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- Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: ...time as the publication of ''[[The Origin of Species]]''.]]
2: '''Charles Robert Darwin''' ([[12 February]] [[1809]]–[[19 April]] [...
4: ...imilar theory forced early joint [[publication of Darwin's theory]].
6: ... Selection in Relation to Sex]]'' and ''[[The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals]]''. His l...
8: ...ion of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was buried in [[Westminster Abbey]], close to [[Sir William Herschel]...
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- History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...itance (such as the [[supernatural]]ist philosophies and [[religion]]).
4: ==Western Philosophy==
5: ''See article [[History of Western philosophy]]''
7: ...dern" is a word with more varied use, which includes everything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the spe...
10: ...is water." His most noted students were [[Anaximenes of Miletus]] and [[Anaximander]] ("All is air"). - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
8: ... Australia]] on [[May 24]] after flying 11,000 miles. Her aeroplane for this flight a [[De Havilland]]...
16: ...ine Sands]], South [[Wales]], to the [[United States|USA]] in 1933. The plane ran out of fuel and cras...
20: ...ary. Although she was seen alive in the water, a rescue attempt failed and her body was lost. - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Asparagales]]}}
14: ...than all vertebrates combined, excluding bony fishes. Orchids, through their floral complexity and the...
16: ...bterranean tuberoids in some [[terrestrial]] species. The word 'orchis' was first used by [[Theophrast...
18: ... in their natural habitat, are considered by [[CITES]] as threatened or endangered. They are therefore...
20: == General description == - Symbiosis (4279 bytes)
2: ...between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association or even the merging of two ...
3: ...'''symbiotes'''). When a microscopic symbiont lives inside a host, it is referred to as an [[endosymb...
6: ..., in which the association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms and beneficial to...
11: ...s. Symbiosis as defined in this article does not restrict the term to only the mutually beneficial int...
13: ...crine]] glands. In endosymbiosis, the symbiont lives either in the intracellular space of the host or ... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...ure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]...
3: ...], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[silica...
5: ...r, specialised terms such as ''selenology'' (studies of the [[Moon]]), ''areology'' (of [[Mars (planet...
10: ...ological [[stratum]] in a mountain hundreds of miles from the ocean, he inferred that the land was for...
12: ...as translated into [[Latin]] and the other languages of Europe such as [[French language|French]]. [[G... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ... used to arrive at the age of the Earth and outlines their history.
3: == Prescientific notions ==
4: ... earth creationism]] (see [http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v24/i1/belief.asp Old-earth or you...
9: ...t the Earth had been created separately from the rest of the universe, several hundred thousands of ye...
11: ...hen measured its rate of cooling. This led him to estimate that the Earth was about 75,000 years old. - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|...
15: largest_city = [[London]] |
17: leader_titles = [[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime Minister ...
18: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth...
23: population_estimate_year = July 2003 | - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
2: ...aurus rex|T. Rex]]'' from the <br /> [[United States Department of the Interior|U.S. Department of the...
16: ...od vessels and cells lining them [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/science/03dinosaur.html]".
18: ...erosaur]]s, and the aquatic [[ichthyosaur]]s, [[plesiosaur]]s, and [[mosasaur]]s.
20: ...ication of [[cladistics]], which rigorously analyzes the relationships between biological organisms, h...
27: ...s chosen to express Owen's awe at the size and majesty of the extinct animals; not out of fear or trep... - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...c method]]. The '''history of science''' traces these [[phenomenon|phenomena]] and their pre-cursors b...
4: ...considered to be so fundamental that older inquiries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still, many plac...
6: ...ledge, notably [[ethics]]. In practice, each of these fields is heavily used by the others as an exter...
8: ==Theories and sociology of the history of science==
9: {{seemain|Theories and sociology of the history of science}} - History of biology (3053 bytes)
1: The '''history of biology''' dates as far back as the rise of various civilization a...
5: ...pecially the [[habit]]s and [[Abstraction|attributes]] of [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s in the world arou...
7: ...ed this field was the British scientist [[Charles Darwin]], who was encouraged to publish his thought in t...
9: ...'[[On the Origin of Species]]'' ([[1859]]) describes [[natural selection]], the primary mechanism for ...
10: [[Image:Charles Darwin.jpg|left|thumb|[[Charles Darwin]], [[1854]]]] - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ... '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
3: especially [[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Car...
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
5: especially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and...
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivor... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
4: == Hurricanes ==
6: ...om the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
9: ...tion]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thoug...
11: ...mbine to produce the violent winds, incredible waves, torrential rains and [[floods]] associated with ...
13: ...g cycle. As a result, when a tropical cyclone passes over land, its strength will diminish. - Zoology (5641 bytes)
3: ...>This article is the top of the '''Zoology''' series.</small></td></tr>
5: [[History of zoology (before Darwin)]]</td></tr>
7: [[History of zoology (since Darwin)]]</td></tr>
10: ...]] [[academic discipline|discipline]] which involves the study of [[animal]]s.
14: ...gy (before Darwin)]], [[History of zoology (since Darwin)]] - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
1: ... [[feces]] ("[[coprolite]]s"), and chemical residues.
5: ... [[ecology]], fields concerned with living creatures and how they interact. [[Palynology]] is the stud...
7: ...tology]], which deals with animals without backbones, or in
8: ...gy]], dealing with fossils of animals with backbones, including fossil hominids ([[paleoanthropology]]...
10: There are many developing specialties such as [[paleoecology]], [[paleobotany]], [[ichn... - Evolution (27661 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles Darwin.jpg|right|frame|[[Charles Darwin]], father of the theory of evolution by [[natural...
3: ...enerations, including the emergence of new [[species]]. Since the development of modern [[genetics]] i...
4: ...on'' is used more generally to refer to any [[process]] of change over time.
6: ... [[natural selection]], [[genetic drift]] or changes in population structure ([[gene flow]]).
8: ...hare a common ancestor. It also is often used to describe the mechanisms through which evolution acts ... - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
12: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''A. lithographica'''''}}
17: ...nd the role of [[transitional fossil]]s that endures to this day.
19: ...nd, all from the Late [[Jurassic]] [[Solnhofen limestone]] of southern [[Germany]]. The first skeleton...
21: ...he [[1990s]], the discovery of a number of well preserved [[feathered dinosaurs]] in [[China]] solidif...
25: ... [[wing]]s and a long [[tail]]. The [[feathers]] resemble those of living birds, but ''Archaeopteryx''... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...most important [[discovery (observation)|discoveries]] ever, and is the fundamental starting point of ...
8: ...n and the other sister, Katharina, married a businessman and city councillor, Barthel Gertner.
10: ...rara]], a famous [[astronomer]]. He followed his lessons and became a disciple and assistant.
12: ...a, are recorded in ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium''.
14: ...serve a lunar [[eclipse]] and where he gave some lessons of astronomy or maths (unfortunately nothing ... - Condor (7828 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Accipitriformes]]}}
11: ..._subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Species}}
16: ... They are the largest flying land birds in the [[Western Hemisphere]].
18: ...ly [[scavenger]]s, feeding on carrion, these species belong to the [[New World vulture]] family [[Cath... - Water Buffalo (6557 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''arnee'''''}}
17: ...ough females typically weigh around 750 kg and males upwards of 1000 kg. Due to genetic isolation weig...
19: ... hybridise with [[cattle]] which have 60 chromosomes.
21: ...ides a tough and useful leather often used for shoes and motorcycle helmets.
24: ...sia-Bull.jpg|thumbnail|left|Water Buffalo in Indonesia]] - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''T. truncatus'''''}}
16: ...s the most common and well-known [[dolphin]] species. It inhabits warm and temperate seas worldwide an...
18: ==Physical description==
19: ...t grey and almost white at the underside. This makes them hard to see both from above and below when s...
21: ...ult length of just under 4m (13 feet). This compares with a 2.5m (8 feet) average in a population off ...
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