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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)
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
43: ...Ackermann|Ackermann, Marie Magdalene Charlotte]] (1757-1775)
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
9: *[[John Adair|Adair, John]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Ke...
19: ...Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader - 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 == - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...ical philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agriculturalist]], [[Horticu...
20: ...siana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...h; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - 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... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
3: ...hich lasted 15 years (including [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]).
8: ... continuation of the [[War of the Austrian Succession]]. During that conflict, King [[Frederick II of ...
10: ...s ancestral [[Hanover (state)|Hanoverian]] possession as being threatened by France. Great Britain's a...
18: ...nce. Learning about the intentions of the [[coalition]] opposing him, Frederick determined to strike f...
26: In the spring of [[1757]], Frederick again took the initiative by marchin... - 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 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Cal...
10: ...ed States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed - 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)
56: *[[Pierre Cartellier]] (1757-1831) - 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 philosophers (79981 bytes)
30: *[[Giorgio Agamben]]
57: ...ald Alison (Scottish author)|Archibald Alison]], (1757-1839){{fn|R}}
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) - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
14: | ''El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious'' (as written in tugra)
25: | '''[[Population]]'''
26: | ''ca'' 40 million
34: | '''[[Fall of the Ottoman Empire|Dissolution]]'''
41: ...The [[Ottoman Flag|flag]] of the later Ottoman period</small> - Beryllium (15119 bytes)
11: <div align="right"><small>[[Periodic table (standard)|Full table]]</small></div>
19: | [[periodic table series|Series]]
22: ...p|Group]], [[periodic table period|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]]
23: | [[group 2 element|2 (IIA)]], [[period 2 element|2]], [[S-block|s]]
45: | [[Electron configuration]] - Calcium (9166 bytes)
9: <div align="right"><small>[[Periodic table (standard)|Full table]]</small></div></t...
17: <td>[[periodic table series|Series]] </td><td>...
19: ...Block]]</td><td>[[group 2 element|2 (IIA)]], [[period 4 element|4]], [[atomic orbital|s]]</td></tr>
33: ...dius]] </td><td>no information </td></tr>
35: <td>[[Electron configuration]] </td><td><nowiki>[</nowik... - Carolus Linnaeus (8550 bytes)
2: ...Sweden|Swedish]] [[botanist]] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of [[taxonomy]]. He is al...
4: == Biography ==
7: ...hort work on the subject that earned him the position of adjunct professor.
9: ...cademy of Sciences at Uppsala financed his expedition to explore [[Laponia|Lapland]], then virtually u...
11: ...[Systema Naturae]]''. In it, the unwieldy descriptions mostly used at the time, such as "''physalis am... - Indian art (7305 bytes)
2: ...nto specific periods each reflecting certain religious, political and cultural developments.
3: Hinduism and Buddhism of the ancient period (300BC- 1700 AD)
4: Islamic ascendancy (712-1757AD)
5: The colonial period (1757-1947)
6: Independence and the postcolonial period (Post-1947) - 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... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ... the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]]]
6: ...ution, they were on the side of the counterrevolution.
8: ... the American revolution. The [[industrial revolution]] started in Britain. Despite its modest beginni...
13: ...ope on the eve of the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] (1700)]]
17: ... supplants [[Sweden]] as the dominant [[Baltic region|Baltic]] power after the [[Great Northern War]].
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