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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...bjects and generally anything that involves the technologies, science, and politics regarding [[outer ...
4: ...ogies, stronger and lighter materials and other technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea o...
6: ...ia displays an unparalleled array of aerospace technology in one place: [[Space Shuttle Enterprise]],...
10: ==Orbiting and reaching space==
13: ...(planet)|Mars]]. The first successful orbital launch was of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] unmanned [[Spu... - Cave (10592 bytes)
6: ...gic processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric ...
18: ... has formed by processes which removes material such as [[solution]] and [[erosion]].
23: ...so influenced by the very slow flow of the ice which tends to close the caves again.
25: ...n process of cave formation is karstification, which is the solution of rocks by rain water.
26: ...are formed when layers of more soluble minerals such as gypsum dissolve out from between layers of les... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...ed today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
18: | Justinian builds the church of [[Hagia Sophia]] (Αγία 	...
32: | The Church in Rome breaks with the Church in Constantinople.
41: ...berated by the Byzantine emperor of [[Nicaea]], Michael Palaeologus.
46: ...w capital, the process of [[Hellenization]] and [[Christianization]] was well underway. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...ary camp, in turn the plural of ''castrum'' or watchpost), is a [[fort]], a [[camp]] and the logical d...
2: ..., resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
11: ...s, built in otherwise hostile territories from which to control surrounding lands.
12: ...ho built them. This can best be seen in castles such as [[Bodiam Castle]] in [[Kent]], whose defensive...
14: ...ol of a region. A castle was a stronghold from which a lord or baron could control surrounding territo... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...urity and, more importantly, having secondary branches supported on a single main stem or trunk (see [...
5: ...ndscaping]], and in [[agriculture]] supplying [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an ...
9: ...variety of growth form, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
11: ... trees were [[tree fern]]s and [[horsetail]]s, which grew in vast forests in the [[Carboniferous]] Per...
16: ...the [[root]]s, [[trunk (botany)|trunk]](s), [[branch]]es, [[twig]]s and [[leaf|leaves]]. Tree stems co... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...eath the swollen 'balloon', and the colourless patches that confude prey trapped inside ]]A '''carnivo...
5: especially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings.
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise...
8: ==Trapping mechanisms==
10: There are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...ed with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
8: ...olas, a member of the Reformed or [[Puritan]] Church, and a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose siste...
14: ...d with his dislike of Aristotelian philosophy, which seemed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its obj...
18: ...las had laid up a considerable sum of money to purchase an estate for his youngest son, but he died be...
21: .... He wrote on the condition of parties in the church, and he set down his thoughts on philosophical re... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...encouraged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also showed his extraordinary hardi...
7: ...he once spent all of his time on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that it wa...
9: ... sentenced to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlock]], which cost him his life.
11: ...], the priestess [[Diotima]] and others as his teachers.
27: ...stop the whole day settling down all over. Thus such another will not easily come to you, men, but if ... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ... (moon)|Phobos]] and [[Deimos (moon)|Deimos]]) which are both small and oddly-shaped, possibly being c...
7: ==Physical characteristics==
11: ...ed [[telescope]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]] by the [[Mars Express Orbiter]], present m...
13: ...k for other 'companion' gases that may suggest which sources are most likely; in the Earth's oceans bi... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[[convict]]s of [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]] each came to the new continent for vastly different re...
4: ...: [[New England]], the [[Middle Colonies]], the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and the [[Southern Colonies]]. Som...
9: ...issance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open w...
11: ...efit immensely. It was in this atmosphere that [[Christopher Columbus]] left Spain on his famous west...
16: ...iecemeal and variable. Practical considerations such as [[business|commercial enterprise]], [[over-pop... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ... based on the life and teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of th...
6: ...[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
8: ...is generally grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:...
10: #[[Orthodox Christianity]] (including [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] and ... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
16: ...ught it combined the flavour of several spices, such as [[cloves]], [[pepper]], and even [[cinnamon]] ...
18: ...per that measures 3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide. The flesh of this pimiento -- the Spanish...
22: ...coville scale]] of hotness (most often used for [[chile peppers]])
28: ...ed before serving. Unlike bay leaves, they lose much flavour when dried and stored. The leaves and woo... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ...arles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
40: ...ench military]] leader and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de_Gaulle.ogg|pronunciation of his name}})
42: ...], which left a major influence in subsequent French politics.
45: ...eurs from the industrial region of Lille in [[French Flanders]]. Born in [[Lille]], de Gaulle grew up ... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...Uraniborg]] built, which became an early "[[research institute]]". For purposes of [[publication]], he...
5: He is universally referred to as "Tycho" rather than by his surname "Brahe". Apparently...
8: ...n important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...rdingborg Castle to which they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years ol...
12: ...essors. He purchased an [[ephemeris]] and books such as [[Sacrobosco]]'s Tractatus de Sphaera, [[Apian... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ... [[1935]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawy...
5: ...a page in the service of [[John Morton]], the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], who declared that young Th...
9: ...an excellent classical education at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
12: ... Lord Chancellor: [[Thomas Cardinal Wolsey]], [[Archbishop of York]].
14: ...entailed administrative and judicial control of much of northern England. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
1: {{French Revolution}}
2: ...empire, and monarchy for 75 years after the [[French First Republic|First Republic]] fell to a coup by...
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...ion proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, the conflicting interests...
21: ... and both ministers were ultimately dismissed. [[Charles Alexandre de Calonne]], who became Controll... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
25: [[Penichrolucaninae]]<br>
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...s]] is derived from the mandibles of the male, which look like the horns of a cervus. The Stag beetle ...
32: The natural reaction of the beetle to an approaching large object is to remain motionless making th... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ... of the [[Constitution of the United States]], which also delineates its structure and powers. Congres...
5: ... the Union, the Senate consists of 100 members. Each Senator, who is elected by the whole state rather...
7: ...use of Representatives. The Senate is not a mere "chamber of review," as is the case with the upper ho...
13: ...tate]] by popular vote to serve six-year terms. Each state has equal representation in the Senate beca...
15: ...nt|apportioned]] according to the population of each state, but the total number is fixed by statute a... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...ody is 100. Senators serve for six-year terms, which are staggered so that elections are held in appro...
4: ...onstitution|Constitutional Convention]], under which states would be represented on the basis of popul...
6: ...was named after the ancient [[Roman Senate]]. The chamber of the United States Senate is located in th...
10: ...chamber should "consist of the most distinguished characters, distinguished for their rank in life and...
12: ...8]], but its full implementation was set for [[March 4]], [[1789]]. However, the Senate could not begi...
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