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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
9: *[[Chinua Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931) - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
4: *[[Bertie Ahern|Ahern, Bertie]], (born [[1951]]), [[Taoiseach|Irish p...
5: *[[Jerry Ahern|Ahern, Jerry]], author
8: ... Lars Valerian]], ([[1907]]-[[1996]]), Finnish mathematician
9: *[[Olof Ũlstr?hlstr?Olof]] ([[1756]]-[[1835]]), composer - 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. - 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. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...ables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persia...
3: ...icates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the latter a floor covering that is loose-laid, most ...
8: [[Image:Swatches of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
12: ...ps of cloth such as wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of ...
14: ...not types (see below) to form the pile or nap of the carpet. - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...siana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: .... The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in little te...
13: ...garrison led by [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital.
15: ...ions in [[Acadia]] to Louisiana – creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not b... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...hile a force from the [[neutrality|neutral]] [[Netherlands]] was attacked in [[India]].
3: ...3), not the nine-year North American conflict or the Indian [[campaign]]s which lasted 15 years (inclu...
5: ...e fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]].
8: ...[[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]] in order to rebuild her [[Army|military forces]] and to forge new [[Mili...
10: ...his allowed Britain to focus her soldiers towards her colonies. - 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]])
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]]) - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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4: ...="2" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:Uranus.jpg|250px|The planet Uranus]]<br>
10: | [[William Herschel]]
26: !align="left"| [[Perihelion]]
29: !align="left"| [[Aphelion]] - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ... for his tenure as the third [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] under [[Thomas Jef...
7: ...], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
9: ...n Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washin...
13: ...ook Burr under his wing, and by his vigilance in the retreat from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire...
14: ...rk City]] after its evacuation by the British in the following year. - March 17 (9666 bytes)
1: ...[[Gregorian Calendar]] (77th in [[Leap year]]s). There are 289 days remaining.
6: ...]] and [[Gnaeus Pompeius|Pompey the Younger]] in the [[Battle of Munda]].
7: ...y Company]] to send [[Martin Frobisher]] back to the New World for more gold
8: ...] begin their exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
9: ...ated in [[New York City]] for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern). - 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}} - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
1: '''Samuel Hearne''' ([[1745]] – November [[1792]]), [[En...
3: ...proving the cod fishery, and in [[1769]]-[[1772]] he was employed in north-western discovery, searchin...
5: ...f unsuspecting [[Inuit]]; this would be known as the [[Massacre at Bloody Falls]].
7: ...in 1782. He returned to England in [[1787]] where he died in [[1792]]. - 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. - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
1: ...er aged 49 (oil painting by [[Emanuel Handmann]], 1756)]]
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. - 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]]]] - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (12500 bytes)
1: ...for various solo instruments— most notably the [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]]. Although highly...
7: ...s [[Mozart's name|name]] changed many times over the years.
9: ===The years of travel===
11: ...ry rapidly and began to compose his own works at the age of five.
13: ...is son's well-being. Constant travel and cold weather may have contributed to his subsequent illness l...
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