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- Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...es' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...hood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to her...
17: ...h of Austria|HI&RH Archduchess Marie Elisabeth]] (1743-1808)
29: ...t, leaving her to learn the job on her own. Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted...
31: The [[War of the Austrian Succession]] began with [[Frederick II of Prussia]] invadin... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
5: ...''Jacques le fataliste'', which challenged conventions regarding [[novel]]s and their structure and co...
7: ... [[Paris]]. In 1743 he married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs wit...
10: ...entary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
14: ...tion]]. It is worth noticing, too, as an illustration of the comprehensive freedom with which Diderot ...
16: His speculation in the ''Lettre sur les aveugles'' was too hardy... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...e also spent exorbitant sums of money on the grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, [[...
9: ...od, if not brilliant, but unfortunately her education was both imperfect and desultory. Her father had...
11: ...beloved sister Anne, her only remaining near relation, the princess found herself at the age of eighte...
13: ...ower, she was treated with liberality and distinction by the government of her adolescent nephew [[Pet...
17: == Palace Revolution of 1741 == - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...e not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 18th century. The hand-knotted pile ...
3: ... estate and home improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. ...
16: ... 1812 in France and c. 1825 in England. The addition of steam power in the mid-19th century further i...
19: ...ompositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a se...
21: ...om the American [[Halcyon Skinner]]'s 1860s invention called the "nipper". - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
14: | place of death=[[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]], [[Virginia]]
19: ... United States Constitution|Constitutional Convention]].
21: ...gures in U.S. history. Unlike many other [[revolution]]ary leaders, he voluntarily relinquished power ...
24: ...irth year. His birthplace was Pope's Creek Plantation, south of [[Colonial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Be... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
9: | date of birth=[[April 13]], [[1743]]
18: ...ical philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agriculturalist]], [[Horticu...
20: ...siana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
22: ==Biographical information== - 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]] - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
11: LargestCity = [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]] |
13: PostalAbbreviation = SD |
38: ...ddle West. It is named after the [[Lakota]] ([[Sioux]]) [[Native American|American Indian]] tribe.
39: South Dakota was admitted to the Union on [[November 2]], [[1889]]. [[North Dakota]] wa...
41: ...], to the south by [[Nebraska]], to the east by [[Iowa]] and [[Minnesota]], and to the west by [[Wyomi... - 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]]) - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...ear's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]], a...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
16: ...t edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is publishe...
18: *[[1801]] - Legislative union of [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of...
21: *[[1808]] - Importation of [[slave]]s into the [[United States]] is bann... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...od in the arts, and receives contemporary application in the unity of science movement which includes ...
6: ...au]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[State]].
8: ...ciences such as [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[biology]].
10: ...n]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furthermore, [[Romanticism]] followed the Enli...
12: ...eptable to think of them conjoined as one long period. - 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 - 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==
23: ...y about cultivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young man earned him a great d...
25: ...nd borrowed) on which a lot of his popular reputation is based. Adages from this almanac such as "A pe... - 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 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}} - Celsius (3635 bytes)
2: |+'''Celsius temperature conversion formulas'''
4: ! Conversion from
16: ...unit-conversion-calculator/temperature.htm Conversion calculator for units of temperature]</small>
18: ... Elvius from Sweden (1710), a Christian of Lyons (1743), and the botanist [[Carolus Linnaeus]] (1740); a...
20: ...point of water and [[absolute zero]]. This definition ensures that one degree Celsius represents the s... - Holmium (7766 bytes)
9: ...IG.png|250px|]]<br><div align="right"><small>[[Periodic table (standard)|Full table]]</small></div>
20: ...p|Group]], [[periodic table period|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]]
21: | NA, [[period 6 element|6]], [[f-block|f]]
43: | [[Electron configuration]]
49: | [[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]]) - 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...
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