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- Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (2468 bytes)
2: ...younger daughter; Anne was a few years Sarah's junior. They called one another by pet names, Sarah be...
4: ...alace]], the house built for him by a grateful nation. It was left to Sarah to oversee the remaining ...
8: {{succession box | title=[[Mistress of the Robes]] | before=&...
11: ...hill''' could also refer to [[Sarah Millicent Hermione Churchill]], the daughter of [[Sir Winston Chur... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...y]]. Nevertheless, the basic themes of the revolution are readily recognised.
3: The seventeenth century was a period of major scientific change. But at that time the...
5: == Existence of the revolution ==
7: ...es in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differences.
9: ...seems entirely clear that ''a'' scientific revolution took place around the year [[1600]]. That is, at... - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
5: ...]], Burmese prime minister during Japanese occupation
26: ...te]], (born 1968), British zoolologist and television presenter
45: ...a|Umaga, Tana]], (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
58: *[[Gabrielle Union|Union, Gabrielle]] (born 1973) United States actress
64: ...rl Herman Unthan|Unthan, Carl Herman]], Austrian violinist without hands - 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]]) - Robert Hooke (5017 bytes)
2: ...ayed an important role in the [[scientific revolution]].
4: ...ology)|cell]]'' -- so called because his observations of plant cells reminded him of [[monk]]s' cells...
12: ...riodicity, allowing for fine adjustment of the period of ticks. Modern spring watches still use balanc...
14: ...which far outstripped the capabilities of any previous instruments.
16: ...her significant achievements include the construction of the first [[Gregorian telescope|Gregorian]] [... - John Locke (14749 bytes)
3: ...the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] period. Locke has been placed in a group called the [[B...
5: ==Biography==
6: ...r completing his studies there, he obtained admission to the college of [[Christ Church, Oxford]]. The...
8: ...ome to Oxford seeking treatment for a liver infection. Cooper was impressed with Locke and pressed him...
12: ...tal in persuading Shaftesbury to undergo an operation (then life-threatening itself) to remove the cys... - Nairobi (2690 bytes)
2: ...s in [[Africa]] with a population of around 3 million. Nairobi's name comes from the [[Maasai]] ''Enka...
4: ...d occupies around 150 sq km. It is situated about 1660 m (5450 ft) above sea level. The main languages s...
10: Nairobi is served by [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport]] and [[Wilson Airport]] the busiest a...
12: ... in having a protected game reserve, [[Nairobi National Park]], within its borders. Nairobi also has ...
16: ...ent agency cited the "notoriously high levels of violent armed robberies, burglaries and carjackings"[... - Banknote (6576 bytes)
3: ...he exception of non-circulating high-value or precious metal commemorative issues, coins are generally...
5: ...ally a promise to pay the bearer an amount of precious metal stored in a vault somewhere. In this way...
7: ...ited convertibility occurs when there are restrictions in the time, place, manner or amount of exchang...
11: ... precious metal. With the gradual removal of precious metals from the monetary system, banknotes are ...
18: ...mes from the role of agricultural capital and precious metals having a privileged place in the economy... - 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== - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
31: ...ka-Curie]], (1867-1934), Polish-born French radiation physicist
37: ...mist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
42: ...mist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
47: ...mist, winner of the [[1908]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
75: *[[John Haldane]], British biochemist - Extreme points of the world (6602 bytes)
1: ...south]], [[east]] or [[west]] than any other locations on the [[landmass|landmasses]], [[continent|con...
6: ...e Morris Jesup]], [[Greenland]] (83°39'). Various shifting [[gravel bar]]s lie further north, the...
8: ...t on land, according to the path of the [[International Date Line]], is [[Attu Island]], [[Alaska]].
9: ...t on land, according to the path of the [[International Date Line]], is [[Caroline Island]], [[Kiribat...
14: ... level. ''See [[List of places on land with elevations below sea level]]'' - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
10: *[[Aleijadinho]] - Antonio Francisco Lisboa (1730 or 1738 - 1814)
20: *[[Giovanni di Balduccio]]
21: *[[Baccio Bandinelli]] (1493 - 1560)
51: *[[Antonio Canova]] (1757 - 1822)
65: *[[Clodion]] - Electricity (13894 bytes)
1: ...The magnitude of the force of attraction or repulsion is given by [[Coulomb's law]]. Some electrical ...
3: ...breviation "C". The symbol ''Q'' is used in equations to represent the [[quantity of electricity]] or...
6: ...h as [[amber]], would cause a particular [[attraction]] between the two. The Greeks noted that the am...
8: ...ct was used for, though. There are other descriptions of supposedly electrical devices on [[Ancient E...
10: ...[1675]] stated that electric attraction and repulsion can act across a vacuum; [[Stephen Gray]], who i... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
71: *[[Eugenio Beltrami]] (Italy, [[1835]]-[[1900]])
99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]])
128: *[[Eugenio Calabi]], (United States)
143: *[[Giovanni Ceva]] (Italy, [[1648]] - [[1734]]) - 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]]. ... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
3: == Foundation and early history ==
5: ...]] and [[Salerno]] in [[Italy]] were given permission by the [[Caliph]] Haroun el Raschid of [[Egypt]]...
9: ...]. The property of the Order was divided into [[priories]], subdivided into [[bailiwick]]s, which in t...
15: ... eventually pushed the Knights out of their traditional holdings in Jerusalem. After the fall of the K... - Theories and sociology of the history of science (16096 bytes)
3: ...n the development of [[science]], and asking questions about how science "works" both in a philosophic...
7: ...here was a considerable amount of cross-fertilization between distant groups and individuals.
9: ...isciplinary limitations to the scientific publication process.
11: ...was soon shut down by [[Pope Paul V]] under suspicion of [[sorcery]].
13: ...Early scientific societies provided valuable functions, including a community open to and interested i...
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