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- Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
1: :''For other people with this name, see [[Mary Tudor]]''
13: ... created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his wife had again failed to p...
15: ...ther studies included [[Greek language|Greek]], [[science]], and [[music]]. In July [[1520]], when scarcel...
21: ...ignity of a Princess, becoming a mere "Lady". Her place in the line of succession was transferred to t...
23: ...ex, Richmond and Hunsdon were among her principal places of residence. - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
21: | '''Place of Birth:'''
35: ...ng their marriage, Campbell lectured in political science at the [[University of British Columbia]] and at ...
41: Upon her election to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in [[1988]], Campbell became Canada's first fem...
47: ...rhaul of Canada's social policies in all their complexities could not be done in just 47 days (the tim...
57: Campbell returned to lecturing in political science for a few years, this time at [[Harvard]]. Then,... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
18: |'''Place of Birth:'''
29: ... served as [[Secretary of State for Education and Science|Education Secretary]] in the government of [[Edwa...
31: ..., her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands ...
33: ...At the same time the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union...
36: ...derman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply. - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
71: ...moderate foreign policy stance have allowed it to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. In r...
88: ...nd [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is a flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert...
99: ...sent information on the UAE, its cities or its people in bad light. Censorship of Internet sites perta...
129: *[http://www.ajman.ac.ae Ajman University of Science and Technology Network]
136: {{commons|United Arab Emirates}} - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: ...> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
51: ...India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]] (Persia), [[People's Republic of China|China]] and the [[Arabian Se...
59: Pakistan is the birthplace of some of the most ancient civilizations and ...
72: ...to 1799 left the remnants of the Mughal Empire completely vulnerable. The British did not gain strong ...
74: ...ish Army, and their Heads were then put up for display at the Delhi Court. - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
54: ...[[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. Usually known simply as the '''United Kingdom''' or the '''UK''', it ...
64: ...) has been proposed, but is little used outside diplomatic circles.
69: ...land was on the brink of economic ruin and was deeply unpopular with the broader Scottish population.
71: ...nd]]. This was also an unpopular decision, taking place just after the unsuccessful United Irishmen Re...
74: ...he 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed ... - Space (10661 bytes)
41: ...of space, and is almost universally used within [[science]].
43: ...] is the science involved with the observation, explanation and measuring of objects in [[outer space]...
47: ...rt of the measurement system?" The same debate applies also to [[time]], and an important formulation...
63: ...ith [[agoraphobia]] manifesting itself in some people as a fear of open spaces, and [[claustrophobia]]...
67: ...a communal approach to land ownership. [[Spatial planning]] is a method of regulating the use of spac... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... the most famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the mo...
4: ...ect to space was conceived in the minds of many [[science fiction]] authors hundreds of years before it was...
6: ...ticles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the ...
13: ...anywhere else, such as to the [[Moon]] or [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The first successful orbital launch ...
15: ...d on [[May 17]], [[2004]] when [[Civilian Space eXploration Team]] launched the [[GoFast Rocket]] on a... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...shrub]] for comparison). Compared with most other plant forms, trees are long-lived. A few species of ...
5: ...g [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[myth...
9: ...gy)|orders]] and [[family (biology)|families]] of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth for...
11: ...lant]]s and conifers. The listing below gives examples of many well known trees and how they are typic...
13: ...fined largely by the trees that inhabit them; examples are [[rainforest]] and [[taiga]] (see [[ecozone... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...n called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world throu...
14: Here also his studies of science brought him to the conclusion that the methods (a...
21: ...im to devote himself to a life of learning. His application failed, and for the next two years he work...
25: ...e (he objected to the time span) offended many people; he was accused of seeking popularity, and was f...
29: ... a gift of a fine of ?1200 on one of Essex's accomplices. - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...t|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ... This feature also earned it the name of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([...
8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxi...
13: ...o become uniformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companio...
15: ...] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20041213a/merb... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
14: ''I've studied all available charts of the planets and stars and none of them match the others....
16: .... (These measurements became the possessions of Kepler following Tycho's death.)
18: ...he rest of his life, he was said to have worn a replacement made of [[silver]] and [[gold]]. Tycho's ...
33: ...as strongly critical of those who dismissed the implications of the astronomical appearance, writing i... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
29: ... the original version of the Constitution were supplemented by the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War...
60: ...overnment are reserved to the states or to the people.
127: ...e dominant role that [[Congressional committees]] play in its proceedings. Committees have assumed the...
135: ...knowledgeably with all fields of interest. The complexity of national life today calls for special kno... - Computer (32773 bytes)
3: ...hat perform simple well-defined functions. The complex interactions of these components endow computer...
4: ...application of computers is called '''[[computer science]].'''
6: ==General principles==
10: ... the physical phenomena being exploited. For example, electron flows might be used to model the flow ...
12: ... operations on that information are reduced to simple [[Boolean algebra]]. - Forest (3705 bytes)
4: ...istorically, an area set aside for [[hunting]]). Plant communities covering large areas of the globe ...
6: ...st in its natural form is home to many animal and plant species, and [[biomass]] per unit area is high...
19: The science of studying and managing forests, with a goal of ...
21: ...owed for a comeback in many areas. In a number of places, forests have been allowed, for one reason or...
25: {{Commons|Forest}} - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
1: ...own2002.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Aerial view of [[Temple Square]] of [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d...
14: ...hen you update this section with new information, please take a moment to update the above "History of...
15: ...ham Young]] reportedly stated, "This is the right place."
17: ...ed the [[Utah Territory]]. Great Salt Lake City replaced [[Fillmore, Utah|Fillmore]] as the territoria...
22: The [[First Transcontinental Railroad]] was completed in [[1869]] at [[Promontory Summit]] on the n... - Russia (28007 bytes)
13: ...through the eighth century. They in turn were displaced by a group of Scandinavians, the [[Varangian...
15: ...be applied to the Varangians and the Slavs who peopled the region. In the [[10th century|10th]] to [[1...
17: ... of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north from the [[Belarusians]] and [[Uk...
23: ... their territories. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453 Russia remained the only more or less fu...
37: ...he struggle. It is estimated that over 200,000 people have died in this conflict. Minor conflicts also... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
4: ...December 4]], [[1679]]) was a noted [[English (people)|English]] [[Political philosophy|political phil...
6: ...René „escartes|Descartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
12: ...racted by the scholastic learning". He did not complete his degree until [[1608]] but he was recommend...
16: ... Earl of Devonshire, died of the [[Bubonic plague|plague]] in June 1628. The widowed countess dismisse...
20: ...showing how physical phenomena were universally explicable in terms of motion, at least as motion or m... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3:
11: Use of the term "global warming" generally implies a human influence — the more neutral ter...
16: ... [[United States]] [http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/displaypagedoc.asp?id=13057].
19: ...ientific Consensus on Climate Change] [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/306/5702/1686.pdf]
25: ...e. The unsmoothed, annual value for 2004 is also plotted for reference.]] - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
6: ...inued his research and wrote a series of books on plants and animals, now including mankind in ''[[The...
19: ... March [[1827]] Darwin made a presentation to the Plinian society of his discovery that black spores o...
22: ...clergymen who saw it as part of their duties to explore the wonders of God's creation.
26: ...t Cambridge till June and following Henslow's example and advice he was in no rush to take holy orders...
27: ...anted to study natural history in the tropics and planned to visit [[Madeira]] with some class-mates u...
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