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1Mining in the Upper Harz — The headframe of the Emperor William Shaft in Clausthal is one of the oldest surviving winding towers in Germany …
2Chorionic villi — Diagram of a transverse section, showing the mode of formation of the amnion in the chick. The amniotic folds have nearly united in the middle line. Ectoderm, blue; mesoderm, red; entoderm and notochord, black. (Vill …
3Washington Metro rolling stock — The rolling stock of the Washington Metro system consists of 1126[1] 75 foot (23 m) cars, delivered in six shipments. All rail cars in the Metrorail system operate in married pairs (consecutively numbered even odd), with systems shared… …
4Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal — The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its 35 mile (56 km) length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural character and tranquillity belies its original… …
5Strength of ships — The strength of ships is a topic of key interest to Naval Architects and shipbuilders. Ships which are built too strong are heavy, slow, and cost extra money to build and operate since they weigh more, whilst ships which are built too weakly… …
6Scale (map) — The scale of a map is defined as the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. If the region of the map is small enough for the curvature of the Earth to be neglected, then the scale may be taken as a constant… …
7TGV world speed record — The TGV (train à grande vitesse, French for high speed train ) holds a series of world speed records achieved in the context of an active research and development program pursued by SNCF, the French national railway, and its industrial partners.… …
8Bulk carrier — The Sabrina I is a modern Handymax bulk carrier. Class overview Name: Freighter Subclasses …
9Transrapid/German — The Transrapid is a maglev high speed train that can be used for both passenger services and goods transportation. It is manufactured and marketed by [http://www.transrapid.de Transrapid Intl. GmbH Co. KG] , a partnership of Siemens and… …
10Plug-in hybrid — The Chevrolet Volt is the first mass production plug in hybrid available in the United States. A plug in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), plug in hybrid vehicle (PHV), or plug in hybrid is a hybrid vehicle which utilizes rechargeable batteries, or …
