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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...s of immigration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people toda...
7: ...l center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was fo...
9: == Into the Bronze Age ==
14: ...三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - 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]] - 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. - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...n [[1840]]. There are 10 more provinces in the Netherlands.<!--
8: common_name = the Netherlands |
9: image_flag = Netherlands_flag_large.png |
11: image_map = LocationNetherlands.png |
13: national_anthem = ''[[Wilhelmus van Nassouwe]]'' | - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: Fullname = The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ...
8: Nickname = The Ocean State, Little Rhody |
30: HighestElev = 247 |
37: ...s naval history and the fact that every point in the state is within 30 miles of [[sea water]].
40: In 1614 the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now called [[Block Island]]. - 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
22: ...land, on the ''[[Mayflower (ship)|Mayflower]]''. They found [[Plymouth Colony]] in present-day [[Massa... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
4: ...nglish]] [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], most famous for his book ''[[Leviathan (book)...
6: ...of [[Ren頄escartes|Descartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
10: ...] [[John Wilkinson (scholar)|John Wilkinson]] and he had some influence on Hobbes.
12: ...as recommended by Wilkinson as tutor to William, the son of [[William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshir...
14: ...h]]. Hobbes believed that Thucydides' account of the [[Peloponnesian War]] showed that democratic gove... - 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... - 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}} - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
1: ...e to do so. Scientific classification belongs to the science of [[taxonomy]] or [[systematics|biologic...
5: ...r [[Aristotle]], who classified animals based on their means of transportation (air, land, or water).
9: ...work was a critical compilation of life known at the time.
11: ...Malpighi]] (1628–1694), [[Jan Swammerdam]] (1637–1680), and [[Robert Hooke]] (1635–170...
13: ... were classified according to a pre-conceived, either/or type system, and instead classified plants ac... - Vernier scale (1907 bytes)
1: ...[[Pedro Nunes]] ([[1492]]-[[1578]]) who invented the principle.
3: ...specially calipers and [[micrometer]]s) and on [[theodolite]]s.
5: ...this scale. The indicating scale ("vernier" in the diagram) is used to provide an even finer additio...
8: ... indicator & data gradations yields the value of the finer additional precision.
11: ...he same length as 9 on the data scale. Note that the vernier's 10th gradation is omitted. - Scientific method (40667 bytes)
1: ...y]] in this way. The method is commonly taken as the underlying logic of scientific practice. A scient...
6: ...thods for scientific inquiry is indivisible from the development of science.
7: ...cast out diseased demons and other superstition, there is evidence of traditional empiricism.
9: ...hes an extreme in [[Parmenides]] who argued that the world is one and that change and subdivision do n...
11: ...gh one that is based on collections of objects rather than experimentation. - Opera (25153 bytes)
2: [[Image:GarnierOperaParis.jpg|frame|The foyer of [[Charles Garnier (architect)|Charles Ga...
5: ...ll instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic [[orchestra]].
7: ... stage, which is considered an important part of the performance. Finally, [[dance|dancing]] is often ...
9: ...re and quality and its range, or ''tessitura''. The German [[Fach]] system is an especially organized...
11: ...referred to as "secco" (dry) recitative, while orchestral-accompanied recitative was called "accompagn... - New Sweden (3805 bytes)
2: ...[[Delaware]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Maryland]]. The colony existed from [[March 29]], [[1638]], to [[...
6: ...rench]] and [[Great Britain|British]] merchants. The [[New Sweden Company]] was chartered and included...
8: ...rs, some 600 [[Swedes]] and [[Finns]] settled in the area.
10: ...ver]] in the late summer of [[1655]], leading to the immediate surrender of Fort Trinity and Fort Chri...
12: ...rst settlement and [[Fort Wicaco]] were built on the present site of [[Philadelphia]] in [[1669]].
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