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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...eplacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
12: ... Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ...[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a sin...
21: ...(1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]...
23: ...9]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving Europ... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
25: ...n|Ackerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815)
43: ...Ackermann|Ackermann, Marie Magdalene Charlotte]] (1757-1775) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
9: *[[John Adair|Adair, John]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Ke...
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
34: *[[Abigail Adams|Adams, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
41: ...ivil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
66: ...officer)|Adams, Samuel]], (1912-1942), US naval officer - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...[[Champagne, France]] in 1713, he was a prominent figure in what became known as the [[The Age of Enli...
10: ...ded to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
12: ...romenade du sceptique'', an [[allegory]] pointing first to the extravagances of Catholicism; second, t...
14: ...f some points in aesthetics. The philosophic significance of the two essays is in the advance they mak...
23: ...onary of Arts and Sciences]]'', undertaken in the first instance by the Englishman [[John Mills]], and... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...tion of the [[Imperial Academy of Arts|Academy of Fine Arts]] in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]. ...
19: ... existing government. The idea seems to have been first suggested to her by the French ambassador, La ...
25: ...this may be added that she was ever ready to sacrifice the prejudices of the woman to the duty of the ...
29: ...Sweden ceded to Russia all the southern part of [[Finland]] east of the river Kymmene, which thus beca...
37: ...an league against Prussia, and on the 17th of May 1757 the Russian army, 85,000 strong, advanced against... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: ... Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
23: ...on ([[March 29]], [[1708]]–[[August 17]], [[1757]]) and Jane Randolph ([[February 20]], [[1720]]&n...
27: ... at the University of Virginia, has written the definitive book on the original buildings, or [http://...
32: ...extensive vineyards planted at Monticello, a significant portion were of the European wine grape ''[[V...
35: ...potential of the United States and is often classified a forefather of [[American exceptionalism]] (se... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
13: ...agara]], [[Fort Duquesne]], and – most significantly of all– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] ...
17: The war officially ended with the signing of the [[1763 Treaty...
23: ...of the opening engagements of the war, marked the first and only instance of [[George Washington]] sur...
35: *[[Battle on Snowshoes]] ([[January 21]], [[1757]])
36: *[[Battle of Sabbath Day Point]] ([[July 26]], [[1757]]) - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
3: ...st Nations]]) sided with France although some did fight alongside the British. The name "Seven Years' ...
5: ...ndia is termed the [[2nd Carnatic War]] while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [...
18: ...on]] opposing him, Frederick determined to strike first. On [[August 29]], his well prepared army cros...
26: ...city, but had to lift the siege after Frederick's first defeat at the [[Battle of Kolin]].
28: ...urope's finest general and his men as the world's finest soldiers. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
120: *[[Jasmine Becket-Griffith]]
155: *[[William Blake]] ([[1757]]-[[1827]])
178: *[[Vladimir Borovikovsky]] ([[1757]]-[[1825]])
218: *[[Charles Ephraim Burchfield]] ([[1893]]-[[1967]])
381: *[[Beverly K. Effinger]] ([[1955]]-) - January 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...ius became [[Pope]] [[Pope John II|John II]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the...
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Cal...
19: *[[1879]] - [[Fred Spofforth]] claims the first [[Hat-trick]] in [[test cricket]] on the [[Syd...
21: *[[1890]] - [[Alice Sanger]] becomes the first female staffer for the [[White House]].
27: *[[1921]] - The first religious [[radio]] broadcast ([[KDKA AM]] in ... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
42: *[[Filippo Brunelleschi]]
51: *[[Antonio Canova]] (1757 - 1822)
56: *[[Pierre Cartellier]] (1757-1831)
95: *[[Mino da Fiesole]] (c.1429 - 1484)
96: *[[Steve Fiorilla]] - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...edical [[catheter]], the [[lightning rod]], [[swimfin]]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and...
13: ...[1688]]), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth).
15: Josiah's first wife Anne died in Boston on [[July 9]], [[1689...
23: ...now the [[Church of St Batholomew the Great, Smithfield]]. Following this he returned to Philadelphia ... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
57: ...ald Alison (Scottish author)|Archibald Alison]], (1757-1839){{fn|R}}
267: *[[Claude Buffier]], (1661-1737){{fn|R}}
285: *[[Pierre Jean George Cabanis]], (1757-1808){{fn|R}}
348: *[[Andrea Christofidou]] - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
16: | '''[[Official language]]'''
53: ...the ''Ottoman Principality''. [[Murad I]] was the first Ottoman to claim the title of [[sultan]] (king...
57: ... II]], [[Selim I]] and [[Suleyman I]]. The scientific advantage the Ottomans had over the other Europe...
58: In 1699, for the first time in its history the Ottomans acknowledged ...
66: ... [[Gallipoli]] and [[Palestine]] campaigns, was offically sent from occupied Istanbul to take control ... - Beryllium (15119 bytes)
45: | [[Electron configuration]]
69: | 4.85 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre ...
88: | [[Specific heat capacity]]
101: | 1757.1 kJ/mol
146: ... are used with [[X-ray]] detection diagnostics to filter out visible light and allow only X-rays to be... - Calcium (9166 bytes)
35: <td>[[Electron configuration]] </td><td><nowiki>[...
48: ...ng point]] </td><td>1757 K (2703?F)</td></tr>
50: ... </td><td>26.20 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre ...
64: <td>[[Specific heat capacity]] </td><td>63...
103: ...onium]] and [[uranium]]. This element is also the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust. It... - Carolus Linnaeus (8550 bytes)
7: ...til]]s of [[flower]]s lay the basis for the classification of [[plant]]s, and he wrote a short work on...
9: In [[1732]] the Academy of Sciences at Uppsala financed his expedition to explore [[Laponia|Lapland...
11: ... be said to have popularized it within the scientific community.
15: ...med for their mammary glands because one of the defining characteristics of mammals is that they nurse...
18: ...d, the [[Lutheran]] Linnaeus would have been horrified by it. Linnaeus was only attempting a convenien... - Indian art (7305 bytes)
2: ... contexts. Indian art can be classified into specific periods each reflecting certain religious, polit...
4: Islamic ascendancy (712-1757AD)
5: The colonial period (1757-1947)
15: ...of the artworks. In India the distinction between fine and decorative arts is not pronounced.
17: ...od, with their astronomical and mathematical significance also play an important role in the evolution... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: European history scholars will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th century as [[1715]]-[[1789...
9: ...ld generate the [[peasant revolt]]s that, for the first time, would begin to shake the old ways and fe...
23: * [[1721]]: [[Robert Walpole]] becomes the first [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime M...
38: * [[1757]]: [[Battle of Plassey]] signals the beginning of...
46: ...anish]] [[missionary|missionaries]] establish the first of 21 [[Spanish Missions of California|mission... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ..., an iconic event of the [[French Revolution]]]][[File:Washington Crossing the Delaware.png|thumb|250p...
6: ...f Maximlien de Robespierre in the early 1790s. At first, the monarchies of Europe embraced enlightenme...
12: [[File:Poltava battle.jpg|thumb|[[Peter the Great]] in...
13: [[File:Europa 1700 en.jpg|thumb|250px|Europe on the ev...
14: [[File:Marlborough-duke-first.jpg|thumb|upright|[[John Churchill, 1st Duke o...
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