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- Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
3: ...[1519]] – [[January 5]], [[1589]]), born in Italy as '''Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de' Med...
5: Born in [[Florence, Italy]], she was a daughter of [[Lorenzo II de' Medi...
7: ...quence, whispers of a divorce began at court, and it seemed possible that Francis, alarmed at the poss...
9: ...l aunt the Duchess of Albany died, Catherine inherited the [[County of Auvergne]].
11: ... Guises, and entered upon a course of secret opposition. On [[April 1]], [[1560]] she named as chancel... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Elizabeth_I_(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><sma...
7: ...]] – [[24 March]] [[1603]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] and [[King of Irel...
9: ...[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...m|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] and seven [[baron|baroni...
13: ...orth America]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Vir... - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...r about 6 times as long as they have been using written language. Artistic painting is considered by m...
24: *[[Computer painting]] (Digital)
34: ... such as [[viscosity]], [[miscibility]], [[solubility]], drying time, etc.
48: *[[Spray paint]] ([[Graffiti]])
52: ...c discussions about contemporary painting, though it continues to be used in popular contexts. - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...]. Under the [[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution]] the state's official name is simply '''Ire...
15: capital = [[Dublin]] |
18: largest_city = [[Dublin]] |
20: leader_titles = [[President of Ireland|President]]<br>[[Taoi...
24: area_magnitude = 1 E9| - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
5: native_name = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
6: common_name = the United Kingdom |
9: image_map = LocationUnitedKingdom.png |
10: national_motto = [[Dieu et mon droit]] (Royal motto)<br>([[French language|French]]: G...
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
2: ...ntioch]] and later first [[Bishop of Rome]]. Tradition holds that his [[tomb]] is below the baldochin...
4: ...iovanni in Laterano]]. However, due to the proximity of the Papal residence, most Papal ceremonies ta...
8: ...eror Constantine]] officially recognized Christianity he started construction in [[324]] of a great ba...
10: ... should be rebuilt. [[Pope Nicholas V]] asked architect [[Bernardo Rossellino]] to start adding to the...
12: ...he church. [[Carlo Maderno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance. - 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]]-) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
22: ... - (1938-) U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
28: ...Emile Berliner]], (1851-1929) [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[gramophone]]
31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types
40: ...her von Braun]], (1912-1977), [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[rocket]] technology - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...thority and [[freedom of thought]], particularly with [[science]], in [[Western society]].
5: Galileo was born in [[Pisa]], [[Italy]], as the son of [[Vincenzo Galilei]], a mathe...
7: ...ved to the [[University of Padua]], and served on its faculty teaching [[geometry]], [[mechanics]], an...
10: ...ted to the rejection of blind allegiance to authority (like the Church) or other thinkers (such as [[A...
12: ...rements of time, which appeared to be impossible with the technology of the [[1600s]]. According to Ko... - March (3907 bytes)
2: ...ian Calendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 [[day]]s.
4: *March begins (astrologically, non-sidereal) with the sun in the sign of [[Pisces]] and ends in th...
8: ... [[France]] in [[1564]]. [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] and her colonies continued to use March 25 u...
11: ...r goddess [[Rhedam]]); ancient [[Britons]] called it hyld-monath (meaning loud or stormy).
19: ...to those who are willing to be of service to humanity and recognize all individuals who struggled to e... - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
1: ...eur'' drawn c. 1565 is thought to be a self portrait]]
3: ...cords that he was born in Broghel near Breda, but it is unsure whether the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] town ...
5: ...painters' guild of [[Antwerp]]. He travelled to [[Italy]] soon after, and then returned to Antwerp bef...
7: ...they were still infants when their father died; neither received any training from him.
9: ...peasant]]s, painted in a simpler style than the [[Italianate]] art that prevailed at the time. The mos... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: ... famous [[Chandos portrait]], artist and authenticity unconfirmed.]]
2: ...ht]], has a reputation as the greatest of all [[writer]]s in the [[English language]], as well as one ...
4: ...th of human emotions. A colossal figure in world literature, Shakespeare's legacy and influence contin...
8: ...f titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases|titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases]], and...
14: ...commonly considered to be [[England]]'s greatest, it is also the [[Feast Day]] of [[Saint George]], [[... - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ...Nolano''' or '''Bruno the Nolan''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[philosopher]], [[astronomer]], and [[occ...
9: ...sm|pantheistic]] [[hylozoism]], and not the [[Trinity]].
13: ...left Naples to avoid the attention of the [[Inquisition]]. He left [[Rome]] for the same reason and ab...
15: ...f mnemonics, but many of his contemporaries found it easier to attribute them to magical powers.
17: ... summarizing some of his cosmological positions, titled ''Il Candelaio'' ("The Torchbearer"). - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
9: ...g of maps. He wrote the first instruction book of italic script to be published in northern [[Europe]]...
12: ...used it in [[1569]]; it had parallel lines of longitude to aid navigation by sea, as compass courses c...
17: ...um in [[Sint-Niklaas]], [[Belgium]] features exhibits about Mercator's life and work.
22: ...phical Meditations on the Frame for the World and its Form) by Gerardus Mercator, Duisburg, 1595; Less... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
34: *[[Karl Bitter]] (1867 - 1915)
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
110: *[[Vincenzo Gemito]] (1852 - 1929)
166: ...talie Krol]] [http://www.nataliekrol.com Gallery Site]
177: *[[Sol LeWitt]] - History of astronomy (13532 bytes)
2: ...ight|apparent height]]" of the [[noon]] [[Sun]], with respect to the changing [[pattern]]s of [[night]...
8: ...t is now called astrology. Ancient constructions with astronomical [[alineation]]s (such as [[Stonehen...
14: ...l basis, have been found in the third millennium cities of India. The texts that describe their design...
18: ...ology]] that has been dated to [[1350 BC]], was written by [[Lagadha]].
20: ...s axis and considered the motions of the planets with respect to the sun. - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
239: *[[Richard-Bevan Braithwaite]], (1900-1990){{fn|O}} - Hippocampus (8957 bytes)
2: ...emory]] and [[navigation]]. The name derives from its curved shape, which supposedly resembles that of...
4: ...from oxygen starvation ([[anoxia]]) and [[encephalitis]].
6: ...es more with overall increase of brain mass than with [[neocortex|neocortical]] development.
10: ...ample, [[semantic memory|memory for facts]] in addition to [[episodic memory]]).
12: ...before the damage to the hippocampus occurred, so its role in maintaining these older memories remains... - Pacific Ocean (14615 bytes)
3: ...n limit of the ocean is often placed at the [[Strait of Malacca]]. The lowest point on earth—the...
5: ...he rest of the world's oceans combined), the majority of which are found south of the equator. (See: [...
7: ...nd the [[Straits of Magellan]] links the Pacific with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on the east.
9: ... the ocean. For most of his voyage from the [[Straits of Magellan]] to the [[Philippines]], Magellan i...
15: ...h of about 4270 m (14,000 ft). The major irregularities in the area are the extremely steep-sided, fla...
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