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  1. Space exploration (14877 bytes)
    3: ==From fiction to fact==
    11: From a spaceflight perspective, the definition of sp...
    15: ... The first [[organisms]] launched into space were fruit flies and corn seeds aboard a U.S.-launched V2...
    22: The [[Canadian Space Agency]] (CSA or, in French, the ASC) is the government department respon...
    56: Space exploration has come under criticism from people. One of the most common charges is that ...
  2. Cave (10592 bytes)
    2: ...caveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
    26: ... between layers of less soluble rock. These rocks fracture and collapse in blocks.
    37: ...us fumes, rather than by acidic water percolating from the surface.
    40: Caves are sparse in [[South America]], [[Africa]], and [[Antarctica]], but are found widely in...
    42: ...ng]] is popular (such as the [[United States]], [[France]], [[Italy]], the [[United Kingdom|UK]] etc.)...
  3. 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.
    51: ...ror of the Romans) which was now reserved for the Frankish monarch, but as "Imperator Graecorum" (Empe...
    61: ...re, particularily in the [[acritic songs]], where frontiersmen (ακρίτε&#...
  4. 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...
  5. Tree (23723 bytes)
    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...
    30: ...ly disregarded as unreliable, fantasy or outright fraud. The following are now accepted as the top fiv...
    41: ...l. Some past exaggerated measurements also result from measuring the complete next-to-bark measurement...
    63: ... taken from the edge to the centre of the tree or from entire cross-sections. Accurate determination i...
  6. Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
    29: ...e leaves are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple
    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.
    54: ...once inside, tire themselves out trying to escape from these false
    63: that project from the base of the operculum over the entrance to ...
  7. 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...
  8. Socrates (7975 bytes)
    5: ...elium]] and the [[Battle of Amphipolis]]. We know from [[Symposium (Plato)|Plato's ''Symposium'']] tha...
    7: ...hanes, he managed a scientific institute with his friend Chaerophon; Plato has Socrates tell us that h...
    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...
    37: {{commons|Socrates}}
  9. 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...
    15: ...en summer and winter, giving rise to Earth-like [[frost]] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrove...
    18: ...tic field would have helped to protect the planet from [[cosmic radiation]]. Other explanations have a...
    22: Amongst the findings from the Opportunity rover is the presence of [[hema...
  10. Colonial America (32872 bytes)
    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...
    13: ... as the Europeans were concerned, they were still free for the taking.
    16: ...[over-population]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respective parts.
    20: [[Image:ronokmap.JPG|right|framed|1584 map of Chesapeake Bay by John White]]
  11. 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...
    35: * via [[Egypt]] into [[North Africa]], [[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]]
  12. Allspice (3832 bytes)
    3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
    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.
  13. Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
    1: ''This article refers to the former French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris...
    10: | [[President of France]]
    13: | From [[January 8]], [[1959]]<br> to [[April 28]], [[...
    40: ...|French military]] leader and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de_Gaulle.ogg|pronunciation of his name}}...
    42: ...ism]], which left a major influence in subsequent French politics.
  14. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    8: ...court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's mother, also came from an important family which had produced leading ...
    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
    33: ...hat the [[parallax]] of the object did not change from night to night, suggesting that the object was ...
    43: ...narch|King]] [[Frederick II of Denmark and Norway|Frederick II]] of [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]], impres...
  15. Thomas More (15893 bytes)
    2: ...ic offices, including that of [[Lord Chancellor]] from [[1529]] to [[1532]]. More coined the word "[[...
    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...
  16. 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.
  17. Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
    11: {{Taxobox_infraclassis_entry | taxon = [[Neoptera]]}}
    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 ...
  18. 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}}
  19. Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
    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...
    33: ...nt, a [[conference committee]] made up of members from both houses must work out a compromise acceptab...
  20. 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...
    12: ...egislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it (from the The House of Representatives)". <!--Sources...
    14: ...er several southern states declared [[secession]] from the Union, culminated in the South's defeat and...
    21: ...es, the Senate comprises 100 members. The senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as t...

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