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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
9: *[[Chinua Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
33: ...ian Benedict Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Christian Benedict]] (1763-1833)
39: ...Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Christian Gottlieb]] (1756-1801) - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
4: *[[Bertie Ahern|Ahern, Bertie]], (born [[1951]]), [[Taoiseach|Irish prime m...
6: *[[Alf Ahlberg|Ahlberg, Alf]], Swedish writer
9: *[[Olof Ũlstr?hlstr?Olof]] ([[1756]]-[[1835]]), composer - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: ...] and [[Bohemia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elected [[Holy R...
6: ...ath ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...ngest daughter was [[Marie Antoinette]] who would be promised in marriage to Louis, heir apparent to t...
12: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Elisabeth (1737-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the tit...
15: ...man Emperor]] (1741-1790), married HRH Infanta Isabel of Spain (1741-1763), then HSH Princess Marie Jo... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: [[Image:elizabeth_empress.jpg|thumb|270px|H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petro...
3: ..., she was one of the best loved Russian monarchs, because she didn't allow Germans in the government a...
5: ==Life before becoming Empress==
7: ... not married at that time, her illegitimacy would be used by political opponents to challenge her righ...
9: ...ears she delighted every one by her extraordinary beauty and vivacity. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...de routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Western Europ...
3: ...home improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former i...
14: ...ached to the warp by one of three knot types (see below) to form the pile or nap of the carpet.
16: ...ral stripes sewn together. Moquette carpets have been used on floors, tables, as furniture upholstery...
18: ...s of berber carpet.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of Berber carpet]] - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...possessions in North America except for some Caribbean islands and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, two smal...
5: ...h [[New France]] was conquered by the British and became part of the North American portion of the [[B...
9: ...somewhat confusingly, [[French and Indian Wars]]) between the British, the French, and their Indian al...
13: ...ash; at the [[Plains of Abraham]] outside of [[Quebec City]], in which [[James Wolfe]] defeated a Fren...
15: ...e [[Cajun]] population – but this would not be possible in Canada. - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: The '''Seven Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom of Great Brita...
3: ...]s which lasted 15 years (including [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]).
5: ...ermed the [[2nd Carnatic War]] while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [[Silesian...
8: The Seven Years' War may be viewed as a continuation of the [[War of the Aust...
10: ...tral [[Hanover (state)|Hanoverian]] possession as being threatened by France. Great Britain's alliance... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey]] ([[1852]]-[[1911]])
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Uranus (15207 bytes)
56: !align="left"| Number of [[natural satellite|satellite]]s
103: !align="left"| [[Albedo]]
153: ...ntation of the poles towards the Sun is reversed. Between these two extremes of its orbit the Sun rise...
155: ...of slightly more than 90°, or it can be described as having an axial tilt of slightly less than 90...
160: ...oaching Uranus' equator. By [[2007]] the Sun will be directly over Uranus' equator. - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]. He is remembered not so much for his tenure as the third [[Vice...
9: ...r|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washington]] and [[Israe...
13: ...for a short distance during the retreat from [[Quebec]]. Burr's courage earned him a place on Washing...
14: ...r at [[Albany, New York|Albany]] in [[1782]], and began to practice in [[New York City]] after its eva...
18: ...]], born in [[1783]], became widely known for her beauty and accomplishments. She married [[Joseph Als... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
8: ...3]] - [[Jacques Marquette]] and [[Louis Jolliet]] begin their exploration of the Great Lakes and the M...
9: *[[1756]] - [[St. Patrick's Day]] is celebrated in [[New ...
11: ...h [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom ...
12: *[[1845]] - The [[rubber band]] is invented
20: ...ese War (1937-1945)]]: The [[Battle of Nanchang]] between the [[Kuomintang]] and the [[Japan]]ese brea... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[19...
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
20: *[[Robert Grant Aitken|Robert Aitken]], ([[United States|USA]], [[1864]] &nda...
37: *[[Sylvain Arend]] ([[Belgium]], [[1902]] – [[1992]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...t in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
10: *[[Pierre Ab鬡rd]] (or ''Peter Abelard''), (1079-1142){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
11: *[[John Abercrombie]], (1780-1844)
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
1: '''Samuel Hearne''' ([[1745]] – November [[1792]]), [[England|English]] [[explorer]], was...
3: ...arching especially for certain copper mines described by Indians.
5: ...red a group of unsuspecting [[Inuit]]; this would be known as the [[Massacre at Bloody Falls]].
7: ... at [[Fort Prince of Wales]] on 30 June [[1772]]. Becoming governor of this fort in [[1775]] he was ta... - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: ...ber 21]], [[1694]] – [[May 30]], [[1778]]), better known by the [[pen name]] '''Voltaire''', was...
8: ...s were long established in Paris, the grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, througho...
10: ...e was seven years old. His father appears to have been strict, but neither inhospitable nor tyrannical...
12: ... François' mother, instructed him in ''les belles lettres'' and deism, and the child showed a f...
14: ...nally. The Abbé de Châteauneuf died before his godson left school, but he had already in... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
1: ...er aged 49 (oil painting by [[Emanuel Handmann]], 1756)]]
3: ...nt]]s; ie: ''y'' = F(''x''). He is credited with being one of the first to apply [[calculus]] to [[ph...
5: ... mathematics in [[Saint Petersburg]], later in [[Berlin]], and then returned to Saint Petersburg. He...
10: ... to study mathematics he finally agreed and Euler began to study mathematics.
12: ...St. Petersburg]] by [[Catherine I of Russia]] and became professor of [[physics]] in [[1730]], with an... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: ...as [[1715]]-[[1789]], denoting the period of time between the death of [[Louis XIV of France]] and the...
9: ...rise of nations like Austria, Russia, and Prussia began to shift the balance of power away from the we...
11: ...ia]], exploration and influences from Europe were beginning to shake the structures of old empires, es...
13: ...of [[J.S. Bach]], and the [[Classical music era]] began. In the visual arts, the [[Rococo]] style repl...
23: * [[1721]]: [[Robert Walpole]] becomes the first [[Prime Minister of the United Kin... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: ...rdance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[[Common Era]] numbering system.
4: ...mb|250px|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776]], an iconic event of the [...
6: ...o a nightmare during the terror of Maximlien de Robespierre in the early 1790s. At first, the monarchi...
8: ...volution]] started in Britain. Despite its modest beginnings in the 18th century, it would radically c...
19: ...'[[Daily Courant]]'' and the ''The Norwich Post'' becomes the first daily newspapers in England. - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (12500 bytes)
1: ...astonishingly large amount of [[chamber music|chamber]], [[symphony|symphonic]], [[religious music|rel...
11: ...iolin]]. Musically, he developed very rapidly and began to compose his own works at the age of five.
13: ... over the loss of income than over his son's well-being. Constant travel and cold weather may have con...
15: ... again in late 1767 and remained there until December 1768.
19: ...artini]] in [[Bologna]], and was accepted as a member of the famous ''[[Accademia Filarmonica]]''. A h...
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