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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
6: ...ray of aerospace technology in one place: [[Space Shuttle Enterprise]], a Concorde and scores of aircr...
15: ...ur space flight. On [[June 21]], [[2004]], [[SpaceShipOne]] became the first privately-funded manned [...
24: It was established in March 1989 by the Canadian Space Agency Act ...
27: ...public of China|PRC flags]] in orbit during the [[Shenzhou 5]] mission.]]
28: ...ang Liwei piloted the Shenzhou V mission, accomplishing 14 orbits before returning to Earth the next d... - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ...includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
22: ...e in Big Four Glacier, [[Big Four Mountain]], [[Washington]], ca. [[1920]]]]
32: ...er, the lifespan of limestone caves would be much shorter and their number much lower.
47: ...ater found in the caves and are fed by detritus washed into the caves, and by the feces of bats and ot...
53: ..., including humans. These are usually relatively short-lived incursions, due to the lack of light and... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
51: ... the Romans) which was now reserved for the Frankish monarch, but as "Imperator Graecorum" (Emperor of...
63: ... the former has now retreated to a secondary folkish name rather than a national synonym as in the pas...
68: ... the ''Constitutio Antoniniana'', extended citizenship outside of Italy to all free adult males in the...
78: ..., in part because urban culture was better established there and the initial invasions were attracted ...
82: ...anity. The sixth century was also a time of flourishing culture (although Justinian closed the univers... - Castle (27805 bytes)
19: ...mb|100px|right|[[Craigievar Castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], completed in 1626.]]
21: ...had considerable judicial powers over his [[Scottish clan]] and the main hall of the castle served as ...
44: ...fordshire]] against the inroads of the [[Wales|Welsh]].
46: ...iod on the border of [[Herefordshire]] and [[Shropshire]] by [[Richard Fitz Scrob]]. The essential fea...
48: ...(and sometimes two) of semilunar or [[horseshoe]] shape, so that the mound stood on the line of the en... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...s supported on a single main stem or trunk (see [[shrub]] for comparison). Compared with most other pl...
9: ...show a wide variety of growth form, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures...
24: ...ll spruces are trees. [[Bamboo]]s by contrast, do show most of the characteristics of trees, yet are r...
30: ...ts/home.htm U.S. Eastern Native Tree Society] has shown that most older measuring methods and measurem...
35: # [[Eucalyptus regnans|Australian Mountain-ash]] ''Eucalyptus regnans'': '''92.0 m''', Styx Vall... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
28: ...are probably those of ''[[Heliamphora]]'', the marsh (or sun) [[pitcher plant]].
62: ...ll insectivores: ''N. bicalcarata'' possesses two sharp thorns
90: ...[mucilage]]-secreting glands, which may either be short and nondescript (like those of
93: ...''[[Pinguicula]]'', the mucilage glands are quite short ([[sessile]]), and the
94: leaf, whilst shiny (giving the genus its common name of '[[butter... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...ash; [[April 9]], [[1626]]) was an [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], [[spy]], [[free...
4: ...f the [[scientific revolution]]. His works establish and popularize an inductive methodology for [[sci...
16: ...y went abroad with Sir [[Amias Paulet]], the English ambassador at Paris. The disturbed state of gover...
21: ...acon analyses his own mental character and establishes his goals, which were threefold: discovery of t...
23: ...his receiving, in 1589, the reversion to the Clerkship of the Star Chamber, a valuable appointment, in... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: '''Socrates''' ([[June 4]], c.[[470 BC|470]] – [[May 7]], [[399 BC]]) ([[Greek language|Greek]]...
5: ...owed his extraordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winter.
13: ...isciples and thinkers that reflect on his accomplishments through their writing.
27: ... continue sleeping, unless the god caring for you should send you another.'' (''Apology'')
29: ... (Last words, according to the ''[[Phaedo]]'' — [[Asclepius]] was the god of medicine and healin... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...s (moon)|Deimos]]) which are both small and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The p...
6: ...resentation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and spear.
18: ...ean floors of Earth. One interesting theory, published in [[1999]] is that these bands could be eviden...
27: ...er plains covered with dust and sand rich in reddish iron oxides were once thought of as Martian 'cont...
29: ...orms again in winter. An extinct [[shield volcano|shield]] [[volcano]], [[Olympus Mons]] (''[[Mount Ol... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
1: {{Ushistory}}
2: ...failure, but successful colonies were soon established. The colonists who came to the [[New World]] w...
4: ... at odds with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[repr...
13: ...n attractive place for these new powers to establish colonies. Though these northerly lands were rela...
16: ...owever, there was no official attempt by the English government to create a colonial empire. Rather, t... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
23: ...of the Jews" by [[Pontius Pilate]] (John 19:19–22; see Luke 16:8) on the [[INRI|''titulus crucis...
27: ...;15; [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 14:65; Luke 23:63–64), whipping (Isa. 53:5; John 19:1; Matt. 27:26)...
31: ...eworthy authority in his own right (Acts 28:16–22) considering that the Jews of Rome sought his ...
34: ...draw an arc in the earth, and if the other person shared the faith, he would draw another arc completi...
39: ...and the [[Hellenism|Hellenistic]] Christians. Jewish Christians were those Jews and [[Gentile]] conver... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
16: ...lant. The name "allspice" was coined by the English, who thought it combined the flavour of several s...
18: ...ches wide. The flesh of this pimiento -- the Spanish word for "pepper" -- is sweet, succulent and more...
25: ...[[Jamaica]], and was probably first found by Spanish explorers in Jamaica near the beginning of the 16...
28: ...omatic product when freshly ground before use. Fresh leaves are also used where available: they are si... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
40: ...Marie de Gaulle''' ([[November 22]], [[1890]] – [[November 9]], [[1970]]), in [[France]] commonl...
42: ...head of the provisional government in [[1944]]–[[1946]]. Called to form a government in [[1958]]...
44: ==1890–1912: Formative years==
49: ==1912–1940: Military career==
52: ...the river [[Zbrucz]] and received the highest Polish military award, [[Virtuti Militari]]. He was prom... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...a]] (now [[Czech Republic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobleman]], well known as an [[astronomer]]/[...
8: ...n]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's mother, ...
10: ...wrote that when he was around two, his uncle, Danish nobleman [[J? Brahe]], ''... without the knowledg...
12: ...niversity of Copenhagen]]. There, following the wishes of his uncle, he studied law but also studied a...
18: ...word]]s with [[Manderup Parsbjerg]], a fellow Danish nobleman. This occurred in the [[Christmas]] seas... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...his political career and led to his [[capital punishment|execution]] as a [[treason|traitor]]. More w...
5: ...ge in the service of [[John Morton]], the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], who declared that young Thomas...
7: ...g self-punishment in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
12: ...d Chancellor: [[Thomas Cardinal Wolsey]], [[Archbishop of York]].
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
8: ...oups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
21: ...ues Necker]] (Director-General of Finance 1777–1781), unsuccessfully proposed to revise the Fren...
23: ...he long term. In the short-term, he hoped that a show of support from a hand-picked Assembly of Notab...
25: ...mportantly, the chaos across France convinced the short-term creditors on whom the French treasury dep...
27: ...o convene the Estates-General in May [[1789]] — for the first time since [[1614]]. Brienne resi... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ... orange head which is very distinct from the very sharp brown pincers. They have combs in their legs w... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
17: ...ver]]. Some immature birds may stray to inland freshwater lakes. After nesting, [[North America]]n bir...
19: ...he surface. It dines mostly on [[herring]]-like fish. Groups of these birds often travel in single fil...
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...d States|United States of America]]. It is established by [[Article One of the United States Constitut...
7: ...oreign [[commerce]], to levy [[tax]]es, to establish [[court]]s inferior to the [[Supreme Court of the...
9: ...t in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]].
15: ...on of a whole Congressional district elsewhere—are still guaranteed one whole seat. These seats ...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...dless of population; as a result, the total membership of the body is 100. Senators serve for six-year...
6: ...[United States Capitol|Capitol]] building, in [[Washington, D.C.]], the national capital. The House of...
10: ...rty, and bearing as strong a likeness to the British House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004...
12: ...nce against...fickleness and passion". [[George Washington]], in answer to a question by Thomas Jeffer...
14: ...ed in acquittal, with the Senate falling one vote short of the two-thirds majority requisite for convi...
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