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- ...ection of gemstone pebbles made by tumbling rough rock with abrasive grit, in a rotating drum. The biggest pebble here is 40 mm long (1.6 inches).]] ...t forms; the carvings of [[Carl Fabergé]] were the last significant works in this tradition.24 KB (3,690 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
- ...rs |accessdate= |author= |date= |year= |publisher= UN |pages= }}</ref> In the past, DU has been called '''Q-metal''', '''depletalloy''', and '''D-38' ...>]]. Civilian uses include counterweights in aircraft, radiation shielding in medical [[radiation therapy]] and industrial [[radiography]] equipment, and80 KB (11,721 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- ...="#90FF00"|[[Ruthenium|Ru]]||bgcolor="#90FF00"|[[Rhodium|Rh]]||Pd||Ag||Cd||In||Sn||Sb||Te||I ||Xe ...temperatures, wire filaments, casting molds, and chemical reaction vessels in corrosive environments. Partly due to the high melting point, refractory me25 KB (3,519 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- ...ction of thick-film resistors. A minor application of ruthenium is its use in some platinum [[alloy]]s. ...t hard white metal, ruthenium is a member of the [[platinum group]] and is in [[group 8 element|group 8]] of the periodic table:39 KB (5,430 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- ...ng]], [[pillow]]s and [[sleeping bag]]s. The discovery of feathers trapped in ancient amber suggests that some species of dinosaur may have possessed dow ...Life & Behaviour |page=17 |date=2001 |publisher=Christopher Helm |location=London |isbn=0713662506 |first1=Chris |last1=Elphick |first2=John B. |last2=Dunnin8 KB (1,232 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- ...optics)|translucent]] nature and the way [[light]] [[scattering|scatters]] in the material; however, it feels like [[Polystyrene#Solid foam|expanded poly ...s a result of a bet with Charles Learned over who could replace the liquid in 'jellies' with gas without causing shrinkage.<ref>{{cite journal26 KB (3,758 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
- |image_caption = ''[[Coffea arabica]]'' trees in [[Brazil]] ...W2 IMG 2430.jpg|thumb|190px|''[[Coffea canephora]]'' green beans on a tree in [[Goa]], [[India]]. ]]29 KB (4,179 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
- ...prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dental caries: scientific advances in the United States|journal = J Am Dent Assoc|volume = 140|pages = 25S–34S|21 KB (2,875 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
- ...[goat]], or [[sheep]]'s milk with kefir grains. Traditional kefir was made in [[Goatskin (material)|skin]] bags that were hung near a doorway; the bag wo [[Marco Polo]] mentions kefir in recounting his travels.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}12 KB (1,755 words) - 19:38, 13 October 2010
- ...b|right|Black powder for [[muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] rifles and pistols in FFFG granulation size. [[Quarter (United States coin)|Coin]] (diameter 24 m ...ern firearms do not use the traditional gunpowder (black powder) described in this article, but instead use [[smokeless powder]]. [[Antique]] firearms or51 KB (7,447 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
- ...oduce products including hats and ornaments, and the process is undertaken in a number of locations worldwide. ...ll told, was not more than a few hundreds in 1907, as compared with 30,000 in 1871.7 KB (1,218 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
- ...ry original by artist [[Zhang Xuan]]), illustrates silk fabric manufacture in China.]] ...ore_Code=TI&Product_Code=1870372557CD-ROM&Category_Code=History Creativity In The Textile Industries: A Story From Pre-History To The 21st Century]</ref>36 KB (5,348 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
- *c. 8000 BC – Evidence of [[flax]] cultivation in the [[Near East]].<ref name="Cambridge 1">''Cambridge History of Western Te ...ref>Barber 1991.</ref> This requires much greater skill than [[knitting]] in order to create a fine product.<ref name="Theaker 2006">Theaker 2006.</ref>11 KB (1,428 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
- The term "[[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasure]]" has been used in Japan to denote [[Cultural Properties of Japan|cultural properties]] since |title= Architecture and authority in Japan154 KB (20,678 words) - 10:19, 20 September 2010
- ...developing countries, usually with low-cost, local vegetation. By contrast in some developed countries it is now the choice of affluent people who desire ...aterials and methods used in England over the past three centuries survive in archives and early publications.15 KB (2,437 words) - 10:19, 20 September 2010
- [[Image:Natural History Museum London Jan 2006.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Natural History Museum]] has an ornate [[ter ...was generally used to supplement [[brick]] and [[tile]]s of similar colour in late [[Victorian era|Victorian]] buildings.4 KB (543 words) - 10:19, 20 September 2010
- ...e to iron oxide in the source clay. Clays with low iron content can result in paler colors on firing, ranging from white to yellow.]] ...y Museum London Jan 2006.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Natural History Museum]] in London has an ornate terracotta facade typical of high [[Victorian architecture]].10 KB (1,433 words) - 10:20, 20 September 2010
- ...er. Varying the amount of alloying elements and the form of their presence in the steel (solute elements, precipitated phase) controls qualities such as ...ght iron]], which can contain a small amount of carbon, but it is included in the form of [[slag]] [[inclusion (casting)|inclusion]]s. Two distinguishing44 KB (6,419 words) - 10:22, 20 September 2010
- ...ge:wrought iron flower.jpg|right|thumb|A wrought iron flower, on the fence in front of the [[Royal Courts of Justice]]]] --> ...ought iron''' is an [[iron]] [[alloy]] with a very low [[carbon]] content, in comparison to [[steel]], and has fibrous [[Inclusion (mineral)|inclusions]]35 KB (5,392 words) - 10:22, 20 September 2010
- |image_caption = Bamboo forest in [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]] ....ogg|listen}}'' is a group of [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[evergreen]]s in the [[true grass]] family '''[[Poaceae]]''', subfamily [[Bambusoideae]], tr47 KB (7,158 words) - 10:22, 20 September 2010
