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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...ng that involves the technologies, science, and politics regarding [[outer space|space]] endeavors. O...
4: ...of adequate propulsion technologies, stronger and lighter materials and other technological and scient...
6: ...icles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the o...
11: From a spaceflight perspective, the definition of space usually u...
13: ...t on [[November 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight made by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carryi... - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ...lar usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
12: The liquid lava inside the crust flows out and leaves a ...
15: *'''Blister caves''' are also formed through volcanic act...
25: ...ock which is soluble, and are most prevalent in [[limestone]], but can also form in other material, in...
30: Cave formation in limestone occurs because limestone dissolves under the action of rainwater an... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
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7: | colspan=2 align=center | [[Image:Byzantine eagle.JPG|280px]]<br...
13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the d...
29: ... in the loss of most of the Empire's remaining Italian territories, aside from some territories in the...
41: | Constantinople is liberated by the Byzantine emperor of [[Nicaea]], Mi... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...[earthworks (engineering)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...ached to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
5: ...ovided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
7: ...ovided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]].
10: ...ypical features of European castles - e.g. portcullises, battlements and drawbridges. - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several [[millennium|millennia]].
9: ...der (biology)|orders]] and [[family (biology)|families]] of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of ...
11: ... today are [[flowering plant]]s and conifers. The listing below gives examples of many well known tree...
20: ...n some tropical regions with constant year-round climate, growth is continuous and distinct rings are ...
22: ...e branches optimizes exposure of the leaves to sunlight. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...ingtonia_californica.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Darlingtonia]]'': note the small entrance to the trap u...
28: traps are probably those of ''[[Heliamphora]]'', the marsh (or sun) [[pitcher plant]].
30: ...e margins have been sealed together. These plants live in areas of
36: ''Heliamphora'' is a member of the [[Sarraceniaceae]], a...
37: ...s]] ([[heather]]s and allies). ''Heliamphora'' is limited to South America, - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...ndash; [[April 9]], [[1626]]) was an [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], [[spy]], [[fr...
4: ... called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world throug...
5: ==Early life==
8: ...ecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
10: ...y College, Cambridge]], in 1573 at the age of 13, living for three years there with his older brother ... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
4: ==His life==
5: ...nded lover [[Alcibiades]], and probably saved his life; despite the objections of Alcibiades, Socrates...
7: ... Socrates explicitly states that he teaches for a living, paid by his students, and that he thinks thi...
9: ...ink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlock]], which cost him his life.
11: ... and virtue; finding that they knew nothing yet believed they knew much led Socrates to the conclusion... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ... of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]] and [[Deimos ...
6: ...small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|M...
11: ...e methane concetration of about 10 [[Parts per million|ppb]] (see [[#references|reference]]).
13: ...on' gases that may suggest which sources are most likely; in the Earth's oceans biological methane pro...
15: ...e between summer and winter, giving rise to Earth-like [[frost]] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://m... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ... [[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...nds that later became the eastern United States. Listed from north to south, they are: [[New England]...
11: ... forge nations, they acquired the degree of centralized wealth and power necessary to begin systematic...
13: ...ely close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken little interest in them, so as far as the Europeans ...
16: ...ise]], [[over-population]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respective parts. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ... the world's largest religion. It is based on the life and teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as desc...
4: ==Beliefs ==
6: ...). Most Christians ( not all see [[Jonadabs]] ) believe Jesus to be the [[Son of God]] and the [[Messi...
8: ...nerally grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: ...the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents), - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicots | Magnoliopsida ]]}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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15: ! align="left" | Preceded by: - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...ly "[[research institute]]". For purposes of [[publication]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[pape...
8: ...family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...or did his parents attempt to get him back. Tycho lived with his childless uncle and aunt, J? Brahe an...
12: ...tio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis.
16: Tycho realized that progress in the science of astronomy coul... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
4: ==Early life==
5: ...studied law with his father and was admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More becam...
7: ...ded to marry in [[1505]], but for the rest of his life he continued to observe many monastic practices...
9: ...arried almost immediately, to a rich widow named Alice Middleton who was several years his senior. Hi... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...trend of absolutism and people as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the...
8: ...ally allied groups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]].
14: * The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
17: ...ntment at noble privilege and dominance in public life by the ambitious professional classes. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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21: [[Aesalinae]]<br> - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
2: ...age | image = [[image: Brownpelican77.jpg|Brown Pelican]] | caption = }}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelican|Pelecaniformes]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Pelecanidae]]}}
10: ...{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''P. occidentalis'''''}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...its structure and powers. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[Un...
7: ... foreign [[commerce]], to levy [[tax]]es, to establish [[court]]s inferior to the [[Supreme Court of t...
10: [[Image:Uscapitolindaylight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|United States Capitol]]
15: ...the total number is fixed by statute at 435 ([[Public Law 62-5]]).
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...tmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate has several e...
4: ...umerated to the House. As a result, the responsibilities of the Senate (the "[[upper house]]") are mor...
10: ...their weight of property, and bearing as strong a likeness to the British House of Lords as possible."...
12: ...unders intended the Senate to be a more stable, deliberative body than the House of Representatives. [...
14: ...ultimately ended in acquittal, with the Senate falling one vote short of the two-thirds majority requi...
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