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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitr...
10: ...[[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
12: ...bombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ... Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[United States Republican Party|Republican]... - 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.) - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli [[Uffizi]], Florence]]
3: ...ings, at a time when such heroic themes were considered beyond a mere woman's reach.
7: ...more talent than her brothers, who worked along side her. She learned drawing, how to mix color and ho...
9: ...anna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]]
10: ...]] in [[Pommersfelden]]. The picture shows how, under parental guidance, Artemisia assimilated the rea... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
4: .... However, due to the proximity of the Papal residence, most Papal ceremonies take place at St. Peter...
7: ...f Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
10: In the mid-[[15th century]] it was decided that the old basilica should be rebuilt. [[Pope ...
12: ...aderno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance.
16: ==Details== - 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]]) - Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
6: * [[1609]] - [[Galileo Galilei]] develops an ''occhiolino'' or compound microscope wi...
7: ...o'' to [[Poland|Polish]] king [[Sigismund I of Sweden|Sigismund III]].
10: ... Prince Federico Cesi, founder of the ''Accademia dei Lincei'' (in English, ''The [[Linceans]]'').
16: ...[1981]] - [[Gerd Binnig]] and [[Heinrich Rohrer]] develop the [[scanning tunneling microscope]]. - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ... [[Johannes Kepler]]. The work of Galileo is considered to be a significant break from that of [[Arist...
7: ...610]]. During this time he explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
10: ...ion. These are the primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
12: ...00s]]. According to Koyr鬠the law was arrived at deductively, and the experiments were merely illustr...
14: ... rolling balls) were replicated using the methods described by Galileo (Settle, 1961), and the precisi... - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: '''Johannes Kepler''' ([[December 27]], [[1571]] – [[November 15]], [[1...
4: ...nt to [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coincided with that of [[Galileo Galilei]].
9: ...is said to have been a weak and sickly child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brillian...
11: ...acizing probably led him to turn to the world of ideas, as well as an abiding religious conviction, fo...
13: ...duced to astronomy/astrology at an early age, and developed a love for that discipline that would span... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
7: ...[[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
17: *[[1612]]-[[Tobacco]] cultivation introduced to [[Jamesto...
23: *[[1624]]-[[New Netherlands]] founded by the [[Dutch West India Company]] in present-d...
24: *[[1626]]-[[New Amsterdam]] founded by the Dutch in present-day [[New York City]]
25: *[[1629]]-[[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] founded, led by [[John Winthrop]] - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
1: ...cing=0 align=right style="margin:0 0 .5em 1em; border-collapse:collapse;" width=280px;
4: ...]]<br> <small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
39: | 2.484 46°<br>(5.51? to Sun's equator)
41: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
42: | 113.715 04° - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
1: ...margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" align="righ...
4: ...2]]<br><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
47: | 1.769 17°<br>(6.43? to Sun's equator)
49: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
50: | 131.721 69° - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: To summarize the areas of development in colonial America, historians typicall...
9: ... the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...on and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Centr...
16: ...mercial enterprise]], [[over-population]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respec...
22: ...ir [[Walter Raleigh]]. The second resupply ship, delayed for several years by circumstances in Englan... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
4: ...ualled, due to his understanding of the range and depth of human emotions. A colossal figure in world ...
8: ...ence on the English-speaking world shows in the widespread use of [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Shakes...
12: ...t through the study of considerable historical evidence.
14: ...haps appropriately for a playwright commonly considered to be [[England]]'s greatest, it is also the [...
17: ...an [[alderman]]. Some evidence exists that both sides of the family had [[Roman Catholic]] sympathies.... - 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) - 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... - Storks (8536 bytes)
18: ...] and are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Many species ...
20: ...f "longest wingspan of any landbird" with the [[Andean Condor]].
22: ...eer]] [[Otto Lilienthal]]'s [[experiment]]al [[glider]]s of the late [[19th century]].
26: ...[[foot|feet]]) diameter and about 3m (10 feet) in depth. A stork's nest may be utilized for many years...
32: The storks are members of the order '''Ciconiiformes''', along with several other gr... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
8: ...b|left|A large artificial [[Christmas tree]] outside a shopping mall in [[Hong Kong]]]]
10: ...mas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Christians. Many customs, including s...
12: ...acau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on December 25. Both are former [[colony|colonies]] of ...
14: ...become increasingly prevalent during the month of December in large urban centers of mainland China, r...
20: ... of stores and buildings are displaying Christmas decorations.
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