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- 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. - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
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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]]. - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
4: ...mation'' by the [[Duc de Morny]] in [[1859]] for theatrical training.
6: ...ly, she may have been the most famous actress of the [[19th century]].
8: ...to publish a series of books and plays throughout her life.
10: ...at age 34, was quickly collapsed, largely due to the young actor's dependence on morphine.
12: ...Bernhardt à ‚elle-Isle'' ([[1912]]), a film about her daily life at home. - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutional Convent...
21: ...n [[democracy]] that served as an example around the world.
24: ...or [[Lady Day]]) at the time of his birth, hence the difference in his birth year. His birthplace was ...
26: ...uly [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate, [[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]...
29: ...], and shows Washington in uniform as colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment.]] - James Madison (15187 bytes)
9: | date of birth=[[March 16]], [[1751]]
18: ...n as the father or mother of something|Father of the]] [[United States Constitution]]''.
21: ...day [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]]) to the [[Continental Congress]].
23: ...resented in the new Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depen...
25: ...adison's arguments were powerfully influenced by the political thought of [[Charles de Secondat, Baron... - 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]]) - 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]]. - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ... [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...[[lightning rod]], [[swimfin]]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [[bifocals]].
9: ...[[1667]], to Peter Folger, a miller and schoolteacher, and his wife [[Mary Morrill]].
11: ...f whom being half-siblings of Benjamin Franklin. They included: Elizabeth ([[March 2]] [[1678]]), Samu...
13: ..., [[1688]]), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth). - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...opher]]s''' ''(and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabeticall...
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
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}} - Nickel (13955 bytes)
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18: |[[Chemical series]]
62: |1728 [[kelvin|K]] (2651 ?[[Fahrenheit|F]])
70: |[[Heat of vaporization]]
73: |[[Heat of fusion]] - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
1: [[Image:Chemistry_flask.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by
16: (Aluminium ''may'' have been synthesized in Roman times, however it is usually credit...
28: *[[1669]] - [[Phosphorus]] discovered by [[Hening Brand]]
31: ...[[Cobalt]] discovered by [[Georg Brandt]]. From the [[German language|German]] word ''kobalt'' or ''k...
33: *[[1751]] - [[Nickel]] isolated from [[niccolite]] by [[A... - Centrifuge (2358 bytes)
3: ... a motor drives the rotary motion of the sample. There are many different kinds of centrifuges, often ...
7: ...glish military engineer [[Benjamin Robins]] (1707-1751) invented a whirling arm apparatus to determine d...
9: ...cromolecule]]s, allowed for the determination of their approximate
10: ...t]]s. Svedberg won the [[1926]] [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] for his invention.
14: ...g biocompounds on the basis of molecular weight. These will tend to rotate at a slower rate than an ul... - 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. - 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]]]]
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