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- Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...lso the first female artist to paint history and religious paintings, at a time when such heroic theme...
9: ...usanna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]]
10: ...located in the [[Sch?rn collection]] in [[Pommersfelden]]. The picture shows how, under parental guida...
12: ...ed the Tuscan painter to tutor his daughter privately. The unfortunate effect was that Artemisia was r...
14: ...orture device in the belief that if a person can tell the same story under torture as without it, the ... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
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36: ...of the [[U.S. Southern States|South]] or, alternately, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mi...
40: ...his state than in any other. Five of them were re-elected to a second term: [[George Washington]], [[T... - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
11: *[[Paolo Uccello|Uccello, Paolo]], (1397-1475), Italian painter
26: ...harlotte]], (born 1968), British zoolologist and television presenter
49: ...Miguel de]], (1864-1936), : ''Niebla'', ''San Manuel Bueno Martir''
56: ..., Mattias Alexander von]], [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[field marshal]]
58: *[[Gabrielle Union|Union, Gabrielle]] (born 1973) United States actress - 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]]) - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...ther of [[science]]." His experimental work is widely considered complementary to the writings of [[Fr...
10: ...the separation of science from [[philosophy]] or religion. These are the primary justifications for hi...
12: ...rived at deductively, and the experiments were merely illustrative thought experiments.
18: ...ir shipping businesses. He published his initial telescopic astronomical [[observation]]s in March [[1...
20: ...eo first noted an observation of the [[natural satellite|moons]] of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. Gali... - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
9: ... for involvement in [[witchcraft]]. Born prematurely, Johannes is said to have been a weak and sickly...
11: ...urn to the world of ideas, as well as an abiding religious conviction, for solace.
13: ...ed to astronomy/astrology at an early age, and developed a love for that discipline that would span hi...
15: ...ng the [[University of T?n]], where he proved himself to be a superb mathematician. Upon his graduati...
17: ...], Kepler married Barbara Muehleck. She died in [[1611]] and was survived by two children. - 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... - 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...
25: ...hannes [[factotum]], is in his owne conceit the onely Shake-scene in a countrey." (The italicised line... - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
1: ...eems likely, and he is presumed to have died in [[1611]] somewhere in [[Hudson Bay]], [[Canada]].
3: In [[1607]], Hudson set sail on the ''Hopewell'' to find a northeast passage to [[Asia]] throug...
9: ...ect its trade routes from the Dutch. He was soon released.
11: ... went too far south with the Dutch), reaching [[Iceland]] on May 11, the southern end of Greenland on ...
15: ...s came to a head and in the crew mutinied in July 1611, setting Hudson, his son, and several other crew ... - 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) - Tiger (11674 bytes)
1: ...elidae]] family, one of four "[[big cats]]" that belong to the [[Panthera]] genus, and the largest of ...
9: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Felidae]]}}
15: ...g tigers for their [[fur]] or their [[penis]]es, believed to be [[aphrodisiac]]s. From the destruction...
23: ... tigers, actually a silvery-grey tone, though no reliable evidence has been found.
25: ...g the stripe pattern of a wild tiger. It seems likely that the purpose of stripes is [[camouflage]], s... - Sebastiano Serlio (4494 bytes)
1: ... the Italian team building Fontainebleau. Serlio helped canonize the [[classical order]]s of architect...
3: ...from Bologna to Rome in 1514, and worked in the atelier of [[Baldassare Peruzzi]], where he stayed unt...
6: ...eon Battista Alberti|Alberti]]'s [[Santa Maria Novella]] in Florence (''ca.'' 1458). The idea was in t...
8: ...nizable way is the Chateau of Ancy-le-Franc (see below), built about 1546 near Tonnerre in Burgundy.
10: ...ve Books of Architecture'' and printed in London, 1611. Its example countered the influence of the engr... - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
1: ...|right|''Samuel de Champlain''<br>by Th鯰hile Hamel (1870)]]
3: ...ce to regain funding. This article covers his travels, as they have had the most lasting importance to...
5: ==Early Travels==
7: ... on [[September 20]], wrote an account of his travels called ''Des sauvages'' (The Savages).
9: ...604]] led by [[Pierre Dugua Sieur de Monts]]. He helped found the [[Saint Croix Island, New Brunswick|... - Culture of Scotland (11420 bytes)
9: ...scendant of Old Norse Law, but was abolished in [[1611]]. Despite this, Scottish courts have acknowledg...
11: Various systems based on common Celtic Law also survived in the Highlands until the [...
17: ...sity and college graduates per-head than anywhere else in Europe.
19: ...gher Grade]] exams rather than the English [[A-level]] system. Also, a Scottish university's honours [...
23: ..., and they are also freely accepted in the [[Channel Islands]]). In Scotland, neither they nor the Ban... - Bowhead Whales (5651 bytes)
20: ...baleen whale, exceeding 3 meters. They have massively bony [[skull]]s which they use to break through ...
23: ...rds of up to six animals. Although they may stay below the water surface for as long as forty minutes ...
26: ...nd use underwater sounds to communicate while traveling, feeding, and socializing. Some Bowheads produ...
28: ...on structures in the whale's eye, leading to the reliable conclusion that at least some individuals ha...
31: ...gion (estimated). Commercial whaling starting in 1611 near [[Svalbard]] and [[Greenland]] and wiped out... - Tigers (12435 bytes)
1: ...elidae]] family, one of four "[[big cats]]" that belong to the [[Panthera]] genus, and the largest of ...
9: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Felidae]]}}
15: ...g tigers for their [[fur]] or their [[penis]]es, believed to be [[aphrodisiac]]s. From the destruction...
23: ... tigers, actually a silvery-grey tone, though no reliable evidence has been found.
25: ...g the stripe pattern of a wild tiger. It seems likely that the purpose of stripes is [[camouflage]], s... - Hudson Bay (2815 bytes)
2: ...th with the rest of the Arctic Ocean by Foxe Channel (which is not considered part of the bay) and [[F...
6: ...st of the area, but the crew mutinied on June 22, 1611.
8: ... the body of water and the company are often misspelled or misnamed. - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
2: ...Middle East]]ern city of key importance to the [[religion]]s of [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[I...
4: ...s]] city, representing a wide range of national, religious, and socioeconomic groups. The section call...
6: ...ce this view by maintaining their embassies in [[Tel Aviv]] or in the [[suburb]]s.
18: ...t the capital city of the united [[Kingdom of Israel]].
20: ...ten tribes split off to form the [[Kingdom of Israel]] with its capital at [[Samaria]]. Jerusalem the...
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