mechanical+contrivances
21Arthur MacMorrough Kavanagh — (25 March 1831 ndash; 15 December 1889), Irish politician, son of Thomas Kavanagh, M.P., who traced his descent to the ancient Kings of Leinster (Art mac Art MacMurrough Kavanagh), was born in County Carlow, Ireland.He had only the rudiments of… …
22Samarangana Sutradhara — is an encyclopedic work on classical Indian architecture (Vastu Shastra) written by Paramara King Bhoja of Dhar (1000 1055 AD). In 83 chapters, subjects treated are town planning, house architecture, temple architecture and sculptural arts… …
23Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons) — Rogue / Thief Characteristics Role Striker Power source Martial Alignment Any Publication history Editions All …
24Nebelun — Game background Title(s) The Meddler Home plane Twin Paradises of Bytopia Power level Lesser Alignment Chaotic Good Portfolio Inventions, good luck …
25Agriculture in ancient Tamil country — During the Sangam age, 200 BCE 200 CE, agriculture was the main vocation of the Tamils. [cite book last = Venkata Subramanian title = pages = p. 26] It was considered a necessity for life, and hence was treated as the foremost among all… …
26Fishing techniques — There is an intricate link between various fishing techniques and knowledge about the fish and their behavior including migration, foraging and habitat (Keegan 1986). All fish traps and methods of catching fish are based on this intimate… …
27Economic history of Birmingham — Birmingham in England has developed economically since Mediaeval times. Early metalworkJohn Leland visited Birmingham in about 1538, and found many smiths manufacturing knives and nails among other products. By 1683, there were 202 forges in the… …
28crab — crab1 crablike, adj. /krab/, n., v., crabbed, crabbing. n. 1. any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.… …
29Otis, Elisha Graves — ▪ American inventor born Aug. 3, 1811, Halifax, Vt., U.S. died April 8, 1861, Yonkers, N.Y. American inventor of the safety elevator. A descendant of a James Otis who immigrated from England to New England in 1631, the young Otis grew up… …
30FERGUSON, JAMES — a popular writer on astronomy and mechanics, born at Rothiemay, Banff, son of a labourer; his interest in astronomy was first aroused by his observation of the stars while acting as a herd laddie, and much of his time among the hills was spent …
