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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...ical exploration of outer-[[Earth]] objects and generally anything that involves the technologies, scie...
6: ...and [[Project Mercury|Mercury]] space capsule trainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
38: ... 15]], [[1969]] under the [[Department of Atomic Energy]] of the [[Government of India]]. It manages a...
50: ...ponsible for Russia's space science program and general aerospace research. It was formed after the bre...
135: ||[[Venera 3]] - Cave (10592 bytes)
20: ...e waves work on the rocks of the coast they are generally rather small.
26: ...caves''' are formed when layers of more soluble minerals such as gypsum dissolve out from between layer...
35: ...he world's most spectacularly decorated cave is generally regarded to be [[Lechuguilla Cave]] ([[New Me...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}} - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
21: | Justinian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Va...
53: ...rtheless, this was not intended in a demeaning manner since he ascribed his changes to ''historiography...
80: ...roots. Under [[Justinian I]], and the brilliant general [[Belisarius]], the empire temporarily regained...
96: ...met in [[787]] and affirmed that icons could be venerated but not worshipped. Irene also attempted a ma...
131: By the 18th century refinement and polite manners were no longer considered effeminate, so writers... - Castle (27805 bytes)
8: ... but also as a home. Castles were made by their owners for specific purposes, or evolved into new purpo...
57: ... of War: the Middle Ages'', p. c20) that the designers realized, first, that a second line of defences ...
61: ...ers in the stonework of the fortress were more vulnerable than a uniform curved surface. Château ...
63: ...ost, two walls. In these cases, the fall of the inner ward by surprise, [[escalade]], vive force, or ev...
65: The general adoption of [[cannon]] placed in the hands of t... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally applies to plants at least 6 m (20 ft) high a...
22: The roots of a tree are generally embedded in earth, providing anchorage for th...
24: ...on. A plant form that is similar to a tree, but generally having smaller, multiple trunks and/or branch...
41: As a general standard, tree girth is taken at 'breast height...
49: ...] ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'': '''8.85 m''', [[General Grant tree]], [[Grant Grove]], California ([htt... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
2: [[nutrient]]s (but not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]s,
16: ...r traps, which suck in prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum; and
38: but the family contains two other genera, ''[[Sarracenia]]'' and ''[[Darlingtonia]]'',
107: ...pendent on insect sources of nitrogen that they generally lack the
131: ... of cells at the base of the trigger hair open, generating an - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
25: ...me excluded from the court. When the [[attorney-general]]ship fell vacant in 1594 and Bacon became a ca...
35: ... but a law was passed that forbade the attorney-general to sit in parliament -- and to the various roya...
38: ...on's reputation and unfairly influencing later generations about the actual facts of this predicament....
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5: ...e with any other human being, just as a horse trainer accustomed to wilder horses might be more compete...
37: {{commons|Socrates}} - Mars (27704 bytes)
22: ...story". On the opposite side of the planet the mineral [[goethite]], which (unlike hematite) ''only'' ...
29: ...Valles Marineris]] or the ''[[Mariner program|Mariner]] Valley'', which is 4000 km long and 7 km deep. ...
35: ...the west (including [[Olympus Mons]]), Valles Marineris to the east of Tharsis, and Hellas Basin in the...
41: ... notable maps of Mars. After the spacecraft [[Mariner 9]] provided extensive imagery of Mars in [[1972]...
85: ...pacecraft destined for Mars have failed in one manner or another before completing or even beginning th... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
13: ...th]] and [[17th century|17th]] centuries, a new generation of colonial powers arose: [[Kingdom of Great...
33: ... in burning Jamestown to the ground, plantation owners sought a less rebellious form of labor - African...
35: ...ttle social infrastructure developed for the commoners of Virginia society, in contrast with the highly...
60: ...ographic location of the family, within several generations many "towns" were more like clans, composed...
62: ... they could not produce themselves. There was a generally higher economic standing and standard of livi... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
8: ...s of diverse beliefs and sects. Christianity is generally grouped into three main branches, which split...
14: ...ght hand of" (become one with) God. Christians generally believe that faith in [[Jesus]] is the only w...
23: ...t was rejected as an [[apostate]] by the people generally considered to be the [[Jew]]ish authorities (...
27: ...hipping (Isa. 53:5; John 19:1; Matt. 27:26) and general humiliation that is centred on the given refere...
36: ...a [[Mesopotamia]] to [[Persian Empire|Persia]], Inner [[Asia]] and [[India]] - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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34: ...lants are more tolerant . It adapts well to container culture and can be kept as a [[houseplant]] or in... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
50: ...dead on the battlefield. Alive, he was taken prisoner by the Germans. He made five unsuccessful escape ...
56:
58: [[Image:f_ww2_DeGaulle.jpg|thumb|250px|General de Gaulle reviewing troops.]]
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68: [[Image:DeGaulleRadio.jpg|thumb|250px|General de Gaulle speaking on the BBC during the war.]] - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
26: ...in love with [[Kirsten J?sdatter]] who was a commoner, her father, Pastor Jorgen Hansen, being the [[Lu...
27: Under Danish law, when a nobleman and a commoner woman lived together openly as husband and wife, ...
28: ...timate in the eyes of the law, but they were commoners like their mother and could not inherit their fa...
69: ... nobleman at [[Landskrona]]. Apparently during dinner the elk had drunk a lot of beer and fell down the...
73: ...efore it concluded, would be the height of bad manners and so he remained. His weakened state allowed a... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
17: ...n the lower left-hand corner describing to a listener the island of Utopia, whose layout is schematical...
48: ...licitor General for England and Wales|Solicitor General]], [[Richard Rich]], to testify that More had, ... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
8: ...eoisie]], allied with aggrieved peasants, wage-earners, and individuals of all classes who had come und...
13: ...f the [[seigneurial system]] by peasants, wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie
21: ... Alexandre de Calonne]], who became Controller-General of the Finances in [[1783]], pursued a strategy...
25: ...), and promising the convocation of the Estates-General within five years, but also attempted in the me...
27: ...n [[August 8]], [[1788]] to convene the Estates-General in May [[1789]] — for the first time sinc... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
15: ...ent Commissioner of Puerto Rico|Resident Commissioner]]) is elected to a four-year term. The states wi...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
26: ... on [[January 3]], [[1947]]. Proceedings of the general Congress are now regularly broadcast on [[C-SPA...
33: ...for legislation dealing with gathering revenue (generally through [[Taxation in the United States|taxes...
135: ...was not as important. Each representative was a generalist and dealt knowledgeably with all fields of i... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
23: ...ty candidates vary from state to state. For the general election, almost all states use the [[First Pas...
27: ...lection for one seat happens to coincide with a general election for the state's other seat, then the t...
30: ...2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/--> In general, senators are regarded as more important politi...
46: ...urses salaries, monitors the acquisition of stationery and supplies, and oversees clerks. The Secretary...
50: ...nd Sundays are rare. Sittings of the Senate are generally open to the public and are broadcast live on ...
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