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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...sion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
21: ...tish Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
30: ...7]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central...
35: *[[Vitus Bering]]
36: *[[Vittorio Bottego]] (1860,1897), Italian explorer of the [[Giuba]] region in north-ea... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...lom'' in [[Catalan]], ''Cristoforo Colombo'' in [[Italian]], ''Cristóbal Colón'' in [[Spanish]], ''C...
3: ...er it would be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck in windl...
5: ... his claims. There are also many theories of expeditions to the Americas by a variety of peoples throu...
7: ...h America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], ...
9: ...ns, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and beneficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
7: *[[Ajit Agarkar|Agarkar, Ajit]], (1977-), Indian cricketer
24: *[[Gianni Agnelli|Agnelli, Gianni]], (1921-2003), Italian industrialist
25: *[[Agnes de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Roman Empi...
26: ...tana Agnesi|Agnesi, Maria Gaetana]], (1718-1799), Italian polymath
27: ..., Spiro]], (1918-1996), [[Vice President of the United States]] - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
6: ...nand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: .... She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
11: ...the Prince of [[Parma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferd...
13: ... the next child to be involved in her mother's political games.
15: ...eresa]]'s daughters. With Johanna-Gabriella dead, it was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to ... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...erties, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]s.
3: ...s]], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[sili...
7: ...rd was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to distinguish between earthly and [[Theology|the...
10: ... [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...turned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] and the other langu... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...ading routes and partners to feed burgeoning [[capitalism]] in Europe. In the process, Europeans encou...
3: ...hips that could leave the relatively passive [[Mediterranean]] and sail safely on the open [[Atlantic]...
7: ...y further east. The [[Papacy]] also launched expeditions in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[...
9: ...ient from [[1271]] to [[1295]]. His journey was written up as ''[[Travels]]'' and the work was read th...
11: ...st [[Ottoman Empire]] further limited the possibilities for Europeans. - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
1: ...ich [[Haiti]] and the [[Dominican Republic]] are situated.
20: | '''[[Capital]] and largest city'''
24: | [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]
37: <br> - [[Population density|Density]]
44: ... size="1">From [[West Indies Federation]] and [[United Kingdom|the UK]]</font size="-1"><br>[[August 6... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ...[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
15: ...llo Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[painter]]
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
105: *[[Georg Baselitz]] ( [[1938]]-) - Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events '''before [[16...
8: *[[1494]]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World...
21: ...tlement in the New World, in the [[Virginia]] territory
28: ..."><B>Beginnings to 1599</B><BR>[[History of the United States]]</td>
29: <td align="center">[[Timeline of United States history (1600-1699)|1600-1699]]</td> - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
6: ... him for the chapel there; so Josquin returned to Italy.
8: ...site ''Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae'', which is written on a ''[[cantus firmus]]'' derived from the mu...
10: ...two thirds of the citizens fled as well). His position at Ferrara was filled by [[Jacob Obrecht]] in ...
14: ... beginning of the [[Baroque music|Baroque]] era, with the decline of the polyphonic style.
16: ...ly, and was also able to express intense emotion with economy of means. - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
3: ...iavelli was also a key figure in [[realist]] [[political theory]], crucial to European statecraft duri...
10: ...argely occupied with events arising out of the ambitions of [[Pope Alexander VI]] and his son, [[Cesar...
12: ...rea in Percussina]], where he devoted himself to literature. He died in Florence in [[1527]] and his r...
15: ...n its Index – a list of books against the faith.
17: ...emporaries, often used in the introductions of political tracts of the sixteenth century that offered ... - Florence (11538 bytes)
1: ...dom of Italy. Florence was long ruled ([[1434]]-[[1494]], [[1512]]-[[1527]] and [[1530]]-[[1737]]) by th...
3: ...s famous for its wealth of fine [[art]] and [[architecture]].
5: ...|right|127px|"Giglio di Firenze" - symbol of the city]]
7: ...62.JPG|right|thumb|300px|An Overview of Florence (Italian: Firenze)]]
17: ...round the beginning of the 4th century A.D., the city experienced subsequent periods of [[Byzantine]],... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
89: *[[Isaac ben Moses Arama]], (1420-1494){{fn|R}}
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Chile (capsicum) (7837 bytes)
1: ...[[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''chile'') is the fruit of the plant ''[[Capsicum]]'' from the nightshade...
9: ...s similarity in taste (though not in appearance) with the Old World [[Black pepper|peppers]] of the ''...
11: ...nd first wrote about their medicinal effects in [[1494]].
24: ...um1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Assorted [[paprika]] fruits from Mexico]]
30: ..., for example, are routinely picked with gloves). It is also the primary ingredient in [[pepper spray]... - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
1: {{Italian History box}}
2: This is the '''[[history of Italy]] during foreign domination and the unificatio...
6: ...cy lost much of its importance both because of military defeats and of [[Protestant Reformation]], whi...
8: ...Spanish rivalries would present themselves in the Italian peninsula
10: ...so II]] starts the Spanish acquisition of Naples with the help of a Ventian fleet and troops under the... - Caterpillar track (7234 bytes)
1: ... larger surface area than [[wheel]]s can, keeping it from sinking in areas where wheeled vehicles of t...
10: At about the same time a British agricultural company [[Richard Hornsby & Sons|...
14: ...ologists]] to reconstruct these methods have met with variable success. The system is a pre-cursor to ...
18: ...Israeli [[Merkava]] tank which helps improve mobility and speed, some of the Israeli patents were sold...
23: ...This allows the track to be flexible and maintain its elliptical shape. - Lichen (7988 bytes)
2: ...owing-on-tree.jpg|thumb|500 px|right|Yellow and white lichen growing on a tree]]
5: [[image:Lichen_fruiticose.jpg|thumb|230 px|right|''Usnea australis'', ...
8: ...e fungus. The fungus most commonly forms the majority of the lichen's bulk, though in filamentous and ...
10: ...n fixation|fix nitrogen]], complementing the activities of the green alga.
14: ...hy during the functional period of the symbiosis with the exchange of nutrients being "voluntary".
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