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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...most famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the moon in...
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ... missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...ma]] next to [[Redstone Arsenal]] displays many articles of space hardware, including a full-size repl...
10: ==Orbiting and reaching space== - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ..., the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
5: ==Cave types and formation==
6: ...by geologic processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmo...
9: Some caves are formed at the same time as the surrounding rock. These are called '''pr...
10: ...b|300px|Lava tube cave at [[Craters of the Moon National Monument|Craters of the Moon]]]] - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
5: |+<big><big>Byzantine Empire</big></big>
7: ...f the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
15: | [[527]] || Justinian I becomes emperor.
18: | Justinian builds the church of [[Hagia Sophia]] (Α... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...ss]], usually of the [[Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also referred to [[Prehis...
2: ...ge, often remained attached to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''...
4: ...les also figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inha...
8: ...cific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time:
10: ... First and foremost castles were places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. Thi... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...]], woody [[plant]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally appl...
7: ==Classifications==
9: ...eaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
11: ...day are [[flowering plant]]s and conifers. The listing below gives examples of many well known trees a...
16: ...lls, and [[bark]] is made of ''phloem'' and other tissues external to the vascular cambium. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
13: ...rey in a rolled leaf that contains a pool of digestive enzymes;
14: *Flypaper traps, which trap prey using a sticky mucilage;
17: ...inting hairs to force prey to move towards a digestive organ.
19: These traps may also be classified as active or passive. For example, there are both passive... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...ns''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...hods were connected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
10: ... his early years, and that his health during that time, as later, was delicate. He entered [[Trinity C...
14: ...eemed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives.
16: ...enry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...cial recognition and instead encouraged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also s...
7: ...ell us that he once spent all of his time on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to se...
9: ...e, and apparently it offended the leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged, and sentenced ...
11: ... [[Anaxagoras]], [[Prodicus]], the priestess [[Diotima]] and others as his teachers.
13: ...t reflect on his accomplishments through their writing. - Mars (27704 bytes)
6: ...ting out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield an...
7: ==Physical characteristics==
11: ...sent measurements state a average methane concetration of about 10 [[Parts per million|ppb]] (see [[#r...
13: ...y; in the Earth's oceans biological methane production tends to be accompanied by [[ethane]], while vo...
18: ...he planet from [[cosmic radiation]]. Other explanations have also been proposed. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...ernment on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representation]].
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ... had subsided during the Middle Ages. At the same time, the intellectual growth of the Renaissance led...
11: ...est. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]]... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: '''Christianity''' is the world's largest religion. It is ba...
6: ...ek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
8: ...l as thousands of diverse beliefs and sects. Christianity is generally grouped into three main branche...
9: ...[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents), - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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13: {{Taxobox_section_binomial_simple | color = lightgreen | binomial...
16: '''Allspice''', also called '''Jamaica pepper''', '''Myrtle pepper''', '''Pimento''...
18: ...for "pepper" -- is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red [[bell pepper]]... These Pi... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ...[[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
13: | From [[January 8]], [[1959]]<br> to [[April 28]], [[1969]]
40: ...esman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de_Gaulle.ogg|pronunciation of his name}})
42: ...h left a major influence in subsequent French politics.
44: ==1890–1912: Formative years== - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...For purposes of [[publication]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[paper mill]]. His best known assi...
8: ...mily which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ... moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ...haera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmographia seu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omni...
14: ...f mapping the heavens conducted from a single location over a period of several years.'' -Tycho Brahe,... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...e [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...y of Oxford]] for two years, where he studied [[Latin]] and [[logic]]. He then returned to London, wh...
7: ...wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...ghters with an excellent classical education at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men...
11: ==Early political career== - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
1: {{French Revolution}}
2: ...r of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...ive bodies, the conflicting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source of conf...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following: - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
2: ... [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
19: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Sub...
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ... legs which they use for communication ([[stridulation]]) with other larvae. The name [[cervus]] is de...
32: ...g flight usually at dusk making a very low distinctive buzzing sound, the males seem to fly more readi... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
2: ... [[image: Brownpelican77.jpg|Brown Pelican]] | caption = }}
12: {{Taxobox section binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Pelec...
17: ...ds may stray to inland freshwater lakes. After nesting, [[North America]]n birds move further north al...
19: ...for [[fish]] from the air, as opposed to [[cooperative fishing]] from the surface. It dines mostly on ...
21: ...ple scrape on the ground on an island to a bulky stick nest in a low tree. These birds nest in colonie... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...tates House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] (the "[[Lower House]]") and the [[United Sta...
5: ...s represented by two members, regardless of population. As there are fifty states in the Union, the Se...
7: ...of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
12: ==Composition==
13: ...small states refused to go along with any Constitution that did not give them an equal vote in at leas... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...[[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
4: ...re extensive than those of the House of Representatives (the "[[lower house]]").
6: ....]], the national capital. The House of Representatives convenes in the south wing of the same buildin...
10: ...perty, and bearing as strong a likeness to the British House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 20...
12: ...presentatives)". <!--Sources are in references section-->
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