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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
31: ... for maritime activity with ships sailing for [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Iceland]], [[Madeira]], [[Az...
71: ... a fleet of 100 caravels had been lost. (Astoundingly, both the Niña and the Pinta were spared.)
74: ...of the coveted Indian spices, such as the exceedingly expensive black pepper, ginger or cloves. In his...
77: ...om Cadiz, Spain for his second voyage ([[1493]]-[[1496]]) on [[September 24]] [[1493]], with 17 ships ca...
112: ...one reason for his explorations, he grew increasingly religious in his later years. He claimed to hear... - Steel (28384 bytes)
54: ...s system, high-purity wrought iron, charcoal, and glass were mixed in crucibles and heated until the i...
60: ...resulted was also beyond the capabilities of a single man. To this end, [[waterwheel]]s were employed...
66: ...Spanish ones has been credited as one factor in England's [[1588]] defeat of the [[Spanish Armada]].
68: ...inent. One difference he observed was that the English ore contained some calcareous material, and so...
76: ...content compared to most ores (notably those in England), which allowed for a finer and stronger cryst... - Politics (7193 bytes)
18: ...tem of [[Feudalism]] as an arrangement where a single-family dominated the political affairs of a comm...
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86: [[he:פוליטיקה]] - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
53: ...alled "[[Sfumato]]", used a series of custom-made glazes by Leonardo. It is characterized by subtle, a...
69: ...]]'' (1508) - ''[[National Gallery, London]]'', England
93: ...lider which could have flown. On [[January 3]], [[1496]] he unsuccessfully tested a flying machine he ha...
95: ...1502 Leonardo da Vinci produced a drawing of a single span 720-foot (240 m) bridge as part of a [[civi...
116: ...rdo is an ancestor of the famed [[Freemason]] [[Cagliostro]], as well as [[Zatara]] and [[Zatanna]] wh... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...claim to be the supreme head of the [[Church of England]], a decision which ended his political career...
5: ...father and was admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
12: ... advisor to King Henry VIII, More became increasingly influential in the government, welcoming foreign...
14: ...rative and judicial control of much of northern England.
23: ...versial among modern historians for their exceedingly unflattering portrayal of King Richard, a bias d... - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
2: '''Hernando de Soto''' (born [[1496]] or [[1500]], [[Jerez de los Caballeros]], [[Ext...
50: ...qui on their way. The Cofitachequi princess seemingly turned over her tribe's sacred burial sites, pea...
52: ...], ambushed them on the central place of the strongly-fortified city. The Spaniards managed to fight t...
90: * Young, Gloria A. and Michael Hoffmann: ''The Expedition of ... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ... to Spain in [[1522]], having circumnavigated the globe.
7: ... even have been taught by [[Martin Behaim]]. In [[1496]], Magellan became a [[squire]].
60: ...thumb|One of Magellan's ships circumnavigated the globe, finishing 16 months after the explorer's deat...
62: ...nrique became the first man to circumnavigate the globe (in multiple voyages). Enrique was indentured...
64: ...ely available in Europe), and [[spectacles]] (eye-glasses were only just becoming available in Europe)... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
2: ...n as '''''John Cabot''''' in [[English language|English]], was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[navigator]] and ...
4: ... John Cabot for his explorations made under the English flag. Most notably, in [[1497]], he set sail ...
10: ...the west for himself. He went with his plans to England, because he incorrectly thought [[spices]] wer...
12: King [[Henry VII of England]] gave him a grant "full and free authoritie, ...
16: ...istol by then was the second-largest seaport in England, and during the years from [[1480]] onwards se... - Fashion (7767 bytes)
20: ...] (left) with her counterpart from [[Venice]], in 1496-97. The Venetian lady's high [[clogs]] make her t...
39: ...e at another, and things Japanese at a third. The global village has reduced the options of exotic nov... - William Howard Taft (15237 bytes)
18: ... [[President of the United States]], serving a single term from [[1909]] to [[1913]]. A [[United State...
43: ...ence from eyewitnesses and from Taft himself strongly suggests he had severe [[sleep apnea | obstructi...
90: * [[Edward Douglass White]] - Chief Justice - 1910 (an associate j...
130: ...Justice of the United States]]|before=[[Edward Douglass White]]|after=[[Charles Evans Hughes]]|years=[...
136: {{USChiefJustices | before=[[Edward Douglass White]] | years=[[1921]]–[[1930]] | afte... - Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
1: '''Hernando De Soto''' (c.1496/1497 - 1542) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] exp...
5: ...at the time to be [[East Asia]]), the whispers of glory and wealth were too compelling for the poor. - Flight (3194 bytes)
11: ...are several [[gliding mammals]] which are able to glide from tree to tree using fleshy membranes betwe...
13: [[Flying fish]] can glide using enlarged wing-like fins, and have been o...
57: [[he:טיסה]] - Temperature (22519 bytes)
21: ...ture is the glass thermometer. This consists of a glass tube filled with mercury or some other liquid,...
34: ... created in the lab?|heavy-ion collisions]], [[single particle spectra]] sometimes serve as a thermome...
181: ...[http://intro.chem.okstate.edu/1314F00/Laboratory/GLP.htm from Oklahoma State University] makes the po...
230: [[gl:Temperatura]]
236: [[he:טמפרטורה]]
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