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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...ding of the first man on the moon in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet...
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ...th missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...apsule trainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
10: ==Orbiting and reaching space== - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: [[image:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed f...
3: ...er, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea cave...
11: ...on primary caves. Lava flows downhill and the surface cools down and becomes hard. The lava now flows ...
13: ...s are found on [[Hawaii]] ([[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]]). [[Kazumura Cave]] near [[Hilo]] is the lon...
15: ...Blister caves''' are also formed through volcanic activity. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
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46: ... empire into Western and Eastern halves. Others place it yet further in 476, when the last western emp...
61: ...t famous is the heroic or [[epic poem]] [[Digenis Acritas]].
68: ...l of Italy. Of course, integration did not take place uniformly. Societies already integrated with Rom...
70: ... with two emperors ruling from Italy and Greece, each having a co-emperor of their own. This division ... - Castle (27805 bytes)
2: ...f the [[feudalism|feudal]] age, often remained attached to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castleli...
10: ... places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the typi...
17: ...]], for example, Norman lords constructed castles across England to impress, control and conquer. Duri...
26: ...s well as lower grade housing within the walls to accommodate some of the key population of the local ...
42: ...urrounding [[army]] would camp out of range of attack and wait for the internees to run out of either ... - Tree (23723 bytes)
9: ...ety of growth form, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
11: ...nd subsequently [[flowering plant]]s in the [[Cretaceous]] Period. Most species of trees today are [[f...
13: ...landscape of trees scattered or spaced across grassland (usually grazed or burned over periodically) i...
18: ...ouped into ''exogenous'' and ''endogenous'' trees according to the way in which their stem diameter in...
20: ...or even wood taken from trees in the past; this practice is known as the science of [[dendrochronology... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
5: especially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings.
16: ...n prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum; and
19: These traps may also be classified as active or passive. For example, there are both passi...
21: ...e in response to prey capture; and there are also active flypapers, such as - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: ...[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: '''Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans''' ([[January 22]], [[1...
4: ...ience|scientific]] inquiry, often called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowle...
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
8: ...f England|Elizabeth I]]. His mother, [[Ann Cooke Bacon]] was the second wife of Sir Nicholas, a member... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...rmidable conversationalist. He also saw military action, fighting at the [[Battle of Potidaea]], the ...
7: ...ks this is the most important art or occupation. According to Aristophanes, he managed a scientific i...
9: ...r impiety and for corrupting the youth of Athens. According to Dr Will Beldam he was the first person ...
11: ...]], the priestess [[Diotima]] and others as his teachers.
13: ...by his disciples and thinkers that reflect on his accomplishments through their writing. - Mars (27704 bytes)
7: ==Physical characteristics==
8: ...ual to that of the Earth's dry land because Mars lacks [[ocean]]s). The [[solar day]] on Mars is almos...
11: ...ercent [[nitrogen]], 1.6 percent [[argon]], and traces of [[oxygen]] and [[water]]. In [[2003]], [[me...
13: ...ompanied by [[ethane]], while volcanic methane is accompanied by [[sulfur dioxide]].
18: ...here by transporting carbon rich rocks to the surface, while the presence of a magnetic field would ha... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ... [[convict]]s of [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]] each came to the new continent for vastly different r...
9: ...faring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...e "[[New Monarchs]]" began to forge nations, they acquired the degree of centralized wealth and power ...
13: ... States]] presented themselves as an attractive place for these new powers to establish colonies. Tho...
16: ...ounding of colonies was piecemeal and variable. Practical considerations such as [[business|commercial... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...s largest religion. It is based on the life and teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in th...
6: ... is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' me...
14: ...en]], and that salvation is a gift given by the grace of God.
21: ...st century]]. According to [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 11:19 and 11:26 in the [[New Testament]], Jes...
23: According to the [[New Testament]] Jesus was a desce... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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25: ...a near the beginning of the 16th century. It was slowly introduced into Europe after that. It is sti... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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42: ... to [[World War II]], he was mostly known as a [[tactician]] of [[tank]] battles and an advocate of th... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
10: ... disputes nor did his parents attempt to get him back. Tycho lived with his childless uncle and aunt, ...
12: ...[ephemeris]] and books such as [[Sacrobosco]]'s Tractatus de Sphaera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmographia seu de...
16: ...d eye measurements of planetary [[parallax]] were accurate to the [[arcminute]]. (These measurements b...
18: ... rest of his life, he was said to have worn a replacement made of [[silver]] and [[gold]]. Tycho's to...
33: ...f the astronomical appearance, writing in the preface to ''De Stella Nova'': "''O crassa ingenia. O ca... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ... chiefly remembered for his principled refusal to accept King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]'s c...
7: ... his life he continued to observe many monastic practices, including self-punishment in the form of we...
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... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...s between [[1789]] and [[1799]], in which [[democracy|democrats]] and [[republicanism | republican]]s ...
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.
21: ...ardians against despotism, as well as from court factions, and both ministers were ultimately dismisse...
25: ...n [[Grenoble]]. Even more importantly, the chaos across France convinced the short-term creditors on ... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
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19: ...l in single file, flying low over the water's surface.
21: ...w tree. These birds nest in colonies, usually on islands.
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...ers. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United States House of ...
5: ...n the Union, the Senate consists of 100 members. Each Senator, who is elected by the whole state rathe...
7: ...se with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
13: ...state]] by popular vote to serve six-year terms. Each state has equal representation in the Senate bec...
15: ...ent|apportioned]] according to the population of each state, but the total number is fixed by statute ... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...tives|House of Representatives]]. In the Senate, each [[U.S. state|state]] is equally represented by t...
4: ...f both houses is necessary for the passage of legislation. The exclusive powers enumerated to the Sena...
10: ...ber should "consist of the most distinguished characters, distinguished for their rank in life and the...
12: ...a question by Thomas Jefferson, said "we pour legislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it (from ...
14: ...political purposes; the trial ultimately ended in acquittal, with the Senate falling one vote short of...
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