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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...ects and generally anything that involves the technologies, science, and politics regarding [[outer sp...
4: ...eakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ... displays an unparalleled array of aerospace technology in one place: [[Space Shuttle Enterprise]], a...
13: ...g [[Laika]] became the first animal in orbit on [[November 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight mad...
15: ...ard a U.S.-launched V2 rocket in July, [[1946]]. Another milestone was achieved on [[May 17]], [[2004]... - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ...must be large enough that some portion of it will not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the...
11: ...the surface cools down and becomes hard. The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends....
28: <!-- nothing to do with speleothems, which can be in any ...
30: ...solution process produces a distinctive landform known as [[karst]] and characterized by [[sinkhole]]s...
34: ...in Hall of the Mountain Kings, [[Ogof Craig a Ffynnon]], [[South Wales]]]] - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
21: | Justinian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Os...
27: ...ypt. In the following 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 ... - Castle (27805 bytes)
2: ...''chau-fort,'' for in French a simple ''chau'' connotes a grand [[country house]] at the center of an ...
8: Castles were built not only as a defensive measure, and offensive weapo...
15: ... tried anything, were easily overcome as they had no refuge.(Hariulf, ''Gesta ecclesiae Centulensis'')
17: ...ing exploded as local warlords staked claims to minor kingdoms from behind newly-built castles.
30: ... many survive through to the modern day; they are now mostly considered monuments. - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ..., [[perennial]], woody [[plant]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term g...
11: ...s. The listing below gives examples of many well known trees and how they are typically classified.
18: ...der the bark. Endogenous trees, mainly in the [[monocotyledon]]s (e.g. [[palm tree|palms]]), grow by a...
20: ...le. Age determination is also impossible in endogenous trees.
24: ...e of individual specimens. A spruce seedling does not fit the definition of a tree, but all spruces ar... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...rnica.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Darlingtonia]]'': note the small entrance to the trap underneath the s...
2: [[nutrient]]s (but not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]...
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
20: ...]]'', which secrete mucilage, but whose leaves do not
32: pitchers do not overflow. To counteract this problem, [[natural ... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentat...
21: ...rvice to his country, and service to the church. Knowing that a prestigious post would aid him toward ...
23: ...ent, into the enjoyment of which, however, he did not enter until 1608.
25: ...y sold for ?1800, equivalent to a much larger sum now.
29: ...ough he had no commission or warrant and received no salary. His relationship with the queen also impr... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...of Delium]] and the [[Battle of Amphipolis]]. We know from [[Symposium (Plato)|Plato's ''Symposium'']]...
7: ...given his father's occupation as an artisan; in Xenophon's ''Symposium'', Socrates explicitly states t...
9: ...thenian public court was induced by three leading public figures to try Socrates for impiety and for co...
11: ...r as he ''knew'' he knew nothing and strived for knowledge. Historical accounts from varied sources, ...
13: ...ial thinker and philosopher of his time. Although no written accounts of his real life have been locat... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...Image:Mars NPArea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-C...
13: ...niformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companion' gases t...
18: ...he ocean floors of Earth. One interesting theory, published in [[1999]] is that these bands could be ev...
24: ...], this interpretation remains controversial with no consensus having emerged.
27: The dichotomy of Martian topography is striking: northern plains flattened by lava flows contrast wit... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...ous]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...h; the [[frontier]] had certain unifying features no matter what sort of colony it sprang from. By th...
9: ...sance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open wat...
11: ...tematic attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe began to revive, it became clear that...
13: ...e new powers to establish colonies. Though these northerly lands were relatively close to Europe, Spa... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...esus (see [[Christian Love]]). Most Christians ( not all see [[Jonadabs]] ) believe Jesus to be the [...
8: ...d into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of thought, including [[Anglic...
14: ...reached by the Council of Nicea in [[325]] C.E., known as the [[Nicene Creed]]. This describes the bel... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
6: ...obox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicots | Magnoliopsida ]]}}
13: ..._section_binomial_simple | color = lightgreen | binomial_name = Pimenta dioica}}
18: (Note however, that the name '''pimento''' is also us... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
22: | [[November 22]], [[1890]]
28: | [[November 9]], [[1970]]
40: ...de Gaulle''' ([[November 22]], [[1890]] – [[November 9]], [[1970]]), in [[France]] commonly refe...
42: ...ogy#Political_ideologies|political ideology]] is known as [[Gaullism]], which left a major influence i...
45: ... the family was a long line of aristocracy from [[Normandy]] and [[Burgundy]] which had been settled i... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ... [[printing press]] and [[paper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
8: ...hie Brahe]]). [[Otte Brahe]], Tycho's father, a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark...
10: ...h.'' Apparently this did not lead to any disputes nor did his parents attempt to get him back. Tycho l...
12: ...him that he began to make his own studies of astronomy helped by some of the professors. He purchased ...
14: ...s many measurements and methods as there are astronomers and all of them disagree. What's needed is a ... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...a [[treason|traitor]]. More was [[canonization|canonized]] in [[1935]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church...
9: ... several years his senior. His new wife bore him no children, but More raised as his own her daughter...
12: ...he earned a reputation as an honest and effective public servant. In [[1517]] More entered the king's ...
14: ...ed administrative and judicial control of much of northern England.
19: ...translation of the works of [[Lucian]], which was published in [[Paris]] in [[1506]]. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ... I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[anci...
17: * Resentment at noble privilege and dominance in public life by the ambitious professional classes.
21: ...rlement]]s'' (law courts), dominated by the "Robe Nobility," which saw themselves as the nation's guar...
23: ... a show of support from a hand-picked Assembly of Notables would restore confidence in French finances...
25: ..., including the famous "Day of the Tiles" in [[Grenoble]]. Even more importantly, the chaos across Fr... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
20: ''not a complete list''<br>
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
12: {{Taxobox section binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Pelecanus occidentalis | author = [[Ca...
17: ...er nesting, [[North America]]n birds move further north along the coasts in flocks, returning to warme...
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
7: ...al to the House of Representatives. The Senate is not a mere "chamber of review," as is the case with ...
13: ...efused to go along with any Constitution that did not give them an equal vote in at least one house of...
15: ...ut the total number is fixed by statute at 435 ([[Public Law 62-5]]).
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
24: ... D.C.]] hosted its first session of Congress on [[November 17]], [[1800]]. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...l exclusive powers enumerated in the Constitution not granted to the House; most significantly, the [[...
6: ...ber of the United States Senate is located in the north wing of the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] ...
12: ... [[March 4]], [[1789]]. However, the Senate could not begin work until a majority of the members assem...
14: ...ory in the Civil War. The efforts of "[[Radical Republicans]]" led to the impeachment of [[United State...
16: ...s in the electorate; both the Democrats and the Republicans were in power in the Senate, but neither co...
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