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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... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: *[[Evaristo Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...bandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
30: ...rge Abbot|Abbot, George]], (1603-1648), English writer
31: ... Abbot|Abbot, Robert]], (1588?-1662?), English Puritan divine - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
5: ...[ɣole Polytechnique]], a school which did not admit women.
7: ... Blanc, and Germain was forced to reveal her identity to him. Lagrange apparently considered her a tal...
9: ... had never heard of her. She then wrote to him admitting she was female, to which he responded:
12: ...cal, the predilection with which you have honored it.''
15: ...astronomy at the [[University of Gottingen|University of G?ngen]]. His interest shifted to [[applied ... - 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... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
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]].
23: ...is own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
13: | place of death= [[The Hermitage]], [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
15: | party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
18: ... or the "'''Jacksonian Era'''" — an era traditionally seen as dominating the years between the [...
22: ...parte]] for his willingness to contest British military supremacy. - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ...entucky]] and the ninth [[Vice President of the United States]], serving in the administration of [[Ma...
5: ...he Committee on Claims and the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War.
7: ... vacancy caused by the resignation of [[John J. Crittenden]], and was reelected and served from [[Dece...
9: ...toral College|electors]] due to his relationship with an African-American woman. He served as vice Pre...
13: His brothers [[James Johnson (US politician)|James]] and [[John Telemachus Johnson|John ... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...rgin in the popular vote and 254 to 42 in the [[United States Electoral College|electoral vote]]. He b...
20: ...mination, Pierce continued his lifelong struggle with [[alcoholism]] as his marriage to [[Jane Means A...
22: ...ich could not cope with a changing America. In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and ...
25: ...tionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, state militia general, and two-time [[governor of New Hampshi... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ... became a mere province of the Kingdom and was split into North and South Holland in [[1840]]. There a...
15: capital = [[Amsterdam]]. [[The Hague]] is the seat of g...
17: largest_city = [[Amsterdam]] |
18: government_type= [[Democracy|Dem.]] [[Constitution|const.]] [[monarchy]] |
19: leader_titles = [[Dutch monarch|Queen]]<br>[[Prime minister ... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...Baltic Sea]], to the south by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]],...
13: ... und Freiheit''<br>([[German language|German]]: Unity and Justice and Freedom)
15: ...]]<br>3rd stanza (''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'')
21: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Berlin]]
23: |'''Largest City''' || [[Berlin]] - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] |
21: DensityRank = 18<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 54.59 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 4<sup>th</sup> | - Oregon (26551 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |
21: DensityRank = 39<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 13.76 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 33<sup>rd</sup> | - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
11: *[[Paolo Uccello|Uccello, Paolo]], (1397-1475), Italian painter
24: *[[Moriteru Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Moriteru]], (born 1951), 3rd [[Aikido Doshu|doshu]] of ...
25: *[[Fritz von Uhde|Uhde, Fritz von]], (1848-1911), German painter
26: ...hlenbroek|Uhlenbroek, Charlotte]], (born 1968), British zoolologist and television presenter
35: *[[Gustaf Ullman|Ullman, Gustaf]], Swedish writer - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...ss the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as 35 m across can be see...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...rman|Erman]]<!--- (1806-1877) not to be confused with Adolf Erman (1854-1937), the egyptologist --->.
6: ...suggestion about the composition of the object or its general location in the solar system, and some a...
8: ...ify asteroids is in terms of size. A working definition is that asteroids are larger than 50 m in diam... - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
3: ... variable, and how they change in time. The majority of Earth's observed weather is located in the [[...
10: ...menon)|halo]] around the moon, without bothering with explanations.
12: ...th the hair [[hygrometer]], which measures [[humidity]].
14: ...keep accurate and detailed records of weather conditions on a daily basis, and was one of the first Am...
16: ...ublished in 1835 on the energy yield of machines with rotating parts, such as waterwheels. - 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]]) - 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 - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
1: ...rritorial Growth 1790 sm.jpg|right|thumb|U.S. territorial extent in 1790]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1790...
7: *[[1791]] - [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] ratified
8: *[[1791]] - [[First Bank of the United States]] chartered
11: *[[1793]] - [[Eli Whitney]] invents [[cotton gin]] - August (4611 bytes)
2: ...ian Calendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 [[days]].
4: August begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of [[Leo]] and ends in the s...
6: ...t was called ''[[Sextilis]]'' in [[Latin]], since it was the sixth month in the [[Roman calendar]] whi...
10: ...age]]) August is known as '''L?''', a modern rendition of [[Lughnasadh]], named after the god [[Lugh]...
19: * On the sixth of August 1806 [[Emperor]] [[Francis II]] of the Holy Roman Empi... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...Napoleon's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Re...
5: ...e [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] and France in [[1803]], following the...
7: ==Political effects of the wars==
8: [[Image:Napoleon1.jpg|left|frame|Portrait of [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]]]
11: ...ance was no longer a dominant power in Europe, as it had been since the times of [[Louis XIV of France...
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