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- Civilization (29205 bytes)
1: ...ings related to human [[society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "...
5: ...their food from [[agriculture]], as distinguished from [[band society|band]] and [[tribe|tribal]] soci...
15: ...vilization is a complex society, as distinguished from simpler societies. Everyone lives in a society...
31: ...namely [[Mehrgarh]] and [[Harappa]]) and [[West Africa]], where ancient peoples grouped together to f...
39: ...ereal]] crops (see [[West Africa#Prehistory|West Africa: Prehistory]]). In [[Ancient Egypt]], [[mortar... - Cell (biology) (28190 bytes)
3: ...are composed of one or more cells; all cells come from preexisting cells; all vital functions of an or...
5: The word ''[[cell]]'' comes from the [[Latin]] ''cella'', a small room. The nam...
15: ...ored in organic molecules. This energy is derived from [[metabolic pathway]]s.
23: ...they live alone or in groups. [[Organism]]s vary from single cells (called '''single-celled''' or '''...
34: ...[salt]]y [[cytoplasm]] takes up most of the cell volume. All cells possess [[DNA]], the hereditary mate... - Eukaryote (9230 bytes)
17: ...r [[three-domain system|domain]]. The name comes from the Greek ''eus'' or true and ''karyon'' or nut...
19: ...r than prokaryotes, typically a thousand times by volume. Usually, they have a variety of internal membran...
25: ... membrane-bound organelles are ultimately derived from such vesicles.
27: ...tly, they generally enter vesicles, which bud off from the smooth section. In most eukaryotes, the pr...
29: ... in vesicles. In higher plants, most of a cell's volume is taken up by a central vacuole or tonoplast, wh... - World War I (62979 bytes)
2: ...rst time, the first mass bombardment of civilians from the sky was executed, and some of the century's...
6: ...democratic Islamic state, Turkey. Activity by the French and British forces in the eastern part of the...
8: ...nch defeat in the Franco-Prussian that would lead France to exploit a Balkan crisis as a precept for a...
10: ...attlefield, and nearly that many more on the home front due to food shortages, [[genocide]], and groun...
11: ...?E=0&O=03300083 French National Library] (Text in French language).]] - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
7: ... attacks on civilian targets and destruction of infrastructure, followed by exploitive economic polici...
9: ...nforce the civil rights of the formerly enslaved African-Americans in the South.
15: ...tion|fifteenth]], which extended the franchise to freed citizens. The fourteenth amendment was oppose...
21: ...id ultimately provide an institutional basis for African-American political mobilization and organizat...
30: ...feared warriors. The Apaches built their economy from attacking, looting and kidnapping Hispanic farm... - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
7: ...concerning the [[United States]] troops returning from [[World War I]], "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down O...
27: ... sale or use of a substance was considered so far from the accepted powers of the U.S. Federal Governm...
42: ...ase in sustained demand. Fixed exchange rates and free convertibility gave way to a compromise—t...
46: ...st); and other signposts of economic health—freight carloads, industrial production, wholesale p...
48: ...ld economic situation. [[Germany]] was suffering from hyperinflation of currency, and many of the All... - Supercell (1455 bytes)
2: ...pdraft (i.e. if the circulation of air was viewed from the side, it would be seen to be almost circula...
4: ... are usually widely separated giving them a large volume of air to feed off, and can last many hours&mdash...
8: ...d]] which was studied by [[Keith Browning]] and [[Frank Ludlam]] in [[1962]]. - Cloud (9947 bytes)
14: ...g [[weather_front|warm]] and [[weather_front|cold front]]s,
18: ...ass of up to several million tonnes. However, the volume of a cloud is correspondingly high, and the net d...
22: ...e rapid growth of ice crystals, which precipitate from the cloud and melt as they fall. This process t...
24: ...front ([[ana-type]] or [[kata-type]] warm or cold front). Orographic uplift also creates variable clou...
31: [[Image:Clouds1.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Clouds (from above)]] - Aristotle (37648 bytes)
1: [[Image:aristotle.jpg|right|framed|Aristotle (sculpture)]]
10: ...alogue itself which guides the interlocutors away from the paths to truth. The soul alone can have kno...
12: ...wrote dialogues early in his career, no more than fragments of these have survived. The works of Arist...
17: ...ing his ''Ethics'': detail from the [[Vatican]] [[fresco]] ''[[Raphael Rooms|The School of Athens]]'',...
19: The history of Aristotle's works from the time of his death until the [[1st century B... - John Locke (14749 bytes)
6: ...rn in [[Wrington]], [[Somerset]], about ten miles from [[Bristol]], [[England]], in [[1632]]. His fat...
14: ...ter become Essay. Two extant Drafts still survive from this period.
16: ...x]], where he had lived in the household of [[Sir Francis Masham]] since [[1691]].
24: ...ing theological viewpoints. He recoiled, however, from what he saw as the divisive character of some n...
27: ... the bulk of the writing took place in the period from 1679-1682. It was therefore much more of a comm... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
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138: '''Jupiter''' is the fifth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] and by far the [[Solar system by si...
142: ...ter was able to be seen, just below the [[Moon]], from parts of the [[Southern Hemisphere]].
145: ...uishes a large and massive planet such as Jupiter from a [[brown dwarf]], although the latter possesse...
175: ...phases of hydrogen; the conditions blend smoothly from gas to liquid as one descends. - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
64: ! align="left" | [[Volume]]
137: '''Saturn''' is the sixth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]]. It is a [[gas giant]], the second-...
142: ...nterior, the droplets of helium releasing heat by friction as they fall down through the lighter hydro...
144: ...smaller storm was observed. Astronomers using [[infrared]] imaging have shown that Saturn has a warm p...
147: ...I'', based on [[radio astronomy|radio]] emissions from the planet, has a period of 10 h 39 min 22.4 s ... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
73: !align="left"| [[Volume]]
145: ..., or "YOOR-ə-nus") is the seventh [[planet]] from the [[Sun]]. It is a [[gas giant]], the third l...
157: ... regions of Uranus receive a greater energy input from the Sun than its equatorial regions. Uranus is ...
170: ...ical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Volume 71, pp. 492-501.
172: ...rgium Sidus'' or "the Georgian" were still used infrequently (by the British alone) thereafter. The fi... - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
4: ...color="black" | [[image:neptune.jpg|250px|Neptune from Voyager 2]]<br><small><font color="white">Click...
9: ...rrier]]<br> [[John Couch Adams]]<br> [[Johann Gottfried Galle|Johann Galle]]
72: ! align="left" | [[Volume]]
136: ...orbit]], Neptune is sometimes the furthest planet from the [[Sun]]. Neptune is named after the [[Neptu...
142: Orbiting so far from the sun, Neptune receives very little heat. Its... - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
67: !align="left"| [[Volume]]
120: '''Pluto''' is the ninth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] in our [[solar system]]. Because Pl...
126: ...eone else did". Soon suggestions began to pour in from all over the world. Constance Lowell, [[Perciva...
128: ...tia Burney]], at the time an eleven-year-old girl from [[Oxford, England|Oxford]], [[England]]. Over t...
140: ...o speeds up due to the gravitational acceleration from the Sun, stays ahead of Neptune, and pulls ahea... - History of California (38344 bytes)
5: During that time, the area has gone from a [[Spain|Spanish]] outpost of interest primari...
13: ...S)|Sierra Nevada]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the...
25: ====Francisco de Ulloa====
26: {{main|Francisco de Ulloa}}, also [[Island of California]]
28: ...ved by the renewal of those stories, Cortés sent Francisco de Ulloa out with three small vessels. He ... - Earthquake (13859 bytes)
1: ...s are called [[interplate earthquake]]s; the less frequent events that occur in the interior of the li...
7: ...6.JPG|thumb|200px|none|Damage from the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]].]]
9: ...yCa1989.jpg|thumb|200px|none|Section of collapsed freeway after the 1989 [[Loma Prieta earthquake]].]]
11: ... as a large [[loudspeaker]] can produce a greater volume of sound than a smaller one, large faults are cap...
30: ...y, earthquakes (in a broad sense) can also result from the detonation of [[explosive]]s. Thus scienti... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...term "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "M...
8: ...lly grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
14: ... but not [[Restorationism]]) derive their beliefs from the conclusions reached by the Council of Nicea...
29: ...stles and other followers claimed that Jesus rose from the dead, and set out to [[preach]] the new mes...
35: * via [[Egypt]] into [[North Africa]], [[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] - Meditation (26064 bytes)
7: From the point of view of [[psychology]], meditation...
20: ...ces. It may serve simply as a means of relaxation from a busy daily routine, or even as a means of gai...
32: ...rgy and spirits that can protect the practitioner from misfortune.
41: ... loss. This in turn can gradually free one's mind from the attachment to the impermanent that is the r...
53: ...icult one of struggle and [[temptation]]. [[Saint Francis]] would also retreat to the wilderness in is... - Pope Damasus I (6865 bytes)
1: ...masus I''' (''ca.'' [[305]]-[[383]]) was [[pope]] from [[366]] to [[383]]. His father was Antonius; t...
3: ...ersonal intervention of the emperor to rescue him from this humiliation. The reputations of both Dama...
15: ...and importance of claims of authority and primacy from the Roman bishops, claims reinforced by the for...
20: The letters purportedly from Jerome to Damasus have sometimes been adduced a...
21: ...an confessors who share your faith, and anchor my frail craft under the shadow of their great argosies...
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