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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...nvolves the technologies, science, and politics regarding [[outer space|space]] endeavors. One of the...
3: ==From fiction to fact==
11: From a spaceflight perspective, the definition of sp...
13: ...a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yuri Gagarin]] on [[April 12]] [[1961]].
15: ... The first [[organisms]] launched into space were fruit flies and corn seeds aboard a U.S.-launched V2... - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: ...caveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
23: ...w flow of the ice which tends to close the caves again.
26: ... between layers of less soluble rock. These rocks fracture and collapse in blocks.
30: ...> ([[carbonic acid]]) and naturally occurring [[organic acid]]s. The dissolution process produces a di...
35: ... most spectacularly decorated cave is generally regarded to be [[Lechuguilla Cave]] ([[New Mexico]], [... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
21: ...inian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
27: ...n the following decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conquer Sicily as well.
29: ...the Empire's remaining Italian territories, aside from some territories in the south.
46: ...al and by 330, when [[Constantine the Great]] inaugaurated his new capital, the process of [[Helleniza...
51: ...ror of the Romans) which was now reserved for the Frankish monarch, but as "Imperator Graecorum" (Empe... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: A '''castle''' (from the [[Latin]] ''castellum'', diminutive of ''ca...
2: ...expanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" designati...
10: ...st and foremost castles were places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can...
11: ...e weapons, built in otherwise hostile territories from which to control surrounding lands.
14: ...nd control of a region. A castle was a stronghold from which a lord or baron could control surrounding... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...dy [[plant]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally applies to ...
13: ...nhabit them; examples are [[rainforest]] and [[taiga]] (see [[ecozone]]s). A landscape of trees scatte...
20: ...e tree, and used to date cores or even wood taken from trees in the past; this practice is known as th...
22: ...biomass and absorbing [[water]] and [[nutrients]] from the [[soil]]. Above ground, the trunk gives hei...
24: ...nd size, all of these are nonetheless generally regarded as trees. Indeed, sometimes size is the more ... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
17: ...hairs to force prey to move towards a digestive organ.
29: ...e leaves are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple
33: ... to that of a bathroom [[sink]]: there is a small gap in the
46: rolled-leaf tube, and protects it from rain. Possibly because of this improved
52: pitted with areolae, which are [[chlorophyll]]-free patches through which light can penetrate. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: [[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: ...lish]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], [[spy]], [[freemason]] and [[essayist]]. He was knighted in [[1...
4: ...n method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentation, obse...
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[Londo...
16: ...nt and society in [[France]] under [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political i... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: ... ([[Greek language|Greek]] {{polytonic|Σωκράτης}} Sōkr...
5: ...elium]] and the [[Battle of Amphipolis]]. We know from [[Symposium (Plato)|Plato's ''Symposium'']] tha...
7: ...spent all of his time on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that it was ''phil...
9: ... At a time when [[Athens]] was seeking to recover from humiliating defeat, the Athenian public court w...
11: ...g and strived for knowledge. Historical accounts from varied sources, while questionable, suggest tha... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: '''Mars''' is the fourth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] in the [[solar system]]. It is name...
6: ...#x2642; (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the...
13: ... are now being made to look for other 'companion' gases that may suggest which sources are most likely...
15: ...[[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20041213a/merb_sol290_clou...
18: ...tic field would have helped to protect the planet from [[cosmic radiation]]. Other explanations have a... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ... late [[16th century]], the [[England|English]] began to colonize [[North America]]. The first attemp...
4: ... features no matter what sort of colony it sprang from. By the late [[18th century]], these different...
9: ...d [[16th century|16th]] centuries, Europe emerged from the [[Middle Ages]] and entered the [[Renaissan...
11: ...ntirely different landmass. [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] quickly mounted an effort of colonization and ...
13: ... as the Europeans were concerned, they were still free for the taking. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...term "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "M...
8: ...lly grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
14: ... but not [[Restorationism]]) derive their beliefs from the conclusions reached by the Council of Nicea...
29: ...stles and other followers claimed that Jesus rose from the dead, and set out to [[preach]] the new mes...
31: ...direct influence. Acts cites Paul as a student of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3), a leading figure amongst the J... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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16: ...pice''', is a [[spice]] which is the dried unripe fruit of the [[Pimenta dioica]] plant. The name "al...
28: ... aromatic product when freshly ground before use. Fresh leaves are also used where available: they are...
34: ...lants must be kept in proximity in order to allow fruits to develop. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ...ulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: ...:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
10: | [[President of France]]
13: | From [[January 8]], [[1959]]<br> to [[April 28]], [[... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
8: ...court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's mother, also came from an important family which had produced leading ...
10: ...org Castle to which they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ...d been predicted, that so impressed him that he began to make his own studies of astronomy helped by s...
14: ...ect with the aim of mapping the heavens conducted from a single location over a period of several year...
22: ...burg, where he built a great quadrant, Basel, and Freiburg. He was informed about his father's illness - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...]]. More coined the word "[[utopia]]", a name he gave to an ideal, imaginary island nation whose poli...
7: ...o Lincoln's Inn while he considered joining the [[Franciscan]] order. Perhaps because he judged himse...
12: From [[1510]] to [[1518]], More served as one of the...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
19: ...Christian humanist in continental Europe, and his friend [[Erasmus of Rotterdam]] dedicated his master... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
1: {{French Revolution}}
2: ...]]'', and eclipses both subsequent revolutions in France in the popular imagination. It downplays the ...
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, the conflic...
21: ...tial creditors of the confidence and stability of France's finances. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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15: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon = [[Scarabaeiformia]]}}
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...with other larvae. The name [[cervus]] is derived from the mandibles of the male, which look like the ... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
17: ... River]]. Some immature birds may stray to inland freshwater lakes. After nesting, [[North America]]n ...
19: ...om the air, as opposed to [[cooperative fishing]] from the surface. It dines mostly on [[herring]]-lik...
21: The nest location varies from a simple scrape on the ground on an island to a...
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
1: [[Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
5: ...hand, each state is represented by two members, regardless of population. As there are fifty states in...
13: ... renewed every two years; two members are elected from each [[U.S. state]] by popular vote to serve si...
15: ...sional district]]s. Only the non-voting delegate from Puerto Rico (known as [[Resident Commissioner o...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
1: [[Image:Us senate seal.png|framed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of th...
2: ...rtisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate has s...
4: ...numerated to the Senate in the Constitution are regarded as more important than those exclusively enum...
10: ...Rhode Island]] agreed to send delegates. Many delegates called for a second Congressional chamber, mod...
12: ...egislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it (from the The House of Representatives)". <!--Sources...
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