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  1. Space exploration (14877 bytes)
    40: ... [[PSLV]] (Polar satellite launch vehicle) and [[GSLV]] (Geostationary satellite Launch Vehicle). Mos...
    41: ...[Chandrayan|Chandrayan-1]] (Moon-Ship-1) which is slated to be launched by [[2007]].
    194: {{Commons|Category:Space exploration}}
  2. Cave (10592 bytes)
    13: ...s are found on [[Hawaii]] ([[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]]). [[Kazumura Cave]] near [[Hilo]] is the lon...
    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...
    62: ...n a cave is 603m in the [[Vrtoglavica]] cave in [[Slovenia]], followed by [[Velebit caves|Patkov Gu&#3...
  3. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    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 ...
    104: ... of emperor [[Romanus IV]] in [[1071]] by [[Alp Arslan]], sultan of the Seljuk Turks, most of that pro...
    110: ...tins." The [[Venice|Venetians]] were especially disliked, even though their ships were the basis of th...
    116: ...the empire survived simply because the [[Muslim|Muslims]] were too divided to attack, but eventually t...
  4. Castle (27805 bytes)
    59: ...ers (which were of a type very different from the slight projections of the shell-keep and rectangular...
    73: ...al castles and increase their number, while jealously keeping in check those of the barons. But in the...
    97: ...ilitary Architecture of the Middle Ages'' was translated by M Macdermott in 1860.
    114: {{commons|Castle}}
  5. Tree (23723 bytes)
    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...
    60: ...roya cupressoides'', as yet un-measured, may well slot in at third or fourth place, and [[Taxodium|Mon...
  6. Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
    156: ...l, and their trapping mechanism is triggered in a slightly different manner.
    192: ...number of species in the [[Martyniaceae]] (previously the [[Pedaliaceae]]), such as ''[[Ibicella lutea...
    218: ...contract by quickly altering their water content. Slow-moving flypapers like ''Pinguicula'' use growth...
    254: ... nutrients at all. Respiration is a straight line sloping down under the horizontal axis (respiration ...
    441: *Hanslin, H. M. & Karlsson, P. S. (1996). Nitrogen u...
  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: ...to employ him in crown affairs a few years previously, and he gradually acquired the standing of one o...
    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}}
  9. Mars (27704 bytes)
    49: ... hand, is far enough away that its orbit is being slowly boosted instead.
    89: ...e ice at the planet's south pole. NASA had previously confirmed their presence at the north pole of Ma...
    101: ...landscape forecasts an even closer approach in [[2287]]. However, to keep this in perspective, this re...
    147: ...s with the characters 火星, which translate as "Fire Star." This is based on [[Five Elemen...
    206: {{commons|Mars}}
  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]].''
    56: ...om of thought]]. She, too, was exiled to [[Rhode Island]].
  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)
    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)
    126: ...ns, or multilateral agreements. De Gaulle is famously quoted for nicknaming the [[United Nations]] ''l...
    139: ... 68 poster 2.png|thumb|200px|May 1968 poster. Translation: "The Mess is ''him''." The Mess (or more li...
    161: ... return to economic prosperity after an initially sluggish postwar performance, while maintaining much...
    194: === English Translations ===
    272: {{commons|Charles de Gaulle}}
  14. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    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: * John Robert Christianson: ''On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, science, and culture in the sixt...
    82: ...ho Brahe : Astronomer'' (Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, 2002) (ISBN 0766017575) (128 p. : i...
    93: ...a.kth.se | year=2005 | date=March 31}} from a translation from Gassendi
  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...
    70: ...t a thirty-years' purchase") specified in the legislation of [[August 4]], the course now remained set...
    76: ...m the [[Roman Catholic Church]] to the State. Legislation enacted in 1790 included the abolition of th...
  17. Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
    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)
    21: ...w tree. These birds nest in colonies, usually on islands.
    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...
    26: ...ess can also be found on the internet, on the legislative database [[THOMAS (database)|THOMAS]].
  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: ...vention]] in [[1787]]; all states except [[Rhode Island]] agreed to send delegates. Many delegates cal...
    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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