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- Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...mets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and va...
5: ... sun consisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; the outer edges...
11: ... sight. They were usually considered bad omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes...
15: ...ics that tend to be very dark, like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometary ...
17: ...and far ultraviolet photons [http://www.kvi.nl/~bodewits]. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: ...nd:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
10: | [[President of France]] - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[ancien r駩me]]'', and ecl...
8: ...nment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, th...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
14: ... The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
15: ... [[debt]], both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation. - Frederick Cook (12772 bytes)
2: ...[Robert Peary]] claimed to, April 6, 1909.<ref>Henderson, B. 2009, pp. 58-69</ref>
6: [[Image:Frederick Cook2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Frederick Cook on South Michigan Avenue in [[Chicago]]]...
9: ...in 1890. On his 37th birthday he married Marie Fidele Hunt; they had one daughter, Helene. In 1923 t...
13: ...n missionary)|Thomas Bridges]] shortly before his death. As a result of that meeting, Cook brought bac...
15: ... a second expedition in 1906, and claim to have made the first ascent of that mountain (this claim is ... - Roald Amundsen (8034 bytes)
6: ...]]'s crossing of [[Greenland]] in [[1888]] he decided on a life of exploration.
10: ...ica]]. Also on board was an American doctor, [[Frederick Cook]]. Cook probably saved the crew from [[s...
14: ...a success message ([[collect call|collect]]) on [[December 5]], [[1905]]. [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]] was re...
18: ...th Pole]]. On hearing in [[1909]] that first [[Frederick Cook]] and then [[Robert Peary]] claimed the ...
20: ...e change. Every member agreed to continue. Leon made the news public on October 2. - 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]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: ...s [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] –...
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892]]...
26: *[[Harold Alden]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1890]] – [[196...
27: *[[Hannes Alfv鮝] ([[Sweden]], [[1908]] – [[1995]]) - 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) - Inca road system (6879 bytes)
2: ...ered approximately 22,530 km (14,000 mi) and provided access to over three million km? of territory.
6: ...le on their journeys. [[Inca rope bridges]] provided effective access across valleys with intricate s...
8: ... the Inca Empire. Unaccustomed to the high altitude, weakened by the cold, and frequently ambushed by...
12: ... altitudes of more than 5,000 meters. ''El Camino de la Costa'', the coastal trail, at a length of 4,0...
18: ...or Acute Mountain sickness, also known as [[altitude sickness]]. Due to recent erosion, gradually wear... - 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 === - Ernest Shackleton (9537 bytes)
6: ...0px|During the Discovery expedition, Shackleton made the first balloon flight over Antarctica]]
18: ...t famous advertisements in the Times of London in December 1901: "''Men wanted for hazardous journey. ...
21: ... were 480 statute miles from the Pole. Shackleton developed [[scurvy]] on the return trip and Dr. Wils...
28: Accomplishments of the expedition included the first ascent of [[Mount Erebus]], the active...
30: ...ckleton remarked: "<i>Better a live donkey than a dead lion.</i>" - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...x|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776]], an iconic event of the [[Americ...
6: ...ut with the French revolution, they were on the side of the counterrevolution.
8: ...al revolution]] started in Britain. Despite its modest beginnings in the 18th century, it would radica...
15: ...[1700]]: The [[1700 Cascadia earthquake]] (magnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the [[Pacific Northwes...
17: * [[1700]]-[[1721|21]]: [[Russia]] supplants [[Sweden]] as the dominant [[Baltic region|Baltic]] power...
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