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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: Ac (3800 bytes)
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
12: ...rd Aiken|Aiken, Howard]], (1900-1973), computing pioneer
13: *[[Thomas Aikenhead|Aikenhead, Thomas]], (died 1697), hanged for blasphemy, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
23: *[[Airto]], (born 1951), [[percussion]]ist - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...heet music]]) to any organized sound(s). The question of what the art form called music actually consi...
4:
10: ... music refers strictly to the mathematical proportions. From this concept later resulted the romantic ...
12: ...onsistent in itself, and is reflected in the religious or spiritual thought of many other cultures&mda...
14: ...hear them, should be foremost among the preoccupations of Medieval musicians. - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
11: ...|Qawi, Dwight Muhammad]], (born 1953), world champion boxer, boxing trainer
19: *[[Domenico Quaglio the Younger|Quaglio, Domenico, the Younger]], (1787-1837), painter
23: ...ary Quant|Quant, Mary]], (born 1934), British fashion designer
27: ...[Johann Joachim Quantz|Quantz, Johann Joachim]], (1697-1773), composer
33: *[[Juda Quastel|Quastel, Juda]], British/Canada biochemist - 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
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
1: ...WitchcraftTrial.jpg|thumb|A 19th century illustration of the Salem Witch Trials]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
17: *[[1612]]-[[Tobacco]] cultivation introduced to [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] ...
41: *[[1643]]-[[New England Confederation]] created
42: *[[1649]]-[[Maryland Toleration Act]] - 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... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...s the capital of the region of [[Veneto]], population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). The city s...
6: ...]], [[Pisa]], and [[Amalfi]]). Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and ...
8: ...laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the [[Brenner...
10: ...a]] and Duke of [[Istria]]. Later mainland possessions, which extended across [[Lake Garda]] as far we...
12: ...nice, including the [[Mark the Evangelist|Winged Lion of St. Mark]], symbol of Venice. Only Venetian s... - Maya civilization (25116 bytes)
1: ...ver "disappeared." Millions still live in the region, and many of them still speak one of the [[Maya ...
5: ...eir neighboring Pre-Classic Mesoamerican civilization, the [[Olmec]] culture. The Olmec and early May...
9: ...eninsula, present-day [[Guatemala]], and other regions.
11: ... the pyramids they built in their [[religion|religious]] centers and the accompanying palaces of their...
18: ...overed that the Maya were one of the few civilizations where artists attached their name to their work... - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
2: ...ice, and went on to complete a third circumnavigation.
4: ... June [[1673]]. In [[1674]] he worked as a plantation manager on [[Jamaica]], but he soon returned to ...
6: ==First circumnavigation==
7: ...f Campeachy]]. This led to his first circumnavigation: in [[1679]] he accompanied a raid across the [[...
9: ...[Galapagos Islands]], and [[Mexico]]. This expedition collected buccaneers and ships as it went along,... - William Kidd (4938 bytes)
2: ...nd before the voyage which established his reputation as a pirate he lived as a respectable merchant.
4: ...land]], Kidd was offered a [[privateer]]'s commission for the purpose of attacking pirates. Four-fifth...
6: ...vessels. As the voyage progressed Kidd’s actions became increasingly more like those of a pirate...
8: On October 30, [[1697]] a dispute broke out with one William Moore. Gil...
16: ...ict him by depriving him of the money and information which might have provided him with some legal de... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...tion]], he was well known also for his many quotations and his experiments with [[electricity]]. Frank...
4: Franklin's [[invention]]s include the [[Franklin stove]], the medical [...
6: ==Biography==
17: ...ptember 26]], [[1694]]), James ([[February 4]], [[1697]]), Sarah ([[July 9]], [[1699]]), Ebenezer ([[Sep...
23: ...y about cultivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young man earned him a great d... - 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]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
117: *[[Giovanni Domenico Cassini]] a.k.a. Jean-Dominique Cas...
172: *[[Giovanni Battista Donati]], ([[Italy]], [[1826]] &nda...
206: *[[Camille Flammarion]] ([[France]], [[1842]] – [[1925]]) - 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... - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
3: ...ury, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ... known as the "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation". The [[German Empire]] of 1871–1918 was o...
7: ...given at the beginning of the sections and subsections. The [[History of Germany since 1945]] continue...
10: ...ermania]], [[Germania Inferior]], [[Germania Superior]]''
15: ... the [[Roman Empire]], giving way to the Romanisation of the left bank of the Rhine. Roman forts were ... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
3: ...ury, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ... known as the "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation". The [[German Empire]] of 1871–1918 was o...
7: ...given at the beginning of the sections and subsections. The [[History of Germany since 1945]] continue...
10: ...ermania]], [[Germania Inferior]], [[Germania Superior]]''
15: ... the [[Roman Empire]], giving way to the Romanisation of the left bank of the Rhine. Roman forts were ... - Maya (24836 bytes)
1: ...ver "disappeared." Millions still live in the region, and many of them still speak one of the [[Maya ...
5: ...eir neighboring Pre-Classic Mesoamerican civilization, the [[Olmec]] culture. The Olmec and early May...
9: ...eninsula, present-day [[Guatemala]], and other regions.
11: ... the pyramids they built in their [[religion|religious]] centers and the accompanying palaces of their...
18: ...overed that the Maya were one of the few civilizations where artists attached their name to their work...
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