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  1. Steel (28384 bytes)
    1: :''See [[Steel (disambiguation)]] for other uses.''
    3: ....1 percent [[carbon]]; ironically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iro...
    5: ...sses of steels in which carbon is replaced with other alloying materials, and carbon, if present, is u...
    8: ...ast 6000 years (since the [[Bronze Age]]). Since the oxidation rate itself increases rapidly beyond 80...
    10: ...ngVolt Iron Ore Pellets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This heap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be used in steel p...
  2. Diane de Poitiers (2609 bytes)
    1: ...ious as the mistress of King [[Henry II of France|Henri II]].
    3: ...nce|King Fran篩s I]], she gained the title of Duchesse de Valentinois.
    5: ...ter born in 1538 Diane, Duchess d'Angoulꭥ (1538-1619) who married Fran篩s, Duke of Montmorency.
    9: ... "[[Golden Rose]]", he did not forget to present the royal mistress with a pearl necklace.
    11: ...hⴥau Chenonceau]] that Catherine had wanted for herself.
  3. Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
    1: ...g|right|thumb|250px|''[[Book of Judith|Judith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199...
    3: ... religious paintings, at a time when such heroic themes were considered beyond a mere woman's reach.
    6: ===The Roman Beginning===
    7: ...aggio]] during that period, her style was just as heavily influenced in turn.
    9: ...[Image:Susanna.jpg|left|thumb|200px| Susanna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]]
  4. Glass (26176 bytes)
    1: ...esulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the sugar was originally, which can be seen in its [[...
    3: ...n]] historians as ''glaesum.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer'' for amber.
    5: ...be concerned with a specific type of glass—the [[silica]]-based glasses in common use as a build...
    9: ...tirely, with the addition of other compounds or [[heat treatment]].
    13: ...Si]][[Oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub>), which is the same chemical compound found in [[quartz]], or in its poly...
  5. Silk (8683 bytes)
    2: ...ing appearance for which it is prized comes from the fibres triangular prism-like structure, which all...
    5: ... the high demand for the fabric, silk was one of the staples of international [[trade]] prior to [[ind...
    8: ...utes between Europe and Asia has become known as the [[Silk Road]].
    11: ... in diplomacy, as gifts to foreign dignitaries. The remainder was sold at exorbitant prices.
    15: ...thered and thus the single thread which makes up the cocoon has been cut into shorter lengths.
  6. Alphorn (1746 bytes)
    1: ...used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland and elsewhere.
    3: ... carved out of a block of hard wood is added and the instrument is complete.
    5: ...alpenhorn made at Rigi-Kulm, Schwytz, and now in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], measures 8 ft. in...
    8: ...e French Horn) was an alphorn melody he heard in the Rigi area of Switzerland.
    10: ...trummet in ''Syntagma Musicum'' (Wittenberg, 1615-1619).
  7. Jordan (20715 bytes)
    1: ...rael the coastlines of the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] and the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan's main religion is [[Islam]]...
    9: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Hashemitearms.jpg|100px|Coat of Arms of Jordan]]
    48: | From the [[League of Nations]]<br>
    57: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
    69: ...ded its special defense treaty relationship with the United Kingdom in 1957.
  8. Virginia (23198 bytes)
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    36: ... Virginia'''; it is one of four states which use the name [[commonwealth]].
    38: ...while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
    40: ...of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison]] and [[Zachary Taylor|Taylo...
    44: ...in]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [[Saponi]], and [[Cherokee]].
  9. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
    10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
    16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
    22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
    27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]])
  10. Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
    8: * [[1619]] - [[Cornelius Drebbel]] ([[1572]] - [[1633]]) p...
    10: ...r of the ''Accademia dei Lincei'' (in English, ''The [[Linceans]]'').
    11: ...berg ([[1574]] - [[1629]]) of the Linceans coins the word ''microscope'' by analogy with ''telescope''...
    12: ...s. He coins the word ''cell'' for the structures he discovers in [[cork (material)|cork]] bark.
    14: * [[1931]] - [[Ernst Ruska]] builds the first [[electron microscope]].
  11. Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
    2: ...", although [[Carl Sagan]] also refers to him as the last scientific [[astrologer]].
    4: ...his career, Kepler was an assistant to [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coincided with that of [[...
    6: ...i''' ("The Harmony of the world") in Linz during the early 17th century.
    9: ...eak and sickly child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brilliant.
    11: ...r. This ostracizing probably led him to turn to the world of ideas, as well as an abiding religious c...
  12. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    2: ...esman]], [[spy]], [[freemason]] and [[essayist]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verula...
    4: ...d with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
    8: ...ose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
    10: ..., living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
    12: ...cious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the young Lord Keeper."
  13. Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
    1: ...ftTrial.jpg|thumb|A 19th century illustration of the Salem Witch Trials]]
    3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
    12: ...]-[[Henry Hudson]], hired by the Dutch, explores the present-day [[Hudson River]]
    13: ... Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to the [[Hudson Valley]] area
    18: *[[1619]]-First African [[slavery|slaves]] arrive at Jame...
  14. Colonial America (32872 bytes)
    2: ... new continent for vastly different reasons, and they created colonies with very different [[social]],...
    4: ...re closely united than ever before, at odds with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government o...
    9: ...he intellectual growth of the Renaissance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed ...
    11: ...f colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|South]]...
    13: ...ropeans were concerned, they were still free for the taking.
  15. History of India (31279 bytes)
    5: ...aked between the [[26th century BC|2600 BC]] and the [[20th century BC|1900 BC]].
    8: ...ry]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dynasty]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
    11: ...y|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
    14: ...the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
    17: ...[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century BC .]]
  16. March 20 (10075 bytes)
    1: ...[[Gregorian Calendar]] (80th in [[Leap year]]s). There are 286 days remaining.
    7: *[[1413]] &ndash; [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] becomes King of [[England]].
    8: ...dash; The [[Dutch East India Company]] is established.
    9: ...dia]] and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the [[Peacock Throne]].
    10: *[[1760]] &ndash; The "Great Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]]...
  17. Dover, Delaware (4514 bytes)
    1: ...ula]], it is roughly in the geographic center of the state.
    3: ... 100,000 spectators and temporarily making Dover the state's largest city.
    5: ...which hosts performances by the Dover Symphony Orchestra, ballet, and classic films.
    16: mayor = [[Stephen R. Speed]] |
    26: north_coord = 39.1619 |
  18. List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
    38: *[[Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander]] ([[Germany]], [[1799]] &nda...
    41: *[[Svante Arrhenius]] ([[Sweden]], [[1859]] &ndash; [[1927]])
    42: *[[Arzachel (Al-Zarqali)]] (Muslim Spain, [[1028]] &ndash; [...
    68: *[[Wilhelm Beer]] ([[Germany]], [[1797]] &ndash; [[1850]])
    71: *[[Friedrich Bessel|Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel]] ([[Germany]], [[1784]] &ndash; [[1846]...
  19. Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
    1: ...e Western World. He is also known for inventing the Cartesian coordinate system used in plane geometr...
    4: ...atural phenomena. In his theology, he insists on the absolute freedom of God’s act of creation.
    6: ... [[machine intelligence]], blossomed into, e.g., the [[Turing test]] and [[John Searle]]'s "[[Chinese ...
    8: ...statement is ''[[Cogito ergo sum]]'' (''I think, therefore I am.'').
    11: ... [[La Flèche]]. After graduation, he studied at the University of [[Poitiers]], earning a ''Baccalaur...
  20. List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
    1: ...opher]]s''' ''(and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabeticall...
    13: *[[Johann Heinrich Abicht]], (1762-1816)
    21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
    25: *[[Theodor Adorno]], (1903-1969){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
    32: *[[Agrippa the Sceptic]], (1st/2nd century){{fn|R}}

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