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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]]) - 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 - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
7: ...tly considered her a talented mathematician and became her mentor.
9: ...]]). He eventually learned her true identity in [[1806]], when [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was invading [[Pru...
12: ...nriched my life with so many joys, are not chimerical, the predilection with which you have honored it...
17: ...he first female to attend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepting the wives of othe...
19: ...scribed in a letter to Gauss, became quite significant as it restricted the possible solutions of [[Fe... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...g of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Weste...
3: ...en carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the ...
5: [[Image:Carpet.png|350px|thumb|Contemporary Afghan Rug]]
7: == Carpet types ==
8: ...carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]] - 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... - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
5: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] to the Tenth and to the five succeeding [[Unit...
7: ...to [[March 3]], [[1829]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1829.
9: ...rs]] due to his relationship with an African-American woman. He served as vice President from March 4,...
13: ...bers of the House of Representatives, and, in the case of Robert Ward, a Senator as well.
20: .../resources/pdf/richard_johnson.pdf Senate Historical Office: Richard Mentor Johnson Biography (pdf)] - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...d States Electoral College|electoral vote]]. He became the youngest president up unto that time.
20: ...States of America|Confederacy]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[ci...
22: ...ed mind which could not cope with a changing America. In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, tempta...
25: ...n Pierce]], a frontier farmer who became a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, s... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...11;[[1795]]). After the Napoleonic era, Holland became a mere province of the Kingdom and was split in...
11: image_map = LocationNetherlands.png |
15: capital = [[Amsterdam]]. [[The Hague]] is the seat o...
36: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $29,412 |
37: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 15th | - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...[[industrialization|industrialised]] countries, located in the heart of [[Europe]]. It is bordered to ...
17: ...kground:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationGermany.png|Location of Germany]]
21: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Berlin]]
33: ... 14th]]<br>82,468,000 [http://www.destatis.de/indicators/e/vgr910ae.htm]<br>242/km²
35: |'''Formation<br>Unification/reunification<br><br><br>''' - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] |
36: ...Revolution]]. It was the thirteenth colony and became the fourth state, ratifying the [[United States...
38: ...ate song]], ''[[Georgia on My Mind]]'' by [[Hoagy Carmichael]] was originally written about a woman of...
48: ...leaving a trail of destruction behind them. The local [[moundbuilder]] culture, described by [[Hernand...
50: ...ggested that what was by then a British colony be called [[Province of Georgia]] in honor of King [[Ge... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] |
36: ...2/5 of the state is notably rainy; east of the Cascades the climate is much more arid. In fact, on av...
38: ...]}} is also common, but considered incorrect by locals.
41: ...at may be the future for all [[United States|Americans]]: simple living, [[conservation]], and [[urban...
49: ...River. Exploration by Lewis and Clark ([[1805]]-[[1806]]) and Britain's [[David Thompson]] ([[1811]]) pu... - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
17: ...bert Uderzo|Uderzo, Albert]], (born 1927), French cartoonist of ''[[Asterix]]'' fame
33: *[[Sabine Ulibarr�libarr�Sabine]], American poet
51: ...(1609-1672), Puritan colonist and soldier in America
59: ...Johnny Unitas|Unitas, Johnny]], (1933-2002), American football player
64: *[[Carl Herman Unthan|Unthan, Carl Herman]], Austrian violinist without hands - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...he opposite end. Features as small as 35 m across can be seen.]]
4: ...in [[1840]] by [[Georg Adolph Erman|Erman]]<!--- (1806-1877) not to be confused with Adolf Erman (1854-1...
6: ... some argue that not every minor planet should be called an "asteroid".
8: ...der]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to survive passage ...
14: ... named (598 of which have names requiring diacriticals). The first numbered but unnamed minor planet w... - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
3: ...e. The majority of Earth's observed weather is located in the [[troposphere]].
10: ...lished celestial phenomena, such as a [[Halo (optical phenomenon)|halo]] around the moon, without both...
12: ...pleted this list of the most important meteorological instruments in [[1780]] with the hair [[hygromet...
14: ... basis, and was one of the first Americans to forecast the weather on a daily basis.
16: ...lecting [[coriolis effect|force]] that in the end causes air masses to move ''along'' [[isobar]]s was... - 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]]) - 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)
19: *[[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolina, becomes a state
22: ...ams]] (Federalist) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republican) Vice-President
44: *[[1806]] - [[Noah Webster]]'s first [[dictionary]]
45: *[[1806]] - [[Cumberland Road]] passed
50: *[[1808]] - U.S. [[slave trade]] with [[Africa]] ends - August (4611 bytes)
1: {{AugustCalendar}}
2: ...eighth]] month of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with th...
4: ...peaking, the sun begins in the constellation of [[Cancer]] and ends in the constellation of [[Leo]].
6: ...in]], since it was the sixth month in the [[Roman calendar]] which started in [[March]].
10: ...[Lugh]] and [[August 1]], (L᠌?) in the [[Irish Calendar]] is still regarded as the first day of [[A... - 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.
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