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- 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 - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
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
41: ...son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|'''Victoria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empr...
7: ...Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ... [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Windsor|House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]].
12: ...ince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on ...
14: ...er educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]]. - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth anniversary.
7: ...rebelled against the expected role for a woman of her status, which was to become an obedient wife.
9: ...and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
11: ...eform of the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
13: ...ical care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters. - Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
1: ... Edwards Walker, ca 1870. She often wore mens clothes and was arrested for impersonating a man several...
2: ...[Surgery|surgeon]] and the only woman to receive the [[Medal of Honor]].
6: ...ed such binding clothing as [[corsets]], were not healthy and advocated looser fitting clothing.
8: ... set up a joint practice in [[Rome, New York]]. The practice did not flourish, as female doctors were...
10: ... the Cumberland in September, [[1863]], becoming the first ever female U.S. Army Surgeon. - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...y have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
5: ...rol cab at the opposite end of the train in the other.
8: ...omotive, rather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include:
11: ...m passengers. This was particularly the case for the '''steam locomotive''', but still has some releva...
12: ...of the motive power unit does not require taking the whole train out of service. - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
2: ...rom [[Indiana]] and the 17th [[Vice President of the United States]].
4: ...he [[United States Whig Party|Whig]] organ of northern Indiana.
6: ...date for renomination in [[1868]], having become the Republican nominee for Vice President.
8: ...wing to charges of corruption in connection with the [[Cr餩t Mobilier of America scandal]].
10: ...braska, is also named after Colfax. The city is the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska. - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
2: [[image:HenryWilson.jpg|framed|Henry Wilson]]
3: ...husetts]] and the eighteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
5: ...1841]] and [[1852]], and was owner and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' from [[1848]] to [[1851]].
7: ...ry Affairs. In [[1861]] he raised and commanded the Twenty-second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer I...
9: ...States Capitol]] Building at [[Washington, DC]]. He was interred in Old Dell Park Cemetery, Natick. - Australia (39438 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Country|the=|
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Michael Jeffer...
27: established_events=-[[Commonwealth of Australia Constitution...
28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[1901]]<...
35: national_anthem=[[Advance Australia Fair]]| - Zambia (24496 bytes)
1: ...[Northern Rhodesia]], the country is named after the [[Zambezi River|Zambezi]] river.
10: national_anthem = [[Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and...
35: established_events = - Date |
36: established_dates = [[October 24]], [[1964]] |
49: ... of Zambia were largely established in the areas they currently occupy. - Iowa (24205 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Hawkeye State |
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36: ...", and the [[U.S. Post Office]] abbreviation for the state is '''IA'''.
38: The state is named for the [[Native American]] [[Iowa tribe|Iowa]] people.
45: ...lieved to be the first Europeans to visit Iowa. They described Iowa as lush, green, and fertile. - Kansas (21369 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Sunflower State |
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37: ...nited States]]. The U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is '''KS'''.
42: ...4]] and established the [[Political divisions of the United States|U.S. territories]] of [[Nebraska]] ...
44: ...during the territory's first election and forced the election of a pro-[[slavery]] legislature. - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Mount Rushmore State |
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38: ...of the northern Middle West. It is named after the [[Lakota]] ([[Sioux]]) [[Native American|American...
39: ... 2]], [[1889]]. [[North Dakota]] was admitted on the same day (see '''Trivia''', below).
41: ... and [[Montana]]. It is one of the six states of the [[Frontier Strip]]. - 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]] - List of people by name: X (1295 bytes)
9: ...ocrates]], ([[396 BC|396]] - [[314 BC]]), philosopher
10: *[[Xenophanes]], philosopher
11: ... [[360 BC]]), [[Athens|Athenian]] knight, philosopher
15: *[[Ettore Ximenes|Ximenes, Ettore]], ([[1855]]-[[1919]]), Italian painter - Achilles Tatius (1791 bytes)
1: ...sh by [[Anthony Hodges]], 1638, and [[R. Smith]], 1855.)
3: ...g definite is known as to the authorship of the other works, which are lost. - Alcman (1163 bytes)
1: ...ndria]]n canon, flourished in the latter half of the [[7th century BC]].
3: ... people were able to bestow their attention upon the arts of peace.
5: ...als), and love-songs, of which he was considered the inventor.
7: ...n [[Egypt]]ian [[papyrus]]; some later discovered hexameters are attributed to Alcman or [[Erinna]] ('... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...y follow the boundaries of states, countries or other administrative areas.
4: ...|thumb|400px|Standard Time Zones of the World by the CIA]]
6: ...r time zones are relative. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measured tim...
8: ...of the year local time is UTC + 1—known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British Summer Time]] ...
10: The time for a location is given relative to UTC. Som... - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...na]] and their pre-cursors back in [[time]], all the way into human [[prehistory]].
4: ...natural philosophy]] clearly within the scope of the history of science.
6: ...ce, each of these fields is heavily used by the others as an external [[tool]].
8: ==Theories and sociology of the history of science==
9: {{seemain|Theories and sociology of the history of science}} - 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]])
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