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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...f outer-[[Earth]] objects and generally anything that involves the technologies, science, and politics...
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ...ven included various descriptions of exactly how that would be done. During the [[20th century]], with...
6: ...edstone Arsenal]] displays many articles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apo...
11: ...pective, the definition of space usually used is that space begins 100 km (62 miles) above Earth's sur... - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: ...caveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...cientists stipulate that it must be large enough that some portion of it will not receive daylight; ho...
11: ...s downhill and the surface cools down and becomes hard. The lava now flows inside its crust, until the...
13: ...t important lava tubes are found on [[Hawaii]] ([[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]]). [[Kazumura Cave]] nea...
18: ... are formed inside the rock after the rock itself has formed by processes which removes material such ... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...d today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
13: ...ire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
18: | Justinian builds the church of [[Hagia Sophia]] (Αγία Σο...
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. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also referred to [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] [[ea...
2: ... resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: ...Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
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. - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...m (20 ft) high at maturity and, more importantly, having secondary branches supported on a single main...
5: ...dscaping]], and in [[agriculture]] supplying [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an i...
9: ...ariety of growth form, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
13: ...iotope]]s are defined largely by the trees that inhabit them; examples are [[rainforest]] and [[taiga]...
20: ...e tree, and used to date cores or even wood taken from trees in the past; this practice is known as th... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...nside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise ...
8: ==Trapping mechanisms==
10: There are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These
13: ...cher plant]]s), which trap prey in a rolled leaf that contains a pool of digestive enzymes; - 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...
10: ...e in his early years, and that his health during that time, as later, was delicate. He entered [[Trini... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ... such campaigns, he also showed his extraordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winte...
7: ...t when he came to see that it was ''philosophy'' that was truly important for study.
9: ...the leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged, and sentenced to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlo...
11: ...tes had been studying philosophy for much longer than this and include [[Parmenides]], [[Anaxagoras]],...
13: ...ed, he is idolized by his disciples and thinkers that reflect on his accomplishments through their wri... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ... (moon)|Deimos]]) which are both small and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The pr...
6: ...#x2642; (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the...
7: ==Physical characteristics==
8: ...hough its surface area is approximately equal to that of the Earth's dry land because Mars lacks [[oce...
11: ...rbiter]], present measurements state a average methane concetration of about 10 [[Parts per million|pp... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ...nt colonies found themselves more closely united than ever before, at odds with the [[Kingdom of Great...
9: ...nd an intellectual curiosity about the world that had subsided during the Middle Ages. At the same tim...
11: ...lonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|South]] and...
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. - 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: ...ieve salvation and to enter into [[heaven]], and that salvation is a gift given by the grace of God.
21: ...Christians in the city of [[Antioch]], where they had fled and settled after early persecutions in [[J...
23: ... [[INRI|''titulus crucis'']] or statement of the charge hung over the condemned on the cross. - 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...
18: ...r" -- is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red [[bell pepper]]... These Pimientos ar...
21: Allspice has a complex [[aroma]], hence its name. It is an a...
25: ...ury. It was slowly introduced into Europe after that. It is still almost exclusively grown in [[Jama... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ...rles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
10: | [[President of France]]
13: | From [[January 8]], [[1959]]<br> to [[April 28]], [[...
40: ...nch military]] leader and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de_Gaulle.ogg|pronunciation of his name}}) - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ... [[paper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
5: ...pparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
8: ... mother, also came from an important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: Tycho later wrote that when he was around two, his uncle, Danish noblem...
12: ...and books such as [[Sacrobosco]]'s Tractatus de Sphaera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmographia seu descriptio toti... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
1: ...50px|thumb|right|Portrait of Sir Thomas More by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]]]]
2: ...ic offices, including that of [[Lord Chancellor]] from [[1529]] to [[1532]]. More coined the word "[[...
5: ..., the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], who declared that young Thomas would become a "marvellous man". T...
7: ...luding self-punishment in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: More had four children by his first wife, Jane Colt, who ... - 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)
11: {{Taxobox_infraclassis_entry | taxon = [[Neoptera]]}}
14: {{Taxobox_subordo_entry | taxon = [[Polyphaga]]}}
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...
29: *''Pelecanus occidentalis thagus''
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
1: [[Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
5: ...six-year term. Senatorial terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the terms expire ever...
7: ...se of Representatives. The Senate is not a mere "chamber of review," as is the case with the upper hou...
13: ...s. Because terms are staggered, every state will have a ''junior'' and ''senior'' Senator.
15: ...es with the very small populations—smaller than the population of a whole Congressional district... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
1: [[Image:Us senate seal.png|framed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of th...
2: ...ed from public opinion than the House. The Senate has several exclusive powers enumerated in the Const...
4: ...enate (the "[[upper house]]") are more extensive than those of the House of Representatives (the "[[lo...
6: ...as named after the ancient [[Roman Senate]]. The chamber of the United States Senate is located in the...
10: ...ss to the British House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42-->
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