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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
28: ...independently on October 15, 2003 when Yang Liwei piloted the Shenzhou V mission, accomplishing 14 orb...
170: ||[[Pioneer 10]]
194: {{Commons|Category:Space exploration}}
197: *[[Pioneer program]] - Cave (10592 bytes)
35: ...m carbonate formations produced through slow precipitation, including the most common and well-known ...
42: ...be discovered, especially in [[China]], which, despite containing around half the world's exposed lime...
47: ...anean life. Among these characters are a loss of pigment (often resulting in a pale or white colorati...
51: ...species]], such as, for example the [[Tooth cave spider]] and the [[Gray bat]].
62: The deepest individual [[pitch (vertical space)|pitch]] (vertical drop) within a cave is 603m in the... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
5: |+<big><big>Byzantine Empire</big></big>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western h...
29: ...rsies. This results in the loss of most of the Empire's remaining Italian territories, aside from som...
38: ... Constantinople is occupied by crusaders; Latin empire formed. - Castle (27805 bytes)
10: ...ace of retreat. This can be seen by many of the typical features of European castles - e.g. portcullis...
46: ...ill common in French place-names. It is clearly depicted at the time of the Conquest in the [[Bayeux T...
48: ... of the town many years before, may be taken as typical of the practice of the 11th century. But in ad...
50: The rapidity and ease with which it was possible to constr...
57: ...tudying the solid fortresses of the [[Byzantine empire]], revolutionized the art of castlebuilding, wh... - Tree (23723 bytes)
5: ...al landscape and significant elements in [[landscaping]], and in [[agriculture]] supplying [[orchard]]...
11: ...mples of many well known trees and how they are typically classified.
20: ...s the science of [[dendrochronology]]. In some tropical regions with constant year-round climate, grow...
26: ==Champion trees==
27: ...each case, the top position is always held by a [[Pinophyta|conifer]], though a different species in e... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
2: [[nutrient]]s (but not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]s,
5: ...trogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings.
8: ==Trapping mechanisms==
10: There are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. The...
13: *Pitfall traps ([[pitcher plant]]s), which trap prey in a rolled leaf ... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
23: ...e result of which may possibly be traced in his rapid progress at the Bar, and in his receiving, in 15...
35: ...supported. His obvious influence over the king inspired resentment or apprehension in many of his peer...
45: ...tly after, when driving on a snowy day, he was inspired by the possibility of using snow to preserve m...
49: ...n actual philosophy, but rather a method of developing philosophy; he wrote that, whilst philosophy at... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...r [[Alcibiades]], and probably saved his life; despite the objections of Alcibiades, Socrates refused ...
9: ...hree leading public figures to try Socrates for impiety and for corrupting the youth of Athens. Accord...
27: ...hen the rest of your lives you might continue sleeping, unless the god caring for you should send you ...
29: ...s, according to the ''[[Phaedo]]'' — [[Asclepius]] was the god of medicine and healing, to whom ...
37: {{commons|Socrates}} - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: [[Image:Mars NPArea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region w...
13: ...ars in patches, which suggests that it is being rapidly broken down (and so is presumably also continu...
18: ... proven [http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02008]. If true, the processes involved may have ...
20: ...rock_water_150_eng_02mar04.jpg|thumb|left|Microscopic rock forms indicating past signs of water taken ...
22: ...er evidence of water, has also been found by the Spirit rover in the "Columbia Hills". - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ... of development in colonial America, historians typically recognize four regions in the lands that lat...
16: ...he motivation behind the founding of colonies was piecemeal and variable. Practical considerations suc...
27: ...s behaved as the company had expected them to. Hoping to obtain all of their food by trading with the...
44: ...ng in the [[Church of England]]. But whereas the Pilgrims sought to leave the Church of England, the ...
46: ===The Pilgrims=== - Christianity (47078 bytes)
23: ...he was called the "King of the Jews" by [[Pontius Pilate]] (John 19:19–22; see Luke 16:8) on the...
27: ...l of Mark|Mark]] 14:65; Luke 23:63–64), whipping (Isa. 53:5; John 19:1; Matt. 27:26) and general...
29: ...ortions of the New Testament's [[Gospels]] and [[Epistles]]; however, the four gospels are not conside...
31: ...22) considering that the Jews of Rome sought his opinion on Christianity. Paul was the principal missi...
34: ...ve internal peace and good roads of the [[Roman Empire]]: - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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2: ...| image = [[Image: Pimenta dioica.jpg|200px| This picture is missing]] | caption = }} -->
3: ... you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
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13: ...ial_simple | color = lightgreen | binomial_name = Pimenta dioica}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
19: | [[Georges Pompidou]]
42: ...]. Called to form a government in [[1958]], he inspired a new constitution<sup>1</sup> and was the [[F...
47: ...assion for the fatherland, equal to her religious piety"). Although traditionalist and [[monarchist]],...
61: ...r support, the offensive had little impact on stopping the German advance. There was more success on [...
65: ...e afternoon. De Gaulle decided to reject French capitulation and to set about building a movement whic... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
12: ...such as [[Sacrobosco]]'s Tractatus de Sphaera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmographia seu descriptio totius orbis a...
14: ... needed is a long term project with the aim of mapping the heavens conducted from a single location ov...
35: Tycho's discovery was the inspiration for [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s poem, "[[Al Aaraa...
45: ...ed by [[Rudolf II|Rudolf II]], the [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]], he built a new observator...
51: ...minent observational astronomer of the pre-telescopic period, and his observations of [[star|stellar]]... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...ich ended his political career and led to his [[capital punishment|execution]] as a [[treason|traitor]...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
17: ... corner describing to a listener the island of Utopia, whose layout is schematically shown above him.]...
19: ...iend [[Erasmus of Rotterdam]] dedicated his masterpiece, ''[[In Praise of Folly]]'', to him. (Indeed,...
23: ...ard III of England|Richard III]]'', an unfinished piece of [[historiography]] which heavily influenced... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...le [[France]] would oscillate between republic, empire, and monarchy for 75 years after the [[French F...
21: ...e Finances in [[1783]], pursued a strategy of conspicuous spending as a means of convincing potential ...
23: ...term, he hoped that a show of support from a hand-picked Assembly of Notables would restore confidence...
25: ...parlements entirely and collect the new taxes in spite of them. This led to massive resistance across...
42: ...state, now meeting as the ''Communes'' (English: "Commons"), proceed with verification of its own powers an... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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19: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subfamilies}}
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ... a cervus. The Stag beetle is predated on by [[magpie]]s, [[badger (animal)|badger]]s, [[fox]]es, [[he... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
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12: {{Taxobox section binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Pelecanus occidentalis | auth...
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}}
36: == Pictures of Animals == - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
5: ...ed so that approximately one-third of the terms expire every two years.
9: ...of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]].
10: ...lindaylight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|United States Capitol]]
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
24: ...ted States]] was in effect. The [[United States Capitol]] building in [[Washington, D.C.]] hosted its ... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...here that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate has several exclus...
6: ...building, in [[Washington, D.C.]], the national capital. The House of Representatives convenes in the ...
23: ... candidates in [[primary election]]s, which are typically held several months before the general elect...
25: ...elected, a senator continues to serve until the expiry of his or her term, death, or resignation. Furt...
27: ...lection serves until the original six-year term expires, and not for a full term of his or her own.
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