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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]] - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...e of a major party to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was born in [[Savannah, Georgia]]...
5: ...ra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]]. During his expeditions in the Sierra Nevada, it is generally acknowled...
7: ...didate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[James Buchanan]].
9: ...red [[martial law]] in [[Missouri]]. This declaration led to a conflict with [[Abraham Lincoln]] and l...
13: ...ont County, Idaho|Idaho]], [[Fremont County, Iowa|Iowa]] and [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Wyoming]]. Seve... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
12: ...United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: * [[1884]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1884]]: [[United States Democratic Party|Democr...
15: ...ns the allegiance of a large majority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crow...
16: ... [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
17: ...[[1899]] - [[Sigmund Freud]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is published. - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
2: '''Annie Besant''' ([[October 1]], [[1847]] - [[September 20]], [[1933]]) was a prominent [...
5: Her conversion to Theosophy came after reading ''[[The Secret D...
9: ...cal Society in [[1907]] upon the death of the previous president [[Henry Steel Olcott]].
11: ...conversion to Buddhism in Ceylon, and their promotion of Buddhist revival activities on the subcontine...
13: ...re with his father and brother for a few months prior to this. This discovery started years of upheav... - Millicent Fawcett (1226 bytes)
3: ...o a [[suffragette]], who were usually militantly violent) and an early [[feminist]].
5: ...omen's Suffrage Societies (the [[NUWSS]]), a position she held from [[1897]] until [[1919]].
9: ... the [[Cambridge University]] mathematics examinations. - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...odern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth annive...
9: ... of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evoking intense anger...
11: ...the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
13: In [[1846]] she visited [[Kaiserwerth]], a pioneering hospital established and managed by an ord...
15: == Rejection of marriage proposal == - Jennie Kidd Trout (1706 bytes)
1: ... [[Emily Stowe]] completed the official qualifications.
3: ...ing near [[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]], [[Ontario]]. She married Edward Trout in [[1865]] and ther...
5: ...ecided on a medical career, passing her matriculation exam in [[1871]] and studied medicine at the [[U...
7: ...ntford]] and [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], Ontario.
9: ...ily traveled extensively between Florida and Ontario, and later moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los... - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1: ...'' ([[November 14]], [[1805]]–[[May 14]], [[1847]]), later '''Fanny Hensel''', was a [[Germany|Ger...
3: ...etter known brother. Like him, Fanny showed prodigious musical ability as a child and began to write m...
7: ...Fanny became a supporter of her brother's compositions. Her public debut at the piano came in 1838, wh...
9: ...under Felix's name in his [[opus]] 8 and 9 collections. Her piano works are often in the manner of son...
11: ...eleased on labels such as [[Hyperion Records|Hyperion]] and [[CPO]]. - 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. - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
3: ...tion><font size="+1">'''John Tyler'''</font></caption>
16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[lawyer]]</td></tr>
21: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], and the first to assume the o...
23: ==Biography==
25: ...essive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue. - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
31: | '''Profession:''' || [[Lawyer]]
44: ...|seceded]][[Confederate States of America#International Diplomacy and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup...
46: ...f the peace issue in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|1864 presidential campaign]].
48: ...e stage for the complete abolition of the institution.
50: ... is criticized by some for overstepping the traditional bounds of executive power. - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...ation, and is home to many international organisations.
3: ... one of the four official languages. The abbreviation is similarly used; for example, it is used as Sw...
10: image_map = LocationSwitzerland.png |
11: national_motto = Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno<br>(...
12: national_anthem = [[Swiss Psalm]] | - Flag of Utah (450 bytes)
5: ...ss, as does the emblem of the beehive. The date [[1847]] represents the year [[Brigham Young]] led the f... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
8: Nickname = Old Dominion |
12: PostalAbbreviation = VA |
36: ...thern States|South]] or, alternately, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. It...
38: ...ited States, but the former was admitted to the Union as a separate state in [[1792]] while the latter...
46: ...to the whole area explored by the [[1584]] expedition of Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] along the coast of [[N... - Utah (29154 bytes)
14: PostalAbbreviation = UT |
74: ...avajo]], and [[Goshute]] nations also inhabit portions of the state.
78: ...rch.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah]]<br clear=left>
83: ...eology|archeological]] evidence dates such habitation about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Some left [[p...
87: ...d a route to the [[California]] coast. The expedition travelled as far north as [[Utah Lake]] and enco... - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
1: ...ca]]. As of the [[2000]] census, it has a population of 62,203. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Santa...
5: The elevation of Santa Fe is 2,132 metres (6,996 feet), compa...
7: ...ve of the area's traditional [[adobe]] construction. Many contemporary houses in the city are built ...
9: ... residents with an above average income and educational level. Restaurants, boutiques, and [[Art galle...
11: ... face the challenges of continuing drought conditions and a widening divide between locals and recent... - Alexander of Aphrodisias (2599 bytes)
7: *the ''Analytica Priora'', i
20: ...lexander's works were published in the Aldine edition of Aristotle, Venice, 1495-1498; his ''De Fato''...
21: ...n the Metaphysica by [[H. Bonitz]], [[Berlin]], [[1847]]. [[J. Nourisson]] has treated of his doctrine ... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...nes one hour apart. However, the one hour separation is not universal and, as the map below shows, t...
6: ...inct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at Greenwich.
10: The time for a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:
12: *[[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]: UTC − 5 (e.g. if it is 11:00...
18: ...e of midnight from UTC, then the date at the location is one day later or earlier. Some examples: - History of science (41710 bytes)
4: ... modern [[scientific method]] to guide the evaluation of [[knowledge]]. This change is considered to b...
6: ...t from [[science]] (at least in the modern conception). [[Technology]] concerns the [[Creativity|creat...
8: ==Theories and sociology of the history of science==
9: {{seemain|Theories and sociology of the history of science}}
11: ... the 1960s, a common trend in the study of the sociology and history of science ([[science studies]]) ... - 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]])
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