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91philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
92Timeline of Islamic science and engineering — This timeline of Islamic science and engineering covers the general development of science and technology in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age, usually dated from the 7th to 16th centuries.From the 17th century onwards, the advances …
93List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
94Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
95Shen Kuo — Infobox Scientist name = Shen Kuo zh. 沈括 image width = 280px caption = Shen Kuo, a Chinese scientist famous for his concepts of true north and land formation, among others. (Modern artist s impression) birth date = 1031 birth place = Qiantang… …
96North — For other uses, see North (disambiguation). Compass rose with north highlighted and at top North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. North is one of the four cardinal directions or comp …
97Tap and die — Not to be confused with Tool and die. Taps and dies are cutting tools used to create screw threads, which is called threading. A tap is used to cut the female portion of the mating pair (e.g., a nut). A die is used to cut the male portion of the… …
98Douglas Corrigan — (January 22, 1907 – December 9, 1995) was an American aviator born in Galveston, Texas. He was nicknamed Wrong Way in 1938. After a transcontinental flight from Long Beach, California, to New York, he flew from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn,… …
99Comparison of Android devices — Galaxy Nexus, the latest Google phone Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications.[1] …
100Radio direction finder — Civil Air Patrol members practice using a handheld radio direction finder to locate an emergency locator transmitter …
