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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
19: ...rocket explosion|rocket explosion]] that killed several technicians. They had their first success on [[...
22: ...ce Agency]] (CSA or, in French, the ASC) is the government department responsible for Canada's space pr...
31: ...he space race era, its achievements were greatly overshadowed by the U.S.-USSR rivalry.
38: ...er the [[Department of Atomic Energy]] of the [[Government of India]]. It manages all of India's space...
47: ...ur laboratories and some 8,000 employees of the government's 46-year-old research agency for aeronautic... - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ...some portion of it will not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spac...
20: * '''Sea caves''' are very common at all coasts of the world, but as they a...
23: ...ormed by melting. They are also influenced by the very slow flow of the ice which tends to close the ca...
27: *'''Caverns''' are large caves (or large chambers in caves)...
37: Lechuguilla and nearby Carlsbad Caverns are now believed to be examples of another type... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
29: ...30]]-[[787]]; [[813]]-[[843]] || Iconoclasm controversies. This results in the loss of most of the Emp...
46: ... sole imperial authority. In any case, the changeover was gradual and by 330, when [[Constantine the Gr...
53: ... re-interpret Roman history in different terms. Nevertheless, this was not intended in a demeaning mann...
59: ... the [[Balkans]] and [[Asia Minor]] contained an overwhelmingly Greek population. Ethnic minorities and...
61: ...#957; ([[Hellenes]] - [[Greeks]]), and more than ever before were developing a national consciousness, ... - Castle (27805 bytes)
8: ... specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time:
15: ...hile others, if they tried anything, were easily overcome as they had no refuge.(Hariulf, ''Gesta eccle...
17: ...ntrol and conquer. During the [[Investiture Controversy]] in Germany during the 11th century, and the r...
21: ...d of the castle had considerable judicial powers over his [[Scottish clan]] and the main hall of the ca...
26: ...stronger fortification, which would provide for a very strong perimeter defense. [[Castle walls]], toge... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several [[millennium|millennia]].
13: ...paced across grassland (usually grazed or burned over periodically) is called a '''[[savanna]]'''.
20: ...in the rate of growth with temperature variation over an annual cycle. These rings can be counted to de...
24: ...arise near the ground, is called a [[shrub]]. However, no sharp differentiation between shrubs and tree...
27: The world's champion trees can be considered on several factors; height, trunk diameter or girth, total... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
32: pitchers do not overflow. To counteract this problem, [[natural select...
33: evolution of an overflow, similar to that of a bathroom [[sink]]: ther...
44: ...the genus ''Sarracenia'', the problem of pitcher overflow is solved by the evolution of an
45: ...m]], which is essentially a flared leaflet that covers the opening of the
55: ... Seedling ''Sarracenia'' species also have long, overhanging opercular outgrowths: ''Darlingtonia'' may... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verulam''' in [[1618]], and created '''Viscount St Al...
14: ...hods (and thus the results) were erroneous. His reverence for [[Aristotle]] conflicted with his dislike...
16: ...ish ambassador at Paris. The disturbed state of government and society in [[France]] under [[Henry III ...
21: ...establishes his goals, which were threefold: discovery of truth, service to his country, and service to...
23: ...ble appointment, into the enjoyment of which, however, he did not enter until 1608. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...ery. In one instance he stayed with his wounded lover [[Alcibiades]], and probably saved his life; desp...
7: ...ending all his time engaged in conversation. However, it is unlikely that Socrates was able to live of...
9: ... was the first person to question everything and everyone, and apparently it offended the leaders of th...
11: According to the version of his defense speech presented in Plato's ''...
27: ...ou I do not stop the whole day settling down all over. Thus such another will not easily come to you, m... - Mars (27704 bytes)
11: ... Express Orbiter]], present measurements state a average methane concetration of about 10 [[Parts per m...
13: The presence of methane on Mars is very intriguing, since as an unstable gas it indicate...
15: ...r-ice that were photographed by the Opportunity rover in 2004.
20: ...ng past signs of water taken by ''[[Opportunity rover|Opportunity]]'']]
22: ...nce of water, has also been found by the Spirit rover in the "Columbia Hills". - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...different reasons, and they created colonies with very different [[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[...
4: ...s with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representati...
16: ...ns such as [[business|commercial enterprise]], [[over-population]] and the desire for [[religious freed...
22: ...the mysterious word "CROATOAN" carved on a tree. Over a hundred men, women, and children had apparently...
25: ...cently enthroned [[James I of England|James I]] - very nearly became the next in the string of failed c... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
8: ...anches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: ...olicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
23: ...tulus crucis'']] or statement of the charge hung over the condemned on the cross.
29: ...New Testament's [[Gospels]] and [[Epistles]]; however, the four gospels are not considered to have been...
34: ...l of Christianity.]] Christianity spread rapidly over the first three centuries aided by the relative i... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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16: ...English, who thought it combined the flavour of several spices, such as [[cloves]], [[pepper]], and eve...
18: (Note however, that the name '''pimento''' is also used for a c...
31: ...hes. Even in many countries where allspice is not very popular in the household, such as Germany, it is... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
42: ...nt in [[1944]]–[[1946]]. Called to form a government in [[1958]], he inspired a new constitution<...
47: ...he major [[conservative]] authors. The family was very patriotic and he was raised in the cult of the [...
50: ... was severely wounded at the gruesome [[Battle of Verdun]] in March 1916, and left for dead on the batt...
52: ... and distinguished himself in fighting near the river [[Zbrucz]] and received the highest Polish milita...
54: - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
5: He is universally referred to as "Tycho" rather than by his su...
12: ...d became interested in [[astronomy]]. It was, however, the [[eclipse]] which occurred on August 21, [[1...
14: ...nducted from a single location over a period of several years.'' -Tycho Brahe, [[1563]] (age 17).
18: ...h green, a sign of exposure to [[copper]], not silver or gold.
33: ...that Tycho's star was a [[supernova]].) This discovery was decisive for his choice of astronomy as a pr... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
5: ...ome a "marvellous man". Thomas attended the [[University of Oxford]] for two years, where he studied [...
9: ..., to a rich widow named Alice Middleton who was several years his senior. His new wife bore him no chi...
12: ...II, More became increasingly influential in the government, welcoming foreign diplomats, drafting offic...
14: ...h steward for the universities of Oxford and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. In [[1525]] he bec...
23: ...'. Both More's and Shakespeare's works are controversial among modern historians for their exceedingly... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...|democrats]] and [[republicanism | republican]]s overthrew the [[absolute monarchy]] and the [[Roman Ca...
21: ...] (ruled [[1715]]–[[1774]]) and Louis XVI several different ministers, including [[Anne Robert Ja...
23: However, Calonne, having conducted a lengthy review of Fr...
33: ...tate]] (the nobility), and the [[Third Estate]] (everybody else) each receiving one vote.
35: ...he precedent of 1614. Necker, speaking for the government, conceded further that the third estate shou... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
30: ...nd an orange head which is very distinct from the very sharp brown pincers. They have combs in their le...
32: ...awkward lumbering flight usually at dusk making a very low distinctive buzzing sound, the males seem to... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
17: ...] and [[Cape Cod]] to the mouth of the [[Amazon River]]. Some immature birds may stray to inland freshw...
19: ...se birds often travel in single file, flying low over the water's surface.
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...Federal government of the United States|federal government]] of the [[United States|United States of Am...
5: ...that approximately one-third of the terms expire every two years.
7: ...wers of the federal government. The Congress, however, only possesses those powers enumerated in the Co...
13: ...house of Congress. Because terms are staggered, every state will have a ''junior'' and ''senior'' Sena...
15: ...elected to a four-year term. The states with the very small populations—smaller than the populat... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...m public opinion than the House. The Senate has several exclusive powers enumerated in the Constitution...
10: ...ally represented. The inefficacy of the federal government under the Articles led Congress to summon a ...
12: ...ementation was set for [[March 4]], [[1789]]. However, the Senate could not begin work until a majority...
14: ... in the South's defeat and in the abolition of slavery. The ensuing years of [[Reconstruction]] witness...
16: ...enate as a bastion of the rich and the �lite. Several reformers of the [[Progressive Era]] pushed for...
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