he is most famous for his analys...
7: ...p his position as a lawyer, which he had gained under the [[Napoleon]]ic regime. The Marx family was v...
10: ...l. His senior thesis, which anticipated his later development of a social analysis of religion, was a ...
12: [[Image:39km1.jpg|thumb|left|Marx during his student years]]
13: - Cellulose (2147 bytes)
3: is a long-chain [[polymer]] [[polysaccharide]] [[carbohydrate]], of [[glucose|beta-glucose]]. ...
6: ...llulose]], historically used in [[smokeless gunpowder]].
10: ...[[rayon]], and more recently [[Modal]], a textile derived from beechwood cellulose.
17: ...occurs). In ''microfibrils'', the multiple hydroxide groups [[hydrogen bond]] with each other, holding...
19: ...ve in a 17.5% solution of sodium hydroxide at 20 °C is ''Alpha Cellulose'', which is true cellulos... - Yoga (18820 bytes)
1: ...t-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...s of yoga have gained significant popularity outside [[India]], particularly in the West during the pa...
9: ...ears, special practical yoga techniques have been developed by experts in yoga, who are referred to as...
11: ...th of [[meditation]] ([[Raja Yoga]]), the path of devotion ([[Bhakti Yoga]]), the path of selfless ser...
17: ...riginal Sanskrit terms. Most yoga guidebooks include glossaries of these terms with local language exp...
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