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- 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: ...line (1740-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Aust...
17: ...h of Austria|HI&RH Archduchess Marie Elisabeth]] (1743-1808) - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: [[Image:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
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5: ... as the author of the essay ''Regrets on Parting with My Old Dressing Gown'', upon which many an artic...
7: ... had affairs with the writer Madame Puisieux and with Sophie Voland, to whom he was constant for the r...
10: ... ''Inquiry Concerning Virtue and Merit'' (1745), with some original notes of his own. He composed a vo... - 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. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century ...
3: ...s on beds or on the hearth). For the sake of clarity, some textile scholars also differentiate betwee...
14: ...' carpet), the structural weft threads alternate with a supplementary weft that rises from the surface...
16: ...9th century further improved manufacturing capabilities.
19: ...ictorian era|Victorian]] embroidered carpet compositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional f... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
19: ... [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutional Convention]].
26: ...h in July [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate, [[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount V...
29: ...72.JPG|thumb|right|275px|This, the earliest portrait of Washington, was painted in [[1772]] by [[Charl...
31: ...ecame an international incident, and helped to ignite the [[French and Indian War]], which eventually ... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
9: | date of birth=[[April 13]], [[1743]]
16: ...icepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]
18: ...veowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
20: ...uisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]. - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...r Finland is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
18: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Helsinki]]
20: |'''Largest City''' || [[Helsinki]]
29: ...l ([[2003]]) <br> - [[Population density|Density]]
51: ...e Stone Age, possibly even among the first [[Mesolithic]] settlers. The arrival of the [[Battle-Axe]] ... - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]] |
11: LargestCity = [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]] ...
21: DensityRank = 46<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 3.84 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 40<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]])
105: *[[Georg Baselitz]] ( [[1938]]-) - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...anuary 1 was called ''New Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously...
17: ...[1797]] - Albany replaces New York City as the capital on New York.
18: ...d [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]] - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...y of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ...usseau]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[State]].
8: ...hilosophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]], [[government]] and sciences such a...
10: ...Renaissance]] and [[Reformation]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furthermore, [[R...
12: ...wo eras are [[lumpers/splitters|split]]; however, it is equally acceptable to think of them conjoined ... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
11: *[[Amedeo Avogadro]], (1776-1856), Italian physicist
56: ... Emil Fischer]], (1852-1919), not to be confused with :
66: ...ham (chemist)|Thomas Graham]] not to be confused with:
72: *[[Fritz Haber]], (1868-1934)
75: *[[John Haldane]], British biochemist - 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) - 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}} - Celsius (3635 bytes)
8: |Celsius ||Fahrenheit ||°F = °C × 1.8 + 32
10: |[[Fahrenheit]] ||Celsius ||°C = (°F – 32) / 1.8
16: ...lator/temperature.htm Conversion calculator for units of temperature]</small>
18: ... Elvius from Sweden (1710), a Christian of Lyons (1743), and the botanist [[Carolus Linnaeus]] (1740); a...
20: ...e point of water and [[absolute zero]]. This definition ensures that one degree Celsius represents the... - Holmium (7766 bytes)
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23: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
27: | align="center" | silvery white<br>[[image:Ho,67.jpg|125px|]]
32: | 164.9303 [[atomic mass unit|amu]]
61: | 1743 [[Kelvin|K]] (2678 ?[[Fahrenheit|F]]) - 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]...
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