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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: 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
93: ...ann von Abich|Abich, Otto Wilhelm Hermann von]], (1806-1886), German mineralogist, geologist - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
5: ... to dissuade her from engaging in a 'men's profession'. Several years later, she managed to get some l...
9: ...]]). He eventually learned her true identity in [[1806]], when [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was invading [[Pru...
12: ...th so many joys, are not chimerical, the predilection with which you have honored it.''
17: ...ans]]. She became the first female to attend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepti...
19: ...te significant as it restricted the possible solutions of [[Fermat's last theorem]]. - 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". - 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 ...
26: ...[[January 8]], [[1815]], made his national reputation and he advanced in rank to Major General.
32: ...n a solid victory in his [[U.S. presidential election, 1828|second attempt]] in [[1828]] as the first ... - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ...of the United States]], serving in the administration of [[Martin Van Buren]].
5: ...he state House of Representatives from [[1804]]-[[1806]] and again in [[1819]]. He was elected as a [[U...
7: ...9]]. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1829.
9: ...U.S. Electoral College|electors]] due to his relationship with an African-American woman. He served as...
17: ...ited States)|counties]] in [[Johnson County, Iowa|Iowa]], [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Kentucky]], [[Joh... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ....S. presidential election, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King...
20: ...eton Pierce]] fell apart. He destroyed his reputation by declaring support for the [[Confederate State...
22: ... In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and just plain bad luck."
25: ... who became a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, state militia general, and two... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ... a [[parliamentary democracy]] under a [[constitutional monarch]], located in northwestern [[Europe]]....
11: image_map = LocationNetherlands.png |
12: national_motto = ''Je Maintiendrai''<br>([[French langu...
13: national_anthem = ''[[Wilhelmus van Nassouwe]]'' |
18: government_type= [[Democracy|Dem.]] [[Constitution|const.]] [[monarchy]] | - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...one of [[G8|the world's leading]] [[industrialization|industrialised]] countries, located in the heart...
13: | align=center colspan=2 | National [[motto]]: ''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'...
15: ...=center colspan=2 | [[List of national anthems|National anthem]]: [[Das Lied der Deutschen]]<br>3rd st...
17: ...ound:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationGermany.png|Location of Germany]]
32: ...[[As of April 2005|April 2005]] est<br>- [[Population density|Density]] - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = GA |
36: ...ia is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, with an estimated 8,829,383 people in 2004. Ge...
48: ...d]] region of Georgia, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. The local [[moundbuilder]] culture,...
54: ...e state to be readmitted to the [[United States|Union]].
58: ...|Louisville]] (''pron.'' Lewis-ville), and from [[1806]] through the [[American Civil War]] at [[Milledg... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = OR |
36: ...the most fertile and agriculturally productive regions in the world. Oregon is known for its abundant ...
38: ...12;ɔɹ.ə.gən]}}. The pronunciation {{IPA|[ˈɔɹ.ə.ˌgɑn]...
41: ...ted States|Americans]]: simple living, [[conservation]], and [[urban growth boundary|limited growth]]....
43: ...has pioneered some innovative solutions to the nation's environmental problems, such as the [[Oregon B... - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
5: ...]], Burmese prime minister during Japanese occupation
26: ...te]], (born 1968), British zoolologist and television presenter
45: ...a|Umaga, Tana]], (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
58: *[[Gabrielle Union|Union, Gabrielle]] (born 1973) United States actress
64: ...rl Herman Unthan|Unthan, Carl Herman]], Austrian violinist without hands - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...corporated into planets during the system's formation. Some asteroids have [[Asteroid moon|moon]]s. Th...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...in [[1840]] by [[Georg Adolph Erman|Erman]]<!--- (1806-1877) not to be confused with Adolf Erman (1854-1...
6: ...the composition of the object or its general location in the solar system, and some argue that not eve...
8: ...pically [[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to su... - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
3: ...], [[water vapor]], and the gradients and interactions of each variable, and how they change in time. ...
10: ...] around the moon, without bothering with explanations.
12: ...] in [[1607]], followed by [[Torricelli]]'s invention of the [[barometer]] in [[1643]]. The dependence...
14: ...ep accurate and detailed records of weather conditions on a daily basis, and was one of the first Amer...
16: ...ecting force was named after [[Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis]], who had published in 1835 on the energy yie... - 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]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
3: ...entions named after people]], [[timeline of invention]], [[inventor]].
23: ...ird]], (1888-1946), [[Scotland]] — [[television]]
25: ...[Trevor Baylis]], (1937- ) — [[clockwork radio]]
56: ...ullen]] — mechanical / chemical [[refrigeration]]
63: ...ph Day]] --(1855-1946) Two Stroke Internal Combustion Engine - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] con...
13: ...[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
14: *[[1794]] - [[Whiskey Rebellion]]
18: ...[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
24: *[[1798]] - [[Alien and Sedition Acts]] - August (4611 bytes)
4: ...tellation of [[Cancer]] and ends in the constellation of [[Leo]].
10: ...e]]) August is known as '''L?''', a modern rendition of [[Lughnasadh]], named after the god [[Lugh]] ...
19: * On the sixth of August 1806 [[Emperor]] [[Francis II]] of the Holy Roman Empi...
21: *[[August 6]] National Salvadoran-American Day in the [[United States...
22: ...people. Emperor Hirohito declared Japan's unconditional surrender on [[August 15]]. - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...ulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored|restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France]].
5: ...f Paris]]. Collectively, the nearly continuous period of warfare from [[April 20]], [[1792]], until [[...
12: ...l economy made it the most powerful commercial nation as well.
13: ...of the reforms induced by the occupation. Institutional legacies have remained: for instance, many Eur...
14: ...s the force that spelled the beginning of some nations, and the end of others. The map of Europe was t...
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