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1. 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
2. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
   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)
   13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957)
3. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
   9: *[[John Adair|Adair, John]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Ke...
   17: *[[Adolphe-Charles Adam|Adam, Adolphe-Charles]], (1803-1856), composer
   19: ...Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
   34: ...s|Adams, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
   38: ...Ansel Adams|Adams, Ansel]], (1902-1984), photographer
4. 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]].
5. 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.
6. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   14: ...tha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
   18: ...[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
   20: ...residency include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
   23: ...e founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]].
   25: ...usly solicited Jefferson to prepare the draft of the Declaration alone.
7. 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...
8. 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.
9. 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]])
10. 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]],...
11. List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
    30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]]
    45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
    51: *[[Antonio Canova]] (1757 - 1822)
    56: *[[Pierre Cartellier]] (1757-1831)
    97: *[[Victor Fisher]] (1938-)
12. 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).
13. 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}}
14. Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
    11: ...n Empire]]<br/><small>''The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power''</small>
    14: | ''El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious'' (as written in tugra)
    23: | [[Sultan]]s of the [[Osmanli|Osmanli Dynasty]]
    31: | '''[[Rise of the Ottoman Empire|Establishment]]'''
    34: | '''[[Fall of the Ottoman Empire|Dissolution]]'''
15. Beryllium (15119 bytes)
    46: | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Helium|He]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>2[[Atomic orbital|s]]<sup>2</s...
    55: | Hexagonal
    71: | [[Heat of vaporization]]
    74: | [[Heat of fusion]]
    88: | [[Specific heat capacity]]
16. Calcium (9166 bytes)
    1: ...-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. -->
    39: ...ide]]) </td><td>2 (strong [[Base (chemistry)|base]])</td></tr>
    46: ... </td><td>1115 [[Kelvin|K]] (1548?[[Fahrenheit|F]]) </td></tr>
    48: ...ng point]] </td><td>1757 K (2703?F)</td></tr>
    52: <td>[[Heat of vaporization]] </td><...
17. 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]].
18. Indian art (7305 bytes)
    2: The unique qualities of Indian art can be best unders...
    3: Hinduism and Buddhism of the ancient period (300BC- 1700 AD)
    4: Islamic ascendancy (712-1757AD)
    5: The colonial period (1757-1947)
    6: Independence and the postcolonial period (Post-1947)
19. 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.
20. 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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