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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: ...logies, stronger and lighter materials and other technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea ...
6: ... the original [[Apollo program|Apollo]] and [[Project Mercury|Mercury]] space capsule trainers, and th...
11: From a spaceflight perspective, the definition of space usually used is that...
13: ...etween the two superpowers. Soviet dog [[Laika]] became the first animal in orbit on [[November 3]], [... - 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 cli...
6: ...may involve a combination of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influences.
10: ...e at Craters of the Moon NM-750px.JPG|thumb|300px|Lava tube cave at [[Craters of the Moon National Mon...
11: ... and the surface cools down and becomes hard. The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
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7: ...ynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople)...
15: | [[527]] || Justinian I becomes emperor.
21: | Justinian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]]...
27: ...wing decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conquer Sicily as well. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: A '''castle''' (from the [[Latin]] ''castellum'', diminutive of ''castra'', a m...
2: ...into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" designations, reli...
5: ...e Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
7: .... Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]].
8: ...s a home. Castles were made by their owners for specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over t... - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: ...onifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
3: ... other plant forms, trees are long-lived. A few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live...
5: ... [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[mytho...
7: ==Classifications==
9: ...y)|orders]] and [[family (biology)|families]] of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth form... - 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,
5: especially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and ro...
6: ...ote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...nt St Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...In the context of his time, such methods were connected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[a...
8: ... Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Eli...
10: ...y years, and that his health during that time, as later, was delicate. He entered [[Trinity College, C...
12: ... Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the young Lord ... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: ... BC|470]] – [[May 7]], [[399 BC]]) ([[Greek language|Greek]] {{polytonic|Σωκ&r...
5: ... official recognition and instead encouraged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he a...
7: ...scientific institute with his friend Chaerophon; Plato has Socrates tell us that he once spent all of ...
9: ... War]]. At a time when [[Athens]] was seeking to recover from humiliating defeat, the Athenian public ...
11: ...o the version of his defense speech presented in Plato's ''Apology'', Socrates' life as the "gadfly" o... - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
2: ... Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...This feature also earned it the name of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([[...
8: ...it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 seconds.
13: ... become uniformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companion... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...igious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...atter what sort of colony it sprang from. By the late [[18th century]], these different colonies foun...
9: ...aissance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open ...
11: ...pon were found to belong to an entirely different landmass. [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] quickly mounte...
13: ...sh colonies. Though these northerly lands were relatively close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had tak... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: '''Christianity''' is the world's largest religion. It is based on the life and teachi...
6: ...is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' mea...
8: ...ure, as well as thousands of diverse beliefs and sects. Christianity is generally grouped into three m...
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion a...
12: ...billion followers or about 33% of the world's population. - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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6: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicots | Magnoliopsida ]]}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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3: ...[[alchemist]]. He had [[Uraniborg]] built, which became an early "[[research institute]]". For purpose...
8: ...His twin brother was [[stillborn]] (Tycho wrote a Latin ode (Wittendorf 1994, p. 68) to his dead twin ...
10: ...stle to which they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ...e]] which occurred on August 21, [[1560]], particularly the fact that it had been predicted, that so i...
14: ...f them disagree. What's needed is a long term project with the aim of mapping the heavens conducted fr... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...hich he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...[[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
7: ...f wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ... More provided his daughters with an excellent classical education at a time when such learning was ...
12: ...ry and personal advisor to King Henry VIII, More became increasingly influential in the government, we... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...he previous trend of absolutism and people as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting...
8: ...interests of these initially allied groups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
17: ...nce in public life by the ambitious professional classes.
21: ...ismissed. [[Charles Alexandre de Calonne]], who became Controller-General of the Finances in [[1783]...
23: ...h finances, and allow further borrowing until the land tax began to make up the difference and allow t... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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10: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Pterygota]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_infraclassis_entry | taxon = [[Neoptera]]}}
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6: {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelican|Pelecaniformes]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Pelecanidae]]}}
9: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Pelecanus]]''}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...rs. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United States House of R...
5: ...e consists of 100 members. Each Senator, who is elected by the whole state rather than by a district, ...
7: ...e with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
13: ...n equal vote in at least one house of Congress. Because terms are staggered, every state will have a ...
15: ...total number is fixed by statute at 435 ([[Public Law 62-5]]). - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...ess partisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate...
4: ... both houses is necessary for the passage of legislation. The exclusive powers enumerated to the Senat...
10: ...kinson (lawyer)|John Dickinson]] argued that the second chamber should "consist of the most distinguis...
12: ...Representatives)". <!--Sources are in references section-->
14: ...The ensuing years of [[Reconstruction]] witnessed large majorities for the [[United States Republican ...
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