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- 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... - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
1: ...horoscope_catherine_de_medici.jpg|thumb|Catherine de' Medici]]
3: ...r lived in [[France]] under the name '''Catherine de M餩cis''', was Queen of France as the wife of Ki...
5: ...t [[Marseilles]], to the duke of Orl顮s, whose elder brother was alive at the time, but who would bec...
11: ...il 1]], [[1560]] she named as chancellor [[Michel de l'H?al]], who advocated a policy of conciliation.
13: ...upport was the [[corset]], with laces and stays made of whalebone or metal. They forcefully shrank wom... - Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
2: ...to [[1572]], wife of [[Antoine de Bourbon|Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome]] and mother of [[Henry ...
6: ...f France|Henry II]] Jeanne was married to Antoine de Bourbon, "first prince of the blood," who would b...
10: ...leaguered [[Huguenot]] ministers which led to her declaring [[Calvinism]] the official religion of her...
12: ...se to support the Catholics, but was mortally wounded at the siege of [[Rouen]]. Jeanne's son [[Henry ...
14: In [[1567]] war broke out again, and Jeanne fled to the Hug... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ... [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish ...
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... - Sunflower (5784 bytes)
18: ...rating the sunflower as an image of their [[Solar deity|sun god]], and [[gold]] images of the "flower"...
20: ==Description==
23: ...separated from the next by approximately the [[golden angle]], producing a pattern of [[spiral]]s wher...
32: ...uld be 45 cm (1.5') apart and planted 2.5 cm (1") deep.
34: ...e cultivars are less attractive to [[Gardening|gardeners]] growing the flowers as [[ornamental plant]]... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ...300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for much long...
10: ...span of about three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
27: ...ociety]] (see [[Nile#History|Nile: History]]). Evidence of [[pastoralism]] and cultivation of [[cereal...
29: ...there must have realized the benefits of a more sedentary life. Scientific analysis of the remains of ...
31: ...stract&list_uids=12495079]; reveals also that ''modern day'' Egyptians "''reflect a mixture of [[Europ... - Senet (1763 bytes)
3: ...e external link below). Therefore, Senet is the oldest board game whose ancient existence has been con...
5: ...ury BC|2686]]-[[27th century BC|2613 BC]]). It is depicted in a painting in the tomb of [[Rashepes]] (...
7: ...s referenced in Chapter XVII of the [[Book of the Dead]].
13: ... for actually playing the game is a topic of some debate. Timothy Kendall and R.C. Bell are two Senet... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Phil Bredesen]] |
21: DensityRank = 19<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 53.29 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 16<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 35°N to 36°41'N | - Achilles Tatius (1791 bytes)
1: ...essions, although tedious and introduced without adequate reasons, are the best part of the work. The ...
3: ...tavius]], with a Latin translation, 1630. Nothing definite is known as to the authorship of the other ... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ... best known as an philosophical advocate and defender of the [[scientific revolution]]. His works esta...
8: ...Nicholas Bacon]], Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. His moth...
10: ...ge of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
16: ...ce]] under [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction. - 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)
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...
16: ... elder-children playing-detail.jpeg|thumb|250px|A detail of ''Children Playing'']] - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
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7: ...a [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[cartographer]] of German descent, remembered for the [[Mercator projection]] ...
9: ...ther map of the world ([[1538]]) and a map of Flanders ([[1540]]). During this period he learned [[Ita...
12: ...d it in [[1569]]; it had parallel lines of longitude to aid navigation by sea, as compass courses coul...
14: ... map, drawn in [[1587]] after his father's map of 1567 (published in 1595)]] - 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]]) - July 24 (8660 bytes)
5: ...] - [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary Queen of Scots]] is deposed and replaced by her 1 year old son [[King Ja...
6: *[[1701]] - [[Detroit, Michigan]] founded.
7: ... [[Jacob Brown]]'s [[United States|American]] invaders.
10: ...te]] General [[Jubal Anderson Early|Jubal Early]] defeats [[United States|Union]] troops led by Genera...
13: ...blishes first account of [[Paul Bunyan]] in the [[Detroit News]]. - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...i]], [[monism]], [[Vedic]] metaphysics, [[guru]] ideal, and [[bhajan]]s) as well as [[Sufi|Sufi Islam]...
4: The founder of Sikhism, [[Guru Nanak]], was born in [[1469]]...
6: ...ony in AD [[1699]] ; and thus gave a distinctive identity to the Sikhs. The five baptised Sikhs were n...
8: ...es in the world that has been compiled by the founders of a faith during their own life time. The Sikh...
10: Guru Nanak's doctrinal position is clear, despite the appearance that it is a blend of insight... - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
1: ...ge:Samuel-de-champlain-s.jpg|thumb|right|''Samuel de Champlain''<br>by Th鯰hile Hamel (1870)]]
3: ...ica]] up to French trade, especially the [[fur trade]]. His influence is still felt in the presence of...
7: ...er 20]], wrote an account of his travels called ''Des sauvages'' (The Savages).
9: ...he spring of [[1604]] led by [[Pierre Dugua Sieur de Monts]]. He helped found the [[Saint Croix Island...
13: ...s (each two stories tall) and also moat 15 feet wide. This was to become the [[Quebec City, Quebec|cit... - History of Ancient Egypt (27975 bytes)
3: ...300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for much long...
10: ...span of about three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
27: ...ociety]] (see [[Nile#History|Nile: History]]). Evidence of [[pastoralism]] and cultivation of [[cereal...
29: ...there must have realized the benefits of a more sedentary life. Scientific analysis of the remains of ...
31: ...stract&list_uids=12495079]; reveals also that ''modern day'' Egyptians "''reflect a mixture of [[Europ...
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