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  1. Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
    8: ...ign=top><td>'''Coronation'''<td>[[October 20]], [[1650]]
    22: ..., [[1626]] and the birth occurred during a rare [[astrological]] conjunction that fueled great speculat...
    27: ...en as a child she displayed a precociousness that astonished the brilliant philosopher [[Ren頄escartes...
    31: ... peasants) in the [[Riksdag of the Estates]] of [[1650]] for the reduction of tax-exempt noble landholdi...
    36: ...the increasing discontent with her arbitrary and wasteful ways. Within ten years she had created 17 cou...
  2. Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
    42: ...e [[Detroit Institute of Arts]] (notable for her mastery of the "chiaroscuro" effects of the candle lig...
    52: ...d. The last known letter to her mentor is dated [[1650]] and makes clear that she was still fully active...
    57: ...- the chance to choose the hilt of the sword! At last don't you think that the only aim of Giuditta is ...
  3. Oboe (5230 bytes)
    11: ...oser to specifically score for it and [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] wrote extensively for it. It was the ma...
    13: ...[rosewood]]; [[violetwood]]), or high-quality [[plastic]] resin. The oboe has an extremely narrow coni...
    24: ... the more powerful [[heckelphone]] is used. The least common of all is the mussette, the sopranino of t...
  4. Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
    2: ...as been known as the '''French horn''' since at least 1750, although this usage is uncommon among playe...
    28: ...ying in the high register, such as in [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach's]] [[Brandenburg Concerti]]. Doubl...
  5. Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
    1: {{Egyptian Dynasty list}}
    2: ...f the [[Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth dynasty]], roughly between [[1986 BC]] and [[1633 BC]].
    5: ...te the Middle Kingdom to the beginning of that dynasty.
    7: ==The Twelfth dynasty==
    8: ...lfth dynasty. The first Pharaoh of the Twelfth dynasty (Amenemhat I), is according to some sources the ...
  6. Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
    6: ...aza Strip]], [[Palestine]] and [[Israel]] to the east. The [[Nile]] has been the lifeline for Egyptian ...
    14: ...the time of the [[First dynasty of Egypt|First dynasty]] or before, the Egyptians [[Mining|mined]] [[tu...
    35: * [[2400 BCE]] - [[Egyptian calendar|Astronomical Calendar]], used even in the [[Middle Ag...
    36: ...e [[Suez Canal|Nile-Red Sea Canal]] ([[Twelfth dynasty of Egypt]])
    40: * [[1650 BCE]] - [[Rhind Mathematical Papyrus]]: [[geometr...
  7. Maryland (22654 bytes)
    25: TimeZone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
    36: ...ed part of the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]] or [[Mid-Atlantic States]]). Its U.S. postal ab...
    47: ...outlawed both Catholicism and Anglicanism. This lasted until 1658 when the Calvert family regained con...
    71: ...es east of the Bay are known collectively as the Eastern Shore. A portion of extreme western Maryland i...
    77: ...elmarva Peninsula]] is a geographic term for the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland, the state of Delaw...
  8. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    353: *[[Tommaso Dolabella]] ([[1570]]-[[1650]])
    376: *[[Alfred East]] ([[1849]]-[[1913]])
    549: *[[Vlastimil Hofman]] ([[1881]]-[[1970]])
    979: *[[Maurice Prendergast]] ([[1861]]-[[1924]])
    1162: *[[Bartlomiej Strobel]] ([[1591]]-[[1650]])
  9. Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
    7: *Some time between [[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
    44: === [[1650s]] ===
  10. History of California (38344 bytes)
    11: ...races of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [[ice age]] ([[Wisconsin glaciation]]) about 13,0...
    13: ...lized according to the particular environment. Coastal tribes were a major source of trading beads ([[...
    36: ...lo led an expedition in two ships from the west coast of [[New Spain]]. He sailed northward and landed ...
    40: ... Ferrelo]], sailed north after Cabrillo's death, past [[Point Arena|Cabo de Fortunas]] to the modern C...
    47: ...px|left|"California" shown as an island on this [[1650]] map.]]
  11. Crossbow (7510 bytes)
    26: ...idence suggesting its true origins to be in Southeast Asia. One of the most distinctive Chinese invent...
    32: ...k being placed on the shoulder for accuracy. By [[1650]], the cross bow looked like it had a rifle stock...
    36: ...w had greater range, better accuracy, and a much faster rate of fire than an average crossbow, but the...
  12. Tsunami (29462 bytes)
    2: ...ts of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
    4: ...nd the area surrounding the [[harbor|harbour]] devastated, although they had not been aware of any [[wa...
    18: ...arthquakes, dissipate quickly and rarely affect coastlines distant from the source area due to the smal...
    22: ...eeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area. The sheer weight of water is enough to pu...
    24: ... hours between its creation and its impact on a coast, arriving long after the [[seismic wave]] generat...
  13. Swimming (22854 bytes)
    3: ...e.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Part of the breaststroke]]
    7: ...slow or average swimmer to at least a moderately fast swimmer. Since speed converts directly into dista...
    15: ...eturning appendage has to move at least twice as fast as the swimmer, and in the water generates eight ...
    26: ...rope]] started around [[1800]], mostly using [[breaststroke]]. The [[front crawl]], then called the ''t...
    28: ...formed. [[Butterfly]] was first a variant of [[Breaststroke]], until it was accepted as a separate styl...
  14. Lute (15915 bytes)
    1: ...an instrument originally developed in the Middle East, which was also the ancestor of the superficially...
    9: ...lly made of ivory or bone, now more commonly of plastic. The frets are made of loops of gut tied comple...
    23: In the last few decades of the 15th century, in order to play...
    27: ...ns.) Works for lute continued to be produced at least as late as [[Joseph Haydn]], but the instrument c...
    49: [[Johann Sebastian Bach]],
  15. Hittites (17910 bytes)
    3: ...[[Ugarit]], and Mesopotamia down to [[Babylon]], lasted from about 1680 BC to 1200 BC, with an as yet u...
    5: The Hittite kingdom, or at least its core region, was apparently called '''Hatti''...
    17: ...] announced his results in a lecture at the Near Eastern Society of Berlin. His book about his discover...
    27: ...und in various archives in Egypt and then Middle East.
    43: ...urrounding areas for themselves, as well as the coastal region of Adaniya, renaming it Kizzuwadna (late...
  16. Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
    26: ...York (then called [[Nieuw Amsterdam]]) in about [[1650]]. In [[1788]] [[Isaac Roosevelt]] was a member o...
    34: ...sachusetts. He was heavily influenced by the headmaster, [[Endicott Peabody (educator)|Endicott Peabody...
    48: ...n of the Navy pushed through. He became an enthusiastic advocate of the [[submarine]], and also of mean...
    80: ...but eventually Smith's supporters from the north-eastern states were persuaded to support Roosevelt, an...
    89: ...s enormous prestige and the sense of impending disaster to force a series of bills through Congress, es...
  17. Architectural history (13369 bytes)
    3: In the [[19th century]], architecture of the past was understood from a [[form|formal]] perspective...
    66: ...del Belvedere in Rome by [[Donato Bramante]] 1538-1650]]
  18. List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
    35: *[[Antoine Arbogast]] (France, [[1759]] - [[1803]])
    190: *[[Jean Gaston Darboux]] ([[France]], [[August 14]],[[1842]] -...
    202: *[[Ren頄escartes]], (France, [[1596]] - [[1650]])
    299: * [[James Gregory (astronomer and mathematician)|James Gregory]] (Scotla...
    372: *[[Gaston Julia|Gaston Maurice Julia]] (Algeria, France, [[1893]] - [[...
  19. List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
    1: '''Famous [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
    40: *[[Christoph Arnold]] ([[Germany]], [[1650]] &ndash; [[1695]])
    90: *[[Louis Boyer (astronomer)|Louis Boyer]] ([[France]])
    132: *[[Josep Comas Sol᝝ ([[Spain]])<!--Last name = "Comas Solᦱuot;, list under C -->
    166: *[[Terence Dickinson]], ([[Canada]]), astronomer and author
  20. Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
    12: ... curriculum; he was "little attracted by the scholastic learning". He did not complete his degree until...
    14: ...methods during the tour in contrast to the [[scholastic philosophy]] which he had learned in Oxford. Hi...
    20: ...e universally explicable in terms of motion, at least as motion or mechanical action was then understoo...
    32: ...ver from [[Jersey]] around July. This engagement lasted until [[1648]] when Charles went to Holland.
    36: ... Matter, Form and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil]]'', with a famous frontpiece in wh...

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