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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]]) - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
12: ...ons they wished). This whole movement gradually became more concentrated in [[Athens]], which had beco...
14: ...d to wealth, the subjects and methods of debate became highly developed.
20: ...eory of Forms is cast in doubt; more directly ethical questions become the focus. Interestingly, in hi...
22: ...ed to be accepted, because it is known (by all educated persons) to be [[validity|valid]]. A crucial a...
25: ...ly concerned with the nature of God, and the application of [[Aristotle]]'s [[term logic | logic]] and... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...ent of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the manufact...
3: ...]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power generation]].
5: ...ad throughout [[Western Europe]] and [[North America]], eventually affecting the rest of the world. Th...
9: ==Causes==
10: ...lution]] of the 17th century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: '''Bagpipes''' are a class of [[musical instrument]], [[aerophone]]s using enclosed [[re...
16: A bagpipe consists of an airtight bag, which can supply a continuous stream of air. Air is suppli...
18: ...ow [[oboe]]-like sound, while chanters with a conical bore will produce a louder and brighter sound.
23: ...etterpress of Donald MacDonald's Martial Music of Caledonia, written by an unknown Romantic. However, ...
35: ...wpipe, two tenor drones, and one bass drone. The scale on the chanter is [[Mixolydian_mode|mixolydian]... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
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
37: *[[Emma Abbott|Abbott, Emma]], (1849-1891), American singer - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...beth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...os]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Saint...
9: ...serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the sec...
19: ===Education===
20: ...was instructed in religion by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer i... - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
3: ...er father was [[Vasily Vasilievich Kriukovskoi]] (1800-1874), an artillery officer of Belarusian ("''Pol...
5: ... Schubert]] (another Academician) and had more education and "appreciation of the finer things" than h...
7: ...ding of [[partial differential equation]]s (the [[Cauchy-Kovalevskaya theorem]]) and essentially compl...
11: ...to have stuck for when she later took calculus it came to her very quickly, as if it had always been t...
15: ...ical study, calling her "a new [[Blaise Pascal|Pascal]]" in the process. - Rose (15436 bytes)
2: ..._image | image = [[Image:4-11-07_10a.jpg|240px]]| caption = ''Rosa arvensis'' (Field Rose)}}
10: ...Rosa'''''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]| date = [[1753]] }}
27: ...some species, especially the [[Dog Rose]] (''Rosa canina'') and [[Rugosa Rose]] (''Rosa rugosa''), are...
29: ...biology)|thorns]] or prickles. The thorns are typically sickle-shaped hooks, which aid the rose in han...
31: ...cies including [[Emperor Moth]], [[Common Marbled Carpet]], [[Engrailed|The Engrailed]] and [[Coxcomb ... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ...principally flourished in German-speaking lands, Scandinavia and Iberia. Although most of the instrume...
5: ...the string, which is known as ''[[bebung]]'', and can be used to give a form of [[vibrato]].
7: ... abilities of the instrument, since only one note can be played at a time on each string. As a result ...
11: ...les. [[Johann Sebastian Bach|J. S. Bach]]'s son [[Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach]] was a great proponent o...
15: ... a magnetic pickup to provide a signal for amplification. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
1: ...ptian Pyramids|Pyramids]] have become a symbol of Cairo internationally]]
2: ...lous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333,...
4: ...صر) pronounced ''Maşr'' in the local dialect.
6: ...e Cairo or defeated elsewhere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ottomans are exampl...
7: ...[Image:EgyptAlQahirah.png|thumb|200px|Egypt, with Cairo [[Governorates of Egypt|governorate]] highligh... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
2: ...[french horn]]. A person who plays the trumpet is called a ''trumpeter'' or simply, ''trumpet player''...
6: ... air and metal in the trumpet. The trumpet player can select the [[pitch (music)|pitch]] from a range ...
8: ...]] or quality of sound and the ease with which it can be played. Deeper cupped mothpieces are best su...
11: ...o be confused with the modern cornet), and the [[Scandinavia]]n [[lur]].
15: ... C trumpet is most common in orchestral playing because it often does not need to transpose and produc... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
2: ...strument|free-reed wind instrument]] with a [[musical keyboard|keyboard]], the smallest representative...
20: ...haracteristics were first used in Europe around [[1800]] AD for organs. People used their knowledge and ...
22: ...ment)|sheng]] uses resonator pipes, and the reeds can sound in both directions, which is more similar ...
25: ...frame and tongue were made in one part, as is the case with Jew's Harps. The reeds were mounted on a w...
28: ...s. The notes are arranged much like on a [[harmonica]]. - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
10: ...esumably murdered by his bodyguard and Senuseret, campaigning against Lybian invaders, returned to Ilj...
12: ...872 BC]]) continued the policy of his father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during ...
22: ... she apparently had no heirs, the Twelfth dynasty came to an end as did the Golden Age of the Middle K...
26: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Timeline of mathematics|Berlin Papyrus]]
27: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Moscow Papyrus|Moscow Mathematical Papyrus]] - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...ogy]] is a type of [[chronology]] worked on for decades by scholars of [[Egyptology]].
7: ...he Egyptian calendar with attested dates in other calendaric systems, for example, Greek, Jewish, Assy...
9: ...cient world'' (1980: 83-84 and 106), has properly called it "the rather fluid chronology of the [[Phar...
13: ...revious "firm" dates cannot be supported astronomically.
15: This Menophres Era can be tied to at least four Egyptian rulers, althou... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
22: ...d Style and New Style dates|Old Style]], [[Julian Calendar]]), 1735 in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]]. H...
24: ...nspired Adams with zeal for the cause of the American colonies. Years later, when he was an old man, A...
28: ...contentiousness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualities were particularly manifested...
31: ... in London in [[1768]] as ''A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the... - 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]]. - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
10: ...[Waxhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws area]] of [[North Carolina]]
16: | vicepresident= [[John C. Calhoun]] (1829-1832) [[Martin Van Buren]] (1833-183...
18: ... years between the [[War of 1812]] and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].
22: ...and intense hatred for the British) that he would carry all his life. This [[anglophobia]] would be co... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
14: ...he United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P...
25: ...south of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the [[state capital]]. His great-great-great-grandfather Corneli...
27: ...obtained in the common schools and at Kinderhook Academy. In [[1796]] he began the study of [[law]], ... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
3: ...n><font size="+1">'''Millard Fillmore '''</font></caption>
9: ...><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[January 7]], [[1800]]</td></tr>
16: ..._of_political_parties_in_the_United_States |Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|...
20: '''Millard Fillmore''' ([[January 7]], [[1800]] – [[March 8]], [[1874]]) was the thirteent...
26: ...York. It was thought that the obscure, self-made candidate from [[New York]] would complement Taylor,...
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