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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]] - 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]]. - James Madison (15187 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...omething|Father of the]] [[United States Constitution]]''.
20: ==Biography==
21: ...territories (consisting of most of modern-day [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]]) to the [[Conti...
23: ...cates of state representation depending on population. - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...science]] and study of the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and th...
3: ...ch as [[iron]], [[copper]], and [[uranium]]. Additional economic interests include minerals such as [[...
5: [[Astrogeology]] refers to the application of geologic principles to other bodies of the so...
10: ...[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...ot overturned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] and the othe... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...untry to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else, please read the Talk Page. Th...
3: ...w article concise, please consider adding information instead to one of the many "main" articles about...
8: ... [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen...
10: ...e [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm].
17: ... the [[United Nations]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officiall... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: ...ine]] were a key stage in the [[Industrial Revolution]].
13: * [[1769]]: [[Patent]]ed separate condensing chamber for s...
15: ...: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary motion.
22: ...ircular motion to an approximate straight-line motion (of which he was most proud) and the steam indic...
24: ...sed the efficiency. Further refinements ([[insulation]] of the steam cylinder, the double-acting engin... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...shrub]] native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the [[Old World]] and the [[New World]]...
13: ...er than that it was a [[plant]]; people in the region, familiar only with [[animal]] fibers ([[wool]] ...
15: ...C, cotton was cultivated throughout the warmer regions in [[Africa]], [[Eurasia]] and [[the Americas]]...
17: ...uction capacity was further improved by the invention of the [[cotton gin]] by [[Eli Whitney]] in [[17...
19: ...ading occupations of [[slave]]s. After [[emancipation]], the [[share cropping]] system evolved which i... - 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]] - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ... due to his burning of the Persian capital and national library.
6: ...ars as a towering legendary [[hero]] in the tradition of [[Achilles]].
9: ...and that the child would have the character of a lion. [[Aristotle]] was Alexander's tutor; he gave A...
11: ...ntus Curtius Rufus|Curtius]], [[Diodorus Siculus|Diodorus]], [[Junianus Justinus|Justin]], and [[Pluta...
14: ...recently crowned King of Persia. [[Plutarch]] mentions an irate letter from Alexander to Darius III, w... - 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]]) - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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26: !align="left"| [[Perihelion]]
29: !align="left"| [[Aphelion]]
32: !align="left"| [[Orbital period]]
35: !align="left"| [[Synodic period]] - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: ...ory of California''' begins with European exploration.
5: ...hen with its fertile agricultural lands and prodigious oil fields, and finally with its high-technolog...
11: ...dated to the last [[ice age]] ([[Wisconsin glaciation]]) about 13,000 years ago.
13: ...icas|European explorers]] and [[European colonization of the Americas|settlers]] appeared, they found ...
16: ===European exploration=== - List of popes (77758 bytes)
6: ...ch]], [[Patriarch]] of the West, [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Italy]], [[Archbishop]] and [[me...
29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[2...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 Septe...
57: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[26 Octob...
85: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[11 Janua... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: ...es Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich]]
5: ==Introduction==
8: ... to study [[algebra]], [[trigonometry]], [[navigation]], and [[astronomy]], skills he would need one d...
12: ... [[Newfoundland]], which brought him to the attention of the [[Royal Society]].
14: ... of his explorations and going beyond the instructions given by the [[Admiralty]]. - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
1: ...) was the first [[United States]] overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back.
3: ...merica, but was roughly a decade after the expedition of [[Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)|Alexander Ma...
5: ...m the men and shared the leadership of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain" ([http:/...
7: ...and Clark feel that she could aid them in translation, but they thought that when they got to that par...
9: The expedition followed the Missouri through what is now [[Kans... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
9: ...opia|Sissinios]] formally crowned Emperor of [[Ethiopia]]
11: *[[1766]] - [[American Revolution]]: The [[British Parliament]] repeals the [[Stam...
14: ...ance|French]] government [[Thiers]] orders evacuation of [[Paris]], a [[Paris_Commune|socialist]] gove...
16: ...ter becoming the first to broadcast as a [[ham radio]] operator.
19: ...[[Ukraine]] emigrates to France. Famine kills millions of Russians. - March 23 (10340 bytes)
7: ... [[Charles IX of France]] make substantial concessions to the [[Huguenots]].
9: *[[1775]] - [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Patrick Henry]] delivers his famous ...
12: ...irst recorded use of "[[Okay|OK]]" as an abbreviation for "oll korrect" in the ''[[Boston Morning Post...
18: ... Brothers]] apply for a [[patent]] on their invention of one of the first successful [[airplane]]s aft...
19: ...sored by the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and [[National Geographic Society]]. - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
3: ...ith a view to improving the cod fishery, and in [[1769]]-[[1772]] he was employed in north-western disco...
5: ...t (from 6 November 1769) failed through the desertion of his Indians; his second (from [[23 February]]... - List of U.S. military history events (12126 bytes)
1: ...f these events were military, some were not even violent, but together they delineate the reappearance...
4: ...hich U.S. military units (primarily regular, occasionally [[irregular_military|irregular]]) participat...
6: *'''[[American Revolutionary War]]''' (1775–1783)
16: *[[Occupation of Nicaragua]] (1867, 1894–1933)
21: *[[Boxer Rebellion]] (1900) - 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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