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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
4: ...ials and other technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no lon...
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)
11: *'''[[Lava tube]]s''' are formed through volcanic activity. They are the most common p...
15: *'''Blister caves''' are also formed through volcanic activity.
22: ...r, [[Big Four Mountain]], [[Washington]], ca. [[1920]]]]
35: ...orned with calcium carbonate formations produced through slow precipitation, including the most common...
47: ...ygobites), such as the endangered [[Alabama cave shrimp]], live in bodies of water found in the caves ... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
37: | [[1204]]
46: ... capital, the process of [[Hellenization]] and [[Christianization]] was well underway.
57: ...fined as a multi-ethnic empire that emerged as a Christian empire, soon comprised the Hellenized empir...
67: [[Image:Tetrarch_system.PNG|thumb|200px|frame|right|Map of Roman empire after Diocleti...
72: ...mpire was not yet "Byzantine" under Constantine, Christianity would become one of the defining charact... - Castle (27805 bytes)
5: [[Image:Prague_castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://cl...
28: ...natural geography to support the defensive walls through exploitation of cliffs, rivers, hills, and th...
30: ... were very permanent structures and many survive through to the modern day; they are now mostly consid...
46: ... period on the border of [[Herefordshire]] and [[Shropshire]] by [[Richard Fitz Scrob]]. The essential...
57: ...projecting towers. From the Byzantine engineers, through the crusaders, we derive, therefore, the card... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ... supported on a single main stem or trunk (see [[shrub]] for comparison). Compared with most other pla...
20: ...this practice is known as the science of [[dendrochronology]]. In some tropical regions with constant ...
24: ...rub]]. However, no sharp differentiation between shrubs and trees is possible. Given their small size,...
39: ...been found to have a girth which has dilated and shrunk in the following way: 11.28 m (1834 Loudon), 9...
145: * [[Lythraceae]] [[Loosestrife]] family - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: [[image:Darlingtonia_californica.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Darlingtonia]]'': note the small ent...
3: especially [[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
33: evolution of an overflow, similar to that of a bathroom [[sink]]: there is a small gap in the
52: ... areolae, which are [[chlorophyll]]-free patches through which light can penetrate.
66: [[image:Brocchinea.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''[[Brocchinia]]'': a carnivorous bromeli... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of ...
10: ...ambridge]], in 1573 at the age of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Ba...
21: ...d aid him toward these ends, in 1580 he applied, through his uncle, [[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghle...
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)
5: ...ime (and perhaps all time), she was considered a shrew. Socrates himself attested that he, having lear...
9: ...defeat, the Athenian public court was induced by three leading public figures to try Socrates for impi...
13: ...and thinkers that reflect on his accomplishments through their writing.
31: ...ple in which you put your questions. You lead me through the field of my own knowledge, and then by po...
37: {{commons|Socrates}} - 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: ...p of 50 scientists to conclude in the December 9, 2004 edition of the journal ''[[Science (journal)|Sc...
24: ...ed to microfossils left by life on Mars. [[As of 2005]], this interpretation remains controversial wi... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
11: ...fit immensely. It was in this atmosphere that [[Christopher Columbus]] left Spain on his famous westw...
16: ...] and national assertiveness blossomed under the threat of Spanish invasion, assisted by a degree of [...
25: ...irginia|Jamestown]] - named after the recently enthroned [[James I of England|James I]] - very nearly ...
44: ...orm it by setting an example of a holy community through the society they were to build in the New Wor...
49: ...ablishing that settlement on [[December 21]], [[1620]]. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ...based on the life and teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the...
6: ...Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
8: ...nd sects. Christianity is generally grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in ...
10: #[[Orthodox Christianity]] (including [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] and [... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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34: Allspice is a small shrubby tree, quite similar to the bay laurel in size... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
52: ... During the [[Polish-Soviet war]] in [[1919]]-[[1920]], he volunteered to be a member of the [[French ...
59: ...s]] due to his bold views. After the German breakthrough at [[Sedan, France|Sedan]] on May 10, 1940, h...
61: ...an]] [[tank]] forces at [[Montcornet]]. With only 200 French tanks and no air support, the offensive h...
69: ...]" could be heard nationwide in the evening. The phrase "France has lost a battle; she has not lost th...
82: ...from September [[1944]] but resigned on [[January 20]], [[1946]], complaining of conflict between the ... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
18: ... a fair amount of drinking, while the just turned 20-year-old Tycho was studying at the [[University o...
27: ...e became a binding [[morganatic]] marriage after three years.
45: ...e Tycho disagreed with [[Christian IV of Denmark|Christian IV]], the new king of his country, he moved...
80: ... sixteenth century'' (Cambridge University Press, 2000) (ISBN 0-521-65081-X) (xii, 451 p. : ill., maps...
82: ...omer'' (Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, 2002) (ISBN 0766017575) (128 p. : ill.) - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
19: ...d Thomas More sought to reexamine and revitalize Christian [[theology]] by studying the [[Bible]] and ...
23: ...eigning [[Tudor dynasty]], which had wrested the throne from Richard at the end of the [[Wars of the R...
27: ... Christian, intended to offer the communist, non-Christian Utopia as a concrete model for political re...
34: ...], Henry became [[heir apparent]] to the English throne and was compelled to marry his brother's widow... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...ocrats]] and [[republicanism | republican]]s overthrew the [[absolute monarchy]] and the [[Roman Catho...
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...
63: ...and the spirit of [[popular sovereignty]] spread throughout France. In rural areas, many went beyond t...
73: ====Dechristianisation==== - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
7: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Arthropod]]a}}
25: [[Penichrolucaninae]]<br>
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ... a variety of places, tree stumps, old trees and shrubs, rotting fence posts, compost heaps and [[leaf... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
15: [[image:Pelican.cropped.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Brown Pelican]]The '''Brown Pelican''' (''Pele...
23: ...fornia]]Pesticides like [[DDT]] and [[dieldrin]] threatened its future in the southwest [[United State...
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.]]
33: ...lation dealing with gathering revenue (generally through [[Taxation in the United States|taxes]]), whi...
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-->
30: ...senators were millionaires.<!--http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/--> In gene...
33: ...icle I, Section 3 of the Constitution sets forth three qualifications for senators: each senator must ...
37: ...nize the qualifications of members. As a result, three individuals that were Constitutionally disquali...
62: .... In most cases, cloture requires the support of three-fifths of the Senate; however, if the matter be...
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