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- Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[1124]] – [[March 31]...
6: ...], [[Duke of Aquitaine]], and her mother was Ʈor de Chⴥllerault, the daughter of Aimeric I, Vicomte...
8: ... and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, d...
10: ...uld remain independent of France, and Eleanor's eldest son would be both King of France and [[Dukes of...
12: ...paign, with her, the Queen of France, as their leader. - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...laywright]], and catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life ...
3: [[Image:Homosexualitystein.jpg|thumb|right|Gertrude Stein and her lover [[Alice B. Toklas]]]]
7: ...sburgh|Allegheny, Pennsylvania]] (now the North Side of [[Pittsburgh]]), her family moved to [[Vienna]...
9: ...by_picasso.jpg|thumb|left|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo Picasso]], 1906]]
13: ...klas]] in 1907; Alice moved in with Leo and Gertrude in 1909. During her whole life, Stein was support... - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
4: ... a circus acrobat at the age of 15 until a fall ended her career. In the [[Montmartre]] quarter of [[P...
8: ...c]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]] and [[Pierre Puvis de Chavannes]], and she had affairs with all of them...
10: Degas impressed with her bold line drawings and fine...
12: Despite her achievements, she lived in the shadows o...
14: ... was, however, best known for her candid female nudes. - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: '''Maria Callas''' ([[December 2]], [[1923]] –[[September 16]], [[19...
5: .... Together with Serafin, Callas subsequently recorded and performed many bel canto operas, contributin...
7: ...or many roles. Her later [[stereo]] recordings evidence masterly musical interpretations with an incre...
9: ... was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice.
11: ...cqueline Kennedy]], widow of assassinated US president [[John F. Kennedy]]. - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
4: ...rvatoire de Musique et D飬amation'' by the [[Duc de Morny]] in [[1859]] for theatrical training.
6: ...ver Europe and in the [[United States]]. She soon developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress...
8: ...pting herself, as well as modelling for [[Antonio de La Gandara]]. She was also to publish a series of...
10: ... collapsed, largely due to the young actor's dependence on morphine.
12: ...nd two biographical films in all. The latter included ''Sarah Bernhardt ࠂelle-Isle'' ([[1912]]), a f... - Geology (12007 bytes)
3: ...d [[uranium]]. Additional economic interests include minerals such as [[asbestos]], [[perlite]], [[mic...
7: ...ween earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
10: ...f the [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...ks ''Peri lithōn'' by [[Theophrastus]], a student of [[Aristotle]], remained authoritative for mi...
14: ...etallica libri XII'', with an appendix ''Buch von den Lebewesen unter Tage'' (book of the creatures be... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...difficult to define. This article describes the modern dating methods used to arrive at the age of the...
4: ...ved in a similar date, and some today continue to defend [[young earth creationism]] (see [http://www....
6: Few people had conceived the idea of a time that stretched far into the past befor...
9: ...of [[Russia]]n science, was one of the first to undertake this exercise, suggesting in the mid-[[18th ...
11: ...h]] naturalist the [[Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon|Comte du Buffon]] tried to obtain a value ... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ... of countries by population density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood...
3: The below list contains both states and dependent territories, see [[country]], [[state]], [[nati...
16: *[[Cape Verde]] - [[Praia, Cape Verde|Praia]]
21: *[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] - [[Kinshasa]]
48: *[[R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France) - Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
1: '''The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis''' is an island na...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis'''</big></big>
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10: ...dth="140px" | ([[Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis|In Detail]]) - Delaware (15006 bytes)
2: Name = Delaware |
3: Fullname = State of Delaware |
4: Flag = Delaware state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Delaware]] |
6: Seal = Delaware state seal.png | - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: Modern [[science]] is a body of verifiable [[empirical...
4: ... change is considered to be so fundamental that older inquiries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still...
6: ...] concerns the [[Creativity|creative]] process of designing useful objects and systems, which differs ...
11: ...mphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-free.
13: ...e, and that there can be [[demarcation problem|no demarcation]] between science and any other form of ... - 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]]) - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
1: ... on Stratigraphy]], and uses the standard color codes of the [[United States Geologic Survey]].
3: ...tinction event|extinction event]] that marked the demise of the [[dinosaur]]s and of many marine [[spe...
7: ... there are far more recognized faunal stages than defined geologic time units.
9: ...phy to reconcile this conflicting terminology and define universal horizons that can be used around th...
13: ...eroded, distorted, tilted, or even inverted after deposition; 2) Strata laid down at the same time in ... - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ...
3: This term is also used in [[entomology]] to describe [[social insect]]s species who have a speci...
5:
7: ...r belief.") The language of the [[Gathas]] (the oldest part of the Avesta) is very similar to the lang...
20: ...e sacred texts, and also that of interpreting and determining the law and the rules of caste. Shudras ... - Zoology (5641 bytes)
1: ...ellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin:5px; border:3px solid;">
2: <tr><td style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;">
10: ...ogos'' = word) is the [[biology|biological]] [[academic discipline|discipline]] which involves the stu...
20: ...sumed into more broad areas of biology which include studies of mechanisms common to both plants and a...
22: #The [[physiology]] of animals is studied under various fields including [[anatomy]] and [[embry... - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
1: ... preserved in [[Rock (geology)|rock]]s. This includes the study of body [[fossil]]s, tracks, burrows, ...
5: ... [[Palynology]] is the study of pollen, whether modern or geological.
7: ...pecialize in [[invertebrate paleontology]], which deals with animals without backbones, or in
8: [[vertebrate paleontology]], dealing with fossils of animals with backbones, incl...
10: There are many developing specialties such as [[paleoecology]], [[p... - 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. - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
2: ...opponents of the revolution. It attempts to give identifying facts and ultimate fates. ''As a rule, th...
6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] -...
10: ...e]] who administered the [[Tennis Court Oath]], made mayor of [[Paris]] after the [[storming of the Ba...
11: ...dor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime
14: ... Jules Bernadotte]] - General, later king of [[Sweden]] - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...the convenience of the solver, although in many widely distributed American crosswords such as the ''[...
8: ...e traditionally limited to about one-sixth of the design. Crossword grids elsewhere, such as in [[Brit...
10: ...ttern appears the same if the paper is turned upside down. In addition, many weekday puzzles such as ...
12: ...ic circles. ''Free form'' crosswords have simple designs and are not symmetric.
16: ...cations are unspecified. A successful solver must deduce not only the answers to individual clues, but...
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