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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: ...United Kingdom|British]] [[natural history|naturalist]] who achieved lasting fame as originator of the...
4: ...imilar theory forced early joint [[publication of Darwin's theory]].
6: ...pression of the Emotions in Man and Animals]]''. His last book was about earthworms.
8: ...ey]], close to [[Sir William Herschel]] and [[Sir Isaac Newton]].
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- History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...hope and inheritance (such as the [[supernatural]]ist philosophies and [[religion]]).
5: ''See article [[History of Western philosophy]]''
7: ...e [[1400s]] and the [[Renaissance]]. The "Modern" is a word with more varied use, which includes every...
10: ...Anaximenes of Miletus]] and [[Anaximander]] ("All is air").
12: ...sly to prove whatever conclusions they wished). This whole movement gradually became more concentrated... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
2: ...– [[January 5]], [[1941]]) was a famous English [[aviatrix]] who was born in [[Kingston upon Hul...
6: ...rom this, she went on to qualify as the first British-trained woman ground engineer.
8: ... received a [[Harmon Trophy]] in recognition of this achievement.
12: ...Puss Moth. She was later to regain this record, this time flying a [[Percival Gull]], in [[May]] [[193...
14: ...], she married the famous British pilot [[Jim Mollison]], who had proposed to her only 8 hours after t... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
2: ...| image = [[Image:Orchin_P622.jpg|250px|Phalaenopsis hybrid]] | caption = Orchid}}
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta...
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = <center>...
11: Over 800 <br/> See [[List of Orchidaceae genera]]. - Symbiosis (4279 bytes)
1: ...[Image:Sea_anemone_ak.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Clownfish in their magnificent sea anemone home.]]
2: ...iation or even the merging of two dissimilar organisms.
3: ...en a microscopic symbiont lives inside a host, it is referred to as an [[endosymbiont]].
5: The various forms of symbiosis include: -
6: ...disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms and beneficial to the other (+ -) - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...ies, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]s.
3: ...ctively referred to as [[plate tectonics]]. Geologists help locate and manage the earth's [[natural re...
5: ...other bodies of the solar system. However, specialised terms such as ''selenology'' (studies of the [[...
7: ...h between earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
9: == History == - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...rrive at the age of the Earth and outlines their history.
4: ...arth creationism]] (see [http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v24/i1/belief.asp Old-earth or young...
6: ...e]], who thought the Earth and [[universe]] had existed from eternity.
9: ...ence, was one of the first to undertake this exercise, suggesting in the mid-[[18th Century]] that the...
11: ...position and then measured its rate of cooling. This led him to estimate that the Earth was about 75,0... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: ...the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'' <sup>4</sup> |
17: ...r>[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] |
35: sovereignty_type = [[Act of Union 1800|Establishment]] |
36: established_events = |
37: established_dates = 1801<sup>5</sup>| - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Archosauria]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Orders}}
10: [[Saurischia]]<br/>
13: [[Ornithischia]]<br/>
16: ...pressions of skin and internal organs, and "soft tissues, including blood vessels and cells lining the... - History of science (41710 bytes)
1: {{histOfScience}}
2: ...rs back in [[time]], all the way into human [[prehistory]].
4: ...ral philosophy]] clearly within the scope of the history of science.
6: ...bly [[ethics]]. In practice, each of these fields is heavily used by the others as an external [[tool]...
8: ==Theories and sociology of the history of science== - History of biology (3053 bytes)
1: ...''history of biology''' dates as far back as the rise of various civilization as classic philosophers ...
2: ...otle.jpg|thumb|left|[[Aristotle]] (sculpture)]]{{histOfScience}}
3: ...logia, phytologia generalis et dendrologia'', published in [[1766]].
5: [[Aristotle]] is one of the most prolific natural philosophers of ...
7: ...[Charles Darwin]], who was encouraged to publish his thought in the field by the independent work of [... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...e prey trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
6: ...[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
8: ==Trapping mechanisms==
10: There are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ivan iss.jpg|thumb|right|325px|[[Hurricane Ivan]] viewed ...
6: ...hurricane''', depending on strength and location) is a type of low-[[atmospheric pressure|pressure]] s...
9: ... vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thought of as a giant ...
11: ...torrential rains and [[floods]] associated with this phenomenon.
13: ... cyclone passes over land, its strength will diminish. - Zoology (5641 bytes)
3: <small>This article is the top of the '''Zoology''' series.</small></td>...
5: [[History of zoology (before Darwin)]]</td></tr>
7: [[History of zoology (since Darwin)]]</td></tr>
10: ...the [[biology|biological]] [[academic discipline|discipline]] which involves the study of [[animal]]s.
12: ==History of zoology== - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
1: ...xistence preserved in [[Rock (geology)|rock]]s. This includes the study of body [[fossil]]s, tracks, b...
5: ...g creatures and how they interact. [[Palynology]] is the study of pollen, whether modern or geological...
7: ... [[micropaleontology]] (microfossils). Paleozoologists may specialize in [[invertebrate paleontology]]...
8: ...including organic-walled microfossils whose study is called [[palynology]].
10: ... [[taphonomy]], the study of what happens to organisms after they expire. - Evolution (27661 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles Darwin.jpg|right|frame|[[Charles Darwin]], father of the theory of evolution by [[natural...
3: ...ion''' is a change in the traits of living [[organism]]s over generations, including the emergence of ...
4: In other fields ''evolution'' is used more generally to refer to any [[process]] o...
6: ...ange may be caused by a number of different mechanisms: [[natural selection]], [[genetic drift]] or ch...
8: ...stor. It also is often used to describe the mechanisms through which evolution acts to change populati... - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
2: ...lay at the [[Oxford University Museum of Natural History|Oxford University Museum]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Archosauria]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Saurischia]]}}
17: ...ole of [[transitional fossil]]s that endures to this day.
19: ... Museum]] of [[London]], and the most spectacular is the famed ''Berlin Specimen'' at the [[Humboldt M... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ... (it inaugurated the [[scientific revolution]]). His theory affected many other aspects of human life ...
8: ...bara, became a [[Benedictine]] nun and the other sister, Katharina, married a businessman and city cou...
10: ...followed his lessons and became a disciple and assistant.
14: ...of astronomy or maths (unfortunately nothing of this remains to us).
16: ...Earth, having the first intuition of his theory. His collection of observations and ideas on the theor... - Condor (7828 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Species}}
16: ...the largest flying land birds in the [[Western Hemisphere]].
20: ... (distance from leading to trailing edge of wing) is exceptionally large, resulting in a very large to...
24: ..., forming a wattle. The skin of the head and neck is capable of flushing noticeably in response to emo... - Water Buffalo (6557 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[mammal|Mammalia]]}}
17: ...0 kg and males upwards of 1000 kg. Due to genetic isolation weights can vary greatly even in populatio...
19: ...occurs between the two. It does not readily hybridise with [[cattle]] which have 60 chromosomes.
21: ...s often passed off as beef in certain regions and is also a major source of export revenue for India w...
25: ...ughout the lowland tropics. Part of their success is due to their ability to thrive on poor foodstuffs... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
16: ...'''Bottlenose Dolphin''' (''Tursiops truncatus'') is the most common and well-known [[dolphin]] specie...
19: ...] on top of the head. Their face shows a characteristic "smile".
21: ...verage adult length of just under 4m (13 feet). This compares with a 2.5m (8 feet) average in a popula...
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