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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 - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ... Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
3: ...f Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
4: ...was undoubtedly one of the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...nions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself. - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
1: ...|Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
3: ...fe did nothing to reduce the stature and drama of her fiction.
5: ...r and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|cathedral]].
7: ...f young, unmarried, upper-class English women in the early [[1800s]].
9: ... with [[Sir Walter Scott]] in particular praising her work: - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
1: :''See [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]] for the 8 October 2005 [[earthquake]] in [[Pakistan-admin...
4: common_name = Pakistan|the=|
9: ... = [[Pak sarzamin shad bad]]<br>(Blessed Be The Sacred Land) |
38: established_events = - Declared<br /> - Rep...
39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[1947-08-14]]<br />[[195... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
1: ..., is still remembered for his sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
6: *[[1702]] - [[Queen Anne's War]] (War of the Spanish Succession) begins
10: *[[1713]] - Queen Anne's War ends with the [[Treaty of Utrecht (1713)|Treaty of Utrecht]]
17: ...begins with the preaching of [[Jonathan Edwards (theology)|Jonathan Edwards]] - 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 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. - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
5: ... Minor (Bach)|Mass in B Minor]] and the [[St. Matthew Passion]].
7: ...ch]] became important musicians and composers in their own right. (See [[Bach family]].)
11: ... sons were expected to be apprentices to their fathers, we can assume J. S. Bach began copying music a...
13: ...demanded to know how Sebastian had come to learn them.
17: ...n. This practical experience with the innards of the instrument would provide a unique counterpoint to... - 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]]. - Carolus Linnaeus (8550 bytes)
2: ...[[taxonomy]]. He is also considered one of the fathers of modern [[ecology]] (see [[Ecology (history)|...
5: ...[botany]] impressed a physician from his town and he was sent to study at [[Lund University]], transfe...
7: ...rote a short work on the subject that earned him the position of adjunct professor.
8: ...ft|Carl Linnaeus liked to wear a dress he got by the natives in Lapland]]
9: ...e result of this was the ''Flora Laponica'' published in [[1737]]. - 18th century (8231 bytes)
3: ...]] that lasted from [[1701]] through [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]].
5: ...art of the [[French Revolution]]. In [[Europe]], the principal nations of this period (in terms of [[i...
9: ...m the west and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Spain.
11: ...civil war enabled the British to take control of the entire sub-continent.
13: ... replaced the [[Baroque]], then was succeeded by the [[Neoclassical]] movement. - 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]]]] - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
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33: ...g|thumb|300px|The [[Neva]] river has been called the main street of St Petersburg]]
36: ...va at the east end of the [[Gulf of Finland]] on the [[Baltic Sea]].
38: ...rgest city, a major European cultural center and the most important Russian Baltic Sea port.
40: ...080;ца). <!-- translator paraphrasing here from de: -->
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