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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
4: ...s of exactly how that would be done. During the [[20th century]], with the development of adequate pro...
15: ...the first amateur space flight. On [[June 21]], [[2004]], [[SpaceShipOne]] became the first privately-...
19: ...They had their first success on [[October 23]], [[2004]] with a VSV-30, or [[Brazilian Exploration Veh...
28: ...d a human into space independently on October 15, 2003 when Yang Liwei piloted the Shenzhou V mission,...
31: ...', also known as ESRO, was established on [[March 20]], [[1964]], per an agreement signed on [[June 14... - Cave (10592 bytes)
11: .... The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends.
12: The liquid lava inside the crust flows out and leaves a hollow tube.
22: ...r, [[Big Four Mountain]], [[Washington]], ca. [[1920]]]]
60: [[As of 2005]], the deepest known cave (measured from its hi...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}} - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
37: | [[1204]]
38: | Constantinople is occupied by crusaders; Latin empire formed.
51: ... as "Imperium Graecorum", "Graecia", "Terra Graecorum" or even "Imperium Constantinopolitanus".
67: [[Image:Tetrarch_system.PNG|thumb|200px|frame|right|Map of Roman empire after Diocleti...
70: ...e. He split the Empire in half, with two emperors ruling from Italy and Greece, each having a co-emper... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...a'', a military camp, in turn the plural of ''castrum'' or watchpost), is a [[fort]], a [[camp]] and t...
5: [[Image:Prague_castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://cl...
17: ...Norman Conquest]], for example, Norman lords constructed castles across England to impress, control an...
30: By their very nature they were very permanent structures and many survive through to the modern day;...
42: ... of range of attack and wait for the internees to run out of either food or water. Offensive technique... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...supported on a single main stem or trunk (see [[shrub]] for comparison). Compared with most other plan...
9: ...e and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
16: ...ts of a tree are the [[root]]s, [[trunk (botany)|trunk]](s), [[branch]]es, [[twig]]s and [[leaf|leaves...
22: ...nutrients]] from the [[soil]]. Above ground, the trunk gives height to the leaf-bearing branches, aidi...
24: ... does not fit the definition of a tree, but all spruces are trees. [[Bamboo]]s by contrast, do show mo... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: [[image:Darlingtonia_californica.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Darlingtonia]]'': note the small ent...
41: are usually known as trumpet pitchers. ''S. purpurea'' (the huntman's cup)...
66: [[image:Brocchinea.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''[[Brocchinia]]'': a carnivorous bromeli...
140: lobe's internal surfaces by the struggling insects causes the lobes to grow together (...
162: [[image:Genlisearepens1web.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Genlisea]]'': carnivorous plants sti... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: .... He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verulam''' in [[1618]], and created '''Viscount St Alb...
16: ...e|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction.
18: The sudden death of his father in February 1579 necessitated Bacon's return to England, a...
21: ...es his goals, which were threefold: discovery of truth, service to his country, and service to the chu...
25: ... Bacon took his seat for [[Middlesex]] when in February 1593 Elizabeth called a Parliament to investig... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...veryone else in the party had become senselessly drunk; this helped him obtain his reputation as a fo...
7: ... came to see that it was ''philosophy'' that was truly important for study.
9: ...ic figures to try Socrates for impiety and for corrupting the youth of Athens. According to Dr Will Be...
37: {{commons|Socrates}}
51: * Taylor, C. C. W. (2001). ''Socrates: A very short introduction''. Oxfo... - Mars (27704 bytes)
8: ...ts red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxide (rust) on its surface. Mars has only a quarter the su...
11: ...[[telescope]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]] by the [[Mars Express Orbiter]], present meas...
15: ...hat were photographed by the Opportunity rover in 2004.
18: .../photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02008]. If true, the processes involved may have helped to susta...
22: ...p of 50 scientists to conclude in the December 9, 2004 edition of the journal ''[[Science (journal)|Sc... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...olitics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
25: The first truly successful English colony was established in [[...
29: ...icated that the entire region was, at the time, struck by the most severe [[drought]] in centuries. [[...
35: ... contrast with the highly developed social infrastructure of colonial New England.
49: ...ablishing that settlement on [[December 21]], [[1620]]. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
14: ...ursuant to the [[Old Testament]] scriptures, was crucified by humanity, died and was buried, only to b...
23: ...ndash;22; see Luke 16:8) on the [[INRI|''titulus crucis'']] or statement of the charge hung over the c...
29: ... witnessed his miracles and teachings. After his crucifixion, his apostles and other followers claimed...
39: ...tament and both contained within them a wide spectrum of beliefs (see J. Dunn 1977 ''Unity and Diversi...
41: ... very camp, tribes, companies, palaces, senate, forum; we have left nothing to you but the temples of ... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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16: ...ice''', is a [[spice]] which is the dried unripe fruit of the [[Pimenta dioica]] plant. The name "all...
28: ... as whole dried fruits or as a powder. The whole fruits have a longer shelf-life than the powdered pro...
34: ...ants must be kept in proximity in order to allow fruits to develop. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
50: ...[captain]] de Gaulle was severely wounded at the gruesome [[Battle of Verdun]] in March 1916, and left...
52: ...tinguished himself in fighting near the river [[Zbrucz]] and received the highest Polish military awar...
59: ... from the leaders of the military through the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] due to his bold views. After the...
61: ...an]] [[tank]] forces at [[Montcornet]]. With only 200 French tanks and no air support, the offensive h...
69: ...inet]] attempted to block the speech, but was overruled by Churchill. In France, de Gaulle's "[[Appeal... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...Tycho Brahe''' ([[December 14]], [[1546]] [[Knudstrup]], [[Denmark]] – [[October 24]], [[1601]] ...
8: ...as born at his family's ancestral seat of [[Knudstrup]] [[Castle]], [[Denmark]] to [[Otte Brahe]] and ...
10: ...nd aunt, J? Brahe and [[Inger Oxe]], in the [[Tostrup Castle]] until he was six years old. Around 1552...
16: ...ve and enlarge the existing instruments, and construct entirely new ones. Tycho's naked eye measuremen...
18: ... a fair amount of drinking, while the just turned 20-year-old Tycho was studying at the [[University o... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: '''Sir Thomas More''' ([[7 February]], [[1478]]–[[6 July]], [[1535]]), posth...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
36: ...n]], a lady of the court. In [[1527]], Henry instructed Cardinal Wolsey to petition [[Pope Clement VI...
44: ... was able to produce a letter in which he had instructed Barton not to interfere with state matters.
53: ...in [[1935]]. His feast day is [[22 June]]. In [[2000]], Saint Thomas More was declared "heavenly pat... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...tholic Church]] was forced to undergo radical restructuring. While [[France]] would oscillate between ...
21: ...the r駩mes of [[Louis XV of France | Louis XV]] (ruled [[1715]]–[[1774]]) and Louis XVI several...
25: ...d to endorse his measures, insisting that only a truly representative body — preferably the [[Es...
42: ...state, now meeting as the ''Communes'' (English: "Commons"), proceed with verification of its own powers an...
44: ...ceeded to swear the [[Tennis Court Oath]] ([[June 20]], 1789), under which they agreed not to separate... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...a variety of places, tree stumps, old trees and shrubs, rotting fence posts, compost heaps and [[leaf ... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
15: [[image:Pelican.cropped.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Brown Pelican]]The '''Brown Pelican''' (''Pele...
23: [[Image:Brown pelican Baja 2005.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Brown Pelican on the wing in Baja Califor...
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ... the United States]], which also delineates its structure and powers. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bic...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
19: ...to a [[joint session of Congress]] on January 28, 2003 in the House chamber.]]
39: * To make rules and regulations governing [[interstate commerc...
40: * To make uniform rules for the [[naturalization]] of foreign citizens - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
10: ...tish House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42-->
12: The structure of Congress was one of the most divisive iss...
14: ...olition of slavery. The ensuing years of [[Reconstruction]] witnessed large majorities for the [[Unite...
16: ..., with most serving but for a single term. The corruption of state legislatures was also widespread; n...
18: In the [[1910s]] a Senate leadership structure developed, with [[Henry Cabot Lodge]] and [[...
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