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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: '''Space exploration''' is the physical exploration of outer-[[Earth]] objects and gen...
4: ...entific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...many articles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocke...
11: ...s sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
13: ...[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] unmanned [[Sputnik I]] mission on [[October 4]], [[1957]]. This spectacular su... - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: [[image:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...e enough that some portion of it will not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includ...
11: ...cools down and becomes hard. The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends.
12: The liquid lava inside the crust flows out and leaves a hollow tube.
17: ===Secondary caves=== - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
1: ...px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: ...em of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate i...
13: ... and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
21: ...ls reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
24: | The [[Lombard]] invasion results in the loss of most of Italy. - 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.
8: ...e built not only as a defensive measure, and offensive weapon, but also as a home. Castles were made b...
11: * Secondly castles were offensive weapons, built in otherwise hostile territories...
12: ... look was probably built merely to impress, and inside the castle is geared towards family living. - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...rtantly, having secondary branches supported on a single main stem or trunk (see [[shrub]] for compari...
5: ...important components of the natural landscape and significant elements in [[landscaping]], and in [[ag...
7: ==Classifications==
11: ...y well known trees and how they are typically classified.
16: ...t tissues ([[xylem]] and [[phloem]]). [[Wood]] consists of ''xylem'' cells, and [[bark]] is made of ''... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...he colourless patches that confude prey trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that...
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carn...
10: There are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous pla...
14: *Flypaper traps, which trap prey using a sticky mucilage;
19: ...active or passive. For example, there are both passive flypapers, - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: [[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: ...Viscount St Albans''' ([[January 22]], [[1561]] – [[April 9]], [[1626]]) was an [[England|Englis...
4: He began his professional life as a lawyer, but he has become best know...
8: ...hurch, and a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the gre...
14: ...o his studies of science brought him to the conclusion that the methods (and thus the results) were er... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: ...tonic|Σωκράτης}} Sōkrá´Ĥamp;#275;s) was a Greek ([[Ath...
5: .... We know from [[Symposium (Plato)|Plato's ''Symposium'']] that Socrates was decorated for bravery. In...
7: ...'s occupation as an artisan; in Xenophon's ''Symposium'', Socrates explicitly states that he teaches f...
9: ...ting the youth of Athens. According to Dr Will Beldam he was the first person to question everything a...
11: ...believed they knew much led Socrates to the conclusion that he was wise only in so far as he ''knew'' ... - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: ...:Mars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
4: ...imos]]) which are both small and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''ar...
7: ==Physical characteristics==
8: ... land because Mars lacks [[ocean]]s). The [[solar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on ...
11: ... atmosphere by Earth-based [[telescope]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]] by the [[Mars Expr... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ...Colonies]]. Some historians add a fifth region – the [[frontier]] had certain unifying features...
9: ...ntellectual curiosity about the world that had subsided during the Middle Ages. At the same time, the ...
11: ...in on his famous westward voyage. He sought for Asia, but the lands he came upon were found to belong...
16: ...rcial enterprise]], [[over-population]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respecti...
22: ...had apparently disappeared in the middle of their daily tasks. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ... the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging t...
8: ...hree divine persons (technically Greek ''[[hypostasis]]''), called the [[Trinity]]. Christianity encom...
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents...
12: ...hen combined, Christianity is the world's largest single [[religion]], with an estimated 2.0 billion f...
14: ...cted on the third day to then rise to Heaven and "sitteth at the right hand of" (become one with) God.... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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6: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]...
7: ...box_classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicots | Magnoliopsida ]]}}
13: {{Taxobox_section_binomial_simple | color = lightgreen | binomial_name = Piment... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ''This article refers to the former French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport...
4: ...: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
10: | [[President of France]]
21: ! align="left" | Date of birth:
27: ! align="left" | Date of death - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...ting press]] and [[paper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
5: ...ly his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
8: ...leman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's moth...
10: ...ger Oxe]], in the [[Tostrup Castle]] until he was six years old. Around 1552 his uncle was given the c...
12: ..., [[1559]] Tycho began his studies at the [[University of Copenhagen]]. There, following the wishes of... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
1: ...age:Thomas More.png|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Sir Thomas More by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]]]]
2: ... supreme head of the [[Church of England]], a decision which ended his political career and led to his...
5: ... a "marvellous man". Thomas attended the [[University of Oxford]] for two years, where he studied [[L...
7: ...t in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...More provided his daughters with an excellent classical education at a time when such learning was usu... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
8: ...t, it fell to the ambitions of a rising [[bourgeoisie]], allied with aggrieved peasants, wage-earners,...
13: ...age-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie
17: ...d dominance in public life by the ambitious professional classes.
21: ...rm system. Such measures encountered consistent resistance from the ''[[parlement]]s'' (law courts), d...
23: ... conducted a lengthy review of France's financial situation, determined that it was not sustainable, a... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_subphylum_entry | taxon = [[Hexapoda]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Insect]]a}}
10: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Pterygota]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_infraclassis_entry | taxon = [[Neoptera]]}}
17: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Lucanidae'''}} - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
6: {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
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... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...s is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United States House of Representati...
5: ...e whole state rather than by a district, serves a six-year term. Senatorial terms are staggered so tha...
7: ...d forces]], and to declare [[war]]. Insofar as passing legislation is concerned, the Senate is fully e...
10: [[Image:Uscapitolindaylight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|United States Capitol...
12: ==Composition== - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...ficantly, the [[President of the United States|President]] must ratify treaties and make important app...
4: ... the Senate (the "[[upper house]]") are more extensive than those of the House of Representatives (the...
10: ...ng a likeness to the British House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42-->
12: ...as "A necessary fence against...fickleness and passion". [[George Washington]], in answer to a questio...
14: ...ng one vote short of the two-thirds majority requisite for conviction.
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