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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... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...an monarchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[Wa...
8: ...ce|King Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughters (all of whom were named "Marie _____...
12: ...beth (1737-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Aust...
14: ...], and [[King of Bohemia|Queen of Bohemia]]: 1740-1741
15: ...]], [[King of Bohemia]]: 1780 ([[Heir-Apparent]]: 1741-1780) - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...e grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, [[Bartolomeo Rastrelli]], particularly in [[P...
7: ...t that time, her illegitimacy would be used by political opponents to challenge her right to the thron...
9: ...ed every one by her extraordinary beauty and vivacity.
11: ...ersonal dislike of the princess for the various suitors proposed to her, so that on the death of her m...
13: ... all control, abandoned herself to her appetites without reserve. - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] |
21: DensityRank = 30<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 25.41 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 14<sup>th</sup> | - 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]])
99: *[[James Barry (painter)|James Barry]] ([[1741]]-[[1806]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1700...
10: *[[1713]] - Queen Anne's War ends with the [[Treaty of Utrecht (1713)|Treaty of Utrecht...
17: ...reat Awakening]] ([[1730s]] to [[1760s]]) begins with the preaching of [[Jonathan Edwards (theology)|J...
19: ...eorge Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to preach the Great Awakening
23: *[[1748]] - King George's War ends with the [[Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle]] - Venice (22017 bytes)
1: [[Image:Venice_italy_2.jpg|thumb]]
2: ...agoon]] along the [[Adriatic Sea]] in northeast [[Italy]]. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the sh...
6: ...oa]], [[Pisa]], and [[Amalfi]]). Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval an...
8: ...o silver from Germany; the last autocratic doge, Vitale Michiele, died in 1172.
10: ...llied to the defence of Venetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
34: *[[Karl Bitter]] (1867 - 1915)
110: *[[Vincenzo Gemito]] (1852 - 1929)
141: *[[Jean Antoine Houdon]] (1741 - 1828)
166: ...talie Krol]] [http://www.nataliekrol.com Gallery Site]
177: *[[Sol LeWitt]] - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...s a colloquial synonym for [[traitor]] in the [[United States]], much like [[Vidkun Quisling|Quisling]...
6: ...w up in a well-to-do Connecticut family that had hit hard times by the time he became an adult. In [[1...
9: ...ilitary expedition by the colonists against the British.
10: ...ga was taken from the 22 British troops that held it and who were not aware that a war was in progress...
12: ...of the Green Mountain Boys and the Connecticut militia. Upon discovering this, Arnold challenged Easto... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...ety]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
9: ...mas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and Jane White. His mother, Abiah Folger, was born in [[Nantuck...
23: ...with a great deal of savvy about cultivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young...
25: ...ssue the famous ''[[Poor Richard's Almanack]]'' (with content both original and borrowed) on which a l...
27: ...raged the opening of libraries in other American cities, and Franklin felt that this [[enlightenment (... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...glish language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
12: ...[[Ralph Abraham|Ralph H. Abraham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
14: *[[John Couch Adams]] (United Kingdom, [[1819]] - [[1892]])
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil) - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ...s traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It was served by [[Benedictine]] Brothers.
7: ... the group just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem but the order soon extended into pro...
9: ...ses of power in the Kingdom and in the [[Principality of Antioch]], were [[Krak des Chevaliers]], and ...
11: [[Image:knights_hospitaller.JPG|framed|right]] - Platinum (10600 bytes)
2: <!-- To edit the text of this article, scroll down past the ta...
18: |[[Chemical series]] || [[transition metal]]s
22: |[[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]] || 21450 [[k...
24: |[[color|Appearance]] || <center>grayish white<br />[[Image:Pt,78.jpg|125px|]]</center>
36: ...[[f-orbital|f]]<sup>14</sup>5d<sup>9</sup>6[[s-orbital|s]]¹ - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
5: ==Antiquity==
6: * antiquity - [[Carbon]]
7: * antiquity - [[Gold]]
8: * antiquity - [[Silver]]
9: * antiquity - [[Copper]] - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
1: {{dablink|For the singer and songwriter of the same name, see [[Voltaire (band)]].}}
4: ...]] [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher...
8: ...art or D'Aumard. Both parents were of [[Poitou|Poitevin]] extraction, but the Arouets were long estab...
10: ...ansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...ough he deprecated the education he had received, it formed the basis of his considerable [[knowledge]... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
3: ...gument]]s; ie: ''y'' = F(''x''). He is credited with being one of the first to apply [[calculus]] to ...
10: ... [[1720]] Euler began his studies at the [[University of Basel]]. There Euler met [[Daniel Bernoulli|...
12: ...ytice exposita'' ("Mechanics or motion explained with analytical science"—that is, calculus). I...
14: ...dants of these children, however, were in high positions in Russia in the 19th century.
16: ...y productive; however, he did not have an easy position due to a lack of the king's favor. Therefore ... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: ...try|industrial]] capacity) were: [[Austria]], [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Prussia]], and [[Russia]].
9: ... of power away from the west and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Spai...
11: ...pecially [[India]], where civil war enabled the British to take control of the entire sub-continent.
13: ...e. In music, the era of [[Baroque music]] reached its apotheosis in the music of [[J.S. Bach]], and th...
17: ...Russia|Peter the Great]]. [[Russia|Russian]] [[capital]] until [[1918]]. - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: ...0]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], in accordance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[[Common Era]] numbering sys...
4: ...Social History 1688-1832 (The Arnold History of Britain Series) |publisher=A Hodder Arnold Publication...
6: ...ies of Europe embraced enlightenment ideals, but with the French revolution, they were on the side of ...
8: ...espite its modest beginnings in the 18th century, it would radically change human society and the geol...
15: * [[1700]]: The [[1700 Cascadia earthquake]] (magnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the [[Pacific North... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
15: ...ivision]]: || [[Federal cities of Russia|federal city]]
17: ...n]]: || {{coor dm|59|56|N|30|20|E|region:RU_type:city(4,661,219)}}
23: | [[Population density]]: || 7691 persons/km�
25: | [[Altitude]]: || 3 m
33: ! align="center" colspan="2" |[[Image:neva_spit.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Neva]] river has been calle... - Articles of Confederation (19574 bytes)
5: ... 1781, emerged as the first constitution of the United States, laying the groundwork for the nation's ...
15: ...he Congress of the Confederation. Congress had limited powers, primarily focused on foreign affairs, d...
16: ... one vote in Congress, fostering an ethos of equality among the states.
17: ...This financial weakness severely hampered its ability to pay off war debts or fund essential operation...
22: ... among states during a tumultuous period. It facilitated the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, which...
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