Articles, tagged with "19th and 20th centuries", page 4
22nd August 2007
An engine lathe is a flat shaped piece of workholding, which is most frequently used to turn metal manually. By turning the metal and by using particular cutting devices, the engine lathe is competent of forming the metal into exact shapes. As its name go...
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Author:
Russel
08th August 2007
The tin ceiling was quite popular in the Victorian era architectural styles during the late 19th century and into the early part of the 20th century in North America. You can find a more modern version of the tin ceiling today with such inventions as a S...
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Author:
Arturo Ronzon
21st February 2007
Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, is a popular destination for people visiting the USA's southwest region. Known as 'Hoozdo' (or, colloquially, 'this place is hot') in the Navajo language, Phoenix is well-known for hosting various activities and festivals ...
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Author:
Andrew Regan
15th November 2006
Vienna's Belvedere Palace has a fine vista of the old city from a beautiful garden. Belvedere means 'a place from which to see beauty'. The two magnificent palaces on the Belvedere grounds lie in the middle of a splendid park. They were constructed for Pr...
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Author:
anil gupta
26th May 2006
Traditional leadership
Traditional leadership styles from the 19th and 20th Centuries tended to involve strict hierarchies, superiority, winners and losers. To lead, people felt the need to prove they are better than everyone else. Leadership was abou...
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Author:
peter arkwright
15th February 2006
Because of the French domination of the culinary scene since time began (or so it seems, anyway), it stands to reason the most famous chefs in history are – what else? – French, with the exception of one American woman (discussed later), who w...
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Author:
keith londrie
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