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- compositional style, taking inspiration from the works of Béla Bartók and ... including Fritz Reiner, who conducted the premiere of the Symphonietta ...5 KB (687 words) - 14:08, 17 May 2021
- In common terminology, wind is the flow of air. In a broader sense ... spatial scale, speed, geographic location, the types of forces producing ...17 KB (2,718 words) - 10:56, 15 May 2023
- The aeolian harp (also æolian harp or wind harp) is a musical instrument ... The aeolian harp takes its name from the Greek god of the wind, Aeolus ...11 KB (1,668 words) - 06:22, 15 June 2023
- in 1937 for her immensely successful novel, Gone with the Wind, that was published in 1936. The novel is one of the most popular books of all time, selling ...11 KB (1,758 words) - 04:02, 6 November 2022
- A wind tunnel is a research tool developed to assist with studying ... apparatus to determine drag and did some of the first experiments in aviation ...21 KB (3,348 words) - 10:57, 15 May 2023
- performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part. The word "chamber" signifies that the music can be performed ...13 KB (1,953 words) - 01:15, 4 December 2023
- Harpy is the singular form for the mythical creatures called Harpies ... The word Harpy in English comes from Old French harpie from the Latin ...9 KB (1,453 words) - 22:03, 14 December 2022
- The solar wind is a stream of charged particles — a plasma — ejected ... The solar wind creates the heliosphere, a vast bubble in the interstellar ...23 KB (3,443 words) - 00:46, 4 February 2023
- A windmill is a machine with rotating blades that is designed to convert ... Most modern windmills, more appropriately called wind turbines, are ...16 KB (2,438 words) - 10:59, 15 May 2023
- lines, on mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas, on temples or homes ... in a kindred relationship throughout the history of Buddhist expansion ...13 KB (1,933 words) - 20:32, 8 September 2023
- Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the ... Flutes produce sound by directing a focused stream of air below the ...17 KB (2,413 words) - 21:52, 26 December 2023
- non-tropical coasts and in inland areas, the most common constituent is ... harmless, and children have fun playing in the sand. One must take appropriate ...14 KB (2,163 words) - 03:11, 23 December 2022
- classical music that has been performed at the Imperial court for several ... Komagaku and togaku arrived in Japan during the Nara period (710-794 ...5 KB (702 words) - 03:46, 18 April 2024
- A sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock groups, the other ... of rock that covers about 75 percent of the Earth's land area. They ...11 KB (1,524 words) - 17:45, 25 January 2023
- The Adriatic Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Italian ... The sea's western coast runs the length of Italy, while the eastern ...13 KB (2,044 words) - 06:18, 15 June 2023
- Literature. She is considered to be one of the most prominent writers of ... both southern Presbyterian missionaries. The family was sent to Zhenjiang ...8 KB (1,320 words) - 22:56, 30 March 2023
- sophisticated musical works. Serenades of the eighteenth and nineteenth ... a type of cantata performed outdoors. From the Classical period until now ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 09:55, 26 January 2023
- object, whether it is a planet (like the earth), a planet’s moon ... Human knowledge of the magnetosphere dates from 1958 when the first ...23 KB (3,695 words) - 05:21, 5 November 2022
- hill of sand formed by eolian (aeolian, or wind-related) processes. Dunes ... Some coastal areas have one or more sets of dunes running parallel ...19 KB (2,942 words) - 17:21, 12 February 2024
- c.e.) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, the third of the philosophers ... Thales, the first philosopher of Ionia, conceived the original being ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 19:08, 26 July 2023
- The Arapaho tribe of Native Americans historically lived on the eastern ... After adopting the Plains culture, Arapaho bands separated into two ...23 KB (3,297 words) - 21:30, 11 August 2023
- being struck, shaken, rubbed, and scraped with an implement, or by any other ... The word, "percussion," has evolved from the Latin terms: ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- In Mesopotamian religion Shamash was the Akkadian name of the sun ... In addition to being the god of the sun, Shamash was also the deity ...13 KB (2,138 words) - 12:22, 27 January 2023
- Sediment is any particulate matter that is transported by the flow ... Sediments may be transported by the action of streams, rivers, glaciers ...10 KB (1,554 words) - 17:44, 25 January 2023
- An aurora is a natural display of glowing light in the night sky, ... as aurora borealis or northern lights, and the southern counterpart is called ...25 KB (3,925 words) - 17:52, 22 August 2023
- Typha is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the Typhaceae family ... provide important ecological values. The plants are often home to many ...10 KB (1,542 words) - 15:57, 11 November 2022
- :This article is about the wooden implement. [[Image:Boomerang.jpg ... or tribal origin and intended function. The most recognizable type is ...18 KB (2,904 words) - 19:33, 20 November 2023
- A turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a fluid flow ... Turbines are often part of a larger machine. Nearly all of the electrical ...17 KB (2,749 words) - 00:22, 3 May 2023
- mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee ... After 34 years as a NASA engineer, she become manager of both the ...16 KB (2,224 words) - 08:41, 10 March 2023
- of Fire"), is an archipelago at the extreme southern tip of South ... The total area is 73746|km2|sqmi|0|lk=on|abbr=on about two-thirds of ...14 KB (2,164 words) - 23:33, 30 April 2023
- The Van Allen radiation belt (or Van Allen belt) is a torus of energetic ... uniformly distributed around its surface. On the Sun side, it is compressed ...14 KB (2,020 words) - 14:17, 3 May 2023
- essays, and short stories, most notably in the fantasy and science fiction ... Le Guin was one of the pioneers of a sub-genre of science fiction ...24 KB (3,578 words) - 13:45, 3 May 2023
- In geology and environmental science, erosion is the displacement ... a certain degree of erosion is healthy for the ecosystem. Excessive erosion ...24 KB (3,723 words) - 21:23, 20 March 2024
- The Namib Desert is a coastal desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola ... The desert's aridity is caused by the descent of dry, warm air ...11 KB (1,703 words) - 01:13, 11 November 2022
- Outer space (often called space) consists of the relatively empty ... For practical purposes, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ...19 KB (2,762 words) - 05:59, 18 November 2022
- Acer pseudoplatanus, and all members of the genus Platanus. These trees ... Ficus sycomorus is the sycamore (or sycomore) of the Bible. It is ...16 KB (2,282 words) - 01:53, 27 February 2023
- were as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and as Blanche ... #039;s best-selling historical novel Gone with the Wind. She heard that a film ...25 KB (3,932 words) - 17:29, 16 August 2023
- The flugelhorn (also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or Flügelhorn—from ... It resembles a trumpet, and the tube has the same length but a wider ...12 KB (1,704 words) - 20:41, 28 December 2023
- Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice ... Snow can act as an insulator that conserves the heat of the Earth ...18 KB (2,780 words) - 21:42, 30 January 2023
- Enûma Eliš (also transliterated Enuma Elish) is the Babylonian or ... on seven clay tablets. This epic is one of the most important sources for ...15 KB (2,485 words) - 18:58, 13 February 2024
- The piccolo (Italian for 'small') url= http://www.merriam ... is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical ...12 KB (1,743 words) - 20:24, 26 December 2023
- The Great Plains are the broad expanse of prairie and steppe that ... The region covers almost 500|mi|km east to west and 3000|mi|km ...26 KB (3,847 words) - 07:33, 4 January 2024
- A wind instrument (or aerophone) is a musical instrument that contains ... without the use of strings or membranes (which are respectively chordophones ...37 KB (5,471 words) - 15:52, 11 March 2024
- also known as Cyclonic Storm Akash) marked the first named tropical cyclone ... The storm initially brought heavy rainfall to the Andaman and Nicobar ...14 KB (1,970 words) - 06:52, 12 January 2024
- :This article is about the astronomical term. [[Image:Solar eclips ... A corona is a type of plasma "atmosphere" of the Sun or ...16 KB (2,478 words) - 03:34, 8 January 2024
- The didgeridoo (also known as a didjeridu or didge) is a wind instrument ... in length with most instruments measuring around 1.2|m|ft|abbr=on ...18 KB (2,678 words) - 14:27, 29 January 2024
- [[Image:Nez-perce-couple-teepee-1900.jpg|right|thumb|200 px|A tipi ... skins or birch bark and popularized by the Native Americans of the Great ...15 KB (2,483 words) - 23:39, 30 April 2023
- films that featured elaborate performances with swimming, diving and "water ... skills. The film was second only to Gone with the Wind as the most successful ...11 KB (1,692 words) - 04:22, 22 March 2024
- The igloo or iglu is the traditional shelter of Inuit living in the ... A similar construction is the quinzhee, which is a shelter made by ...16 KB (2,500 words) - 13:41, 4 February 2023
- The Arabian Sea is located in the northwestern part of the Indian ... The Sea provides an important link between the neighboring areas of ...10 KB (1,516 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting ... habitable but to serve other functions using the height of the tower. For example ...15 KB (2,136 words) - 16:19, 29 April 2024
- Hickory is the common name for any of the deciduous trees comprising ... Reflecting the concept of bi-level functionality, members of this ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 15:46, 25 January 2023
- one of Hollywood's legendary figures, with leading roles in more than ... Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind but the teaming failed ...9 KB (1,222 words) - 21:24, 20 March 2024
- The scientific definition of a machine is any device that transmits ... available. Generally these devices decrease the amount of force required to ...16 KB (2,145 words) - 04:49, 5 November 2022
- is an example of a gravity current--that is, the material falls or slides under ... An avalanche is one of the major dangers faced in the mountains. A ...28 KB (4,333 words) - 07:09, 23 August 2023
- artists like James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone in the late 1960s ... driven by sixteenth-note divisions of the beat; crisp and active rhythm ...12 KB (1,982 words) - 07:21, 15 April 2024
- that act on any celestial body exposed to the harsh space environment. Airless ... == History: Space weathering on the Moon == [[Image:Weatheredrim.jpg ...10 KB (1,503 words) - 17:14, 14 October 2022
- is a form of hydropower that exploits the rise and fall in sea levels ... generation and is more predictable than wind energy and solar power. In ...18 KB (2,762 words) - 23:26, 30 April 2023
- and Romanian physicist, whose writings in the 1920s sparked a surge of interest ... Oberth was the son of Dr. Julius Oberth, the head of a Saxon family ...13 KB (1,938 words) - 10:20, 22 January 2024
- a region of southeastern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent ... The coastal area of Provence was settled by Greeks and Phoenicians ...13 KB (1,926 words) - 08:21, 2 December 2022
- Bel and the Dragon is an apocryphal Jewish story which appears as ... Bel and the Dragon and other deuterocanonical books were included ...11 KB (1,817 words) - 10:29, 26 September 2023
- was a celebrated pre-Islamic Arabian poet of the sixth century, circa 500-535 ... but he was also the subject of condemnation because of the content ...9 KB (1,439 words) - 12:38, 4 March 2024
- Rhett Butler in the 1930 epic film, Gone With the Wind, in which he starred ... the role of Miss Pittypat in Gone With the Wind) who encouraged him ...25 KB (3,981 words) - 10:42, 19 December 2023
- jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797. The military developed parachuting ... Formerly, most parachuting was performed by the military forces of ...19 KB (3,068 words) - 22:48, 29 January 2023
- The conifers, division Pinophyta, also known as division Coniferae ... in gardens and enjoyed in nature around the world for their quiet beauty ...19 KB (2,759 words) - 20:26, 15 May 2020
- 1963) was a French composer and a member of the French group Les Six. He composed ... com Grove Music] Retrieved January 3, 2008. the keyboard dominated much of ...8 KB (1,187 words) - 05:16, 30 September 2022
- Ryōkan (良寛) (1758-1831) was a Zen Buddhist monk of the Edo period ... Ryōkan (良寛) was born at Izumozaki in Echigo Province, on the ...10 KB (1,696 words) - 18:27, 22 December 2022
- The Takla Makan (also Taklamakan or Taklimakan) is China's largest ... The constantly shifting sands and extreme weather conditions of the ...10 KB (1,621 words) - 00:52, 21 April 2023
- some type of marching or other movement with musical performance. Instrumentation ... Marching bands are generally categorized by function and by the style ...19 KB (2,908 words) - 03:09, 6 November 2022
- :This article is about arid terrain. It should not be confused with ... mineral deposits that were formed in the arid environment or exposed ...20 KB (3,022 words) - 09:55, 29 January 2024
- The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, encompasses ... The Thar Desert's name derives from the word t'hul, the ...14 KB (2,193 words) - 15:08, 30 April 2023
- Ragweed is the common name for any of the various wind-pollinated ... The scientific name of this genus is sometimes claimed to be derived ...14 KB (2,083 words) - 17:20, 16 April 2023
- The Shoshone (also spelled Shoshoni) are a Native American tribe with ... Possibly the most famous member of the Shoshone tribe was Sacagawea ...26 KB (4,027 words) - 20:03, 21 April 2023
- Pollination, an important step in the reproduction of seed plants ... Plants, being immobile, normally require agents for the transport ...25 KB (3,659 words) - 00:17, 12 April 2023
- attach a ship or boat to a specific point at the bottom of a body of water ... of a large mass, such as a rock, resting on the seabed, and it is usually ...30 KB (5,219 words) - 01:04, 9 January 2023
- 3, 1931) was a conductor, violinist, and the most internationally known ... in a poor peasant family in Sortelung on the Danish island of Funen, not ...14 KB (2,062 words) - 19:21, 26 November 2023
- Khayyám contributed a number of insights to the development of geometry, algebra ... known as a poet, and particularly for the volume The Rubaiyat of Omar ...11 KB (1,780 words) - 00:36, 18 November 2022
- name is Yongshu, also self nicknamed The Old Drunkard 醉翁, or The ... In his prose works, Ouyang followed the example of Han Yu, promoting ...18 KB (2,877 words) - 05:59, 18 November 2022
- 1190) was a Japanese Buddhist priest-poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura ... and other seasonal and miscellaneous topics. The Mimosusogawa utaawase (“Poetry ...14 KB (2,344 words) - 18:56, 22 December 2022
- The reed organ is a keyboard instrument that operates via bellows ... Most pressure wind type reed organs were built in Europe, although ...24 KB (3,811 words) - 03:00, 8 December 2022
- Holst is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. Having studied at the Royal College of Music in London, ...22 KB (3,380 words) - 18:13, 24 July 2023
- generally using electromagnetic induction. The source of mechanical energy ... and have led to many modern advances. In the future, we may see electrical ...16 KB (2,450 words) - 15:52, 13 February 2024
- The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Babylonia and arguably ... The essential story tells of the spiritual maturation of the heroic ...20 KB (3,264 words) - 07:45, 24 January 2023
- She is probably best known, however, as the sister of famous English Romantic ... Dorothy Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland. She was the ...12 KB (1,881 words) - 21:07, 13 August 2020
- "lap organs," which were built in the United States around 1840 ... The melodeon is the forerunner of the more familiar pump organ reminiscent ...14 KB (2,056 words) - 04:20, 9 November 2022
- 1866 – March 1, 1912) is considered to be the first world-level Russian ... Moscow High Engineering College. Alhough the career of civil engineering ...6 KB (842 words) - 03:37, 7 December 2022
- Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with studying ... Aerodynamics forms the scientific basis for heavier-than-air flight ...26 KB (3,914 words) - 06:23, 15 June 2023
- rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from the vocal or chest register (or ... In Alpine folk music, it was probably developed in the Swiss Alps ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- or thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth) or naturally replenished ... The term renewable energy is often used interchangeable with alternative ...57 KB (8,258 words) - 20:49, 29 April 2020
- known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC (United ... The Enlightenment had placed humanity at the center of the world, ...12 KB (1,843 words) - 04:46, 14 June 2023
- The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family ... Because the oboe's penetrating sound and expressive abilities ...18 KB (2,745 words) - 19:53, 17 November 2022
- Weasel is the common name for various carnivorous mammals in the genus ... Originally, the name "weasel" was applied to one species ...13 KB (1,923 words) - 18:44, 17 April 2023
- Pecan is the common name for a large, North American deciduous hickory ... The pecan provides an important food resource for many animals, including ...12 KB (1,631 words) - 07:10, 23 November 2022
- forms of diagonal bracing (called "wind braces") to stabilize ... standardized dimensional lumber has become the dominant construction method ...26 KB (4,085 words) - 06:40, 1 April 2024
- The respiratory system is an integrated network of organs and tubes ... Harmony is seen in the fact that the respiratory system in animals ...13 KB (1,922 words) - 19:44, 16 April 2023
- A fishing reel is a device used for the deployment and retrieval of ... is generally given credit for inventing the first fishing reel in America ...18 KB (3,010 words) - 00:51, 30 July 2022
- and piano miniatures, and founder of the American Academy in Rome and ... MacDowell is considered among the first American composers to achieve ...13 KB (1,935 words) - 23:45, 12 February 2024
- The Crab Nebula (catalog designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a ... This nebula was the first astronomical object identified with a historical ...23 KB (3,450 words) - 06:15, 11 January 2024
- ; named after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands) is the southernmost ... Cape Horn is widely considered to be the most southerly point of South ...25 KB (3,990 words) - 19:32, 25 November 2023
- The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name ... of differing sizes and pitches. It is the largest such instrument family ...30 KB (4,861 words) - 10:42, 19 December 2023
