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- Periodic table (7298 bytes)
1: ...element is listed by its [[atomic number]] and [[chemical symbol]].
3: ...emical elements|other methods for displaying the chemical elements]] for more details or different per...
6: ...f their [[valence shell]] electrons, which gives them similar properties.
9: ...r Roman numeral systems as they confusingly used the same names to mean different things.
14: ==Other methods for displaying the chemical elements== - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...l [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
2: [[Image:Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [ht...
3: ...icas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...t Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...tober]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]]. - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...lizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...d Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ... second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thail...
11: ...], and is the mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
14: ..."Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]] - Irene (empress) (3748 bytes)
1: ...idus (coin)|solidus]] struck under Irene reports the legend <small>bASILISSH</small>, ''Basilissa''.]]
2: ...a'', "empress") from [[797]] to [[802]]. She was the wife of [[Leo IV]].
4: ...s left by him sole guardian of the empire and of their ten-year-old son [[Constantine VI]].
6: ... years, displaying great firmness and sagacity in her government.
8: ...lly revived the adoration of images and reunited the [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern church]] with that of... - 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]]. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...d her half-sister, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoi...
9: ...uding [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...during Elizabeth's reign. Elizabeth also reduced the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] fro...
13: ... [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen".
16: ...ter [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 154... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
2: ..."font-size:larger" | '''The Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher'''
3: ...#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:thatcher.jpg]]
25: |[[Order of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ...in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellati...
29: ...e the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]]. - Middle Ages (21063 bytes)
1: ...ing of the [[Early Modern]] period that preceded the [[Industrial Revolution]].
4: ==The Early Middle Ages==
5: ...lourished in the early '''Middle Ages''': [[Hildesheim]].]]
6: ...ed and its technologies undeveloped, compared to the preceding culture.
8: ...tary infrastructure quickly vanished, leading to the rise of illiteracy among leadership. - List of dinosaur classifications (7586 bytes)
5: ...nomy]]. The classification has been updated from the second edition in 2000 to reflect new research, b...
7: ...nal orders, [[Saurischia]] and [[Ornithischia]]. The dagger (†) is used to indicate taxa with [...
10: * †Family [[Herrerasauridae]]
11: * Suborder [[Theropoda]]
31: ****** †Family [[Therizinosauridae]] - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
3: ...was a [[Hellenistic civilization|Greek]] [[geographer]], [[astronomer]], and [[astrologer]] who probab...
5: ... Latin translation (by [[Gerard of Cremona]]) in the 12th century.
7: ... but unlike the modern system they did not cover the whole sky.
9: ... but most of his sources beyond the perimeter of the Empire were unreliable.
11: ...nbsp;longitude at the most western land he knew, the Canary Islands. - Serpent (instrument) (2056 bytes)
1: ... woodwind, instrument. The [[Hornbostel-Sachs]] scheme of [[musical instrument classification]] places...
3: ...The range varies according to the instrument and the player, but typically covers a range from two [[o...
5: ... is sometimes played as part of historically [[authentic performance]]s.
7: ... is the so-called "Russian Bassoon", which is neither Russian nor a bassoon. - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...d to arrive at the age of the Earth and outlines their history.
4: ...Other scholars and scientists such as [[Martin Luther]] and [[Johannes Kepler]] believed in a similar ...
6: ...kind. One who did was [[Aristotle]], who thought the Earth and [[universe]] had existed from eternity.
9: ...rth had been created separately from the rest of the universe, several hundred thousands of years befo...
11: ...s rate of cooling. This led him to estimate that the Earth was about 75,000 years old. - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ... countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the [[world human population]].
8: ...dash; for the northern part of the continent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with its...
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from:
11: *the [[Phoenician languages|Phoenician]] ''`afar'', du...
12: ...[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Carthage area; - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...ost famous explorers of the period were [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]], [[Pedro ?vares Ca...
3: ...ely passive [[Mediterranean]] and sail safely on the open [[Atlantic]].
6: ...was one of the most accurate world maps prior to the age of European exploration]]
7: ...ched expeditions in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Prester John]].
9: ...is journey was written up as ''[[Travels]]'' and the work was read throughout Europe. - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...uld exclude [[South Africa]], which lies outside the [[Tropics]].
3: ...nent remained unknown to the outside world until the colonial era.
5: ...st regions in the world, and it contains many of the [[least developed countries]]. (See ''[[Economy o...
7: ...Africa. According to this classification scheme, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are:
12: * [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
5: ...ve_name = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
6: common_name = the United Kingdom |
11: national_anthem = [[God Save the Queen]]<sup>3</sup> |
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English...
17: ...[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] | - Conflict (3579 bytes)
7: ... incompatible [[goal]]s, seek to undermine each other's goal-seeking capability".
9: ...ies to reach their goal can still undermine the other's attempt.
23: ...y play out the dynamics of a broader conflict in the organization as a whole. (See [[Marie Dugan]]'s a...
25: ...er party. This scheme leads to the following hypotheses:
26: * High concern for both one's own and the other party's outcomes leads to attempts to find mutua... - Alaska (24727 bytes)
8: ...Nickname = The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun |
9: Motto = North to the Future |
32: HighestElev = 6,194 |
40: ...style="background:#efefef; text-align:center;"|''The Last Frontier''
46: ...U.S. state mammals|State marine mammal]]'''||[[Bowhead Whale]] - Anaxagoras (6622 bytes)
2: ...Greek]] [[philosopher]], was born probably about the year 500 BC (Apollodorus ap. Diog. Laert. ii. 7....
4: ..., both of which he surrendered, from a fear that they would hinder his search after knowledge.
5: ...t he studied under [[Hermotimus]] of Clazomenae, the ancient miracle-worker.
7: ...ent to [[Athens]], which was rapidly becoming the headquarters of Greek culture.
8: There he is said to have remained for thirty years. - Animal (16429 bytes)
19: [[Hemichordata]] (acorn worms)<br>
32: [[Platyhelminthes]] (flatworms)<br>
49: ...r on. Biologically, [[human]] beings fall under the animal kingdom.
51: ...in]] word ''animalis'', of which ''animalia'' is the plural, and ultimately from ''anima'', meaning vi...
55: ...zation are called metazoans, or eumetazoans when the former is used for animals in general.
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