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- Ionic order (6526 bytes)
1: ...es plus beaux des monuments de la Grèce'' Paris, 1758 (Plate XX)]]
4: ...the great sanctuary of the goddess: it could scarcely have been in a more prominent location for its b...
8: Below the volutes, the Ionic column may have a wide c...
10: ...left colossal Ionic columns unfluted on the Roosevelt memorial at the [[American Museum of Natural His...
12: ...projecting roof. Pictorial often narrative [[bas-relief]] frieze carving provides a characteristic fea... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
7: *[[Charles d'Abancourt|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
9: *[[Abati]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist
17: ...e|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
34: *[[Dimebag Darrell|Abbott, Darrell]], (1966-2004), US musician
49: *[[Abd-el-Aziz IV]], (1880-), sultan of Morocco - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
12: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
14: ...he who scratches with his hands". Raccoons are intelligent omnivores with a reputation for slyness and...
20: ...er will be weaned and will begin to fend for themselves. In severe winter climates, raccoons may becom...
24: ... largest animals to have adapted well to human development.
29: ...treat raccoons. Raccoons raised in captivity and released often do not adapt to life outside. - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...humb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
5: ...lso examining [[philosophy|philosophical]] ideas relating to [[free will]]. He is also known as the au...
7: ...as educated by the [[Jesuits]], and became a bookseller in [[Paris]]. In 1743 he married Anne Toinette...
10: ...plementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
14: ... of the comprehensive freedom with which Diderot felt his way round any subject that he approached, th... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: [[Image:elizabeth_empress.jpg|thumb|270px|H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the ...
3: ...]], particularly in [[Peterhof]] and [[Tsarskoye Selo]]. The [[Winter Palace]] and the [[Smolny]] Cath...
7: Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of [[Peter the Grea...
9: ...uency than accuracy. From her earliest years she delighted every one by her extraordinary beauty and v...
11: ...y remaining near relation, the princess found herself at the age of eighteen practically her own mistr... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
11: ...e of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland]], [[Virginia]]
21: ... other [[revolution]]ary leaders, he voluntarily relinquished power even though some others wanted him...
24: ...nial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Beach]] in [[Westmoreland County, Virginia]].
26: ...te from the [[College of William and Mary]]) and helped survey the [[Shenandoah Valley]] in Virginia. ...
29: ... Peale]], and shows Washington in uniform as colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment.]] - John Adams (18716 bytes)
24: ...to the [[bar_(law)|bar]]. From an early age he developed the habit of writing descriptions of events a...
28: ...of popular leadership of his second cousin, [[Samuel Adams]]; instead, his influence emerged through h...
31: ...ism and corporate authority; in December 1765 he delivered a speech before the governor and council in...
33: ...ular side in this case resulted in his subsequent election to the [[Massachusetts House of Representat...
44: ... first draft along with [[James Bowdoin]] and Samuel Adams. - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
9: | date of birth=[[April 28]], [[1758]]
10: | place of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia]]
14: | wife=[[Elizabeth Kortright Monroe]]
16: | vicepresident=[[Daniel D. Tompkins]]
18: '''James Monroe''' ([[April 28]], [[1758]] – [[July 4]], [[1831]]) was the fifth ([[... - Wolverine (3928 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Mustelidae]]}}
13: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ... the largest species of the [[Mustelidae]] or weasel family, and is also called the '''Glutton''' or '...
17: ...cky and muscular [[omnivore|omnivorous]] (but largely [[carnivore|carnivorous]]) animal. It has glossy...
21: ...or 4, are born in the spring. The young "kits" develop rapidly, becoming adult size within their first... - Hippopotamus (6778 bytes)
12: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
17: ...Hippos can close their nostrils and remain completely submerged for more than ten minutes. Eyes, ears,...
19: ... Congo]] and [[Ethiopia]], west to [[Gambia]] as well as in [[Southern Africa]] ([[Botswana]], [[Repub...
22: ...e next-largest land animal after the species of [[elephant]]s. While it is accepted that a hippo can r...
28: ...ranged until recently in the [[Niger River|Niger Delta]] but may now be extinct. - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''camelopardalis'''''}}
12: ...uthor=[[Linnaeus (taxonomy) | Linnaeus]] | date=[[1758]]}}
14: The '''giraffe''' (''Giraffa camelopardalis'') is an [[even-toed ungulate]] [[mammal...
16: ..., consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the [[okapi]].
23: ...d, vine-leaf shaped spots of dark chocolate on a yellowish background. Range: central and southern Ken... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]] |
30: HighestElev = 1,339 |
31: MeanElev = 305 |
32: LowestElev = 29 |
38: .... The state capital is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while the largest city is [[Burlington, Ver... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...r some Caribbean islands and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, two small islands off Newfoundland. The Britis...
15: ...nning of the war, in [[1755]], the British had expelled French speaking populations in [[Acadia]] to L...
17: ... preferring to keep the Caribbean island of [[Guadeloupe]] because of its rich [[sugar]] crops and the...
19: ...y Britain to pay for its military commitments as well as limitation on colonial settlements imposed by...
30: *[[Braddock Expedition]] (Battle of the Monongahela aka Battle of the Wilderness) ([[July 9]], [[175... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
3: ...s which lasted 15 years (including [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]).
8: ... had only signed the peace [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]] in order to rebuild her [[Army|military force...
10: ... and thus allowed Britannia to rule the seas, as well as exert some influence on mainland Europe. Furt...
12: ...sed relentlessly for reform. Her interest in the welfare of the soldiers had gained her their undivide...
18: ...etermined to strike first. On [[August 29]], his well prepared army crossed the frontier of Saxony. - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...bed as "dirty snowballs", comets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[...
5: Comets are believed to originate in a cloud (the [[Oort cloud]])...
9: ...e solar wind than dust is, and follows magnetic field lines rather than an orbital trajectory. While ...
11: ... with the naked eye. Before the invention of the telescope, comets seemed to appear out of nowhere in ...
13: ...age:Cometorbit.png|thumb|400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]] - 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]]) - Human (48024 bytes)
14: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
21: ... "'''knowing man'''"): a [[biped]]al [[primate]] belonging to the superfamily of [[Hominoidea]], with ...
24: ...upper limbs for manipulating objects, a highly developed [[brain]] and consequent capacity for abstrac...
27: ...e often used in expressing these concepts and [[feelings]].
30: ...o shared [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]], [[belief]]s, [[myths]], [[ritual]]s, [[values]], and [[... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events fro...
13: *[[1729]]: [[Province of Carolina]] proprietors sell out to Crown
19: *[[1739]] - [[George Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to prea...
23: ...George's War ends with the [[Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle]]
27: *[[1758]] - [[Treaty of Easton]] - Dodo (9332 bytes)
12: ...| author=[[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
20: ...ddish point, very small useless [[wing]]s, stout yellow legs, and a tuft of curly [[feather]]s high on...
22: ...fficient to have ever supported flight and it is believed these ground-bound birds evolved to take adv...
24: ...ry and wet seasons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet season to l...
27: The Dodo was entirely fearless of people, and this, in combination wit... - 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>
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