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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
194: {{Commons|Category:Space exploration}} - Cave (10592 bytes)
22: ...e cave.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Ice cave in Big Four Glacier, [[Big Four Mountain]], [[Washington]], ca. ...
23: * '''Ice caves''' occur in and under [[glacier]]s, formed by melting. They are also influen...
43: [[Image:Seneca_Caverns.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fracture blocks in Seneca Caverns, Ohio, USA]]
45: ...aves, but also occur in other environments), [[trogloxene]]s (species which utilize caves, but must le...
47: ...bility to sense vibrations in water). Aquatic troglobites (or stygobites), such as the endangered [[A... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
2: |+<big><big>'''ΡΩΜΑΝΙΑ'''</big></big>
7: | colspan=2 align=center | [[Image:Byzantine eagle.JPG|280px]]<br/><small>Emblem of the [[Palaeolog...
46: ...921;Α ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ ''Basileia Romaion'' or Βυζά...
59: ...kans]] and [[Asia Minor]] contained an overwhelmingly Greek population. Ethnic minorities and sizeable...
108: ...f from imperial aid. Later crusades grew increasingly antagonistic. Although Alexius' grandson [[Manue... - Castle (27805 bytes)
17: ...xample, Norman lords constructed castles across England to impress, control and conquer. During the [[...
31: [[Image:Burg Eltz 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Burg Eltz]], [[Germany]]]]
44: The word "castle" (castel) was introduced into English shortly before the [[Norman]] Conquest to deno...
50: ...f the Conquest period in [[England]] and of the Anglo-Norman settlements in [[Wales]], [[Ireland]] and...
53: [[image:Tarascon Castle.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Front of [[Tarascon]] Castle, [[France]]]] - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: [[Image:coastredwood.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The [[conifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the tall...
3: ...ntly, having secondary branches supported on a single main stem or trunk (see [[shrub]] for comparison...
8: [[Image:Raunkiaer.jpg|250px|right|thumb|An [[oak]] tree in [[Denmark]]]]
32: # [[Coast Douglas-fir]] ''Pseudotsuga menziesii'': '''100.3 m''',...
69: ...strobos|Huon-pine]] ''Lagarostrobos franklinii'': 2500 years - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
89: ...pping mechanism is based on a sticky mucilage, or glue. The leaf of flypaper traps is studded with
90: [[mucilage]]-secreting glands, which may either be short and nondescript (l...
93: In the genus ''[[Pinguicula]]'', the mucilage glands are quite short ([[sessile]]), and the
102: mucilage glands are borne at the end of long [[tentacle]]s, w...
140: lobe's internal surfaces by the struggling insects causes the lobes to grow together (tow... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: [[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: ...– [[April 9]], [[1626]]) was an [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], [[spy]], [[f...
8: ...Keeper of the Great Seal under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. His mother, [[Ann Cooke Bacon]]...
16: ...they went abroad with Sir [[Amias Paulet]], the English ambassador at Paris. The disturbed state of go...
18: ...in February 1579 necessitated Bacon's return to England, and seriously influenced his fortunes. Sir Ni... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
37: {{commons|Socrates}}
47: ** [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/254 The Second Story of Meno; a continuation of Socr... - Mars (27704 bytes)
18: ... of the [[magnetic field]]s on Mars by the [[Mars Global Surveyor]] spacecraft have revealed that part...
35: ...[Image:MarsTopoMap-PIA02031 modest.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Topographic map of Mars, courtesy NASA/JPL-Cal...
47: [[Image:Phobos Deimos orbit Mars.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Orbits of Phobos and Deimos (to scale)]]
84: [[Image:Vikinglander-view.jpg|thumb|right|Viking Lander 1 site (c...
85: ...f-jokingly speak of an Earth-Mars "[[Bermuda Triangle]]" or of a Great [[Galactic Ghoul]] which subsis... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...vania|Pennsylvania]], the [[Puritans]] of [[New England]], the gold-hungry settlers of [[Jamestown, Vi...
4: ...s. Listed from north to south, they are: [[New England]], the [[Middle Colonies]], the [[Chesapeake B...
15: ===England===
16: ..., however, there was no official attempt by the English government to create a colonial empire. Rather...
22: ..., delayed for several years by circumstances in England, found no trace of the colonists, discovering ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
11: ...denominations & schools of thought, including [[Anglicanism]], [[Calvinism]], [[Lutheranism]], and [[M...
12: ... combined, Christianity is the world's largest single [[religion]], with an estimated 2.0 billion foll...
14: ...conclusions reached by the Council of Nicea in [[325]] C.E., known as the [[Nicene Creed]]. This descr...
47: ...as at constant war with Rome, the Christians struggled under the oppresive [[Sassanid|Sassanids]], who... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
16: ...] plant. The name "allspice" was coined by the English, who thought it combined the flavour of severa... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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58: [[Image:f_ww2_DeGaulle.jpg|thumb|250px|General de Gaulle reviewing troops.]]
68: [[Image:DeGaulleRadio.jpg|thumb|250px|General de Gaulle speaking on the BBC during t...
77: [[Image:casablanca1.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Casablanca Conference (1943)|Casablanca conf... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
14: ...he aim of mapping the heavens conducted from a single location over a period of several years.'' -Tych...
33: ...oice of astronomy as a profession. Tycho was strongly critical of those who dismissed the implications...
60: ...plicity]] of interpretative schemes, and increasingly preferred to work on establishing a sound [[math...
94: ...unknown ISBN }} page 210<!-- found using print.google.com and nd.edu --> refers to Tycho's elk as cite...
99: {{commons|Tycho Brahe}} - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
1: [[Image:Thomas More.png|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Sir Thomas More by [[H...
2: ...claim to be the supreme head of the [[Church of England]], a decision which ended his political career...
12: ... advisor to King Henry VIII, More became increasingly influential in the government, welcoming foreign...
14: ...rative and judicial control of much of northern England.
23: ...versial among modern historians for their exceedingly unflattering portrayal of King Richard, a bias d... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
27: ...ime since [[1614]]. Brienne resigned on [[August 25]], [[1788]], and Necker again took charge of the ...
42: ...state, now meeting as the ''Communes'' (English: "Commons"), proceed with verification of its own powers an...
87: ...authority independent of the others. The increasingly middle-class [[National Guard (France)|National ...
96: ...lar party carried the day: France would have a single, unicameral assembly. The king retained only a "...
120: ...States-General|States-General]] to serve for a single year, but by the [[Tennis Court Oath]], the ''co... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
19: ...ke fish. 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)
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
19: [[Image:State of the Union.jpg|thumb|250px| [[George W. Bush]] delivered his annual [[Sta...
137: [[Image:US House Committee.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The House Committee on Financial Services...
145: ...ter it reaches him (not counting Sundays). The single exception to this rule is when Congress adjourns...
210: <!-- 25 seats in each row --> - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
14: ...[[John C. Calhoun]], [[Henry Clay]], [[Stephen Douglas]] and [[Thomas Hart Benton]]. The era, however,...
16: ...inguished careers, with most serving but for a single term. The corruption of state legislatures was a...
18: ...publicans followed with [[Charles Curtis]] in [[1925]]. Initially, the powers of the leaders were very...
80: ...hich only the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] may originate such measures.
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