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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]] - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...s the [[supernatural]]ist philosophies and [[religion]]).
7: ...ng from [[Post-Medieval]] through the specific period of the early [[20th century]].
10: ... begin in the Greek cities of western Asia Minor (Ionia) with [[Thales]] of Miletus, who was active ar...
12: ...le to argue fallaciously to prove whatever conclusions they wished). This whole movement gradually bec...
14: ... long hours discussing popular philosophical questions. The theory fills in the blanks by saying that ... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...th century enabled the manufacture of more production machines for manufacturing in other industries.
3: ...pment of [[Electric power|electrical power generation]].
5: ...s and is often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and ga...
7: The term industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[L...
10: ...century. But one of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
16: ...lthough there are relatively many important exceptions to this rule. All these pipes are attached to t...
18: ...e reeds but there are a number of important exceptions, including the Italian Zampogna, the French Mus...
23: ...inflation device seems to have originated with various ethnic groups in the Roman empire.
25: ... "[[Scots Wha Hae]]", "Hey Tutti Taiti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Rober...
27: ...era the use of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials in the [[ang... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: ...o, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader
74: *[[James Abercrombie Junior|Abercrombie Junior, James]], (died 1775), British Colonel, killed a...
91: ...aharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam
95: ...], (born 1969), British women's boxing world champion - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...cial portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden J...
9: ...f Mann, has two-->; she has reigned in these positions since the death of her father, [[George VI of t...
11: ...in the other [[personal union|personal union]] nations of which she is or was Head of State. She is ma...
17: ...f succession to the British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle,...
19: ===Education=== - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
3: ...er father was [[Vasily Vasilievich Kriukovskoi]] (1800-1874), an artillery officer of Belarusian ("''Pol...
5: ...Academician) and had more education and "appreciation of the finer things" than her husband.
7: ...s, applying the then-new theory of [[Abelian function]]s (and thus "justifying" the enormous effort th...
9: ...thoven)|''Pathetique'' Sonata]], to get his attention, but he was focused on the older sister Anna and...
22: ...: Sofia Kovalevskaia -- Scientist, Writer, Revolutionary</cite> (Rutgers University Press, 1983) - Rose (15436 bytes)
2: ...ge | image = [[Image:4-11-07_10a.jpg|240px]]| caption = ''Rosa arvensis'' (Field Rose)}}
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = Species}}
15: [http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html U. of Illinois] 2002-05... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
5: ...end they pass over a curved wooden bridge. The action is simple, with the keys being levers with a sma...
7: ...vichord''. This technique simplifies the construction since fewer strings are required, but it limits ...
9: ...tion of the electric blower, and there is speculation that some practice [[etude]]s labelled ''organ''...
11: ...[organ (music)|organ]] from the period circa 1400-1800 can be played on the clavichord; however, it is t...
15: ...magnetic pickup to provide a signal for amplification. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
1: ...|Pyramids]] have become a symbol of Cairo internationally]]
2: ...iro is the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|thirteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in ...
6: ...e city. The planet Mars, asssociated with destruction was called "Al Najm Al Qahir" in Arabic, from wh...
10: ...umb|200px|right|Average temperature and precipitations in Cairo]]
14: ...ree branches into the low-lying [[Nile Delta]] region. - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
4: ==Construction==
6: ...harmonics]] by changing the air speed and lip tension. [[Valve]]s change the length of the tubing, low...
10: ==Relationship to other brass instruments==
15: The trumpet is by convention a [[transposing instrument]], pitched in several...
19: ...mpet; endurance is often limited to very short periods of playing per day. Many piccolo trumpets have... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
2: An '''accordion''' is a small portable [[free reed instrument|fr...
4: It is possible that some ancient civilisation had reed instruments. It has been suggested that...
9: ...Accordeon.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|a piano accordion]]
13: *Reeds sound only if air flows in one direction
15: *Activation of sound through air ([[Bernoulli effect]]) - 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. - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...gs and endings to various Dynasties. The [[conventional Egyptian chronology]] is a type of [[chronolog...
5: ...atisfactory solution. Scholars consider the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficult task. As D...
7: ...roblems of assigning beginnings and endings to various Dynasties, and 2) externally, the problem is re...
9: ...solutions to ultimately settle many of these questions while others may last for eternity.
13: ...prevailing modern Egyptian chronology, so the previous "firm" dates cannot be supported astronomically... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
3: ...er the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], the President is also the [[head of governmen...
7: ...ffice is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
12: ...f the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and h...
14: ...sh Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend thi...
16: ...ge W. Bush]] will become the fourth at the completion of his current term in 2008. - John Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
20: ==Biography==
22: ...r, a farmer, also named John, was a fourth-generation descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[...
24: ...s undertook to write out, at length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the...
26: ...4]]–[[1818]]), the daughter of a [[Congregational]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. The... - 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]]. - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...r the "'''Jacksonian Era'''" — an era traditionally seen as dominating the years between the [[W...
22: ...soned by the [[British]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. When he refused to clean the boots of ...
24: ... family. He came to [[Tennessee]] shortly after [[1800]], as a young lawyer. Since he was not of a disti...
26: ...[[January 8]], [[1815]], made his national reputation and he advanced in rank to Major General. - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
22: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the first of non-[[England|An...
24: ==Biography==
25: ... 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage. - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
3: ...ont size="+1">'''Millard Fillmore '''</font></caption>
9: ...><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[January 7]], [[1800]]</td></tr>
15: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[Lawyer]]</td></tr>
20: ...ded [[Zachary Taylor]], who died of acute indigestion. Fillmore served out Taylor's term and was never...
22: == Biography ==
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