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- History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
2: ...ion of particular countries see [[History of rail transport by country]].
6: ...y remained the only practical overland mechanized transport for well over 100 years.
9: ...ed wheels ran on L- shaped metal plates - these became known as [[plateways]]. In the late 18th centur...
11: ...ble for improvements to the [[steam engine]] that caused this device to see wider use and encouraged w...
14: ...n [[Wales]]. It was not financially successful, because it was too heavy for the track and kept breaki... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
1: {{transport}}
3: '''Rail transport''' refers to the land [[transport]] of passengers and goods along '''railways''' or...
8: ...is more comfortable than most other forms of land transport and saves energy.
9: ...y greater loads per [[axle]]/wheel than in [[road transport]].
11: ...ient use of space: a double tracked rail line can carry more passengers or freight in a given amount o...
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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: :''This article is about the city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same n...
7: ...t inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ... after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place...
13: ...Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January Rive...
15: ...ntic]] transit of ships between Brazil, the [[Africa]]n colonies, and Europe. Fortresses were built an... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]...
3: ...explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the ...
5: ...ess than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe...
7: ...s of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United Stat...
9: ...he first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans. - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...ent of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the manufact...
3: ...]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power generation]].
5: ...ad throughout [[Western Europe]] and [[North America]], eventually affecting the rest of the world. Th...
9: ==Causes==
10: ...lution]] of the 17th century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...a period of great social, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the l...
14: ...[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her gove...
16: ...king was childless, the young Princess Victoria became [[heir presumptive|heiress-presumptive]] to the...
20: ...ecause like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, his family did not use theirs. Victor...
25: ...anover|Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]], who became King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. As the young q... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...oviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation tha...
29: ...al election, 1987|1987]] general elections, and became the longest-serving Prime Minister of the [[20t...
31: ...early 1980s, her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial ... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
1: ...zabethCadyStanton.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter Harriot.]]
2: '''Elizabeth Cady Stanton''' ([[November 12]], [[1815]] – [...
4: ...so proposed a resolution, that was voted upon and carried, demanding voting rights for women.
6: ...man's Suffrage Association]], an organization dedicated to gaining women the right to vote. Stanton w...
8: ...thCadyStanton-Veeder.LOC.jpg|left|thumb|Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her later years.]] - Nancy Harkness Love (1763 bytes)
1: ...tober 22]], [[1976]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[aviator | pilot]] and squadron commander dur...
3: ...ng school there. During and after her college education, she worked in various jobs in [[aviation]]. ...
5: ...Air Car Company]], testing various aircraft modifications including the new [[tricycle landing gear]].
7: ...nied him to Washington and was hired by the [[Air Transport Command]]'s ferrying division. She then convince...
11: ...erican P-51 Mustang]], a [[C-54]], a [[North American B-25 Mitchell]], and along with [[Betty Gillies]... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
8: ...h|Gipsy Moth]] (registration G-AAAH) named Jason, can still be seen in the [[Science Museum_(London)|S...
12: ...flight from England to [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], also in a Puss Moth. She was later to regain t...
20: ...[World War II]], she worked as a ferry pilot with Transport Auxiliary and, on January 5, 1941, whilst flying ... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
1: ...7]], [[1980]]) was a pioneer [[United States|American]] [[aviatrix]].
6: ...d one of the 25 outstanding businesswomen in America by the Boston Chamber of Commerce and in [[1953]]...
8: ...cognized the value of publicity for her business. Calling her line of cosmetics "''Wings''," she flew ...
10: ...Angeles]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] race because officials restricted entrants to men only. Coc...
12: ...oined the Air Transport Auxiliary. Following America's entry into the War, in 1942 she was made direct... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
2: ...age:Orchin_P622.jpg|250px|Phalaenopsis hybrid]] | caption = Orchid}}
21: ...[South America]] and [[Central America]]. Orchids can be classified according to the way they retrieve...
22: ...hese are anchored on other plants, such as trees, cacti or tree ferns. But they are not [[parasite]]s.
24: ...dent on their soil [[fungi]] for nutrients. A typical example of such a saprophyte is the [[Bird's-nes...
28: ...lower is [[Bilateral symmetry|bilaterally symmetrical]] - Apple (20408 bytes)
2: ...age = [[Image:Fuji apple.jpg|200px|Fuji apple]] | caption = Fuji apple}}
16: ...uits. Table apples are of the species ''M. domestica'' or hybrids of it.
21: ==Botanical origins==
23: The wild [[ancestor]] of ''Malus domestica'' is ''Malus sieversii'' (which has no common nam...
25: ...or growing in climates unsuitable for ''M. domestica'', mainly for increased cold tolerance. - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...b|left|250px|[[Great Western Railway]] No. 6833 ''Calcot Grange'', a [[4-6-0]] [[GWR 6800 Class|Grange...
3: ...ly detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
5: ... one direction, and are controlled from a control cab at the opposite end of the train in the other.
10: ... maintain one locomotive than many self-propelled cars.
11: ...s away from passengers. This was particularly the case for the '''steam locomotive''', but still has s... - Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
1: The '''circulatory system''' or '''cardiovascular system''' is the [[organ (anatomy)|or...
2: [[Image:Heart_crca.jpg|thumb|200px|Human Heart Clipart provided by [...
10: #Transport of [[hormone]]s.
15: ...ph]] in this case) through the arteries to spaces called [[sinuses]] which surround the organs, allowi...
18: ...e system of blood vessels consisting of arteries, capillaries and veins. - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
2: ...red to as the '''GI tract''' or the '''alimentary canal''' or the '''gut''', is the system of organs w...
7: *[https://classroomclipart.com/image/category/anatomy-clipart.htm Anatomy Clipart]
8: *[https://classroomclipart.com/image/category/anatomy-illustrations.htm Anatomy Pictures ...
10: == Basic anatomy of the human alimentary canal ==
13: *[[Mouth]] (buccal cavity; includes [[salivary glands]], [[mucosa]], [[... - Artery (6875 bytes)
1: ...od]] flow away from the [[heart]] to the [[biological tissue|tissue]]s and [[organ (anatomy)|organ]]s ...
3: ...t from the flow of blood) is known as the ''[[tunica adventitia]]'' or the ''adventitia''. This layer...
9: ...e relatively low, mean [[systemic]] pressures typically being under 100 mmHg, about 1.8 lbf/in², ...
11: ...n in response to adrenergic, cholinergic, other locally produced peptides, nitrous oxide, etc. (See ep...
13: ...ure drop occurs. The combination of heart output (cardiac output) and total peripheral resistance, whi... - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
1: ...ollow cavity. In the lung, the alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and ...
6: ...lial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries. In some alveolar walls there are pores...
10: ...ze, and surface tension. Phospholipids, which are called surfactants, and [[pore]]s help to equalize p...
16: ...s also excreted through the lungs, due to humidification of inspired air by the lung tissues.
18: ... equilibrium before the blood leaves the alveolar capillaries are 'perfusion limited'. - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ... the kidneys and diseases affecting the kidney is called [[nephrology]].
6: ===Location===
7: ...or]] to each kidney is an [[adrenal gland]] (also called the ''suprarenal gland'').
9: ...the [[peritoneum]], the lining of the [[abdominal cavity]]. They are approximately at the [[vertebra]]...
15: ... this medial aspect of each kidney is an opening, called the hilus, which admits the renal [[artery]],... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: ...="#0000FF">Chromatid</font>. One of the two identical parts of the chromosome after [[S phase]]. (2) <...
2: ...mas Hunt Morgan]] proved that chromosomes are the carriers of genes.
5: ...]]s''. DNA replication begins at many different locations on the chromosome.
8: ...somes initiate replication and one origin of replication.
11: Two types of [[chromatin]] can be distinguished: - Cycling (1157 bytes)
1: ...s a [[recreation]], a [[sport]], and a means of [[transport]] across land. It involves riding [[bicycle]]s, [...
5: * [[Bicycle transportation engineering]]
26: * [[:Category:Cyclists|Category:Professional cyclists]]
35: [[Category:cycling]] - Textile (4228 bytes)
3: ...of textiles is an ancient craft, whose speed and scale of production has been altered almost beyond re...
8: ...following is a partial list of the materials that can be used to make textiles.
11: *[[Alpaca]]
13: *[[Camel]] hair
14: *[[Cashmere]]
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