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- Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
3: '''Catherine I''' (In [[Russian language|Russian]]: ...
5: ...rced to work in the laundry of the regiment which captured her.
7: Later she was sent to, and became the mistress of, Prince [[Aleksandr Danilovich ...
11: *Grand Duchess Nataliya Petrovna ([[1713]]-[[1715]])
12: *Grand Duchess Margarita Petrovna ([[1714]]-[[1715]]) - 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: ...pted to flee, and that the Throne was therefore vacant. The Crown was offered to, and accepted by, Wil...
24: ...ed from making her his Regent during his military campaigns in Europe. - 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]]) - Dodo (9332 bytes)
2: ... | image = [[Image:ExtinctDodoBird.jpeg|200px]] | caption = }}
12: ...nk | binomial_name = Raphus cucullatus | author=[[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...aphus cucullatus'', called ''Didus ineptus'' by [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]]), more commonly just '''...
18: ... museum specimens of the Dodo extant today. The decaying remnants of the last stuffed Dodo, in [[Oxfor...
24: ...ts speak of the birds "greedy" appetite. Thus, in captivity with its ready availability of food, the b... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
18: ...,220 [[kilometre|km]]<br>19.191 263 93 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
59: !bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2"| Physical characteristics
64: !align="left"| [[geographical pole|Polar]] diameter
85: !align="left"| [[Escape velocity]]
122: | 120 [[Pascal|kPa]] - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...ocial]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ... recognize four regions in the lands that later became the eastern United States. Listed from north t...
9: ...nd colonization in many ways. A revival in classical learning sparked an interest in [[geography]] an...
11: ...rative [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]].
16: ...ing of colonies was piecemeal and variable. Practical considerations such as [[business|commercial ent... - Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
2: The '''causes of the French Revolution''', [[French Revolut...
5: ...ractice, the king's ability to act on his theoretically absolute power was hemmed in by the (equally r...
7: ...d for [[freedom of speech]], and challenged the [[Catholic Church]] and the prerogatives of the nobles...
13: ...ing noble titles and other privileges; however, because noble titles exempted the holder from future t...
15: ...ditures on the [[Seven Years War]] and the [[American War of Independence]]. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...Roman Catholic Church]] was forced to undergo radical restructuring. While [[France]] would oscillate ...
5: == Causes ==
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the fol...
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]]. - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
2: ...[[1715]]) was a [[England|English]] explorer, sea captain, and scientific observer. He was the first E...
4: ...674]] he worked as a plantation manager on [[Jamaica]], but he soon returned to the sea,
7: ...h settlements in [[Peru]] before returning to the Caribbean.
9: ...t across the Pacific to raid the [[East Indies]], calling at [[Guam]] and [[Mindanao]]. Leaving Swan a...
11: ...Dampier returned to England in [[1691]] via the [[Cape of Good Hope]], penniless but in possession of ... - 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]]) - 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}} - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
8: ...hout his life, Voltaire sometimes implied that he came from a [[noble]] background.
10: ... been strict, but neither inhospitable nor tyrannical. Marguerite Arouet, of whom her younger brother ...
12: ... there till [[1711]]. Though he deprecated the education he had received, it formed the basis of his c...
14: ...r stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never used it.
16: ...e [[Bastille]] on [[May 16]], [[1717]], here he recast ''Oedipe'', began the ''Henriade'' and decided ... - Dodos (9122 bytes)
2: ...obox_image | image = [[Image:igdodo.jpg|200px]] | caption = }}
12: ...nk | binomial_name = Raphus cucullatus | author=[[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...aphus cucullatus'', called ''Didus ineptus'' by [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]]), more commonly just '''...
18: ... museum specimens of the Dodo extant today. The decaying remnants of the last stuffed Dodo, in [[Oxfor...
24: ...ts speak of the birds "greedy" appetite. Thus, in captivity with its ready availability of food, the b... - Theater in the United States (12545 bytes)
2: ...theater and [[comedy]] traditions as well. [[Musical theater]] may be the most popular form: it is ce...
8: ...humb|left|[[Edwin Forrest]], a popular early American actor]]
11: ...d presented the first professionally-mounted American play, ''[[The Prince of Parthia]]'' by [[Thomas ...
13: ...nd it was banned in most states during the [[American Revolutionary War]] at the urging of the [[Conti...
17: ...lap]] and [[Thomas Abthorpe Cooper]], similarly became well known throughout the young nation. - 18th century (8231 bytes)
3: ...from [[1701]] through [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]].
5: ... this period (in terms of [[industry|industrial]] capacity) were: [[Austria]], [[Britain]], [[France]]...
9: ...ghtened absolutism]]" and was the time when political changes began that would lead to the modern [[na...
11: ...being established, and, in the case of [[USA|America]], breaking away from their parents. In [[Asia]],...
13: ...[[Baroque]], then was succeeded by the [[Neoclassical]] movement. - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: ...sted from [[1701]] to [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], in accordance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[...
4: ...ic event of the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]]]
6: ...Enlightenment]] culminated in the French and American revolutions. Philosophy and science increased in...
8: ...dest beginnings in the 18th century, it would radically change human society and the geology of the su...
15: * [[1700]]: The [[1700 Cascadia earthquake]] (magnitude 9) occurs off the coas...
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