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- List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
9: *[[ɴienne Aignan|Aignan, ɴienne]], (1773-1824), translator, political writer, librettist, ...
12: ...rd Aiken|Aiken, Howard]], (1900-1973), computing pioneer
14: *[[Arthur Aikin|Aikin, Arthur]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
23: *[[Airto]], (born 1951), [[percussion]]ist - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...s eccentricities and policies, including an obsession with neighboring and enemy country Prussia, alie...
9: ... the [[Yemelyan Pugachev|Pugachev uprising]] of [[1773]] - [[1774]].
11: ...ed them serfs. She also encouraged the [[colonization]] of [[Alaska]] and of conquered areas.
13: ...e relaxed the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
16: ...reat.jpg|thumb|250px|Catherine the Great's coronation coach is exhibited in the [[Hermitage Museum]], ... - 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... - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ... her. She was given a fairly extensive home education, including [[Latin]], [[Greek language|Greek]], ...
5: ...the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
7: ...e of the leading figures of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], who met with...
15: ...ous Subjects, Religious and Moral'' Published in 1773 in England
23: ...enberg Edition: ''Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral''] - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
2: The '''Middle Kingdom''' is a period in the history of [[ancient Egypt]] stretching f...
5: ...t, bringing an end to the [[First Intermediate Period]]. Some authorities point to cultural difference...
8: ...of Mentuhotep IV. This explains the smooth transition of power as a palace coup by Amenemhat that resu...
10: ...uilt a new capital for Egypt, (Iljtawy), the location of this capital is unknown but presumably the pr...
12: ...territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. The Lybians were subdued. - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
3: ...Declaration of Independence|United States Declaration of Independence]]]]
5: ... first person to sign the [[United States Declaration of Independence]]. According to legend, he signe...
8: ...4]], Hancock lived in England while building relationships with customers and suppliers of his uncle's...
15: ...s for violation of revenue laws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonians, depending as...
17: ...e to British authority and his financial contributions led Bostonians to joke that "[[Samuel Adams|Sam... - 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: ...nn Joachim Quantz|Quantz, Johann Joachim]], (1697-1773), composer
33: *[[Juda Quastel|Quastel, Juda]], British/Canada biochemist - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
31: ...ing]], (born 1980), [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[Basketball]] player, [[Houston Rockets]]
129: *[[Thom Yorke|Yorke, Thom]], of [[Radiohead]]
148: ...oung|Young, Brigham]], (1801-1877), American religious leader
160: *[[Horatio Nelson Young|Young, Horatio Nelson]], (1845-1913), military hero
170: ... Young|Young, Mae]], (born 1923), American professional wrestler, manager - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ... the [[French and Indian War]], and the orange region was claimed by [[Spain]]. Note that this map doe...
2: ...War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."
4: ...etations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
7: ...on, and the trends which led to the coming revolution -->
10: ...he British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people in Britain. - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere.]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
21: *[[1773]] - [[British Parliament]] passes [[Tea Act]] - January 17 (12233 bytes)
6: ... the [[Vote of No Address]], breaking off negotiations with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] an...
8: * [[1773]] - Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first expl...
15: * [[1899]] - The [[United States]] takes possession of [[Wake Island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
17: ...sociation of America|Professional Golfers Association]] (PGA) is formed.
18: ... - The [[United States]] pays [[Denmark]] $25 million for the [[U.S. Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]]. - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
1: ...States]] and a key point in the [[American revolution]].
2: [[Image:Boston tea party.jpg|thumb|Destruction of tea at the "Boston Tea party".]]
3: ...ing chests of tea overboard on [[December 18]], [[1773]]. Created/published: [[1784]]. Artist: [[Daniel ...
5: ...ter Parliament]] ("no taxation without representation"). One of the protesters was [[John Hancock]]. I...
7: ... to influence public policy in the Colonies. By [[1773]] the Company had large debts, huge stocks of tea... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
8: *[[Arthur Aikin]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
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]] - 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... - 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}} - 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... - Tea Act (1279 bytes)
1: ...t one of the many causes of the [[American Revolution]].
3: * [http://ahp.gatech.edu/tea_act_bp_1773.html The full text of the Tea Act] - Oxygen (9039 bytes)
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20: {{Elementbox_ionizationenergies4 | 1313.9 | 3388.3 | 5300.5 }} - Platinum (10600 bytes)
11: <div align="right"><small>[[Periodic table (standard)|Full table]]</small></div>
18: |[[Chemical series]] || [[transition metal]]s
20: ...e block|Block]] || [[group 10 element|10 ]], [[period 6 element|6]], [[d-block|d]]
36: |[[Electron configuration]] || <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[xenon|Xe]]<nowiki>]</no...
40: |[[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]]) || 2, '''4''' (mildly [[Bas...
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