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- Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
1: '''Christina''' ([[1626]] – [[1689]]) or '''Kristina''', later known as '''Maria Chr...
4: <caption><font size="+1">'''Kristina'''</font></caption>
16: ...gn=top><td>'''Date of Death'''<td>[[April 19]], [[1689]]
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... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...ngle [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Kingdom]], Anne became the first Sovereign of [[Great Britain]]. She c...
10: ...n the absence of a [[Protestant]] heir, the Roman Catholic James II could attempt to return to the Thr...
17: ...o [[Anglicanism]]; James II continued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attem...
19: ...who ruled as joint monarchs. The [[Bill of Rights 1689]] settled succession to the Throne; Princess Anne...
24: ...ed from making her his Regent during his military campaigns in Europe. - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...in, [[William III of England|William III]], who became the sole ruler upon her death. Popular historie...
13: ... again in [[1673]], taking as his second wife the Catholic [[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beat...
15: ..., as a coalition with the Dutch became more politically favourable. Pressured by Parliament, the Duke ...
17: ...nancies ended in miscarriage or stillbirth. She became popular with the Dutch people, but her husband ...
20: ...on would, unlike Mary and Anne, be raised a Roman Catholic. Some charged that the boy was "supposition... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...sensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have ...
3: ...cle, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second ...
8: ...[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ...2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm]. - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
11: national_anthem = [[Zdravljica]] |
13: capital = [[Ljubljana]] |
33: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $21,695 |
34: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 34th |
45: calling_code = 386 | - Salem witch trials (12402 bytes)
2: The '''Salem witch trials''' of [[Colonial America]] resulted in a number of convictions and executi...
4: ...cused other townsfolk of [[magic (paranormal)|magically]] possessing them, and therefore of being [[wi...
6: ...|Charlestown]], [[Billerica, Massachusetts|Billerica]], [[Beverly, Massachusetts|Beverly]], [[Reading,...
11: ...no evidence that she was anything but Native American.
13: ...od (four-year-old daughter of Sarah Good), [[Rebecca Nurse]] (a bedridden grandmother of saintly dispo... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...ll islands off Newfoundland. The British acquired Canada while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation ...
5: ... by the British and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
7: ==Series of North American conflicts, 1600-1700s==
9: ...own in North America as [[King William's War]] ([[1689]]-[[97]]), [[Queen Anne's War]] ([[1702]]-[[1714]...
13: ...seph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital. - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...odern [[science]] is a body of verifiable [[empirical knowledge]], a global community of [[scholar]]s,...
6: ...ystems, which differs from the search for [[empirical]] [[truth]]. [[Philosophy]] differs from science...
11: ... it ''functions'', and whether it exhibits large-scale patterns and trends. The [[sociology of science...
13: ...d that there can be [[demarcation problem|no demarcation]] between science and any other form of inves...
15: ...' in [[1962]], there has been much debate in the academic community over the meaning and objectivity o... - 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 microscope technology (1673 bytes)
5: ...r writers ([[Pierre Borel]] 1620 - 1671 or 1628 - 1689 and [[Willem Boreel]] 1591 - 1668) to have invent...
6: ...o'' or compound microscope with a convex and a concave lens.
10: ...ino'' to Prince Federico Cesi, founder of the ''Accademia dei Lincei'' (in English, ''The [[Linceans]]...
12: ...ublishes ''Micrographia'', a collection of biological micrographs. He coins the word ''cell'' for the...
13: ...mproves on a simple microscope for viewing biological specimens. - 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]]. - 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
50: ...]] grants charter for a new colony, [[Province of Carolina]]
54: ...lina|Charleston]]) founded in present-day [[South Carolina]]
66: *[[1689]]-[[King William's War]] (1689-1697), part of the wider [[War of the Grand Allia... - 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... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
1: ...lti.jpg|thumb|Popes buried in [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's]]]]
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ...has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the tenure of [[Pope Siricius]...
6: ...Apostles]], [[Supreme Pontiff]] of the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church|Universal Church]], [...
7: ... has been [[Sovereign]] in the State of the [[Vatican City]] (the [[Holy See]]). - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...of the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...ts to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [[bifocals]].
13: ...bruary 5]], [[1688]]), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth...
15: ...He then remarried, to Abiah, on [[November 25]] [[1689]] in the [[Old South Church]] of Boston by the Re...
21: ...t son. His schooling ended at ten and at 12 he became an [[apprenticeship|apprentice]] to his brother... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...twice the territory of the next-largest nation, [[Canada]]. It ranks eighth in the world in population...
4: ...mber [[1991]]. In the [[Soviet Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Repu...
13: ...entury]] onwards and slowly assimilated both the Scandinavians as well as native [[Finno-Ugric]] tribe...
15: ...y|11th centuries]] this state of [[Kievan Rus]] became the largest in Europe and was quite prosperous,...
17: ... Duchy of [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]]. The political dissolution of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russians... - 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}} - Physics (25628 bytes)
4: ...t they form in the bulk. The properties of a chemical are determined by the properties of the underlyi...
6: ... to developing the mathematical structure of physical theories.
10: === Theoretical and experimental physics ===
12: ...l physicists have specialized in either [[theoretical physics]] or [[experimental physics]], and in th...
15: ... theory in high-energy physics for which no practical experimental test has ever been devised. - Monarchy (11801 bytes)
4: ...to a historical [[dynasty]] or bloodline. In some cases the royal family may claim to hold authority b...
6: ... of monarchy alongside the symbolism of democracy can lead to division over the apparently contradicto...
9: ...er by acclamation of the ruling or of the warrior caste of a clan or group of clans: kings of the Fran...
11: ...ions until after the [[Glorious Revolution]] in [[1689]]. Among the few states that have [[absolute mona...
14: ...but not to allow [[education]] and rapid [[communication]] to flourish. The economic structure of such...
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