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A wristwatch made by Swiss watchmaker Tissot.

A wristwatch is a timepiece designed to be worn around the wrist, held on by a band. Modern wristwatches are often referred to simply as "watches", and are mostly electronic, despite having either an analog or digital appearance. There are wristwatches that are still entirely mechanical but because of the higher manufacturing and maintenance cost, these are becoming more rare and are considered "luxury items" or "antiques". [more...]

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Ernest Rutherford (born August 30, 1871, Nelson, New Zealand and died October 19, 1937, Cambridge, England) was the first person to split an atom and as the world’s first successful “alchemist,” changed nitrogen into oxygen. He postulated the existence of the proton and the neutron, naming them both, and provided the first nuclear model of the atom. He discerned that radioactivity is the product of subatomic change and thereby ended the chapter on Aristotelian physics which held that all matter is immutable and unchanging. He discovered and named alpha and beta particles emitted by radioactive materials, discovered radon (a radioactive gas), tritium (H³) and He³. Through his work and calculations of radioactive decay he coined the phrase half-life and provided definitive evidence for the extreme age of the Earth. [more...]

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-[[Image:The Japanese Landing At Busan.jpg|right|thumb|150px|{{#ifexist:Template:The Japanese Landing At Busan.jpg/credit|{{The Japanese Landing At Busan.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}The Japanese landing at Busan.]]
+[[Image:Tissot watch.jpg|right|thumb|150px|{{#ifexist:Template:Tissot watch.jpg/credit|{{Tissot watch.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}A wristwatch made by Swiss watchmaker [[Tissot]].]]
-'''[[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)|The Japanese invasions of Korea]]''' (1592-1598) comprised a major war between [[Japan]] and the alliance of [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] of [[China]] and [[Joseon Dynasty|Joseon]] of [[Korea]]. Japan invaded Korea on [[May 23]], with the larger objective to conquer the entirety of Asia (and the whole world)<ref name="Hawleyxii">Hawley, 2005. pp.&nbsp;xii</ref> by using Korea as a land bridge to China. The battles that involved 300,000 combatants and claimed more than 2 million lives took place almost entirely on the Korean peninsula and its nearby waters. The war consisted of two main invasions from Japan – the first in 1592 and 1593, and the second from 1597 to 1598.
+A '''wristwatch''' is a timepiece designed to be worn around the wrist, held on by a [[band]].  Modern wristwatches are often referred to simply as "[[watch]]es", and are mostly electronic, despite having either an analog or digital appearance.  There are wristwatches that are still entirely mechanical but because of the higher manufacturing and maintenance cost, these are becoming more rare and are considered "luxury items" or "antiques".
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-[[Image:Monument, Calton Hill Edinburgh.JPG|left|thumb|150px|{{#ifexist:Template:Monument, Calton Hill Edinburgh.JPG/credit|{{Monument, Calton Hill Edinburgh.JPG/credit}}<br/>|}}The National Monument to the Napoleonic Dead, on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, designed by Charles Robert Cockerell and William Henry Playfair, was modelled on the Parthenon in Athens.]]
+[[Image:Rutherford.jpg|right|thumb|150px|{{#ifexist:Template:Rutherford.jpg/credit|{{Rutherford.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Ernest Rutherford.]]
-'''[[Edinburgh]]''' is the capital city of [[Scotland]] and home to the [[Scottish Parliament]]. In 2001, Edinburgh had a population of 448,624, and has since grown quite rapidly.
+'''Ernest Rutherford''' (born August 30, 1871, Nelson, [[New Zealand]] and died October 19, 1937, Cambridge, [[England]]) was the first person to split an [[atom]] and as the world’s first successful “alchemist,” changed [[nitrogen]] into [[oxygen]]. He postulated the existence of the '''[[proton]]''' and the '''[[neutron]]''', naming them both, and provided the first nuclear model of the atom. He discerned that radioactivity is the product of subatomic change and thereby ended the chapter on Aristotelian physics which held that all matter is immutable and unchanging. He discovered and named '''alpha''' and '''beta''' particles emitted by radioactive materials, discovered '''radon''' (a radioactive gas), '''tritium''' (H<sup>3</sup>) and He<sup>3</sup>. Through his work and calculations of radioactive decay he coined the phrase ''half-life'' and provided definitive evidence for the extreme age of the Earth.
-Edinburgh hosts the [[Edinburgh International Festival]] every August, as well as the [[Fringe]] festival, the largest festival of performing arts in the world. It has some of the most famous tourist sites in Britain, including [[Edinburgh Castle]], and attracts about 13 million tourists each year. Edinburgh also hosts the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Edinburgh International Film Festival, as well as jazz, book and science festivals. Other notable events celebrated in Edinburgh include the Hogmanay street party (31 December), Burns Night (25 January), St. Andrew's Day (November 30), and the Beltane Fire Festival (30 April). Edinburgh's  "Old Town" and "New Town" districts were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
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