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Figure 7: Transverse motion of an initially straight beam, shown at left as an elastic line and at right as a solid of finite section (see text).

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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013

What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks

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World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

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Figure 7: Transverse motion of an initially straight beam, shown at left as an elastic line and at right as a solid of finite section (see text).

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