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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...The development of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled ...
10: ...l]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]] of the 17th century. But one of the...
14: ...kly from 1700 onwards, because there was a scientific and technological improvement, growth of supply ...
24: ...sed the amount of food produced and supplied a sufficient amount of food for the workers working in th...
36: ...[[Encyclopedie]]'' explained foreign methods with finely engraved plates. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ... of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
12: ...ld I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield]] and widow of [[Karl of Leiningen|Karl, Princ...
14: ...a was taught only [[German language|German]], the first language of both her mother and her governess,...
18: ...s sixteen years old. Prince Albert was Victoria's first cousin; his father was the brother of her moth...
27: ...ng unpopular and, moreover, faced considerable difficulty in governing the British colonies. In [[Cana... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...ocomotive]], at [[Bristol Temple Meads]] station, Bristol, England]]
7: ==Benefits of locomotives==
13: * ''Efficiency'' - idle trains do not waste expensive moti...
16: ==Classification by motive power==
21: ...entury]]) were powered by [[steam engine|steam]], first by burning [[wood]], later [[coal]] or [[oil]]... - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
5: ...it shares qualities with [[classicism|classical]] figurative sculpture or [[statue]].
41: ...humb|200px|right|A tree sculpture at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. This was sculpted with a chain saw from...
70: *[[Site-Specific]]
80: ==Greenfield Products Pty Ltd v. Rover-Scott Bonnar Ltd==
81: The [[Australia]]n [[copyright]] case of ''[[Greenfield Products Pty Ltd v. Rover-Scott Bonnar Ltd]]''... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: The materials definition of a '''glass''' is a uniform [[amorphous s...
5: ...der of this article will be concerned with a specific type of glass—the [[silica]]-based glasses...
9: ...ak into sharp shards. These properties can be modified, or even changed entirely, with the addition of...
22: ...ections doped with [[Erbium]], which [[Fiber_amplifier|amplify]] transmitted signals by [[laser]] emis...
32: ...sorbs [[infrared]] energy, such as heat absorbing filters for movie projectors, while [[cerium]] can b... - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
5: ...y the hands plus a [[pedalboard]]. Three, four or five manuals plus pedals is not uncommon for a large...
7: ...ce of [[classical music]]. In the era of [[silent film]]s, large pipe organs were installed in many [[...
19: ... of several styles as a compromise, and so do not fit comfortably into any of them.
41: Organs were the first keyboard instruments, even though technically ...
47: ...ctronic pipeless organs were developed that could fill similar musical roles, see [[organ (music)]]. H... - Americas (7154 bytes)
6: ...of the land mass located to the east of the [[Pacific Ocean]] and the west of the [[Atlantic Ocean]], ...
8: ... five rings of the [[Olympic flag]] represent the five parts of the world, with a single ring represen...
13: ...d States'', while it is rare to use the more specific ''US-Amerikaner''. In [[Italy]] the term ''Ameri...
23: ...feminine names. [[Christopher Columbus]], who had first brought the continents' existence to the atten...
25: ...[[Newfoundland]] in [[1497]]. Supposedly, Bristol fishermen had been visiting the coast of North Ameri... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom...
46: ...inority Languages]]. In each of these, the UK's official name is as follows:
52: ...>6</sup> Official estimate provided by the UK [[Office for National Statistics]]. As of April 2005, th...
54: ...untry" to "state", "nation", "union", etc, please first contribute to the extensive discussion of this...
58: ...ded Wales]] as a [[principality]]) with those of, first, [[Kingdom of Scotland]] and then [[Kingdom of... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = ''English'' |
43: ... English Puritans from Massachusetts in 1633. Its first constitution, the "[[Fundamental Orders of Con...
49: ...Lieberman]] (Democrat). Connecticut currently has five [[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Connectic...
56: ... to the rolling mountains and farms of the [[Litchfield Hills]] and the casinos of [[Southeastern Conn...
65: ...sts, new residents, and internal state pride. Fairfield County's "[[Gold Coast, Connecticut|Gold Coast... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
36: ... the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. Its official name is the '''Commonwealth of Virginia'''; i...
40: ...n]] and [[Zachary Taylor|Taylor]] died while in office.)
46: ...n [[1607]]. Its Second Charter was officially ratified on [[May 23]], [[1609]].
48: ...lish Civil War]]. [[Patrick Henry]] served as the first Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779, and a... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
10: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
39: ...variant of the name that became ''Tennessee'' was first recorded by Captain Juan Pardo, the Spanish ex...
41: ...rtain. Some accounts suggest it is a Cherokee modification of an earlier [[Yuchi]] or possibly [[Creek...
43: ...South Carolina]], who used this spelling in his official correspondence during the [[1750s]]. In [[178...
46: ...e cultural groups that inhabited the area between first settlement and the time of European contact ar... - Plymouth Colony (2283 bytes)
3: ...[Mayflower Compact]], drafted and ratified by the first group of colonists aboard their ship, the ''[[...
5: The first settlement of the colony was New Plymouth, lat...
9: ...ughly what is now [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol County]], [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymou... - Thunderstorm (7337 bytes)
4: ...flected by high [[dewpoint]] temperatures; a significant fall in air [[temperature]] with increasing h...
6: ...[[Great Plains]] to explore the visual and scientific aspects of storms and tornadoes.
8: ==Classification==
27: ...750pix.jpg|thumb|280px|An anvil thundercloud over Bristol, England.]]
28: ...''dissipation stage''. This life cycle was identified in 1949 as the result of the U.S. Weather Burea... - John Locke (14749 bytes)
3: ... philosophy of mind also had a great deal of significant influence well into the [[The Age of Enlighte...
6: ...[Wrington]], [[Somerset]], about ten miles from [[Bristol]], [[England]], in [[1632]]. His father, a lawye...
18: ...ion 1707|Act of Union]] of [[1707]], though the office of King of England and King of Scotland had bee...
22: ...cke's Puritan upbringing and his Whig political affiliation expressed themselves in his published writ...
24: Locke's first major published work was ''[[A Letter Concerni... - Okapi (2836 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Giraffidae]]}}
15: ...s one of the two remaining species of family Giraffidae, the second being the [[Giraffe]]. It is nativ...
23: ...en months, and reach maturity at between four and five years of age.
24: [[Image:Okapi.bristol.250pix.jpg|left|Okapi at Bristol Zoo, England]]
25: Okapis are not classified as endangered, but they are threatened by [[hab... - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
10: ...lor="orange">Symbols:</td><td bgcolor="#ffde80">[[Fireworks]], picnics</td></tr>
13: [[Image:Fourth july fireworks.jpg|thumb|These fireworks over the [[Washington Monument]] are typic...
17: ...Fireworks in the United States (Independence Day)|Fireworks]] have been associated with the Fourth of ...
23: ...rated the Declaration with public readings and bonfires on [[July 8]]. Not until [[August 2]] would a ...
25: ...ms]], credited by [[Thomas Jefferson]] as the unofficial, tireless [[whip (politics)|whip]] of the ind... - Horse tack (8580 bytes)
8: ...annually and the stuffing modified to correct the fit.
28: ...le''. The invention of stirrups was of great significance in [[war horse|mounted combat]], giving the ...
63: *Dr. Bristol
91: ...o more easily keep the horse flexed at the poll. Fitted correctly, this 2nd type of running martingal... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
4: ... created by [[fishermen]] who returned to port to find the area surrounding the [[harbor|harbour]] dev...
14: ... earthquakes; as well as collapses of volcanic edifices, may also disturb the overlying water column a...
21: ...lves of water. The leading edge of a tsunami superficially resembles a breaking wave but behaves diffe...
32: ... in the open ocean but the wave would still be difficult to outrun.
36: ...mi that hit Hawaii on [[April 1]], [[1946]] had a fifteen-minute interval between wave fronts. The nat... - Golf (35905 bytes)
4: ... various [[golf club (equipment)|clubs]]. It is defined in the ''Rules of Golf'' as ''"playing a ball ...
6: ...up. Once the ball is on the ''green'' (an area of finely cut grass or oiled sand) the ball is usually ...
8: ...ssible. Another variant of stroke play, the ''Modified Stableford'' method, awards points on each hole...
12: ...es the green is too far away to reach it with the first stroke, so that one or more strokes are played...
14: ...pg|thumb|right|250px|Bunkers at Filton Golf Club, Bristol, England]] - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
1: ...tion in [[Annonay]], [[France]] in [[1783]]. The first manned flight was made on [[November 21]], [[1...
4: ...re-2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A hot air balloon over Bristol, England, showing the wickerwork passenger basket...
9: ...ed to the bottom, so they had a tendency to catch fire and be destroyed on landing. After the inventio...
11: The first hot air balloon flight in the [[United States]...
13: Balloons were the first manifestation of [[air power]]. They were used...
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