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- Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...erential [[calculus]]. While they both discovered calculus nearly contemporaneously, their work was no...
4: .... Newton is also credited with providing mathematical substantiation for [[Kepler's laws of planetary ...
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12: ... early life. For more in-depth information, see [[Isaac Newton's early life and achievements]].''
14: ...live with her new husband, leaving her son in the care of his grandmother.
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- 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... - 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. - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...r start of the scientific revolution was the publication of ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium'' by...
3: ... [[mechanics|mechanical]], and [[empiricism|empirical]].
9: ...is, at that time there were very large and historically sudden changes in science, not only in its con...
11: ...ay be summarized in the following lists of significant advances in science:
15: *[[Ptolemy]]'s calculations of planetary motion. (This and Galen's ... - Science (19868 bytes)
6: ...tive" — they predict empirical results that can be checked and [[Falsifiability|possibly contrad...
8: ...pts to identify what "things" in the world, their causal powers, the mechanisms through which they exe...
10: ...ntific hypotheses can only be falsified ([[falsification]]).
12: ...defined by empiricism, to govern human affairs. Because of their close affiliation, the terms "positiv...
15: ...emonstrated that science has not proceeded historically as the steady accumulation of facts, as the em... - Shofar (6586 bytes)
2: ... (sheep)|ram]]'s [[horn]] that is used as a [[musical instrument]] for religious purposes. It is used ...
11: ...nter and with a shofar on either side. On those occasions the shofarot were rams' horns curved in shap...
15: ...hofar may not be painted in colors, but it may be carved with artistic designs ([[Shulkhan Arukh]], [[...
17: ...ish shofars, on the other hand, usually do have a carved mouthpiece resembling that of a European [[tr...
19: ...[harmonic]]s obtained when playing the instrument can vary: rather than a pure perfect fifth, [[interv... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...o [[March 3]], [[1833]], when he declined to be a candidate for reelection. He was chairman of the Co...
7: ...o Russia from [[1837]] to [[1839]], when he was recalled at his own request. He was elected Vice Pres...
16: ...ylvania|U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania]]|before=[[Isaac D. Barnard]]|after=[[Samuel McKean]]|years=1831-1...
18: ...ia]]|before=[[John R. Clay]]|after=[[Churchill C. Cambreleng]]|years=1837-1839}}
19: ...:U.S._Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_nominees|candidate]]|before=[[Richard Mentor Johnson]]|after=... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
32: | [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]
43: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
50: ...survey conducted by [[C-SPAN]] that ranked [[American presidents]], a [[panel]] of [[historians]] rate...
53: ... Judiciary (Twenty-first Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1830]]. Buchanan se...
55: ...]] relationship began at the time and have periodically been revived by historians, but there isn't an... - 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 | - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
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13: capital = [[London]] |
33: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $30,658 |
34: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 15th |
45: calling_code = 44 | - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] ...
36: ...U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States of America]] and was the 15th state admitted to the Union.
38: ...dcats) and the [[University of Louisville]] (red, Cardinals)).
41: ...cky became the fifteenth state in the union and [[Isaac Shelby]], a [[Revolutionary War]] hero, was named...
43: ...[[September 3]] when [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces under General [[Leonidas Pol... - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charle...
38: ...ia broke away from [[Virginia]] during the [[American Civil War]]. The state is noted for its [[coal]...
46: ...can state formed as a direct result of the [[American Civil War]]. It was originally the western part ...
48: However, the American Civil War allowed western Virginia to form its o...
50: ...ndependent state within the Union. For several decades thereafter, the two states disputed the new st... - Space (10661 bytes)
1: ... '''space''' — the scientific and philosophical concept. For other uses of space, see [[space (d...
4: ...ated, have size and shape, and through which they can move.
6: ...ce is part of a fundamental [[abstract]] mathematical [[concept]]ual framework (together with [[time]]...
8: ...ect and/or its location with respect to another location. Modern [[physics]] does not treat space and ...
15: ...a [[coordinate system]] where an object can be located - Astronomy (13970 bytes)
1: ...ution]], and [[Astrophysics|physical]] and [[chemical]] properties of objects that may be observed in ...
3: ...llo 11]] as they circled the [[Moon]] in 1969. Located near the center of the [[Far side (Moon)|far s...
5: ... correlated to the apparent positions of astronomical objects in the sky -- although the two fields sh...
8: ... trying to observe and understand the actual physical nature of celestial objects—what makes the...
10: ...d mainly with figuring out the observational implications of different models, and involves working wi... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...he opposite end. Features as small as 35 m across can be seen.]]
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...
16: ... near-Earth asteroid may be visible without technical aid; see [[2004 MN4]]). - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...owballs", comets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[d...
7: == Physical characteristics ==
9: ...ails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astronomical unit]]) or more.
11: ... omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes. From ancient sources, such as Chinese ...
13: ...etorbit.png|thumb|400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]] - Planet (8450 bytes)
7: ...bject to approval by the [[International Astronomical Union]]'s panel on nomenclature). The process o...
10: ...:Solare_Planeten99.jpg|framed|Planets in approx. scale of size, but not distance. Note a portion of th...
12: ... to the authority of the [[International Astronomical Union]], there are nine planets in our solar sys...
13: # [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] ([[astronomical symbol]] ☿)
24: ===Classification=== - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...odern [[science]] is a body of verifiable [[empirical knowledge]], a global community of [[scholar]]s,...
6: ...ystems, which differs from the search for [[empirical]] [[truth]]. [[Philosophy]] differs from science...
11: ... it ''functions'', and whether it exhibits large-scale patterns and trends. The [[sociology of science...
13: ...d that there can be [[demarcation problem|no demarcation]] between science and any other form of inves...
15: ...' in [[1962]], there has been much debate in the academic community over the meaning and objectivity o... - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
3: ...on one side of the Sun and then the other. It was called [[Hermes]] when in the evening sky, but was k...
7: ==Physical characteristics==
12: ...urprisingly, radar observations taken in 1992 indicated that there is [[freezing|frozen]] [[water]] [[...
16: ...earlier terrain. In addition, Mercury has "significant" [[tidal bulge]]s, raised by the [[Sun]] (the S...
24: ..., ''i.e.'' [[escarpment|scarps]] - see [[List of scarps on Mercury]] - 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]]
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