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- Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...e. She was also the first female artist to paint history and religious paintings, at a time when such ...
7: ...esentatives of the school of [[Caravaggio]]. Artemisia was introduced to painting in her father's work...
10: ...hich had [[Annibale Carracci]] among its major artists).
12: ...store her reputation, he later reneged on his promise and Orazio reported Tassi to the authorities.
14: ...influenced the [[feminism|feminist]] view of Atermisia Gentileschi during the [[20th century]] - Virginia (23198 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
33: ISOCode = US-VA |
36: ...al name is the '''Commonwealth of Virginia'''; it is one of four states which use the name [[commonwea...
40: ...rical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison]] and [[Zachary Taylor|Taylor]] died while in o...
42: ==History== - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
1: {{List_of_people}}
5: *[[U Ba Maw]], Burmese prime minister during Japanese occupation
6: *[[U Nu]], 3-time Burmese prime minister
14: *[[Mo Udall|Udall, Morris King "Mo"]] (1922-1998)
17: ...erzo|Uderzo, Albert]], (born 1927), French cartoonist of ''[[Asterix]]'' fame - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
7: *[[Paul Cezanne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
8: ...[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
12: ...840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
13: ...([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubist]] artist - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ..., his conflict with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is taken as a major early example of the conflict of...
5: Galileo was born in [[Pisa]], [[Italy]], as the son of [[Vincenzo Galilei]]...
7: ... time he explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
10: ...ligion. These are the primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
12: ...ished French [[History of science and technology|historian of science]] [[Alexandre Koyr靝. The exper... - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: ...as "the first [[theory|theoretical]] [[astrophysicist]]", although [[Carl Sagan]] also refers to him a...
4: ...lenstein]]. Early in his career, Kepler was an assistant to [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coin...
6: ...nz]] in honor of Johannes Kepler, since he wrote his ''magnum opus'' '''harmonices mundi''' ("The Harm...
9: ...o have been a weak and sickly child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brilliant.
11: ...nd, compared to the other pupils, an outsider. This ostracizing probably led him to turn to the world... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: [[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: ...621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...s were connected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
8: ...arried William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth. - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: ...allery]]), in the famous [[Chandos portrait]], artist and authenticity unconfirmed.]]
2: ...as well as one of the world's pre-eminent [[dramatist]]s.
4: ...slated into every major living [[language]], and his plays are continually performed all around the wo...
6: ...d to him are often uncertain. His prolific output is especially impressive in light of the fact that h...
8: ...ptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works. - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
1: ...eems likely, and he is presumed to have died in [[1611]] somewhere in [[Hudson Bay]], [[Canada]].
3: ...udson discovered what is now known as [[Jan Mayen Island]] before reaching home in September.
5: ...reaching [[Novaya Zemlya]] before turning back. This point had been reached by several crews in the pa...
7: ... a distance up the [[Hudson River]], which bears his name. The Dutch would later claim the area and se...
9: ...vigation Acts]], a set of [[Mercantilism|mercantilist]] laws England had enacted to protect its trade ... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: '''Famous [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
36: *[[Francois Arago]] ([[France]], [[1786]] – [[1853]])
39: *[[Aristarchus]] ([[Samos]], circa [[310 BC]] – cir...
40: *[[Christoph Arnold]] ([[Germany]], [[1650]] – [[169...
58: *[[Francis Baily]] ([[Britain]], [[1774]] – [[1844]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...rs important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn...
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
39: *[[Leone Battista Alberti]], (1404-1472)
48: *[[Yohanan ben Isaac Alemanno]], (1433-1504){{fn|R}} - Tiger (11674 bytes)
1: '''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'') are mammals of the [[Felidae]] family, one of ...
3: ...2A.jpg|noframe|250px|Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)]] | caption = Tiger }}
7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''P. tigris'''''}}
13: ...ens | color = pink | binomial_name = Panthera tigris | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date =... - Sebastiano Serlio (4494 bytes)
1: ... order]]s of architecture in his influential treatise, ''Tutte l'opere d'archittura et prospetiva''.
6: ...l face to a Gothic form, first seen in [[Leon Battista Alberti|Alberti]]'s [[Santa Maria Novella]] in ...
8: ...nly one that has survived in any recognizable way is the Chateau of Ancy-le-Franc (see below), built a...
10: ...er Serlio's book was in the libraries of Sir [[Christopher Wren]] and Robert Woods, the entrepreneur w...
12: ...atise was translated into Spanish in 1552 and published in Toledo by Juan de Ayala with the same illus... - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
3: ...ey have had the most lasting importance to World History.
7: ... France on [[September 20]], wrote an account of his travels called ''Des sauvages'' (The Savages).
9: ...yal]] (which had been located with Champlain's assistance), where Champlain lived until 1607 while he ...
13: ...hich he embarked on periodically for the rest of his life.
15: The first winter was difficult for the colonists. Of the twenty-five people who stayed for the w... - Culture of Scotland (11420 bytes)
1: ...ghtKaihsuTai.jpg|thumb|right|Addressing the [[haggis]] during [[Burns supper]]:<br>''Fair fa' your hon...
3: ...t distinct from that of the rest of the [[British Isles]]). It originates from various differences, so...
7: ...cified the retention of separate systems. The barristers being called advocates, and the judges of the...
9: ... restore udal law[http://www.udallaw.com/] to the islands as part of a devolution of power from Edinbu...
13: ==Scottish education== - Bowhead Whales (5651 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Eutheria]]}}
17: ...''Greenland Right Whale''' or '''Arctic Whale''', is a marine [[mammal]] of the order [[Cetacea]].
20: ...ales. The [[blubber]] layer of the bowhead whale is thicker than in any other animal, averaging 43-50...
22: ==Distribution== - Tigers (12435 bytes)
1: '''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'') are mammals of the [[Felidae]] family, one of ...
3: ...2A.jpg|noframe|250px|Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)]] | caption = Tiger }}
7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''P. tigris'''''}}
13: ...ens | color = pink | binomial_name = Panthera tigris | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date =... - Hudson Bay (2815 bytes)
2: ...rt of the bay) and [[Fury and Hecla Strait]]. All islands in the bay (and in James Bay) are part of [[...
4: ... large number of rivers and has formed a characteristic vegetation known as ''[[muskeg]]''. Much of th...
6: ...st of the area, but the crew mutinied on June 22, 1611.
8: ...of water and the company are often misspelled or misnamed.
11: *[[List of tributaries of Hudson Bay]] - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
2: ...ligion]]s of [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]].
4: ...s of four quarters: [[Jew]]ish, [[Christianity|Christian]], [[Armenian (people)|Armenian]], and [[Musl...
6: ...eignty over some or all of the city and enforce this view by maintaining their embassies in [[Tel Aviv...
12: ...ion.) "Salem" is the original name used in [[Genesis]] 14:18 for the city. Similarly the [[Amarna Lett...
14: == History ==
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