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- Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
3: ...t in the [[Spacelab]] laboratory module. Jemison resigned from NASA in March 1993.
5: ...ell-versed in African and [[African-American Studies]] and is trained in [[dance]] and [[choreography]...
7: ...]] in West Africa. Returning to Los Angeles, she resumed her medical practice, working with CIGNA Heal...
9: Dr. Jemison, the youngest of three children, was born on [[October 17]], [...
11: ... camp. She completed her internship at [[Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center]] in 1982. - Greek language (35285 bytes)
3: ...h [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] and surrounding countries
7: [[Greek languages|Greek]]<br>
15: ...tudied in schools and universities in many countries from the [[Renaissance]] onwards.
17: ...lect''', '''Post-Classic Greek''' or even '''New Testament Greek''' (after its most famous word of lit...
25: ...his article. For more information, see main articles on [[Proto-Greek language]] and [[Mycenaean langu... - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
5: ...ις'', "The Great Treatise"). It was preserved, like most of Classical Greek science, in Ar...
7: ...list of 48 [[constellation|constellations]] is ancestral to the modern system of constellations, but u...
9: ... and ancient Persian empire, but most of his sources beyond the perimeter of the Empire were unreliabl...
11: ...put the meridian of 0 longitude at the most western land he knew, the Canary Islands.
14: ...grees of latitude from the Arctic to the East-indies and deep into Africa; Ptolemy was well aware that... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...[[sheet music]]) to any organized sound(s). The question of what the art form called music actually co...
4: ...an any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses.
8: In the European [[Middle Ages]], [[musica]] was part of the mathematical [[quad...
10: ...resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres.
12: ...—some of which are very much in vogue in [[Western society]] today. - Pan pipes (2209 bytes)
1: [[Image:Panpipes.png|left|Pan pipes]]
2: ... and the [[harmonica]], or mouth organ. The panpipes are named for their association with the rustic G...
4: ... makers of panpipes will use a wax - commonly [[beeswax]] - to tune their new instruments.
6: ...ne note, but by overblowing, that is, increased pressure of breath and tension of lips, harmonics are ...
8: ...n pipes'' is both singular and plural.) Other names for the instrument include '''panflute''' and the... - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
2: ...a]]. Its archaeological remains offer a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.
4: ...ιοσπολις ''Diospolis'', "City of Zeus" ([[Zeus]] being t...
6: ...(lit. "The Most-select of Places"), one of the names of the temple of [[Karnak]], which is located in ...
8: ...tuated at or near the sites of two important temples that stood on the outskirts of the city.
10: ==Important archaeological sites in Thebes== - Aristotle (37648 bytes)
3: ...ota;στοτέλης
4: ...most influential philosophers in [[Western world|Western]] thought. He wrote many books about [[physi...
8: ...crates did not leave any writings, possibly as a result of the reasons articulated against writing phi...
10: ...n have knowledge of the [[Forms]], the real essences of things, of which the world we see is but an im...
12: ...and difficult to read. Among the most important ones are ''Physics'', ''Metaphysics'', ''[[Nicomachean... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
2: ...tonic|Σωκράτης}} Sōkrá´Ĥamp;#275;s) was a Greek ([[Athens...
5: ...d his extraordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winter.
7: ...that he once spent all of his time on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that ...
9: ...ng to Dr Will Beldam he was the first person to question everything and everyone, and apparently it of... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...of the Julian year by all Western European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The G...
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
7: ...st known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
11: *[[1651]] - [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] crowned King of [[Scotland]]
15: ...y [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]]. - List of popes (77758 bytes)
1: ...i_pontifices_in_hac_basilica_sepulti.jpg|thumb|Popes buried in [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's]]]]
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ...ether a source counts [[#Notes on numbering of popes|Stephen II]].
6: ...Church|Universal Church]], [[Patriarch]] of the West, [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Italy]], [[...
9: == List of popes == - Archimedes (13735 bytes)
1: ...s consider Archimedes to be one of history's greatest mathematicians, along with possibly [[Isaac Newt...
3: ==Discoveries and inventions==
4: ...nted the [[irrigation]] device known as [[Archimedes' screw]].
6: ...nst the invading Romans was the [[claw of Archimedes]].
8: ...enemy ships would have had to be virtually motionless and very close to shore for them to ignite, an u... - Mastodon (1620 bytes)
14: ...#8057;ς and ὀδούς, "nipple tooth"), and is also an obsolete name ...
16: Their [[tusk]]s sometimes exceeded five meters in length. Their meat was a... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
1: ...caesar.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
2: ...rance]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visible to this day.
4: ... under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: ...ten [[Literary works of Julius Caesar|''Commentaries'' (''Commentarii'')]], and many details of his li...
9: ...ere he apparently learned to speak several languages, including [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Gaul|... - Digital photography (33923 bytes)
4: ...e phone]]s, now include digital photography features.
8: There are two main types of sensors:
13: There are also two main types of sensor mechanisms:
16: ... Linear array (very rare, only limited to the highest-end)
18: ...meras became available for considerably lower prices. (The [[Ritz Dakota Digital]] is an extreme examp... - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
3: ==The [[Mesolithic]] ([[8000 BC]] - [[4500 BC]])==
5: ...n the extreme south of the country, which largely escaped the advancing ice sheets. During the [[last ...
7: ... [[permafrost]] was transformed into a densely forested fertile land.
9: ... their food, and they are known to have built canoes from dug-out tree trunks.
11: During the Mesolithic the population of Ireland was probably nev... - Constantinople (4125 bytes)
1: ...n Greek]]: Konstantinoupoli or Κωνσταντινού&pi...
3: ...own as the "Queen of Cities", the richest and largest city both culturally and economically. [[Bezant...
5: ...evelop relatively unmolested, while Rome and the west collapsed.
7: ...hen re-captured by [[Nicaean Empire|Nicaean]] forces under the command of [[Michael VIII Palaeologus]]...
23: ... Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies and Culture - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...each year to celebrate the [[resurrection]] of [[Jesus]] from the dead after his death by [[crucifixio...
4: ... [[Last Supper]] shared by Jesus and his [[disciples]] before his crucifixion is generally thought of ...
6: ... often identified as a remnant of this fertility festival, although there is no hard evidence of any l...
11: |+style="padding-right: 1.5em;"align=center|'''Dates for Easter Sunday, 2000-2020'''
13: ! '''Year''' !! '''[[Western Christianity|Western]]''' !! '''[[Eastern Christianity|Eastern]]''... - Gold (24329 bytes)
20: | [[Chemical series]]
26: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
32: ...gn="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0" | '''Atomic properties'''
59: ...="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0" | '''Physical properties'''
79: | [[Vapor pressure]] - Selenium (9236 bytes)
20: | [[periodic table series|Series]]
26: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
32: ...gn="center" bgcolor="#a0ffa0" | '''Atomic properties'''
58: ...="center" bgcolor="#a0ffa0" | '''Physical properties'''
70: | 16.42 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre per mole|m<sup>3<... - William McKinley (11746 bytes)
6: <tr><td>'''Order'''</td><td>25th President</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Predecessor'''</td><td>[[Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr>
9: <tr><td>'''Successor'''</td><td>[[Theodore Roosevelt]]</td></tr>
11: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth'''</td><td>[[Niles, Ohio]]</td></tr>
15: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Ida Saxton McKinley]]<...
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