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- Hand (6764 bytes)
16: * index finger, pointer finger, or forefinger
43: ...ferent people. The [[patella]] is the largest example of a sesamoid bone in the human body.
46: The movements of the human hand are accomplished by two sets of each of these tissues.
59: ...hese form the [[anatomical snuff box]]. Also, the index finger and the little finger have an extra extens...
63: ...vices. The hand can also form a [[fist]], for example in combat, or as a [[gesture]]. - Finger (2398 bytes)
3: ... not sacrificed to their [[dexterity]] due to the placement of their [[muscle]]s in the fore[[arm]], w...
8: # [[index finger]], pointer finger, or forefinger
17: Another important example of this capacity is in the ability to read [[Bra...
24: *[[Polydactyly]] - [[List of polydactyl people]] - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
3: ...], [[musician]], [[poet]], and romantic comedic [[playwright]]. Machiavelli was also a key figure in [...
10: ...as other Italian [[city-state]]s on [[Diplomacy|diplomatic]] missions. During this time he would draw ...
12: .... He died in Florence in [[1527]] and his resting place is unknown, however a symbolic tomb in his hon...
15: ...y because the Catholic church put the work in its Index – a list of books against the faith.
27: ...cally speaking rides Power or Power rides all the Players. - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
7: ...r at the [[Monastery]] of Saint Domenico near [[Naples]]. In [[1572]] he was ordained a priest.
9: ...about [[300]] A.D. and to be associated with [[Neoplatonism]]. Bruno embraced a sort of [[pantheism|p...
10: ... illustration of one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical el...
11: ...rnicus]] and by the newly rediscovered ideas of [[Plato]]. Other influences included [[Thomas Aquinas]...
13: In [[1576]] he left Naples to avoid the attention of the [[Inquisition]]. ... - El Salvador (12362 bytes)
1: ...with a population of approximately 6.7 million people. It is the most densely populated state on the [...
63: ...do Mart흝. The military left more than 20,000 people dead in retaliatory massacres, which came to be ...
65: ...ll World Cup|World Cup]] qualifying series taking place between the two countries.
67: ...2) and claim the lives of approximately 75,000 people, most of them at the hands of the ESAF. A ceasef...
69: ...13]], [[2001]] a second earthquake killed 255 people. - Archery (18991 bytes)
9: While people have no doubt been competing with bows for mille...
19: ...indoor competition, this is 2 minutes. Signalling devices such as lights and flags inform the archers w...
37: ...ifferent size target faces. Common sizes (and example rounds they are used in) are:
52: ...a particular scoring zone are withdrawn and,on completion of the full circle, are laid out on the rope...
63: Flight Archery can only take place where space permits since archers compete by s... - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
12: ...ates]], over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, took place in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] on [[November 2]]...
23: ...gines producing up to 450 kW with the aid of multiple superchargers. From [[1928]]-[[1930]] and again ...
40: ...seater racing, including [[kart racing]], which employs a small, low-cost machine on small tracks. Man...
44: ...es the reconnaissance notes to help the driver complete each stage as fast as possible. Competition is...
77: This takes place on Shale or Tarmac tracks in either Clockwise ... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
5: ...ed and rebuilt the club with young, inexperienced players. The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' tried to call ...
18: ... first openly professional team, led to a minor explosion of openly professional teams in [[1870]], ea...
20: ...ark, uniforms and other possessions. The club completed its schedule with borrowed uniforms, finishin...
22: ...the [[1875]] season, Chicago acquired several key players, including pitcher [[Albert Spalding|Al Spal...
26: ... Those two were fading by mid-decade, and were replaced by other strong pitchers, notably [[John Clar... - Architect (6342 bytes)
4: ...], or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan.
6: ...ements for practice varying greatly from place to place (see below).
9: ...like to describe someone who is not an architect, please consider adding another entry (or at least cr...
11: ...nal constructs using the tools of design. For example, naval architects, software architects etc., and...
14: ...rchitectural associations that require them to complete an accredited degree in architecture, finish a... - Sodalite (4894 bytes)
29: | [[Refractive index]]|| 1.48 - isotropic (sodium light)
31: | [[Pleochroism]]|| None - isotropic
52: ...s more often seen as facing or inlay in various applications.
59: ...ssive form, sodalite is found as vein fillings in plutonic [[igneous rock]]s such as [[nepheline syeni... - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
8: ...both in the [[human body]] and in organisms (e.g. plants, animals) that humans eat.
12: rapidly dehydrate; (hence the devastating effects of persistent [[diarrhea]]).
14: ...al study very time-consuming and expensive, and explains why a proper science of human nutrition is ra...
22: ...infestation and contamination risks. [[Cooking]] developed as a ritualistic activity due to efficiency...
34: ...od, and methods to measure their proportions were developed. - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
6: ... by his parents till their early death from the [[plague]] in [[1483]], and then given the best educat...
12: ...ess himself freely and where he was surrounded by devoted friends. Here he was associated for many year...
14: ... regenerated [[Europe]] through sound criticism applied frankly and without fear to the Catholic Churc...
25: ...o offer any tangible method of applying its principles to the existing church system. When Erasmus was...
32: ...er]]s. Here and there Erasmus lays down the principle that a man may properly have two opinions on rel... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
37: The city was devastated by the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]], ...
42: ...ne]] (a [[Miwok]] Indian word meaning "western people") living in the coastal area between [[Point Sur...
44: ...wn as "Mission Dolores"). The area first began to develop as a city under the name of [[Yerba Buena]] i...
56: ...od. All of the county not in the city limits was split off to form [[San Mateo County, California|San ...
58: ...Francisco cholera epidemic, the state legislature devolved this responsibility to the counties, setting... - Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
1: ...mosphere''' is the layer of gases surrounding the planet [[Earth]] and retained by the Earth's gravity...
5: ...atmosphere's mass is within 11 km of the [[planet|planetary]] surface. In the United States, persons w...
27: ...d>'''Gas'''<td>'''per [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html NASA]'''<br>
57: ...ke ideal gases, we can add the percentages p multiplied by their molar masses m, to get a total t = su...
60: ... solar flux, and the earth's magnetic field daily index. - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: ...ndash;30[[MHz]]) [[radio propagation]] to distant places on the Earth.
6: ...ma]] which is referred to as the ionosphere. In a plasma, the negative free electrons and the positive...
8: ...g process called [[recombination]] begins to take place in which a free electron is "captured" by a po...
19: ...ns due to [[galactic cosmic ray]]s. A common example of the D layer in action is the disappearance of...
25: ...st a few minutes to several hours. There are multiple causes of sporadic-E that are still being pursue... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...e into what has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visible to t...
6: ...rded by later historians such as [[Suetonius]], [[Plutarch]], and [[Dio Cassius|Cassius Dio]].
17: ...Roman Senate]], people were forced to stand and applaud his presence.
28: ...n asked why he would have such a reaction, his simple response was: "Do you think I have not just...
30: ...elationship with Rome’s great general would play into his hands later. - Film speed (5065 bytes)
6: ...ic value that designates the film speed. For example, a film rated ISO 200/24° is twice as s...
14: ! example of film stock
145: ...r scale to the logarithmic scale by this formula (plus rounding to the nearest integer):
151: ... of the emulsion, and each grain of silver halide develops in an all-or-nothing way. If the subject has...
157: ...e films can be successfully exposed at [[Exposure index|EI]] 3200 (or any of several other speeds) throug... - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: ...b|280px|right|New York State Capitol Building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most...
9: {{Template:US City infobox|
33: ...history began when Englishman [[Henry Hudson]], exploring for the [[Dutch East India Company]] on the ...
37: ...min Franklin of Pennsylvania presented the Albany Plan of Union, the first formal proposal to unite th...
51: ...census]]{{GR|2}} of [[2000]], there are 95,658 people, 40,709 households, and 18,400 families residing... - Russia (28007 bytes)
13: ...through the eighth century. They in turn were displaced by a group of Scandinavians, the [[Varangian...
15: ...be applied to the Varangians and the Slavs who peopled the region. In the [[10th century|10th]] to [[1...
17: ... of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north from the [[Belarusians]] and [[Uk...
21: ...c rule retarded the country's economic and social development. Asian autocratic influences degraded man...
23: ... their territories. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453 Russia remained the only more or less fu... - Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
2: ... hallmark of the [[Soviet Union]], and then its replacement by an economy operating on the basis of ma...
7: ...es, a decaying infrastructure, and inefficient supply systems hinder efficient utilization of those re...
9: ...led all aspects of economic activity. The central planning system left a number of legacies with which...
11: ...unit met or exceeded its plan, then demand and supply would balance.
13: The government's role was to ensure that the plans were fulfilled. Responsibility for production ...
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