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75739 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20von%20Hindenburg | Paul von Hindenburg | Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman.
Hindenburg retired from the army in 1911. He rejoined the German army at the start of the First World War. He became famous when he won the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914.
Hindenburg re... |
75740 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon%20Osbourne | Sharon Osbourne | Sharon Rachel Osbourne ( Levy; born 9 October 1952) is a British-American music manager, television personality, and talent show judge. Osbourne first became famous on The Osbournes which was a reality show that showed Osbourne and her family in their daily lives.
She has also been a judge on the talent shows The X F... |
75765 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full%20Moon | Full Moon | Full Moon may refer to:
Full moon, the phase of the moon
Full Moon (band), a late '70s/early '80s hard rock band
Full Moon (album), a 2002 album by Brandy Norwood which also includes a song of the same name:
Full Moon (song)
FullMoon, the 4th Sonata Arctica demo under the name Tricky Means.
Full Moon (manga), (also kn... |
75768 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summertime | Summertime | Summertime means a time in Summer, one of the temperate seasons, and it could also mean:
In music:
"Summertime" (song), a popular song by George Gershwin from the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess
"Summertime" (Beyoncé song)
"Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince song)
"Summertime" (Kenny Chesney song)
"Summe... |
75771 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listen | Listen | Listen could mean:
Listen Media Player
A listen server, a type of game server
Project LISTEN, developing speech recognition reading tutorial software
In music
Albums
Listen (album) - by A Flock of Seagulls, 1983
Listen (Jordan Rudess album) - by Jordan Rudess, 1993
Listen - by Michelle Tumes, 1998
Listen: The Ve... |
75783 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy%20Young | Cy Young | Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American baseball player. He was a pitcher for five different professional baseball teams from 1890 to 1911. He set many pitching records during his 22-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), some of which have stood for 100 years. When Young retired... |
75794 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic%20alphabet | Arabic alphabet | The Arabic alphabet is an abjad that is used to write several languages of the Middle East such as Arabic, Persian, Pashto and Urdu. The script is the third most widely used script in the world, after the Latin and Chinese scripts.
Overview
The script is written from right to left. When it is used to write the Arabic... |
75802 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg%20Gate | Brandenburg Gate | The Brandenburg Gate () is a structure in Berlin, Germany. It is the only remaining gate through which people used to enter Berlin. It was built between 1788 and 1791. It is located between the Platz des 18. März and the Pariser Platz. Nearby to the north is the Reichstag building. During the Cold War, the Reichstag wa... |
75810 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages%20of%20the%20Caucasus | Languages of the Caucasus | The languages of the Caucasus are languages spoken by more than ten million people in the Caucasus region of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Some of those language families have no known members outside the Caucasus area. The term Caucasian languages can mean only these fami... |
75814 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Urmia | Lake Urmia | Lake Urmia () is a salt lake in northwest of Iran. It is in the provinces of East Azarbaijan and West Azarbaijan, and is southwest of the close shaped Caspian Sea. It is the largest lake inside Iran, and the second biggest salt lake of the world. It is the largest lake in the Middle East.
The location of Lake Urmia is... |
75829 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe%20Piazzi | Giuseppe Piazzi | Giuseppe Piazzi (July 7, 1746 – July 22, 1826) was an Italian astronomer who was famous for discovering the asteroid, now dwarf planet Ceres.
Italian astronomers
1746 births
1826 deaths |
75840 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta%20%28mythology%29 | Vesta (mythology) | Vesta was the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman mythology. She rarely appeared in art, as her presence was symbolized by the sacred fire that burned at her temple. The temple was forbidden to all except her priestesses, the Vestal Virgins. The Roman equivalent of the Greek Hestia, Vesta was seen t... |
75841 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich%20Wilhelm%20Olbers | Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers | Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers (October 11, 1758–March 2, 1840) was a German astronomer, physician and physicist.
References
1758 births
1840 deaths
German astronomers
German physicists |
75843 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel | Minstrel | A minstrel was a composer of the medieval time period. Other names for them are minnesinger, troubadour and trouvere. A minstrel was also a name for black musicians in America of the 19th century and white musicians who appeared in blackface. |
75844 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnathostomata | Gnathostomata | Gnathostomata is the group of vertebrates with jaws.
The group was meant to include all jawed fish, but in modern fashion it also includes all the tetrapods as well, since they evolved from jawed fish. It is the sister group of the Agnatha, the jawless vertebrates.
The Gnathostomata first appeared in the Ordovician p... |
75846 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger%20River | Niger River | The Niger River is the main river of western Africa. It is over 4180 km (2500 miles) long. It has a crescent shape and it goes through Guinea, Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria. Finally, it reaches the sea at a large delta, called the Niger Delta of the Oil Rivers. This part of the Atlanti... |
75847 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Mali | Flag of Mali | The flag of Mali has three equal vertical stripes. Starting from the flagpole, the colours are green, gold, and red, which are the pan-African colours.
The flag became official on March 1, 1961. The original flag became official on April 4, 1959, when Mali joined the Mali Federation. This flag was the same, but the... |
75848 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat%20of%20arms%20of%20Mali | Coat of arms of Mali | On 20 October, 1973, the coat of arms of the Republic of Mali was made. The motto of the Republic of Mali is "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" (One People, One Goal, One Faith).
The coat of arms of the Republic of Mali is a circle. There is a light blue background:
in the middle, the Mosque of Djenné, in gold
above the m... |
75851 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pour%20l%27Afrique%20et%20pour%20toi%2C%20Mali | Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali | "Pour l'Afrique et pour toi" (French: For Africa and for you, Mali) is the national song of Mali. Seydou Badian Kouyate wrote the words and Banzoumana Sissoko wrote the music. It became Mali's national song in 1962 and it is a normal song of love of the country. It is about how the people of Mali would sacrifice their ... |
75852 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20heads%20of%20state%20of%20Mali | List of heads of state of Mali | This is a list of heads of state of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
A total of six people have served as head of state of Mali (not counting one Acting President). Additionally, one person, Amadou Toumani Touré, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The interi... |
75853 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20prime%20ministers%20of%20Mali | List of prime ministers of Mali | This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
List of officeholders
Related pages
Heads of state of Mali
Notes
References
History of Mali
Mali |
75855 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Sudan | French Sudan | French Sudan (Fr.: Soudan) was a colony in French West Africa.
Existence
It existed at two separate times. The first time was from 1890 to 1899, and the second was from 1920 to 1960. In 1960 it became the independent nation of Mali.
Beginning
It was created as a French territory on September 9, 1880 and its name wa... |
75859 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunnilingus | Cunnilingus | Cunnilingus is when a man or another woman has oral sex with a woman. He (or she) licks her sex organs with his (or her) lips and tongue. The word comes from a Latin word for the vulva (cunnus) and from the Latin word for tongue (lingua).
The clitoris is the main part of the woman's sex organs that brings the most fee... |
75873 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnatha | Agnatha | The Agnatha (Greek = 'no jaws') are a superclass of vertebrates. They are jawless fish.
The Agnatha as a whole may be paraphyletic. This means it is a convenient holdall term, which does not follow the rules of cladistics. For example, most extinct agnathans belong to the stem group (ancestral group) of gnathostomes. ... |
75881 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Cavendish | Henry Cavendish | Henry Cavendish FRS (10 October 1731-24 February 1810) was a British scientist. He is famous for discovering hydrogen. Cavendish measured the Earth's mass, density and gravitational constant with the Cavendish experiment. He studied at Peterhouse, which is part of the University of Cambridge, but he left without gradu... |
75889 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornamentation%20%28music%29 | Ornamentation (music) | In music, ornaments are notes which are added to the main notes of a piece of music in order to make it more interesting. There are several types of ornaments, including trills and slides. Music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods have lots of ornaments. The composer usually shows what ornaments are needed by lit... |
75895 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine%20system | Endocrine system | The endocrine system includes those organs of the body which produce hormones.
It helps to regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, and plays a part also in mood.
The field of medicine that deals with disorders of endocrine glands is endocrinology.
In physiology, the endocrine system is a system o... |
75896 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge%20%28tool%29 | Sponge (tool) | More information about the animals can be found at sponge
A Sponge is a tool that is used for cleaning and washing. The sponge is made of a special material, with many holes. By rubbing the sponge against dirty surfaces, the dirt can be removed.
Today, there are also artificial sponges.
Natural sponges for cleaning
M... |
75907 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne%20and%20Wear | Tyne and Wear | Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in North East England.
It was created in 1974, and consists of the five metropolitan boroughs:
On the north bank of the River Tyne
Newcastle
North Tyneside
On the south bank of the River Tyne
Gateshead
South Tyneside
Spanning the River Wear
Sunderland
Like all metropolit... |
75916 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteichthyes | Osteichthyes | Osteichthyes are a taxonomic superclass of fish, also called bony fish, that includes the ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii) and lobe finned fish (Sarcopterygii). The split between these two classes occurred around 440 million years ago. The Osteichthyes are paraphyletic with land vertebrates. This is why some classific... |
75917 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium%20%28group%29 | Aquarium (group) | Aquarium (Аква́риум in Russian) is a Russian rock band. It was formed in Leningrad in 1972 by Boris Grebenshchikov and Anatoly "George" Gunitsky.
Until 1987 Aquarium recorded all of their albums in a self-assembled underground studio. Despite those hard conditions, the recording quality was rather high and Aquarium's ... |
75918 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrichthyes | Chondrichthyes | Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fishes are the sharks and their relatives. They have jaws and paired fins, paired nostrils, scales, two-chambered hearts, and skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone. They are divided into two subclasses: Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays and skates) and Holocephali (chimaera, sometimes ... |
75921 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey%20Ekimyan | Alexey Ekimyan | Alexey Ekimyan (, (April 10, 1927, Baku - April 24, 1982, Moscow) was a famous Armenian-Russian composer, and author of popular songs. Ekimyan was also a General of Soviet militsia (police) and was the head of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow region. He was considered the only popular composer in the world ... |
75923 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael%20Tariverdiev | Mikael Tariverdiev | Mikael Tariverdiev (15 August 1931, Tbilisi, Georgia – 24 June 1996, Sochi, Russia) was a prominent Soviet composer. He was born of Armenian parents in Georgia but lived in Russia.
He is an author of over 100 romances and 2 operas. But most of all he is known for his music in many popular Soviet movies.
Mikael Tariv... |
75930 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen | Bergen | Bergen is the second largest city and municipality in Norway. The city has a population of 275,000 in the municipality, and 238,098 in the urban area. Bergen was a county until 1972, when it was merged with Hordaland. The old wharf Bryggen is a World Heritage Site.
Bergen is on the west coast of Norway, and it exports... |
75937 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1456 | 1456 |
Births
June 11 – Anne Neville, wife of King Richard III of England |
75940 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester | Winchester | Winchester is a city in the county of Hampshire, England. It was the capital of Saxon England. It is the home of Winchester College, the oldest continually living public school in England. Winchester was made the capital city of Wessex by King Egbert in 827, and later made the capital of England. It is around 10 miles ... |
75950 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial%20tilt | Axial tilt | In astronomy, axial tilt is the angle between a planet's rotational axis at its north pole and a line perpendicular to the orbital plane of the planet. It is also called axial inclination or obliquity. The axial tilt of Earth is the cause of seasons like summer and winter on Earth.
Axial tilt of bodies in the Solar Sy... |
75951 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollhouse%20%28TV%20series%29 | Dollhouse (TV series) | Dollhouse was an hour-long American television series. The series is written by producer Joss Whedon and stars Eliza Dushku. Whedon and Dushku both worked together on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its darker spin-off Angel. Tim Minear, who also worked with Buffy and Angel is also involved. The ser... |
75952 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic%20equilibrium | Hydrostatic equilibrium | Hydrostatic equilibrium happens when the pull of gravity is balanced by a pressure gradient which creates a pressure-gradient force in the other direction. The balance of these two forces is known as the hydrostatic balance. It flattens the surface of undisturbed liquids.
Astrophysics |
75953 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right%20ascension | Right ascension | Right ascension (abbreviated RA; symbol α) is the astronomical word for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. It is the celestial counterpart to longitude. The other coordinate is the declination.
The moon, planets and stars all have their own right ... |
75954 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declination | Declination | Declination (abbrev. dec or δ) is a word used in astronomy to describe one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Dec is comparable to latitude, projected onto the celestial sphere, and is measured in degrees north and south of the celestial equ... |
75955 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrograde%20and%20direct%20motion | Retrograde and direct motion | Direct motion is the motion of a planetary body in a direction similar to that of other bodies within its system, and is sometimes called prograde motion. Retrograde motion is motion in the opposite direction. In the case of celestial bodies such as the retrograde Carme group of moons, such motion may be real, defined ... |
75956 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetesimal | Planetesimal | Planetesimals are small, solid objects thought to exist in protoplanetary disks around a young or forming star. Planetesimals are created when dust particles collide.
Minor planets
Planets |
75957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achondrite | Achondrite | An achondrite is a stony meteorite that is made of material similar to terrestrial basalts or plutonic rocks. Compared to the chondrites, they have all been differentiated and reprocessed to a lesser or greater degree from the effects to melting and recrystallization on or within meteorite parent bodies.
Meteorites |
75958 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basalt | Basalt | Basalt is a common grey to black rock. It is pushed out (extruded) by volcanos. The lava is rich in magnesium and iron. It has olivine and pyroxene minerals which make it dark in colour. Basalt is usually fine-grained because the lava cools rapidly on the Earth's surface. Flood basalts are commonplace, formed by lava ... |
75961 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswan | Aswan | Aswan (, population 200,000) is a city in the south of Egypt and the capital of the Aswan Governorate. It is on the east bank of the Nile and is a busy market and tourist center.
Aswan is one of the driest places in the world where people live; as of early 2001, the last rain there was 6 years earlier. As of October 1... |
75973 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Barks | Carl Barks | Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was a famous cartoonist. He was the inventor of Scrooge McDuck, the Beagle Boys, Gyro Gearloose and many other Walt Disney characters. He was often called the most important artist in Disney comics.
Carl Barks was born on March 27, 1901, near Merrill, Oregon, as part of a ... |
75975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z | Jay-Z | Shawn Corey Knowles-Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, investor, businessman, and record executive. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z co-owns The 40/40 Club and the B... |
75985 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon | Ripon | Ripon is a small cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England. In the 2001 census Ripon had a population of 15,922. In England only Wells, Ely and the City of London are smaller.
Ripon was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It stayed a borough in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.... |
75986 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon%20%28disambiguation%29 | Ripon (disambiguation) | Ripon is a city in North Yorkshire, England.
Ripon or Rippon may also refer to:
Places
Canada
Ripon, Quebec
United States
Ripon, California
Ripon, Wisconsin
Ripon (town), Wisconsin
Rippon Lodge, a historic building in Woodbridge, Virginia
Australia
Rippon Lea Estate, a historic property in Elsternwick, Victoria
Rip... |
76001 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s%20It%20Gonna%20Be | What's It Gonna Be | What's It Gonna Be is a single by Beyoncé from the Japanese edition of her debut album Dangerously in Love (2003), the bonus CD of her first DVD Live at Wembley (2004), and the Wal-Mart edition of Destiny's Child's fourth studio album Destiny Fulfilled (2004). A 7" promo single containing three different versions of th... |
76007 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal%20River | Senegal River | The Senegal River is a river in West Africa. It is 1,800 km long and is the border between Senegal and Mauritania. Pliny the Elder called it Bambotus (from a word meaning "hippopotamus") and Claudius Ptolemy called it Nias. Hanno the Carthaginian went to the river in about 450 BC when he was going from Carthage to Moun... |
76009 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprotodont | Diprotodont | The Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120 Australasian marsupial mammals. It includes the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others.
Extinct members include the giant Diprotodon family, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".
Classification
Order DIPROTODONTIA
Family †Thylacoleon... |
76010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20in%20Atlanta | Live in Atlanta | Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta features Destiny's Child performing live in Atlanta, Georgia at Philips Arena on July 15, 2005 during their Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It tour which sponsored by McDonald's, it was also known as the last tour of Destiny's Child. It was released on March 28, 2006 in the United Stat... |
76011 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambara%20language | Bambara language | Bambara is a language from Mali. More than 6 000 000 people (including second language users) speak it. It is called Bamanankan in Bambara. Bambara is very similar to Dioula. Dioula is not spoken by as many people, but it is used in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Gambia. The Bambara language is spoken mainly by ... |
76012 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proboscidea | Proboscidea | Proboscidea (meaning "trunked beast") is an order containing only one familiy of living animals, Elephantidae, the elephants, with three living species (African forest elephant, African bush elephant, and Asian elephant).
During the period of the last ice age there were more, now extinct species, including a number of... |
76015 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrar%20des%20Ifoghas | Adrar des Ifoghas | The Adrar des Ifoghas is a sandstone high area in the Kidal Region of Mali. Is has an area of about 250,000 km².
There are wide, shallow valleys, and many granite rocks. The Tamesna Plain is to the east. The Telemsi Fosse is to the west The low, western part of the Azaouak Valley is to the south. Tanezrouft is to... |
76018 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokore%C3%A7 | Kokoreç | Kokoreç is a Turkish meal. It is made of lamb intestines. Intestines of suckling lambs (süt kuzusu) is most favored for this dish. It is not a standard menu item in restaurants. It can be found in any street.
Kokoreç can be cooked in many ways. One way is to cook it similar to Döner; with a horizontal skewer (see also... |
76021 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ub%20Iwerks | Ub Iwerks | Ubbe Ert Iwwerks (March 24, 1901 - July 7, 1971), better known as Ub Iwerks, was an American animator. He is best known for creating Mickey Mouse, together with Walt Disney.
Ub Iwerks was born in 1901 in Kansas City. His father Eert Ubbe was an immigrant from Germany. In 1919 he met Walt Disney the first time. Some mo... |
76023 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine%20gland | Endocrine gland | Endocrine glands are glands that secrete their product (hormones) directly into the blood. This group contains the glands of the endocrine system.
The main endocrine glands are the pituitary gland, the pancreas, the gonads, the thyroid gland and the adrenal glands. Other organs which are not so well known for their... |
76025 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid | Thyroid | The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. This gland is found in the throat. The thyroid controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones.
The principal hormones it makes are thyroxine (T4) an triiodothyronine (T3), which is more a... |
76026 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never%20Mind%20the%20Bollocks%2C%20Here%27s%20the%20Sex%20Pistols | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols | Never Mind the Bollocks: Here's the Sex Pistols is the only studio album by English punk band the Sex Pistols. It was released on 28 October 1977 in the UK and 10 November 1977 in the USA.
Track listing
Holidays in the Sun
Bodies
No Feelings
Liar
Problems
God Save the Queen
Seventeen
Anarchy in the UK
Submission
Pret... |
76028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann%20Christian%20Bach | Johann Christian Bach | Johann Christian Bach (born Leipzig, 5 September 1735; died London, 1 January 1782) was a composer of the Classical period. He was the eleventh and youngest son of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. He is often called the "London Bach" or the "English Bach", because he spent many years living in London. He became inte... |
76029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelycosaur | Pelycosaur | Pelycosaurs (meaning "basin lizards") were the earliest synapsids. They were not dinosaurs or reptiles. They are an informal group, meaning all synapsids except the therapsids and their descendants.
These tetrapods appeared during the Pennsylvanian and went extinct at the end of the Permian period. They were the domin... |
76032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapsid | Therapsid | Therapsids, previously known as the mammal-like reptiles, are an order of synapsids.
The clade includes the mammals, which are descended from the cynodont therapsids.
Characteristics
The jaws of therapsids had frontal incisors for nipping, large lateral canines for puncturing and tearing, and molars for shearing an... |
76035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toccata | Toccata | Toccata is the title that was often given to pieces of music for solo instruments from the Renaissance onwards. The word comes from the Italian for to touch, also meaning to play a musical instrument. These pieces were often quite difficult, with a lot of fast notes which showed off how well the person could play.
T... |
76039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor%20Swift | Taylor Swift | Taylor Allison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music video director, philanthropist, and actress. As one of the world's leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. Havin... |
76040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal%20medicine | Internal medicine | Internal medicine is the branch and specialty of medicine concerning the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases in adults, especially of internal organs.
Doctors of internal medicine, also called "internists", are required to have included in their medical schooling and postgraduate training at least three ye... |
76042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/City%20status%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | City status in the United Kingdom | City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the British monarch to some communities. There are 69 cities in the United Kingdom (see list below) – 51 in England, six in Wales, seven in Scotland and five in Northern Ireland.
Becoming a city is not automatic. Many people think that any town that has a cathedral is a... |
76043 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed%20P-38%20Lightning | Lockheed P-38 Lightning | The P-38 Lightning is a World War II fighter aircraft made by Lockheed. It was mainly used by the United States Air Force. It first flew in 1939. It was different from other fighters because it had two engines instead of one, and was twice the size of other fighters. The plane fought in the Pacific and in Europe. It co... |
76052 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt%20Bf%20109 | Messerschmitt Bf 109 | The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a fighter aircraft usually called the Me 109. It was a German World War II aircraft.
Made by Messerschmitt, it first flew in 1935, and was used by the Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War and throughout World War II. It was one of the first modern fighters of the time. It had an all-met... |
76053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt%20Me%20262 | Messerschmitt Me 262 | The Me 262 was a German fighter aircraft flown during late World War II. It was the first jet to be used in war. It began test flights in 1942, but was not used in combat by the German air force, the Luftwaffe, until 1944. Very few were built because Germany's enemies were bombing factories. It saw little action becaus... |
76054 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmosis | Osmosis | Osmosis (/ɒzˈmoʊ.sɪs/) is the spontaneous net movement of solvent molecules through a selectively permeable membrane into a region of higher solute concentration, in the direction that tends to equalize the solute concentrations on the two sides. It may also be describe how any solvent moves across a selectively permea... |
76055 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich%20MiG-17 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 | The MiG-17 Fresco is a fighter aircraft made by Mikoyan, a Russian company. It first flew in 1950, and was supposed to replace the MiG-15 in the Korean War, but it did not arrive fast enough. It was used by the North Vietnamese in the Vietnam War. It carried 3 guns on it, and later versions carried missiles. Today, it ... |
76056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan | Mikoyan | Mikoyan is a Russian company that designs fighter airplanes. The company was first formed in December 1939 as a design office called Mikoyan-Gurevich or MiG, this was because its designers were Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. Mikoyan will join other Russian airplane companies in a new company called United Aircraft... |
76069 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno | Juno | Juno could mean:
Juno (mythology), a major Roman goddess
June, the month named after Juno
3 Juno, one of the largest main belt asteroids
Music
Juno (band), an American indie rock band
Juno (musical), a Broadway musical with score by Marc Blitzstein based on Sean O'Casey's play Juno and the Paycock
Juno Reactor... |
76074 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune%20%28mythology%29 | Neptune (mythology) | Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus) is the god of water and the sea in ancient Roman religion and mythology. His Greek equivalent is the god Poseidon. The Roman conception of Neptune was mainly influenced by the Etruscan god Nethuns. Neptune was associated with fresh water as well as the sea, while Oceanus was the god of the wor... |
76079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortuna%20%28disambiguation%29 | Fortuna (disambiguation) | Fortuna (Latin and Spanish: "fortune") can mean:
Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck (from the Greek Tyche)
Geographical
19 Fortuna, an asteroid
Fortuna, California, a town on the north coast of California
Fortuna, North Dakota, a town in the northwest of North Dakota, near the Canadian border.
Fortuna (SEPTA sta... |
76081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol%20Invictus | Sol Invictus | For the folk music band, see Sol Invictus (band).
Sol Invictus ("the Unconquered Sun") or, more fully, Deus Sol Invictus ("the Unconquered Sun God") was a religious title applied to at least three distinct deities during the later Roman Empire: El Gabal, Mithras, and Sol.
The earlier cult of Sol Indiges ("the native ... |
76082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical%20printer | Optical printer | An optical printer is a device. It can be used to copy rolls of movies. It is made of one or more movie projectors, which are linked to a movie camera. It allows filmmakers to re-photograph one or more strips of movie. The optical printer is used for making special effects for motion pictures or for copying and restori... |
76084 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lares | Lares | Lares (pl.) were ancient Roman deities who protected the house and the family - household gods. See also Genius, Larvae, Di Penates, Manes.
Lares are presumed sons of Mercury and Lara, and deeply venerated by ancient Romans through small statues, usually put in higher places of the house, far from the floor, or even ... |
76085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter%20Trustees | Charter Trustees | Charter Trustees are the English district councillors for an area that used to be a city.
They are allowed by the Charter Trustees Act 1985, so that some of the privileges and dignities of former city can be carried on.
References
Charter Trustees Acts 1985 c45 |
76088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinus | Quirinus | In Roman mythology, Quirinus was an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also a name of Janus, as Janus Quirinus.
History
Quirinus was originally most likely a Sabine god. The Sabines had a settlement near the site of what was to become Rome, and erected an altar to Quirinus on the Collis Quir... |
76092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreisfreie%20stadt | Kreisfreie stadt | The name kreisfreie Stadt (plural: kreisfreie Städte) is used for German towns that have their own government. This town government is independent of the government of the next-higher level of authority, the Landkreis. Today, most of the cities that have this statute, are big cities, with 100.000 people living there, o... |
76094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet%20aircraft | Jet aircraft | Jet aircraft are aircraft with jet engines. Unlike propeller-powered aircraft, jet aircraft normally fly at altitudes as high as 100 to 1,5 meters, about 33 to . At these altitudes, jet engines can achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller powered aircraft achieve their maximum efficie... |
76095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Israel%20Peace%20Treaty | Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty | The Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty was a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. It was signed by both countries in 1979, at the end of the Camp David Accords. It was the first treaty with Israel from a Middle-Eastern Arabic nation. After signing it, Egypt was removed from the Arab League.
The Egypt–Israel treaty was signed... |
76097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown | Downtown | Downtown (called a city centre in British English) is a word used in North America which refers to the main part of a city. It is usually the central business district where most commercial and office areas are; many of them being in skyscrapers. Tourism also concentrates there.
Cities |
76107 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20802.11 | IEEE 802.11 | IEEE 802.11 is a series of protocols for wireless networking. Often these are called Wireless LAN, WLAN, or Wi-Fi. Such a protocol allows computers that have the needed radio parts to communicate with each other, without a cable. There are many types of Wi-Fi standards, known as 802.11 a, b, g, n, and recently ac & ad.... |
76108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless%20LAN | Wireless LAN | In computing, Wireless LAN (WLAN) or Wireless local area network is a term to refer to a Local Area Network that does not need cables to connect the different devices. Instead, radio waves and IEEE 802.11 are used to communicate.
Benefits of Wireless LANs
People can access the network from where they want; they are... |
76109 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth is a protocol for wireless communication over short distances. It was developed in the 1990s, to reduce the number of cables. Devices such as mobile phones, laptops, PCs, printers, digital cameras and video game consoles can connect to each other, and exchange information. This is done using radio waves. It ... |
76110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noraduz | Noraduz | Noraduz (or Noratus) is a site in the region of Gegharkunik in Armenia near Lake Sevan. It was formed a church dedicated to Sainte-mère-de-Dieu (built in the ninth century), and an exceptional site of medieval tombs. The tombstones are called Khachkars. Noraduz is the most important place for Khachkars in Armenia.
Rel... |
76111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921%20New%20York%20Yankees%20season | 1921 New York Yankees season | The New York Yankees during 1921 (the 1921 season) was the 19th season for the Yankees in New York, and overall it was their 21st season. The season ended in the team having a record (the number of wins and losses) of 98-55 (98 wins, 55 losses). This was the first pennant won in Yankees history. They won the American L... |
76129 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominidae | Hominidae | The hominids are members of the biological family Hominidae (the great apes). This family includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. "Great ape" is a common name rather than a taxonomic label, and people use it in different ways. Sometimes people mean to include humans in the category of “great apes,” and s... |
76132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropolis%20of%20Athens | Acropolis of Athens | The Acropolis of Athens is the most famous acropolis. It is a large hill in the center of Athens, on which the Parthenon and other Greek buildings were built. It is often known as The Acropolis.
Buildings and structures in Athens
Ancient Athens |
76137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toki%20Pona | Toki Pona | Toki Pona (in Toki Pona it means good language or simple language) is a constructed (made-up) language. Sonja Lang (in past time Sonja Elen Kisa), a Canadian translator and linguist, made the language. It is based on simple ideas that are known to all cultures. It is not created to be an international auxiliary languag... |
76138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20Hurricane%20Centre | Canadian Hurricane Centre | The Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC) is a Canadian agency that is responsible for monitoring and tracking tropical cyclones that come near or affects Canadian territory. The agency warns people about on-coming tropical cyclones and makes hurricane advisories when needed. Its headquarters are in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
... |
76141 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-type%20asteroid | V-type asteroid | V-type asteroids or Vestoids are asteroids that are similar to 4 Vesta. It is the largest asteroid in this class. This is where the name "V-type" comes from.
Asteroids |
76142 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan%20%28Star%20Trek%29 | Vulcan (Star Trek) | Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who hail from the planet Vulcan, and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic with no interference from emotion. They were the first
extraterrestrial species encountered by Humans, and later became one of the founding members of the Unit... |
76143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keck%20Observatory | Keck Observatory | The W. M. Keck Observatory is a pair of two large, ground-based telescopes located at Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Sitting four km (more than two miles) above sea level, the paired telescopes are used to examine light from distant stars in great detail. The primary mirrors of each of the two telescopes are 10 meters (33 feet) ac... |
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