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- Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...ts, including [[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Chinese folk religion]].
5: ...ns, while others regard them as solely philosophies of life.
7: ...oncepts into Buddhism while the reverse is not necessarily the case.
9: ...ese have also believed in such practices as [[Chinese astrology|astrology]], [[Feng Shui]], and [[geom...
11: ..., but rather someone who mediated between the forces of heaven and earth. A central idea of the [[dyna... - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
4: ...France|Fran篩s II]], [[Charles IX of France|Charles IX]] and [[Henri III of France|Henri III]].
6: ...of Navarre, opposed the marriage, many of her nobles supported it, and the marriage was arranged. Jean...
8: ... be her husband, she did not answer; so King Charles IX, placed a hand on his sister's head, compellin...
10: ...on St Bartholomew's Day, Catherine de' Medici orchestrated the slaughter by French Catholics of thousa...
12: ...and seized power over [[Agen]], one of her appenages. After several months of fortifying the city, the... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]]) - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...scount St Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...erimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses. In the context of his time, such methods were co...
8: He was the youngest of five sons of [[Nicholas Bacon|Sir Nicholas Ba...
12: At Cambridge he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustome...
14: ...ed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives. - New Year (5703 bytes)
2: ...one [[year]] and the beginning of the next. Cultures that measure yearly [[calendar|calendars]] all ha...
7: ...used by most [[developed country|developed countries]]. (For more information, see [[New Year's Day]])
9: ... [[2013]]. After the year [[2089]], the differences between the Hebrew Calendar and the Gregorian Cal...
11: ... with [[fireworks|firecrackers]], and in some places with a [[parade]].
14: ...[March]] or [[April]]. The people of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] celebrate the advent of [[Hindu Cal... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in [[1582]] did ''not'' specify that January 1 was to be ei...
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
7: ...st known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
11: *[[1651]] - [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] crowned King of [[Scotland]]
15: ...y [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]]. - List of popes (77758 bytes)
1: ...i_pontifices_in_hac_basilica_sepulti.jpg|thumb|Popes buried in [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's]]]]
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ...ether a source counts [[#Notes on numbering of popes|Stephen II]].
6: ...Church|Universal Church]], [[Patriarch]] of the West, [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Italy]], [[...
9: == List of popes == - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: [[Image:Shakespeare.jpg|frame|right|William Shakespeare ([[National Portrait Gallery, London|Nationa...
2: ... and [[playwright]], has a reputation as the greatest of all [[writer]]s in the [[English language]], ...
4: ...e continually performed all around the world. Shakespeare was among the very few playwrights who have ...
6: ... uncertain. His prolific output is especially impressive in light of the fact that he lived only 52 ye...
8: ...ases]], and the many [[list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works. - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ...stronomer]], and [[occultist]] executed as a [[heresy|heretic]], popularly regarded as a martyr to the...
7: ...near [[Naples]]. In [[1572]] he was ordained a priest.
9: ...t time were thought to date uniformly to the earliest days of ancient [[Egypt]]. They are now believed...
10: ...stration of one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical elemen...
11: ...r influences included [[Thomas Aquinas]], [[Averroes]], [[Duns Scotus]], [[Marsilio Ficino]], and [[Ni... - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: .... Intentional capacitors have thin conducting plates (usually made of metal) stacked or rolled to form...
7: ...dary with the dielectric. Because each plate stores an equal but opposite charge, the ''total'' charg...
9: ... the dielectric is in direct contact with the plates.)]]
13: ... ''voltage'' (''V'') which appears across the plates:
16: ... large unit, values of capacitors are usually expressed in microfarads (µF), nanofarads (nF) or ... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
1: ...caesar.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
2: ...rance]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visible to this day.
4: ... under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: ...ten [[Literary works of Julius Caesar|''Commentaries'' (''Commentarii'')]], and many details of his li...
9: ...ere he apparently learned to speak several languages, including [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Gaul|... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
19: time zone = Does not observe DST as of 2005 |
22: west_coord = 86.1582 |
29: ...ronze State [[Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument]], designed by [[Germany|German]] architect [[Bruno Schm...
31: ...5]]. The Central Canal was intended to run 296 miles (476 km) from near [[Logansport, Indiana|Loganspo...
33: ...s to enjoy a relatively low amount of traffic congestion for a city its size. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil)
29: ...(mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]] - [[1620]])
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]])
13: *[[Charles Hitchcock Adams]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1868]] – [[1951]])
15: *[[Walter Sydney Adams]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1876]] – [[1956]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC)
51: *[[Alexander of Hales]], (d. 1245){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Ballet (9155 bytes)
1: ...nowdance.jpg|250px|thumb|The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker]]
3: ...s. Many [[Glossary_of_ballet_terms|Ballet techniques]] bear a striking similarity to [[fencing]] posit...
5: ...technical manual on ballet dancing that helped to establish [[Italy]] as a major centre of ballet deve...
9: ...ry of the Louvre. (folio, Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1582.)]]
11: ... out into op鲡-ballet, and a school to train professional dancers was attached to the Acad魩e Royale... - Aztec (38742 bytes)
3: ...6th century|16th]] centuries. They called themselves '''Mexicas''', which was reflected in the name of...
7: ...orary [[Nahuatl]]-speakers would consider themselves Aztecs. More particularly, the term refers to th...
9: ...tino'', or ''Mediterranean'': a broad term that does not refer to a specific culture.
11: ...they should be known as Mexica. The [[conquistadores]] knew them as "Mexica".
13: [[Image:MexicanSculptureRememberingTheSignForTenochtitlanFoundation.JPG|thumb|right|300px... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
2: ...ely. The [[philosopher's stone]] was the key in these goals. This mythical substance, which could just...
8: ...by contrast with the "Red land", the surrounding desert), so it is thought that such a borrowing in Ar...
11: ... available, relying instead on [[rule of thumb|rules of thumb]], traditions, basic observations, and m...
13: ...station. So the [[alchemical symbol]]s and processes often had both an inner meaning referring to the ...
15: ...cal, spiritual and [[astrology|astrological]] themes that was characteristic of medieval alchemy. - April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
1: ...]. The day is marked by the commission of [[hoax]]es and other [[practical joke]]s of varying sophisti...
4: ...w first appeared after noon. Anyone who fails to respond in the proper spirit of tolerance and amuseme...
6: ...ters, but will only meet with disaster when it comes to gambling.
9: ...ame the object of so-called 'fool's errands' and tests of gullibility.
11: == Present day == - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
20: | [[periodic table series|Series]] || [[metalloid]]s
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
31: ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#cccc99" | Atomic Properties
51: ... colspan="2" bgcolor="#cccc99" | Physical properties
61: | 12.95 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre per mole|m<sup>3<...
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