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- Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...ce]] in 1713, he was a prominent figure in what became known as the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlight...
5: ...tent, while also examining [[philosophy|philosophical]] ideas relating to [[free will]]. He is also kn...
7: ... married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs with the writer Madame Pu...
12: ...allegory]] pointing first to the extravagances of Catholicism; second, to the vanity of the pleasures ...
14: ...ant philosophers of that day was an episodic application of the principle of relativism to the concept... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
1: [[Image:Martha Argerich.jpeg|right|thumb|Martha Argerich]]
5: ...in Geneva and Bolzano within a few weeks, and her career as a professional pianist was launched.
7: ... such competition mainstays as the Prokofiev ''Toccata'' and Liszt's ''Sixth [[Hungarian Rhapsodies|Hu...
9: ...cially for her recordings of [[20th century classical music|20th century]] works by composers such as ... - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
1: ...in-left:5px"><center>[[Image:AimeeSempleMcPherson.jpeg|150px|Photograph of McPherson]]<BR><small>''Aimee...
7: ...rminal illness. (The age difference had caused a scandal in their small town, prompting the couple to ...
9: ...the newspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local clergy, etc.
11: ...rgin-right:5px;text-align:center">[[Image:Semples.jpeg]]<small><br>Robert and Aimee Semple, 1910</small>...
13: ...hortly thereafter, the two embarked on an evangelical tour, first to [[Europe]] and then to [[China]],... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
4: ...'. In [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], she is called '''Quan ''' or '''Quan Thế Bồ...
6: ... and legends. Most notably, while Avalokitesvara can be depicted as either male or female, Kuan Yin i...
9: [[Image:Aomori Buddha.jpeg|thumb|left|A statue of the Kuan Yin Bodhisattva, ...
12: ...cause this bodhisattva is considered the personification of compassion and kindness, a mother-goddess ...
16: ...saved. After comprehending the great demand, he became overwhelmed and his head split into thousands o... - Edith Cavell (1802 bytes)
1: ...ct Gutenberg eText 14676.jpg|frame|right|'''Edith Cavell''']]
2: ....cavell.JPG|thumb|234px|Statue in memory of Edith Cavell, opposite the [[National Portrait Gallery, Lo...
3: ...ead2.jpeg|thumb|234px|A propaganda image of Edith Cavell]]
5: '''Edith Louisa Cavell''' ([[December 4]], [[1865]] - [[October 12]]...
7: ...the war [http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/edith_cavell.htm]. - Sunflower (5784 bytes)
2: ...image | image = [[Image:A sunflower.jpg|260px]] | caption = Sunflowers display bright yellow colors.}}
15: ... head ([[inflorescence]]). The stem of the flower can grow up to 3 [[metre]]s tall, with the flower he...
18: ...[[Francisco Pizarro]] found the [[Tahuantinsuyu|Inca]] subjects venerating the sunflower as an image o...
23: ...[[achene]]'') of the plant, with the true seeds encased in an inedible husk.
34: ...ornamental plant]]s, but appeal to [[farmer]]s, because they reduce [[bird]] damage and losses from so... - Sweet pea (1311 bytes)
2: ...| image = [[Image:Sweetpea closeup.jpeg|250px]] | caption = }} - Lotus (1302 bytes)
1: ...ssom.jpeg|right|thumb|''Nelumbo lutea'', the American Lotus]]
4: ...an or Sacred Lotus]] and the [[Nelumbo lutea|American Lotus]] of the genus ''[[Nelumbo]]'' (family [[N...
5: ...[Nymphaea lotus|Egyptian White Water-lily]], also called Egyptian Lotus, of the genus ''[[Nymphaea]]''...
7: ...his could be the [[lotus tree]] that the mythological [[Lotis]] had been transformed into.
10: *[[Lotus Cars]], a British car manufacturer. - Anatomy (6382 bytes)
4: ...e structure and organization of living things. It can be divided into animal anatomy ([[zootomy]]) and...
6: ...or it may be limited to one animal only, in which case it is spoken of as ''special anatomy''.
10: ...d to this study the term descriptive or topographical human anatomy is given, though it is often, less...
12: So intricate is the [[human body]] that only a small number ...
14: ''Topographical anatomy'' must be learned by repeated dissection... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
2: ...ame|Portrait of Hancock [[:Image:JohnHancockLarge.jpeg|(full portrait)]]]]
5: ...of the United Kingdom|George III]] could read it, causing his name to become an [[eponym]] for "signat...
10: Despite his wealth, Hancock remained, ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity,...
12: ==Career==
15: ...oms officials for violation of revenue laws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonians, ... - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...for instance, race), which was considered too radical.
2: ...e:Feminist Suffrage Parade in New York City, 1912.jpeg|thumb|350px|Suffrage parade, New York City, 1912]...
3: ... [[Wyoming Territory]] in the [[United States]] became the first modern polity where equal suffrage wa...
4: The British colony of the [[Pitcairn Islands]], (2004 population 47 people), which ...
13: ... in [[1776]], but rescinded in [[1807]]. The [[Pitcairn Islands]] granted women's suffrage in [[1838]]... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...mage:VAT74_0643_W.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Basilica of Saint Peter, portrayed by Viviano Codazzi in a...
2: ...n buried there, too. Construction of the [[basilica]] began in [[1506]] and was completed in [[1626]]...
4: ...edra]] Petri'', the episcopal throne of the basilica's namesake when he led the Roman church, but whic...
7: ...convened in the Basilica of Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
8: ... started construction in [[324]] of a great basilica in this exact spot, which had previously been a c... - History of the United States (1945-1964) (29139 bytes)
8: ...it. In the meantime, the USSR suffered horrendous casualties, as high as twenty million dead.
13: ...of [[Japan]] and the division of [[Korea]]. Politically, therefore, Yalta was an agreement on the post...
15: ...eologies to represent two ways of life, each vindicated in [[1945]] by previous disasters. Conflicting...
17: ...he Pacific oceans, with almost no country left unscathed. The only major industrial power in the world...
18: ...ary Fund]], which were created to ensure an open, capitalist, international economy. The [[Soviet Unio... - Precipitation (meteorology) (2923 bytes)
1: [[Image:22 Regen ubt.jpeg|280px|right]]
2: ...tion by releasing a fine dust or appropriate chemical (commonly [[silver nitrate]]) into a cloud, enco...
8: ...parison. This phenomenon results in substantial local gradients of average rainfall, with coastal area...
12: ...d of precipitation is most commonly found in tropical areas. - Aristotle (37648 bytes)
10: ...fic importance. Plato can be called, with qualification, an [[idealism|idealist]] and a [[rationalism...
12: ... later. Although he wrote dialogues early in his career, no more than fragments of these have survive...
14: ...rature]] and [[poetry]]. His combined works practically comprise an [[encyclopedia]] of Greek knowledg...
17: ...l]] holding his ''Ethics'': detail from the [[Vatican]] [[fresco]] ''[[Raphael Rooms|The School of Ath...
19: ...heophrastus]] and was later hidden to avoid confiscation or destruction; finally, the manuscripts were... - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
3: ...da]] or the [[Belgium|Belgian]] town of [[Bree]], called Breda in Latin, is meant. From 1559 he droppe...
7: ...unger]] and [[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] who both became painters, but as they were still infants when t...
9: Bruegel specialised in landscapes populated by [[peasant]]s, painted in a simple...
11: ...drop to a religious [[allegory]]. His winter landscapes of 1565 are corroborative evidence of the seve...
16: ...Pieter brueghel the elder-children playing-detail.jpeg|thumb|250px|A detail of ''Children Playing'']] - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
1: [[Image:Leonardo da Vinci.jpeg|thumb|Leonardo da Vinci]]
7: ...sant girl. It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[Middle East|Middle ...
9: ...s". Presumably he did not use his father's name because of his illegitimate status.
14: Later, he became an independent painter in Florence.
16: ...e]]. After two months in jail, he was acquitted because no witnesses stepped forward. For some time af... - Condor (7828 bytes)
2: ...-condor.jpg|200px|California Condor]] | caption = California Condor immature}}
8: ...xobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[New World vulture|Cathartidae]]}}
13: ''Gymnogyps californianus''
18: ...cies belong to the [[New World vulture]] family [[Cathartidae]], related to [[stork]]s and not closely...
20: ...nd 3 m (10 ft) between the tips of its wings, and can weigh over 13 kilograms (30 lb). Although other ... - Antelope (3906 bytes)
3: ...age | image = [[Image:Thompson's_Gazelle.jpeg]] | caption = [[Thompson's Gazelle]]}}
14: ''[[Antidorcas]]''<br>
28: ''[[Procapra]]''<br>
29: ''[[Sylvicapra]]''<br>
35: ...ain like a giant rabbit. Some species of antelope can reach speeds of 60 miles per hour (100 kilometer... - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
19: [[16-bit application]] --
34: [[32-bit application]] --
102: [[America Online]] --
113: [[Arithmetic and logical unit]] --
156: [[Cache]] --
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