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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
15: ...As for sub-orbital flights, on [[October 3]], [[1942]] an A4 rocket, a prototype for the German [[V2 r...
28: ...rt being the China Aerospace Corp. China became only the third country on Earth to send a human into ...
47: ...ons on [[October 1]], [[1958]], NASA consisted mainly of the four laboratories and some 8,000 employee...
153: ...2]]; However, [[Vostok 3]] and [[Vostok 4]] were only within five kilometers of one another, and were ...
191: ...ht, [[April 12]] [[1981]]. The first (and so far only) automatic reusable spacecraft was [[Buran]], la... - Cave (10592 bytes)
49: ... Free-tailed Bat]], are trogloxenes, and are commonly found in caves, but forage outside of the caves....
58: ...States|USA]]) at 579km in length. This record is unlikely to be surpassed in the near future as the ne...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}} - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
4: ...#914;υζαντινή Αυτοκρατ...
59: ...ear the borderlands, the [[Armenians]] being the only sizeable one.
78: ...he western half of the empire, but at best could only demand tribute from the eastern half. [[Theodosi...
84: ... in [[751]], leaving the Byzantines with control only of small areas around the toe and heel of Italy.
104: ...ly in 1071, and the [[Seljuk Turks]], who were mainly interested in defeating [[Egypt]] under the [[Fa... - Castle (27805 bytes)
8: Castles were built not only as a defensive measure, and offensive weapon, bu...
46: ...ayeux Tapestry]], and was then familiar on the mainland of western [[Europe]].
52: ...where they found a natural rock stronghold which only needed adaptation, as at Clifford, Ludlow, the P...
55: ...of which defied the [[battering ram]], and could only be undermined at the cost of much time and labou...
59: ...ame merely the last refuge of the garrison, used only when all else had been captured. Indeed the keep... - Tree (23723 bytes)
11: ...rous]] Period; tree ferns still survive, but the only surviving horsetails are not of tree form. Later...
16: ...wig]]s and [[leaf|leaves]]. Tree stems consist mainly of support and transport tissues ([[xylem]] and ...
18: ... immediately under the bark. Endogenous trees, mainly in the [[monocotyledon]]s (e.g. [[palm tree|palm...
20: ...th ring]]s. In temperate climates, these are commonly visible due to changes in the rate of growth wit...
22: ...he branches optimizes exposure of the leaves to sunlight. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
40: ...Sarracenia'' is the pitcher plant genus most commonly encountered in cultivation, and
104: bending 180° in only a minute or so. Sundews are extremely cosmopolit...
105: ...e continents except the [[Antarctica|Antarctic mainland]]. They are probably at their
125: There are only two snap-traps, which are believed to have had a...
162: ...ge:Genlisearepens1web.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Genlisea]]'': carnivorous plants still need to attract... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
18: ... died before doing so, and Francis was left with only a fifth of that money. Having started with insu...
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn...
107: ...t.library.adelaide.edu.au/aut/bacon_francis.html Online editions of Bacon's works] - Socrates (7975 bytes)
7: ...is time engaged in conversation. However, it is unlikely that Socrates was able to live off of family...
11: ... led Socrates to the conclusion that he was wise only in so far as he ''knew'' he knew nothing and str...
25: :''False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul wit...
27: ... rest of your lives you might continue sleeping, unless the god caring for you should send you another...
37: {{commons|Socrates}} - Mars (27704 bytes)
6: Its symbol, ♂ (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from b...
8: ... a quarter the surface area of the [[Earth]] and only one-tenth the [[mass]] (though its surface area ...
11: ... is thin: the [[air pressure]] on the surface is only 750 [[pascal]]s, about 0.75 percent of the avera...
22: ... mineral [[goethite]], which (unlike hematite) ''only'' forms in the presence of water, along with oth...
31: ...[[Mount Everest]] and the [[Mariana Trench]]) is only 19.7 km. Combined with the planets' different ra... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
22: ...nd, found no trace of the colonists, discovering only the mysterious word "CROATOAN" carved on a tree....
29: ... a harvest, named the winter the Starving Times. Only a third of the colonists survived the first wint...
37: ...]]s out of the far-flung tobacco planters. Thus, unlike in [[Puritanism|Puritan]] New England, there w...
49: ... later relocated to [[Plymouth Colony]] on the mainland, establishing that settlement on [[December 21...
51: ...ing of [[1621]]. Later that year, the colonists enlisted the aid of [[Squanto]] and [[Samoset]], two ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
14: ...generally believe that faith in [[Jesus]] is the only way to achieve salvation and to enter into [[hea...
45: ... organization the Christian church had to deal mainly with occasional, but sometimes severe persecutio...
54: This was only the first of several [[ecumenical council|ecumen...
58: ...us Christus]]'' (Christ alone—is Jesus the only mediator between humanity and God, or do the Chu...
62: ... governed by avowed [[atheism|atheist]]s, though only [[Albania]] was officially atheistic. Adherents ... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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28: ... during cooking and then removed before serving. Unlike bay leaves, they lose much flavour when dried ...
31: ...arations and [[curry powder]]s. Allspice is commonly used in Great Britain and appears in many dishes... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
40:
59: At the outbreak of World War II, de Gaulle was only a [[colonel]], having encountered hostility from...
61: ...n armour to retreat at [[Caumont]]. This was the only significant tactical success the French gained a...
69: ...ure the spirit of de Gaulle's position. Although only few people actually heard the speech that night ...
75: ...his partners in the war. "France has no friends, only interests" is one of his best-remembered stateme... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
16: ... accuracy obtainable. He was able to improve and enlarge the existing instruments, and construct entir...
27: ...a nobleman and a commoner woman lived together openly as husband and wife, and she wore the keys to th...
53: ...philosophy and Scripture, and could be discussed only as a computational convenience that had no conne...
60: ...ications on the principle that the [[planets|heavenly bodies]] undoubtedly influenced (yet did not det...
65: ...n the grounds of correspondences between the heavenly bodies, terrestrial substances (metals, stones e... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
27: ...g controversial political matters freely. It is unlikely that More, a devout and conservative Christi...
36: ...mbrace the Protestant teaching that the Pope was only the [[Bishop of Rome]] and therefore had no auth...
39: ...that the marriage of Henry to Catherine had been unlawful. But as Henry began to deny the authority o...
48: ...d of the church. This testimony was almost certainly false, but on the strength of it the jury voted ... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
8: ...d come under the influence of the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as p...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of th...
14: * The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
25: ... refused to endorse his measures, insisting that only a truly representative body — preferably t...
27: ...sed his position not to propose new reforms, but only to prepare for the meeting of the nation's repre... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
32: ...eem to fly more readily than the females. Adults only live for a few months feeding on [[nectar]] and ... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
15: ...talis'' <small>†</small>) is the smallest (42"-54") member of the [[pelican]] family.
17: ...Amazon River]]. Some immature birds may stray to inland freshwater lakes. After nesting, [[North Ameri...
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
7: ...f the federal government. The Congress, however, only possesses those powers enumerated in the Constit...
15: ...wo-year terms from [[Congressional district]]s. Only the non-voting delegate from Puerto Rico (known ...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
64: ... a judge or court before being imprisoned —unless necessary in time of rebellion or invasion
65: * Pass laws that condemn persons for crimes or unlawful acts without a trial ([[attainder]]) - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
10: ...ouse of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42-->
25: ...olutions censuring members; [[censure]] requires only a simple majority and does not remove a senator ...
30: ...ittees, and have more staffers. The prestige commonly associated with the Senate is reflected by the b...
42: ...presides over very few Senate debates, attending only on important ceremonial occasions (such as the s...
52: Senate procedure depends not only on the rules, but also on a variety of customs a...
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