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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
6: ...ny articles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket...
18: ===Brazilian Space Agency===
19: ...n [[October 23]], [[2004]] with a VSV-30, or [[Brazilian Exploration Vehicle]], launched on a [[sub-o...
27: ...ic of China|PRC flags]] in orbit during the [[Shenzhou 5]] mission.]]
28: ... October 15, 2003 when Yang Liwei piloted the Shenzhou V mission, accomplishing 14 orbits before retu... - Cave (10592 bytes)
13: ... [[Hawaii]] ([[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]]). [[Kazumura Cave]] near [[Hilo]] is the longest and deep...
20: ...s of the world, but as they are restricted to the zone where waves work on the rocks of the coast the...
28: ...ing to do with speleothems, which can be in any size passage -->
30: ...inctive landform known as [[karst]] and characterized by [[sinkhole]]s, [[sinking stream]]s, and und...
45: ...nvironments), [[trogloxene]]s (species which utilize caves, but must leave the caves to complete thei... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
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5: |+<big><big>Byzantine Empire</big></big>
7: | colspan=2 align=center | [[Image:Byzantine eagle.JPG|280px]]<br/><small>Emblem of the ...
35: ...of Asia Minor is lost. The same year, the last Byzantine outposts in Italy are conquered by the [[No...
41: | Constantinople is liberated by the Byzantine emperor of [[Nicaea]], Michael Palaeologus. - Castle (27805 bytes)
26: As the size of local communities grew, it became necessary t...
31: ...[Image:Burg Eltz 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Burg Eltz]], [[Germany]]]]
46: ...erefordshire]] and [[Shropshire]] by [[Richard Fitz Scrob]]. The essential feature of this type was a...
57: ... must be flanked by projecting towers. From the Byzantine engineers, through the crusaders, we derive...
61: ... the attack were more formidable, and it was realized that corners in the stonework of the fortress w... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...gh there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally applies to plants at least 6...
13: ... scattered or spaced across grassland (usually grazed or burned over periodically) is called a '''[[s...
22: ...many trees, the arrangement of the branches optimizes exposure of the leaves to sunlight.
24: ...use reference to the form of a species with the size or shape of individual specimens. A spruce seedl...
27: ...factors; height, trunk diameter or girth, total size, and age. It is significant that in each case, t... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
13: ...a rolled leaf that contains a pool of digestive enzymes;
34: zipped up leaf margins that allows excess water to ...
47: ...aterproofing, species of ''Sarracenia'' secrete enzymes such as [[protease]]s and [[phosphatase]]s in...
48: ...ra'' relies on bacterial digestion alone. These enzymes digest the [[protein]]s and [[nucleic acid]]s...
82: [[diazotroph]]ic (nitrogen-fixing) [[bacterium|bacteria]... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...fic revolution]]. His works establish and popularize an inductive methodology for [[science|scientifi...
8: ...il, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
25: ...s seat for [[Middlesex]] when in February 1593 Elizabeth called a Parliament to investigate a Catholi...
29: ...on by a marriage with the wealthy widow Lady [[Elizabeth Hatton]] failed, and in 1598 he was arrested...
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
13: ...ts of his real life have been located, he is idolized by his disciples and thinkers that reflect on h...
27: ...on a large and well-bred horse, by its size and laziness both needing arousing by some gadfly; in thi...
37: {{commons|Socrates}} - Mars (27704 bytes)
6: ...all arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Ma...
18: ...lanet's [[Crust (geology)|crust]] has been magnetized in alternating bands, typically measuring 100 m...
27: ...'land of Arabia'') or [[Amazonis Planitia]] (''Amazonian plain''). The dark features were thought to ...
29: Mars has polar ice caps that contain frozen water and [[carbon dioxide]] that change with t...
39: ...-order spherical harmonic gravity field, with the zero altitude defined by the 610.5 Pa (6.105 mbar) ... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...century]], the [[England|English]] began to colonize [[North America]]. The first attempts, notably ...
4: ... in colonial America, historians typically recognize four regions in the lands that later became the ...
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ...development that encouraged exploration and colonization in many ways. A revival in classical learni...
11: ...d [[Portugal]] quickly mounted an effort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had d... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
39: ...odecimanism]]) pejoratively called [[judaize|judaizing]]. Hellenistic Christians were those who were ...
45: During this period of first organization the Christian church had to deal mainly with...
47: ...[[Sassanid|Sassanids]], who tried to revive the [[Zoroastrian]] religion.
54: ...o unify Christianity, and were supported by the Byzantine Emperors in order to promote political stab...
56: ...h had hitherto enjoyed. The Eastern Church recognized the [[Patriarch]] of [[Constantinople]] as the ... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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34: ...hrubby tree, quite similar to the bay laurel in size and form. It can be grown outdoors in the tropic... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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52: ...guished himself in fighting near the river [[Zbrucz]] and received the highest Polish military award,...
56: While [[Heinz Guderian]] and the German Army General Staff were...
94: On [[May 13]], [[1958]], the settlers seized the government buildings in [[Algiers]], attack...
100: ...sis deepened as French paratroops from Algeria seized [[Corsica]] and a landing near Paris was discus... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...er 24]], [[1601]] [[Prague]], [[Bohemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[noblem...
16: ...stronomy could be achieved not by occasional haphazard observations, but only by systematic and rigor...
41: ==Uraniborg, Stjerneborg and Benátky and Jizerou==
45: ... observatory (in a castle in Benátky nad Jizerou 50 km away from Prague) and worked there unti...
55: He was aware that a star observed near the horizon appears with a greater [[altitude]] than the re... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...treason|traitor]]. More was [[canonization|canonized]] in [[1935]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]],...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
19: ...s and Thomas More sought to reexamine and revitalize Christian [[theology]] by studying the [[Bible]]...
31: ...ished a ''Reply to Luther'' which was much criticized for its slanderous ''[[ad hominem]]'' attacks.
44: ...h [[Elizabeth Barton]], a [[nun]] who had prophesized against the king's divorce, but More was able t... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
42: ...state, now meeting as the ''Communes'' (English: "Commons"), proceed with verification of its own powers an...
55: ...]], after four hours of combat, the insurgents seized the [[Bastille]] [[prison]], killing the govern...
81: ...ristocracy|aristocrat]] [[Jacques Antoine Marie Cazal賝] and the abb頛[Jean-Sifrein Maury]] led wha...
89: ...[[Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]]. Like the U.S. Declaration, it comprised a st... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...emerges to fly off (somewhat badly due to their size), find a mate and die. Stag Beetle larvae, which...
32: ... usually at dusk making a very low distinctive buzzing sound, the males seem to fly more readily than... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
17: ...ngton]] and [[Cape Cod]] to the mouth of the [[Amazon River]]. Some immature birds may stray to inlan...
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...
29: ...tates Constitution|16th Amendment]], which authorizes an [[income tax]].
40: ...m rules for the [[naturalization]] of foreign citizens
58: * To enforce the right of citizens to vote, irrespective of race (set out in the ...
67: * Levy direct taxes on citizens, except on the basis of a census already taken... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
29: ...exception of [[Arizona]], have passed laws authorizing the Governor to make temporary appointments.<!...
33: ...f the state he or she represents. The age and citizenship qualifications for senators are more string...
37: ...ears, however, the Senate did not closely scrutinize the qualifications of members. As a result, thre...
42: ...vote may be crucial. The Constitution also authorizes the Senate to elect a [[president pro tempore o...
44: ... the Senate, however, compel him or her to recognize the first senator who rises. The presiding offic...
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