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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...pects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the moon in the [[space race]] between ...
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ...hter materials and other technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions ...
11: ...ace. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
13: ...[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yuri Gagarin]] on [[April 12]] [[1961]]. - Cave (10592 bytes)
25: ...he most common process of cave formation is karstification, which is the solution of rocks by rain wat...
49: ...ecies of [[Cave Cricket|cave cricket]]s are classified as trogloxenes, as they roost in caves by day a...
60: ... to be explored to a depth of more than 2km. (The first cave to be descended below 1km was the famous ...
73: ...ave been converted into [[show cave]]s, where artificial lighting, floors, and other aids allow the ca...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}} - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
37: | [[1204]]
40: | [[1261]]
46: ...ts capital in [[Constantinople]]. In certain specific contexts, usually referring to the centuries tha...
51: ...played a crucial role in this. Henceforth, it was fixed policy in the West to refer to the emperor in ...
57: "[[Byzantium]] may be defined as a multi-ethnic empire that emerged as a Chr... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...the logical development of a [[Fortification|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to ...
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Japanese hi...
8: ... home. Castles were made by their owners for specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time...
10: * First and foremost castles were places of protection...
24: ...inseparably connected with the subjects of [[fortification]] (see also [[siegecraft]]) and [[domestic ... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...nial]], woody [[plant]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally ...
5: ...tant components of the natural landscape and significant elements in [[landscaping]], and in [[agricul...
7: ==Classifications==
11: ...well known trees and how they are typically classified.
13: ...ed a '''[[forest]]'''. Several [[biotope]]s are defined largely by the trees that inhabit them; exampl... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1...
10: There are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivor...
19: These traps may also be classified as active or passive. For example, there are bo...
47: waterproofing, species of ''Sarracenia'' secrete enzymes such...
76: toxic alkaloid, which probably increases the efficiency of the traps by intoxicating the prey items... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...ize an inductive methodology for [[science|scientific]] inquiry, often called the ''[[Baconian method]...
8: He was the youngest of five sons of [[Nicholas Bacon|Sir Nicholas Bacon]], ...
12: At Cambridge he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precoc...
18: ... a fifth of that money. Having started with insufficient means, he borrowed money and became habitual...
25: ...nt in 1594 and Bacon became a candidate for the office, Lord Essex's influence could not secure him th... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...ons of Alcibiades, Socrates refused any sort of official recognition and instead encouraged the decora...
7: ...l us that he once spent all of his time on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see ...
9: ...of Athens. According to Dr Will Beldam he was the first person to question everything and everyone, an...
11: ...bout their knowledge of good, beauty, and virtue; finding that they knew nothing yet believed they kne...
27: ...mning me. For if you kill me, you will not easily find another such person at all, even if to say in a... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...ed, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxide (rust) on i...
11: ...re by Earth-based [[telescope]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]] by the [[Mars Express Orbit...
15: ...rovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20041213a/merb_sol290_clouds-B313R1_br.jpg] of water-ice...
18: ... to the surface, while the presence of a magnetic field would have helped to protect the planet from [... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...glish]] began to colonize [[North America]]. The first attempts, notably the [[Colony of Roanoke]], r...
4: ...the [[Southern Colonies]]. Some historians add a fifth region – the [[frontier]] had certain un...
11: ...e route to the [[East Indies|"Indies"]] would benefit immensely. It was in this atmosphere that [[Chr...
16: ...lizabeth]]. At this time, however, there was no official attempt by the English government to create a...
25: The first truly successful English colony was establishe... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
14: ...ant to the [[Old Testament]] scriptures, was crucified by humanity, died and was buried, only to be re...
21: ...6 in the [[New Testament]], Jesus' followers were first called Christians by non-Christians in the cit...
29: ...nessed his miracles and teachings. After his crucifixion, his apostles and other followers claimed tha...
31: ...l as a student of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3), a leading figure amongst the Jewish Sanhedrin (Acts 5:34&ndash...
34: ...istianity.]] Christianity spread rapidly over the first three centuries aided by the relative internal... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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18: ...per]]... These Pimientos are the familiar red stuffing found in quality green [[olive]]s.)
25: ...spice originated in [[Jamaica]], and was probably first found by Spanish explorers in Jamaica near the... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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42: ...tion<sup>1</sup> and was the [[Fifth Republic]]'s first [[president]] from [[1958]] to [[1969]]. His [...
44: ==1890–1912: Formative years== - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
8: ... Tycho's father, a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Bea...
10: ... where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
30: ...er Tycho's late sister who died at 13) on October 12, 1573.
33: ...ntained since [[antiquity]] that the world of the fixed stars was eternal and unchangeable (a fundamen...
38: ... of the [[solar system]]. Tycho believed in a modified [[geocentric model]] known as the [[Tychonian s... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...ism|humanist]] scholar and occupied many public offices, including that of [[Lord Chancellor]] from [[...
7: ...he judged himself incapable of [[celibacy]], More finally decided to marry in [[1505]], but for the re...
9: More had four children by his first wife, Jane Colt, who died in [[1511]]. He rem...
12: ...vernment, welcoming foreign diplomats, drafting official documents, and serving as a liaison between t...
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: ...end of absolutism and people as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the s...
21: ...itors of the confidence and stability of France's finances.
23: ...ly of Notables would restore confidence in French finances, and allow further borrowing until the land...
25: ...ing the convocation of the Estates-General within five years, but also attempted in the meanwhile to g...
27: ...8]], and Necker again took charge of the nation's finances. He used his position not to propose new r... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...es to fly off (somewhat badly due to their size), find a mate and die. Stag Beetle larvae, which are b... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
19: ...ish. Groups of these birds often travel in single file, flying low over the water's surface.
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
5: ...o members, regardless of population. As there are fifty states in the Union, the Senate consists of 10...
15: ...population of each state, but the total number is fixed by statute at 435 ([[Public Law 62-5]]).
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
24: ...tol]] building in [[Washington, D.C.]] hosted its first session of Congress on [[November 17]], [[1800...
26: ...the United States Congress were televised for the first time on [[January 3]], [[1947]]. Proceedings o... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ... Constitution not granted to the House; most significantly, the [[President of the United States|Presi...
10: ...which each state was equally represented. The inefficacy of the federal government under the Articles ...
12: ... Senate's purpose as "A necessary fence against...fickleness and passion". [[George Washington]], in a...
14: ...e [[slavery|slaveholding]] South. For most of the first half of the 19th century, a balance between No...
16: ...achieved their objective in [[1913]] with the ratification of the [[Seventeenth Amendment to the Unite...
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