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  1. 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...
  2. Cave (10592 bytes)
    13: ...s are found on [[Hawaii]] ([[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]]). [[Kazumura Cave]] near [[Hilo]] is the lon...
    22: ...r, [[Big Four Mountain]], [[Washington]], ca. [[1920]]]]
    23: ... by melting. They are also influenced by the very slow flow of the ice which tends to close the caves ...
    32: ...are the facts that limestone is so common and the slowness of the solution process. If it were faster,...
    35: ...ith calcium carbonate formations produced through slow precipitation, including the most common and we...
  3. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    37: | [[1204]]
    67: [[Image:Tetrarch_system.PNG|thumb|200px|frame|right|Map of Roman empire after Diocleti...
    80: ...early enemies, the [[Persian Empire|Persians]], [[Slavs]] and [[Bulgars]]. Theological crises, such as...
    84: ...Africa]] were permanently incorporated into the Muslim Empire in the [[7th century]], a process which ...
    99: [[image:BasilII.jpg|thumb|200px|Painting of Basil II, from an [[11th century]]...
  4. Castle (27805 bytes)
    5: [[Image:Prague_castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://cl...
    57: ...shown (Oman, ''Art of War: the Middle Ages'', p. c20) that the designers realized, first, that a secon...
    59: ...ers (which were of a type very different from the slight projections of the shell-keep and rectangular...
    61: ...c;teau Gaillard fell to [[Philip Augustus]] in [[1204]] after a strenuous defence, and the success of ...
    73: ...al castles and increase their number, while jealously keeping in check those of the barons. But in the...
  5. Tree (23723 bytes)
    3: ...he term generally applies to plants at least 6 m (20 ft) high at maturity and, more importantly, havin...
    13: ...landscape of trees scattered or spaced across grassland (usually grazed or burned over periodically) i...
    38: ...t measurements of [[yew]] trees in the [[British Isles]]:
    41: ...makes little difference to the measured girth. On sloping ground, the "above ground" reference point i...
    43: ...lar cross-section would result in a mean diameter slightly greater than the assumed circle). This is c...
  6. Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
    1: [[image:Darlingtonia_californica.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Darlingtonia]]'': note the small ent...
    66: [[image:Brocchinea.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''[[Brocchinia]]'': a carnivorous bromeli...
    156: ...l, and their trapping mechanism is triggered in a slightly different manner.
    162: [[image:Genlisearepens1web.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[Genlisea]]'': carnivorous plants sti...
    182: [[image:Roridula_gorgonias.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''[[Roridula]]'': a borderline carnivore ...
  7. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    14: ...reverence for [[Aristotle]] conflicted with his dislike of Aristotelian philosophy, which seemed barre...
    18: ...necessitated Bacon's return to England, and seriously influenced his fortunes. Sir Nicholas had laid u...
    21: ...worked quietly at Gray's Inn giving himself seriously to the study of law, until admitted as an [[oute...
    29: ...f Essex,'' etc. He received a gift of a fine of ?1200 on one of Essex's accomplices.
    35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn...
  8. Socrates (7975 bytes)
    5: ...ter everyone else in the party had become senselessly drunk; this helped him obtain his reputation as...
    27: ...l, then the rest of your lives you might continue sleeping, unless the god caring for you should send ...
    31: ...e of.'' (''[[Oeconomicus]]'' by [[Xenophon]], translated: ''The Economist'' by [[Henry Graham Dakyns|H...
    37: {{commons|Socrates}}
    51: * Taylor, C. C. W. (2001). ''Socrates: A very short introduction''. Oxfo...
  9. Mars (27704 bytes)
    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: ...ven [http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02008]. If true, the processes involved may have help...
    22: ...p of 50 scientists to conclude in the December 9, 2004 edition of the journal ''[[Science (journal)|Sc...
    24: ...ed to microfossils left by life on Mars. [[As of 2005]], this interpretation remains controversial wi...
  10. Colonial America (32872 bytes)
    25: ...n Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen"). It lay on an island in the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]],...
    31: ...mbers of [[Africa]]ns to the [[sugar]]-producing islands of the [[Caribbean]].
    33: ... sought a less rebellious form of labor - African slaves.
    42: ...ovince of New Hampshire]], and [[Colony of Rhode Island]].''
    49: ...ablishing that settlement on [[December 21]], [[1620]].
  11. Christianity (47078 bytes)
    6: ... is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' me...
    27: ...nclude the book of [[Isaiah]] that alludes to the slapping (Matt. 26:67–68; Isa. 50:6, 52:14&nda...
    29: ...s are not considered to have been written eponymously by their respective namesakes.
    41: ..."have filled every place among you—cities, islands, fortresses, towns, market-places, the very c...
    45: ...s of the [[New Testament]] were agreed, early translations appeared, and a church hierarchy emerged: t...
  12. Allspice (3832 bytes)
    2: ...xobox_image | image = [[Image: Pimenta dioica.jpg|200px| This picture is missing]] | caption = }} -->
    3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
    25: ...a near the beginning of the 16th century. It was slowly introduced into Europe after that. It is sti...
  13. Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
    52: ... During the [[Polish-Soviet war]] in [[1919]]-[[1920]], he volunteered to be a member of the [[French ...
    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...
    82: ...from September [[1944]] but resigned on [[January 20]], [[1946]], complaining of conflict between the ...
    107: [[Image:de gaullle collier.jpg|thumb|200px|Presidential portrait of de Gaulle.]]
  14. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    18: ... a fair amount of drinking, while the just turned 20-year-old Tycho was studying at the [[University o...
    43: ...nstruction of two observatories for Tycho on the island of [[Hven]] in [[Copenhagen]] Sound. These wer...
    63: ...s study of [[astrology and astronomy]] simultaneously, and [[Uraniborg]] was constructed as both [[obs...
    80: ... sixteenth century'' (Cambridge University Press, 2000) (ISBN 0-521-65081-X) (xii, 451 p. : ill., maps...
    82: ...omer'' (Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, 2002) (ISBN 0766017575) (128 p. : ill.)
  15. Thomas More (15893 bytes)
    2: ...utopia]]", a name he gave to an ideal, imaginary island nation whose political system he described in ...
    7: To his father's great displeasure, More seriously contemplated abandoning his legal career in orde...
    14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
    17: ...er left-hand corner describing to a listener the island of Utopia, whose layout is schematically shown...
    19: ...hy. More and Erasmus collaborated on a Latin translation of the works of [[Lucian]], which was publis...
  16. French Revolution (36529 bytes)
    8: ...ed and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, the conflicting interests of these i...
    15: ...th caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation.
    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...
    70: ...t a thirty-years' purchase") specified in the legislation of [[August 4]], the course now remained set...
  17. 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]].
    32: ...er females can inflict a nasty bite. Capable of a slow awkward lumbering flight usually at dusk making...
  18. Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
    15: [[image:Pelican.cropped.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Brown Pelican]]The '''Brown Pelican''' (''Pele...
    21: ...w tree. These birds nest in colonies, usually on islands.
    23: [[Image:Brown pelican Baja 2005.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Brown Pelican on the wing in Baja Califor...
    34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}}
  19. Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
    3: ...ers. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United States House of ...
    7: ...se with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
    15: ...[[Guam]], [[Puerto Rico]], and the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]]. Members are [[direct election|directly el...
    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.]]
  20. United States Senate (35505 bytes)
    4: ...f both houses is necessary for the passage of legislation. The exclusive powers enumerated to the Sena...
    10: ...tish House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42-->
    12: ...a question by Thomas Jefferson, said "we pour legislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it (from ...
    14: ...ted in the South's defeat and in the abolition of slavery. The ensuing years of [[Reconstruction]] wit...
    16: ... of senators by the people, rather than state legislatures; they achieved their objective in [[1913]] ...

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