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  1. Religion in China (12456 bytes)
    42: Some consider the first entry of [[Christianity]] into China was the i...
    46: ...huan]], without having reached the mainland. In [[1582]], Jesuits once again initiated mission work in C...
    50: ...s to China. The book ''[[The Small Woman]]'' and film ''[[Inn of the Sixth Happiness]]'' tell the sto...
    52: ...[[Cultural Revolution]], and there remains some official harassment in the form of arrests and interro...
    56: ...l government towards some Christian sects, and difficulties in obtaining accurate statistics on house ...
  2. Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
    12: ...d an icy reception. Determined to overcome her difficulties, Queen Marguerite master-minded a coup d'e...
    18: ==Marguerite de Valois in fiction==
    20: ...vel was famously adapted into a [[1994]] [[French film]], ''[[La Reine Margot (1994 movie)|La Reine Ma...
  3. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    120: *[[Jasmine Becket-Griffith]]
    218: *[[Charles Ephraim Burchfield]] ([[1893]]-[[1967]])
    381: *[[Beverly K. Effinger]] ([[1955]]-)
    394: *[[Mikhail Evstafiev]] ([[1963]]-)
    412: *[[Stanislaw Fijalkowski]] ([[1922]]-)
  4. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    4: ...ize an inductive methodology for [[science|scientific]] inquiry, often called the ''[[Baconian method]...
    8: He was the youngest of five sons of [[Nicholas Bacon|Sir Nicholas Bacon]], ...
    12: At Cambridge he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precoc...
    18: ... a fifth of that money. Having started with insufficient means, he borrowed money and became habitual...
    21: ... law, until admitted as an [[outer barrister]] in 1582. In 1584 he took his seat in [[parliament]] for [...
  5. New Year (5703 bytes)
    7: *[[January 1]] : the first day of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian calenda...
    11: ...New Year is generally celebrated with [[fireworks|firecrackers]], and in some places with a [[parade]]...
    33: ...he [[Middle Ages]] in [[Europe]] a number of significant feast days in the [[Ecclesiastical calendar]]...
    35: ... be used in [[England]] until [[1752]] for some official records such as the tax year, but over that p...
    41: ...man Catholic ecclesiastic year has started on the first day of [[Advent]], the Sunday nearest to [[St....
  6. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    1: ...uary 1 was to be either [[New Year's Day]] or the first day of its numbered year. Although England beg...
    6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
    16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], pr...
    19: *[[1801]] - The first known [[asteroid]] [[1 Ceres]] is discovered b...
    22: ...ein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published.
  7. List of popes (77758 bytes)
    1: [[Image:treimann.summi_pontifices_in_hac_basilica_sepulti.jpg|thumb|Popes buried...
    4: ...holic Church]]. The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church si...
    13: ! width="18%" | Pontificate
    29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) ...
    167: ! width="18%" | Pontificate
  8. William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
    1: ...[Chandos portrait]], artist and authenticity unconfirmed.]]
    4: ...the range and depth of human emotions. A colossal figure in world literature, Shakespeare's legacy and...
    6: ...] attributed to him are often uncertain. His prolific output is especially impressive in light of the ...
    19: ...ce he was entitled to, although this cannot be confirmed because the school's records have not survive...
    21: ...]], eight years his senior, on [[November 28]], [[1582]] at [[Temple Grafton]], near Stratford. Two neig...
  9. Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
    7: He was born named Filippo in [[Nola]], in [[Campania]], the son of Gio...
    10: ...s are the four [[classical element]]s: earth, air fire, water]]
    11: ...inas]], [[Averroes]], [[Duns Scotus]], [[Marsilio Ficino]], and [[Nicholas of Cusa]].
    17: ...re jointly known as his "Italian dialogues." In [[1582]], Bruno penned a play summarizing some of his co...
    21: ...makes a case that Bruno is the previously unidentified 'Henry Fagot' whose reports to Francis Walsingh...
  10. Capacitor (29664 bytes)
    2: ...a device that stores [[energy]] in the [[electric field]] created between a pair of conductors on whic...
    9: ...leftward electric field that partially annuls the field created by the plates. (The air gap is shown ...
    22: ... across the capacitor, and therefore the electric field. This is given by:
    43: === Common types of fixed capacitor ===
    45: ...justable versions have stability issues. Another figure of merit for analog components is stability w...
  11. Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
    2: ...the [[Roman Empire]]. In 55BC Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of [[Britain]], and his conques...
    15: ...stained with me; for in this one Caesar, you will find many a Marius."
    21: ...l, he had their throats cut before they were crucified to lessen their suffering.
    23: ...as propaganda for his upcoming election for the office of [[quaestor]].
    28: ...n [[Spain]]. As an administrative and financial officer, the trip was largely uneventful, but it was w...
  12. Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
    22: west_coord = 86.1582 |
    29: ...r lacked any privacy. The Governor's mansion was finally demolished in [[1857]]. (See HISTORY OF INDI...
    31: ...the Indianapolis section of the canal was dug and filled, but only an 8.29 mile (13.34 km) portion con...
    33: ...ianapolis to enjoy a relatively low amount of traffic congestion for a city its size.
    37: ...a and nationwide, and the national organization officially disbanded in [[1944]].
  13. List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
    17: *[[Lars Ahlfors|Lars Valerian Ahlfors]] (Finland, [[1907]] - [[1996]])
    29: ...(mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]] - [[1620]])
    195: *[[Bruno de Finetti]] (Italy, [[1906]] - [[1985]])
    254: *[[Leonardo of Pisa|Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci]] (Italy, [[1170]] - [[1250]])
    255: *[[John Charles Fields]] (Canada, [[1863]] - [[1932]])
  14. List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
    29: *[['Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi]], ([[Persia]], [[903]] &ndash; [[986]])
    59: *[[John Bainbridge]] ([[Britain]], [[1582]] &ndash; [[1643]])
    205: *[[Erwin Findlay-Freundlich]] ([[1885]] &ndash; [[1964]])
    375: *[[George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield]] ([[Britain]], c. [[1697]] &ndash; [[1764]])
    437: *[[Liisi Oterma]] ([[Finland]], [[1915]] &ndash; [[2001]])
  15. List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
    6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
    267: *[[Claude Buffier]], (1661-1737){{fn|R}}
    348: *[[Andrea Christofidou]]
    387: *[[Lady Anne Finch Conway]], (1631-1679){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
    430: *[[Bruno de Finetti]], (1906-1985){{fn|O}}
  16. Ballet (9155 bytes)
    3: '''Ballet''' is the name given to a specific [[dance]] form and [[ballet technique|technique]...
    5: ... which later came to be known as ''Ballets''. The first Ballet ''per se'' is considered to be [[Baltha...
    9: ...ry of the Louvre. (folio, Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1582.)]]
    11: ...yale de Danse in 1661, the same year in which the first com養e-ballet, composed by [[Jean-Baptist Lul...
    13: ...sition by composers such as [[Christoph Gluck]]. Finally, opera was divided into three formal techniq...
  17. Aztec (38742 bytes)
    9: ...ean'': a broad term that does not refer to a specific culture.
    27: ...onomically under the Aztec conqueror, and only at first. This increase in the overall welfare was like...
    34: ... had become a more appropriate analogy for this office, although as in the [[Holy Roman Empire]], the ...
    36: ... coalesced more power into an "Emperor" type of office.
    40: ...e ''Huey Tlatoani''. When Moctezuma assumed the office, he replaced the counsellors, priests and admin...
  18. Alchemy (42222 bytes)
    2: ...hemistry prior to the formulation of the [[scientific method]].
    8: ...0;&#1605;&#1610;&#1575;&#1569; or &#1575;&#1604;&#1582;&#1610;&#1605;&#1610;&#1575;&#1569;), which is pr...
    11: ... traditions, basic observations, and mysticism to fill in the gaps.
    17: ...of the fundamental [[empirical knowledge]] of the fields of chemistry and modern [[medicine]].
    21: ...s research did not enter the mainstream of scientific discussion.
  19. April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
    4: ... as well as since many of the hoaxes listed below first appeared after noon. Anyone who fails to respo...
    9: ...nd last for a week, hence ending on 1 April. In [[1582]], King [[Charles IX of France]] brought in the n...
    12: ... different parts of the world; it is actually the first of April from '''0000 -1200 1 April''' until '...
    21: ... Guardian]]'' printed a supplement featuring this fictional island (a reference to "[[sans-serif]]", a...
    22: ...ckdowns [http://songzilla.blogspot.com/2005/04/confirmed-cassette-prosecutions-fbi.html] are rarely tr...
  20. Arsenic (12497 bytes)
    41: | [[Electron configuration]]
    61: | 12.95 [[scientific notation|&times;]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre ...
    75: | [[Specific heat capacity]]
    143: ...w and gray/metallic, with [[specific gravity|specific gravities]] of 1.97 and 5.73, respectively.
    148: ...concern in some quarters about the widespread landfill disposal of such timber.

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