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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. 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.
3. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
   6: ...|Abagnale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
   18: ...die, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher
   21: *[[Abbas II]], (1874-1944), khedive of Egypt
   36: ...in Abbott]], (1838-1926), British schoolmaster & theologian
   46: *[[Abd-ar-rahman III]], (912-961), prince of the Ummayad dynasty in Spain
4. 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.
5. Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
   1: [[Image:Dix-Dorothea-LOC.jpg|thumb|Dorothea Dix]]
   2: ...nto enormous "museums of madness" that served as the deserving targets for later reformers’ zeal...
   4: ...trist, beginning her career as a reformer before the first woman graduated from a U.S. [[medical schoo...
   6: ...gusting circumstances, which led her to approach the [[Massachusetts]] legislature to obtain an offici...
   8: ...llery Channing]], and began her career as a [[teacher]] and [[writer]].
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. John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
   14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
   18: ...tes|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was the son of President [[John Adams]] and First Lady [[...
   22: ...ta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[Boston, Massachus...
   24: ...s after George Washington. (As of 2004, Adams is the only U.S. President to do so.)
   26: ... elected six months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party.
8. Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
   8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
   14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica...
   17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[Uni...
   18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Rich...
   22: ... the first of non-[[England|Anglo descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English l...
9. Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
   3: ...ice President of the United States]], serving in the administration of [[Martin Van Buren]].
   5: ...e on Claims and the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War.
   7: ...ecember 10]], [[1819]] to [[March 3]], [[1829]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1...
   9: ... his relationship with an African-American woman. He served as vice President from March 4, 1837, to M...
   11: ...] soon after taking his seat. He is interred in the Frankfort Cemetery.
10. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
    7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
    19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
    22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
    30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
11. List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
    12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
    21: ...nese lieutenant general in Malaya, Singapore and the Philippines
    25: ...9995;, 1883-1936), famous [[T'ai Chi Ch'uan]] teacher
    34: *[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn]], (born 1942), US horror author
    39: *[[Kerri Yascheshyn|Yascheshyn, Kerri]], ([[1985]] - [[2003]]), [[cancer]] p...
12. Asteroid (24334 bytes)
    1: ...oid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as 35 m across ca...
    4: ...not to be confused with Adolf Erman (1854-1937), the egyptologist --->.
    6: ...osition of the object or its general location in the solar system, and some argue that not every minor...
    8: ...teoroids generally break up high in Earth's atmosphere.
    10: ...cts which have ended up in solar orbits, such as the [[Mariner IV]] probe.
13. Meteorology (19082 bytes)
    3: ...rth's observed weather is located in the [[troposphere]].
    5: ...ic chemistry]] are sub-disciplines of the [[atmospheric sciences]].
    10: ...al phenomenon)|halo]] around the moon, without bothering with explanations.
    12: ...tant meteorological instruments in [[1780]] with the hair [[hygrometer]], which measures [[humidity]].
    14: ...as one of the first Americans to forecast the weather on a daily basis.
14. History of biology (3053 bytes)
    1: ...various civilization as classic philosophers did their own ways of biology as a system of understandin...
    3: ...gia, phytologia generalis et dendrologia'', published in [[1766]].
    5: ...]s and [[animal]]s in the world around him, which he devote considerable attention to [[categorization...
    7: ...ncouraged to publish his thought in the field by the independent work of [[Alfred Russel Wallace]].
    9: ...have led to both [[Social effect of evolutionary theory|opposition and support]] from different parts ...
15. 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]])
16. Cloud (9947 bytes)
    2: [[Image:Cloud.jpg|thumb|300px|Cumulus of fair weather]]
    3: ...atmosphere|atmosphere]] above [[Earth]]'s (or another [[planetary body]]'s) surface.
    5: ...white, but they can appear grey or even black if they are so thick or dense that sunlight cannot pass ...
    7: ...ospheric conditions (what gases are present, and the temperature).
    13: Clouds form in areas where moist [[air]] cools, generally by rising. This ...
17. Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
    3: ...n the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored|restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France]].
    5: ...etimes (though rarely these days) referred to as the [[Great French War]].
    7: ==Political effects of the wars==
    9: ... Napoleonic Wars brought some great changes upon the face of Europe:
    11: ...a dominant power in Europe, as it had been since the times of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]].
18. List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
    144: [[Bourne shell]] (sh)
    145: [[Bourne-Again shell]] (bash)
    156: [[Cache]] --
    184: [[Computability theory]] --
    185: [[Computational complexity theory]] --
19. 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.
20. History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
    6: ...t in [[England]] in the [[1820s]]. They remained the only practical overland mechanized transport for ...
    9: ...y Iron Railway]] in south [[London]] - arguably, the world's first public railway, albeit a horse-draw...
    11: ...ck]] developed the high pressure steam engine in the 1800s.
    14: ...ncially successful, because it was too heavy for the track and kept breaking down. Despite his inventi...
    16: ...and for transport of goods. Evans specified that there should be separate sets of parallel tracks for ...

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