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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...the first female artist to paint history and religious paintings, at a time when such heroic themes we...
5: ==Biography==
7: ...ly inspiration from [[Caravaggio]] during that period, her style was just as heavily influenced in tur...
9: ...humb|200px| Susanna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]]
10: ...e, Artemisia assimilated the realism of [[Caravaggio]] without being indifferent to the language of th... - Guyana (12153 bytes)
1: .... It constitutes the western part of the wider region of [[Guiana]] (an Amerindian word meaning ''Land...
13: ...| <small>''[[National motto]]: One People, One Nation, One Destiny''</small>
15: ...span=2 style="background:#ffffff;" | [[image:LocationGuyana.png]]
32: | '''[[Population]]'''
34: <br> - [[Population density|Density]] - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...Jacob wrestled God, Genesis 32:24-32). The population of Israel is predominantly [[Jew]]ish with a lar...
10: national_motto = n/a |
11: image_map = LocationIsrael.png |
12: national_anthem = ''[[Hatikvah]]'' |
24: population_estimate = 6,876,883 | - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
9: image_map = LocationUnitedKingdom.png |
10: national_motto = [[Dieu et mon droit]] (Royal motto)<br...
11: national_anthem = [[God Save the Queen]]<sup>3</sup> |
16: government_type = [[Constitutional monarchy]] |
23: population_estimate_year = July 2003 | - 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]]) - Dynasties in Chinese history (8665 bytes)
5: ...s given in the table are the commonly used conventional dates marking the generally agreed point at wh...
7: ...or long periods of its history, with different regions being ruled over by different groups. At times ...
9: ...sty itself was established in [[1636]] (or even [[1616]], albeit under a different name), while the last...
57: ''traditionally divided into''<br>
58: Spring and Autumn Period<br> - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...ficant break from that of [[Aristotle]]. In addition, his conflict with the [[Roman Catholic Church]]...
7: ...financial reasons. However, he was offered a position on its faculty in [[1589]] and taught mathematic...
10: ...se are the primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
12: ...New Sciences]]'' to determine the law of acceleration of falling bodies, for instance, required accura...
14: ...escribed by Galileo (Settle, 1961), and the precision of the results was consistent with Galileo's rep... - 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. - Dentistry (9670 bytes)
1: :''This article is about the dental profession. For tooth care, see [[oral hygiene]].
3: ..., martyred in Alexandria by having all her teeth violently extracted, not, one would have thought, suc...
9: ... requirements as the governing body of the profession, before being allowed to practice.
11: ....M.D. require equivalent education and the professional practice is identical.
13: ...ch as orthodontist, oral surgeon, pedodontist, periodontist, or prosthodontist upon satisfying certain... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...[research institute]]". For purposes of [[publication]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[paper mil...
8: ... dead twin which was printed as his first publication in 1572). He also had two sisters, one older ([[...
10: ...h they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ...Cosmographia seu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis.
14: ...eavens conducted from a single location over a period of several years.'' -Tycho Brahe, [[1563]] (age ... - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
1: '''Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novellata''' ([[December 6]], [[1478]...
4: <tr><td>[[Image:Castiglione.jpg]]</td></tr>
5: <tr><td>'''Baldassare Castiglione'''</td></tr>
8: ...], a relative of Luigia Gonzaga, mother of Castiglione.
10: ...a he travelled quite often; during one of his missions to [[Rome]], he met [[Guidubaldo da Montefeltro... - 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...
6: ...hakespeare wrote his works between [[1588]] and [[1616]], although the exact dates and [[Chronology of S...
8: ...list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works. - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...ivity by non-state actors, authorized by their national authorities, until this form of [[commerce rai...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...al jurisdiction. Nevertheless today the [[international community]] is facing many problems in bringin...
10: ...ea Peoples]] who threatened the [[Aegean civilization|Aegean]] and [[Mediterranean]] in the 13th centu...
12: ...ar'' 1-2.</ref> He maintained an attitude of superiority and good cheer throughout his captivity. When... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
2: ...ionality not on a Spanish ship) to [[circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the globe, from [[1577]] to [[1...
9: ...ish [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-trading]] expeditions.
12: ...panish forces executed a surprise attack in violation of a truce agreed to a few days before, nearly c...
13: ... carry back to England. It was during this expedition that he became the first English man to see the ...
15: == Circumnavigation of the globe == - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ... one of the key thinkers of the Scientific Revolution in the Western World. He is also known for inve...
4: ...ts on the absolute freedom of God’s act of creation.
6: ...rn thought that much later, impelled by the invention of the [[electronic computer]] and by the possib...
10: ==Biography==
11: ...''Baccalauréat'' and ''Licence'' in [[law]] in [[1616]]. - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
1: ...h suppressing [[heresy]]. Its actions and interactions with the local governments are subjects of cons...
2: [[Image:Inquistion.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classro...
5: ...ntine I (emperor)|Constantine]] ended the persecution of the church, the local administrative structur...
7: ...izers]], who had contended with the Jerusalem faction in [[Asia Minor|Asia]] and especially [[Galatia]...
11: ...[Portuguese Inquisition]] and the [[Roman Inquisition]]. - 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. - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
7: ...5]], [[1603]] as part of a [[fur trading]] expedition. Although he had no official assignment on the v...
9: ...across the [[Bay of Fundy]] to found the [[Habitation at Port-Royal]] (which had been located with Cha...
13: ...came one of his passions, which he embarked on periodically for the rest of his life.
17: ==Relations and War with Indians==
19: ... of 1608, Champlain attempted to form better relations with the local Indians. He made alliances with ... - Baffin Bay (763 bytes)
7: ...fin]], the first person to navigate the bay, in [[1616]].
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