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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...eiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|I...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
5: *[[Gregor Aichinger|Aichinger, Gregor]], (circa 1565-1628), German composer
7: ...rah]], (1934-1996), Somali politician and clan leader
24: *[[George Biddell Airy|Airy, George]], (1801-1892), astronomer - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [[1567]...
9: ...[[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
12: ...ames V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
15: ...es of the royal house had gone extinct before the death of Mary's father.
17: ...Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.) - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...al monarch of the [[Tudor dynasty]], having succeeded her half-sister, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]]. S...
9: ...]. Elizabeth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler. This last quality, viewed with impat...
11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British honours system|ho...
16: ...on after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Successio...
18: ...daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker before her death. Later, Parker would become the first Archbish... - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
3: ...humb|250px|San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the oldest church structure in the US. The [[adobe]] walls...
5: ...metres (6,996 feet), compared with 1655.4 m for [[Denver, Colorado]].
6: ...ge:NewMexico_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
7: ...8, new and rebuilt buildings, especially those in designated historic districts, must exhibit a Spanis...
9: ...tural attractions have drawn an influx of new residents with an above average income and educational l... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
7: *[[Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Nikolaevich]] (born 1923)
8: *[[Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Sergeyevich]] (1906-1989)
11: *[[Yakubu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
37: ..., Yury]], (born 1942), Russian politician, former deputy prime minister and CIS executive secretary - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
23: *[[Riza Abbasi]] ([[1565]]-[[1635]])
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]]) - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...s]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on num...
6: ...] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
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29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]]...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small> - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...]], [[Bohemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobleman]], well known as an [[as...
8: ... a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tych...
12: ...eu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis.
14: ...e astronomers and all of them disagree. What's needed is a long term project with the aim of mapping t...
16: ...ecame the possessions of Kepler following Tycho's death.) - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
1: ...el's ''The Painter and The Connoisseur'' drawn c. 1565 is thought to be a self portrait]]
3: '''Pieter Brueghel the Elder''' or '''Bruegel''' (c.[[1525]] – [[Septem...
7: ...r Brueghel the Younger]] and [[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] who both became painters, but as they were sti...
9: ...e. The most obvious influence on his art is the older Dutch master [[Hieronymus Bosch]]. He is nicknam...
11: ...is winter landscapes of 1565 are corroborative evidence of the severity of winters during the [[Little... - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ... the cause of [[freedom of thought]] because his ideas went against church doctrine.
7: ...ook the name Giordano on becoming a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar at the [[Monastery]] of Saint ...
10: ... illustration of one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical e...
11: ...covered ideas of [[Plato]]. Other influences included [[Thomas Aquinas]], [[Averroes]], [[Duns Scotus]...
13: ...for the same reason and abandoned the Dominican order. He travelled to [[Geneva]] and briefly joined t... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
1: ...chel-eyquem-de-montaigne 1.jpg|thumb|right|Michel de Montaigne]]
2: ...essay]]. In his main work, the ''Essays'', unprecedented in its candidness and personal flavor, he tak...
6: ...the mayor of [[Bordeaux]]. His mother, Antoniette de Lopez, came from a Spanish Jewish family, but was...
8: ...;tienne de la Boétie]] whose death in 1563 deeply influenced Montaigne.
10: ...er died and Montaigne inherited the Château de Montaigne, to which he moved back in 1570. - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...ermanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], wh...
8: ...y]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...ntermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ...e [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd centur... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]] - [[1620]])
30: *[[Adolf Anderssen]] (Germany, [[1818]] - [[1879]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 ...
52: *[[Claude Gaspard Bachet de M麩riac]] (France, [[1581]] - [[1638]]) - Malta (18511 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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10: ... align=center width="140px" | ([[Flag of Malta|In Detail]])
26: |'''[[President of Malta|President]]'''
38: ...Total ([[2003]]) <br> - [[Population density|Density]] - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...alta by [[Napoleon]]. The '''Sovereign Military Order of Malta''' (see below) is the main successor to...
5: ...de horses on the condition that they ride with wooden saddles and unornamented girths. Ironically, El ...
7: ... who made it to Jerusalem but the order soon extended into providing an armed escort to pilgrims. The ...
9: ...iwick]]s, which in turn were divided into [[commanderies]].
13: === Knights of Rhodes === - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...ermanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], wh...
8: ...y]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...ntermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ...e [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd centur... - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
1: ...[Charles Darwin|Darwinian]] principle of [[common descent]]. [[Molecular systematics]], which uses [[g...
7: ...lle]], translated and abridged Aristotle's book ''de Anima'' (''On Animals'') into Arabic. His origina...
9: ...wiss professor, [[Conrad von Gesner]] (1516–1565). Gesner's work was a critical compilation of lif...
11: ...g this knowledge to classify living beings bear a debt to the research of medical anatomists, such as ...
13: ...toria Plantarum]] was an important step towards modern taxonomy. Ray rejected the system of dichotomou... - December 9 (7837 bytes)
1: '''December 9''' is the 343rd day (344th in leap years)...
3: {{DecemberCalendar}}
7: *[[1824]] - [[Battle of Ayacucho]] - [[Peru]] defeats [[Spain]]
10: *[[1856]] - [[Bushehr]] surrenders to the [[British]].
13: ...s his computing device at the [[United States War Department]]
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