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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...n [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
7: ...[[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...nder command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
10: ...dinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
11: ...attle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
9: ...6]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, [[Scotland]], on [[De...
14: ...questionable. Females and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
15: ...y have inherited. In this sort of [[Semi-Salic]] situation, Mary ascended the throne because all other...
17: ...in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.) - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...ok of Judith|Judith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli [[U...
10: ...a]] school (which had [[Annibale Carracci]] among its major artists).
12: ...is promise and Orazio reported Tassi to the authorities.
14: ... can tell the same story under torture as without it, the story must be true. At the end of the trial ...
16: ...rne]]'' (''"Giuditta decapitating Oloferne"'') ([[1612]]-13), stored in the [[Capodimonte Museum of Napl... - 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]]-) - Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
5: ...his son [[Zacharias Janssen]], claimed by later writers ([[Pierre Borel]] 1620 - 1671 or 1628 - 1689 a...
6: ...evelops an ''occhiolino'' or compound microscope with a convex and a concave lens.
7: * [[1612]] - Galileo presents ''occhiolino'' to [[Poland|P...
8: ...) presents, in [[London]], a compound microscope with two convex lenses.
11: ...inceans coins the word ''microscope'' by analogy with ''telescope''. - 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... - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
4: ... [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coincided with that of [[Galileo Galilei]].
6: ...nz (Austria) was renamed [[Johannes Kepler University Linz]] in honor of Johannes Kepler, since he wro...
9: ...aid to have been a weak and sickly child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brilliant.
13: ...outdoors" to see it and that the moon "appeared quite red."
15: ...tant school in Graz, Austria. He accepted the position in April of [[1594]], at the age of 23. - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
1: ...g|thumb|A 19th century illustration of the Salem Witch Trials]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 t...
13: *[[1609]]-The [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to...
17: *[[1612]]-[[Tobacco]] cultivation introduced to [[Jamesto...
24: ...] founded by the Dutch in present-day [[New York City]] - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
4: ...0px|The planet Saturn]]<br> <small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
6: ! bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2" | [[Orbit]]al characteristics ([[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] ...
9: ...[[kilometre|km]]<br>9.537 070 32 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
11: ! align="left" | Orbital [[circumference]]
14: ! align="left" | [[Eccentricity (orbit)|Eccentricity]] - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
1: <!-- To edit the text of this article, scroll down past the ta...
4: ...Neptune from Voyager 2]]<br><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
14: ! bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2" | [[Orbit]]al characteristics ([[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] ...
17: ...[kilometre|km]]<br>30.068 963 48 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
19: ! align="left" | Orbital [[circumference]] - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...[[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...re, at odds with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[r...
9: ...terest in [[geography]] and an intellectual curiosity about the world that had subsided during the Mid...
11: ... mounted an effort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[S...
13: ...ly close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken little interest in them, so as far as the Europeans w... - 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]], [[... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
103: *[[Antoine Arnauld]], (1612-1694){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
3: ... of explorers|explorer]] and founder of [[Quebec City]]. He was also integral in opening [[North Ameri...
7: ... 15]], [[1603]] as part of a [[fur trading]] expedition. Although he had no official assignment on the...
9: ...bitation at Port-Royal]] (which had been located with Champlain's assistance), where Champlain lived u...
11: ==Founding of Quebec City==
13: ...ying Quebec City (which he referred to as his "Habitation") became one of his passions, which he embar... - Storks (8536 bytes)
18: ...gions of the world. They tend to live in drier habitats than their relatives the [[heron]]s, [[spoonbi...
20: ...istinction of "longest wingspan of any landbird" with the [[Andean Condor]].
22: ...ng]], gliding flight, which conserves their expenditure of energy. Soaring requires [[thermal]] air cu...
28: ...y may change mates after migrations, and migrate without them. They tend to be attached to nests as mu...
30: ...monogamy, faithfulness to an established nesting site contribute to their prominence in myth and cultu... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
10: ... other individuals celebrate Christmas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Ch...
12: ...n powers with (nominal) [[Christian]] cultural heritage.
14: ... Christmas decorations, signs, and other symbolic items have become increasingly prevalent during the ...
20: ... specials popular in the Western countries. In addition, increasing numbers of stores and buildings ar...
27: ...w Year's celebrations. Christmas often coincides with the [[Winter Solstice]] as celebrated in India (...
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