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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
23: ...]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the...
38: *[[Saint Brendan]] - [[Ireland|Irish]] [[abbot]] who sailed the [... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: '''Maria Theresa''' ([[May 13]], [[1717]] – [[November 29]], [[1780]]) was a [[Habsburg]] ...
6: ...of 1713|Pragmatic Sanction]] which guaranteed his daughter the right to succeed to the Austrian throne...
8: ...g Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughters (all of whom were named "Marie _______") a...
14: ...], and [[King of Bohemia|Queen of Bohemia]]: 1740-1741
15: ...]], [[King of Bohemia]]: 1780 ([[Heir-Apparent]]: 1741-1780) - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...f the [[University of Moscow]] and Shuvalov's foundation of the [[Imperial Academy of Arts|Academy of ...
7: Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of [[Peter the Great]] and [[Catherine I of...
9: ...e had a French governess, however, and at a later day picked up some Italian, German and Swedish, and ...
11: It was Peter's intention to marry his second daughter to the young French king [[Louis XV]], but ...
13: ... of Peter the Great, practically banished Peter's daughter from court. Elizabeth had inherited her fat... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
16: LandArea = 23,974 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 4]], [[1791]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
36: ...the east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...ar|Revolutionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has lo... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sc...
29: *[[Franklin Adams]]
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
99: *[[James Barry (painter)|James Barry]] ([[1741]]-[[1806]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
19: ...eorge Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to preach the Great Awakening - Venice (22017 bytes)
10: ...jor power-broker in the [[Near East]]. By the standards of the time, Venice's stewardship of its mainl...
14: ...] systems, but the social order was entirely [[feudal]]. Church and various private properties were ti...
29: ...e city itself or from its possessions, especially Dalmatia. Those from the city were chosen by lot fro...
33: ...ecruited from the lagoon, plus feudal levies from Dalmatia and Istria. In times of emergency, all male...
92: ...ill intact after centuries of submersion. The foundations rest on the piles, and buildings of [[brick]... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
19: *[[César Baldaccini]]
22: *[[Pietro da Barga]]
58: *[[Danese Cattaneo]]
63: *[[Eduardo Chillida]] (1924-2002)
75: *[[Jules Dalou]] (1838 - 1902) - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...Benedict Arnold, V''' ([[January 14]], [[1741]] – [[June 14]], [[1801]]) was a [[general]] in th...
6: ..., Connecticut|Norwich]], [[Connecticut]], a descendant of a [[Benedict Arnold (governor)|namesake]] co...
10: ...nying Allen and his [[Green Mountain Boys]]. In a dawn attack on [[May 10]], [[1775]], Ticonderoga was...
15: ... American forces were forced to withdraw from Canada in June of 1776.
21: ...-old Peggy, by whom he would have four sons and a daughter. - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...'Benjamin Franklin''' ([[January 17]], [[1706]] – [[April 17]], [[1790]]) was an [[United States...
25: ... is a penny earned" are now commonly quoted every day by people all over the world.
27: ...ostly theological and educational tomes, but by [[1741]] the library also included works on history, geo...
34: ...ally became the [[University of Pennsylvania]], today a member of the [[Ivy League]]. He founded an Am...
36: ...esses. He created a partnership with his foreman, David Hill, which provided Franklin with half of the... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
14: *[[John Couch Adams]] (United Kingdom, [[1819]] - [[1892]])
25: *[[Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov]] (Russia, [[1912]] - [[1999]...
66: *[[David Bates (physicist)|David Bates]]
75: *[[Daniel Bernoulli]] (Switzerland, [[1700]] - [[1782]]...
88: *[[Danilo Blanusa]], ([[Croatia]], [[1903]] - [[1987]]) - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
3: == Foundation and early history ==
25: ...], which they had to give annually on [[All Souls Day]] to the Viceroy of Sicily, who acted as the Kin...
29: ...d, outmanuvered and outrun, and by the end of the day almost the entirety of their fleet was destroyed...
50: ...Spital zu Jerusalem]] the order continues until today, gaining increasing independence from its Roman ...
57: ...er, also known as the Knights of [[Malta]], and today operates as a largely charitable and ceremonial ... - Platinum (10600 bytes)
8: ...="center" | [[Palladium|Pd]]<br />'''Pt'''<br />[[Darmstadtium|Ds]]
11: <div align="right"><small>[[Periodic table (standard)|Full table]]</small></div>
40: |[[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]]) || 2, '''4''' (mildly [[...
81: ! [[natural abundance|NA]]
157: ...fc0c0" | <font size="-1">[[SI]] units & [[standard temperature and pressure|STP]] are used except ... - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
32: *[[1741]] - [[Platinum]] discovered by [[Charles Wood (sc...
37: *[[1772]] - [[Nitrogen]] discovered by [[Daniel Rutherford]] .
68: **[[Potassium]] discovered [[Humphry Davy]]. From the [[Latin]] word ''kalium''.
69: **[[Sodium]] discovered [[Humphry Davy]]. From the [[Latin]] word ''natrium'' (sodium)...
71: **[[Calcium]] discovered [[Humphry Davy]]. From the [[Latin]] word ''calcis'' (lime). - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
1: {{dablink|For the singer and songwriter of the same na...
4: ...;ois-Marie Arouet''' ([[November 21]], [[1694]] – [[May 30]], [[1778]]), better known by the [[p...
8: ...]] to François Arouet and Marie-Marguerite Daumart or D'Aumard. Both parents were of [[Poitou|...
16: ...ore dangerous way of writing [[libel]]ous poems — so that his father was glad to send him to sta...
18: ...pts have been made to show that it existed in the Daumart pedigree or in some territorial designation.... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
10: ...ematical lectures and respected his family. When Daniel and Nikolaus Bernoulli asked him to allow his...
12: ...ics or motion explained with analytical science"—that is, calculus). In [[1735]] he lost much o...
14: ...three sons and two daughters survived. The descendants of these children, however, were in high posit...
16: In the year [[1741]] Euler became director of the mathematical class...
20: ...alculated that it would take eight-hours work per day for 50 years to copy all his works by hand. It ... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
3: ...[[1701]] through [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]].
9: ...st time, would begin to shake the old ways and feudal life. [[The Enlightenment]] was in full bloom an...
33: * [[1741]]: [[Russia]]ns begin settling the [[Aleutian Isl...
34: ...ad Shah]] founds the [[Durrani Empire]] in modern day [[Afghanistan]].
52: ...ves from [[London]] found [[Freetown]] in present-day [[Sierra Leone]]. - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: ...o [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], in accordance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[[Common Era]] number...
6: ...aming about a better age without the christian fundamentalism of earlier centuries. This dream turned ...
18: ...01-1714 |publisher=Historyofwar.org |date= |accessdate=2009-04-25}}</ref>
19: ...'' and the ''The Norwich Post'' becomes the first daily newspapers in England.
25: ...publisher=Historic-uk.com |date=2007-05-03 |accessdate=2009-04-25}}</ref> - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
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36: ...086;гра́д, [[1914]]–[[1924]]), is a city located in [[Northwestern ...
38: ...about 4.7 million inhabitants ([[2002]]), it is today [[Russia]]'s second largest city, Europe's fourt...
40: ...litical and cultural centre, is impressive even today and to honor it people call it often "the Northe...
50: ...nights are closely linked to another attraction — the nine drawbridges spanning the Neva. Touri... - Articles of Confederation (19574 bytes)
5: ...Revolutionary War, the fledgling nation faced the daunting task of establishing a system of governance...
22: ...evolutionary War and established the nation's boundaries.
28: ...k for the federal system of government in place today.
59: ...es requiring nine state approval, preapproves Canada, if they apply for membership.
68: ...ature. Yet, Congress had no power to enforce attendance. Writing to [[George Clinton (politician)|Geor...
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