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• AT4
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• Spike (missile)
  {{For|the US light missile under development by the [[Naval Air Warfare Center]]|DRS Spike}} <!-- Service history -->
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• Miniman antitank weapon
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• Swingfire
  Swingfire was developed by [[Fairey Engineering Ltd]] and the [[British Aircraft Corporation]]. It rep ==Combat history==
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• Prussian blue
  ==History== ...r 1709, the German name "Berlinisch Blau" had been used for the first time by Frisch. Frisch himself is the author of the first known publication of Prus
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• Mercury (element)
  ...nd is mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar. Cinnabar is highly toxic by ingestion or inhalation of the dust. [[Mercury poisoning]] can also result ...with oxygen in air to form [[mercury oxide]], which then can be decomposed by further heating to higher temperatures.<ref name=patnaik>{{cite book|last =
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• Airspeed Oxford
  ...ford''' is a twin-engine [[monoplane]] aircraft developed and manufactured by [[Airspeed Ltd|Airspeed]]. It saw widespread use for training [[Commonwealt ...fications#1930.E2.80.931939|Specification T.23/36]], which had been issued by the British [[Air Ministry]]. Its basic design is derived from the company'
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• Warren E. Preece
  In 1957 he was hired by [[William Benton (senator)|William Benton]], publisher of ''Britannica'', a ...logical Order'' (1962) and a contributor to ''Britannica'', notably on the topic of higher education.<ref name="preecetech">Preece, Warren E. A Report of th
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• Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
  ==History== By the mid-1930s, the company headquarters had moved to [[Chicago]], [[Illinoi
  7 KB (845 words) - 13:31, 19 September 2010
• Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...privately held company. Articles are aimed at educated adults, and written by about 100&nbsp;full-time editors and more than 4,000&nbsp;expert contributo ...name="Giles_Nature_study_2005" /> although criticisms have been challenged by ''Britannica's'' management.<ref name="fatally_flawed" />
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• Robert McHenry
  ...e="WGAH">{{cite web | title=Find in a Library: Webster's guide to American history | work=WorldCat | url=http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/0877790817 | a ...bout the distribution and pricing of the electronic products, being driven by the desires of the sales personnel, rather than market conditions and custo
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...red future encyclopedias; for example, the failed two-volume ''A Universal History of Arts and Sciences'' of [[Dennis de Coetlogon]] (published 1745) grouped ...page from the first edition. The flow of short entries is interrupted here by one of the major treatises.]]
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• Graves' ophthalmopathy
  ...rder affecting the [[orbit (anatomy)|orbit]] around the eye, characterized by upper eyelid retraction, swelling ([[edema]]), redness ([[erythema]]), [[co ...mic process with variable expression in the eyes, thyroid and skin, caused by autoantibodies that bind to tissues in those organs, and generally occurs w
  15 KB (1,986 words) - 09:40, 20 September 2010
• Electroactive polymers
  ..., are [[polymer]]s that exhibits a change in size or shape when stimulated by an [[electric field]]. The most common applications of this type of materia ==History of EAPs==
  25 KB (3,633 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...[terephthalic acid]] and [[ethylene glycol]] with water as a byproduct, or by [[transesterification]] reaction between [[ethylene glycol]] and [[dimethyl ...n by one of its trade names, "Mylar"), PET can be [[aluminium|aluminized]] by [[evaporation|evaporating]] a [[Thin-film deposition|thin film]] of metal o
  43 KB (6,272 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Metallic bond
  ==History == ...emical series. A picture emerged of metals as positive ions held together by an ocean of negative electrons.
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• Metallurgy
  ==History== {{Main|History of ferrous metallurgy}}
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...inting by [[Emperor Huizong of Song]] (a remake of an 8th century original by artist [[Zhang Xuan]]), illustrates silk fabric manufacture in China.]] [[Clothing]] and [[textile]]s have been enormously important throughout human history—so have their [[material]]s, production [[tool]]s and techniques, [[cultu
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• Building material
  ...l building materials are those that are unprocessed or minimally processed by [[industry]], such as lumber or glass. [[Synthetic]] materials are made in ...ly used as permanent housing in tropical countries or as summer structures by ancient northern people.
  18 KB (2,746 words) - 10:22, 20 September 2010
• Drywall
  ...ings-introduction.shtml Repairing Historic Flat Plaster Walls and Ceilings By The Old House Web]</ref> '''Sheetrock''' (a trademark of [[USG Corporation] ...history/hps/TPS/briefs/brief21.htm#Historical%20Background]</ref> Drywall, by contrast to plaster, requires hand finishing only at the fasteners and join
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