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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
   6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
   17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
2. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
   17: *[[Adolphe-Charles Adam|Adam, Adolphe-Charles]], (1803-1856), composer
   19: ...Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
   34: ...s|Adams, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
   38: ...Ansel Adams|Adams, Ansel]], (1902-1984), photographer
   41: ...son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
3. List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
   4: *[[Jan Santini Aichel|Aichel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech archite...
   9: ...itical writer, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se
   13: ...Aikenhead, Thomas]], (died 1697), hanged for blasphemy, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
   14: ...thur Aikin|Aikin, Arthur]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
   17: ...ey|Ailey, Alvin]], (1931-1985), dancer, choreographer
4. 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]]
5. Maine (17312 bytes)
   8: Nickname = The Pine Tree State |
   30: HighestElev = 1,608 |
   36: ...USS Maine|USS ''Maine'']] in honor of the state. The state is chilly, with moderately warm summers but...
   38: ...|Portland]] until [[1832]], when it was moved to the more geographically central city of [[Augusta, Ma...
   41: The [[capital]] of Maine is [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]...
6. 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]])
7. Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
   9: * c.[[1622]] - Drebbel presents his invention in [[Rome]].
   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]].
8. 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."
9. Michigan (29427 bytes)
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   36: ... more recreational boats than any other state in the union.
   40: ... The population grew slowly until the opening of the [[Erie Canal]] in 1825, which brought large numbe...
   42: ...er Peninsula]] as a concession, formally entered the Union on [[January 26]], [[1837]].
   44: ...]], [[iron]], and [[copper]], which would become the state's most sought-after natural resources.
10. March 22 (9294 bytes)
    1: ...[Gregorian Calendar]] (82nd in [[Leap year]]s). There are 284 days remaining.
    6: ...lony]] sign a peace treaty with [[Massasoit]] of the [[Wampanoag]]s.
    7: ...tlers around [[Jamestown, Virginia]], a third of the colony's population.
    8: *[[1630]] - [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] outlaws the possession of cards, [[dice]], and gaming tables.
    10: ... the first direct tax levied from [[England]] on the American colonies.
11. List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
    38: *[[Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander]] ([[Germany]], [[1799]] &nda...
    41: *[[Svante Arrhenius]] ([[Sweden]], [[1859]] – [[1927]])
    42: *[[Arzachel (Al-Zarqali)]] (Muslim Spain, [[1028]] – [...
    47: *[[Adrien Auzout]] ([[France]], [[1622]] – [[1691]])
    68: *[[Wilhelm Beer]] ([[Germany]], [[1797]] – [[1850]])
12. 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...
13. 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}}
14. Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
    11: ...n Empire]]<br/><small>''The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power''</small>
    14: | ''El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious'' (as written in tugra)
    23: | [[Sultan]]s of the [[Osmanli|Osmanli Dynasty]]
    31: | '''[[Rise of the Ottoman Empire|Establishment]]'''
    34: | '''[[Fall of the Ottoman Empire|Dissolution]]'''
15. Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
    1: ...ereign Military Order of Malta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
    5: ...f [[Jesus]]. It was served by [[Benedictine]] Brothers.
    7: ...nded into providing an armed escort to pilgrims. The escort soon grew into a substantial force.
    9: ...ar [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The property of the Order was divided into [[priories]], subdivided i...
    15: ...trol a number of neighboring islands, as well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon...
16. Tobacco (28162 bytes)
    14: ... roots are unclear; it is thought to derive from the [[Native American]] word "tabago," for a Y-shaped...
    16: ...orms of the compound used as [[insecticide]]s. Other active alkaloids in Tobacco include [[harmala]].
    18: ...an effort to minimize possible damage to [[public health]] due to [[tobacco smoking]].
    24: ...no longer used in such large quantities or for entheogenic purposes. Religious use of tobacco is stil...
    26: ...so soon led to the use of [[African slaves]] for cheap labor.

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