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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: * [[1612]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n tr...
9: ...[[1677]] - The future [[Mary II of England]] marries [[William III of England|William, Prince of Orang...
12: ...ombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ...ublican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive term... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...ndash; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because ...
9: Mary, Queen of Scots, is sometimes confused with her first cousin once removed, [[Ma...
12: ...tland]], on [[December 8]], [[1542]] to King [[James V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de G...
14: ...es could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
15: ...ary ascended the throne because all other male lines of the royal house had gone extinct before the de... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...ok of Judith|Judith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli [[U...
3: ...ligious paintings, at a time when such heroic themes were considered beyond a mere woman's reach.
7: ...o Gentileschi]], one of the greatest representatives of the school of [[Caravaggio]]. Artemisia was in...
12: ...promise and Orazio reported Tassi to the authorities.
14: ...the [[feminism|feminist]] view of Atermisia Gentileschi during the [[20th century]] - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...by Viviano Codazzi in a 1630 painting, is the largest church in Christendom and often used by the Pope...
2: ...int Peter]], one of the twelve [[apostle]]s of [[Jesus]] and first [[Bishop of Antioch]] and later fir...
4: ... but which is no longer used. These are the sources of the confusion.
7: ... Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
12: ...derno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance. - 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]]) - Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
7: * [[1612]] - Galileo presents ''occhiolino'' to [[Poland|Polish]] king [[Si...
8: ...ndon]], a compound microscope with two convex lenses.
9: * c.[[1622]] - Drebbel presents his invention in [[Rome]].
10: ...o presents his ''occhiolino'' to Prince Federico Cesi, founder of the ''Accademia dei Lincei'' (in Eng...
11: ...oins the word ''microscope'' by analogy with ''telescope''. - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...f thought]], particularly with [[science]], in [[Western society]].
7: ... explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
10: ...on. These are the primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
12: ... determine the law of acceleration of falling bodies, for instance, required accurate measurements of ...
14: ...he experiments and even indicated the particular results that led to the time-squared law (Drake, 1973... - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: ...y motion|laws of planetary motion]]. He is sometimes referred to as "the first [[theory|theoretical]] ...
4: Kepler was a [[professor]] of [[mathematics]] at the [[University of Gr...
6: ...er, since he wrote his ''magnum opus'' '''harmonices mundi''' ("The Harmony of the world") in Linz dur...
9: ...s said to have been a weak and sickly child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brilliant...
15: ...f teacher of mathematics and astronomy at the Protestant school in Graz, Austria. He accepted the pos... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''...
8: *[[1607]]-Settlement of [[Jamestown, Virginia]]
11: *[[1608]]-[[France|French]] establish colony at [[Quebec]]
12: ...enry Hudson]], hired by the Dutch, explores the present-day [[Hudson River]]
13: *[[1609]]-The [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to the [[Hudso... - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
4: ...]<br> <small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
58: ! align="left" | [[Oblateness]]
62: | [[1 E16 m2|4.27×10<sup>10</sup>]] [[square kilometre|km<sup>2</su...
65: | 7.46×10<sup>14</sup> [[cubic kilometre|km<sup>3</sup>]...
68: | 5.6846×10<sup>26</sup> [[kilogram|kg]]<br>(95.162 Earths... - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
4: ...]]<br><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
66: ! align="left" | [[Oblateness]]
70: | [[1 E15 km2|7.619×10<sup>9</sup>]] [[square kilometre|km<sup>2</sup...
73: | 6.254×10<sup>13</sup> [[cubic kilometre|km<sup>3</sup>]...
76: | 1.0243×10<sup>26</sup> [[kilogram|kg]]<br>(17.147 Earths... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...s|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representation]].
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ...seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...uickly mounted an effort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrati... - 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. - 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}} - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
3: ...fur trade]]. His influence is still felt in the presence of French Canadians in [[Quebec]], where he d...
7: ... of his travels called ''Des sauvages'' (The Savages).
9: ...rance|Henry IV]] to make a report on his discoveries, Champlain joined another expedition to New Fran...
13: ...sions, which he embarked on periodically for the rest of his life.
19: ...aving Champlain with only 2 Frenchmen and 60 natives. - Storks (8536 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Ciconiiformes]]}}
18: ...ode of stork communication at the nest. Many species are [[bird migration|migratory]]. Storks eat [[fr...
20: ...(10.5 ft) wingspan shares the distinction of "longest wingspan of any landbird" with the [[Andean Cond...
22: ...otography|photographs]] of storks inspired the [[design]] and [[engineering]] of [[aviation]] [[pionee... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
10: ...gifts, and hanging stockings are very similar to Western celebrations.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
12: ...ember 25. Both are former [[colony|colonies]] of Western powers with (nominal) [[Christian]] cultural ...
14: ... interest in this Western phenomenon, and, sometimes, as part of retail marketing campaigns.
20: ...countries. In addition, increasing numbers of stores and buildings are displaying Christmas decoration...
22: ...services, for example, they go caroling to the homes of older church members, where they are usually t...
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