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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...nd important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the moon in the [[space ...
4: ... and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable pr...
6: ...ne Arsenal]] displays many articles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 1...
8: See also: [[The Blue Marble]], a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo ...
11: ... sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].) - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: [[image:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewe...
3: ...of it will not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like clif...
6: Caves are formed by geologic processes. These may involve ...
8: ===Primary caves===
9: ... as the surrounding rock. These are called '''primary caves'''. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
1: ...f; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: ...rved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
24: | The [[Lombard]] invasion results in the loss of most of Italy.
27: ...wing decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conquer Sicily as well.
29: | [[730]]-[[787]]; [[813]]-[[843]] || Iconoclasm controversies. This results in the loss of mos... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...history|prehistoric]] [[earthworks (engineering)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden C...
2: ...into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" designations, reli...
5: ...ed by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
7: ...ed by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]].
10: ...e places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the typ... - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: ...s [[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
3: ...son). Compared with most other plant forms, trees are long-lived. A few species of trees grow to 100 m...
5: ... [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[mytho...
7: ==Classifications==
8: ...er.jpg|250px|right|thumb|An [[oak]] tree in [[Denmark]]]] - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...rapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
3: ...[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
6: ...ote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
10: ...sic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verulam''' in [[1618]], and created '''Viscount St Alban...
4: ...ntific revolution]]. His works establish and popularize an inductive methodology for [[science|scienti...
5: ==Early life==
8: ...nd a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minis...
10: ...e]], in 1573 at the age of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]]. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: ... BC|470]] – [[May 7]], [[399 BC]]) ([[Greek language|Greek]] {{polytonic|Σωκ&r...
5: ...such campaigns, he also showed his extraordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winter...
7: ...t he once spent all of his time on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that it ...
9: ...he leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged, and sentenced to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemloc...
11: ...ilosophy for much longer than this and include [[Parmenides]], [[Anaxagoras]], [[Prodicus]], the pries... - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
2: ...s NPArea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]...
4: ... [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
6: ... the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and spear.
7: ==Physical characteristics== - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...ania|Pennsylvania]], the [[Puritans]] of [[New England]], the gold-hungry settlers of [[Jamestown, Vir...
4: ...atter what sort of colony it sprang from. By the late [[18th century]], these different colonies foun...
9: ...f the Renaissance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages acr...
11: ...fort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|S...
13: ...ortugal had taken little interest in them, so as far as the Europeans were concerned, they were still ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: '''Christianity''' is the world's largest religion. It is based on the life and teachin...
6: ...is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' mea...
8: ...passes numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture, as well as thousands of diverse beli...
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion ad...
12: ...billion followers or about 33% of the world's population. - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
6: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicots | Magnoliopsida ]]}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ...les de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
13: | From [[January 8]], [[1959]]<br> to [[April 28]], [[1969]]
24: ! align="left" | Place of birth: - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...[[Uraniborg]] built, which became an early "[[research institute]]". For purposes of [[publication]], ...
5: ... by his surname "Brahe". Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
7: ==Early years==
8: ...[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's ...
10: ...e Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old. - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...hich he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
4: ==Early life==
5: ... Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
7: ...f wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...cellent classical education at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...ons in France in the popular imagination. It downplays the previous trend of absolutism and people as ...
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...d and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, the conflicting interests of these in...
13: ... of the [[seigneurial system]] by peasants, wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie
16: * [[Food]] scarcity in the months immediately before the revoluti... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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4: {{Taxobox_domain_entry | taxon = [[Eukaryote|Eukaryota]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Arthropod]]a}}
9: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Insect]]a}}
10: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Pterygota]]}} - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox begin placement | color = pink}}
6: {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
11: {{Taxobox end placement}}
12: ...omial_name = Pelecanus occidentalis | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = 1766}}
17: ...r north along the coasts in flocks, returning to warmer waters for winter. - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...rs. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United States House of R...
5: ...imately one-third of the terms expire every two years.
7: ...e with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
13: ...in at least one house of Congress. Because terms are staggered, every state will have a ''junior'' an...
15: ...total number is fixed by statute at 435 ([[Public Law 62-5]]). - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ... ([[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
4: ...nsibilities of the Senate (the "[[upper house]]") are more extensive than those of the House of Repres...
10: ...s to the British House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42-->
12: ...m the The House of Representatives)". <!--Sources are in references section-->
14: ...to the impeachment of [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] President [[Andrew Johnson]] in [[...
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