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- Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
1: ...ovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias, Duchess of Courland]]
3: ...[[1740]]) reigned as Duchess of [[Courland]] from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of [[Russia]] from 1730 to...
5: ==Ascension to the throne==
7: ...fter the death of her husband, but was reputed by her enemies to indulge in a love affair with [[Count...
10: ...s an autocratic ruler, using her popularity with the imperial guards and lesser nobility. - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (2468 bytes)
2: ...g [[William III of Orange|William of Orange]] to the British throne and was rewarded with an earldom.
4: ...maining work, and she was often in conflict with the architect, [[John Vanbrugh|Sir John Vanbrugh]].
6: ... of Wales]]. The Duchess remained friendly with the prince and his family, however, even after this p...
8: ...r=[[Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset|The Duchess of Somerset]] | years=1704–1710}}
11: ...of [[Sir Winston Churchill]] and a descendant of the original Sarah. - Narcissi (1567 bytes)
15: ...age|Persian]] word of this plant, نرگس (''Nargis'').
19: ... but strictly speaking that name belongs only to the rush-leaved [[Jonquilla Narcissi]] and its cultiv...
21: [[Daffodil]]s are the large trumpeted varieties of narcissi. - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...s reported by BBC news, CNN, The New York Times, The Economist)
29: ...Independence]]''' || [[1 October]] [[1919]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]]
30: [[3 October]] [[1932]] from the [[United Kingdom|British]]
32: ...t|GDP]]''' (PPP)<br> - Total ([[2003]])<br> - GDP/head</td><td>[[List of countries by GDP|Ranked 76th]...
38: ...im Touqan Music by: Walid George Gholmieh) Note: The [[Kurds]] use [[Ey Req] - Hungary (18459 bytes)
1: ...venia]]. It is known locally as the ''Country of the [[Magyars]]''.<!--
13: national_anthem = Himnusz ([[Isten, ᬤd meg a magyart]]) |
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39: established_dates = December, [[1000]] |
57: ...nd to these schemes. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07547a.htm] - Flag of Connecticut (1242 bytes)
3: ...o. The [[Connecticut General Assembly]] approved the flag in [[1897]].
5: ...rd]]) and rearranged the wording and position of the motto.
8: ...[http://www.fotw.net/flags/us-ct.html History of the Connecticut flag] - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - 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]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
14: ...n]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
24: ...hn Bardeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
29: *[[Henry Bessemer]], (1813-1898), [[England]] — [...
31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language...
7: *[[Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi]] (Arab mathematician, ? - ?)
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]]... - 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]] – [...
68: *[[Wilhelm Beer]] ([[Germany]], [[1797]] – [[1850]])
71: *[[Friedrich Bessel|Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel]] ([[Germany]], [[1784]] – [[1846]... - History of Slovakia (43199 bytes)
1: This is the '''history of [[Slovakia]]'''.
3: ==Archeology and Prehistory==
5: ...tonian technique]], and are a potent reminder of the ancient habitation of Slovakia.
7: ...0 BCE), discovered near Gᮯvce, a village in Northern Slovakia.
9: ...ence of commercial exchanges carried out between the [[Mediterranean]] and [[Central Europe]]. - 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}} - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
1: {{dablink|For the singer and songwriter of the same name, see [[Voltaire (band)]].}}
4: ...riter]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]].
8: ...oughout his life, Voltaire sometimes implied that he came from a [[noble]] background.
10: ...other was very fond, married early; the elder brother, Armand, was a strong [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] an...
12: ...], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage. - History of chemistry (8174 bytes)
2: ...nd thereby to his refutation of the [[phlogiston theory]] of [[combustion]] in [[1783]].
3: [[Image:Chemistry_flask.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by
6: ==The vitalism debate and organic chemistry==
8: ...]. The discovery also contributed greatly to the theory of [[isomerism]].
10: ==The dispute about atomism== - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: ...n the [[Gregorian calendar]], in accordance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[[Common Era]] numbering system.
4: ...ember 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776]], an iconic event of the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]...
6: ... the French revolution, they were on the side of the counterrevolution.
8: ... human society and the geology of the surface of the earth.
12: ...:Poltava battle.jpg|thumb|[[Peter the Great]] in the [[Battle of Poltava]]]] - 18th century inventions (2219 bytes)
7: * [[1710]]: [[Thermometer]]: [[Ren頁ntoine Ferchault de R页mur]]
8: * [[1711]]: [[Tuning fork]]: [[John Shore]]
9: ...: [[Mercury thermometer]]: [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]]
28: ... [[1783]]: Hot air [[balloon]]: [[Montgolfier brothers]]
30: * [[1784]]: [[Shrapnel shell]]: [[Henry Shrapnel]] - Lava (9992 bytes)
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6: ...Pahoehoe|Pāhoehoe]]''''' in [[Wiktionary]], the free dictionary</div>
9: ...va is 100,000 times that of water. Nevertheless, the viscous rock can flow many miles before eventuall...
11: ... and mud down the flanks of the volcano following heavy rain.
15: The three main forms taken by flowing of lava are '''... - Watt steam engine (4120 bytes)
1: ...f the separate condenser, which was not found on the Newcomen steam engine.]]
2: ...gines, due in no small part to his partner, [[Matthew Boulton]].
4: ... fifty years few detail changes had been made to the basic design, seventy-five of which could now be ...
6: ...was introduced it spent some time simply warming the cylinder back up to boiling temperatures, condens...
8: ...ndles by cords to the beam ED in such a way that the machine became automatic.
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