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- Rome (33048 bytes)
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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12: |align="center" width="140px"|City [[Seal (device)|seal]]
15: |align="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;"|<small>City [[motto]]: '...
17: |Founded|| [[21 April]][[753 BC]] mythical,<br> [[1st mil... - Gibbon (3982 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Hominoidea]]}}
18: ...and torso, while also reducing stress on the shoulder joint itself.
20: ...d or endangered, and the most important reason is degradation or loss of their forest habitat.
22: The species include the [[Siamang]], the White-handed or [[Lar Gibbon]], and the [[Hoolock Gibbon]]. T...
27: *** [[Lar Gibbon]] or White-handed Gibbon, ''Hylobates lar'' - Babylon (9716 bytes)
4: ...name is the Greek form of ''[[Babel]],'' which is derived in turn from the [[Semitic]] form ''bab-Illu...
8: ...tury BC]] [[short chronology|short chr.]]), who made it the capital of his empire. Over the years its ...
10: ...syrian rule under [[Mushezib-Marduk]] and again under [[Shamash-shum-ukin]] but was besieged and taken...
14: [[Image:Babylon relief.jpg|right|thumb|Detail of the Ishtar Gate]]
16: ...lder son [[Shamash-shum-ukin]], who eventually headed a revolt against his brother [[Assur-bani-pal]] ... - Pergamon (4084 bytes)
1: ...on looking down on the city of Bergama.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... the [[Hellenistic Greece|Hellenistic period]], under the [[Attalid dynasty]], [[282 BC|282]]-[[129 BC...
5: ...eucid dynasty|Seleucids]], the Attalids were rewarded with all the former Seleucid domains in [[Asia M...
7: [[Image:Pergamum 16.jpg|thumb|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
8: ...]. They defeated the invading [[Celts]]. They remodeled the acropolis of Pergamum after the [[Acropoli... - Berlin Wall (23423 bytes)
3: ...er 9]], [[1989]] and subsequently almost entirely demolished.
7: ..., and [[France]] each had a portion of the city under their control. The Soviet sector was by far the ...
9: ... Allies. The Soviets lifted the ineffective blockade the next year.
11: ...lin's precarious position was a key factor in the decision to make [[Bonn]] the capital of West German...
13: ...atics Department of the [[University of Leipzig]] defected). Further, many West Berliners travelled in... - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
5: ...s often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reason...
7: ...tion of the two Germanys in [[1990]]. For further details, please consult the ''main articles'' given ...
10: ''See also: [[Germanic tribes]], [[Confederations of Germanic Tribes]], [[Germania]], [[Germ...
12: ...us Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Ro...
13: ... from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder]] and the [[Rhine]] and into southern Germany. - Jean Fouquet (2536 bytes)
6: ... 15th-century French art, and thus became the founder of an important new school. He was court painter...
10: ...Primitives]] held at the [[Biblioth豵e nationale de France|Biblioth豵e Nationale]] in [[Paris]].
12: ...nt Wilczek]], and of [[Jouvenal des Ursins]], besides a portrait drawing in [[crayon]]; whilst an auth... - Derecho (3909 bytes)
1: ...h a fast-moving band of severe [[thunderstorm]]s. Derechos are usually not associated with a [[weather...
4: Derecho comes from a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] wo...
6: ...e enhanced by [[downburst]] clusters embedded inside the storm. These straight-line winds can exceed 1...
8: ...on [[July 10]], [[2002]] in [[Germany]]. A serial derecho killed eight people and injured 39 near [[Be...
10: ==Types of derechos== - Cell (29541 bytes)
3: The [[cell theory]], first developed in the [[19th century]], states that all [...
15: ...nergy stored in organic molecules. This energy is derived from [[metabolic pathway]]s.
21: ...mes (''dark blue''). The drawing on the ''right'' demonstrates how bacterial DNA is housed in a struct...
23: ...ms) that function and survive more or less independently, through ''colonial'' forms with cells living...
34: ...these primary components of the cell then briefly describe their function. - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...ani mallet''. Unlike most drums, they produce a [[definite pitch]] when struck. Timpani evolved from [...
5: ...]] word ''tympanum'', from which the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is kn...
9: ...|Ninth Symphony]] highlights timpani as an independent voice.
18: ... typically made of copper or, in less expensive models, [[fiberglass]]. The drumhead is connected to a...
20: ...machined surface or rough surface with many small dents hammered into it. - Timeline of railway history (5902 bytes)
15: ...ar [[Wurzen]], in [[1839]] the line reaches [[Dresden]].
17: * [[1853]] Passenger train makes in debut in [[Bombay]], India
21: *[[1863]] World's first [[underground railway]] opened in [[London]].
22: ...on proves rare for steam locomotives but is the model for most future diesel and electric locomotives.
27: ...lectric railway demonstrated at the [[Berlin]] Trades Fair. - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
3: ... [[Pierre de Coubertin|Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin]] in the late [[19th century]]. The '''...
11: ''In detail: [[Ancient Olympic Games]]''
13: ...kecheiria)'' or [[Olympic Truce]]. The first recorded celebration of the Games in [[Olympia, Greece|Ol...
21: ...e oils to keep their skin smooth, as well as provide an appealing luster to anyone who saw them.
24: ...cation and foreign relations and so spurred the modern Olympic Games into existence.]] - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: ...Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]].
8: ...d in Paris, the grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his life, Voltaire ...
10: ...unger brother was very fond, married early; the elder brother, Armand, was a strong [[Jansenism|Jansen...
12: ... [[knowledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
14: ...ther stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never used it. - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
5: .... Some of his most famous works include the [[Brandenburg Concertos]], [[The Well-Tempered Clavier]], ...
7: ...e distant relatives, while his sons [[Wilhelm Friedemann Bach]], [[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach]] and [[J...
13: ...te library, at which point the elder brother demanded to know how Sebastian had come to learn them.
17: ...; Bach was equally at home talking with organ builders and with performers.
19: ...essive accomplishment in his day, especially considering that he was the first in his family to finish... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
3: ...d by [[Gottfried Leibniz|Leibniz]] - [[1694]]) to describe an [[Expression (mathematics)|expression]] ...
5: ... dominated [[eighteenth century]] mathematics and deduced many consequences of the newly invented [[ca...
10: ...ematics. Paul Euler, Leonhard's father, had attended [[Jakob Bernoulli]]'s mathematical lectures and ...
14: ... only three sons and two daughters survived. The descendants of these children, however, were in high...
16: ...or of the mathematical class at the [[Prussian Academy of Sciences]] in [[Berlin]]. His time in Berli... - Louisa Adams (3687 bytes)
7: ... for the first time in 1801. Then began years divided among the family home in [[Quincy, Massachusetts...
9: ...n. Happily, the next two years gave her an interlude of family life in the country of her birth.
13: ...s elegant, however; and her cordial hospitality made the last official reception a gracious occasion a...
15: ... Church] (also known as the <i>Church of the Presidents</i>) in Quincy, Massachusetts.
18: <table border="1"> - Spiro Agnew (8986 bytes)
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23: ! Date of Death: - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
5: ...s often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reason...
7: ...tion of the two Germanys in [[1990]]. For further details, please consult the ''main articles'' given ...
10: ''See also: [[Germanic tribes]], [[Confederations of Germanic Tribes]], [[Germania]], [[Germ...
12: ...us Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Ro...
13: ... from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder]] and the [[Rhine]] and into southern Germany. - History of geography (6224 bytes)
5: ...tor]] and a Periplus of the Erythraean sea, which describes the coastlines of the Red Sea and the Pers...
7: ...n]] maintained the Greek and Roman techniques and developed new ones.
9: ...s]] revived a desire for both accurate geographic detail, and more solid theoretical foundations. The...
13: ...on reading ''Kosmos''. Von Humboldt himself persuaded her to publish (after the publisher sent him a c...
15: ...]], as well as [[economics]], [[sociology]] and [[demographics]]. - Theories and sociology of the history of science (16096 bytes)
3: ...uestion of large-scale patterns and trends in the development of [[science]], and asking questions abo...
7: ...lowness of communication. Still, there was a considerable amount of cross-fertilization between distan...
9: ...side the scientific community have, in recent decades, began to question the effect of commercial and ...
11: ...ssion. It was soon shut down by [[Pope Paul V]] under suspicion of [[sorcery]].
13: ...rlin]] [[1700]]. Early scientific societies provided valuable functions, including a community open t...
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