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- Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
4: <caption><font size="+1">'''Kristina'''</font></caption>
8: ...ign=top><td>'''Coronation'''<td>[[October 20]], [[1650]]
18: ...><td>'''Place of Burial'''<td>[[St. Peter's Basilica]], [[Rome]]
22: ...s being useful when not riding pillion). This has caused her to later become an icon of the transgende...
25: ...burg|Maria Eleonora]] of [[Prussia|Brandenburg]], came from the [[Hohenzollern]] family. She was a wom... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...ith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli [[Uffizi]], Flore...
3: ...irst female painter to become a member of the [[Accademia dell' Arte del Disegno]] in Florence. She wa...
7: ...er father's style took heavily inspiration from [[Caravaggio]] during that period, her style was just ...
10: ...e of the [[Bologna]] school (which had [[Annibale Carracci]] among its major artists).
12: ...iosi Palace]] in [[Rome]], so Orazio hired the Tuscan painter to tutor his daughter privately. The unf... - Oboe (5230 bytes)
3: ...ian]] who plays the oboe is called an [[oboist]]. Careful manipulation of [[embouchure]] and air-press...
7: ...h other instruments. However, the advanced oboist can produce a rich, warm, and beautiful tone.
11: ...[Henry Purcell]] was the first composer to specifically score for it and [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] wro...
13: ...om B♭3 to A6, nearly three octaves. In the cases of most student instruments, the B♭3 is ...
19: [[Image:Oboe.png|left|framed|border width=0|Classical Oboe]] - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
2: ...instrument was first developed in France in about 1650 from the ''cor de chasse'' or hunting horn, and h...
6: ...ing it its characteristic "mellow" tone. The typical [[playing range]] of a French horn goes from the...
12: ...imes and flared into a larger opening at the end (called the ''bell'' of the horn). They evolved from...
14: ... for example, were written for this type of horn, called the [[natural horn]] in the modern literature...
16: ... a new one. At this same time, the standard horn came to be the horn on the F harmonic series, and th... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
10: ...esumably murdered by his bodyguard and Senuseret, campaigning against Lybian invaders, returned to Ilj...
12: ...872 BC]]) continued the policy of his father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during ...
22: ... she apparently had no heirs, the Twelfth dynasty came to an end as did the Golden Age of the Middle K...
27: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Moscow Papyrus|Moscow Mathematical Papyrus]]
28: * [[1650 BC]] - [[Rhind Mathematical Papyrus]] - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ... [[332 BC]]. Although recent excavations reveal a cattle-[[herding]] society of peoples living in the ...
6: ...t of the [[geography of Egypt]] is in [[North Africa]]; the [[Sinai Peninsula]] is in [[Southwest Asia...
10: ... "''God's Land.''" The exact location of [[Yam (Location)|Yam]] is disputed. And it is unknown if [[Al...
14: ...c shape formed from a polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by triangular faces. [[Cement|Hydra...
16: ...], in the form of the [[Moscow and Rhind Mathematical Papyri]]. An awareness of the [[Golden ratio]] s... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]] ...
36: ... that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. ''See: [[Annapolis Convention]].''
41: ..."Terra Maria") was granted to his son, [[C棩lius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore]], on [[June 20]], [[16...
43: ...s of tens of thousands of British convicts, which carried on until independence. The [[Maryland Tolera...
45: ... Mason]] and [[Jeremiah Dixon]], to survey what became known as the [[Mason-Dixon line]] which would f... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-)
73: *[[Hendrick Avercamp]] ([[1585]]-[[1634]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
7: *Some time between [[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
18: *[[1619]]-First African [[slavery|slaves]] arrive at Jamestown
44: === [[1650s]] ===
50: ...]] grants charter for a new colony, [[Province of Carolina]]
54: ...lina|Charleston]]) founded in present-day [[South Carolina]] - History of California (38344 bytes)
1: ... in the 20th century and beyond, see [[History of California (20th century)]].}}
3: ...zation means that most of the known '''history of California''' begins with European exploration.
7: ...California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
10: [[Image:Tunnel view.jpg|thumb|300px|California's [[Yosemite Valley]].]]
11: ...Arlington Springs Woman]] on [[Santa Rosa Island, California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces ... - Crossbow (7510 bytes)
2: ...ina, but the crossbow nonetheless played a significant role in the history of European medieval warfar...
5: ...nd and shoot its bolts. These bolts are typically called [[quarrel]]s, and do not depend upon lift as ...
7: ...t of what made the crossbow historically a significant force in warfare.
10: ...pically, the nut is at the end of the shelf (also called the bolt rest).
12: ...idle]], it tends to loosen over time, and must be carefully respliced when appropriate. - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ... to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
6: ...historically referred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they take on the charact...
8: ==Causes==
10: ...by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating a tsunami.
12: ...uch large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at [[plate boundaries]]. [[Subduction]] ea... - Swimming (22854 bytes)
1: ...swimming, yet basic swimming skills and safety precautions are needed to participate in water activiti...
5: ...ynamic [[form drag|drag]]. This propelling is typically accomplished by cupping the hands and using th...
7: With practice, technique can convert a slow or average swimmer to at least a ...
9: ...the water. Drooped legs or a slanted torso dramatically increase drag.
13: ...into the water. The torso is by far the most critical. - Lute (15915 bytes)
1: ...'lutenist'', and a maker of lutes (or guitars) is called a ''luthier''.
5: ...r Renaissance lute. This is a replica of a historical instrument]]
7: ...e. Thus lutenists share a joke with [[harp|historical harpists]], "We spend half our time tuning and t...
9: ...ndings on the lower-pitched strings as on a classical guitar.
11: ... course usually consists of only a single string, called the ''chantrelle'' (French for "singer"). The... - Hittites (17910 bytes)
5: ...non-Indo-European language — conventionally called [[Hattic language|Hattic]].
7: ... the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still disputed.
11: ==Archaeological discovery==
12: The first archaeological evidence for the Hittites appeared in tablets fo...
14: ...ith the biblical Hittites. Sayce's identification came to be widely accepted over the course of the ea... - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...he forces of reform. His family and close friends called him Frank. To the public he was usually known...
22: ...re to advance [[civil rights]] for [[African Americans]]. Some conservatives such as [[Ronald Reagan]]...
26: ...York (then called [[Nieuw Amsterdam]]) in about [[1650]]. In [[1788]] [[Isaac Roosevelt]] was a member o...
28: ...lin Roosevelt's fifth cousin. Despite their political differences, the two branches remained friendly:... - Architectural history (13369 bytes)
1: ...hitectural history, like any other form of historical knowledge, is subject to the limitations and pot...
3: ...ine of [[art history]] that focuses on the historical evolution of principles and styles in the design...
5: ...uage, they differ on the terms of reference; Critical Theory is largely self-referential, whilst Herme...
7: ...ermodernity manifest in [[globalisation]], late [[capitalism]] and [[neo-liberal]] [[democracy]]. An i...
9: ...id that Architectural history reflects the historical development of its time. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...elow in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
12: ... Abraham|Ralph H. Abraham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
37: *[[Cahit Arf]] (Turkey, [[1910]] - [[1997]])
99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]]...
106: *[[Jonathan Borwein]] (Scotland/Canada, [[1951]]-) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
39: ...tarchus]] ([[Samos]], circa [[310 BC]] – circa [[230 BC]])
40: *[[Christoph Arnold]] ([[Germany]], [[1650]] – [[1695]])
55: *[[John Bahcall]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1934]] – )
109: *[[William Wallace Campbell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1862]] – ...
110: *[[Annie Jump Cannon]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1863]] – [[... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
4: ...h (people)|English]] [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], most famous for his book ''[[Levi...
6: ...es|Descartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
8: ==Early life and education==
10: ...e care of an older brother Francis. Hobbes was educated at Westport church from the age of four, passe...
12: ...William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire|William Cavendish]], Baron of Hardwick (and later [[Duke of ...
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