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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: ...m here she conducted peace negotiations, and in [[1570]] official talks began to marry Henry to the king... - 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... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...art of Genesis is read and how it is interpreted. Depending on which tradition is believed, she may or...
5: ...#256;ḏām in [[Tiberian Hebrew]], and آدم (ʾĀdam) in [[Arabic lang...
12: ...k print portraying Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with many of the "lower creatures."]]
15: ...f Eden to cultivate it, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowle...
17: ...ow "the eyes of them both were opened" and they made aprons of [[fig]] leaves to cover themselves. - 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... - Influenza (10335 bytes)
1: ...monly called "stomach '''flu'''" (and widely misunderstood as being instances of influenza), see [[gas...
2: ...e the causative agent of the [[Hong Kong Flu]] pandemic. ]]
4: ...ges in the virus have caused three influenza [[pandemics]] in the [[20th century|20<sup>th</sup> centu...
12: ...sistance to influenza B and C because they only undergo [[antigenic drift]] and have more similarity w...
14: .... Only one H subtype and one N subtype have been identified for influenza B virus. At present, the mos... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]])
137: *[[Alexander Benois]] ([[1870]]-[[1960]]) - 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.) - 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: ...circ;teau de Montaigne, to which he moved back in 1570. - 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...
15: ...further maps were published in [[1595]] after his death by his son [[Rumold Mercator]]. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
37: *[[Antoine Bourdelle]] (1861 - 1929)
48: *[[Alexander Calder]] (1898 - 1976)
49: *[[Alexander Milne Calder]] (1845 - 1923)
50: *[[Alexander Stirling Calder]] (1870 - 1945)
57: *[[Machado de Castro]] (1731 - 1822) - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
1: ...ate of birth are unknown, but [[September 12]], [[1570]] in England seems likely, and he is presumed to ...
3: ...is no way to go further due to the ice and he decided to return to England on the 31st. On the return ...
5: ...reached by several crews in the past and was considered the end of the line, which convinced the Mosco...
7: ...]], and [[Cape Cod]]–the first Europeans to describe these locations (although [[Giovanni da Ver...
9: ...list]] laws England had enacted to protect its trade routes from the Dutch. He was soon released. - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...[[timber]], [[concrete]] or other material. The underlying support maintains the rails at a fixed dist...
8: ...he car on two four wheel support trucks. Fully loaded, the contact between each wheel and the rail is ...
9: ...air resistance]] and thus energy usage. In all, under the right circumstances, a [[train]] needs 50-70...
11: Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient ...
15: ...t have in some times and places been reduced in order to save money (see [[Beeching Axe]]). Conversely... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - Islam (36809 bytes)
6: ... the word ''Islām'' and means one who "surrenders" or "submits" to God.
12: ...over the succession of authority after Muhammad's death; these are known as [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] , [[...
14: ... but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God." In order to become a Muslim, one needs to recite and beli...
26: ...life. God has given the free will to do and make decisions.)
29: ...ood and Evil are from God, and Resurrection after death be Truth. - Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ...#1571;َلْقُرآن}} ''al-qur'ān''; its literal meaning...
6: ... believe they were revealed) but in a different order, roughly by size, also believed by Muslims to be...
8: == The Qur'an as divided for reading and recitation ==
10: ...into four quarters. A different structure is provided by the [[ruku'at]], semantical units resembling ...
14: ...at time. (The ''[[Mu'allaqat]]'', or ''Suspended Odes'', are believed by some to be examples of pre-Is... - Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
2: ... brought in the house or used in the open, and is decorated with [[Christmas lights]] and colourful [[...
5: ...rous tree. [[Medieval]] legends, nevertheless, tended to concentrate more on the miraculous "flowering...
9: ...d, [[Saint Boniface]] attempted to introduce the idea of [[trinity]] to the pagan tribes using the con...
11: ...Rhineland for a relatively long time. It was regarded as a Protestant custom by the Catholic majority ...
13: ...[Image:New-year-3974099 1280.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Decorated Christmas Tree ]] - Timeline of Middle Eastern History (12425 bytes)
3: ...] of the [[history of the Middle East]]. For more detailed information, see [[#related articles|articl...
5: {{listdev}}
17: ...hic]] settlement in southern [[Anatolia]], is founded.
29: ...2,500 km³) of [[sea water|salt water]] is added, significantly expanding it and transforming it ...
32: ...5100 BC]] – [[Temple#Religion|Temple]]s founded in South [[Mesopotamia]]
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