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- Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...ing [[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Chinese folk religion]].
5: ...m]] as religions, while others regard them as solely philosophies of life.
7: ...and it is common to profess a belief in multiple belief systems. It is possible for someone to claim t...
9: ...en]] and [[yin and yang]]. The Chinese have also believed in such practices as [[Chinese astrology|ast...
11: ...[[Mandate of Heaven]] and be overthrown by a [[rebellion]]. - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
6: Her sister, [[Elizabeth of Valois|Elisabeth de Valois]], became the third wife of King...
8: ...arles IX, placed a hand on his sister's head, compelling her to nod in agreement.
12: ...Her ex-husband would become one of France's most beloved monarchs.
14: ...se writings consisted of a succession of stories relating to the reigns of brothers [[Charles IX of Fr...
16: ... the Valois. Thousands mourned the death of this beloved Queen and the last of the Valois dynasty. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[scu...
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[paint...
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
43: *[[Else Alfelt]] ([[1910]]-[[1974]]) - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
8: ...Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
10: ... that his health during that time, as later, was delicate. He entered [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], ...
12: ...the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the young Lo...
14: ...Aristotle]] conflicted with his dislike of Aristotelian philosophy, which seemed barren, disputatious,...
18: ...ney and became habitually in debt. To support himself, he took up his residence in law at Gray's Inn i... - New Year (5703 bytes)
2: ...y [[calendar|calendars]] all have '''New Year''' celebrations.
4: ==Modern new year celebrations==
5: The most common modern celebrations are:
7: ...an calendar]] used by most [[developed country|developed countries]]. (For more information, see [[New...
9: ...w language|Hebrew]] for 'head of the year') is a celebration that occurs 163 days following Pesach ([[... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...as]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]], a holiday when gifts were exchanged. ...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
18: ...f [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]]
22: *[[1818]] - [[Mary Shelley]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Pr...
25: ...laim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]]. - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...d of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Roma...
6: ...Church]], [[Patriarch]] of the West, [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Italy]], [[Archbishop]] and ...
74: | '''[[Pope Telesphorus]]'''<br><small>Saint Telesphorus</small>
75: | '''Telesphorus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small>
109: | '''[[Pope Eleuterus]]'''<br><small>Saint Eleutherus</small> - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
2: ... all [[writer]]s in the [[English language]], as well as one of the world's pre-eminent [[dramatist]]s...
4: ...re was among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both [[tragedy]] and [[comedy]].
14: ...d on that day in [[1616]], and, perhaps appropriately for a playwright commonly considered to be [[Eng...
19: ...n in Latin grammar and literature. The quality of Elizabethian era grammar schools was uneven. It is p...
21: ...]], eight years his senior, on [[November 28]], [[1582]] at [[Temple Grafton]], near Stratford. Two neig... - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
9: ...earliest days of ancient [[Egypt]]. They are now believed to date mostly from about [[300]] A.D. and t...
10: ...evices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical element]]s: earth, air fire, water]]
13: ... reason and abandoned the Dominican order. He travelled to [[Geneva]] and briefly joined the [[Calvini...
15: ...ry were apparently based, at least in part, on an elaborate system of mnemonics, but many of his conte...
17: ...me of his cosmological positions, titled ''Il Candelaio'' ("The Torchbearer"). - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: ... a pair of conductors on which equal but opposite electric charges have been placed. Intentional capac...
7: ...surface of the plates, at the boundary with the dielectric. Because each plate stores an equal but op...
9: ... is shown for clarity; in a real capacitor, the dielectric is in direct contact with the plates.)]]
13: ...citance]] (''C'') is a measure of the amount of [[electric charge|charge]] (''Q'') stored on each plat...
18: ...mittivity]] of the [[dielectric]] (that is, non-[[electrical conduction|conducting]]) substance that s... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
9: Caesar was born in [[Rome]] to a well-known [[patrician]] family (''[[gens]]'' [[Juliu...
13: ...illa, the youngest daughter of [[Cinna|Lucius Cornelius Cinna]], Marius' greatest supporter and Sulla'...
15: ...ar live. According to Suetonius, the dictator in relenting on Caesar’s proscription said, "He wh...
19: ...sar?" Aiming at rhetorical perfection, Caesar traveled to [[Rhodes]] in [[75 BC]] for philosophical an...
21: ...er pirates. However, since they had treated him well, he had their throats cut before they were cruci... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
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29: ...the French architect [[Pierre L'Enfant]], and he helped L'Enfant plan [[Washington, DC]]. Ralston's or...
33: ...ghways has allowed Indianapolis to enjoy a relatively low amount of traffic congestion for a city its ...
37: ...tes which swept state elections in [[1924]]. The elections allowed the Klan to seize control of the I...
39: ...ther King Jr.]] earlier that day. Kennedy would deliver an impromptu speech on race reconciliation to... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ica...
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
15: *[[Robert Adrain]] (Ireland)
19: *[[Selman Akbulut]] (Turkey) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[198...
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] &ndash...
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892]])
37: *[[Sylvain Arend]] ([[Belgium]], [[1902]] – [[1992]])
38: *[[Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander]] ([[Germany]], [[1799]] – [[1875]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
10: *[[Pierre Ab鬡rd]] (or ''Peter Abelard''), (1079-1142){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640) - Ballet (9155 bytes)
3: ...] positions and footwork, perhaps due to their development during the same periods of history.
5: ...stablish [[Italy]] as a major centre of ballet development.
9: ...ry of the Louvre. (folio, Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1582.)]]
11: ..., pageant, decor and costume. Ballet began to develop as a separate art form in [[France]] during the...
13: ... et les ballets'' ([[1760]]), which focused on developing the ballet d'action, in which the movements ... - Aztec (38742 bytes)
3: ...[[16th century|16th]] centuries. They called themselves '''Mexicas''', which was reflected in the name...
7: ...emporary [[Nahuatl]]-speakers would consider themselves Aztecs. More particularly, the term refers to...
9: ... {{IPA|[meˈʃihkah]}}) or ''Tenochca'' and ''Tlatelolca'' according their city of origin. Their use o...
11: Ironically, the [[Aubin Codex]] relates that after leaving Aztlan, [[Huitzilopochtli]...
14: ...plied to all the people linked by trade, custom, religion , and language to the Mexica state and the [... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...metallurgy]], [[medicine]], [[mysticism]], and [[religion]]. There were three main goals many alchemis...
2: ...ls. This mythical substance, which could just as well be powder or liquid as a stone, had the ability ...
8: ...ver". The Arabic therefore could derive from a purely Greek word, not Coptic, and have been later conn...
11: ...c scientific tools and practices were available, relying instead on [[rule of thumb|rules of thumb]], ...
13: ...the spiritual development of the practitioner as well as a material meaning connected to physical tran... - April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
1: ...a [[holiday]] in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on [[April 1]]. The day ...
4: ...o said to be liable to suffer bad luck. It is (unreliably) said that being fooled by a pretty girl wil...
6: ...permanently ruled by his wife. It is furthermore believed that children born on this day will experien...
9: ...ch the new year began on [[1 January]]. Unfortunately, some people did not hear of the change, and oth...
15: ...organizations have either unwittingly or deliberately propagated hoaxes on April Fools' Day. Even norm... - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
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7: ... | [[germanium]] – '''arsenic''' – [[selenium]]
17: ... [[List of elements by symbol|Symbol]], [[List of elements by number|Number]]
23: | [[group 15 element|15 (VA)]], [[period 4 element|4]], [[p-block|p]]
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