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- Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...[[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Chinese folk religion]].
5: ...me regard [[Confucianism]] and [[Taoism]] as religions, while others regard them as solely philosophi...
9: ...ism]], and [[Taoism]]. Most Chinese have a conception of [[heaven]] and [[yin and yang]]. The Chinese ...
11: ...andate of Heaven]] and be overthrown by a [[rebellion]].
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[... - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
6: ...rlos]] but that did not work out. Serious negotiations for Marguerite's marriage to [[Sebastian of Por...
12: ...ere she spent eighteen years. In [[1592]] negotiations began to dissolve her marriage to Henri IV. It ...
14: ...mer husband, Henri IV that scandalized the population. The beautiful and strong-minded Marguerite took...
18: ==Marguerite de Valois in fiction==
20: ...]'' (<i>"La Reine Margot"</i> in French) is a fictionalized account of the events surrounding Margueri... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...he natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses. In the context of hi...
10: Biographers believe that Bacon received an education at home in his early years, and that his health ...
12: ...rst met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the ...
14: ...totelian philosophy, which seemed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives.
16: ...nry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction. - New Year (5703 bytes)
2: ...endar|calendars]] all have '''New Year''' celebrations.
4: ==Modern new year celebrations==
5: The most common modern celebrations are:
7: ... country|developed countries]]. (For more information, see [[New Year's Day]])
9: ...age|Hebrew]] for 'head of the year') is a celebration that occurs 163 days following Pesach ([[Passove... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...ear's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]], a...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
16: ...t edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is publishe...
18: *[[1801]] - Legislative union of [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of...
21: *[[1808]] - Importation of [[slave]]s into the [[United States]] is bann... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
6: ...ch]], [[Patriarch]] of the West, [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Italy]], [[Archbishop]] and [[me...
29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[2...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 Septe...
57: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[26 Octob...
85: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[11 Janua... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: ...akespeare ([[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]]), in the famous [[Chandos p...
2: ...glish]] [[poet]] and [[playwright]], has a reputation as the greatest of all [[writer]]s in the [[Engl...
4: ...understanding of the range and depth of human emotions. A colossal figure in world literature, Shakesp...
8: ...list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works.
10: ==Biography== - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
1: [[Image:Giordano_Bruno.jpg|thumb|Giordano Bruno]]
3: '''Giordano Bruno''' ([[1548]] – [[February 17]] [...
7: ... Bruno, a soldier. In [[1565]] he took the name Giordano on becoming a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] ...
10: ...|thumb|left|200px|Woodcut illustration of one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels a...
11: ...Aquinas]], [[Averroes]], [[Duns Scotus]], [[Marsilio Ficino]], and [[Nicholas of Cusa]]. - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: ...opposite electric charges have been placed. Intentional capacitors have thin conducting plates (usuall...
18: ... [[dielectric]] (that is, non-[[electrical conduction|conducting]]) substance that separates the plate...
30: ...across the capacitor where the constant of proportionality is the [[capacitance]], C:
45: ... or broader ranges for some types. Adjustable versions have stability issues. Another figure of merit...
51: ...eakdown from arcing, because any air that becomes ionized is soon replaced by fresh air . Large-value... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...e]]. In 55BC Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of [[Britain]], and his conquest of [[Gaul|Galli...
4: ...f saving the Republic. The dramatic [[assassin]]ation on the [[Ides of March]] was the catalyst for a ...
6: ...onius]], [[Plutarch]], and [[Dio Cassius|Cassius Dio]].
11: ...ce in recent times, though in his father's generation there was a renaissance of their fortunes. His p...
13: ...as tied to the Marius party through family connections. Not only was he Marius' nephew, he was also m... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
10: county = [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]] |
17: metro pop = 1.5 million |
22: west_coord = 86.1582 |
25: ...[[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]]'s population is 863,216.
29: ... in [[1857]]. (See HISTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY INDIANA by B.R. Sulgrove, [[1884]]). Late... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
29: ...(mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]] - [[1620]])
71: *[[Eugenio Beltrami]] (Italy, [[1835]]-[[1900]])
99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]])
128: *[[Eugenio Calabi]], (United States) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
59: *[[John Bainbridge]] ([[Britain]], [[1582]] – [[1643]])
117: *[[Giovanni Domenico Cassini]] a.k.a. Jean-Dominique Cas...
172: *[[Giovanni Battista Donati]], ([[Italy]], [[1826]] &nda... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
30: *[[Giorgio Agamben]]
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{...
97: *[[Ariston of Chios]], (fl. 250 BC){{fn|R}}
131: *[[Alain Badiou]], (born 1937)
170: *[[Vissarion Belinsky]], (1811-1848){{fn|R}} - Ballet (9155 bytes)
3: ...rhaps due to their development during the same periods of history.
5: ...ma). [[1581]] also saw the publication of [[Fabritio Caroso]]'s ''Il Ballarino'', a technical manual o...
9: ...ry of the Louvre. (folio, Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1582.)]]
11: ... to the Acad魩e Royale de Musique, where instruction was based on noble deportment and manners.
13: .... Reforms were also being made in ballet composition by composers such as [[Christoph Gluck]]. Final... - Aztec (38742 bytes)
3: ...of the later Republic of [[Mexico]]. The civilization has a rich [[Aztec mythology|mythology]] and cul...
7: ... article deals with the historical Aztec civilization, not with modern-day Nahuatl speakers.
9: ...Aztec referred to themselves as Mexica ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|[meˈʃihkah]}}...
13: ...om the god [[Huitzilopochtli]] signaling the location where their capital city [[Tenochtitlan]] should...
14: ...ge "Mexica" is increasingly applied. The Museo Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, for example, refer... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...most renowned goal of alchemy is the [[transmutation]] of any metal into either [[gold]] or [[silver]...
2: ... modern science of chemistry prior to the formulation of the [[scientific method]].
8: ...ns, which treat of the ''khēmia'' [transmutation] of gold and silver". The Arabic therefore could...
11: ...thumb|rules of thumb]], traditions, basic observations, and mysticism to fill in the gaps.
13: ...material meaning connected to physical transformation of matter. - April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
1: ...d other [[practical joke]]s of varying sophistication, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.
3: == Superstitions ==
4: ...to bring bad luck to the perpetrator. This limitation is not, however, universally adhered to since it...
6: Another [[superstition]] is that marriage on April Fools' Day is not a ...
9: ...nge, and others simply refused to break the tradition. These people became the object of so-called 'fo... - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
12: <div align="right"><small>[[Periodic table (standard)|Full table]]</small></div>
20: | [[periodic table series|Series]] || [[metalloid]]s
22: ...p|Group]], [[periodic table period|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]]
23: | [[group 15 element|15 (VA)]], [[period 4 element|4]], [[p-block|p]]
41: | [[Electron configuration]]
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