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- List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
4: ...[Jan Santini Aichel|Aichel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech architect
9: ...r, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se
18: *[[Anouk Aim饼Aim饬 Anouk]], (born 1932), French actor
25: *[[John Aislabie|Aislabie, John]], (1670-1742), director of the [[South Sea Bubble|South S... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
12: ... later when the Duchess of Marlborough was banned from court during the [[War of the Spanish Successio...
15: ...nce of Sarah Jennings, who would become her close friend and one of her most influential advisors. Jen...
19: ...rth to a son ([[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Francis Edward]]) in [[1688]], for a Roman Catholic ...
22: ...ffices. Lady Marlborough was subsequently removed from the Royal Household, leading Princess Anne to a...
24: ...mplete trust of her brother-in-law, who refrained from making her his Regent during his military campa... - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
50: ...y [[South Carolina]] met the Spanish moving north from their base in Florida. In [[1724]], it was firs...
58: ...Georgia|Louisville]] (''pron.'' Lewis-ville), and from [[1806]] through the [[American Civil War]] at ...
62: ...ce of any state in the Union. For over 130 years, from 1872 to 2003, Georgians only elected Democratic...
68: ...tution mandates a maximum of 56 Senators, elected from single-member districts, and a minimum of 180 R...
74: ...ter [[Button Gwinnett]], one of the [[delegate]]s from Georgia who signed the [[U.S. Declaration of In... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
42: ... off in 1729. The state declared its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government on ...
44: ... the [[American Civil War | Civil War]]. Students from [[The Citadel]] were among those firing the fir...
67: *29.5% [[African American|Black]]
73: ... largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are [[African American]] (29.5%), [[United States|American]...
97: ... thought to contain remnants of old coastal dunes from a time when the land was sunken, or the oceans ... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
22: ...pear to be part of the drum, but which stand away from it like buttresses, to absorb the outward thrus...
26: ...right|300px|Light streams down into the sanctuary from the dome cupola.]]
31: ...y [[Antonio Averulino]] ([[1455]]), and preserved from the previous basilica.
33: ...ating the most recent openings:<!-- This is taken from an old source, is the inscription new since 200...
68: ...d the holy door in the year of the great jubilee, from the incarnation of the Lord 2000-2001. - Macau (16856 bytes)
26: |Handover from [[Portugal]] to the [[People's Republic of Chin...
40: ...It is 70 km southwest of [[Hong Kong]] and 145 km from [[Guangzhou]]. It was the oldest [[Europe]]an [...
42: ...efers to an [[ethnic group]] in Macau originating from Portuguese descent, usually mixed with Chinese ...
44: ...a game played with [[Chinese dominoes]]. Gamblers from [[Hong Kong]] often take a one-day excursion to...
47: ...[Jyutping]]: maa3 gaau1) is thought to be derived from "'Templo de A-Mᦱuot; (媽閣廟... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...n also shares credit with [[Gottfried Leibniz|Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz]] for the development of diffe...
25: ...later life, to illustrate how he drew inspiration from everyday events.
31: ...ience). Newton argued that this should exempt him from the normal ordination requirement, and [[Charle...
36: ...'s ideas, Newton was so offended that he withdrew from public debate. The two men remained enemies un...
38: ...hristianson is not clear on what Newton concluded from this--> - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: ...meline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''.
11: *[[1608]]-[[France|French]] establish colony at [[Quebec]]
18: *[[1619]]-First African [[slavery|slaves]] arrive at Jamestown
22: *[[1620]]-[[Pilgrims]] arrive from [[Plymouth]], England, on the ''[[Mayflower (sh...
30: ...r Williams (theologian)|Roger Williams]] banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ... features no matter what sort of colony it sprang from. By the late [[18th century]], these different...
9: ...d [[16th century|16th]] centuries, Europe emerged from the [[Middle Ages]] and entered the [[Renaissan...
13: ... as the Europeans were concerned, they were still free for the taking.
16: ...[over-population]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respective parts.
20: [[Image:ronokmap.JPG|right|framed|1584 map of Chesapeake Bay by John White]] - Clock (10086 bytes)
2: A '''clock''' (from the [[Latin]] ''cloca'', "[[bell]]") is an inst...
43: ...ll used in French for large clocks. It is derived from the Greek ''hora'' meaning ‘hour’ a...
47: ...ive in any quantity are mid-[[16th century]] ones from the metalworking towns of [[Nuremberg]] and [[A...
51: ...d had the first pendulum driven clock made. In [[1670]], the English clockmaker [[William Clement]] cre...
53: ...capement]], is credited developing this form in [[1670]]. It was also at this time that clock cases beg... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
25: | <small>Disciple of [[Jesus]] from whom, according to {{bibleverse||Matthew|16:18-...
91: | <small>[[Aquileia]], Friuli, Italy</small>
119: | <small>[[North Africa|Northern Africa]]</small>
165: ===From 250===
255: | <small>Africa</small> - Lute (15915 bytes)
1: ...ud]]. The words 'lute' and 'oud' are both derived from [[Arabic language|Arabic]] ''al‘ud'', "th...
7: ...wood, somewhat tapered, that are held in place by friction in holes through the ''peg box''. (There ar...
9: ... be replaced frequently. A few additional partial frets of wood are usually glued to the body of the i...
11: .... The courses are numbered sequentially, counting from the highest pitched, so that the ''chantrelle''...
15: ...s. (Some modern players use a simple loop of yarn from the tuning head around the player's neck and ba... - Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
6: ...ole under the necessity of allowing the English a free hand to attack the Spanish whenever possible. I...
8: ...ured, recovered a considerable amount of treasure from one which had run aground, exacted a heavy rans...
10: ...he island of Santa Catalina on [[December 15]], [[1670]], and on the [[December 27]] gained possession o...
16: ...n's Spiced [[Rum]], which comes, cheekily enough, from [[Puerto Rico]], not Jamaica.
36: [[fr:Henry Morgan]] - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
55: *[[Francesco Algarotti]], (1712-1764)
62: *[[Henri-Fr餩ric Amiel]], (1821-1881)
109: *[[Georg Anton Friedrich Ast]], (1778-1841)
122: *[[Alfred Ayer|Alfred Jules Ayer]], (1910-1989){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R... - Navigation (15650 bytes)
7: ...n senses and knowledge, passed by oral tradition, from navigator to apprentice.
20: ...[1976]], successfully navigated the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to [[Tahiti]] using no instruments.
39: ... accurate land-based fixes even hundreds of miles from shore. These were made obsolete by satellite na...
43: ...measuring their [[bearing (navigation)|bearings]] from the ship. These [[lines of position]] can be pl...
55: ...7 navigational stars at any time of day or night. From a single sight, a time within a second and an e... - Fluorine (8588 bytes)
34: '''Fluorine''' (from L. ''fluere'', meaning "to flow"), is the [[che...
45: ... such as [[Teflon]], and in [[halon]]s such as [[Freon]]. Other uses:
49: ...luorine is used in the production of [[uranium]] (from the hexafluoride) and in more than 100 differen...
50: ...ed extensively in [[air conditioning]] and in [[refrigeration]]. [[Chlorofluorocarbon]]s have been ban...
60: ...te the fusion of [[metal]]s or [[mineral]]s. In [[1670]] [[Schwandhard]] found that glass was etched whe... - Coriander (6994 bytes)
17: ...isine. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the most common...
20: ...the Elder|Pliny]]. The Latin work devires in turn from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''corys'', a "[[bedbug...
24: ...arsley'''. The leaves have a very different taste from the seeds, similar to [[parsley]] but "juicier"...
26: The fresh leaves are an essential ingredient in many Asi...
28: ...t coriander leaves only in dishes that originated from foreign cuisines.
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