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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
11: ...s sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
22: ... is the government department responsible for Canada's space programme.
28: ...hing 14 orbits before returning to Earth the next day.
33: ...hich has grown to be a much bigger organisation today.
44: ...rmed [[October 1]], [[2003]], by the merger of NASDA, the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan and t... - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ...e enough that some portion of it will not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includ...
17: ===Secondary caves===
18: '''Secondary caves''' are formed inside the rock after the r...
32: ...y of all caves on Earth. The reasons for this abundance are the facts that limestone is so common and ...
35: ... [[stalactite]]s and [[stalagmite]]s. These secondary mineral deposits in caves are called [[speleoth... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...em of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate i...
21: ...ls reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
46: ... Empire'''. There is no consensus on the starting date of the Byzantine period. Some place it during t...
51: ...te between Romans (Byzantines as we render them today) and [[Franks]], who, under [[Charlemagne]]'s ne...
63: ...]], albeit the former has now retreated to a secondary folkish name rather than a national synonym as ... - Castle (27805 bytes)
2: ...astle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age, often remained attached to the dwelling, ...
4: ...y of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
26: ...as lower grade housing within the walls to accommodate some of the key population of the local area, s...
30: ...structures and many survive through to the modern day; they are now mostly considered monuments.
48: ... in the life of John, [[bishop]] of Terouanne (''Ada Sanctorum'', quoted by GT Clark, ''Medieval Mil. ... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...gh at maturity and, more importantly, having secondary branches supported on a single main stem or tru...
11: ...he [[Cretaceous]] Period. Most species of trees today are [[flowering plant]]s and conifers. The listi...
20: ...ted to determine the age of the tree, and used to date cores or even wood taken from trees in the past...
31: ...k.uni-bonn.de/conifers/cu/se/index.htm Gymnosperm Database])
32: ...-bonn.de/conifers/pi/ps/menziesii2.htm Gymnosperm Database]) - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...arlingtonia_californica.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Darlingtonia]]'': note the small entrance to the tra...
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carn...
38: ...ains two other genera, ''[[Sarracenia]]'' and ''[[Darlingtonia]]'',
39: which are endemic to [[Florida]] (for the most part) and [[California]] respecti...
49: ...nia californica'', the cobra plant, possesses an adaptation also found in - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...Viscount St Albans''' ([[January 22]], [[1561]] – [[April 9]], [[1626]]) was an [[England|Englis...
8: ...mber of the Reformed or [[Puritan]] Church, and a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married ...
25: ...]ship fell vacant in 1594 and Bacon became a candidate for the office, Lord Essex's influence could no...
31: ...ment session Bacon married [[Alice Barnham]], the daughter of a London merchant. Little or nothing is ...
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: '''Socrates''' ([[June 4]], c.[[470 BC|470]] – [[May 7]], [[399 BC]]) ([[Greek language|Greek...
5: ... military action, fighting at the [[Battle of Potidaea]], the [[Battle of Delium]] and the [[Battle of...
9: ...ting the youth of Athens. According to Dr Will Beldam he was the first person to question everything a...
27: ...proaching each one of you I do not stop the whole day settling down all over. Thus such another will n...
29: ...'' (Last words, according to the ''[[Phaedo]]'' — [[Asclepius]] was the god of medicine and heal... - Mars (27704 bytes)
8: ... land because Mars lacks [[ocean]]s). The [[solar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on ...
27: ...Mare Sirenum]] and [[Aurorae Sinus]]. The largest dark feature seen from Earth is [[Syrtis Major]].
31: ...las impact basin at an altitude of 4 km below the datum). In comparison, the difference between Earth'...
39: ... [[mean gravity surface]] must be selected. The [[datum]] for Mars is defined by the fourth-degree and...
41: ...e line of Beer and M䤬er, was chosen by [[Merton Davies]] of the [[RAND Corporation]] to provide a mo... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ...Colonies]]. Some historians add a fifth region – the [[frontier]] had certain unifying features...
22: ...had apparently disappeared in the middle of their daily tasks.
29: ...colonists to work, and befriended [[Pocahontas]], daughter of Chief [[Powhatan]], who was able to supp...
35: ... However, because rivers and [[creek]]s were abundant, this allowed the plantations to spread out. Th...
49: ...as known as Virginia - somewhere in the area of today's [[New York]]. Blown off course, they came ins... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...tian Love]]). Most Christians ( not all see [[Jonadabs]] ) believe Jesus to be the [[Son of God]] and ...
14: ...d was buried, only to be resurrected on the third day to then rise to Heaven and "sitteth at the right...
23: ...g of the Jews" by [[Pontius Pilate]] (John 19:19–22; see Luke 16:8) on the [[INRI|''titulus cruc...
27: ...sh;15; [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 14:65; Luke 23:63–64), whipping (Isa. 53:5; John 19:1; Matt. 27:2...
29: ... the Just|James Adelphos]], Mark, Luke, [[Mary Magdalene]], etc) who also followed Jesus in his travel... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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34: ...t, although larger plants are more tolerant . It adapts well to container culture and can be kept as a... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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40: ...h Marie de Gaulle''' ([[November 22]], [[1890]] – [[November 9]], [[1970]]), in [[France]] commo...
42: ...d head of the provisional government in [[1944]]–[[1946]]. Called to form a government in [[1958...
44: ==1890–1912: Formative years== - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...hemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobleman]], well known as an [[astronomer...
8: ...leman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's moth...
10: ...ter wrote that when he was around two, his uncle, Danish nobleman [[J? Brahe]], ''... without the know...
18: ...rrelled with Parsbjerg. A subsequent duel (in the dark) resulted in Tycho losing the bridge of his nos...
26: ...in Knudstrup Tycho fell in love with [[Kirsten J?sdatter]] who was a commoner, her father, Pastor Jorg... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: '''Sir Thomas More''' ([[7 February]], [[1478]]–[[6 July]], [[1535]]), posthumously known also ...
9: ...hter by her previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical education at a...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
17: ...dition of ''Utopia.'' The traveler Raphael Hythloday is depicted in the lower left-hand corner descri...
19: ...inental Europe, and his friend [[Erasmus of Rotterdam]] dedicated his masterpiece, ''[[In Praise of Fo... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
21: ...cques Necker]] (Director-General of Finance 1777–1781), unsuccessfully proposed to revise the Fr...
25: ...e French treasury depended to maintain its day to day operations to withdraw their loans, leading to a...
27: ... to convene the Estates-General in May [[1789]] — for the first time since [[1614]]. Brienne re...
31: ...ription of the events of [[August 8]], [[1788]] – [[June 17]], [[1789]], see [[Estates-General o...
35: ...and ''[[bailliage]]s'' rather than by provinces — need be determined by the precedent of 1614. ... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_subphylum_entry | taxon = [[Hexapoda]]}}
17: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Lucanidae'''}}
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...like the horns of a cervus. The Stag beetle is predated on by [[magpie]]s, [[badger (animal)|badger]]s... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Pelecanidae]]}}
12: ...ntalis | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = 1766}}
15: ...wn Pelican''' (''Pelecanus occidentalis'' <small>†</small>) is the smallest (42"-54") member of...
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
10: [[Image:Uscapitolindaylight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|United States Capitol...
15: ...tion of a whole Congressional district elsewhere—are still guaranteed one whole seat. These seat...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
26: ...e internet, on the legislative database [[THOMAS (database)|THOMAS]].
31: ...[[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]])—impose limitations on Congress's power. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
14: ...l the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] ([[1861]]–[[1865]]). The war, which began soon after seve...
18: ...;especially the chairmen of important committees—still held more clout. The influence of the par...
23: ...irst-past-the-post]] system, under which the candidate with a [[plurality]] of votes (not necessarily ...
30: ...he background of presidents and presidential candidates; far more sitting senators have been nominees ...
40: ... furthermore, responsible for controlling the agenda of the Senate; for example, he or she schedules d...
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