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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
4: ...s of exactly how that would be done. During the [[20th century]], with the development of adequate pro...
15: ...the first amateur space flight. On [[June 21]], [[2004]], [[SpaceShipOne]] became the first privately-...
19: ...They had their first success on [[October 23]], [[2004]] with a VSV-30, or [[Brazilian Exploration Veh...
28: ...d a human into space independently on October 15, 2003 when Yang Liwei piloted the Shenzhou V mission,...
31: ...', also known as ESRO, was established on [[March 20]], [[1964]], per an agreement signed on [[June 14... - Cave (10592 bytes)
22: ...r, [[Big Four Mountain]], [[Washington]], ca. [[1920]]]]
60: [[As of 2005]], the deepest known cave (measured from its hi...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}}
85: ...b/ NSS Geo2 Committee on Long and Deep Caves] A website with numerous pages on cave world records, ''e... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
37: | [[1204]]
67: [[Image:Tetrarch_system.PNG|thumb|200px|frame|right|Map of Roman empire after Diocleti...
84: ...y converted and united [[Islam|Muslim]] [[Arab|Arabs]] took by surprise an empire exhausted by the tit...
88: ...y]]. The loss of the southern provinces to the Arabs made Orthodoxy stronger in the remaining province...
90: ... city in the Christian world. Attempts by the Arabs to conquer Constantinople failed in the face of t... - Castle (27805 bytes)
5: [[Image:Prague_castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://cl...
57: ...shown (Oman, ''Art of War: the Middle Ages'', p. c20) that the designers realized, first, that a secon...
61: ...c;teau Gaillard fell to [[Philip Augustus]] in [[1204]] after a strenuous defence, and the success of ...
67: ...ess on his imaginary site in the valley of the Doubs, the construction by Charles the Bold of artiller...
73: ... Conqueror and his sons showed how formidable an obstacle to the rule of the king was the existence of... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...he term generally applies to plants at least 6 m (20 ft) high at maturity and, more importantly, havin...
11: ...ycad]]s and other [[gymnosperm]]s appeared, and subsequently [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Cretaceous]...
22: ...iding anchorage for the above-ground biomass and absorbing [[water]] and [[nutrients]] from the [[soil...
24: ...]]. However, no sharp differentiation between shrubs and trees is possible. Given their small size, [[...
45: ...nimum at the end of the dry season. Although baobabs have some of the highest girth measurements of an... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: [[image:Darlingtonia_californica.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Darlingtonia]]'': note the small ent...
17: *Lobster-pot traps, which use inward pointing hairs to ...
48: ... acid]]s and phosphate ions, which the plant absorbs.
66: [[image:Brocchinea.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''[[Brocchinia]]'': a carnivorous bromeli...
160: ===Lobster-pot traps=== - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ... from the natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses. In the contex...
21: ...arliament]] for [[Melcombe]] in [[Dorset]], and subsequently for [[Taunton]] ([[1586]]). He wrote on t...
25: ...ted him with a property at Twickenham, which he subsequently sold for ?1800, equivalent to a much larg...
29: ...f Essex,'' etc. He received a gift of a fine of ?1200 on one of Essex's accomplices.
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
37: {{commons|Socrates}}
51: * Taylor, C. C. W. (2001). ''Socrates: A very short introduction''. Oxfo... - Mars (27704 bytes)
11: ...[[telescope]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]] by the [[Mars Express Orbiter]], present meas...
15: ...hat were photographed by the Opportunity rover in 2004.
18: ...ven [http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02008]. If true, the processes involved may have help...
22: ...ace at Meridiani, and at times it saturated the subsurface. Because liquid water is a key prerequisite...
24: ...ed to microfossils left by life on Mars. [[As of 2005]], this interpretation remains controversial wi... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
9: ...intellectual curiosity about the world that had subsided during the Middle Ages. At the same time, the...
31: ... fabulously high profits in the first year, and substantially lower but still extraordinary ones in th...
49: ...ablishing that settlement on [[December 21]], [[1620]].
96: ...m witch trials]]. After the Great Awakening, it subsided again, although later American history abound...
114: ...corresponding to the [[governor]], the [[House of Commons]] to the [[colonial assembly]], and the [[House o... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...an Love]]). Most Christians ( not all see [[Jonadabs]] ) believe Jesus to be the [[Son of God]] and th...
14: ... (as a [[Trinity]] of distinct persons with one substance) became human on earth, born as [[Jesus]] pu...
39: ...ans were those Jews and [[Gentile]] converts who observed the [[Law of Moses]] (including [[circumcisi...
62: In the [[19th century|19th]] and [[20th century|20th centuries]] many Christian-oriented nations, es...
86: ...ions]] have grown rapidly in the last half of the 20th century. The liberal [[Christian Century]] maga... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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31: ...e jerk in Jamaica, although the spice is a good substitute), in mole sauces, and in [[pickling]]; it c... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
42: ...s [[Gaullism]], which left a major influence in subsequent French politics.
52: ... During the [[Polish-Soviet war]] in [[1919]]-[[1920]], he volunteered to be a member of the [[French ...
54: Based partially on his observations during war in Poland, which was so diffe...
59: ... from the leaders of the military through the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] due to his bold views. After the...
61: ...an]] [[tank]] forces at [[Montcornet]]. With only 200 French tanks and no air support, the offensive h... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
16: ...bservations, but only by systematic and rigorous observation, night after night, and by using instrume...
18: ...fessor's house, he quarrelled with Parsbjerg. A subsequent duel (in the dark) resulted in Tycho losing...
23: ... his other uncle Steen Bille helped him build an observatory and alchemical laboratory at Herrevad Abb...
33: ...thing in the Earth's atmosphere. Tycho, however, observed that the [[parallax]] of the object did not ...
38: ..._parallax|parallax]] does exist; it could not be observed with the naked eye, or even with the [[Teles... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
7: ...]], but for the rest of his life he continued to observe many monastic practices, including self-punis...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
53: ...in [[1935]]. His feast day is [[22 June]]. In [[2000]], Saint Thomas More was declared "heavenly pat...
57: ... historical character in English history." The [[20th-century]] [[agnosticism|agnostic]] playwright [... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ... imagination. It downplays the previous trend of absolutism and people as subjects and amplifies the p...
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]].
33: ...eneral would have to meet according to the forms observed at its last meeting. Although it would appe...
42: ...state, now meeting as the ''Communes'' (English: "Commons"), proceed with verification of its own powers an...
44: ...ceeded to swear the [[Tennis Court Oath]] ([[June 20]], 1789), under which they agreed not to separate... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...t from the very sharp brown pincers. They have combs in their legs which they use for communication ([... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
15: [[image:Pelican.cropped.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Brown Pelican]]The '''Brown Pelican''' (''Pele...
23: [[Image:Brown pelican Baja 2005.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Brown Pelican on the wing in Baja Califor...
25: There are four subspecies:
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
19: ...to a [[joint session of Congress]] on January 28, 2003 in the House chamber.]]
81: ... tempore]] to preside when the vice president is absent. The most powerful person in the Senate is no...
129: ...ent) committees; the House of Representatives has 20 standing committees. Each specializes in specific...
141: ...add [[Pork_barrel|pork]] to legislation. For the 2005 budget conference committees added 3407 pork ba... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
10: ...tish House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42-->
14: ...nguished orators and statesmen such as [[Daniel Webster]], [[John C. Calhoun]], [[Henry Clay]], [[Step...
23: ...ith a [[plurality]] of votes (not necessarily an absolute majority) wins. The sole exception is [[Loui...
30: ...senators were millionaires.<!--http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/--> In gene...
42: ...y president") to preside in the Vice President's absence; the most senior senator of the majority part...
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