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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
46: ...harlotte Ackermann|Ackermann, Sophie Charlotte]] (1714-1792)
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
12: *Grand Duchess Margarita Petrovna ([[1714]]-[[1715]])
20: {{succession box|title=[[List of Russian rulers|Empress of Ru... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...e''' ([[6 February]] [[1665]]–[[1 August]][[1714]]) became Queen of [[England]], [[Scotland]] and ...
10: ...reat Britain) was a product of subsequent negotiations.
12: ...English armies in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]].
15: ...e into adulthood. Anne suffered from an eye infection; for treatment, she was sent to [[France]]. She ...
17: ...s, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, economic, and technological cha...
14: ...he occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|Germ...
16: ... would an adult. In order to prevent such a scenario, Parliament passed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', ...
18: ...h young Victoria, and that he entered into a relationship with her in order to gain social status (he ...
20: ... [[Order-in-Council]] partially reversed the decision by granting [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom... - 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... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
1: ...assoon''' or '''double bassoon''' is a larger version of the [[bassoon]] sounding an octave lower. It...
5: ...strap around the player's neck. A wider hand position is also required, as the primary finger keys are...
7: ...e contrabassoon has a water key to expel condensation, and a tuning slide for gross pitch adjustments.
11: ... While prominent in solo and small ensemble situations, the sound can be completely obscured in the vo...
14: ...which had fallen out of favor for its poor intonation and tone quality. Currently, contrabassoons are ... - Finland (29511 bytes)
12: | align=center colspan=2 | <small>''National [[motto]]: None''</small>
14: ...ound:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationFinland.png|Location of Finland]]
29: ...<br> - Total ([[2003]]) <br> - [[Population density|Density]]
30: |[[List of countries by population|Ranked 109th]] <br>5,211,311<br>17.1/km²
40: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Maamme|Maamme<br>/V岴 land]] - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...tories|disputed]]). Due to the [[Spanish colonisation of the Americas]], the Spanish language remains ...
11: image_map = LocationSpain.png |
12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Fur...
13: national_anthem = ''[[Marcha Real]]'' |
25: population_estimate = 43,209,511 | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
48: ** [[Fermentation]] to produce [[beer]] in [[Sumeria]]
54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]] - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...d Canada while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...British and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: ...nd [[King George's War]] ([[1744]]-[[48]]). The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to...
13: ... Ticonderoga]], and against the [[Braddock Expedition]] and British victories at [[Fortress Louisbourg...
15: ...o Louisiana – creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not be possible in Canada... - 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]] - March 21 (10586 bytes)
5: ...hop of Canterbury]] [[Thomas Cranmer]] is [[Execution by burning|burned at the stake]].
7: ...ct, [[Pope Pius VII|Pius VII]] was [[Papal Coronation|crowned Pope]] in [[Venice]] with a temporary [[...
11: ...y Morton Stanley]] began his trek to find the missionary and explorer [[David Livingstone]].
14: ... [[Charles Lindbergh]] is presented the [[Congressional Medal of Honor]] for his first trans-[[Atlanti...
15: ...hah]] [[Reza Pahlavi]] formally asked the international community to call [[Persian Empire|Persia]] by... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
39: *[[Yoriyuki Arima]] (Japan, [[1714]]-[[1783]])
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]])
115: ...[C鳡r-Fran篩s Cassini de Thury]] ([[France]], [[1714]] – [[1784]])
117: *[[Giovanni Domenico Cassini]] a.k.a. Jean-Dominique Cas...
172: *[[Giovanni Battista Donati]], ([[Italy]], [[1826]] &nda... - History of Slovakia (43199 bytes)
5: ..., and are a potent reminder of the ancient habitation of Slovakia.
9: ...hile [[Gastropoda|gastropods]] of the Tertiary Period have been discovered at the sites of ZvskᬠP...
11: ...emarkable modelling and by delicate linear decoration, revealing the first attempts at coloring. These...
15: ...tarting in the Neolithic Era, the geographic location of present-day Slovakia was dense trade network ...
19: ...nded the building of strong and complex fortifications, the appearance of large permanent buildings an... - 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)
160: *[[Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten]], (1714-1762){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
6: ==Biography==
8: ... Both parents were of [[Poitou|Poitevin]] extraction, but the Arouets were long established in Paris,...
10: ...trong [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...owledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
14: ...e Temple, of which the [[knights of Malta|grand prior]] Vendôme was the head, and the poets [[Gu... - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
5: ...Bach)|Mass in B Minor]] and the [[St. Matthew Passion]].
7: ... father, uncles and elder brother were all professional musicians, as well as numerous other more dist...
9: ==Biography==
11: ...ume J. S. Bach began copying music and playing various instruments at an early age.
13: ...rieved a manuscript (which may have been a collection of works by Johann Christoph's former mentor, [[... - Anne Bonny (5802 bytes)
5: ...ere he made a fortune and bought a large [[plantation]]. Diligent efforts to source all of these claim...
8: ...ording to legend, James Bonny hoped to win possession of his wife's family estate, but she was disowne...
10: ... then a pirate hub and base for many pirate operations. It is also true that after the arrival of Gove...
23: ..., both women received a temporary [[stay of execution]] until they gave birth. Read died in prison, mo...
26: ...pril 25, 1782. This however is a complete supposition. - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: .... In [[Europe]], the principal nations of this period (in terms of [[industry|industrial]] capacity) w...
9: ...f power away from the west and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Spain.
11: ...ing away from their parents. In [[Asia]], exploration and influences from Europe were beginning to sha...
16: ...[[1701]]-[[1714|14]]: [[War of the Spanish Succession]]
18: * [[1707]]: [[Act of Union 1707|Act of Union]] passed merging the [[Scotland|Scottish]] and t...
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