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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]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
5: ...Gregor Aichinger|Aichinger, Gregor]], (circa 1565-1628), German composer
12: ...rd Aiken|Aiken, Howard]], (1900-1973), computing pioneer
23: *[[Airto]], (born 1951), [[percussion]]ist - 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... - Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
1: The '''circulatory system''' or '''cardiovascular system''' is the [[organ (anatomy)|organ ...
5: ==Functions==
6: Following are some basic functions of the human circulatory system:
8: #Collection of metabolic wastes and delivery to the excretor...
9: ... the [[immune system]] of defense against [[infection]]. - Printing (4400 bytes)
1: ...ght have the same name, see [[Print]] (disambiguation).''
6: ...ng the technique of [[offset printing]], and occasionally [[relief print]], (which is principally used...
15: ...ng press in North America at Massachusetts Bay in 1628, and helped establish the Cambridge Press.
17: ...owing concise history of a series of rapid innovations in image and type printing at the end of the [[...
18: ...hich for strength surpassed anything that had previously been known. - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...o them. Among the most famous explorers of the period were [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]]...
3: ...[Iberia]]. These that were a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships...
5: ==Exploration by land==
6: ...e world maps prior to the age of European exploration]]
7: ...further east. The [[Papacy]] also launched expeditions in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Pr... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ...imarily low, with some hills in the island's interior. It is located 13? north of the [[Equator]] and ...
3: ...ove]] [[swamp]]s. Some parts of the island's interior are also dotted with large sugarcane estates and...
5: ...the world. The island is a major tourist destination.
9: ... and the Salodoid-Barrancoid—lived in isolation on the island.
11: ... used them as [[Slavery|slave labor]] on [[plantation]]s. Other Caribs fled the island, moving elsewhe... - 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]]) - Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
5: ...by later writers ([[Pierre Borel]] 1620 - 1671 or 1628 - 1689 and [[Willem Boreel]] 1591 - 1668) to have...
6: ... [[1609]] - [[Galileo Galilei]] develops an ''occhiolino'' or compound microscope with a convex and a ...
7: * [[1612]] - Galileo presents ''occhiolino'' to [[Poland|Polish]] king [[Sigismund I of ...
9: * c.[[1622]] - Drebbel presents his invention in [[Rome]].
10: * [[1624]] - Galileo presents his ''occhiolino'' to Prince Federico Cesi, founder of the ''A... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
2: ...tail from a portrait by John Michael Wright ([[National Portrait Gallery]], London)]]
6: ...d wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
8: ==Early life and education==
12: ...arl of Devonshire]]), and began a lifelong connection with that family.
14: ...ory of the Peloponnesian War]], the first translation of that work into [[English language|English]]. ... - 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: ... Henry-Le-Grand]] at [[La Flèche]]. After graduation, he studied at the University of [[Poitiers]], e... - 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}} - 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 ... - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
1: ... to the science of [[taxonomy]] or [[systematics|biological systematics]].
5: ...sified animals based on their means of transportation (air, land, or water).
7: ... original commentary is now lost, but its translation into Latin by [[Michael Scot]] survives.
9: ...ndash;1565). Gesner's work was a critical compilation of life known at the time.
11: ...he research of people like [[Marcello Malpighi]] (1628–1694), [[Jan Swammerdam]] (1637–1680)... - Medieval medicine (14745 bytes)
3: ...tion of scientific medicine, and accurate observations went hand-in-hand with spiritual beliefs as par...
7: ...is of authority rather than experimental confirmation.
9: ...edies, or replaced with Christian prayers or devotions. Similarly, the dependence upon the power of he...
15: ...d]] controls various [[muscle]]s. From his dissections, he described the [[heart]] valves and determin...
17: ...ald's ''Leechbook'' (circa [[900]]), include citations from a variety of classical works alongside loc...
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