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- 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... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
22: ...(ca. [[1727]]-[[1774]]) and Elizabeth Jones (born ca. [[1729]]) were well-to-do farmers.
24: ...]], he displayed strong sympathies for the French cause; later, with [[Robert R. Livingston]] and unde...
28: ... 1820|re-elected in 1820]]. Monroe, the last American [[Revolutionary War]] veteran to serve as presid... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
16: | vicepresident=[[John Caldwell Calhoun]]
22: ...incy, Massachusetts]]), and acquired his early education in [[Europe]] at the [[University of Leiden]]... - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
2: ...anuary 8]], [[1825]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]] and manufacturer.
14: ...nited States to become more sustainable at a critical point in its development.
16: ...e that the concepts and designs were readily duplicated by others. Whitney's company that produced co...
18: ...ociated with Eli Whitney (along with other historical figures such as [[George Washington|George]] and...
22: ... the development and implementation of the [[American System of manufacturing]] and the [[assembly lin... - 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]]) - Flag (13245 bytes)
3: ...(communication)|semaphore]]), and for the identification of those who displayed them, and are still us...
13: .... Flags also became the preferred means of communications at sea, resulting in various systems of flag...
15: ...lefields, and have been used only at ceremonial occasions ever since.
22: ...lag of Denmark|flag]] of [[Denmark]]. This flag, called the [[Dannebrog]], inspired the cross design ...
24: ...a) called the "Union Jack". British colonies typically fly a flag based on one of the ensigns based o... - 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]] - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
14: *[[1794]] - [[Whiskey Rebellion]]
15: *[[1794]] - [[Battle of Fallen Timbers]]
19: *[[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolina, becomes a state
22: ...ams]] (Federalist) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republican) Vice-President
50: *[[1808]] - U.S. [[slave trade]] with [[Africa]] ends - 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...
9: ...he bourgeoisie, as they did in France in 1793 and 1794, <nowiki>[</nowiki>that is to say, during the [[R...
13: ...ing noble titles and other privileges; however, because noble titles exempted the holder from future t... - 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]]. - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] - of...
17: ...e]] - on [[Committee of Public Safety]], more radical [[Maximilien Robespierre|Robespierre]], but surv...
22: ...supplanted [[Jacques Necker|Necker]] in the royal cabinet
23: *Cardinal [[Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne]]...
25: *[[Guillaume Marie Anne Brune]] - political journalist, [[Jacobin]], friend of [[Georges Dan... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
7: ==Political effects of the wars==
15: ...; that of Europe. Napoleon mentioned on several occasions his intention to create a single European st...
20: ...of other troop units. Napoleon standardized the [[cannonball]] sizes to ensure easier resupply and com...
22: ...ion and Napoleon's reign witnessed the first application of the lessons of the 18th century's wars on ...
24: ...n which French fortunes were reversed with Republican armies advancing on all fronts. - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...he unity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ...] and [[ethics]] in addition to [[politics| political]] theories of the age. However, prominent Enligh...
8: ...osophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]], [[government]] and sciences such as [...
14: ...iverse where God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton throug...
16: ...his ''[[Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica]].'' - 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 - 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... - Honolulu, Hawaii (19495 bytes)
25: ...eltered bay" or "place of shelter." The city is located along the southeast coast of the island of [[O...
29: ...ocean location and some cooling achieved by the [[California Current]] that passes through the islands...
33: The '''Honolulu District''' is located on the southeast coast of O‘ahu between ...
35: ...hin Honolulu proper can be found a number of [[volcanic cone]]s: [[Punchbowl]], [[Diamond Head, Hawaii...
37: ... Alaska]] are the only two US state capitals that cannot be reached by road from the rest of the count... - 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]]) - 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}} - Cotton gin (2185 bytes)
2: ...hitney]] (granted a [[patent]] on [[March 14]], [[1794]]) to mechanize the production of [[cotton]] fibe...
4: ...n tells of his being inspired by the sight of a [[cat]] clawing a [[chicken]] through the slatted wall...
6: ... fact that women were not allowed patents in American antiquity.
10: ...spread raising of cotton profitable in the [[American South]], and is often considered to have greatly...
12: ...''gin'' in "cotton gin" is unrelated to the drink called [[gin]]; it is related to the word ''[[engine...
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