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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ...als and other technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no long...
6: ...et, the original [[Apollo program|Apollo]] and [[Project Mercury|Mercury]] space capsule trainers, and...
8: ...le]], a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo program]]
11: From a spaceflight perspective, the definition of spa... - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: ...aveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
6: ...ses. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influences...
9: ...es are formed at the same time as the surrounding rock. These are called '''primary caves'''.
11: *'''[[Lava tube]]s''' are formed through volcanic activity. They are the most common pr... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
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3: |+<big><big>'''''Romania'''''</big></big>
15: | [[527]] || Justinian I becomes emperor.
21: ...th Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
29: ...he Empire's remaining Italian territories, aside from some territories in the south. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: A '''castle''' (from the [[Latin]] ''castellum'', diminutive of ''cas...
2: ...xpanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" designatio...
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Japanese history]],...
5: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
7: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]. - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...ms, trees are long-lived. A few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several [[m...
5: ...s (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[mythology|mythologies]...
9: ...rm, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
11: ...]]s, which grew in vast forests in the [[Carboniferous]] Period; tree ferns still survive, but the onl...
13: ...e]]s). A landscape of trees scattered or spaced across grassland (usually grazed or burned over period... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...es that confude prey trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or mo...
3: ...ally [[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutr...
5: ...[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings.
6: ...n]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...yist]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verulam''' in [[1618]], and created '''Viscount ...
4: ...mplies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of h...
10: ... 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
14: ...ilosophy, which seemed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives.
16: ...[Gray's Inn]], and a few months later they went abroad with Sir [[Amias Paulet]], the English ambassad... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...tayed with his wounded lover [[Alcibiades]], and probably saved his life; despite the objections of Al...
7: ...anaged a scientific institute with his friend Chaerophon; Plato has Socrates tell us that he once spen...
9: ...lty as charged, and sentenced to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlock]], which cost him his life.
11: ...is and include [[Parmenides]], [[Anaxagoras]], [[Prodicus]], the priestess [[Diotima]] and others as h...
13: ...nd thinkers that reflect on his accomplishments through their writing. - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...l and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
6: ...x2642; (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the ...
8: ...tenth the [[mass]] (though its surface area is approximately equal to that of the Earth's dry land bec...
11: ... is 95 percent [[carbon dioxide]], 3 percent [[nitrogen]], 1.6 percent [[argon]], and traces of [[oxyg...
13: ...likely; in the Earth's oceans biological methane production tends to be accompanied by [[ethane]], whi... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ... Virginia|Jamestown]], and the [[convict]]s of [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]] each came to the new co...
4: ...features no matter what sort of colony it sprang from. By the late [[18th century]], these different ...
8: ===Europe===
9: ...ring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...lear that the first nation to find a direct trade route to the [[East Indies|"Indies"]] would benefit ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...erm "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Me...
8: ...ly grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination...
11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of thought, including [...
14: ...but not [[Restorationism]]) derive their beliefs from the conclusions reached by the Council of Nicea ... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
18: ...ord for "pepper" -- is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red [[bell pepper]]... Thes...
21: ...s a complex [[aroma]], hence its name. It is an aromatic [[spice]] with a taste similar to a combinat...
25: ..., although some other Central American countries produce it in small amounts.
28: ...used for smoking meats where allspice is a local crop. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
4: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-colla...
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13: | From [[January 8]], [[1959]]<br> to [[April 28]], [[1...
40: ...and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de_Gaulle.ogg|pronunciation of his name}})
42: ...was the [[Fifth Republic]]'s first [[president]] from [[1958]] to [[1969]]. His [[Ideology#Political_i... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...[nobleman]], well known as an [[astronomer]]/[[astrologer]] (the two were not yet distinct) and [[alch...
8: ...er, also came from an important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...e [[Tostrup Castle]] until he was six years old. Around 1552 his uncle was given the command of Vordin...
12: ...purchased an [[ephemeris]] and books such as [[Sacrobosco]]'s Tractatus de Sphaera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmo...
14: ...ct with the aim of mapping the heavens conducted from a single location over a period of several years... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...an Catholic Church]], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
9: ...own her daughter by her previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical ed...
12: ...[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertre...
14: ...ion that entailed administrative and judicial control of much of northern England.
17: ...e:Utopia.jpg|300px|thumb|left|[[Woodcut]] by [[Ambrosius Holbein]] for a [[1518]] edition of ''Utopia.... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...]]s overthrew the [[absolute monarchy]] and the [[Roman Catholic Church]] was forced to undergo radica...
8: ... conflicting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source of conflict and bloods...
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]].
15: ... both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation.
17: ...ge and dominance in public life by the ambitious professional classes. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Arthropod]]a}}
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25: [[Penichrolucaninae]]<br>
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...ith other larvae. The name [[cervus]] is derived from the mandibles of the male, which look like the h... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
2: ...obox image | image = [[image: Brownpelican77.jpg|Brown Pelican]] | caption = }}
12: ...mial_name = Pelecanus occidentalis | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = 1766}}
15: ...opped.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Brown Pelican]]The '''Brown Pelican''' (''Pelecanus occidentalis'' <small>&...
17: It lives strictly on coasts from [[Washington]] and [[Cape Cod]] to the mouth of ... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
5: ...r term. Senatorial terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the terms expire every two y...
7: ...ved to the states, except where the Constitution provides otherwise. Important powers of Congress incl...
13: ...renewed every two years; two members are elected from each [[U.S. state]] by popular vote to serve six...
15: ...ional district]]s. Only the non-voting delegate from Puerto Rico (known as [[Resident Commissioner of...
17: ...ouse of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 percent of members have law degrees. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...tisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate has se...
4: ...the Senate. The Constitution provides that the approval of both houses is necessary for the passage of...
6: ...f the United States was named after the ancient [[Roman Senate]]. The chamber of the United States Sen...
10: ...fe and their weight of property, and bearing as strong a likeness to the British House of Lords as pos...
12: ...gislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it (from the The House of Representatives)". <!--Sources ...
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