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19:5919:59, 12 September 2025 diff hist +39,285 N School of Advanced Military Studies Created page with "{{Short description|United States military postgraduate school}} {{Good article}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name = School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) | image = School of Advanced Military Studies (crest).png | image_size = 200px | caption = The School of Advanced Military Studies Crest | dates = 1981–present | country = United States | allegiance = Federal | branch = | type = | role = | size = | command_stru..." current
19:3919:39, 12 September 2025 diff hist +147,348 N Hall of Fame for Great Americans Created page with "{{Short description|Sculpture gallery in the Bronx, New York}} {{good article}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Hall of Fame Complex | nrhp_type = | image = HallofFameColumns.jpg | caption = View of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans | location = Bronx Community College campus, The Bronx, New York | coordinates = {{coord|40|51|31.7|N|73|54|50.9|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | district_map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-..." current
19:2419:24, 12 September 2025 diff hist +105,428 N Genealogy Created page with "{{short description|Study of individual descent and bloodline}} {{about|the study of family lineage, history and bloodline|the philosophical technique developed by Nietzsche and Foucault|Genealogy (philosophy)|the sociocultural evolution of kinship|History of the family|family trees of scholars according to mentoring relationship|Academic genealogy}} {{other uses|Genealogy (disambiguation)}} {{redirect|Family history|medical family history|Family history (medicine)|other..." current
19:2319:23, 12 September 2025 diff hist +59,472 N Mayflower Created page with "{{Short description|17th-century ship of American colonists}} {{for multi|other ships|List of ships named Mayflower|other uses}} {{Pp-move-indef}} {|{{Infobox ship begin | display title = ital }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Copyrighted and Published by A S Burbank, The Mayflower at Sea (NBY 21340).jpg | Ship caption = ''Mayflower'' at sea (from a postcard of 1910-20) }} {{Infobox ship career | Ship country = England | Ship flag = File:Un..." current
19:0919:09, 12 September 2025 diff hist +7,811 N Hanlon's razor Created page with "{{Short description|Adage to assume stupidity over malice}} '''Hanlon's razor''' is an adage, or rule of thumb, that states: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."<ref name=murphytwo/> It is a philosophical razor that suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations for human behavior. It is purportedly named after one Robert J. Hanlon,<ref name="JargonFile2002"/> who submitted the st..." current
19:0719:07, 12 September 2025 diff hist +58,199 N Birdwatching Created page with "{{Short description|Amateur observation of birds}} thumb|Three people birdwatching with binoculars '''Birdwatching''', or '''birding''', is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device such as binoculars or a telescope, by listening for bird sounds,<ref name="dunne">{..." current
19:0619:06, 12 September 2025 diff hist +23,922 N Philosopher king Created page with "{{Short description|Hypothetical wise ruler described by Plato}} {{Other uses|Philosopher King (disambiguation)}} {{Platonism}} The '''philosopher king''' is a hypothetical ruler in whom political skill is combined with philosophical knowledge. The concept of a city-state ruled by philosophers is first explored in Plato's ''Republic'', written around 375 BC. Plato argued that the ideal state – one which ensured the maximum possi..." current
18:4818:48, 12 September 2025 diff hist +19,038 N Local history Created page with "{{short description|Study of history in a geographically local context}} thumb|300px|Exhibition hall displaying local history displays and objects '''Local history''' is the study of history in a geographically local context, often concentrating on a relatively small local community. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history. Local history is not merely natio..." current
18:4618:46, 12 September 2025 diff hist +54,586 N Infinite monkey theorem Created page with "{{short description|Counterintuitive result in probability}} thumb|While a monkey is used as a mechanism for the thought experiment, it would be unlikely to ever write [[Hamlet.]] The '''infinite monkey theorem''' states that a monkey hitting keys independently and at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, including the co..." current
16:3316:33, 12 September 2025 diff hist +24,964 N Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities Created page with "local z = { error_cats_t = {}; -- for categorizing citations that contain errors error_ids_t = {}; -- list of error identifiers; used to prevent duplication of certain errors; local to this module error_msgs_t = {}; -- sequence table of error messages maint_cats_t = {}; -- for categorizing citations that aren't erroneous per se, but could use a little work prop_cats_t = {}; -- for categorizing cit..." current
16:2216:22, 12 September 2025 diff hist +116 N Template:ISBN Created page with "<includeonly>{{#invoke:CS1 identifiers|main|_template=isbn}}</includeonly><noinclude> {{documentation}} </noinclude>" current
13:3213:32, 12 September 2025 diff hist +41,561 N Absolute monarchy Created page with "{{short description|Form of government in which the monarch has absolute power}} {{Multiple image | total_width = 300 | image1 = الصورة الرسمية لخادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك سلمان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود.jpg | image2 = Haitham bin Tariq Al Said in 2024 ( هَيْثَم بْن طَارِق آل سَعِيد ) (cropped).jpg | footer = Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman bin Abdu..." current
13:3113:31, 12 September 2025 diff hist +51,560 N Constitutional monarchy Created page with "{{Short description|Form of government}} {{redirect|Ceremonial monarchy|other uses|crowned republic}} {{if mobile|{{Systems of government}}|{{Monarchism|expanded=Types}} {{Basic forms of government}}}} '''Constitutional monarchy''', also known as '''limited monarchy''', '''parliamentary monarchy''' or '''democratic monarchy''', is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions...." current
13:2913:29, 12 September 2025 diff hist +110,565 N Commonwealth realm Created page with "{{Short description|Sovereign states where Charles III is the head of state}} {{Distinguish|Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations}} thumb|upright=1.35|{{legend|#000080|Current Commonwealth realms}} {{Legend|#5961e6|Territories and dependencies of current realms}}{{Legend|#800000|Former realms and [[dominions that are now republics}} ]] A '''Commonwealth realm''' is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations that..." current
13:2813:28, 12 September 2025 diff hist +44,674 N Crown copyright Created page with "{{Short description|Copyright protection used by some Commonwealth realms}} '''Crown copyright''' is a type of copyright protection. It subsists in works of the governments of some Commonwealth realms and provides special copyright rules for the Crown, i.e. government departments and (generally) state entities.<ref name=EFJudge>Judge, E. F. (2011). Crown copyright and the reuse of government information: Access and limitations. In P. Garvin (Ed.), ''Governme..." current
13:2013:20, 12 September 2025 diff hist +251 N Template:Country data Anguilla Created page with "{{ {{{1<noinclude>|country showdata</noinclude>}}} | alias = Anguilla | flag alias = Flag of Anguilla.svg | size = {{{size|}}} | name = {{{name|}}} | altlink = {{{altlink|}}} <noinclude> | redir1 = AIA | related1 = Republic of Anguilla </noinclude> }}" current
13:1913:19, 12 September 2025 diff hist +4,540 N Template:Flag template documentation Created page with "<includeonly>{{documentation | content = {{#ifeq:{{#invoke:High-use|num|x}}|many||{{High-use}}}} {{{header|}}} ==Description== :<code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{#if:{{{2|}}} |{{{2}}} |{{#if:{{{3|}}} |{{{3}}} |{{#if:{{{4|}}} |{{{4}}} |? }} }} }}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> Renders a flag icon and wikilink to [[{{getalias|{{{1}}}}}|{{getalias|{{{1}}}}}]]. This template is equivalent to {{tlx|flag|{{{1}}}}}, but is named after the standard three letter {{#if:{{{2|}}..." current
13:1713:17, 12 September 2025 diff hist +100 N Template:AIA Created page with "{{#invoke:flag||Anguilla}}<noinclude> {{flag template documentation|Anguilla|AIA||AIA}} </noinclude>" current
13:1413:14, 12 September 2025 diff hist +76,722 N Anguilla Created page with "{{Short description|British Overseas Territory in the Leeward Islands}} {{About|the Caribbean British Overseas Territory||Anguilla (disambiguation)}} {{Distinguish|Anguillita|Antigua}} {{Infobox dependency | name = Anguilla | settlement_type = British Overseas Territory | image_flag = Flag of Anguilla.svg | flag_size = 130 | flag_link = Flag of Anguilla | image_seal = Coat of arms of Anguilla.svg | seal_size = 65 | seal_type = Coat of ar..." current
13:0913:09, 12 September 2025 diff hist +53,747 N Mercator projection Created page with "{{Short description|Cylindrical conformal map projection}} thumb|350px|right|Mercator projection of the world between 85°S and 85°N. Note the size comparison of Greenland and Africa. 350px|thumb|The Mercator projection with [[Tissot's indicatrix of deformation.]] thumb|350px|right|[[Mercator 1569 world map ({{lang|la|Nova et Aucta Orbis Terr..." current
13:0813:08, 12 September 2025 diff hist +105,310 N Sustainability Created page with "{{Short description|Societal goal and normative concept}} {{CS1 config|mode=cs1}} thumb|Three visual representations of sustainability and its three dimensions: the left image shows sustainability as three intersecting circles. In the top right, it is a nested approach where social and economic sustainability are contained within environmental sustainability. '''Sustainability''' (from the latin ''sustinere'' - ho..." current
13:0313:03, 12 September 2025 diff hist +89,756 N Guild Created page with "{{short description|Association of artisans or merchants}} thumb|right|''[[Syndics of the Drapers' Guild|The Syndics of the Drapers' Guild'' by Rembrandt, 1662]] A '''guild''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ɪ|l|d}} {{Respell|GILD}}) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a par..." current
13:0213:02, 12 September 2025 diff hist +24,131 N History of hide materials Created page with "{{Infobox | title = Hide processing in human history | image = 200px|alt=A German parchmenter during the 16th century | caption = A German parchmenter at work c. 1568. The use of animal hides for writing materials like parchment was a key development. | headerstyle = background-color:#B0C4DE; | labelstyle = background-color:#B0C4DE; | header1 = Key developments | label2 = Prehistori..." current
12:5712:57, 12 September 2025 diff hist +7,319 N Seal knob Created page with "{{see also|Seal carving|Side carving}} {{Chinese |pic=King of Nanyue imperial seal knob top.jpg |piccap=A Chinese dragon knob, on the Seal of Emperor Wen of the Nanyue Kingdom |hide=no|s=印纽|t=印紐|p=yìnniǔ |altname=Knob carving|s2=纽刻|t2=紐刻|p2=niǔkè }} thumb|The seal sculpture here is water waves and a [[Chinese giant salamander|salamander (only half of..." current
12:5612:56, 12 September 2025 diff hist +11,813 N Winchester Bible Created page with "{{short description|12th-century illuminated manuscript}} {{Infobox medieval text|name=Winchester Bible|image=File:Llyfr Caniad Solomon - Caerwynt 2.jpg|width=583 x 396 mm.|language=Latin|date=1150s - 1170s|genre=Illuminated manuscripts|}} The '''Winchester Bible''' is a Romanesque illuminated manuscript produced in Winchester between 1150 and 1175. With folios measuring 583 x 396 mm., it is the largest survivin..." current
12:5512:55, 12 September 2025 diff hist +7,643 N King of Na gold seal Created page with "{{Short description|Chinese gold seal discovered in Japan}} thumb|upright=1.15|Composite image showing two views of the seal thumb|upright=1.15|Top view of the snake [[Seal knob|knob]] The '''King of Na gold seal''' ({{langx|ja|漢委奴国王印}}) is a solid gold seal discovered in the year 1784 on Shikanoshima Island in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The seal is..." current
12:5412:54, 12 September 2025 diff hist +51,004 N Movable type Created page with "{{Short description|Printing technology and system based on reconfigurable blocks of glyphs}} {{For|the weblog software|Movable Type}} right|thumb|A case of cast metal type pieces and typeset matter in a [[composing stick]] {{History of printing}} '''Movable type''' (US English; '''moveable type''' in British English) is the system and technology of printing and typography that uses movable components to..." current
12:5212:52, 12 September 2025 diff hist +57,489 N Old master print Created page with "{{Short description|Work of art made printing on paper in the West}} thumb|upright=1.5|''[[The Three Crosses'', drypoint by Rembrandt, 1653, state III of IV]] An '''old master print''' (also spaced '''masterprint''') is a work of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition (mostly by Old Masters). The term remains current in the art trade, and there is no ea..." current
12:5012:50, 12 September 2025 diff hist +4,043 N Limp binding Created page with "thumb|Limp binding of an [[incunable, made of vellum with broken book clasp of the 15th century]] '''Limp binding''' is a bookbinding method in which the book has flexible cloth, leather, vellum, or (rarely) paper sides.<ref name="robether">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bookbindingconse0000robe|title=Limp binding|work=Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books|author1=Roberts, Matt T.|author2=E..." current
12:5012:50, 12 September 2025 diff hist +26 N Limp vellum Redirected page to Limp binding current Tag: New redirect
12:4912:49, 12 September 2025 diff hist +25,741 N Gilding Created page with "{{short description|Covering an object with a layer of gold}} {{for|the surname|Gilding (surname)}} {{More citations needed|reason=Sections of this entry are entirely lacking in sources |date=June 2017}} thumb|right|Gilded frame ready for [[burnishing (metal)|burnishing with an agate stone tool]] File:Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Layer for Layer.ogv|thumb|right|Application of gold leaf to a reproduction of..." current
12:4612:46, 12 September 2025 diff hist +1,597 N Pastoral Care (Troyes, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 504) Created page with "thumb|right|240px|Start of the main text; the first three lines are also in coloured ink, which has run or faded. '''Troyes, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 504''' is an early 7th-century illuminated manuscript of the ''Pastoral Care'' by Pope Gregory I. It was probably written in Rome about AD 600, whilst Gregory was still alive, and contains his final revised text. It is written in an uncial script. There..." current
12:4312:43, 12 September 2025 diff hist +1,883 N Loxodromic navigation Created page with "thumb|300px | Rhumb line navigation path: β = constant '''Loxodromic navigation''' (from Greek ''λοξóς'', oblique, and ''δρóμος'', path) is a method of navigation by following a rhumb line, a curve on the surface of the Earth that follows the same angle at the intersection with each meridian. This serves to maintain a steady course in sailing.<ref name="WeintritNeuma..." current
12:4212:42, 12 September 2025 diff hist +7,014 N Macondo Created page with "{{Short description|Fictional town created by Gabriel García Márquez}} '''Macondo''' ({{IPA|es|maˈkondo|ES-pe|}}) is a fictional town described in Gabriel García Márquez's novel ''One Hundred Years of Solitude'' (as well as several others of his works). It is the hometown of the Buendía family. ==Aracataca== Macondo is often supposed to draw from García Márquez's childhood town, Aracataca, near the north (Caribbean) coast of Colombia, 80 km..." current
12:4112:41, 12 September 2025 diff hist +13,874 N Simmering (Vienna) Created page with "{{Infobox settlement | name = Simmering | native_name = {{native name|bar-AT|Simmaring}} | settlement_type = 11th District of Vienna | image_shield = Wien - Bezirk Simmering, Wappen.svg | image_map = Kartewien11.png | map_caption = Location of the district within Vienna | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Austria | subdivision_type1 = City | subdivision_name1 = Vienna | leader_title = {{nowra..." current
12:3012:30, 12 September 2025 diff hist +2,511 N Template:GeoTemplate/moon Created page with "{| style="background:none; width:720px; margin:0.5em auto;" |+ style="font-size:1.5em;"| {title} |- |colspan="4"| <div style="position:relative; width:720px; height:360px; overflow:hidden;"> <div style="position:absolute;">720x360px|link=|alt=</div> <div style="position:absolute; top:182px; left:354px;"> <div style="position:absolute; bottom:{latdegint}px; left:{londegint}px;"> <div style="position:absolute; bottom:{latdegint}px; left:{londegint..." current
12:2512:25, 12 September 2025 diff hist +93,845 N Template:GeoTemplate/sandbox Created page with "<templatestyles src="GeoTemplate/sandbox/styles.css"/><div class="plainlinks" style="font-size:92%; max-width:60em; float:right; margin-top:1rem;">  {| style="text-align:left; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;" |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! DMS<br>Decimal | colspan="3" style="width:95%;" | <span title="Latitude">{latdegabs}° {latminint}′ {latsecdec}″ {latNS}</span>, <span title="Longitude">{londegabs}° {lonminint}′ {l..." current
12:2112:21, 12 September 2025 diff hist +18,698 N Template:GeoTemplate/osm Created page with "==OpenStreetMap maps==  <div class="toccolours" style="font-size:92%;">  {| class="plainlinks" style="background:none; text-align:left; width:100%;" |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! WGS84 | colspan="3" | <span title="Latitude">{latdegabs}° {latminint}′ {latsecdec}″ {latNS}</span>, <span title="Longitude">{londegabs}° {lonminint}′&n..." current
12:2012:20, 12 September 2025 diff hist +21 N Category:OSM Created page with "Category:Wikimaps" current
12:0712:07, 12 September 2025 diff hist +74,901 N One Hundred Years of Solitude Created page with "{{Short description|1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez}} {{Infobox book | name = One Hundred Years of Solitude | title_orig = Cien años de soledad | translator = Gregory Rabassa | image = Cien años de soledad (book cover, 1967).jpg | caption = First edition | author = Gabriel García Márquez | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = Argentina <!--PLEASE do not change this t..." current
08:1408:14, 12 September 2025 diff hist +26,291 N Portolan chart Created page with "{{Short description|Nautical charts, first made in the 13th century}} upright=1.3|thumb|A portolan [[nautical chart of the Mediterranean Sea, second quarter of the 14th century. Kept in the Library of Congress, where it is the oldest original cartographic artifact.]]'''Portolan charts''' are the earliest known type of nautical charts, and the oldest known examples were made in the late 13th and early 14th c..." current
07:5907:59, 12 September 2025 diff hist +26,100 N Probability theory Created page with "{{Short description|Branch of mathematics concerning probability}} {{Probability fundamentals}} '''Probability theory''' or '''probability calculus''' is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability. Although there are several different probability interpretations, probability theory treats the concept in a rigorous mathematical manner by expressing it through a set of axioms. Typically these axioms formalise probability in..." current
07:5707:57, 12 September 2025 diff hist +70,462 N Professional wargaming Created page with "{{Short description|Used by the military for training or research}} {{other uses|military simulation}} right|thumb|upright=1.35|A wargame at the [[US Naval Postgraduate School (June 2018).]] right|thumb|upright=1.35|A wargame at the [[US Marine Corps War College (April 2019).]] {{Wargaming}} {{war}} A wargame, generally, is a type of strategy game which realistically simulates warfare. A '''pro..." current
07:4907:49, 12 September 2025 diff hist +8,518 N Georg von Reisswitz Created page with "{{Short description|Wargaming pioneer.}} {{Infobox military person |name= Georg Heinrich Rudolf Johann von Reisswitz |birth_date= 1794 |death_date= {{dda|1827|9|1|1794|df=y}} |birth_place= |death_place= Breslau, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia |boyhood home= |college= |placeofburial= |image= Georg Heinrich Rudolf Johann von Reisswitz.jpg |caption= |allegiance= Kingdom of Prussia |branch= Prussian Army |serviceyears= 1810 - 1827 |ra..." current
07:3607:36, 12 September 2025 diff hist +44,651 N Kriegsspiel Created page with "{{Short description|19th century Prussian wargame}} {{About|the 19th century Prussian wargame|chess variant|Kriegspiel|other uses|Kriegsspiel (disambiguation)}} {{italic title}} right|thumb|300px|A ''Kriegsspiel'' session in progress. '''''Kriegsspiel'''''{{efn|{{IPA|de|ˈkʁiːksˌʃpiːl|lang}}<br />"kreegs-shpeel"}} is a genre of wargaming developed by the Prussian Army in the 19th century to teach battlefield tactics to officers..." current
07:1007:10, 12 September 2025 diff hist +24,812 N Plan of Saint Gall Created page with "{{Short description|Medieval architectural drawing of a monastic compound}} {{good article}} 240px|thumb|right|'''Plan of Saint Gall'''. Reichenau, early 9th century (ca.820–830). Ms. 1092. Parchment, 1 folio, ca. 112cm x 77.5 cm. Latin. The '''Plan of Saint Gall''' is a medieval architectural drawing of a monastic compound dating from 820–830 AD.{{sfnp|Price|1982|p=ix}} It depicts an..." current
07:0807:08, 12 September 2025 diff hist +15,220 N Saint Gall Created page with "{{Short description|Irish disciple and saint}} {{Infobox saint |honorific_prefix = Saint |name=Gall |birth_date=c. 550 |death_date=c. 645 |feast_day=16 October |venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church<br>Eastern Orthodox Church<br>Church of Ireland |image=Pfärrenbach Wandmalerei Hl Gallus.jpg (cropped).jpg |imagesize= |caption=Saint Gall |birth_place=Ireland |death_place=Arbon |titles=Patron of Saint Gall |beatified_date= |beatified_place=..." current
07:0707:07, 12 September 2025 diff hist +5,320 N The Manticore Created page with "{{Short description|Second novel in Robertson Davies' Deptford Trilogy}} {{about|the novel|other uses of "The Manticore"|The Manticore (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox book | name = The Manticore | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:TheManticoreNovel.jpg | caption = First edition | author = Robertson Davies | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = Canada | language = English..." current
06:5606:56, 12 September 2025 diff hist +11,296 N Walafrid Strabo Created page with "{{Short description|Alemannic Benedictine monk and theological writer}} {{Infobox person |name = Strabo |image=Walahfrid Strabo Strabus monachus (titel op object) Liber Chronicarum (serietitel), RP-P-2016-49-86-3.jpg |image_size=220px |caption=Еngraving of Strabo by Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, Nuremberg, 1493 |birth_date=c. 808 |birth_place=Swabia |death_date=18 August 849 |death_place= Reichenau |occupation = {{hlist|Benedictine monk|theological writer}} }} '''Walafrid'..." current
06:5606:56, 12 September 2025 diff hist +23,169 N Hiberno-Scottish mission Created page with "{{Short description|Medieval Irish and Scottish Christian mission}} thumb|200px|Saint Columba during a mission to the Picts The '''Hiberno-Scottish mission''' was a series of expeditions in the 6th and 7th centuries by Gaelic missionaries originating from Ireland that spread Celtic Christianity in Scotland, Wales, England and Merovingian dynasty|Merovingia..." current

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