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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815)
41: *[[Leopold Ackermann|Ackermann, Leopold]] (1771-1831)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600)
56: *[[Mercedes de Acosta|Acosta, Mercedes de]] (1893-1968) - 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 ...
20: *[[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor|HIM Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (1747-1792), married HRH...
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'... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...7]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years ...
12: ...Charlotte's widower [[Leopold I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield]] and widow of [[Karl of...
16: ...Regent during the queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit t...
18: ...an prince) and out of a sense of duty (his family desired the match). Whatever Albert's original reaso...
20: ...h II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...ur of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but completely h...
6: ...ther brothers ? [[Joseph II|Josef]], [[Leopold II|Leopold]], and Ferdinand-Karl ? already had important off...
7: ...een years before Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in...
9: ...ld like as a reward, Mozart is said to have responded by saying he would like the hand of the Empress'...
11: ...d off to European royalty. Maria-Christina, the eldest, was married to the Regent of the [[Netherlands... - Violette Szabo (2541 bytes)
3: ..., [[Order of the British Empire|M.B.E.]], [[Croix de Guerre|CdG]] ([[June 26]], [[1921]] – [[Fe...
5: ...t of as the definitive World War II [[Poem code|code-poem]] ''[[Yours (poem)|Yours]]''.
9: ...nce with her [[Sten]] gun. She was interrogated under [[torture]], then sent to [[Ravensbr?ncentration...
11: ...embers of the SOE were executed by the Germans: [[Denise Bloch]], [[Cecily Lefort]], and [[Lilian Rolf...
13: ...l]] in the town of [[Valen硹]], in the [[Indre]] depart魥nt. - Engraving (3556 bytes)
1: ... [[silver]] or [[gold]] are engraved, or may provide an [[intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]] plate, whe...
5: ...lity of line that is characterized by its steady, deliberate appearance and clean edges. The angle tin...
7: ....jpg|thumb|200px|19th century engraving of King [[Leopold I of Belgium]]]]
11: ...illennium B.C. The majority of so-called engraved designs on ancient gold rings or other items were pr...
15: ...ries, and/or used when a more "elegant" design is desired and a limited color range is acceptable. - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: The materials definition of a '''glass''' is a uniform [[amorphous...
3: ...ed the word ''glaes'' to describe [[amber]], recorded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesu...
5: ...glasses in common use as a building, container or decorative material.
9: ...d with very smooth and impervious surfaces. These desirable properties lead to a great many uses of gl...
13: ...ommon glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Silicon|Si]][[Oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub>), which... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...Belgien'') is a country in [[Western Europe]], bordered by the [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[Luxembo...
4: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: |+<big>'''Royaume de Belgique'''<br>'''Koninkrijk Belgi맧'<br>'''K?re...
7: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
10: ...enter width=130px | ([[Coat of Arms of Belgium|In Detail]]) - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ... War]] (known also as the African World War), the deadliest conflict since [[World War II]].
10: common_name = the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
11: image_flag = Congo democratic flag large.png |
15: national_anthem = [[Debout Congolais]] |
20: ...ents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|President]] | - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
23: DensityRank = 24<sup>th</sup> |
24: 2000Density = 38.13 |
25: AdmittanceOrder = 30<sup>th</sup> |
28: Latitude = 42°30'N to 47°3'N |
29: Longitude = 86°49'W to 92°54'W | - 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... - 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]]) - Crusade (28507 bytes)
1: {{Crusade}}
2: ...hars]] of southern France and the [[Northern Crusades]].
4: ...age of the term "crusade"|Usage of the term "crusade"]].
7: ...h the relative stabilization of local European borders after the Christianization of the [[Vikings]], ...
9: ... the Islamic [[Moors]]. In [[1063]], [[Pope Alexander II]] had given papal blessing to Spanish [[Chris... - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
2: ...uch of the native population. U.S. industry expanded rapidly throughout the era; by the dawn of the 2...
7: ...preconditions. A series of laws, passed by the Federal government, established the conditions and pro...
9: ...tributed to the government's failure for many decades to enforce the civil rights of the formerly ensl...
11: ...n Act stated that "no legal State governments or adequate protection for life or property now exist in...
13: ...lled [[carpetbaggers]] by southerners, and were widely perceived as being motivated by graft and corru... - 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 chemists (10401 bytes)
6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
11: *[[Amedeo Avogadro]], (1776-1856), Italian physicist
16: *[[Claude Louis Berthollet]], (1748-1822), French chemist
37: *[[Henrik Carl Peter Dam]], (1895-1976), [[Denmark|Danish]] biochemist, winner of the [[1943]] ...
39: *[[Peter Debye]], (1884-1966) - Lute (15915 bytes)
1: ...ilar [[oud]]. The words 'lute' and 'oud' are both derived from [[Arabic language|Arabic]] ''al‘u...
3: ==Description of the instrument==
7: ...h the ''peg box''. (There are no gears or other aides for tuning the instrument, which fact — al...
9: ...t (or extremely rarely of metal), and are still made of gut or a synthetic substitute, with metal wind...
13: ...of a lute is a somewhat complicated issue, and is described in a separate section of its own, [[Lute#T... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Dwight D. Eisenhower
4: | order=34th President
7: | preceded=[[Harry S. Truman]]
8: | succeeded=[[John F. Kennedy]]
10: | place of birth=[[Denison, Texas]] - Henry Morton Stanley (3669 bytes)
3: ...New Orleans, he became friendly with a wealthy trader named Stanley, whose name he assumed.
7: ...1867]]. He became one of their overseas correspondents, and in [[1869]] was instructed to find the [[...
11: ...history: the rule of [[Leopold II of Belgium|King Leopold]] over the [[Congo Free State]]. - 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]])
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