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- Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
1: ... of Sweden]]. As the [[heir presumptive|heiress presumptive]] she succeeded her father to the throne o...
8: ...ign=top><td>'''Coronation'''<td>[[October 20]], [[1650]]
12: <tr valign=top><td>'''Predecessor'''<td>[[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden]]
13: <tr valign=top><td>'''Successor'''<td>[[Charles X of Sweden]]
22: ...ve was open, a team of scientists examined her bones in an attempt to determine if she was [[intersexu... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...x|''[[Book of Judith|Judith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria...
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]] - Oboe (5230 bytes)
3: ...chure]] and air-pressure allows the player to express a huge range of emotions and moods.
9: ...tering the scrape of the reed itself. Subtle changes in pitch are also possible by adjusting the [[emb...
11: The oboe first appeared in French courts around [[1650]]. In the [[17th century]] [[Jean Hotteterre]] an...
13: ...ether with the flute/recorder it is one of the oldest [[woodwind]] instruments.
15: ...e_oboe.jpg|right|thumbnail|60px|Baroque Oboe, Stanesby Copy]] - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
2: ...instrument was first developed in France in about 1650 from the ''cor de chasse'' or hunting horn, and h...
4: In other languages, the instrument is named ''Horn'' ([[German langu...
6: ... The typical [[playing range]] of a French horn goes from the written F at the bottom of the staff in ...
12: ...p the horn on the piping near the mouthpiece and rest the body of the horn across his arm so that only...
14: ... instrument, not simply limited to a harmonic series, and some of the great composers started to write... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
2: ... history of [[ancient Egypt]] stretching from the establishment of the [[Eleventh dynasty of Egypt|Ele...
5: ...nth and [[Twelfth dynasty of Egypt|Twelfth dynasties]], and date the Middle Kingdom to the beginning o...
8: ...tion of power as a palace coup by Amenemhat that resulted in the death of Mentuhotep IV.
10: ...time he would start his sole reign. The co-regencies lasted throughout the Twelfth dynasty and provide...
12: ... father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. The Ly... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...ilization based on [[irrigation]], it is the quintessential example of a [[hydraulic empire]].
6: ...udan]] to the south, and the [[Gaza Strip]], [[Palestine]] and [[Israel]] to the east. The [[Nile]] ha...
8: ... the [[Upper and Lower Egypt]]. [[Nome (Egypt)|Nomes]] were the subnational administrative divisions. ...
14: ...lake of the Fayyum as a reservoir to store surpluses of water for use during the dry seasons. From the...
16: ...[Moscow and Rhind Mathematical Papyri]]. An awareness of the [[Golden ratio]] seems to be reflected in... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] |
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36: ...yland was one of the [[13 colonies|thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[Ame...
41: ...our of [[Henrietta Maria]], Queen Consort of Charles I. - 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 United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''...
7: *Some time between [[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
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]] - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: Although the present-day State of [[California]] has been occupied ...
5: ...est primarily populated by [[missionary|missionaries]] and fur trappers, to a land of opportunity and ...
7: ...ield of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
11: ... California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [...
13: ...]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the acidic [[tannin... - Crossbow (7510 bytes)
2: ...d is still used in modern times for various purposes.
4: ==Description==
5: ...ch has a mechanism to wind and shoot its bolts. These bolts are typically called [[quarrel]]s, and do ...
7: ...cess of engaging a bolt forces a more uniform process than that of using a bow and arrow. This consist...
10: ...is at the end of the shelf (also called the bolt rest). - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: ...x|The tsunami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]], [[2004]].]]
2: ...consisting of a series of [[Ocean surface wave|waves]] generated when water in a lake or the sea is ra...
4: ...ry long [[wavelength]] (often hundreds of kilometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed...
6: ...owever, since they are not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage i...
8: ==Causes== - Swimming (22854 bytes)
1: ...utions are needed to participate in water activities.
5: ... [[density]] as water. Thus, staying afloat requires only a slight propelling of water downward relati...
7: ...converts directly into distance, the same techniques that improve speed also aid one to move farther w...
11: ...asing speed. This is an effect long used by boat designers, and unconsciously used by "naturally good ...
13: ... improvements are possible by orienting the narrowest direction of head, hands, legs and arms into the... - Lute (15915 bytes)
1: ... lute is called a ''lutenist'', and a maker of lutes (or guitars) is called a ''luthier''.
3: ==Description of the instrument==
7: ...with the large number of strings — makes lutes tedious if not difficult to tune. Thus lutenists ...
9: ...ument, to allow stopping the highest-pitched courses up to a full octave higher than the open string (...
11: ... are numbered sequentially, counting from the highest pitched, so that the ''chantrelle'' is the ''fir... - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...eople who spoke an [[Indo-European language]] and established a kingdom centered in [[Hattusa]] (the m...
3: ...y disintegrated into several independent city-states, some of which survived until around 700 BC.
5: ...the reconstructed [[Hittite language]]. The Hittites should be distinguished from the "[[Hattians]]", ...
7: ... the 19th century initially believed the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still ...
9: The Hittites were also famous for their skill in building and ... - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
4: | order=32th President
15: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
16: | vicepresident=[[John N. Garner]]<br>[[Henry A. Wallace]]<b...
18: ...g illness to place himself at the head of the forces of reform. His family and close friends called hi... - Architectural history (13369 bytes)
1: ...tives in the study of architecture, most of them Western.
3: ...and styles in the design of [[buildings]] and cities.
5: ...ology|phenomenologically]]. Although both approaches identify architecture as a sort of language, they...
7: ...ry and practice from inappropriate Western doctrines.
9: ..., even individual historians have changed approaches across time — the changing frameworks trace... - 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)
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 B... - 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]]) - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
2: ...age:Thomas Hobbes (portrait).jpg|thumb|Thomas Hobbes: detail from a portrait by John Michael Wright ([...
4: '''Thomas Hobbes''' ([[April 5]], [[1588]] – [[December 4]],...
6: ...escartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
10: ...John Wilkinson]] and he had some influence on Hobbes.
12: At university Hobbes appears to have followed his own curriculum; he w...
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