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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...aval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
22: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
18: ...dor]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|...
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...dash; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - James Madison (15187 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
21: ...g頯f [[Thomas Jefferson]]. In this capacity he became a prominent figure in [[Virginia]] state politi...
23: ...ew Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depending on populatio...
25: ...arguments were powerfully influenced by the political thought of [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Monte... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...f the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shap...
3: ...es]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[silica]], as well as elements such as [[sulfur]], [[chlo...
5: [[Astrogeology]] refers to the application of geologic principles to other bodies of the...
7: ...istinguish between earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
10: ...of [[fossil]] [[animal shell|shell]]s in a geological [[stratum]] in a mountain hundreds of miles from... - 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]. - James Watt (5070 bytes)
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] before returning...
12: * [[1767]]: Surveyor of Forth and Clyde canal.
13: * [[1769]]: [[Patent]]ed separate condensing chamber for s...
15: * [[1781]]: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary motion.
22: ...on (of which he was most proud) and the steam indicator to measure steam pressure in the [[cylinder]] ... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...], a [[shrub]] native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the [[Old World]] and the [[New ...
4: ...es of natural springs. When the cotton boll (seed case) is opened the fibers dry into flat, twisted, r...
9: ...nce that people in South America and India domesticated different species of cotton independently thou...
13: ...hern [[Europe]], without any knowledge of what it came from other than that it was a [[plant]]; people...
15: ...regions in [[Africa]], [[Eurasia]] and [[the Americas]]. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...e there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ... Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
37: * 3500 BC: [[Carts]] in [[Sumer]] - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ...r the Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian capital and national library.
6: ....” After twelve years of constant military campaigning, Alexander died, probably of [[malaria]]...
11: ... his father descended from [[Heracles]] through [[Caranus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] t...
14: ...|Pausanias]]), who held a grudge against Philip because the king had ignored a complaint he had expres...
16: ...ial rivals and marched south with his armies in a campaign to solidify control of Greece and confront ... - 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]]) - 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]] - 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 ... - 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]]). - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: [[Image:captainjamescookportrait.jpg|thumb|250px|British exp...
3: ...ts main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map maker]].
12: ...1759]]. He showed a talent for [[surveying]] and cartography and was responsible for mapping much of ...
14: ...ographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (''e.g.'' dipping into ...
18: ...]] in [[Tahiti]], where he built a small [[Fortification|fort]] and [[observatory]] to observe the tra... - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
3: ...ckenzie]], the first European to cross North America by land north of Mexico, in [[1793]].
5: ... of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain" ([http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/v02....
7: ...estward. [[Sacagawea]] and her [[Shoshone]] tribe came from further west. Not only did Lewis and Clark...
10: ...rest of the men of the party. The party agreed to camp on the south side of the river (modern Astoria,...
16: ... now belonged to the United States. Without these calm meetings, the white settlers from the East woul... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
1: ...'' is the 77th day of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]] (78th in [[leap year]]s). There are 288 d...
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
6: ...enate]] annuls [[Tiberius]]' will and proclaims [[Caligula]] emperor.
11: *[[1766]] - [[American Revolution]]: The [[British Parliament]] repeals...
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[Will... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
1: ...number)|82]]nd day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] (83rd in [[Leap year]]s). There are 283 ...
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
7: ...[[Second War of Religion]] in [[France]]. Again [[Catherine de Medici]] and [[Charles IX of France]] m...
9: *[[1775]] - [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Patrick Henry]] delivers ...
13: ...)|John Wickliffe]]'' arrives at [[Port Chalmers]] carrying the first Scottish settlers for [[Dunedin, ... - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
3: ...ith a view to improving the cod fishery, and in [[1769]]-[[1772]] he was employed in north-western disco...
5: His first attempt (from 6 November 1769) failed through the desertion of his Indians; his... - List of U.S. military history events (12126 bytes)
1: ...blishment of the states in 1776, and either are located within territorial boundaries of the United St...
4: ...n which U.S. military units (primarily regular, occasionally [[irregular_military|irregular]]) partici...
6: *'''[[American Revolutionary War]]''' (1775–1783)
11: *'''[[Mexican-American War]]''' (1846–1848)
13: *[[Nicaragua Naval Battles]] (1854–1858) - 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.
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