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  1. Space exploration (14877 bytes)
    15: One can distinguish the [[sub-orbital spaceflight]] and the [[orbi...
    38: ...ion]], also known as ISRO, was established on [[August 15]], [[1969]] under the [[Department of Atomic...
    72: ||[[August 21]] [[1957]]
    105: ||[[Vanguard 2]]
    107: ||[[August 7]] [[1959]]
  2. Cave (10592 bytes)
    35: ...decorated cave is generally regarded to be [[Lechuguilla Cave]] ([[New Mexico]], [[United States|USA]]...
    37: Lechuguilla and nearby Carlsbad Caverns are now believed ...
    62: ... [[Slovenia]], followed by [[Velebit caves|Patkov Gušt]] (553m) in the [[Velebit]] mountain, [[Cr...
    64: ...www.forestry.sarawak.gov.my/forweb/np/np/mulu.htm Gunung Mulu National Park] ([[Sarawak]], [[Borneo]],...
    76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}}
  3. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    7: ...le.JPG|280px]]<br/><small>Emblem of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of...
    41: ... Byzantine emperor of [[Nicaea]], Michael Palaeologus.
    46: ...n 476, when the last western emperor, [[Romulus Augustus]], was forced to abdicate, thus leaving to th...
    51: ...''Corpus Historiae Byzantinae'' in order to distinguish ancient Roman from medieval Greek history with...
    74: ...lves to his two sons [[Arcadius]] and [[Flavius Augustus Honorius|Honorius]]; Arcadius became ruler in...
  4. Castle (27805 bytes)
    4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Japanese hist...
    5: ...Image:Prague_castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipar...
    40: ... other defensive features include towers at the angular direction changes of walls, [[moats]], [[drawb...
    52: ... other was a type wholly distinct, the high rectangular tower of [[masonry]], of which the [[Tower of ...
    59: ...he slight projections of the shell-keep and rectangular tower) soon penetrated to Europe, and Alnwick ...
  5. Tree (23723 bytes)
    24: ...most palm trees are not branched, the [[Saguaro|saguaro cactus]] of North America has no functional le...
    39: ...tree at Tisbury has a well-defined, clean, if irregular bole at least 1.5 m long. It has been found to...
    43: ...runk is circular in cross-section (an oval or irregular cross-section would result in a mean diameter ...
    63: ...s, but the results are usually little better than guesswork or wild speculation.
    103: ** [[Saguaro]], ''Carnegiea gigantea''
  6. Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
    93: In the genus ''[[Pinguicula]]'', the mucilage glands are quite short ([[...
    96: ...ective trap of small flying incests (such as [[fungus gnat]]s), whose surface responds
    110: Closely related to [[Drosera]] is the Portuguese dewy pine, ''[[Drosophyllum]]'', which differs...
    218: ...ir water content. Slow-moving flypapers like ''Pinguicula'' use growth, but the Venus flytrap uses mor...
    234: ...sitanicum'' is found around desert edges and ''Pinguicula valisneriifolia'' on limestone (calcium rich...
  7. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    29: ...yes, however, was beginning to improve. She had begun to employ him in crown affairs a few years previ...
    35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn...
    38: ...ent as Chancellor in which he was forced to plead guilty to bribery charges in order to save King Jame...
    49: ... fori|idola fori]]), coming from the misuse of language; and "Idols of the Theater" ([[idolon theatri|...
    51: ...his ''De augmentis scientiarum'' (1623). He distinguishes between duty to the community, an ethical ma...
  8. Socrates (7975 bytes)
    2: ...|470]] &ndash; [[May 7]], [[399 BC]]) ([[Greek language|Greek]] {{polytonic|&Sigma;&omega;&kappa;&rho;...
    9: ...t offended the leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged, and sentenced to drink [[Cicuta v...
    37: {{commons|Socrates}}
    41: * [[Project Gutenberg]] e-texts on Socrates, amongst others:
    42: ...a articles on [[:Category:Dialogues of Plato|Dialogues by Plato]])
  9. Mars (27704 bytes)
    13: The presence of methane on Mars is very intriguing, since as an unstable gas it indicates that th...
    74: ...has an angular diameter of about 2'. The Sun's angular diameter, by contrast, is about 21'.
    87: ... Odyssey]]. Global Surveyor has taken pictures of gullies and debris flow features that suggest there ...
    101: ...st 27]] [[2003]], and the minimum distance on [[August 24]] [[2208]] will be 0.37278 AU.
    103: ...imos (moon)|Deimos]] is of sufficiently small [[angular diameter]] that its partial "eclipses" of the ...
  10. Colonial America (32872 bytes)
    29: ...n large part due to the efforts of an enigmatic figure named [[John Smith of Jamestown|John Smith]]. S...
    51: ...ian]]s who had learned to speak some [[English language|English]]. That fall brought a bountiful harv...
    58: ...an standards, it was quite politically liberal--arguably more so than that of any European power of th...
    77: ...rom the island of [[Barbados]], and a [[French language|French]]-speaking community. Nearly continuous...
    94: ...r of universities, now counted among the [[Ivy League]], including Kings College (now [[Columbia Unive...
  11. Christianity (47078 bytes)
    6: ...cribe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''...
    27: ... the Jewish authorities, although some scholars argue that it was an ordinary Roman trial of a rebel. ...
    31: ...as a student of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3), a leading figure amongst the Jewish Sanhedrin (Acts 5:34&ndash;4...
    43: ...logy]] and [[Christian philosophy]], which some argue was a [[Influence of Hellenic Philosophy on Chri...
    54: ...], [[Armenian language|Armenian]], or [[Coptic language|Coptic]]. As a result differences in later the...
  12. Allspice (3832 bytes)
    3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
  13. Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
    45: ...ng line of aristocracy from [[Normandy]] and [[Burgundy]] which had been settled in Paris for about a ...
    52: ...h the [[Poland|Polish army]]. He fought and distinguished himself in fighting near the river [[Zbrucz]...
    56: While [[Heinz Guderian]] and the German Army General Staff were in...
    73: ...years in prison. At a second court-martial on [[August 2]], [[1940]], de Gaulle was condemned to death...
    89: ...formal retirement, de Gaulle however maintained regular contact with past political lieutenants from w...
  14. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    3: ...[[Denmark]] &ndash; [[October 24]], [[1601]] [[Prague]], [[Bohemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]])) was a [...
    8: ...ycho's father, a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate...
    12: ...iptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis.
    33: ... suggesting that the object was far away. Tycho argued that a nearby object should appear to shift its...
    38: ...he supernova of 1572 was not near the Earth. He argued that if the Earth were in motion, then nearby s...
  15. Thomas More (15893 bytes)
    14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
    46: ...f London]]. There he wrote his devotional ''Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation''.
    72: ...'s ''[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2130 Utopia]''
  16. French Revolution (36529 bytes)
    21: ...e Nobility," which saw themselves as the nation's guardians against despotism, as well as from court f...
    27: ...rst time since [[1614]]. Brienne resigned on [[August 25]], [[1788]], and Necker again took charge of...
    31: ... a more detailed description of the events of [[August 8]], [[1788]] &ndash; [[June 17]], [[1789]], se...
    35:
    37: ...gnon, the keeper of the seals, did little to give guidance to the deputies, who were remanded to separ...
  17. Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
    28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
    30: ...ults appear during late May to the beginning of August being most active in the evenings. Females lay ...
  18. Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
    19: This [[bird]] is distinguished from the [[American White Pelican]] by its b...
    29: *''Pelecanus occidentalis thagus''
    34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}}
  19. Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
    7: ...ant powers of Congress include the authority to regulate interstate and foreign [[commerce]], to levy ...
    15: ... Congressional district elsewhere&mdash;are still guaranteed one whole seat. These seats are [[apporti...
    17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
    26: ...]]. Proceedings of the general Congress are now regularly broadcast on [[C-SPAN]], as are newsworthy m...
    39: * To make rules and regulations governing [[interstate commerce|commerce]]...
  20. United States Senate (35505 bytes)
    10: ...nsist of the most distinguished characters, distinguished for their rank in life and their weight of p...
    14: ...y 19th century was marked by the service of distinguished orators and statesmen such as [[Daniel Webst...
    16: ...vil War era. Very few senators had long and distinguished careers, with most serving but for a single ...
    30: ...nators are regarded as more important political figures than members of the House of Representatives b...
    33: ...[[James Madison]] justified this arrangement by arguing that the "senatorial trust" called for a "grea...

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