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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... - 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 - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
19: *[[Johann Heinrich Acker|Acker, Johann Heinrich]] (1647-1719)
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815)
48: *[[Wilhelm Heinrich Ackermann|Ackermann, Wilhelm Heinrich]] (1789-1848)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600) - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
8: ...1983]] and [[1990]], she was a member of the [[Bundestag]] (West German Parliament) for the Greens.
12: ...lly unexpected and occurred without her consent. (Details of this event are discussed for instance at ...
14: ...international Petra Kelly Prize [http://www.boell.de/en/10_preise/1460.html] for [[human rights]], [[e...
16: ...so|Dalai Lama]]: "Petra Kelly was a committed and dedicated person with compassionate concern for the ...
24: * ''The Life and Death of Petra Kelly'', by Sara Parkin, Rivers Oram ... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
5: ... the 1960s. Tsvetaeva's poetry arose from her own deeply convoluted personality, her eccentricity and ...
8: ...lay on Marina's imagination, and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristocracy.)
10: ...es and distant from his family. He was also still deeply in love with his first wife; he would never g...
12: ...hool in [[Lausanne]]. Changes in the Tsvetaev residence led to several changes in school, and during t...
14: ...an Voloshin]], whom Tsvetaeva described after his death in 'A Living Word About a Living Man'. Voloshi... - Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
5: ...emovable floor stand attached to its body. Some models have segments in their bodies, making them look...
7: ...nets have a low E flat. Some models have an extended range and can play to a low C.
10: ...iversally play the bass part (usually similar or identical to the [[Tuba]] part) of a musical piece, t...
13: ...elgian manufacturer of musical instruments, first designed the straight-bodied form of the bass clarin...
16: ...ta]]. Other pieces featuring this instrument include: - Cornett (5160 bytes)
6: ...he form of a tube, typically about 60 cm. long, made of [[ivory]] or [[wood]] with [[woodwind instrume...
8: ...ical instrument classification]] places it alongside instruments such as the [[trumpet]].
10: ...ompromise--often with the need to go on playing modern brass instruments--may use a much larger mouthp...
14: ...ral style|polychoral]] music with him in mind. [[Heinrich Sch?also used the instrument extensively, especia...
16: ...ugh to be used in a consort of viols or even recorders. - Sackbut (3802 bytes)
1: ... differentiate the historic instrument from its modern counterpart. Increasing interest in [[authenti...
4: ...dern tenor trombone, the tenor sackbut has a considerably smaller [[bore]], and a smaller, more conica...
7: ...eir longer slides, have a hinged handle on the slide stay, which is used to reach the long positions.
10: ...s equivalent to A at A=466. Other period sources describe an alto in D, tenor in A, and bass in D; so...
13: ...rized by a more delicate, vocal timbre than the modern instrument. Its dynamic flexibility lends itse... - Concertina (3686 bytes)
1: ...shConcertina.jpg|thumb|right|English concertina made by Wheatstone around 1920]]
10: ...ate nineteenth and early twentieth centuries include C. Jeffries (who built primarily Anglo-style conc...
13: ...te. A scale in most keys alternates between one side and the other. The English concertina is typicall...
16: ...English concertinas have button layouts that provide low notes in the left hand, high notes in the rig...
19: ...[Image:DCP_0022.jpg|thumb|Chemnitzer concertina made by Star Mfg., Cicero, Illinois, USA in 2000]] - War (7002 bytes)
1: ...ar is contrasted with [[peace]], which is usually defined as the absence of war.
8: ...vance of technology has led to an increase in the destructiveness and cost of warfare throughout human...
14: ...position was forcefully defended by the Indian leader [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]] (called "Mahatma" or "Gre...
16: ...] to the [[fascist]] states of the [[1930s]]. The defeat and repudiation of the fascist states and the...
18: ...use suffering, but are started to counter what is deemed even worse suffering) as legitimate, and it i... - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...y]] is a type of [[chronology]] worked on for decades by scholars of [[Egyptology]].
5: ...ist with no satisfactory solution. Scholars consider the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficu...
7: ...ages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Teaching/HIS-SCI-STUDY-GUIDE/0006_egyptianChronolgoy.html]
9: ...plete, also (with relics and artifacts missing or destroyed). Egyptian chronology is in a constant sta...
13: ...phres Era'' may radically modify the prevailing modern Egyptian chronology, so the previous "firm" dat... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ... is bordered to the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [...
3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
6: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
7: ...Germany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germany: Coat of Arms]] - Aedesius (754 bytes)
1: '''Aedesius ''' (died [[355]]), [[Neo-Platonism|Neoplaton...
3: ...wig Preller|Preller]], 552; Ritter's ''Geschichte der Philosophie''; T Whittaker, ''The Neoplatonists'... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...against [[France]], [[Austria]], [[Russia]], [[Sweden]], and [[Saxony]]. [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] we...
3: ... sided with France although some did fight alongside the British. The name "Seven Years' War" is used ...
8: ...gned the peace [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]] in order to rebuild her [[Army|military forces]] and to f...
12: ...elfare of the soldiers had gained her their undivided respect.
18: ...ions of the [[coalition]] opposing him, Frederick determined to strike first. On [[August 29]], his we... - 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... - 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]]. - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
14: ...s]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed po...
19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
22: ... U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer. - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
3: ... and [[businessman]] who developed many important devices. "The Wizard of [[Menlo Park, New Jersey|Men...
5: ... Nevertheless, Edison received [[patent]]s worldwide, including the [[United States]], [[United Kingdo...
10: ...ing near Vienna, Ontario. Among them was Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr., a shingle maker, tailor, and tavern...
12: ...MacKenzie Rebellion]] that sought Canadian independence. The revolt failed and, like his grandfather,...
14: From [[Port Huron]], Sam Edison moved to [[Detroit]], then [[Peru, Ohio]], and finally to [[Mil... - List of Renaissance figures (6600 bytes)
3: ==Political leaders==
12: **[[Cosimo de' Medici]]
13: **[[Lorenzo de' Medici]] (a.k.a. ''Lorenzo il Magnifico'')
22: **[[Catherine de Medici]] Queen of France
23: ...f Poland]] (duchess of [[Finland]], queen of [[Sweden]]) - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: [[Image:Mars NPArea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap....
4: ...]]s ([[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]] and [[Deimos (moon)|Deimos]]) which are both small and oddly-shaped, pos...
8: ...e. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxide (rust) on its surface. Mars has only a quarter th...
11: ...he atmosphere on Mars is 95 percent [[carbon dioxide]], 3 percent [[nitrogen]], 1.6 percent [[argon]],...
13: ... volcanic methane is accompanied by [[sulfur dioxide]].
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