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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...]]. Also, see [[International Space Station]] for ISS explorers, and for the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] n...
11: ...cisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...eorge Back]], (1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Ca...
23: ... de Balboa]], (c. [[1475]]-[[1519]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
3: The dating of the Industrial Revolution is not exact, but it covers roughly [[1760]]-[[1830]...
5: ...ct of this change on [[society]] was enormous and is often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], w...
7: ...' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Louis-Auguste Blanqui]] in the second half of the [[19t...
10: ...conomics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]] of the 17th century...
14: ...se, which is because there was recovery from the disorder in the early medieval times, and there was d... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
4: *[[Sani Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria...
5: ...aristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (go...
9: ...ti]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...lative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
6: ...rchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Au...
8: ...o was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughte...
12: ...37-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [...
14: ...40-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [... - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...lly lobby almost every [[United States|State]] legislature to create [[psychiatric hospital|asylums]] ...
4: Dix was neither a [[physician]] nor a psychiatrist, beginning her career as a reformer before the f...
6: ... legislature to obtain an official inspection commission.
8: ...y ill is more complex and more interesting than this legend. Surviving a childhood of [[abuse]] and [[...
10: ...tious and having staked so much on her career, it is plausible to see her becoming depressed as she pe... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]]
18: ...d owner]], [[architect]], [[Archaeology|archaeologist]], [[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founde...
20: ...y include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
23: ...[Flat Hat Club]] — before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Vir...
27: ... convenient devices invented by Jefferson. Nearby is the University of Virginia, the original architec... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
22: ... is now [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]), and acquired his early education in [[Europe]] at the [[University...
24: ... sons after George Washington. (As of 2004, Adams is the only U.S. President to do so.)
26: ...ix months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party.
28: ...[1815]] to [[1817]]. During this time, Adams and his wife lost to illness an infant daughter, born in ... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
8: ...d>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
22: ...[[first language]] was not [[English language|English]].
25: ...1817]]), a farmer and popular [[tavern]]-keeper. His mother was Maria Hoes ([[February 27]], [[1747]]&...
27: ...the acquaintance of Burr, but did not fall under his influence. In [[1803]] he was admitted to the bar... - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ...ident of the United States]], serving in the administration of [[Martin Van Buren]].
5: ...ia University]]. He was admitted to the bar in [[1802]], and was a member of the state House of Represe...
7: ...im, Johnson would later use it to good effect in his political career. He was elected to the [[United...
9: ...ntial [[U.S. Electoral College|electors]] due to his relationship with an African-American woman. He s...
11: ...kfort, Kentucky]] soon after taking his seat. He is interred in the Frankfort Cemetery. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ...igin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
11: ...0 KYA: [[Bow (weapon)|Bow]] and [[arrow]] in [[Tunisia]]
19: * 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
1: {{List_of_people}}
15: *[[Irvin Yalom|Yalom, Irvin]], psychologist
17: *[[Yamamoto Isoroku]] (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
35: ...emenko|Yaremenko, Yury]], (died 1996), USSR economist
37: ...ian politician, former deputy prime minister and CIS executive secretary - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...upiter]]. [[image:433eros.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This picture of [[433 Eros]] shows the view looking fr...
4: ...nfused with Adolf Erman (1854-1937), the egyptologist --->.
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "minor planet" (or "planetoid...
8: ...lly [[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to surviv...
10: ...ude asteroids. The term '''artificial asteroid''' is sometimes used to designate man-made objects whic... - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
3: ...n time. The majority of Earth's observed weather is located in the [[troposphere]].
5: ...ynamics]], and [[atmospheric chemistry]] are sub-disciplines of the [[atmospheric sciences]].
7: ==History of meteorology==
10: ...e on predicting the weather by interpreting established celestial phenomena, such as a [[Halo (optical...
12: ...e]], while [[Horace de Saussure]] completed this list of the most important meteorological instruments... - History of biology (3053 bytes)
1: ...''history of biology''' dates as far back as the rise of various civilization as classic philosophers ...
2: ...otle.jpg|thumb|left|[[Aristotle]] (sculpture)]]{{histOfScience}}
3: ...logia, phytologia generalis et dendrologia'', published in [[1766]].
5: [[Aristotle]] is one of the most prolific natural philosophers of ...
7: ...[Charles Darwin]], who was encouraged to publish his thought in the field by the independent work of [... - 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 - Cloud (9947 bytes)
3: A '''cloud''' is a visible mass of condensed [[water]] droplets or ice c...
5: ...s, are visible as clouds. Clouds [[reflect]] all visible wavelengths of light equally and are thus whi...
7: Clouds on other planets often consist of material other than water, depending on local...
13: ...where moist [[air]] cools, generally by rising. This can happen
15: ...ws up the side of a [[mountain]] and cools as it rises higher into the atmosphere (orographic uplift),... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
1: {{History of France }}
3: ...ope; the fall was also rapid, beginning with the disastrous invasion of [[Russia]], and Napoleon's emp...
5: ...pril 20]], [[1792]], until [[November 20]], 1815, is sometimes (though rarely these days) referred to ...
11: ... been since the times of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]].
13: ...state pre-revolutionary [[absolute monarch|absolutism]], and were forced to keep some of the reforms i... - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
2: ...e basic topics]], [[Computer science topics]], [[List of terms relating to algorithms and data structu...
75: [[8514 (display standard)]] --
105: [[Analysis of algorithms]] --
120: [[AutoLISP]] --
133: [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] -- - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...for his [[duel]] with [[Alexander Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charges of [[treason]].
7: ...|Jonathan Edwards]], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
9: ... [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washington]] and [[Israel Putnam]].
13: ..., and by his vigilance in the retreat from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture. ...
14: ...[[New York City]] after its evacuation by the British in the following year. - History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
2: ...e. For discussion of particular countries see [[History of rail transport by country]].
9: ...borough]], [[Leicestershire]] (in [[1789]]). In [[1802]], Jessop opened the [[Surrey Iron Railway]] in s...
11: ...mprovements to the [[steam engine]] that caused this device to see wider use and encouraged wider expe...
14: ...alents, Richard Trevithick died in poverty, with his achievement being largely unrecognized.
16: ...ith cities and towns linked by a network of long distance railways plied by speedy locomotives, greatl...
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