Search results
|
|
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #21.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
40: ...ared towards nation building, though there are a few efforts in scientific research and space explorat...
194: {{Commons|Category:Space exploration}}
233: *[[Crew Exploration Vehicle]] - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: ...:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
35: ...generally regarded to be [[Lechuguilla Cave]] ([[New Mexico]], [[United States|USA]]).
42: ...ion of cave systems so far discovered is widely skewed toward countries where [[caving]] is popular (s...
56: Since new caves are continually being explored, the various...
64: ... [[Borneo]], [[Malaysia]]), a sloping, boulder strewn chamber with an area of approximately 600m by 40... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
46: ... when [[Constantine the Great]] inaugaurated his new capital, the process of [[Hellenization]] and [[C...
51: ...ay) and [[Franks]], who, under [[Charlemagne]]'s newly formed empire, and in concert with the [[Pope]]...
70: ...or of the Empire. Constantine decided to found a new capital for himself and chose Byzantium for that ...
72: ...;ις, meaning Constantine's City). This new capital became the centre of his administration. ...
82: ...nd poorly understood even by those who wrote the new code. Under Justinian's reign, the Church of [[Ha... - Castle (27805 bytes)
8: ...ir owners for specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time:
17: ...ords staked claims to minor kingdoms from behind newly-built castles.
21: ...[[Scottish highlands]] of the 17th century, as elsewhere, the need for defensive strength of castles l...
26: As the size of local communities grew, it became necessary to provide both a larger and...
44: ...an]] Conquest to denote a type of fortress, then new to the country, brought in by the Norman [[knight... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ... most other plant forms, trees are long-lived. A few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can...
11: ...s were [[tree fern]]s and [[horsetail]]s, which grew in vast forests in the [[Carboniferous]] Period; ...
18: ... (e.g. [[palm tree|palms]]), grow by addition of new material inwards.
38: ...de the following comment about measurements of [[yew]] trees in the [[British Isles]]:
39: :"The aberrations of past measurements of yews are beyond belief. For example, the tree at Tisb... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
22: most [[sundew]]s, whose leaves undergo rapid growth, aiding in ...
36: ...ora'' is a member of the [[Sarraceniaceae]], a [[New World]] family in the
81: ...]s and (more usefully from the plant's point of view),
91: ...]s), or long and mobile (like those of many [[sundew]]s). Flypapers have evolved independently at leas...
101: The [[sundew]] genus (''[[Drosera]]'') consists of over 100 sp... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
16: ...societate magistrorum'' at [[Gray's Inn]], and a few months later they went abroad with Sir [[Amias Pa...
29: .... She had begun to employ him in crown affairs a few years previously, and he gradually acquired the s...
31: ...], and endeavoured to set himself right with the new powers by writing his ''Apologie'' (defence) of h...
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn...
37: ...asure (which was that he should be released in a few days), and to be incapable of holding office or s... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...e (and perhaps all time), she was considered a shrew. Socrates himself attested that he, having learne...
11: ...at he was wise only in so far as he ''knew'' he knew nothing and strived for knowledge. Historical ac...
37: {{commons|Socrates}} - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...ek mythology]]) because of its [[red]] color as viewed in the night sky. This feature also earned it t...
11: ...ale height]] of the atmosphere is about 11 km, somewhat higher than Earth's 6 km. The atmosphere on Ma...
13: ...that there must be (or have been within the last few hundred years) a source of the gas on the planet....
22: ...the [[Meridiani Planum]]. The spheres are only a few millimeters in diameter and are believed to have ...
84: [[Image:Vikinglander-view.jpg|thumb|right|Viking Lander 1 site (click for d... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[[Province of Georgia|Georgia]] each came to the new continent for vastly different reasons, and they ...
4: ...States. Listed from north to south, they are: [[New England]], the [[Middle Colonies]], the [[Chesape...
11: ...an effort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South Amer...
13: ...nted themselves as an attractive place for these new powers to establish colonies. Though these north...
27: ... With that in mind, the company sent [[Jewellery|jewelers]], [[goldsmith]]s, [[aristocrat]]s, and the ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ... of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...t|prophesied]] in the [[Old Testament]] (or [[Hebrew Bible]]). This is reflected in their use of the t...
21: ... of the Apostles|Acts]] 11:19 and 11:26 in the [[New Testament]], Jesus' followers were first called C...
23: ...]] 23:1–5): he was called the "King of the Jews" by [[Pontius Pilate]] (John 19:19–22; see...
27: ...th and humiliation of Jesus as recorded in the [[New Testament]]. Examples include the book of [[Isaia... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
16: ...er''', '''Myrtle pepper''', '''Pimento''', or '''Newspice''', is a [[spice]] which is the dried unripe... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
42: ... to form a government in [[1958]], he inspired a new constitution<sup>1</sup> and was the [[Fifth Repu...
45: ...French Flanders]]. Born in [[Lille]], de Gaulle grew up and was educated in [[Paris]].
54: ...e Army of the Future") in which he supported the new ideas of mechanised troops and specialised armour...
58: ...w2_DeGaulle.jpg|thumb|250px|General de Gaulle reviewing troops.]]
59: ...ugh the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] due to his bold views. After the German breakthrough at [[Sedan, Franc... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
16: ...the existing instruments, and construct entirely new ones. Tycho's naked eye measurements of planetary...
33: ...573]]), thereby coining the term [[nova]] for a "new" star. (We now know that Tycho's star was a [[sup...
45: ...ly Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]], he built a new observatory (in a castle in Benátky nad Ji...
57: ...ronomical data, Brahe relied heavily on the then-new technique of ''[[prosthaphaeresis]]'', an algorit...
60: ...gainst Astrologers for Astrology'', and one on a new method of dividing the [[sky]] into [[astrologica... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
9: ...Middleton who was several years his senior. His new wife bore him no children, but More raised as his...
14: ...he House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the universities of Oxford and [[Universit...
39: ...o deny the authority of the Pope, More's qualms grew.
48: ...tried before a panel of judges that included the new Lord Chancellor, Sir [[Thomas Audley, 1st Baron A... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...rats]] and [[republicanism | republican]]s overthrew the [[absolute monarchy]] and the [[Roman Catholi...
23: However, Calonne, having conducted a lengthy review of France's financial situation, determined that ...
25: ... disband the parlements entirely and collect the new taxes in spite of them. This led to massive resi...
27: ...s finances. He used his position not to propose new reforms, but only to prepare for the meeting of t...
42: ...state, now meeting as the ''Communes'' (English: "Commons"), proceed with verification of its own powers an... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ... the warm summer months it emerges to fly off (somewhat badly due to their size), find a mate and die....
32: ...readily than the females. Adults only live for a few months feeding on [[nectar]] and tree [[sap]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
7: ...tatives. The Senate is not a mere "chamber of review," as is the case with the upper houses of the [[b...
13: ...ate]] currently has 100 seats, one-third being renewed every two years; two members are elected from e...
15: ...e population of a whole Congressional district elsewhere—are still guaranteed one whole seat. Th...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
24: ...] and their first action was to declare that the new [[Constitution of the United States]] was in effe... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...ollegiate and less partisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the Ho...
12: ...uses. The smaller states, however, favored the [[New Jersey Plan]], which called for a unicameral Cong...
14: ...tes Democratic Party|Democratic]] President [[Andrew Johnson]] in [[1868]] for political purposes; the...
16: ... sharp contrast with the pre-Civil War era. Very few senators had long and distinguished careers, with...
30: ...f the House of Representatives because there are fewer of them, and because they serve for longer term...
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).