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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... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
7: ...verything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the specific period of the early [[20th century]].
12: ...g the most important were [[Heraclitus]] ("All is fire", all is [[chao]]tic and transitory), [[Anaxago...
14: ...ssing popular philosophical questions. The theory fills in the blanks by saying that the Sophists' stu...
16: ...terchangeably, was destroying the piety and moral fiber of the city.
20: ...hilosopher kings. In the later dialogues Socrates figures less prominently, and the Theory of Forms is... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...The development of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled ...
10: ...l]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]] of the 17th century. But one of the...
14: ...kly from 1700 onwards, because there was a scientific and technological improvement, growth of supply ...
24: ...sed the amount of food produced and supplied a sufficient amount of food for the workers working in th...
36: ...[[Encyclopedie]]'' explained foreign methods with finely engraved plates. - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
23: ...nown Romantic. However, it seems likely they were first invented in pre-Christian times. [[Nero]] is ...
25: Where they were first introduced to [[Britain]] and [[Ireland]] is d...
27: ...at the funerals of high-ranking civilian public officials as well.
42: ... was often termed the [[Irish Warpipes]]. This configuration can also be found having been played in S...
45: ... birls. These are used for emphasis on, say, the first beat of a bar, or just as a more musical way t... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...nk Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
22: ...a Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
99: *[[Abram|Abraham]], (circa 1800 BC), Biblical figure
103: ...rahams|Abrahams, Harold]], (1899-1978), track and field athlete - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...equeen.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occas...
20: ...s]] was [[Marion Crawford]], better known as "Crawfie". She studied history with C. H. K. Marten, Prov...
23: ...stances". In [[1940]] Princess Elizabeth made her first broadcast, addressing other children who had b...
27: ...her than have them educated at home. She was the first (and as of 2005 the only) female member of the...
29: Elizabeth made her first official visit overseas in [[1947]], when she accompan... - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
3: ...lievich Kriukovskoi]] (1800-1874), an artillery officer of Belarusian ("''Polish''") descent. He manag...
5: ...) and had more education and "appreciation of the finer things" than her husband.
7: Sofia Kovalevskaya contributed to the understanding of...
11: ...aper for one house, used his old notes instead. Sofia spent many hours of childhood scrutinising the s...
22: ...n Hibner Koblitz: <cite>A Convergence of Lives: Sofia Kovalevskaia -- Scientist, Writer, Revolutionary... - Rose (15436 bytes)
2: ...-07_10a.jpg|240px]]| caption = ''Rosa arvensis'' (Field Rose)}}
25: The [[flower]]s have five petals (with the exception of ''[[Rosa sericea]...
27: ...ds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly [[finch]]es, also eat the seeds.
67: ...essed and filtered to make rose hip syrup, as the fine hairs surrounding the seeds are unpleasant to e...
69: There is no single system of classification for garden roses. In general, however, rose... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
7: ...ed a ''fretted clavichord''. This technique simplifies the construction since fewer strings are requir...
11: ...[organ (music)|organ]] from the period circa 1400-1800 can be played on the clavichord; however, it is t...
13: ...Simmonds, Richard Troeger, and Miklos Spanyi, and fine modern copies have been made by makers includin...
15: ...es a magnetic pickup to provide a signal for amplification. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...21667). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html]
4: While al-Qāhirah is the official name of the city, in local speech it is typic...
16: ...ings and modern architecture, the eastern half is filled with hundreds of ancient [[mosque]]s that act...
18: ...government buildings are located and government officials live. Bridges also cross the Nile attaching...
28: The first settlement on the location of modern Cairo was... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
16: ...everal trumpeters have achieved fame for their proficiency in the extreme higher register of the instr...
28: ...larly after the addition of valves (after about [[1800]]), and its use and instruction became much more ...
37: ... Carl Fisher, Inc.) but include much of the unmodified original text from the 1894 edition.
51: ... exercises that change notes without changing the fingering. This forces all of the work to come from...
52: ...cises that have many notes started with a sharp definition produced by the tongue. Tonguing a note is... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
10: ...e a ruler on the edge of a table top. The reed is fitted inside a holder plate, and as air is drawn th...
20: ...haracteristics were first used in Europe around [[1800]] AD for organs. People used their knowledge and ...
22: .... It is thought that a traveler to China in the [[1800s]] brought this idea back to Europe. However, the...
25: The first instrument using steel reeds with steel frames...
26: The first basic "accordion" was invented in [[1822]] by ... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
5: ... reign to reunite Egypt, bringing an end to the [[First Intermediate Period]]. Some authorities point ...
8: ...nsition into the illusturous Twelfth dynasty. The first Pharaoh of the Twelfth dynasty (Amenemhat I), ...
10: ...t their capital remained at Thebes. Amenemhet pacified any unrest in Egypt by force and curtailed the ...
12: ...e [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. The Lybians were subdued.
18: ...t kingdom even more dependent on Egypt. He was deified at the end of the Middle Kingdom and worshipped... - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
5: ...sider the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficult task. As Dr. Robert A. Hatch of the Universit...
13: ...ling modern Egyptian chronology, so the previous "firm" dates cannot be supported astronomically.
21: ...hres]] was a king of the [[fifth dynasty of Egypt|fifth dynasty]] that had begun with [[Userkaf]] and ...
23: ...uthorities in different decades offered different figures (5513, 5568, 5700, 5730, or 5770) years for ...
29: ...heliacal rising]] of [[Sirius]] took place on the first day of the seventh year of [[Sesostris III]] o... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...d is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was ...
7: ...head of government in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nation...
11: == Requirements to hold office ==
14: ...mmigrants to American society. Prominent public officials that are barred from the presidency because ...
16: ...wo four-year terms or a maximum of ten years in office should he have succeeded to the Presidency prev... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
18: ...], [[1735]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was the first ([[1789]]–[[1797]]) [[Vice President of ...
24: ...assachusetts|Worcester]] and studied law in the office of [[James Putnam]]. In [[1758]], he was admitt...
31: Adams first rose to influence as a leader of the Massachus...
33: ...und guilty of [[manslaughter]]. These claimed benefit of [[clergy]] and were branded in the hand and r...
35: ... On [[October 5]], [[1775]], Congress created the first of a series of committees to study naval matte... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: ... Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
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...
37: Jefferson was the first [[Secretary of State]] of the United States, s... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
18: ... lived on the American [[frontier]], and thus the first not primarily associated with one of the origi...
22: ...When he refused to clean the boots of a British officer, the irate redcoat slashed him with a sword, g...
24: ... family. He came to [[Tennessee]] shortly after [[1800]], as a young lawyer. Since he was not of a disti...
26: ...ave been "tough as old hickory" wood on the battlefield, which gave him his nickname. The war, and par...
32: ...lection, 1828|second attempt]] in [[1828]] as the first nominee of the [[Democratic Party (United Stat... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
6: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[March 4]], [[1837]]–[[March...
14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
22: ...n-[[England|Anglo descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English language|English]...
27: ...nued in active and successful practice for twenty-five years.
29: ...entrance into politics. New York politics after [[1800]], the year of the election of [[Thomas Jefferson... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''Millard Fillmore '''</font></caption>
4: ...lspan=2><div style="float:center">[[Image:Millard Fillmore.jpg|250px|]]</div></td></tr>
6: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[July 9]], [[1850]] - [[March 4]],...
9: ...><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[January 7]], [[1800]]</td></tr>
13: ...nited States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Abigail Fillmore]] (wife) <br>
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