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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
6: ...re, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the original [[Apollo prog...
27: ...23).jpg|right|thumb|The [[UN]] and [[Flag of the People's Republic of China|PRC flags]] in orbit durin...
28: ...e Administration]] is the civilian agency in the People's Republic of China that is responsible for na...
40: ...] (Polar satellite launch vehicle) and [[GSLV]] (Geostationary satellite Launch Vehicle). Most of ISR...
56: Space exploration has come under criticism from people. One of the most common charges is that it use... - Cave (10592 bytes)
6: Caves are formed by geologic processes. These may involve a combination o...
28: <!-- nothing to do with speleothems, which can be in any size passage -->
34: ...allOfTheMountainKings.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Speleothem]]s in Hall of the Mountain Kings, [[Ogof Crai...
35: ...ondary mineral deposits in caves are called [[speleothem]]s. The world's most spectacularly decorated ...
60: ...oronya Cave]] ([[Abkhazia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]), with a depth of 2,080m. This was the firs... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ... eagle.JPG|280px]]<br/><small>Emblem of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entranc...
13: ...tern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
41: ... the Byzantine emperor of [[Nicaea]], Michael Palaeologus.
46: ...st sole imperial authority. In any case, the changeover was gradual and by 330, when [[Constantine the...
74: ...pire was divided further by Valens' successor [[Theodosius I]] (also called "the great"), who had rule... - Castle (27805 bytes)
17: ...[[Investiture Controversy]] in Germany during the 11th century, and the resulting decline of the Germa...
28: ...river estuary, and often made use of the natural geography to support the defensive walls through expl...
48: ...e, may be taken as typical of the practice of the 11th century. But in addition to the mound, the cita...
52: ...hat of Colchester was probably constructed in the 11th century also. But the latter type belongs rathe...
59: ...on penetrated to Europe, and Alnwick Castle (1140-1150) shows the influence of the new system. - Tree (23723 bytes)
11: ... subsequently [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Cretaceous]] Period. Most species of trees today are [[flo...
30: ...real height. Historical claims of trees of 114 m, 117 m, 130 m, and even 150 m, are now largely disreg...
31: # [[Coast Redwood]] ''Sequoia sempervirens'': '''112.83 m''', Humboldt Redwoods State Park, [[Califor...
39: ...hich has dilated and shrunk in the following way: 11.28 m (1834 Loudon), 9.3 m (1892 Lowe), 10.67 m (1...
45: ...urrently available, but probably do not exceed 10-11 m diameter. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
52: pitted with areolae, which are [[chlorophyll]]-free patches throug...
55: ...'Darlingtonia'' may therefore be an example of [[neoteny]].
246: Clearly some sort of tradeoff occurs. It is intuitively clear that the Venus ...
272: ...s likely to be. Venus flytraps live in a very stereotypical, and very specialised habitat, whereas les...
414: ...ovie about [[tomato]]es that for some reason eat people. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
14: ...that the methods (and thus the results) were erroneous. His reverence for [[Aristotle]] conflicted wit...
25: ...ime (he objected to the time span) offended many people; he was accused of seeking popularity, and was...
27: [[Image:StatueOfFrancisBacon.jpg|thumb|left|Memorial to Francis B...
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn...
56: Many authors such as Robert Theobald's "Shakespeare Studies in Baconian Light," Al... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
37: {{commons|Socrates}} - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...bly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron O...
11: ..., the [[scale height]] of the atmosphere is about 11 km, somewhat higher than Earth's 6 km. The atmosp...
17: ===Geology===
18: ...d on the ocean floors of Earth. One interesting theory, published in [[1999]] is that these bands coul... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...], and the [[convict]]s of [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]] each came to the new continent for vastly d...
9: ...l in classical learning sparked an interest in [[geography]] and an intellectual curiosity about the w...
29: [[Archaeology|Archaeological]] findings have indicated that the entire ...
56: ...n to Puritanism. For example, [[Roger Williams (theologian)|Roger Williams]] came to Massachusetts pre...
58: ...ement of the community. However, it was not a [[theocracy]] either--Congregationalist ministers had no... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
21: ...ording to [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 11:19 and 11:26 in the [[New Testament]], Jesus' followers wer...
23: ...:11), but was rejected as an [[apostate]] by the people generally considered to be the [[Jew]]ish auth...
43: ...rigen]] and [[Augustine]] developed [[Christian theology]] and [[Christian philosophy]], which some ar...
47: ...otius. Similar events took place in neighbouring Georgia and Armenia. But in [[Persian Empire|Persia]]...
54: ...uage|Coptic]]. As a result differences in later theological constructs lead these national branches of... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg --> - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
19: | [[Georges Pompidou]]
42: .... His [[Ideology#Political_ideologies|political ideology]] is known as [[Gaullism]], which left a majo...
45: ...ressive [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[bourgeois]] family. His father's side of the family was a...
54: ... armoured divisions in preference to the static theories exemplified by the [[Maginot Line]].
56: .... French politicians also dismissed de Gaulle's theories with the notable exception of [[Paul Reynaud]... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
18: ...de of [[silver]] and [[gold]]. Tycho's tomb was reopened in [[1901]] and his remains were examined by...
33: On [[November 11]], [[1572]], Tycho observed (from [[Herrevad Abbe...
38: ...[[solar system]]. Tycho believed in a modified [[geocentric model]] known as the [[Tychonian system]],...
51: ...or the [[Copernicus|Copernican]] [[heliocentric theory]] of the solar system.
63: ... his study of [[astrology and astronomy]] simultaneously, and [[Uraniborg]] was constructed as both [[... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
9: ...ren by his first wife, Jane Colt, who died in [[1511]]. He remarried almost immediately, to a rich wi...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
19: ... sought to reexamine and revitalize Christian [[theology]] by studying the [[Bible]] and the writings ...
39: ...n parliament and proclaiming the opinion of the theologians at Oxford and Cambridge that the marriage ...
71: *[http://www.richard111.com/sir_thomas_more.htm More and ''The History of... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...eople as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
8: ...tent, it fell to the ambitions of a rising [[bourgeoisie]], allied with aggrieved peasants, wage-earne...
13: ..., wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie
42: ...ly]], an assembly not of the Estates but of "the People". The National Assembly's first act was to pas...
53: On [[July 11]], 1789, King Louis, acting under the influence o... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
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...
19: [[Image:State of the Union.jpg|thumb|250px| [[George W. Bush]] delivered his annual [[State of the ...
60: ... government are reserved to the states or to the people.
133: ...rocess, which can last several weeks or months, theoretically opens the legislative process to public ...
415: ... York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000). ISBN 0393976114 - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
12: ...ssary fence against...fickleness and passion". [[George Washington]], in answer to a question by Thoma...
16: ...ushed for the direct election of senators by the people, rather than state legislatures; they achieved...
77: ...en [[senility]]. Now, committee chairmen are in theory elected, but in practice, seniority is very rar...
80: ...hich only the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] may originate such measures.
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