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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
4: ...r-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...ainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
8: See also: [[The Blue Marble]], a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo pro...
11: ... surface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
13: ...[[October 4]], [[1957]]. This spectacular success led to an escalation of the American space program, ... - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ... however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and se...
9: ...e same time as the surrounding rock. These are called '''primary caves'''.
12: The liquid lava inside the crust flows out and leaves a hollow tube.
25: ...aterial, including [[chalk]], [[dolomite]], [[marble]], [[loess]], [[ice]], [[granite]], [[salt]], [[l...
26: ...sum dissolve out from between layers of less soluble rock. These rocks fracture and collapse in blocks... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
1: ...gn=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0.5em 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; bo...
7: ... Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
27: | Arab armies conquer the Levant and Egypt. In the following decades, they ta...
32: ...rch in Rome breaks with the Church in Constantinople. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...orks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Ja...
5: ...ague_castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Cl...
6: ==Purpose of castles== - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: ...50px|The [[conifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
3: ...ll, and some can live for several [[millennium|millennia]].
5: ...(e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[mythology|mythologies]] ...
9: ...s. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth form, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproduct...
11: ...ant]]s and conifers. The listing below gives examples of many well known trees and how they are typica... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...p underneath the swollen 'balloon', and the colourless patches that confude prey trapped inside ]]A ''...
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on ...
13: ...([[pitcher plant]]s), which trap prey in a rolled leaf that contains a pool of digestive enzymes;
15: *Snap traps, which trap prey with rapid leaf movements;
19: ...also be classified as active or passive. For example, there are both passive flypapers, - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...iscount St Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...aconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentation...
8: ...ke, whose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
10: ..., as later, was delicate. He entered [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], in 1573 at the age of 13, living ...
12: ...e Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the young Lord... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...otidaea]], the [[Battle of Delium]] and the [[Battle of Amphipolis]]. We know from [[Symposium (Plato)...
7: ...ion. However, it is unlikely that Socrates was able to live off of family inheritance, given his fath...
9: ...hing and everyone, and apparently it offended the leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged...
11: ...cal accounts from varied sources, while questionable, suggest that Socrates had been studying philosop...
13: ...is idolized by his disciples and thinkers that reflect on his accomplishments through their writing. - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: ...rs.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
6: Its symbol, ♂ (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), ...
8: ...]s). The [[solar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and ...
11: ...o discovered in the atmosphere by Earth-based [[telescope]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]]...
13: ...duction tends to be accompanied by [[ethane]], while volcanic methane is accompanied by [[sulfur dioxi... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...uritans]] of [[New England]], the gold-hungry settlers of [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]], and the [...
4: ...th to south, they are: [[New England]], the [[Middle Colonies]], the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and the [[Sout...
9: ... time, the intellectual growth of the Renaissance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies...
11: ... in this atmosphere that [[Christopher Columbus]] left Spain on his famous westward voyage. He sought...
13: ...close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken little interest in them, so as far as the Europeans were... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...Old Testament]] (or [[Hebrew Bible]]). This is reflected in their use of the term "Christ" to describe...
8: ...ersons (technically Greek ''[[hypostasis]]''), called the [[Trinity]]. Christianity encompasses numero...
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
12: ...combined, Christianity is the world's largest single [[religion]], with an estimated 2.0 billion follo... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Myrtales]]}}
13: {{Taxobox_section_binomial_simple | color = lightgreen | binomial_name = Pimenta di...
16: ...pice''', also called '''Jamaica pepper''', '''Myrtle pepper''', '''Pimento''', or '''Newspice''', is a...
18: ...- the Spanish word for "pepper" -- is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red [[bell p... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: .... For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...gn=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border...
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: ...efef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
9: ! align="left" | Office: - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...ill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
8: ... came from an important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...is uncle was given the command of Vordingborg Castle to which they moved, and where Tycho began a Lati...
12: ...penhagen]]. There, following the wishes of his uncle, he studied law but also studied a variety of oth...
14: ...e aim of mapping the heavens conducted from a single location over a period of several years.'' -Tycho... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ..., a decision which ended his political career and led to his [[capital punishment|execution]] as a [[t...
7: ... order. Perhaps because he judged himself incapable of [[celibacy]], More finally decided to marry in...
9: ...excellent classical education at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
12: ...man Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertreasurer i...
14: ... the [[Duchy of Lancaster]], a position that entailed administrative and judicial control of much of n... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...le as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...ceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, the conflicting interests of the...
13: ...ial system]] by peasants, wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie
15: ...and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Stag beetles}}
2: ... | image = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
13: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[beetle|Coleoptera]]}}
20: ''not a complete list''<br>
28: ...ond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelican|Pelecaniformes]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Pelecanidae]]}}
9: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Pelecanus]]''}}
12: ...ction binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Pelecanus occidentalis | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L...
15: ...ccidentalis'' <small>†</small>) is the smallest (42"-54") member of the [[pelican]] family. - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ... powers. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United States House...
5: ...0 members. Each Senator, who is elected by the whole state rather than by a district, serves a six-yea...
7: ...e case with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
13: ...tution that did not give them an equal vote in at least one house of Congress. Because terms are stag...
15: ...trict elsewhere—are still guaranteed one whole seat. These seats are [[apportionment|apportioned... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...rticle One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
4: ...al of both houses is necessary for the passage of legislation. The exclusive powers enumerated to the ...
10: ...a likeness to the British House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42-->
12: ... to a question by Thomas Jefferson, said "we pour legislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it (f...
14: ...vil War. The efforts of "[[Radical Republicans]]" led to the impeachment of [[United States Democratic...
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