The purpose of this page is to provide a hierarchy of article topics which can be used both by Wikipedia release versions (such as Version 0.5) and the good article project. The two projects are broadly in agreement on the 10 topic top-level Wikipedia 1.0 list, but have diverged on the subtopic-level. The main task, therefore, is to harmonize the subtopics between the two projects. It would also be helpful if this hierarchy were broadly compatible with the categories used on the featured article page: those categories are also listed here under the 10 topics (some FA categories fall under more than one of the 10 topics: this is indicated by an asterisk).
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| Art, architecture and archaeology*
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| Literature and theatre*
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| Media*
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| Music
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Art and architecture
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| General
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| Architecture and architects
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| Art
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| Artists
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| Museums and galleries
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| Applied art
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| Architecture
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| Art
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| Artists and architects
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| Museums and galleries
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| By nation, people, region or country
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| Classical music, including performers and composers
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| Genres, styles and eras
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| Instruments
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| Music festivals
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| Performers and composers, except classical
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| Recordings and compositions
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| Musical Instruments
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Theatre, film and drama
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| Language and linguistics
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Language and Linguistics
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| Literature
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| Writers and critics -- Americas
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| Characters
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| Works
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| Writers and critics
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| Philosophy and psychology*
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| Religion, mysticism and mythology
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| Philosophers
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| Topics
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| Divinities
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| Myths
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| Symbols
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| Religious disputes
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| Religious figures and leaders
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| Religious texts
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| Miscellaneous
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| Divinities
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| Myths & mythology
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| Protohistoric figures
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| Religion and science
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| Religious disputes
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| Religious doctrines, teachings and creeds
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| Religious fesitivals
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| Religious figures and leaders
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| Food and drink
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| Sport and recreation
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| Video games
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| General topics
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Farming and cultivation
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| Agriculture and farming
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| Food and agriculture
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| Drink
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| Cuisines
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| Food
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| Drink
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| Video games
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| Games
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| Sports
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| Sports events
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| Sport and game people
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| Games
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| Sport and games people
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| Sports teams
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| Video games
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| Awards, decorations and vexillology
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| Business, economics and finance
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| Culture and society
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| Education
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| Law
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| Media*
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| Politics and government
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| Philosophy and psychology*
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| Military decorations
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| Civilian awards
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| Heraldry
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Economics and business
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| Business
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| Currency
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| Businesspeople
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| Businesses
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| Business management
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| Economics
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| Education
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| Educational institution
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| Education
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| Cases and law
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| Crime, criminals, punishment and victims
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| Ethics
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| Lawyers, judges and legal academics
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| Legal institutions and buildings
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| Journalism
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| Magazines and journals
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| Media
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| Television and Radio non-fiction
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Politics and government
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| Miscellaneous
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| Politically significant people
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| Flags
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| Heads of state and heads of government
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| Intelligence and espionage
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| International organizations
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| Political and governmental institutions
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| Political theory
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| Politicians
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| Psychologists
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| Psychology
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| Psychologists
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| Psychology
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Sociology and society
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| Peoples
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| Community organisations
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| Cultural and social studies
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| Cultural phenomena, movements and subcultures
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| Cultural symbols and objects
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| Festivities
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| Internet culture
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| Organizations
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| Peoples
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| Geography and places
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| Geographers and explorers
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| Geography
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| Bodies of water
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| Bodies of water and water formations
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| Geography
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| Islands
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| Landforms
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| Nature reserves, conservation areas and countryside routes
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| Urban and historical sites
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| Worldwide
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| Africa
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| Antarctica
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| Asia
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| Europe
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| North America
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+ U.S. cities
+ U.S. parks and related
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| Oceania
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| South America
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| Countries
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| Places - Africa
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| Places - Asia
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| Places - Australia and the Pacific
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| Places - Europe
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| Places - North America
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| Art, architecture and archaeology*
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| History
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| Royalty, nobility and heraldry
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| Warfare
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| Archaeology
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| Archaeology
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| Historians, chroniclers and history books
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| Historical figures (by area of importance, not birth)
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| General history articles by area of importance
+ World history
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| Historians, chroniclers and history books
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| Historical figures - heads of state
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| Africa
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| Americas
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| Asia and Oceania
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| Europe
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| Middle East
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| World
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Monarchs, nobility and heraldry
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| Heraldry
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| Monarchs
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| Royalty and nobility
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| General
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| Armies and military units
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| Biographies of military people
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| Conflicts, battles and military exercises, World War II
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| Conflicts, battles and military exercises, 20th/21st century miscellaneous
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| Conflicts, battles and military exercises, pre-20th century
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| Military camps, tribunals and facilities
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| Military history
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| Weapons and military equipment
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| Tactics
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| Armies and military units
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| Awards and decorations
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| Conflicts, battles and military exercises
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| Legal issues
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| Military people
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| Weapons and military equipment
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| Computing
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| Engineering and technology
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| Transport
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| People in computing
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| Cryptography
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| Hardware and infrastructure
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| Programming
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| Software
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| Websites and the Internet
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| Computer-related businesspeople
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| Cryptography
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| Hardware and infrastructure
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| Programming
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| Software
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| Websites and the Internet
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| Engineering
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| Engineers and inventors
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| Engineers and inventors
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| Engineering technology
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| Engineering failures and disasters
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| Air transport
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| Bridges and tunnels
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| Maritime transport
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| Railway transport
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| Road transport
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| Space transport
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| Air transport
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| Maritime transport
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| Railroad transport
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| Railway bridges and train stations
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| Road transport
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| Trains and locomotives
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| Mathematics
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| Mathematics
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| Mathematicians
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| Mathematicians
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| Mathematics
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| Puzzles
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| Biology and medicine
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| Chemistry and mineralogy
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| Geology, geophysics and meteorology
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| Physics and astronomy
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General science
Atmospheric sciences
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| Climatology
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| Meteorology
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| Storms
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| Climate
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| Observatories
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| Storm sciences, Hurricane seasons & Storm Effects
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| Tropical cyclones - Atlantic
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| Tropical cyclones - Eastern Pacific
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| Tropical cyclones - Northwestern Pacific
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| Tropical cyclones - Southwestern Pacific and Indian
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| Weather
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| Wind and winter storms
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Biology and medicine
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| Biologists and medical scientists
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| Biology
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| Evolution and reproduction
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| Health and medicine
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| Dinosaurs
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| Mammals - General
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| Whales
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| Animals - Miscellaneous
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| Plants
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| Organisms - unclassified
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| Biologists and medical scientists
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| Biology
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| Evolution and reproduction
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| Health and medicine
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| Organisms
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Chemistry and materials science
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| Chemical elements
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| Chemicals (not elements or pharma)
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| Pharmaceuticals and related
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| Chemists
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| Chemistry
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| Materials science
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| Chemicals
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| Chemistry and Atoms
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| Chemists and materials scientists
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| Materials science
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Geology, geophysics and mineralogy
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| Geology and geophysics
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| Mineralogy
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| Good articles
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| Geologists, geophysicians and mineralogists
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| Geology and geophysics
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| Mineralogy
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Physics and astronomy
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| Astronomers and physicists
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| Astronomy
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| Physics
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| Planets
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| Good articles
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| Astronomers and physicists
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| Astronomical observation and space exploration
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| Astronomy and astrophysics
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| Physics
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| Solar system
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| Stars, galaxies and extrasolar objects
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