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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...ace]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
6: ...ize replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the original [[Apollo program|Apollo]] and [[Pro...
11: ...iles) above Earth's surface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to...
13: ...d [[Space Race]] between the two superpowers. Soviet dog [[Laika]] became the first animal in orbit on...
15: ...pace eXploration Team]] launched the [[GoFast Rocket]] on a suborbital flight, the first amateur space... - Cave (10592 bytes)
26: ...oluble minerals such as gypsum dissolve out from between layers of less soluble rock. These rocks frac...
42: ... [[France]], [[Italy]], the [[United Kingdom|UK]] etc.). It is likely that many more systems remain to...
45: ...h utilize caves, but must leave the caves to complete their life cycle) and accidentals. Some authors...
47: ...odies of water found in the caves and are fed by detritus washed into the caves, and by the feces of b...
49: ... caves. Some species of [[Cave Cricket|cave cricket]]s are classified as trogloxenes, as they roost i... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
46: ...into Western and Eastern halves. Others place it yet further in 476, when the last western emperor, [[...
51: ...ed by the rift caused by the 9th century dispute between Romans (Byzantines as we render them today) a...
53: ... who was motivated, at least partly, to re-interpret Roman history in different terms. Nevertheless, t...
57: "[[Byzantium]] may be defined as a multi-ethnic empire that emerged as a Christian empire, so...
59: ...norities and sizeable communities of religious heretics often lived on or near the borderlands, the [[... - Castle (27805 bytes)
10: ...of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the typical feat...
19: ...|[[Craigievar Castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], completed in 1626.]]
26: ...ry strong perimeter defense. [[Castle walls]], together with lodgings ([[keep]]) suitable for a [[Baro...
38: For a more complete list see [[List of castles]].
40: ...drawbridge]]s, [[battlements]], [[portcullis]]es, etc. - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...perennial]], woody [[plant]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term gener...
9: ...e, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
11: ... and subsequently [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Cretaceous]] Period. Most species of trees today are [...
13: A small group of trees growing together is called a [[grove (nature)|grove]] or '''cop...
18: ...rees according to the way in which their stem diameter increases. Exogenous trees, which comprise the ... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
20: such as ''[[Triphyophyllum]]'', which secrete mucilage, but whose leaves do not
22: ...whose leaves undergo rapid growth, aiding in the retention and
30: rolled leaf, whose margins have been sealed together. These plants live in areas of
41: are usually known as trumpet pitchers. ''S. purpurea'' (the huntman's cup) has...
45: [[operculum]], which is essentially a flared leaflet that covers the opening of the - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...thods were connected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
8: ... Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
12: At Cambridge he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious in...
14: ...f science brought him to the conclusion that the methods (and thus the results) were erroneous. His re...
16: ... Paris. The disturbed state of government and society in [[France]] under [[Henry III of France|Henry ... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: ...{polytonic|Σωκράτης}} Sōkrá´Ĥamp;#275;s) was a Greek (...
5: ...ner accustomed to wilder horses might be more competent than one not. Socrates enjoyed going to [[Symp...
9: ...ee leading public figures to try Socrates for impiety and for corrupting the youth of Athens. Accordin...
11: ...auty, and virtue; finding that they knew nothing yet believed they knew much led Socrates to the concl...
15: See [[Trial of Socrates]] for more detail and background about Socrates' trial and execu... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...s feature also earned it the name of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([[Pho...
11: ... present measurements state a average methane concetration of about 10 [[Parts per million|ppb]] (see ...
13: ... to be accompanied by [[ethane]], while volcanic methane is accompanied by [[sulfur dioxide]].
15: ...oving from one pole to the other with the change between summer and winter, giving rise to Earth-like ...
18: ...gnetic field would have helped to protect the planet from [[cosmic radiation]]. Other explanations hav... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[[Puritans]] of [[New England]], the gold-hungry settlers of [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]], and th...
13: ...f Great Britain|Britain]], [[France]], and the [[Netherlands]]. The lands that now make up the [[Unit...
16: ...h Monarchs|Queen]] [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]]. At this time, however, there was no official ...
25: ...alled [[Virginia]] (named in honor of Queen Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen"). It lay on an island in t...
27: ... colonists had little incentive to protect their settlement or work towards its long-term growth. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...d]] and the [[Messiah]] of the [[Jews]] as [[prophet|prophesied]] in the [[Old Testament]] (or [[Hebre...
11: ...icanism]], [[Calvinism]], [[Lutheranism]], and [[Methodism]]).
14: ... on the third day to then rise to Heaven and "sitteth at the right hand of" (become one with) God. Ch...
21: ...y Christian doctrine was taught by [[Peter|Saint Peter]], [[Paul of Tarsus]], and the other [[apostle]...
29: ...owers claimed that Jesus rose from the dead, and set out to [[preach]] the new message. The original a... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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18: ...imiento -- the Spanish word for "pepper" -- is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red...
22: It reportedly scores between 100 and 500 su on the [[Scoville scale]] of h...
35: {{Vegetable_clipart}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
45: ...rom [[Normandy]] and [[Burgundy]] which had been settled in Paris for about a century, whereas his mot...
47: ...sion for the fatherland, equal to her religious piety"). Although traditionalist and [[monarchist]], t...
50: ...tempts, and was put in solitary confinement in a retaliation camp.
52: ...a further career in Poland, but chose instead to return to France. He was heavily influenced by that w...
56: ...st of de Gaulle's theories, and the relationship between them became strained. French politicians also... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ... [[astronomer]]/[[astrologer]] (the two were not yet distinct) and [[alchemist]]. He had [[Uraniborg]]...
8: ...he Latinised form Tycho at around age fifteen (sometimes written Tÿcho). He was born at his famil...
10: ...d to any disputes nor did his parents attempt to get him back. Tycho lived with his childless uncle an...
12: ... his uncle, he studied law but also studied a variety of other subjects and became interested in [[ast...
14: ... others. There are just as many measurements and methods as there are astronomers and all of them disa... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...lawyer]], writer, and politician. During his lifetime he earned a reputation as a leading [[humanism...
5: ...ere he studied [[Latin]] and [[logic]]. He then returned to London, where he studied law with his fat...
9: ...ost immediately, to a rich widow named Alice Middleton who was several years his senior. His new wife...
12: ...ing official documents, and serving as a liaison between the king and his Lord Chancellor: [[Thomas Ca...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[ancien ...
23: ...e, and proposed a uniform land tax as a means of setting France's finances in order in the long term. ...
27: ...ropose new reforms, but only to prepare for the meeting of the nation's representatives.
31: ''For a more detailed description of the events of [[August 8]], [...
33: ...eet according to the forms observed at its last meeting. Although it would appear that the magistrate... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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2: ...ge | image = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
6: {{Taxobox_subregnum_entry | taxon = [[Metazoa]]}}
13: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[beetle|Coleoptera]]}}
20: ''not a complete list''<br> - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
17: ...s move further north along the coasts in flocks, returning to warmer waters for winter.
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
5: ... a two-year term. Seats in the House are divided between the states on the basis of population, with e...
9: Both Houses of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Was...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
26: ...vities of Congress can also be found on the internet, on the legislative database [[THOMAS (database)|...
29: The powers of the Congress are set forth in [[United States Constitution/Article One... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
10: ...summon a [[constitutional convention (political meeting)|Constitutional Convention]] in [[1787]]; all ...
12: ...13) in [[1788]], but its full implementation was set for [[March 4]], [[1789]]. However, the Senate co...
14: ...of the first half of the 19th century, a balance between North and South existed in the Senate, as the...
16: ... nine cases of bribery in Senate elections arose between [[1866]] and [[1906]]. Many individuals, furt...
33: Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution sets forth three qualifications for senators: each se...
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