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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: ...inued his research and wrote a series of books on plants and animals, now including mankind in ''[[The...
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)
1: ...n from different [[premise]]s and approaches, examples of which include [[rationalism]] (through [[log...
7: ...ome and includes the Greek philosophers such as [[Plato]]. The Medieval period runs until roughly the ...
12: ...ruth was no more than opinion and for teaching people to argue fallaciously to prove whatever conclusi...
14: ...thens had a direct [[democracy]]. It's known from Plato's writings that many sophists maintained schoo...
16: ...d truth. He wrote nothing, but inspired many disciples. He was executed in [[399 BCE]] on the charge t... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
4: ...by, gaining a pilot's licence at the [[London Aeroplane Club]] in late [[1929]].
8: ... on [[May 24]] after flying 11,000 miles. Her aeroplane for this flight a [[De Havilland]] [[De Havill...
16: ...ales]], to the [[United States|USA]] in 1933. The plane ran out of fuel and crashed in [[Bridgeport, C... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
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10: ...axobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = <center>Genera</center>}} - Symbiosis (4279 bytes)
3: ...symbiont''' (alternately, '''symbiote''', and the plural is '''symbionts''' or '''symbiotes'''). When...
15: An example of mutual symbiosis is the relationship between ...
18: Another example is the [[goby|goby fish]], which sometimes lives...
20: ...f symbiosis is the relationship of the [[Egyptian Plover]] bird and the [[crocodile]]. In this relati...
22: ... of evolution, driven by [[competition]], as incomplete, and claims evolution is strongly based on [[c... - Geology (12007 bytes)
3: ... processes that are collectively referred to as [[plate tectonics]]. Geologists help locate and manage...
5: ...tudies of the [[Moon]]), ''areology'' (of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]), etc., are also in use.
20: ...[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. In his paper, he explained his theory that the Earth must be much older...
22: Followers of Hutton were known as ''[[Plutonism |Plutonists]]'' because they believed that some rocks...
24: ...n Paris. To prove this, they formulated the principle of [[Stratigraphy|stratigraphic]] succession of ... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...[Western Australia]] – and astronomers' and planetologists' estimates of the age of the [[solar ...
4: ...ntists such as [[Martin Luther]] and [[Johannes Kepler]] believed in a similar date, and some today co...
6: Few people had conceived the idea of a time that stretched ...
9: ...ew [[natural history|naturalists]] were trying to place the age of the Earth on a more scientific basi...
13: ... of the age of the Earth to creation tales, or simply assumed that the Earth always had been, always w... - 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 ... - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
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18: ...pterosaur]]s, and the aquatic [[ichthyosaur]]s, [[plesiosaur]]s, and [[mosasaur]]s.
20: ...keley.edu/diapsids/avians.html]. The widespread application of [[cladistics]], which rigorously analyz... - History of science (41710 bytes)
4: ...ries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still, many place ancient [[natural philosophy]] clearly within ...
15: ...ose in the social sciences or humanities (for example, the "[[Science wars]]").
23: ...he [[habit]]s and [[Abstraction|attributes]] of [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s in the world around him. He...
27: ...ment of]] [[agriculture]], which allowed for a surplus of food, it became possible for early [[Civiliz...
29: ...ture of the planets and stars, many theoretical explanations were proposed. - History of biology (3053 bytes)
5: ...he [[habit]]s and [[Abstraction|attributes]] of [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s in the world around him, wh...
7: ...ed this field was the British scientist [[Charles Darwin]], who was encouraged to publish his thought in t...
9: ...ion]], the primary mechanism for [[evolution]]. Implications of evolution on fields outside of pure sc...
10: [[Image:Charles Darwin.jpg|left|thumb|[[Charles Darwin]], [[1854]]]]
13: ...ology|unsolved problems]]''. [[Clone]]s of both [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s were attempted, with some s... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
3: ...[[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
6: ...rote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
10: ...asic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
13: ...ological phenomena. Mid-latitude cyclones for example, draw their energy mostly from pre-existing temp...
32: In other places in the world, hurricanes have been called ''B...
38: ...different definitions: the United States, for example, defines sustained winds based on a 1-minute ave...
63: ...d the United States is better able to evacuate people from threatened areas than many other nations. M...
100: ...on occurs from [[June 1]] to [[November 30]], sharply peaking in early September. The northeast Pacifi... - Zoology (5641 bytes)
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10: ...[[biology|biological]] [[academic discipline|discipline]] which involves the study of [[animal]]s.
14: ...gy (before Darwin)]], [[History of zoology (since Darwin)]]
20: ...hich include studies of mechanisms common to both plants and animals. The biology of animals is cove... - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
1: ...loping history of [[life]] on earth, of ancient [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s based on the [[fossil recor...
5: ...e responded to these changes and have changed the planetary environment in turn, and how these mutual ...
7: ...lude [[paleozoology]] (animals), [[paleobotany]] (plants), and [[micropaleontology]] (microfossils). P...
15: ...ies and especially the [[petroleum]] industry. Simply looking at the fossils contained in a rock remai...
24: ...gging up [[penguin]]s, [[George Gaylord Simpson]] played a crucial role in bringing together ideas fro... - Evolution (27661 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles Darwin.jpg|right|frame|[[Charles Darwin]], father of the theory of evolution by [[natural...
6: ...[1930s]], work by a number of scientists combined Darwinian natural selection with the re-discovered theor...
18: ...]], it has completely replaced earlier accepted explanations for the origin of species, including [[cr...
31: ...irmed by the science of [[DNA]] genetics. For example, every living thing makes use of [[nucleic acid]...
35: ...process is exceedingly slow, the diversity and complexity of modern life requires that the Earth be ve... - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
2: ...del of ''Archaeopteryx lithographica''<br/> on display at the [[Oxford University Museum of Natural Hi...
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17: ...t specimen in [[1861]], two years after [[Charles Darwin]] published ''[[The Origin of Species]]'' set off...
28: ... ancestor of modern birds, but rather another example of the many [[theropod]] derivatives with any nu... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ... over the traditional [[geocentric theory]] (that placed [[Earth]] at the center of the [[Universe]]),...
10: ...omer]]. He followed his lessons and became a disciple and assistant.
16: ...ined access to those passages of [[Cicero]] and [[Plato]] about the opinion of Ancients on the movemen...
20: ...tensively on government [[business]] and as a [[diplomat]], on the behalf of the [[Prince-Bishop]] of ...
28: ...visit and study with them. Rheticus became a disciple of Copernicus' and stayed with him for two years... - Condor (7828 bytes)
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24: ...ite on the wings which do not appear until the completion of the first moulting. As an adaptation for ...
30: ... lost or removed, another egg is laid to take its place. Researchers and breeders take advantage of th... - Water Buffalo (6557 bytes)
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21: ...from both of these animals may be used by many peoples, and is the traditional raw material for [[mozz...
27: ...imal if provoked. They are generally found in swamplands and grass jungles and move in herds.
30: ...i outfits run out of [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] to Melville Island and other locations in the [... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
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21: ...n their cousins in cooler pelagic waters. For example a survey of animals in the [[Moray Firth]] in [[...
26: ...8.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A wild Bottlenose Dolphin playing in the wake of a boat in Florida.]]
40: ...en bottom dwelling species. Sometimes they will employ "fish wacking" whereby a fish is stunned (and s...
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