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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
6: ...re, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the original [[Apollo prog...
13: ...]] became the first animal in orbit on [[November 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight made by a h...
15: ...ghts]]). As for sub-orbital flights, on [[October 3]], [[1942]] an A4 rocket, a prototype for the Ger...
19: ...st success on [[October 23]], [[2004]] with a VSV-30, or [[Brazilian Exploration Vehicle]], launched ...
27: [[Image:China_(223).jpg|right|thumb|The [[UN]] and [[Flag of the Peo... - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: [[image:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
10: ...va tube at Craters of the Moon NM-750px.JPG|thumb|300px|Lava tube cave at [[Craters of the Moon Natio...
22: [[Image:Ice cave.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Ice cave in Big Four Glacier, [[B...
34: [[Image:HallOfTheMountainKings.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Speleothem]]s in Hall of the Mountain...
60: ...ofen Vogelschacht]] Weg Schacht in [[Austria]] (1632m) are the current second and third deepest caves... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
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2: ...g><big>'''ΡΩΜΑΝΙΑ'''</big></big>
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12: | [[395]] - Castle (27805 bytes)
17: ...[[Investiture Controversy]] in Germany during the 11th century, and the resulting decline of the Germa...
48: ...e, may be taken as typical of the practice of the 11th century. But in addition to the mound, the cita...
52: ...hat of Colchester was probably constructed in the 11th century also. But the latter type belongs rathe...
59: ...on penetrated to Europe, and Alnwick Castle (1140-1150) shows the influence of the new system.
61: ...t the relatively feeble siege artillery of the [[13th century]] a well built fortress was almost proo... - Tree (23723 bytes)
30: ...ght. Historical claims of trees of 114 m, 117 m, 130 m, and even 150 m, are now largely disregarded a...
31: ...Coast Redwood]] ''Sequoia sempervirens'': '''112.83 m''', Humboldt Redwoods State Park, [[California]...
32: ...t Douglas-fir]] ''Pseudotsuga menziesii'': '''100.3 m''', Brummit Creek, [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos C...
34: ...Giant Sequoia]] ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'': '''93.6 m''', Redwood Mountain Grove, California ([http...
39: ...8 m (1834 Loudon), 9.3 m (1892 Lowe), 10.67 m (1903 Elwes and Henry), 9.0 m (1924 E. Swanton), 9.45 m... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
137: required, between one half and 30 seconds apart.
369: from 20 to 30°C to thrive.
372: a 3:1 mixture of ''[[Sphagnum]]'' peat to sharp sand ...
435: ...trasting ecological scenarios. Ecology '''79''' 1630-1644.
437: ... and in response to resources Plant Physiology '''115''' 1461-1471. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...mason]] and [[essayist]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verulam''' in [[1618]], and c...
10: ...nity College, Cambridge]], in 1573 at the age of 13, living for three years there with his older brot...
21: ...ne Naturae Prooemium'' (written probably about 1603) Bacon analyses his own mental character and esta...
25: ...ok his seat for [[Middlesex]] when in February 1593 Elizabeth called a Parliament to investigate a Ca...
31: ...acon into greater favour; he was knighted in [[1603]], and endeavoured to set himself right with the ... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: ...mega;κράτης}} Sōkrá´Ĥamp;#275;s) was a Greek ([[Athens|Athenian]]...
23: ...ving.'' (''[[The Apology of Socrates|Apology]]'', 38. In Greek, "ho de anexetastos bios ou bi? anthor...
37: {{commons|Socrates}}
42: ...w.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/authrec?fk_authors=93 The Dialogues of Plato] (see also Wikipedia artic...
43: ....gutenberg.org/catalog/world/authrec?fk_authors=543 The writings of Xenophon], such as the ''Memorabl... - Mars (27704 bytes)
8: ...ngth as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 seconds.
11: ... and traces of [[oxygen]] and [[water]]. In [[2003]], [[methane]] was also discovered in the atmosph...
15: ...press/opportunity/20041213a/merb_sol290_clouds-B313R1_br.jpg] of water-ice that were photographed by ...
31: ...between Mars' highest and lowest points is nearly 31 km (from the top of Olympus Mons at an altitude ...
35: [[Image:MarsTopoMap-PIA02031 modest.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Topographic map of M... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
39: ...stablishment was dissolved, but reinstated in [[1630]]. It shared power with a royally appointed [[go...
56: ...t example is [[Anne Hutchinson]] ([[1595]] - [[1643]]), an intelligent and charismatic woman who prea...
75: ...obtained a royal charter to the Carolinas in [[1663]], but not settled until [[1670]]. Their venture ...
80: ...ack Florida. The first colonists arrived in [[1733]].
92: ...ant]] revival movement that took place in the [[1730s]] and [[1740s]]. It began with [[Jonathan Edwar... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
12: ...with an estimated 2.0 billion followers or about 33% of the world's population.
14: ... conclusions reached by the Council of Nicea in [[325]] C.E., known as the [[Nicene Creed]]. This des...
21: ...ording to [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 11:19 and 11:26 in the [[New Testament]], Jesus' followers wer...
23: ...was leading a rebellion ([[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 23:1–5): he was called the "King of the Jews" ...
27: ...rk]] 14:65; Luke 23:63–64), whipping (Isa. 53:5; John 19:1; Matt. 27:26) and general humiliatio... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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18: ... pepper that measures 3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide. The flesh of this pimiento -- the Sp... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
4: ...r=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9...
59: ...ers of the military through the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] due to his bold views. After the German break...
75: ...w.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=112],[http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/inde...
77: ...erence (1943)|Casablanca conference]], January 1943. From left to right: General Giraud, President Ro...
78: ...moved his headquarters to [[Algiers]] in May [[1943]]. He became first joint head (with the less reso... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
14: ...r a period of several years.'' -Tycho Brahe, [[1563]] (age 17).
30: ...o's late sister who died at 13) on October 12, 1573.
33: ... published a small book, ''De Stella Nova'' ([[1573]]), thereby coining the term [[nova]] for a "new"...
42: [[Image:Uraniborgskiss_90.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Watercolor plan of Uraniborg]]
51: ... he claimed to be more acurate than Copernicus by 3.5 minutes. After his death, his records of the mo... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...or]]. More was [[canonization|canonized]] in [[1935]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], in which he ...
9: ...ren by his first wife, Jane Colt, who died in [[1511]]. He remarried almost immediately, to a rich wi...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
17: [[Image:Utopia.jpg|300px|thumb|left|[[Woodcut]] by [[Ambrosius Holbein...
23: Between [[1513]] and [[1518]], More worked on a ''History of Kin... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
20: [[Image:Taking of the Bastille.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The storming of the Bastille, July 14 1...
21: ...ecame Controller-General of the Finances in [[1783]], pursued a strategy of conspicuous spending as ...
42: ...state, now meeting as the ''Communes'' (English: "Commons"), proceed with verification of its own powers an...
53: On [[July 11]], 1789, King Louis, acting under the influence o...
70: ...ts, and much argument over the ''racbat au denier 30'' ("redemption at a thirty-years' purchase") spe... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...this point it buries itself in the soil for about 3 months, then during the warm summer months it eme... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
5: The House of Representatives consists of 435 members, each of whom is elected by a [[congress...
10: [[Image:Uscapitolindaylight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|United States Capitol]]
15: ...ate, but 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...
19: ...a [[joint session of Congress]] on January 28, 2003 in the House chamber.]] - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
12: ... the requisite number of states (nine out of the 13) in [[1788]], but its full implementation was set...
16: ...gislatures; they achieved their objective in [[1913]] with the ratification of the [[Seventeenth Amen...
30: ...aires.<!--http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/--> In general, senators are re...
33: Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution sets forth three qualificatio...
37: ...ory/history/minute/Youngest_Senator.htm--> In [[1934]], [[Rush D. Holt, Sr.|Rush Holt]] was elected t...
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