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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... first man on the moon in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
4: ... lighter materials and other technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missi...
6: ... in [[Huntsville, Alabama]] next to [[Redstone Arsenal]] displays many articles of space hardware, inc...
8: ...ee also: [[The Blue Marble]], a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo program]]
13: ...program, and to an undeclared [[Space Race]] between the two superpowers. Soviet dog [[Laika]] became ... - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: .... Some scientists stipulate that it must be large enough that some portion of it will not receive dayl...
6: ...l processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influences.
10: ... tube cave at [[Craters of the Moon National Monument|Craters of the Moon]]]]
11: ...va now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends.
20: ...re waves work on the rocks of the coast they are generally rather small. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...ty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</s...
13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, followi...
21: | Justinian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[...
44: | Ottoman Turks take Constantinople. End of Byzantine Empire.
46: ...naugaurated his new capital, the process of [[Hellenization]] and [[Christianization]] was well underw... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...tions, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age, often remained attached to the dwelling, resulting in m...
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Japanese history]], wher...
8: ...ere built not only as a defensive measure, and offensive weapon, but also as a home. Castles were made...
10: ...s of European castles - e.g. portcullises, battlements and drawbridges. - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...l, and some can live for several [[millennium|millennia]].
5: ...ents of the natural landscape and significant elements in [[landscaping]], and in [[agriculture]] supp...
8: ...kiaer.jpg|250px|right|thumb|An [[oak]] tree in [[Denmark]]]]
9: ...ree is a plant form and trees occur in many different [[order (biology)|orders]] and [[family (biology...
11: ...]s and other [[gymnosperm]]s appeared, and subsequently [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Cretaceous]] Per... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...he small entrance to the trap underneath the swollen 'balloon', and the colourless patches that confud...
2: [[nutrient]]s (but not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]s,
4: ... in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
5: especially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings....
13: ...n a rolled leaf that contains a pool of digestive enzymes; - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...] – [[April 9]], [[1626]]) was an [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], [[spy]], [...
4: ... time, such methods were connected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
8: ...am Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
10: ...alth during that time, as later, was delicate. He entered [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], in 1573 at t...
12: At Cambridge he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, a... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: ... Sōkrá´Ĥamp;#275;s) was a Greek ([[Athens|Athenian]]) [[philosophy|philosopher]].
5: ...used any sort of official recognition and instead encouraged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such...
7: ... time on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that it was ''philosophy'' that wa...
9: ...his time. He was found guilty as charged, and sentenced to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlock]], which cost...
11: ...sophy for much longer than this and include [[Parmenides]], [[Anaxagoras]], [[Prodicus]], the priestes... - Mars (27704 bytes)
6: ...pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shiel...
8: ...s). The [[solar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 3...
11: ...[[Parts per million|ppb]] (see [[#references|reference]]).
13: ...the Earth's oceans biological methane production tends to be accompanied by [[ethane]], while volcanic...
15: ...g from one pole to the other with the change between summer and winter, giving rise to Earth-like [[fr... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...easons, and they created colonies with very different [[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|p...
4: ... government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representation]].
9: ...technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...vided up lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]].
13: ...tively close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken little interest in them, so as far as the Europea... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...us|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...ws]] as [[prophet|prophesied]] in the [[Old Testament]] (or [[Hebrew Bible]]). This is reflected in th...
8: ...ds of diverse beliefs and sects. Christianity is generally grouped into three main branches, which spl...
9: ...t single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
10: ...anity]] (including [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] and [[Oriental Orthodoxy]]), and - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ''This article refers to the former French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, s...
7: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|18...
10: | [[President of France]]
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40: - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...], [[Bohemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobleman]], well known as an [[ast...
5: ..."Tycho" rather than by his surname "Brahe". Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has pe...
8: ...mportant family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...e was six years old. Around 1552 his uncle was given the command of Vordingborg Castle to which they m...
12: ...21, [[1560]], particularly the fact that it had been predicted, that so impressed him that he began to... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ..., where he studied [[Latin]] and [[logic]]. He then returned to London, where he studied law with his...
7: ...ve many monastic practices, including self-punishment in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occa...
9: ...time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
12: ...official documents, and serving as a liaison between the king and his Lord Chancellor: [[Thomas Cardin... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
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2: ...f the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...der the influence of the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devo...
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]]. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Arthropod]]a}} - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
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6: {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelican|Pelecaniformes]]}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...[[Lower House]]") and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (the "[[Upper House]]").
5: ...ther than by a district, serves a six-year term. Senatorial terms are staggered so that approximately ...
7: ...fully equal to the House of Representatives. The Senate is not a mere "chamber of review," as is the c...
13: ...very state will have a ''junior'' and ''senior'' Senator.
15: ...nteed one whole seat. These seats are [[apportionment|apportioned]] according to the population of eac... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
1: ...d|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of the Senate]]]]
2: ...appointments "with the Advice and Consent of the Senate" ([[Article One of the United States Constitut...
4: ...e more extensive than those of the House of Representatives (the "[[lower house]]").
6: ...ational capital. The House of Representatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
9: {{main|History of the United States Senate}}
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