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- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
15: ...g decided to recreate her homeland by building an artificial mountain with rooftop gardens.
21: ...e presented an amazing spectacle: A green, leafy, artificial mountain rising off the plain. - Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
17: ... island just off the coast of [[Egypt]], with its artificial connection to the mainland (the [[Heptastadion]])... - Reproduction (2286 bytes)
10: ...Others reproduce quickly, but unless raised in an artificial environment, most offspring do not survive to [[a... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
77: The building of these kinds of artificial villages was very popular among French aristocrat... - Anna Comnena (3243 bytes)
5: ...riod, with the result that the language is highly artificial. Her chronology is generally sound when recountin... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
75: ...er views and influence because she was opposed to artificial [[contraception]] and [[abortion]]. Mother Teresa... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
118: *[[A.I. (movie)|AI: Artificial Intelligence]] (2001) (voice only) - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
31: ...te in [[symbiosis]] with specialized fungi. Under artificial circumstances, however, germination is possible "... - Brain (22060 bytes)
24: ===Artificial brains===
25: ...tivity. More recent work in both neuroscience and artificial intelligence models the brain using the mathemati...
30: ...e artificial hearing and (crude and experimental) artificial vision for deaf and blind people, and [[brain pac...
38: ... the brain, such as [[computer science]] (as in [[Artificial intelligence]], etc) and [[philosophy]]. - Human brain (15406 bytes)
61: ...work]]s now involves study of both biological and artificial computational systems.
65: ... Novgorod State University]] worked to develop an artificial analogue of olivocerebellar circuit, a part of th... - Aniridia (959 bytes)
1: ...ectacles, or with a [[contact lens]] which has an artificial iris painted onto it. - Retina (13061 bytes)
49: ...]] and the [[University of New South Wales]], an "artificial retina" is under development: an implant which wi...
65: ....techreview.com/articles/04/09/demo0904.asp Demo: Artificial Retina], MIT Technology Review, September 2004. R... - Heart (10132 bytes)
43: ...tbeat. It is sometimes treated by implanting an [[artificial pacemaker]] - Liver (11441 bytes)
67: Producing an artificial organ or device capable of emulating most functio... - Lubricant (1488 bytes)
7: ...bio-[[medical]] applications (e.g. lubricants for artificial joints) and others. - Hair (11457 bytes)
65: *[[hair color]] (original or artificial) - Exoskeleton (3839 bytes)
3: [[Human]]s have long used [[armour]] as an artificial exoskeleton for protection, especially in combat....
22: == Artificial human exoskeletons ==
24: ... load-bearing, but furnishes the appearance of an artificial human exoskeleton. Modern motorists use [[automob...
39: ...lly enhancing the [[human body]] itself by use of artificial bones and muscles. - Moth (5332 bytes)
22: ...are less likely to eat mixed materials containing artificial fibres. There are some reports that they can be r...
30: ... (such as the moon), but on encountering a bright artificial light it navigates maintaining a constant angle t...
34: ...epend on moths (or bats) for [[pollination]], and artificial lighting can draw moths away from the flowers, im... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
66: ...h century. The Aristotelian belief of natural and artificial circumstances was abandoned, and a research tradi... - Textile (4228 bytes)
5: ... have been in use for millennia, while others use artificial [[fiber]]s and are recent inventions. The range ... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
269: ...uage. Indeed, while everyday spoken Greek sounds artificial if the sandhi rules are ''not'' used, a formal or... - Nile (13738 bytes)
66: ...ands of men and machines employed to transfer, by artificial means, the water of the Nile to the meadows on it... - Hungary (18459 bytes)
141: ...he [[Carpathian Basin]] (and probably the largest artificial lake in Europe) is [[Lake Theiss]] (''Tisza-t󧧩... - Tajikistan (10867 bytes)
110: ...n was disrupted by the Soviet leadership imposing artificial boundaries and the notion of nation-state - alien... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
171: ... natural and some being [[crannog]]s, a type of [[artificial island]] which was built in past times using ston... - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
68: ...having no scientific merit and of being merely an artificial device for attributing numerical significance to ... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ...lding from [[decomposition]] by either natural or artificial means, has retained its physical form. This can b... - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
25: The need to use artificial [[fertilizer]]s supplied by international corpora... - Abu Simbel (4501 bytes)
27: ...ht to the visitor; for here he finds the greatest artificial dome that bears the man-made mountain behind the ... - Al Fayyum (5562 bytes)
14: .... Ancient visitors reported the appearance of "an artificial excavation, as reported by classic [[geographer]]... - Alaska (24727 bytes)
111: ...ized area-wide government, while census areas are artificial divisions defined by the [[United States Census B... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
159: * [[1791]]: [[Artificial Teeth]]: [[Nicholas Dubois De Chemant]]
219: * [[1840]]: artificial [[fertilizer]]: [[Justus von Liebig]]
536: * [[2001]]: [[Artificial heart]]. - Achilles Tatius (1791 bytes)
1: ...ss and clearness of his style, which, however, is artificial and labored. Many of the incidents of the romance... - Agathon (3124 bytes)
4: ...which he recites in the Symposium, is full of the artificial and rhetorical expressions which might be expecte... - Ptolemy II of Egypt (4048 bytes)
18: ...ourt, magnificent and dissolute, intellectual and artificial, has been justly compared with the [[Versailles]]... - Atmosphere (444 bytes)
7: *a [[gas]] mixture or [[artificial atmosphere]] - Desert (21206 bytes)
71: ...ings]], [[well]]s, or by [[irrigation]]. Many are artificial. Oases are often the only places in deserts that ... - Astronomy (13970 bytes)
82: ...imeline of artificial satellites and space probes|artificial satellites and space probes]] - Solar system (21174 bytes)
23: *Artificial [[satellite]]s orbiting the planets, mainly Earth...
25: **[[Space debris]] of artificial origin that can be found in orbit around Earth. - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
10: ...etary objects that include asteroids. The term '''artificial asteroid''' is sometimes used to designate man-ma... - List of themed timelines (11300 bytes)
10: ** [[Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes]] - Planet (8450 bytes)
54: ...rway to develop a [[Terrestrial Planet Finder]] [[artificial satellite]], which would be capable of detecting ... - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
35: ... "''It is often forgotten that (dictionaries) are artificial repositories, put together well after the languag... - Art (11479 bytes)
52: ...s meaning proves very broad include [[artifact]], artificial, artifice, [[artillery]], [[Medicine|medical]] ar... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
124: *[[List of Artificial Radiation Belts]] - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
78: ||Artificial satellite - Cave (10592 bytes)
73: ...es have been converted into [[show cave]]s, where artificial lighting, floors, and other aids allow the casual... - History of science (41710 bytes)
23: ...ent was unproven. Some believed that setting up ''artificial'' conditions in an experiment could never produce...
161: ...y be applied to other research domains, such as [[artificial intelligence]].
179: ..., [[database]] design, [[computer networking]], [[artificial intelligence]], and the design of [[computer hard... - Macau (16856 bytes)
109: ...awned other small industries, such as [[toy]]s, [[artificial flower]]s, and [[electronics]]. The clothing indu... - Medieval fortification (8517 bytes)
25: ...es. Stone towers were found in natural mounds, as artificial ones were not strong enough to support stone towe... - Human (48024 bytes)
45: ..., and could be used of a [[mythical being]], an [[artificial intelligence]], or an [[extraterrestrial]]. An im... - Cereal (6537 bytes)
56: ...he grain is sent to a dehydrating facility, where artificial heat dries it. - Ohio (19444 bytes)
78: ...y of water, over 20 square miles, was the largest artificial lake in the world. It should be noted that Ohio's... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
138: ===Artificial dissipation=== - Evolution (27661 bytes)
100: ... e.g. for [[agriculture]] or as pets, is called [[artificial selection]]. - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
103: ...t on [[October 22]], [[1975]], becoming the first artificial satellite of Venus. A battery of cameras and spe... - Mars (27704 bytes)
44: ...rcival Lowell]] of [[Martian canal]]s, apparently artificial linear features on the surface that he asserted w...
181: *[[List of artificial objects on Mars]] - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
215: ...to is covered with vast cities that are warmed by artificial suns, but access to sunlight is controlled by a s...
216: ...'[[Icehenge]]'' ([[1985]]), in which a mysterious artificial structure is found on the planet's north pole. - World (6524 bytes)
26: ... (archipelago)|The World]] is an archipelago of [[artificial island]]s, shaped like the continents of the Eart... - Flood (7770 bytes)
25: on artificial defences for protection from floodwaters. - Horse (38916 bytes)
63: Trainers have developed various artificial gaits for reasons such as appearance, and to impr...
164: ...hbred studbook. Some other breed registries allow artificial insemination, embryo transfer, or both. - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
37: ...rk of sexless religiosity which hardly eludes the artificial or even the hypocritical; on other minds, therefo... - Beaver (4858 bytes)
20: ...river]]s, and building [[lodge]]s in the eventual artificial pond. They are the second largest group of roden... - Bird (20345 bytes)
65: ... scientists suspect that the ratites represent an artificial grouping of birds which have independently lost t... - Archery (18991 bytes)
60: ...time and military training. Marks would have been artificial markers or natural features such as tussocks of g... - World Series (40101 bytes)
211: ... Series game to be played on an [[artificial turf|artificial surface]]. - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
1: ...ates]] capable of going high speeds on natural or artificial ice surfaces. - Crossword (24761 bytes)
165: ...e words "Omaha" and "Mulberry" (the highly-secret artificial harbours) - Computer (32773 bytes)
20: ...ate human comprehension or self-awareness. See [[artificial intelligence]]. - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (14006 bytes)
63: ...ined nude boys in poses which were "contrived and artificial." Though today such a thing may raise suspicions,... - Extinction (15793 bytes)
15: ...ild, and are maintained only in [[zoo]]s or other artificial environments. Some of these species are function... - Ice skating (4786 bytes)
3: ... indoor and outdoor skating tracks and areas with artificial cooling. The skating rink regarded as the world'... - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
158: ''''Artificial' interventions in food production and supply:''' - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
91: ...[[Computer science]], [[cognitive science]] and [[artificial intelligence]] are modern areas of research that ... - Photosynthesis (9830 bytes)
79: *[[Artificial photosynthesis]] - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
169: ...[1957]] surprise launch of [[Sputnik]], the first artificial satellite, led to many [[Sputnik crisis|strategic... - National Football League (30340 bytes)
213: *'''the Lou Groza rule''' -- no artificial medium to assist in the execution of a kick. Ena... - Deep Learning (3892 bytes)
3: Deep Learning, a subset of Artificial Intelligence (AI), is an innovative field that's ...
7: ...arge amounts of data. These algorithms are called artificial neural networks. Think of deep learning as teachi...
13: Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) - March 23 (10340 bytes)
107: *[[1983]] - [[Barney Clark]], first artificial heart recipient - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
34: ...ow seemed to Hobbes, might be regarded as a great artificial man or monster (''Leviathan''), composed of men, ... - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
69: ...hat during the 1653s, Descartes travelled with an artificial female companion, named Francine after his daught... - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
185: ...ual impetus, one eschewing unnecessary ritual and artificial social boundaries. See [[bhakti yoga]] for more. - Rome (33048 bytes)
146: ...nistries, conference and trade centers, parks, an artificial lake, sports venues, museums, gardened villas and... - Geyser (14881 bytes)
70: ...m to erupt like geysers. Though these so-called ''artificial geysers'', technically known as ''erupting geothe... - Molecular nanotechnology (10344 bytes)
15: ...es; such a capability could lead, for example, to artificial drugs which would recognize and render inert spec... - Pole vault (5243 bytes)
5: ...donshire]], [[Lincolnshire]] and [[Norfolk]]. The artificial draining of these marshes brought into existence ... - Tennis (24557 bytes)
18: ...to coated asphalt to wooden gymnasium surfaces to artificial grass similar to Astroturf ® . - Sense (11343 bytes)
19: ...lutamate, a flavor commonly found in meat, and in artificial flavourings such as monosodium glutamate. - Wildlife (4144 bytes)
2: ...s to living [[organism]]s that are not in any way artificial or [[domestication|domesticated]] and which exist... - Navigation (15650 bytes)
65: ...rom the sextant's scale. Some sextants create an artificial horizon by reflecting a bubble. Inexpensive plas... - Sumer (14409 bytes)
77: ...ime the Sumerians began to place the temples atop artificial, terraced, and multi-layered hills: the ''[[ziggu... - Leather (7695 bytes)
24: ... have all of the natural grain sanded off, and an artificial grain applied. Top grain leather must be heavily ... - Tenochtitlan (3092 bytes)
9: ...l natural island was perpetually enlarged as an [[artificial island]] as Tenochtitlan grew to become the large... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
84: ...Geber). Jabir's ultimate goal was [[takwin]], the artificial creation of life in the alchemical laboratory, up...
134: In 1919, [[Ernest Rutherford]] used [[artificial disintegration]] to convert nitrogen into oxygen....
138: The aim of [[artificial intelligence]] research could be said to be creat... - Hour (4351 bytes)
16: ...me they will have to finish their daywork without artificial light. It was introduced in [[Italy]] during the ... - Trebuchet (7499 bytes)
21: ...aerphilly Castle]] in [[Wales]] was surrounded by artificial lakes to keep besiegers and their siege weapons a... - Beach (8328 bytes)
36: Some beaches are artificial; they are either permanent or temporary (For exam...
47: === Artificial beaches ===
48: ...onment offered to the beachgoer are replicated in artificial beaches, such as "beach style" pools with zero-de...
51: ...each-christina-at-waterplay.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Artificial beaches, such as this urban fountain, mimic one o... - Waterfall (3889 bytes)
2: ...sudden break in elevation. Waterfalls may also be artificial, and they are sometimes used for [[garden]] and [... - Virus (17572 bytes)
14: ...at least the standards required to call something artificially alive are reduced. - Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
46: ==Artificial trees==
47: ...% of trees are now artificial. In most of Europe, artificial trees are still considered very bad taste, althou...
49: Artificial trees are sometimes even a necessity in some rent...
52: The first artificial trees were tabletop '''feather trees''', made fro...
55: The first modern artificial Christmas trees were produced by companies which ...
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