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  1. Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
    1: ...f more production machines for manufacturing in other industries.
    3: ...growth of the [[internal combustion engine]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power ...
    5: ... often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up it...
    7: ... [[Louis-Auguste Blanqui]] in the second half of the [[19th century]].
    10: ... But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine.
  2. 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.
  3. Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
    1: ...thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
    3:
    5: ...[[free will]]. He is also known as the author of the essay ''Regrets on Parting with My Old Dressing G...
    7: ...l the pictures that we have of the daily life of the philosophic circle in Paris.
    10: ...tly added to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
  4. Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
    1: ...he country. It is among the poorest countries in the world.
    3: ...nstitution]] the country is now officially named the '''[[Islamic republic|Islamic Republic]] of Afgha...
    36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
    46: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || ''[[Sououd-e-Melli]]''
    53: ==Origin and history of the name==
  5. 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]])
  6. United States territorial acquisitions (5763 bytes)
    3: ...gdom in [[1783]] defined the original borders of the [[United States]].
    5: ...] during the presidency of [[Thomas Jefferson]]; the territory was acquired from [[France]].
    9: ...ase]]''', made in [[1819]] from [[Spain]], under the administration of [[John Quincy Adams]]
    11: ...45]]. On [[December 29]], [[1845]], Texas became the twenty-eighth state.
    13: ...eaty]], the two countries had jointly controlled the area since 1818
  7. January 17 (12233 bytes)
    1: ...h day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 348 days remaining (349 in [[leap year]]s).
    5: ... - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
    6: ...hereby setting the scene for the second phase of the [[English Civil War]].
    7: ... unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] dynasty.
    8: ...James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circle]].
  8. Capacitor (29664 bytes)
    2: ...denser''') is a device that stores [[energy]] in the [[electric field]] created between a pair of cond...
    4: == Physics of the capacitor ==
    7: ...ual but opposite charge, the ''total'' charge in the device is always zero.
    9: ...acitor, the dielectric is in direct contact with the plates.)]]
    13: ...ce]] or ''voltage'' (''V'') which appears across the plates:
  9. 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]]...
  10. List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
    38: *[[Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander]] ([[Germany]], [[1799]] &nda...
    41: *[[Svante Arrhenius]] ([[Sweden]], [[1859]] &ndash; [[1927]])
    42: *[[Arzachel (Al-Zarqali)]] (Muslim Spain, [[1028]] &ndash; [...
    68: *[[Wilhelm Beer]] ([[Germany]], [[1797]] &ndash; [[1850]])
    71: *[[Friedrich Bessel|Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel]] ([[Germany]], [[1784]] &ndash; [[1846]...
  11. 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}}
  12. Thallium (12570 bytes)
    1: ...-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. -->
    17: <td>[[Chemical series]] </td><...
    39: ... </td><td>3,'''1''' (mildly [[Base (chemistry)|basic]])</td></tr>
    41: ...l structure]] </td><td>Hexagonal</td></tr>
    46: ... </td><td>577 [[Kelvin|K]] (579 ?[[Fahrenheit|F]])</td></tr>
  13. Zinc (12445 bytes)
    1: ...-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. -->
    20: | [[Chemical series]]
    56: | hexagonal
    72: | [[Heat of vaporization]]
    75: | [[Heat of fusion]]
  14. 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.
  15. List of U.S. states by elevation (16995 bytes)
    3: ...ley.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Mount McKinley]] &mdash; highest point]]
    10: The highest point in the US is [[Mount McKinley]] at 6,194 meters (20,321 ...
    11: The lowest point in the US is in [[Death Valley]] at -86 meters (-282 fee...
    16: ! State !! Highest Elevation !! Lowest Elevation !! Mean Elevation...
    19: | 734 m ([[Mount Cheaha]])
  16. 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==
  17. 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]]]]
  18. Leyden jar (3953 bytes)
    3: ...''' was the original [[capacitor]], developed in the [[18th century]] and used to conduct many early e...
    7: ...he surface of the elements, at the boundary with the dielectric.
    12: ...Their work was a precursor to the development of the leyden jar.
    14: ...jar was named after [[Leiden]], the home town of the [[university]].
    16: ...nging electric field produces a magnetic field). The displacement current must be included, for exampl...

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