Search results
|
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #21.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
4: ... the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...ect Mercury|Mercury]] space capsule trainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
8: ...[The Blue Marble]], a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo program]]
10: ==Orbiting and reaching space== - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: ...vacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...aller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
5: ==Cave types and formation==
6: ...bination of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influences.
9: ...same time as the surrounding rock. These are called '''primary caves'''. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: ...]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantino...
13: ...rn and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
18: ...943;α Σοφία/Holy Wisdom)
21: ...frica and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]]. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...elling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: ... history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
5: ...|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Ar...
7: ...le found along the coast of Ireland. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Ar... - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: ...[[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
3: ...ved. A few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several [[millennium|millennia]...
5: ... world's [[mythology|mythologies]] (see [[Tree (mythology)]]).
8: ...nkiaer.jpg|250px|right|thumb|An [[oak]] tree in [[Denmark]]]]
9: ..., leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...e ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
2: [[nutrient]]s (but not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]s,
3: especially [[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
5: ...specially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: [[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: ... both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...onnected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
8: ...Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
2: ...}} Sōkrá´Ĥamp;#275;s) was a Greek ([[Athens|Athenian]]) [[philosophy|philosopher]].
5: ... extraordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winter.
7: ...as ''philosophy'' that was truly important for study.
9: ... He was found guilty as charged, and sentenced to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlock]], which cost him his... - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
2: ...00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...ly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
6: ...on of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and spear.
8: ...s on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 seconds. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representation]].
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ...he development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...ad divided up lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]]. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...anguage|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or ...
8: ...es, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: ...rgest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
10: ...astern Orthodoxy]] and [[Oriental Orthodoxy]]), and - Allspice (3832 bytes)
2: ...mage | image = [[Image: Pimenta dioica.jpg|200px| This picture is missing]] | caption = }} -->
3: ... picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
6: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliop...
7: ...box_classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicots | Magnoliopsida ]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Myrtales]]}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: ...nd:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
10: | [[President of France]] - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ... [[publication]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[paper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Jo...
5: ...s contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
8: ...ant family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...o began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ... orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis. - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
1: ...ght|Portrait of Sir Thomas More by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]]]]
2: ...ame the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...ere he studied law with his father and was admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] Mo...
7: ...ishment in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...n at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...plifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...s would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
10: ...nly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
13: ... peasants, wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
4: {{Taxobox_domain_entry | taxon = [[Eukaryote|Eukaryota]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Arthropod]]a}}
8: {{Taxobox_subphylum_entry | taxon = [[Hexapoda]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_superordo_entry | taxon = [[Endopterygota]]}}
13: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[beetle|Coleoptera]]}} - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
6: {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelican|Pelecaniformes]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Pelecanidae]]}}
10: {{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''P. occidentalis'''''}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
1: [[Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
3: ...ouse]]") and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (the "[[Upper House]]").
5: ... are staggered so that approximately one-third of the terms expire every two years.
7: ...houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
9: ...[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]]. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
1: ...framed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of the Senate]]]]
2: ...Consent of the Senate" ([[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
4: ...nsive than those of the House of Representatives (the "[[lower house]]").
6: ...atives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
9: {{main|History of the United States Senate}}
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).