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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: *[[Evaristo Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]...
14: ...[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
28: ..., Archbishop George]], (1562-1633), Archbishop of Canterbury
29: ...a Abbot|Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Provide...
11: Governor = [[Donald Carcieri]] |
37: ...and [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmouth]] are located. Despite the fact that most of the state is pa...
40: ...orer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now called [[Block Island]].
42: ...] of [[England]], and once from the [[Native American]] tribes which lived on the land. - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...mage:VAT74_0643_W.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Basilica of Saint Peter, portrayed by Viviano Codazzi in a...
2: ...n buried there, too. Construction of the [[basilica]] began in [[1506]] and was completed in [[1626]]...
4: ...edra]] Petri'', the episcopal throne of the basilica's namesake when he led the Roman church, but whic...
7: ...convened in the Basilica of Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
8: ... started construction in [[324]] of a great basilica in this exact spot, which had previously been a c... - 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]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
5: ==Alphabetical list==
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
14: ...d Asselbergs]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instan...
18: ...bage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Analytical engine]]
20: ...ekeland]] (1863) - (1944), [[Belgian]]–American — [[plastic]] - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...erential [[calculus]]. While they both discovered calculus nearly contemporaneously, their work was no...
4: .... Newton is also credited with providing mathematical substantiation for [[Kepler's laws of planetary ...
14: ...live with her new husband, leaving her son in the care of his grandmother.
19: ...ridge University]] at the age of 19. As Newton became engrossed in his studies, the romance cooled an...
23: .... For the next two years Newton worked at home on calculus, [[optics]] and [[gravitation]]. - 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... - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
9: ...413]] [[kilometre|km]]<br>9.537 070 32 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
50: ! bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2" | Physical characteristics
55: ! align="left" | [[geographical pole|Polar]] diameter
76: ! align="left" | [[Escape velocity]]
114: | 140 [[Pascal|kPa]] - 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]]-) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
39: ...tarchus]] ([[Samos]], circa [[310 BC]] – circa [[230 BC]])
55: *[[John Bahcall]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1934]] – )
109: *[[William Wallace Campbell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1862]] – ...
110: *[[Annie Jump Cannon]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1863]] – [[...
111: *[[Luigi Carnera]] ([[Italy]], [[1875]] – [[1962]]) - 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 ... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
65: *[[Ammonius Saccas]], (3rd century){{fn|C}}
80: *[[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]], (1034-1109){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn...
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
165: *[[Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria]], (1738-1794){{fn|C}} - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...ture of [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]] (such as the [[caste system]] and [[purdah]], respectively). Sikhis...
4: ...[Sri Lanka]], east to [[Bengal]] and west to [[Mecca]] and [[Baghdad]]) Guru Nanak preached to Hindus,...
6: [[Guru Nanak]] was opposed to the caste system. His followers referred to him as the g...
10: ... Creator. Guru Nanak called God the "True Name" because he wanted to avoid any limiting terms for God....
12: ...il, so that only spiritual minds, free of desire, can penetrate it by the grace of the Guru (Gurprasad... - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...and|marching]], and even [[Rock band|rock]] [[Musical band|band]]s.
5: ...ge|English]] speech, however, as a timpano is typically referred to as simply a ''drum'' or a ''timpan...
18: ...larly along the circumference. The head's tension can be adjusted by loosening or tightening the rods....
22: ...the [[bass clef]], and speciality piccolo timpani can play up into the [[treble clef]]. In [[Darius Mi...
24: Each individual drum typically has a range of a [[perfect fifth]] to an [[oct... - Massachusetts (31663 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] |
36: ...on of the [[United States | United States of America]]. Its nickname is ''the Bay State''. Other nickn...
44: ...to a small mountain known today as "Blue Hill" (located in [[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]], just sout...
47: ...ar]] of the early colonial period, included major campaigns in the [[Pioneer Valley]] and [[Plymouth C...
50: ...Bay Colony came to an end, as [[Joseph Dudley]] became President of New England under a commission of ... - Fin Whales (8533 bytes)
2: ...image = [[image:Fin whale.jpg|250px|Fin Whale]] | caption =}}
14: ...inomial_name = Balaenoptera physalus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linneus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...range_map_Fin_Whale.PNG|250px|Fin Whale range]] | caption = Fin Whale range}}
17: ... in [[Europe]] is readily seen in the [[Bay of Biscay]]. The Fin Whale was hunted more than any other ...
20: ...5. These descriptions were used as the basis of [[Carolus Linnaeus]]' ''Balaena physalus'' (1758). The... - Comedy of manners (2474 bytes)
1: ...cerned with an illicit love affair or some other scandal, is generally less important than its witty a...
5: ...an]] (''The Rivals'', [[1775]]; ''The School for Scandal'', [[1777]]) revived the form.
7: ..., as well as various [[British sitcom]]s. The ''[[Carry On film]]s'' are a direct descendent of the co...
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