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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... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...[[military]] [[Commissioned officer|officer]], [[List of explorers|explorer]], the first candidate of ...
5: ...rst European American to view [[Lake Tahoe]]. He is also credited with determining that the [[Great B...
7: On [[January 16]], [[1847]] he was appointed Governor of the new [[Californ...
9: ...rginia]]), but lost several battles and resigned his post.
11: ... from [[1878]] to [[1881]]. He died of [[peritonitis]] in a [[hotel]] in [[New York City]]. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: '''November 4''' is the 308th day of the year (309th in [[leap year]]...
10: ...t Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont]]-[[Kingdom o...
13: ...ic journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' is published.
14: ...ne]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms.
17: ...d]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is published. - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
1: ...esant''' activist, socialist and latterly theosophist]]
2: ...heosophy|Theosophist]], [[women's rights]] [[activist]], [[writer]] and [[orator]].
4: ...men's rights]], [[birth control]], [[Fabian socialism]] and [[workers' rights]]. She was a prolific wr...
5: ...Blavatsky]] in [[1889]] and writing a review on this book.
9: .... He had to leave the Theosophical Society over this in [[1906]]. In [[1908]] he was taken back into t... - Millicent Fawcett (1226 bytes)
3: ...e usually militantly violent) and an early [[feminist]].
5: ...ho was a Radical MP for [[Brighton]]. As a suffragist, she took a moderate line, but was a tireless ca...
7: ... the British Empire]] in [[1924]], and her memory is still preserved in the name of the [[Fawcett Soci...
9: ... of [[Elizabeth Garrett Anderson]], the first English female doctor, and the mother of [[Philippa Fawc... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...ng]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth anniversary.
7: ...ister (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed wo...
9: ...er family in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
11: ...f the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
13: ... care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters. - Jennie Kidd Trout (1706 bytes)
3: ... '"Jenny'") moved with her parents to Canada in [[1847]], settling near [[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]]...
7: ...lectricity." For six years, she also ran a free dispensary for the poor at the same location. The In...
9: ...orida]]. She was later instrumental in the establishment of a medical school for women at [[Queen's U... - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1: ...her own achievements are being increasingly recognised as significant in themselves.
7: As a pianist, Fanny became a supporter of her brother's compo...
9: ...'Songs without Words''). This style of piano work is commonly thought to have been developed by Felix ...
11: ...e more prominent thanks to a number of [[Compact disc|CD]]s being released on labels such as [[Hyperio... - 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... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
7: ...r><td>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
13: ...ed States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler]] (1st wife)<br>
14: [[Priscilla Cooper Tyler]] (daughter-in-law)<br>
17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
21: ...e the office of President following the death of his predecessor. - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
33: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
44: ... election]] further polarized the nation. Before his [[inauguration]] in [[March]] of [[1861]], seven ...
46: ...spire the North, and in his defusing of the peace issue in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|1864...
48: ...ead Act]] (1862). However, he is most famous for his role in ending [[slavery]] in the United States w...
50: ... ranked as one of the greatest presidents, though is criticized by some for overstepping the tradition... - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...operation, and is home to many international organisations.
3: ...e abbreviation is similarly used; for example, it is used as Switzerland's [[country code top-level do...
11: ...motto = Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno<br>(English: One for all, all for one)|
12: national_anthem = [[Swiss Psalm]] |
17: leader_titles = [[Swiss Federal Council|Federal Council]]| - Flag of Utah (450 bytes)
3: The '''Flag of Utah''' consists of the [[Utah]] state seal on a background of l...
5: ...ss, as does the emblem of the beehive. The date [[1847]] represents the year [[Brigham Young]] led the f... - 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== - Utah (29154 bytes)
15: OfficialLang = [[English_language|English]] |
35: ISOCode = US-UT |
48: Fish = [[Trout|Bonneville Cutthroat Trout...
68: Song = ''[[Utah, This is the Place]]'' |
74: ... the most popular destinations. The name ''Utah'' is from the [[Southern Ute language]] and means "hig... - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
1: ...2000]] census, it has a population of 62,203. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Santa Fe County, New Mex...
3: ...g|right|thumb|250px|San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the oldest church structure in the US. The [[adob...
5: The elevation of Santa Fe is 2,132 metres (6,996 feet), compared with 1655.4 ...
7: ...aterials but with stucco surfaces reflecting the historic style.
9: ...development. Set at the base of the [[Sangre de Cristo Mountains]], the city's intellectual climate an... - Alexander of Aphrodisias (2599 bytes)
1: ...etes'' ("the expositor"), was a native of [[Aphrodisias]] in [[Caria]].
4: ...mmonius]] and to reproduce the pure doctrine of Aristotle.
6: ...entaries by Alexander on the following works of Aristotle are still extant:
13: His commentaries were greatly esteemed among the [[Ar...
16: ...ch he contends that the undeveloped reason in man is material (''nous ulikos'') and inseparable from t... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...the boundaries of states, countries or other administrative areas.
6: ...ial term for today's atomically measured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observa...
8: ...mdash;known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British Summer Time]] (BST).
10: The time for a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:
11: ...: UTC − 8 (e.g. if it is 12:00 UTC, then it is 04:00 in Los Angeles) - History of science (41710 bytes)
1: {{histOfScience}}
2: ...rs back in [[time]], all the way into human [[prehistory]].
4: ...ral philosophy]] clearly within the scope of the history of science.
6: ...bly [[ethics]]. In practice, each of these fields is heavily used by the others as an external [[tool]...
8: ==Theories and sociology of the history of science== - 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
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