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41811 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole | Hole | A hole is an empty space in a solid object, which can be flat.
It can also mean other things:
In golf, it is a special place on a golf course. All players want to put their ball in the holes, in as few strikes as possible.
In Literature, Holes is the name of Louis Sachar's book. Its following book is Small Steps.
Hol... |
41813 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware | Spyware | Spyware is a category of software for computers. Spyware is malware that collects some data, usually without the computer users' knowledge. Very often, this data is then sent over the internet to someone else. Very often, this is used for marketing. Spyware can also be used to steal data from computers. One kind is ... |
41814 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector%20space | Vector space | A vector space is a collection of mathematical objects called vectors, along with some operations you can do on them. Two operations are defined in a vector space: addition of two vectors and multiplication of a vector with a scalar. These operations can change the size of a vector and the direction it points to. The m... |
41815 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basis%20%28linear%20algebra%29 | Basis (linear algebra) | In linear algebra, a basis is a set of vectors in a given vector space with certain properties:
One can get any vector in the vector space by multiplying each of the basis vectors by different numbers, and then adding them up.
If any vector is removed from the basis, the property above is no longer satisfied.
The ... |
41817 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%20of%20war | Prisoner of war | A prisoner of war (short form: POW) is a non-combatant who has been captured by the forces of the enemy, during an armed conflict. In past centuries, prisoners had no rights. They were usually killed or forced to be slaves. Nowadays prisoners of war have rights that are stated in the Geneva Conventions and other laws... |
41818 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson%27s%20chameleon | Jackson's chameleon | Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), also known as the horned chameleon, Jackson's horned chameleon, or Kikuyu three-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in the forests of Kenya and Tanzania. They have been introduced to the United States and Hawaii.
Characteristics
Males
Males are easily recogniz... |
41819 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resuscitation | Resuscitation | Resuscitation is a thing to do in a medical emergency. It is first aid which is given to a person who is unconscious, and where breathing or pulse can not be detected. It is done to make oxygen continues to reach the heart and the brain. That way, a doctor may be able to restart the heart, possibly without damaging the... |
41822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubergine | Aubergine | The aubergine (also called eggplant) is a plant. It is actually a fruit, but it is used like a vegetable. The plant is in the nightshade family of plants. It is related to the potato and tomato. Originally, it comes from India and Sri Lanka. The Latin/French term aubergine comes from the historical city of Vergina (Βερ... |
41829 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral%20Sea%20Islands | Coral Sea Islands | The Coral Sea Islands (or Coral Sea Islands Territory) is a group of islands on the Great Barrier Reef, in the country of Australia. Some islands have automatic weather stations or lighthouses on them. Willis Island is the only island where people live; four people there run a weather station. They are in the Coral Sea... |
41837 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernambuco | Pernambuco | Pernambuco is a state of Brazil. The capital city of the state is Recife. About 8 million people live in Pernambuco with 1.5 million of those living in Recife. The economy is largely based on agriculture, its main exports are sugar cane and manioc. It has a mainly tropical climate.
References
States of Brazil |
41838 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manioc | Manioc | Manioc (or Cassava, or Yuca, especially in Latin America) is a shrub. It belongs to the Spurge family of plants and it grows in tropical climates. It is cultivated for its edible root. The manioc must be cooked properly to detoxify it before it is eaten and can be used in dumplings, soups, stews and gravies.
Related p... |
41843 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%20cycle | Life cycle | Life cycle means the stages a living thing goes through during its life.
In some cases the process is slow, and the changes are gradual. Humans have various stages of growth during their lives, such as zygote, embryo, child and adult. The change from a child to an adult is slow and continuous. In many societies it is ... |
41845 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca | Yucca | Yucca is a family of shrubs and trees, related to the agaves. There are between 40 and 50 different kinds of Yucca. All come from the hot and dry places in North and Central America, as well as the Caribbean.
They have a very special way of pollination. There is an animal, the Yucca moth, which does the pollination. ... |
41847 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb | Herb | Herbs are plants that are grown either as a food (usually as a condiment), or because they have some use in treating diseases (or making them better), or for spiritual reasons (for example, their smell). Some herbs may act as an aphrodisiac.
The word herb comes from the Latin word herba, meaning grass, green stalks, o... |
41856 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting | Podcasting | Podcasting is a way to share information as digital audio files. People often subscribe, download, and share podcasts using a computer and listen to them on an MP3 player.
Many podcasts are similar to broadcast radio news or discussion programs. Some use other formats such as a continuing story, comedy show, lectur... |
41865 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Fleming | Alexander Fleming | Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. His father Hugh, died at 59 when Alexander was only seven. He is best known for discovering the antibiotic substance penicillin in 1928. He shared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 for this discovery with How... |
41869 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter%20box | Litter box | A litter box (sometimes called a sand box, a litter tray or a litter pan) is a place for cats and some other pets to use as a toilet. Litter boxes usually need to be cleaned regularly. Cats, for example, wish to have their box cleaned every two to three days. Some cats create litterboxes in places like playgrounds and ... |
41870 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground | Playground | A playground is an area used by children to play in. They usually have equipment such as slides, swings and seesaws for children to play on. They are usually outside, but sometimes they are in a building. Having a playground can enhance your macadam surface and improve your kid’s time in the playground.
The equipment ... |
41871 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock%20Festival | Woodstock Festival | The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was a rock music festival at Max Yasgur's 600 acre (2.4 km²) dairy farm in the town of Bethel, New York from 15–18 August 1969. It might be the most famous rock concert and festival ever held. For many, it showed the counterculture of the 1960s and the "hippie era".
Many of the mo... |
41873 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing | Phishing | [[File:PhishingTrustedBank.png|right|thumbnail|300px|An example of a phishing email, disguised as an official email from a (fictional) bank. The sender is attempting to trick the recipient into revealing secure information by "confirming" it at the ''phishers website.]]Phishing''' is a way that criminals get sensitive ... |
41874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Heath | Edward Heath | Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was a British Conservative politician. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 until 1974. Heath was also the leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 until 1975.
Heath was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
In ... |
41878 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/One%20Magic%20Christmas | One Magic Christmas | One Magic Christmas is a 1985 Christmas movie released by Walt Disney Pictures, starring Harry Dean Stanton and Mary Steenburgen. The other cast is Gany Basaraba, Elisabeth Harnois, Arthur Hill, Wayne Robson, Elias Koteas, Michelle Meyrink, Sarah Polley.
The genre of this movie is family, drama, fantasy movie. The dire... |
41883 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney%20failure | Kidney failure | Kidney failure (also called renal failure) is a term used to describe when a person's kidneys stop working properly, or fail. Kidney failure can be divided into two categories: chronic renal failure, and acute renal failure.
Chronic renal failure
Chronic renal failure develops slowly, and there are not many noticeabl... |
41888 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot%20%28disambiguation%29 | Foxtrot (disambiguation) | Foxtrot has several meanings.
The Foxtrot is a kind of ballroom dance.
Foxtrot is the name of a comic strip written by Bill Amend.
Foxtrot is the letter 'F' in the NATO phonetic alphabet. |
41892 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoult%27s%20law | Raoult's law | Raoult's law states that the vapour pressure of a binary solution containing a non-volatile solute is directly related to the mole fraction of solvent (i.e. volatile) in the solution.
Also, it states that the vapour pressure of each component in a binary solution containing volatile components is directly related to i... |
41900 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdose | Overdose | An Overdose is when someone takes too much of a certain drug. This may be done voluntarily (as an attempt of suicide) or involuntarily. The drug may be a drug taken to treat some medical condition, or it may be a drug taken for recreation. Overdoses are considered to be poisoning, usually. They may lead to death, dep... |
41901 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil%20War | Kargil War | Kargil War also called as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between Indian and Pakistani forces. It took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and along the Line of Control. The cause of the war was a series of past events that worsened the already existing Indo-Pak deteriorated rel... |
41902 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate | Estate | Estate could mean:
Estate (law), a word used in common law when talking about all of a person's property, entitlements and obligations
Estate (social), a broad social category in the histories of certain countries
Immovable property, real estate or real property
Estate (house) may mean the grounds surrounding a very... |
41904 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock%20%28circulatory%29 | Shock (circulatory) | A person is in shock when blood is not sufficient to bring oxygen to the brain. The shock is progressive and can be deadly if it is not quickly made well.
The normal first aid action is the Trendelenburg position, the person is lying face upward, with his legs lifted. The blood is forced to flow to the brain.
Health ... |
41913 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Lloyd%20George | David Lloyd George | David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was the British Prime Minister during the last half of World War I. He was Prime Minister for six years, between 1916 and 1922.
Early life
Lloyd George was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England to Welsh pare... |
41927 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Ben | Big Ben | Big Ben is the nickname of a bell that hangs in the clock tower at the northern end of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, England. Officially, the tower itself is called Elizabeth Tower. It was previously known as just the Clock Tower, but was renamed in September 2012 as a tribute to the Diamond Jubilee ... |
41931 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strontium | Strontium | Strontium is a chemical element. It has the chemical symbol Sr. It has the atomic number 38. It is a metal. The colour of the metal is silver-white or yellow-silver. The metal is soft, and highly reactive chemically.
In chemistry it is placed in a group of metal elements named the alkaline earth metals. Strontium has... |
41932 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaline%20earth%20metal | Alkaline earth metal | The alkaline earth metals are the second group of metals on the periodic table. They are related to the Alkali metals, but they do not react as much because they need more energy to remove their two electrons, so they do not have to be stored in petrol. As ions they have a charge of +2a. The alkaline earth metals are m... |
41934 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag%20Hammarskj%C3%B6ld | Dag Hammarskjöld | Dag Hammarskjold (Swedish: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld) (29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served as Secretary-General from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in what is now Zambia, on 18 September 1961. He was awarded the... |
41935 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Belarusy | My Belarusy | My Biełarusy (written as "Мы, беларусы" in Belarusian and Russian Cyrillic; meaning 'We Belarusians') is the national anthem of Belarus. It uses the same tune (music) as the previous anthem when the country was part of the Soviet Union. That anthem's lyrics (words for music) were written by Michaś Klimkovič and set to ... |
41942 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire%20pudding | Yorkshire pudding | Yorkshire pudding is a British food, a baked pudding made from a batter of eggs, flour, and milk or water. It is usually served with roast meat and vegetables.
Other websites
How to make a Yorkshire Pudding
Yorkshire Pudding Recipe
Baked foods
British culture |
41947 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial%20life | Extraterrestrial life | Extraterrestrial life is life that is not from the planet Earth. It is alien life. The word 'Terra' in Latin refers to our planet - Earth. Thus, Extraterrestrial Life refers to the life forms not originating on or from the planet Earth.
It is reasonable to say that planets rather like ours exist, and that life might e... |
41951 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20Apologetics%20and%20Research%20Ministry | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry | Christian Apologetics Research Ministry (CARM) is a religious organization that was created in 1995 by Matt Slick. It is an internet apologetics ministry. It writes things against what he considers cults. On the CARM website there is a chat room and internet forum. This lets people to talk to other people about things ... |
41981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20University%20of%20Beirut | American University of Beirut | The American University of Beirut (AUB; ) is the first American university to be built in Beirut, Lebanon. Its old name was the Syrian Protestant College, and it was built in the year 1866. The name was changed to American University of Beirut on November 18, 1920.
References
Colleges and universities in Asia
Beirut
... |
41983 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliph | Caliph | In Arabic, caliph means "a successor to the prophet". This is what leaders of the Islamic faith came to be called. Their rule is called a caliphate.
Some of the early leaders of the Muslim community following Muhammad's (570–632) death called themselves "Khalifat Allah", meaning representative of God. But the other ti... |
42001 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bensheim | Bensheim | Bensheim is a city in Hesse, Germany. It is at the edge of the Odenwald and near to the river Rhine. It had 39,642 inhabitants in 2005 and is the biggest city of the Bergstraße district.
Industry
Economically it is in an area where wine grapes are grown. Many small businesses in the areas such as electronics, software... |
42034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/False%20prophet | False prophet | A false prophet is a person who claims to be a true prophet but really is not. A false prophet is also someone who uses prophecy to do evil.
The term is also used outside religion to describe someone who fervently promotes a theory which the speaker thinks is false.
Christianity
In Christianity, false prophets are th... |
42036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Dirac | Paul Dirac | Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, OM (August 8, 1902 in Bristol – October 20, 1984 in Tallahassee) was an English physicist.
Dirac's father came from the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
Dirac worked out a formulation of quantum mechanics, which includes Erwin Schrödinger's wave mechanics and Werner Heisenberg's matrix ... |
42038 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor%20of%20Japan | Emperor of Japan | The Emperor of Japan is the head of state of Japan, The monarch is the symbol of the Japanese nation and the unity of its people.
In the Japanese constitutional monarchy, the emperor does not have any political power. In world politics, he is the only current emperor.
The current emperor is his Majesty emperor Naruh... |
42041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe%20%28smoke%29 | Pipe (smoke) | A pipe is a tool that people use to smoke tobacco and other drugs. Pipe smokers do not usually breathe in the smoke. They let it go into their mouths and then exhale it. Pipe smoking is not a healthy alternative to cigarette smoking.
Types of pipes
Tobacco pipes are used to smoke tobacco. In some Middle Eastern count... |
42042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Tallis | Thomas Tallis | Thomas Tallis (born c.1505; died Greenwich November 23 1585) was the most important English composer of his generation.
We know very little about Tallis’s youth. He may have started his career as organist at Dover and then Waltham Abbey. After the Dissolution of the monasteries he had a job at Canterbury Cathedral f... |
42047 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophony | Homophony | Homophony means music in which the voices or instruments sing or play chords (chords are when two or more notes are played together.) In homophonic music all the choir (sopranos, altos, tenors and basses) are singing the same words at the same time. There is a tune on top and the lower parts are the accompaniment. T... |
42050 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technetium | Technetium | Technetium is a radioactive chemical element that has the chemical symbol Tc and has the atomic number 43. It is the lightest synthetic element.
Chemistry of Technetium
The color of technetium is silvery-grey and is a crystaline metal. In chemistry it is placed in a group of metal elements named the transition metals... |
42054 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery | Monastery | Monasteries are places where monks live. Although the word "monastery" is sometimes used for a place where nuns live, nuns usually live in a convent or nunnery. The word abbey (from the Syriac/Aramaic word : father) is also used for a Christian monastery or convent. The monk in charge of an abbey is called an abbot; ... |
42057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%20Neptune | Windows Neptune | Windows Neptune is a version of Microsoft Windows that was being made during 1999 and January 2000. Windows 2000 was released as an operating system for businesses and people that know how to use computers well. Windows Neptune was going to be a version of Windows 2000 that was easier for home users to use. Nobody know... |
42067 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Lukashenko | Alexander Lukashenko | Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (born 30 August 1954) is the President of the country of Belarus. He has been its leader since 1994. He was the first leader of the country to be chosen by Belarus citizens.
Before becoming the leader, he belonged to the law making section of the government. He was also in the milita... |
42069 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelf | Shelf | A shelf is a piece of furniture that is used for storing items.
It could also mean:
Shelf (computing), a user interface feature in the NeXTSTEP operating system
Shelf, West Yorkshire, a village in West Yorkshire, England
Continental shelf, the extended perimeter of a continent, usually covered by shallow seas
Ice ... |
42070 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throat | Throat | The throat is a part of the body. The throat is connected to the mouth at the top and to the stomach at the bottom. The throat is where food travels after being eaten and chewed by the teeth. Fluid drinks, such as water, also travel through the throat to the stomach and on to the rest of the body.
Neck |
42071 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe | Safe | The word safe has more than one meaning.
Safe is the state a person or object is in when they are not in danger.
In the sport of baseball, a player is safe after he gets to a base without being touched by another player with the baseball.
A safe is a place where people put important things to protect them from fire, ... |
42072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly | Jelly | This article is for the dessert, Jelly. See jam for the condiment.
Gelatin or Jelly is a dessert item. Gelatin can come in different taste choices, or flavors, depending on what fruit or artificial flavor. Jelly is a cold and solid food that is normally made from hot water and powder.
Jelly can be added to foods like ... |
42078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogeography | Biogeography | Biogeography is the study of how species are distributed. It notes where organisms live, and why they are (or are not) found in a certain geographical area.
Biogeography teaches how animals and plants are adapted to the places they live in, and how similar places often have quite different animals and plants.
Between... |
42079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophysics | Biophysics | Biophysics is a science where the laws of physics are used to study biology, the science on life and living things. Unlike biochemistry and molecular biology, sciences where macromolecules or "large" groups of molecules are studied, biophysicists study single or small groups of molecules.
Related pages
Bionics
Databa... |
42080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromolecule | Macromolecule | A macromolecule is a molecule with a large number of atoms. The word is usually used only when describing polymers, molecules which are made up of smaller molecules called monomers. All organic monomers are based on carbon, usually with hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. There are inorganic macromolecules based on other mo... |
42081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrology | Dendrology | Dendrology is the science of trees and other woody plants such as shrubs or lianas. The word "dendrology" comes from Greek words δένδρον meaning "tree" and λόγος meaning "study".
Trees |
42082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomology | Entomology | Entomology is the science of insects. People who study insects are called entomologists. Insects have been studied since prehistoric times, but it was not until as early as the 16th century that insects were scientifically studied.
Some entomologists study how insects are related to each other. Others study how insect... |
42084 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethology | Ethology | Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour (U.S. behavior), and a sub-topic of zoology. Ethology overlaps, to some extent, with psychology. Psychology is a social science which studies human behaviour, but many psychologists have done experiments on learning in animals. Ethology studies animal behaviour, but ... |
42086 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20III%20of%20England | Henry III of England | Henry III (1 October 1207–16 November 1272) became King of England in 1216 when he was 9 years old, after the early death of his father King John. He would end up ruling as king for 56 years (though he would only effectively rule for around 45 due to his youth in the first years). He would be married to Eleanor of Prov... |
42089 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20I%20of%20England | Edward I of England | Edward I (17 June 1239–7 July 1307), also Longshanks (meaning 'long legs') and the Hammer of the Scots, was a Plantagenet King of England. He became king on 21 November 1272, until his death in 1307. His mother was Queen Eleanor of Provence and his father was King Henry III of England. As a younger man, Edward fought a... |
42098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20nucleus | Cell nucleus | The cell nucleus (plural: cell nuclei) contains the cell's genes and controls the cell's growth and reproduction. It has a double layered nuclear membrane round it. The nucleus is usually the most prominent organelle in a cell. The nucleus is small and round, and works as the cell's control center. It contains chromoso... |
42112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland%20Yard | Scotland Yard | Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in London. This police force is responsible for the security in Greater London.
New Scotland Yard is in a 20-storey office block on Broadway and Victoria Street in Westminster, about 450 metres away from the Houses of Parliament. The famous rotating sign, w... |
42120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimony | Antimony | Antimony is a chemical element. It has the chemical symbol Sb. The symbol Sb is from the Latin name of 'stibium' for the element. It has the atomic number 51. Its atomic mass is 121.8. It is a blue-gray element that is somewhat toxic.
Properties
Physical properties
Antimony has four allotropes. The common allotrope ... |
42121 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham%20Palace | Buckingham Palace | Buckingham Palace is a palace in London. It is in the City of Westminster, in central London.
The Palace is the main official residence where the British monarch lives and works. The palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing... |
42131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst%2C%20Massachusetts | Amherst, Massachusetts | Amherst is a town in the American state of Massachusetts. It is in Hampshire County. There are three colleges in Amherst. It is named after Sir Jeffrey Amherst. It has a population of about 30,000 people.
References
Other websites
Town of Amherst Official Site
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst College
Hamp... |
42147 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative | Conservative | Conservative means wishing or tending to save something old. Thus, culturally conservative is saving cultural heritage. Other kinds of conservative include:
Conservative, political view.
Conservatism
Conservative Party (Empire of Brazil)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservatives in the United States
Conservative Party of C... |
42155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20Summer%20Olympics | 2008 Summer Olympics | The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, were celebrated in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24. The opening ceremony began at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, People's Republic of China. During the games, 10,500 a... |
42167 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20de%20Fermat | Pierre de Fermat | Pierre de Fermat (17 August 1601 – 12 January 1665) was a French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, southern France, and a mathematician. Many people see him as the father of modern calculus.
His method of finding the biggest and smallest ordinates of curved lines also makes him a contributor to differential calculu... |
42170 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried%20Leibniz | Gottfried Leibniz | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (also Leibnitz or von Leibniz) 1 July 1 (21 June OS) 1646 – 14 November 1716) was a German intellectual who wrote mostly in French and Latin.
He played an important role in both philosophy and mathematics. He invented calculus independently of Newton, and his notation for derivatives is the on... |
42171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimism | Optimism | Optimism is a philosophy and a way of life. Optimists believe that the world is generally a positive place to be in. In the view of an optimist, people and things are good. Many liberal optimists do not believe in original sin.
Optimism basically looks on the positive side, believing things will work out in the end. ... |
42172 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pessimism | Pessimism | Pessimism is an attitude of mind and a way to look at life. Pessimists believe that generally things are bad, and the world people live in is the worst possible world.
Someone who uses the philosophy is called a pessimist, they are the opposite of an optimist.
An example of pessimism is seeing that a glass of water i... |
42187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Church%20of%20Jesus%20Christ%20of%20Latter-day%20Saints | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is the largest group in the Mormon movement. It was started in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith. They believe that Joseph Smith was a prophet who restored the church Jesus Christ set up on earth when he was alive. They teach that they are the only church that... |
42188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenrir | Fenrir | In Norse mythology, Fenrir (Old Norse: “he who dwells in the marshes”), also known as Fenrisúlfr (Old Norse: “Fenrir's wolf”), or Vanargand ("Monster of the River Van"), is a giant, monstrous wolf, son of Loki and the giantess Angrboða, and the brother of Hel and Jörmungandr.
Fenrir was tied up by the gods but was de... |
42191 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%20Crowe | Russell Crowe | Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor with New Zealand citizenship who lives in Australia. He is most well known for the movie Gladiator. This movie gave him his fame in America. He won the Academy award (Oscar) for Best actor in 2001, for acting in Gladiator. He also starred as Jor-El in the 2013 movie Ma... |
42196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renin | Renin | Renin is an enzyme that is made by the kidneys. It is released into the circulatory system to raise blood pressure. This causes more blood to be sent to the kidneys.
Enzymes |
42214 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight | Knight | A knight was a professional heavy cavalry soldier in the Middle Ages. Knights were the best soldiers in the kingdom. Knights fought for lords or nobles, and got land in return. They thought honour was very important, and they had a code of honour called chivalry. A knight had a coat of arms, also called a crest.
Kni... |
42219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper%20belt | Kuiper belt | The Kuiper belt is an area of the Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune (at 30 astronomical units) to 50 AU from the Sun.
The objects within the Kuiper Belt together with the members of the scattered disk beyond, are together called trans-Neptunian.
Many objects such as dwarf planets in the Kuiper belt are much b... |
42227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole | Mole | Moles are small mammals adapted to a burrowing (under the ground) lifestyle. This lifestyle is called fossorial.
Moles are found in North America, Europe and Asia. They eat insects, larvae or worms. Moles have velvety, soft fur. They have powerful front paws so they can dig. A mole has an extra thumb.
The family incl... |
42245 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence%20Tao | Terence Tao | Terence Chi-Shen Tao (born 17 July 1975) is a Chinese-Australian mathematician who currently resides in the United States. In 2006, Tao won the Fields Medal for his work in number theory. Tao shared the award with three other mathematicians. He also won the FRS in 2007. He is known for his studies in harmonic analysis... |
42255 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz%20Lang | Fritz Lang | Fritz Lang (5 December 1890 – 2 August 1976) was an Austrian director, screenwriter, and movie producer. His movies include Metropolis and M. He is one of the most famous German expressionist filmmakers.
Lang was born in Vienna. He died in Beverly Hills, California.
Other websites
Biographie
Senses of Cinema - Bi... |
42257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattered%20disc | Scattered disc | The scattered disc (or scattered disk) is a distant part of the solar system. The area has small icy minor planets known as scattered disc objects (SDOs). The part of the scattered disc closest to the sun is in an area of space called the Kuiper belt. The Oort cloud lies beyond the scattered disc. The first SDO was fo... |
42265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatworm | Flatworm | Flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Greek "platy"': flat; "helminth": worm) are a phylum of invertebrates. They are relatively simple animals. They have soft bodies.
With about 25,000 known species, they are the largest phylum of animals without a body cavity. Flatworms can be found in marine, freshwater, and even damp terr... |
42269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trematode | Trematode | The Trematodes are a class of flatworms in the phylum Platyhelminthes. They are called flukes, and are internal parasites of molluscs and vertebrates. Most trematodes have a complex life cycle with at least two hosts. The primary host, where the flukes sexually reproduce, is a vertebrate. The intermediate host, which i... |
42270 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluke | Fluke | Fluke can refer to different things:
A type of flatfish, esp. the flounder
A type of flatworm, the Trematodes
The tail of a whale, porpoise, or dolphin
An unusual outcome or event that is unlikely to happen again, such as a bad player scoring an unexpected goal, or something unknown making a science experiment give a s... |
42271 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Period%20instruments | Period instruments | The period instruments are musical instruments which have been made in the same way they were made hundreds of years ago. This is done so that earlier music will sound like it did when it was first composed.
Musical instruments have changed a lot during the last few centuries. Composers like Johann Sebastian Bach (16... |
42272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogenea | Monogenea | Monogenea are a type of flatworm. They are parasites which means that they always need another creature to live on. They live on the outside of their host. Some parasites, like tapeworms, live on the inside of a larger creature.
Ecology and life cycle
Monogenea are especially common on the skin, fins and gills of fis... |
42273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbellaria | Turbellaria | Turbellaria are a class of free-living flatworms. Most of them are carnivores. They actively search for food. Most of them are small, less than 60 cm in size. Almost all of them are aquatic. Some also live on land, in damp places.
Flatworms
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42274 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bifr%C3%B6st | Bifröst | In Norse mythology, Bifröst is the bridge between the land of mortals, Midgard, and the land of the gods, Asgard. The gods cross it every day to meet and decide things at Urdarbrunn (Well of Urd) under the tree Yggdrasill. The bridge is a rainbow. It was built by the Æsir and is guarded by the god Heimdall.
Only the t... |
42275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza%20Province | Mendoza Province | Mendoza is a Province of Argentina. It is in the region called Cuyo. The province borders San Juan in the north, San Luis and La Pampa in the east, Neuquén in the south, and Chile to the west.
It is the major wine producer of Argentina and has many other crops. It has the highest mountain in the country, Aconcagua.
M... |
42287 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosimeter | Dosimeter | A dosimeter is a tool that can measure different levels of hazardous environments. Common dosimeters are those used for sound (They measure how loud a certain noise is) and radiation (they measure how much radiation there is in an environment).
Related pages
Geiger counter
Measuring tools |
42288 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geiger%20counter | Geiger counter | A Geiger counter (sometimes called Geiger-Müller counter) is an instrument that measures ionizing radiation such as alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays. It is best known as a hand held radiation survey instrument, but it can also be used as a bench instrument or permanently installed.
The original operating... |
42298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide%20area%20network | Wide area network | A world wide area network, or WAN, is made up of several computer networks connected together, often over the Internet. In most cases, the networks in WANs all belong to the all same company or school.
Usage
WANs are used to connect LANs and other types of networks together, so that users and computers in one location... |
42299 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate%20network | Corporate network | A corporate network is a group of computers, connected together in a building or in a particular area, which are all owned by the same company or institutions.
Computer networking |
42300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk | Disk | A disc or disk generally refers to a round flat object, although the usage varies between different variants of English. Common types of disc include:
Flying disc or, more specifically, a Frisbee, a disk-shaped toy
Intervertebral disc, between the bones in the spines of vertebrates
Parking disc, or parking disc mac... |
42307 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodle | Noodle | Noodles are thin strips of pasta which are made from dough. The dough for the noodles can be made in different ways:
Egg noodles are made of eggs and wheat flour. Asian egg noodles, Italian type pastas or Reshteh are made this way.
Wheat noodles- Mee pok, Lamian, Ramen, Udon, Champon, and Yakisoba-type noodles
Rice ... |
42308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia%20Online | Gaia Online | Gaia Online is a website created around anime and chatting. In Gaia, users can work on an online economy, chat with other people with the same interests, and even play online games found around the site. Also, you have to be 13 and older to join.
Other websites
Gaia Online
Websites |
42313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jotunheim | Jotunheim | Jötunheimr (or Jotunheim) is the land of the giants in the Norse mythology. Two kinds of giants (or Jotuns) live in Jötunheimr, rock giants and frost giants. From here they can attack the humans in Midgard and the gods in Asgard. Jotunheim is ruled by King Thrym.
Places in Norse mythology |
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