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- Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (2468 bytes)
2: ...ghter; Anne was a few years Sarah's junior. They called one another by pet names, Sarah being "Mrs Fr...
4: ...the introduction into Anne's household of a politically aware rival, Sarah's own cousin, Abigail Hill ... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...r start of the scientific revolution was the publication of ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium'' by...
3: ... [[mechanics|mechanical]], and [[empiricism|empirical]].
9: ...is, at that time there were very large and historically sudden changes in science, not only in its con...
11: ...ay be summarized in the following lists of significant advances in science:
15: *[[Ptolemy]]'s calculations of planetary motion. (This and Galen's ... - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
17: ...bert Uderzo|Uderzo, Albert]], (born 1927), French cartoonist of ''[[Asterix]]'' fame
33: *[[Sabine Ulibarr�libarr�Sabine]], American poet
51: ...(1609-1672), Puritan colonist and soldier in America
59: ...Johnny Unitas|Unitas, Johnny]], (1933-2002), American football player
64: *[[Carl Herman Unthan|Unthan, Carl Herman]], Austrian violinist without hands - 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]]) - Robert Hooke (5017 bytes)
4: ... term ''[[cell (biology)|cell]]'' -- so called because his observations of plant cells reminded him o...
6: ... the infamous [[Bethlem Royal Hospital]] (which became known as 'Bedlam').
8: He died in [[London]] in 1703. No authenticated portrait of him survives, although the histori...
12: ...ngs, and derivative designs of Hooke's [[anchor escapement]] remain in common use.
14: ...eved 30x magnification, which far outstripped the capabilities of any previous instruments. - John Locke (14749 bytes)
2: [[Image:Locke-John-portrait-photo-image-crca.jpg|400px|thumb|John Locke Image provided by [htt...
3: ...enment]] period. Locke has been placed in a group called the [[British Empiricists]], which includes [...
6: ...Rene Descartes]], more interesting than the classical material taught at the University.
8: ...ee in [[1658]]. Although Locke never became a medical doctor, he earned a bachelor of medicine in [[16...
10: ...m had a major impact on Locke's natural philosophical thinking - an impact that resonated deeply in Lo... - Nairobi (2690 bytes)
2: ...Kenya]]. It is one of the largest cities in [[Africa]] with a population of around 3 million. Nairobi'...
4: ...language while Kiswahili remains the [[lingua franca]].
6: ...h East African Protectorate]] in [[1907]] and the capital of the newly independent Kenya in [[1963]].
10: ...nger and [[mail]] route from [[Southampton]] to [[Cape Town]]. This route was served by [[flying boat]...
12: ...also has more species of [[bird]]s than any other capital city in the world. - Banknote (6576 bytes)
3: ... tender]]. With [[coin]]s, banknotes make up the cash forms of all modern [[money]]. With the excepti...
5: ...ade of, such as [[silver]] or [[gold]]. However, carrying around a lot of precious metal was cumberso...
7: ..."convertibility". For example a US silver certificate from the early 20th century was "payable in sil...
9: ...ch are backed by the labor of the people of [[Ithaca, NY]].
11: ...ey. As banknotes became more widely used, they became more accepted as equivalent to precious metal. ... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
4: ...y of the poetic and dramatic form; his ability to capture and convey the most profound aspects of [[hu...
12: ...pped out through the study of considerable historical evidence.
14: ...smal record dates to [[April 26]] of that year. Because baptisms were performed within a few days of b...
17: ... exists that both sides of the family had [[Roman Catholic]] sympathies.
19: ...survived. There is no evidence that his formal education extended beyond grammar school. - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
14: ...il Bartlett]], (born 1932), English/Canadian/American chemist
19: *[[Carl Bosch]], (1872-1940), German chemist
26: *[[Melvin Calvin]] (1911-1997), American chemist, winner of 1961 [[Nobel Prize in Chemist...
27: *[[Georg Ludwig Carius]], (1829-1875), German chemist
28: *[[Heinrich Caro]], (1834-1910), German chemist - Extreme points of the world (6602 bytes)
1: ... [[south]], [[east]] or [[west]] than any other locations on the [[landmass|landmasses]], [[continent|...
6: .... The term ''Ultima Thule'' was given by medieval cartographers for the northernmost point of land.
7: ...ole]], which is on the [[continent]] of [[Antarctica]].
9: ...the path of the [[International Date Line]], is [[Caroline Island]], [[Kiribati]].
19: * The point on land farthest from any ocean is located approximately 320 km (200 mi) from the city of... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
32: *[[Miguel Berrocal]] (1933 - )
43: *[[Caspar Buberl]] (1834 - 1899)
48: *[[Alexander Calder]] (1898 - 1976)
49: *[[Alexander Milne Calder]] (1845 - 1923)
50: *[[Alexander Stirling Calder]] (1870 - 1945) - Electricity (13894 bytes)
1: ...e electrical effects are discussed under [[electrical phenomenon]] and [[electromagnetism]].
6: ...ge|Greek]] ''ēlektron'' = "[[amber]]", which came from an old [[root (linguistics)|root]] ''ē...
8: ...been alleged to be [[battery (electricity)|electrical batteries]].
10: ...[Leyden jar]], a type of [[capacitor]] for electrical energy in large quantities, was invented at [[Le...
16: ...d by society, in that fundamental units of electrical measurement are named after them. - 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]]-) - 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 ... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...tate under the King of Sicily. The medi涡l Order can be said to have come to an end following its eje...
5: ...rno]] in [[Italy]] were given permission by the [[Caliph]] Haroun el Raschid of [[Egypt]] to rebuild t...
7: ...epulchre]] in Jerusalem. Initially the group just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem bu...
9: ...e [[Krak des Chevaliers]], and [[Margat]], both located near [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The propert...
15: ...s well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon]]. - Theories and sociology of the history of science (16096 bytes)
3: ...science "works" both in a philosophical and practical sense.
7: ...ion, due to the difficulty and slowness of communication. Still, there was a considerable amount of cr...
9: ...l disciplinary limitations to the scientific publication process.
11: ...]] [[1560]] by [[Giambattista della Porta]]. The Academy had an exclusive membership rule: discovery o...
13: ... inquiry, and also more familiar with and more educated about the subject.
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