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- Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: ...ge:Charles Darwin aged 51.jpg|thumb|300px|Charles Darwin, about the same time as the publication of ''[[Th...
2: '''Charles Robert Darwin''' ([[12 February]] [[1809]]–[[19 April]] [...
4: ...imilar theory forced early joint [[publication of Darwin's theory]].
6: ...ent]] as the dominant scientific theory of diversification in nature. He continued his research and w...
8: In a national recognition of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was buried in [[Westminster Ab...
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- History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
7: ...verything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the specific period of the early [[20th century]].
12: ...g the most important were [[Heraclitus]] ("All is fire", all is [[chao]]tic and transitory), [[Anaxago...
14: ...ssing popular philosophical questions. The theory fills in the blanks by saying that the Sophists' stu...
16: ...terchangeably, was destroying the piety and moral fiber of the city.
20: ...hilosopher kings. In the later dialogues Socrates figures less prominently, and the Theory of Forms is... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
4: ... with a BA Economics from the [[University of Sheffield]], Johnson went to work in [[London]] as secre...
6: From this, she went on to qualify as the first British-trained woman ground engineer.
8: ...t year and landed in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin, Australia]] on [[May 24]] after flying 11,000 mi... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
14: ...ies than all vertebrates combined, excluding bony fishes. Orchids, through their floral complexity and...
16: ...me [[terrestrial]] species. The word 'orchis' was first used by [[Theophrastos]] ([[372 BC|372]]/[[371...
21: ...a]] and [[Central America]]. Orchids can be classified according to the way they retrieve nutrients:
26: All orchids have these five basic features :
29: ... [[pollinium|pollinia]], a mass of waxy pollen on filaments. - Symbiosis (4279 bytes)
1: ..._ak.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Clownfish in their magnificent sea anemone home.]]
6: ...us or destructive to one of the organisms and beneficial to the other (+ -)
8: ...ism]], in which one member of the association benefits while the other is not affected (+ 0)
11: ...es not restrict the term to only the mutually beneficial interactions.
15: ...rom its predators (a special mucus on the anemone fish protects it from the stinging tentacles). - Geology (12007 bytes)
7: ...e year [[1779]]. An older meaning of the word was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to dis...
12: ...ssils was not overturned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] a...
14: Georg Agricola (1494-1555) wrote the first systematic treatise about [[mining]] and [[sme...
16: ...ogic map|geological maps]]; Guettard recorded the first observation of the [[Volcano|volcanic]] origin...
18: ...ist)|William Smith]] (1769-1839) drew some of the first geological maps and began the process of order... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...ars, the exact age of the Earth is difficult to define. This article describes the modern dating metho...
3: == Prescientific notions ==
4: In the centuries preceding the [[scientific revolution]], the age of the Earth was determine...
8: == First concepts ==
9: ...he founder of [[Russia]]n science, was one of the first to undertake this exercise, suggesting in the ... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom...
46: ...inority Languages]]. In each of these, the UK's official name is as follows:
52: ...>6</sup> Official estimate provided by the UK [[Office for National Statistics]]. As of April 2005, th...
54: ...untry" to "state", "nation", "union", etc, please first contribute to the extensive discussion of this...
58: ...ded Wales]] as a [[principality]]) with those of, first, [[Kingdom of Scotland]] and then [[Kingdom of... - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
18: ...atured in bestselling [[book]]s and blockbuster [[film]]s like ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', and new discover...
20: ... proved tremendously useful in [[scientific classification|classifying]] dinosaurs, which are still kn...
24: ===Definition===
29: ...opoda|theropod]] dinosaurs. Using the cladistic definition (all descendants of a single common ancesto...
32: Modern [[bird]]s are classified by most palaeontologists as belonging to the su... - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...estigating the [[universe]] known as the [[scientific method]]. The '''history of science''' traces th...
4: ...al that older inquiries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still, many place ancient [[natural philosoph...
6: ...e, notably [[ethics]]. In practice, each of these fields is heavily used by the others as an external ...
11: ...owledge, and to de-emphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-fr...
13: ...; and [[Paul Feyerabend]], who argued that scientific knowledge is not cumulative or progressive, and ... - History of biology (3053 bytes)
5: [[Aristotle]] is one of the most prolific natural philosophers of [[antiquity]]. He made c...
7: ... who was encouraged to publish his thought in the field by the independent work of [[Alfred Russel Wal...
9: ...m for [[evolution]]. Implications of evolution on fields outside of pure science have led to both [[So...
10: [[Image:Charles Darwin.jpg|left|thumb|[[Charles Darwin]], [[1854]]]]
11: ...953]] [[James Watson]] and [[Francis Crick]] clarified the basic structure of [[DNA]], the [[genetic m... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1...
10: There are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivor...
19: These traps may also be classified as active or passive. For example, there are bo...
47: waterproofing, species of ''Sarracenia'' secrete enzymes such...
76: toxic alkaloid, which probably increases the efficiency of the traps by intoxicating the prey items... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
1: ..., [[September 2004]]. [[NASA]] photo by [[Edward Fincke]].]]
15: ==Classification and terminology==
16: Tropical cyclones are classified into three main groups: tropical depressions, t...
18: ...nized system of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained wind...
20: ...organized system of strong thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained wind... - Zoology (5641 bytes)
5: [[History of zoology (before Darwin)]]</td></tr>
7: [[History of zoology (since Darwin)]]</td></tr>
14: ...gy (before Darwin)]], [[History of zoology (since Darwin)]]
22: ...[physiology]] of animals is studied under various fields including [[anatomy]] and [[embryology]]
24: ...is covered under [[behavioral ecology]] and other fields - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
5: ...any]], [[biology]], [[zoology]], and [[ecology]], fields concerned with living creatures and how they ...
17: ...e known by primitive man and were sometimes identified correctly as the remains of ancient lifeforms. ...
21: ...logists are among the more colorful and eccentric figures in the history of science.
22: ...redited for being the founder of palaeobiology, a field of inquiry dealing with the biological and eco...
24: ...gy; his book "Tempo and Mode" is a classic in the field. Prominent names in invertebrate paleontology ... - Evolution (27661 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles Darwin.jpg|right|frame|[[Charles Darwin]], father of the theory of evolution by [[natural...
3: ...e [[1940s]], evolution has been defined more specifically as a change in the frequency of [[allele]]s ...
4: In other fields ''evolution'' is used more generally to refer...
6: ...[1930s]], work by a number of scientists combined Darwinian natural selection with the re-discovered theor...
10: ==Scientific theory== - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
17: ...published ''[[The Origin of Species]]'' set off a firestorm of debate about [[evolution]] and the role...
19: ...olnhofen limestone]] of southern [[Germany]]. The first skeleton is now housed at the [[Natural Histor...
21: ...served [[feathered dinosaurs]] in [[China]] solidified the link between dinosaurs and birds.
25: ...: it had jaws lined with sharp [[teeth]], three [[finger]]s ending in curving claws, and a long bony t...
34: ...braincase]] concluded that its [[brain]] was significantly larger than that of most dinosaurs, indicat... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...dern science itself, (it inaugurated the [[scientific revolution]]). His theory affected many other as...
10: ...versities of [[Bologna]] and [[Padua]]. His uncle financed his education and wished for him to become ...
12: The first observation Copernicus made in [[1497]] togeth...
16: ...Ancients on the movement of the Earth, having the first intuition of his theory. His collection of obs...
26: ...' theory. In [[1536]] his work was already in a definitive form, and some rumours about his theory had... - Condor (7828 bytes)
24: ...s which do not appear until the completion of the first moulting. As an adaptation for hygiene, the he...
30: ...ior to double the reproductive rate by taking the first egg away for hand-rearing, causing the parents...
34: ...elevation they seem to sail on the air. [[Charles Darwin]] commented on having watched them for half an ho...
38: ... tougher hides of these larger animals with the efficiency of the larger condor. In the wild they are ...
44: ...th power lines and other factors. In [[2003]] the first bird fledged in the wild since [[1981]]. - Water Buffalo (6557 bytes)
19: The classification of the Water Buffalo is uncertain. Some aut...
30: ...i outfits run out of [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] to Melville Island and other locations in the [... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
19: ...rying from dark grey at the top near the [[dorsal fin]] to very light grey and almost white at the und...
21: ...s. For example a survey of animals in the [[Moray Firth]] in [[Scotland]], the world's northernmost re...
23: The flukes (lobes of the tail) and dorsal fin are formed of dense [[connective tissue]] and do...
35: ...hey also show aggressive behaviors. This includes fights among males for rank and access to females, a...
40: ...r) with the fluke to make catching and eating the fish easier.
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