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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the moon in the [...
4: ...c breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...ace Museum]] (NASM) on the [[National Mall]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] displays a moon rock sample which...
13: ...]. The first orbital flight made by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yuri Gagarin]] on [[Apri...
15: ...ed V2 rocket in July, [[1946]]. Another milestone was achieved on [[May 17]], [[2004]] when [[Civilian ... - Cave (10592 bytes)
22: ...ave in Big Four Glacier, [[Big Four Mountain]], [[Washington]], ca. [[1920]]]]
47: ... water found in the caves and are fed by detritus washed into the caves, and by the feces of bats and o...
60: ...an 2km. (The first cave to be descended below 1km was the famous [[Gouffre Berger]] in [[France]]). The...
76: {{Commons|Cave|Cave}} - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
46: ...ess of [[Hellenization]] and [[Christianization]] was well underway.
51: ...mperator Romanorum" (Emperor of the Romans) which was now reserved for the Frankish monarch, but as "Im...
53: ...an history in different terms. Nevertheless, this was not intended in a demeaning manner since he ascri...
68: ...uld be applied around the entire Mediterranean as was once done from [[Latium]] into all of Italy. Of c...
70: ...yzantium for that purpose. The rebuilding process was completed in [[330]]. - Castle (27805 bytes)
12: ...Bodiam Castle]] in [[Kent]], whose defensive look was probably built merely to impress, and inside the ...
14: ...orial expansion and control of a region. A castle was a stronghold from which a lord or baron could con...
44: The word "castle" (castel) was introduced into English shortly before the [[Norm...
46: ...e of the Conquest in the [[Bayeux Tapestry]], and was then familiar on the mainland of western [[Europe...
48: ... to the mound, the citadel of the fortress, there was usually appended to it a [[motte-and-bailey|baile... - Tree (23723 bytes)
301: {{commons|Trees}} - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
212: ...retained, but to a greater extent, since the trap was no longer held vertically, and could not rely on ...
238: ...urrency for metabolism in all living things. As a waste product, respiration produces [[carbon dioxide]...
246: ...ore carnivorous than a pitcher plant? The energy 'wasted' by the plant in building and fuelling its tra...
272: ...eth around the trap's edge, so that energy is not wasted on prey items that cost more to digest than th...
283: of insect-traps. The Sarraceniaceae was placed either in the Nepenthales, or - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...an]], [[spy]], [[freemason]] and [[essayist]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verulam'''...
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
8: ...nd|Elizabeth I]]. His mother, [[Ann Cooke Bacon]] was the second wife of Sir Nicholas, a member of the ...
10: ..., and that his health during that time, as later, was delicate. He entered [[Trinity College, Cambridge...
12: ...ho was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the young Lord Keeper." - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: ...8049;της}} Sōkrᴦamp;#275;s) was a Greek ([[Athens|Athenian]]) [[philosophy|philos...
5: ...ium (Plato)|Plato's ''Symposium'']] that Socrates was decorated for bravery. In one instance he stayed ...
7: ...en he came to see that it was ''philosophy'' that was truly important for study.
9: ...parently it offended the leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged, and sentenced to drink [...
11: ... knew much led Socrates to the conclusion that he was wise only in so far as he ''knew'' he knew nothin... - Mars (27704 bytes)
11: ...oxygen]] and [[water]]. In [[2003]], [[methane]] was also discovered in the atmosphere by Earth-based ...
22: ...[Science (journal)|Science]]'' that "Liquid water was once intermittently present at the Martian surfac...
41: ...Meridian Bay') along the line of Beer and M䤬er, was chosen by [[Merton Davies]] of the [[RAND Corpora...
89: ...s. Attempts to contact the Beagle 2 failed and it was declared lost in early February 2004.
93: ...all their targets; while a 90-day nominal mission was planned, as of February 2005, their missions have... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
11: ...st Indies|"Indies"]] would benefit immensely. It was in this atmosphere that [[Christopher Columbus]] ...
16: ...r, the motivation behind the founding of colonies was piecemeal and variable. Practical considerations ...
22: ...tury. One of the more nearly successful of these was the "Lost" [[Colony of Roanoke]], established in ...
25: The first truly successful English colony was established in [[1607]], in a region called [[Vir...
27: ...l wealth. A lack of social bonds in the community was further excabarated by the fact that all the init... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
14: ...] scriptures, was crucified by humanity, died and was buried, only to be resurrected on the third day t...
21: ...a]]. After Jesus' death, early Christian doctrine was taught by [[Peter|Saint Peter]], [[Paul of Tarsus...
23: ...ellion ([[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 23:1–5): he was called the "King of the Jews" by [[Pontius Pilate...
27: ...authorities, although some scholars argue that it was an ordinary Roman trial of a rebel. According to ...
31: ... of Rome sought his opinion on Christianity. Paul was the principal missionary of the Christian message... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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16: ...he [[Pimenta dioica]] plant. The name "allspice" was coined by the English, who thought it combined th...
25: ...maica near the beginning of the 16th century. It was slowly introduced into Europe after that. It is ... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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42: ...], he inspired a new constitution<sup>1</sup> and was the [[Fifth Republic]]'s first [[president]] from...
45: ...nders]]. Born in [[Lille]], de Gaulle grew up and was educated in [[Paris]].
47: ...ugh traditionalist and [[monarchist]], the family was legalist and respected the institutions of the Fr...
50: ...s. He made five unsuccessful escape attempts, and was put in solitary confinement in a retaliation camp... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...ss]] and [[paper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
8: .... [[Otte Brahe]], Tycho's father, a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] Kin...
10: ... and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ...bjects and became interested in [[astronomy]]. It was, however, the [[eclipse]] which occurred on Augus...
16: ...nstruments of the highest accuracy obtainable. He was able to improve and enlarge the existing instrume... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...hment|execution]] as a [[treason|traitor]]. More was [[canonization|canonized]] in [[1935]] by the [[R...
5: ... London, where he studied law with his father and was admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[...
9: ... classical education at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
12: ...[[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertreasurer in [[1521]]. As...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...lute monarchy]] and the [[Roman Catholic Church]] was forced to undergo radical restructuring. While [[...
23: ... France's financial situation, determined that it was not sustainable, and proposed a uniform land tax ...
25: ...new taxes. The King, seeing that Calonne himself was now a liability, dismissed him and replaced him w...
35: ... were parasites, and that the Third Estate itself was the nation, kept these resentments alive.
37: ...r voting was ultimately to be by head or by order was again put aside for the moment, but the Third Est... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
17: It lives strictly on coasts from [[Washington]] and [[Cape Cod]] to the mouth of the [[A...
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
9: ...eet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]].
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
22: ...onfederation]], the Congress of the United States was named the [[Continental Congress]].
24: ...fect. The [[United States Capitol]] building in [[Washington, D.C.]] hosted its first session of Congre...
51: * To make all laws for the seat of government (Washington, D.C.) - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
4: A [[bicameralism|bicameral]] Congress was created as a result of the [[Connecticut Compromi...
6: ... [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] building, in [[Washington, D.C.]], the national capital. The House o...
10: ...ongress was a unicameral body in which each state was equally represented. The inefficacy of the federa...
12: ...fence against...fickleness and passion". [[George Washington]], in answer to a question by Thomas Jeffe...
14: ...minated by the populous North. Sectional conflict was most pronounced over the issue of slavery, and pe...
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