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- Hand (6764 bytes)
2: ...r fingers and a thumb; 15kb ]]<br>''A human left hand''</div>
4: ...is especially used in grasping and holding. Each hand is a [[mirror image]] of the other.
6: == What constitutes a hand? ==
7: ...s appear in the mammalian order of [[primates]]. Hands must also feature [[opposable thumb]]s, as desc...
9: == Structure of the hand == - Finger (2398 bytes)
1: ...s; 15kb ]]<br><small>''Fingers of the human left hand''</small></div>
3: ...its [[flexor]] and [[rotators]] comprised in the hand itself.
5: ...ngular ''phalanx''); the thumb has two phalanges, and the other fingers have three. The fingers' name...
8: # [[index finger]], pointer finger, or forefinger
13: ...s ''the third finger'' means the middle finger in anatomy, not the ring finger as in daily English. - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
3: ...rucial to European statecraft during the [[Renaissance]].
8: ... repute and belonged to an impoverished branch of an influential old Florentine family.
10: ...pe Alexander VI]] and his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these characters fill a large space of ''The Pri...
12: ...b in his honor can be found at the [[Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze]].
14: ==Machiavellianism== - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
1: [[Image:Giordano_Bruno.jpg|thumb|Giordano Bruno]]
3: ...[Italy|Italian]] [[philosopher]], [[astronomer]], and [[occultist]] executed as a [[heresy|heretic]], ...
7: ...e Giordano on becoming a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar at the [[Monastery]] of Saint Domenico ne...
9: ... sort of [[pantheism|pantheistic]] [[hylozoism]], and not the [[Trinity]].
10: ...ne of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical element]]s: earth, ... - El Salvador (12362 bytes)
1: ...lated state on the [[Americas|American]] mainland and the most [[Industrialization|industrialized]] in...
5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspaci...
14: ...]: Dios, Unió®¬ Libertad<br>([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: God, Union, Liberty)''</small>
16: | align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:LocationElSalvador.png]]
18: | '''[[Official language]]''' - Archery (18991 bytes)
3: ...has historically been used in hunting and combat, and has become a precision sport.
7: ...stances. This is the most popular form of archery and is called 'Target Archery'.
9: ...tances tend to be dominated by European and American archers.
15: ... Most outdoor competitions consist of several distances.
17: ...ll competitors must wait for the command to shoot and retrieve. - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
1: ... of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[commercialization|...
6: ...l]], a reliability test to determine best performance.
8: ...ed, from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Bordeaux]], France. First over the line was [[Éile Levassor]] but...
10: An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].
12: ...two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
1: {{MLB Cubs franchise}}
4: :'''Founded:''' [[1870]], as an independent professional club. Joined the Nation...
5: ... in [[1902]] when manager [[Frank Selee]] arrived and rebuilt the club with young, inexperienced playe...
7: :'''Uniform colors:''' Blue and red
11: :'''League pennants won''' (16): [[1876]], [[1880]], [[1881]], [[1... - Architect (6342 bytes)
4: ... or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan.
6: ...ects are required to obtain specialized education and documented work experience to obtain professiona...
8: ...given by the [[American Institute of Architects]] and [[Royal Institute of British Architects]].
9: ...nsider adding another entry (or at least creating another paragraph). This one is intended to define ...
11: ...led architects. However, non-licensed architects and designers working in the [[construction industry... - Sodalite (4894 bytes)
3: !colspan=2 align=center|Sodalite
5: !colspan=2|[[image:sodalite detail.jpg|250px|Detail of a s...
7: !colspan=2|General
13: !colspan=2|Identification
29: | [[Refractive index]]|| 1.48 - isotropic (sodium light) - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
2: ...[diet (nutrition)|diet]] and states of [[health]] and [[disease]]. Absence of adequate nutrients may c...
4: ...iphenyl|PCBs]], [[dioxins]]), may incur [[toxic]] and potentially lethal effects, depending on the dos...
5: ...e science of nutrition attempts to understand how and why specific dietary aspects influence health.
8: ...] and in organisms (e.g. plants, animals) that humans eat.
10: ...em from the matrix of the foods where they occur. Any unabsorbed matter is excreted in the [[feces]]. ... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
2: ...ch]] [[humanism|humanist]] and [[theology|theologian]].
6: ...e, but he never seems to have worked as a priest, and monasticism was one of the chief objects of his ...
8: ... [[Queens' College, Cambridge]] and may have been an [[alumnus]].
10: ...a less active association with Italian scholars than might have been expected.
12: ...r many years with the great publisher [[Froben]], and to him came the multitude of his admirers from a... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
2: ...ge:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
8: image_map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
9: ...aption = Location of the City and County of San Francisco in California |
11: subdivision_name = [[San Francisco]] | - Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
1: ...and reducing temperature extremes between [[day]] and [[night]].
5: ...requently used as the boundary between atmosphere and space.
7: ==Temperature and the atmospheric layers==
8: ...[[mathematical relationship]] between temperature and altitude varies between the different atmospheri...
10: ...e surface to 7 km to 17 km, depending on latitude and weather factors, temperature decreasing with hei... - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: ... (3–30[[MHz]]) [[radio propagation]] to distant places on the Earth.
2: ...|thumb|right|350px|Relationship of the atmosphere and ionosphere]]
6: ... they are too energetic to stay fixed together in an electrically neutral molecule.
8: ...es determines the degree of ionization present at any given time.
10: ...s into the [[solar wind]] which reaches the Earth and interacts with its [[geomagnetic]] field. - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...influence into what has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visi...
4: ... the [[Roman Empire]] under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: ...r historians such as [[Suetonius]], [[Plutarch]], and [[Dio Cassius|Cassius Dio]].
9: ...l languages, including [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Gaul|Gallic]] dialects.
11: ...became one of the richest men in Rome at the time and while he gained political clout, the Caesar fami... - Film speed (5065 bytes)
1: ... can shoot the same scene with a shorter exposure and is called a ''fast film''.
3: The standard known as '''ISO 5800:1987''' from the
4: ...andardization (ISO)]] defines both a linear scale and a logarithmic scale for measuring film speed.
6: ...e, which corresponds to the older '''[[American Standards Association|ASA]]''' scale, doubling the spe...
8: ...mer films are generally rated between 100/21° and 800/30°, inclusive. - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: [[Image:CapitolAlbanyNewYork.jpg|thumb|280px|right|New York State Capi...
3: ...e [[county seat]] of [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]].
5: ...th of the juncture of the [[Mohawk River|Mohawk]] and [[Hudson River]]s.
10: city = Albany |
13: flag = AlbanyNY.gif | - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ..., [[Indonesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
4: ...the [[Soviet Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR).
6: ...er the breakup of the USSR, Russia again vied for an influential role on the world stage. This influen...
12: ===Ancient Rus===
13: ... tribes, such as the [[Merya]], the [[Muromian]]s and the [[Meshchera]]. - Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
2: ... provided some insight into the effects of such transition. However, no two countries have had the exa...
7: ... management practices, a decaying infrastructure, and inefficient supply systems hinder efficient util...
9: ...with which the Russian economy must deal in its transition to a market economy.
11: ...xceeded its plan, then demand and supply would balance.
13: ... bodies reported to the national-level ministries and controlled economic units in their respective ge...
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