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- 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 - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
6: ...|Abagnale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
18: ...die, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher
21: *[[Abbas II]], (1874-1944), khedive of Egypt
36: ...in Abbott]], (1838-1926), British schoolmaster & theologian
46: *[[Abd-ar-rahman III]], (912-961), prince of the Ummayad dynasty in Spain - Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
1: ...|H.I.M. Ekaterina I, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias]]
3: ...s also co-ruler from [[1724]] until his death in the next year.
5: ...ork in the laundry of the regiment which captured her.
7: ...]] and changed her name to Ekaterina Alexeevna. She married Peter in [[February]] of [[1712]] and bor...
9: *Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna ([[1708]]-[[1728]]) - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: ...Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (1709-62)]]
3: ...nment and not a single person was executed during her reign.
7: ...by political opponents to challenge her right to the throne.
9: ...rom her earliest years she delighted every one by her extraordinary beauty and vivacity.
11: ... found herself at the age of eighteen practically her own mistress. - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
18: ... of the [[United States]]. He is the namesake of the [[Monroe Doctrine]], although it was his [[United...
22: ...urg]], Virginia. His parents Spence Monroe (ca. [[1727]]-[[1774]]) and Elizabeth Jones (born ca. [[1729]...
24: ...sident [[Thomas Jefferson]], he helped negotiate the [[Louisiana Purchase]].
28: ...ial election, 1820|re-elected in 1820]]. Monroe, the last American [[Revolutionary War]] veteran to se...
30: ...ndividuals are considered outstanding leaders of their time. - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
21: ...nese lieutenant general in Malaya, Singapore and the Philippines
25: ...9995;, 1883-1936), famous [[T'ai Chi Ch'uan]] teacher
34: *[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn]], (born 1942), US horror author
39: *[[Kerri Yascheshyn|Yascheshyn, Kerri]], ([[1985]] - [[2003]]), [[cancer]] p... - 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]]) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
3: ...ude [[papyrus]], bark papers, [[plastic]]s, [[leather]], [[fabric]], wood, and [[canvas]].
6: ...e [[Fabriano]], Italy, opened in [[1276]], and Arches, France, opened in [[1492]].
10: ...ster]]. One well-known example of buon fresco is the [[Sistine Chapel]], begun in [[1508]] and complet...
12: The earliest known use of European watercolor paintin...
14: ...]]) painted watercolors in the [[15th century]]. The first school of watercolor painting in Europe was... - 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 - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...th discovered calculus nearly contemporaneously, their work was not a collaboration.
4: ...d by the prism as [[Roger Bacon]] had claimed in the [[13th century]].
6: ...he speed of sound in air, and voiced a theory of the origin of [[star]]s.
12: :''The following is a brief biography of Newton's early ...
14: ...sband, leaving her son in the care of his grandmother. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: ... day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 363 days remaining (364 in [[leap year]]s).
6: *[[366]] - [[Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Rom...
7: ...first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], s...
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]],... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
1: ...pei 101]], the world's tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise.]]
3: ...ers serve as [[office building]]s or [[hotel]]s. The term ''highrise'' is also used to describe tall b...
5: Until the [[19th century]], buildings of over six stories w...
7: ...ical skyscraper development was the invention of the [[elevator]].
9: ...'s building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story [[Wainwright Building]] by [[Louis... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: ...in the famous [[Chandos portrait]], artist and authenticity unconfirmed.]]
2: ...s in the [[English language]], as well as one of the world's pre-eminent [[dramatist]]s.
4: ...rmed all around the world. Shakespeare was among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both [[...
6: ...s especially impressive in light of the fact that he lived only 52 years.
8: ...s of works based on Shakespearean phrases]], and the many [[list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
1: This is a list of famous chemists:
6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
7: *[[Richard Abegg]], (1869-1910), German chemist
8: *[[Arthur Aikin]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
9: ...[[Johan August Arfwedson]], (1792-1841), Swedish chemist - March 20 (10075 bytes)
1: ...[[Gregorian Calendar]] (80th in [[Leap year]]s). There are 286 days remaining.
7: *[[1413]] – [[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]] – The "Great Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]]... - 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]... - 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}} - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
3: ...'' = F(''x''). He is credited with being one of the first to apply [[calculus]] to [[physics]].
5: ...st seventeen years of his life, during which time he produced almost half of his total output.
7: The [[asteroid]] [[2002 Euler]] is named in his honou...
10: ...ics he finally agreed and Euler began to study mathematics.
12: ...in the right eye due to excessive observation of the [[Sun]]. - Theories and sociology of the history of science (16096 bytes)
3: ...e question of large-scale patterns and trends in the development of [[science]], and asking questions ...
7: ...difficulty and slowness of communication. Still, there was a considerable amount of cross-fertilizatio...
9: ...well as the internal disciplinary limitations to the scientific publication process.
11: ...ples]] [[1560]] by [[Giambattista della Porta]]. The Academy had an exclusive membership rule: discove...
13: ... also more familiar with and more educated about the subject.
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