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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... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...t of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the manufactur...
3: ...wth of the [[internal combustion engine]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power gen...
5: ...red to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|no...
10: ...he accompanying development of international [[trade]], creation of [[financial market]]s and accumula...
12: ...h often imposed tolls and [[tariff]]s on goods traded among them. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...bacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-199...
9: *[[Abati]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist
50: *[[Abd-el-Kader]], (circa 1807-1883), Emir of Mascara
52: ... Abdo|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...ragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] ...
8: ...______") and 5 sons surviving to adulthood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she ...
19: ...nand of Parma|HRH Duke Ferdinand of Parma]] (1751-1802); had issue
25: ...a Beatrice d'Este, heiress of Breisgau and of [[Modena]]; had issue ([[Austria-Este]]). Duke of Breisg...
29: ... Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted due to two wars near the end of her father'... - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ... enormous "museums of madness" that served as the deserving targets for later reformers’ zeal.
6: ...ide her heart "scope for its affections," she decided to go to the jail to see if she could be of help...
8: ...ood of [[abuse]] and [[neglect]], she became a student of the [[Unitarian]] reformer [[William Ellery ...
10: ...n her career, it is plausible to see her becoming depressed as she perceived the limited opportunities...
12: ...United states she brought an enthusiasm for this idea with her. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=Third President
7: | preceded=[[John Adams]]
8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]] - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Quincy Adams
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=6th President
7: | preceded=[[James Monroe]]
8: | succeeded=[[Andrew Jackson]] - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
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5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>8th President</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></...
9: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[December 5]], [[1782]]</td></tr> - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ...tor]] from [[Kentucky]] and the ninth [[Vice President of the United States]], serving in the administ...
5: ...n Claims and the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War.
7: ...Crittenden]], and was reelected and served from [[December 10]], [[1819]] to [[March 3]], [[1829]]. H...
9: ...an African-American woman. He served as vice President from March 4, 1837, to March 3, [[1841]].
15: ...er his first two wives died, the old [[Jacksonian Democrat]] had a [[common-law marriage]] with a form... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...s ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
60: * [[Odometer]] : [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]: [[Archimedes]]?
66: ...ntury BC|200s BC]]: Compound [[pulley]]: [[Archimedes]]
74: * [[1st century]]: [[Rudder|Stern mounted rudder]] in [[History of China|China]]
83: * [[9th century|800s]]: [[Black powder|Gunpowder]] in [[History of China|China]] - 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 - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...nd of the asteroid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...p://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1840AN.....17...81E&db_key=AST&high=41e14...
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "mi...
8: ...[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to survive pas... - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
12: ...d in [[1667]] by [[Robert Hooke]], while [[Horace de Saussure]] completed this list of the most import...
14: ... was also the first American to keep accurate and detailed records of weather conditions on a daily ba...
16: ...s was understood. Early in the 20th century this deflecting force was named after [[Gaspard-Gustave C...
18: ...lowed exchange of weather information with unprecedented speed.
20: ... [[front (meteorology)|front]]s, that is, sharply defined boundaries between air masses. - History of biology (3053 bytes)
1: ...rs did their own ways of biology as a system of understanding life.
3: ...icae: Geologia, biologia, phytologia generalis et dendrologia'', published in [[1766]].
5: ...]]s in the world around him, which he devote considerable attention to [[categorization|categorizing]]...
7: ...to publish his thought in the field by the independent work of [[Alfred Russel Wallace]].
9: ...ution]]. Implications of evolution on fields outside of pure science have led to both [[Social effect ... - 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]]) - Cloud (9947 bytes)
3: ...ondensed [[water]] droplets or ice crystals suspended in the [[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]] above [...
5: ...appear grey or even black if they are so thick or dense that sunlight cannot pass through.
7: ...anets often consist of material other than water, depending on local atmospheric conditions (what gase...
15: * where air flows up the side of a [[mountain]] and cools as it rises higher in...
16: * when warm air blows over a colder surface such as a cool body of water. - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...on's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored...
5: ..., following Napoleon's final [[Battle of Waterloo|defeat at Waterloo]] and the [[Treaty of Paris (1815...
12: ...ld, and the United Kingdom's industrial economy made it the most powerful commercial nation as well.
13: ...gal system, with clearly redacted [[code of law|codes]] compiling the basic laws.
14: ..., but on the basis of human culture, origin, and ideology. - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
93: [[Addressing mode]] --
119: [[Atlas Autocode]] --
143: [[Blue screen of death]] --
166: [[Code and fix]] --
167: [[Code Red worm]] -- - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
1: [[Image:AaronBurr-flipped.jpg|thumb|Vice President Aaron Burr]]
3: ...omas Jefferson]] as for his [[duel]] with [[Alexander Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charge...
7: ...Rev. [[Aaron Burr, Sr.]], who was the second president of the [[College of New Jersey]], now [[Princet...
9: ...ary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washington]] and [...
13: ...at from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture. - History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
9: ...borough]], [[Leicestershire]] (in [[1789]]). In [[1802]], Jessop opened the [[Surrey Iron Railway]] in s...
11: ...for locomotive power until [[Richard Trevithick]] developed the high pressure steam engine in the 1800...
14: ...s too heavy for the track and kept breaking down. Despite his inventive talents, Richard Trevithick di...
18: ...switches]] and rails, and opened the way to the modern railroad.
22: ...he swift movement of goods and labour that was needed for [[industrialization]]. In the beginning, [[C...
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