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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: ... animal in orbit on [[November 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight made by a human being was [[Vos... - Cave (10592 bytes)
25: ...he most common process of cave formation is karstification, which is the solution of rocks by rain wat...
34: ...[[Speleothem]]s in Hall of the Mountain Kings, [[Ogof Craig a Ffynnon]], [[South Wales]]]]
45: ...orms (i.e., [[stygobite]]s, [[stygophile]]s, [[stygoxene]]s).
47: ...vibrations in water). Aquatic troglobites (or stygobites), such as the endangered [[Alabama cave shri...
49: ...ecies of [[Cave Cricket|cave cricket]]s are classified as trogloxenes, as they roost in caves by day a... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
21: ... Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
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...
61: Byzantines identified themselves as Ρωμαί	... - 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...
22: most [[sundew]]s, whose leaves undergo rapid growth, aiding in the retention and
47: waterproofing, species of ''Sarracenia'' secrete enzymes such... - 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...
16: ...glish ambassador at Paris. The disturbed state of government and society in [[France]] under [[Henry I...
18: ... a fifth of that money. Having started with insufficient means, he borrowed money and became habitual... - 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: ...nger than this and include [[Parmenides]], [[Anaxagoras]], [[Prodicus]], the priestess [[Diotima]] and...
27: ...our lives you might continue sleeping, unless the god caring for you should send you another.'' (''Apo... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...ed, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
6: ...m behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and spear.
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: ...rge [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20041213a/merb_sol290_... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...vania]], the [[Puritans]] of [[New England]], the gold-hungry settlers of [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamest...
4: ...dds with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[represent...
11: ...e route to the [[East Indies|"Indies"]] would benefit immensely. It was in this atmosphere that [[Chr...
16: ...ver, there was no official attempt by the English government to create a colonial empire. Rather, the ...
25: The first truly successful English colony was establishe... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...e [[Jonadabs]] ) believe Jesus to be the [[Son of God]] and the [[Messiah]] of the [[Jews]] as [[proph...
8: ...monotheistic]] religion,Christians believe in a [[God]] that exists as three divine persons (technical...
14: ...nd that salvation is a gift given by the grace of God.
21: ...6 in the [[New Testament]], Jesus' followers were first called Christians by non-Christians in the cit...
23: ...cited in his execution was leading a rebellion ([[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 23:1–5): he was called t... - 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...
31: ...to smoke jerk in Jamaica, although the spice is a good substitute), in mole sauces, and in [[pickling]... - 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 [...
50: ...ssful escape attempts, and was put in solitary confinement in a retaliation camp. - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
8: ... Tycho's father, a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Bea...
16: ...hazard observations, but only by systematic and rigorous observation, night after night, and by using ...
18: ..., a sign of exposure to [[copper]], not silver or gold.
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: ...ive years, but also attempted in the meanwhile to go ahead with Calonne's plans. When the measures we...
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)
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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...
32: ...arge object is to remain motionless making them a good photographic subject. Sexually [[dimorphic]] in... - 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)
3: ...[[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] of the [[United States|United States of...
5: ...o members, regardless of population. As there are fifty states in the Union, the Senate consists of 10...
7: ...ongress all the legislative powers of the federal government. The Congress, however, only possesses th...
13: ...y state had one vote, the small states refused to go along with any Constitution that did not give the...
15: ...population of each state, but the total number is fixed by statute at 435 ([[Public Law 62-5]]). - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ... Constitution not granted to the House; most significantly, the [[President of the United States|Presi...
10: ...qually represented. The inefficacy of the federal government under the Articles led Congress to summon...
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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