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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...and machine manufacture. It began in [[England]] with the introduction of [[steam engine|steam power]]...
3: ...hnological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered [[ship]]s, and ...
5: ...hen mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
10: ...tion of [[Capital (economics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]]...
12: ...ther nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls an... - 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 - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
1: ...ten (chopped) 2.jpg|thumb|Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
2: ...in Chawton).jpg|thumb|House of Jane Austen (today it is a museum)]]
3: ...[[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose apparently sheltered life did nothing to ...
5: ...lative seclusion, and began to suffer ill-health. It is now thought she may have suffered from [[Addis...
7: ...ited for their perfection of form, while modern critics continue to unearth new perspectives on Austen... - 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 ... - Apple (20408 bytes)
16: ...are of the species ''M. domestica'' or hybrids of it.
23: ...ts that affect domestic apples, and research with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is contin...
25: ...velop apples suitable for growing in climates unsuitable for ''M. domestica'', mainly for increased co...
27: ...[United States]] since the [[Immigration to the United States|arrival of Europeans]].
32: ...low [[pesticide]]s to penetrate the top of the fruit), and popular flavor. - James Madison (15187 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-R...
16: | vicepresident=[[George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]; [[Elbridge Gerry]]
18: ...of something|Father of the]] [[United States Constitution]]''.
21: ...ading [[Virginia]] to give their northwestern territories (consisting of most of modern-day [[Ohio]], ... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
13: | place of death=[[New York City]]
15: | party=[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-R...
18: ...te]], [[John Quincy Adams]], who actually devised it.
22: ...nded the [[College of William and Mary]], fought with distinction in the [[Continental Army]], and pra... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ... Adams]] and First Lady [[Abigail Adams|Abigail Smith]].
22: ...o [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[Boston,...
24: ...merchant living abroad. Despite his father's opposition to him having a foreign-born wife, Adams wed L...
26: ... been elected six months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party. - 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. - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
13: ...the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler]] (1st wife)<br>
17: ...e United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]/independent</td></tr>
18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td> ''none'' <...
21: ...econd President born after the signing of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration ...
25: ..., who became [[Governor of Virginia]] ([[1808]]-[[1811]]), and followed his father as governor ([[1825]]... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...erties, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]s.
3: ...s]], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[sili...
7: ...rd was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to distinguish between earthly and [[Theology|the...
10: ... [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...turned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] and the other langu... - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
1: ...]. Lying on both banks of the [[Paraguay River]], it borders [[Argentina]] to the south and southwest,...
19: | '''[[Capital]]'''
28: ...(07/[[2004]])<br> - [[Population density|Density]]
32: |From [[Spain]]<br>[[May 15]], [[1811]]
52: ...ng the local Spanish authorities on [[May 15]], [[1811]]. - Missouri (16086 bytes)
1: ... Missouri is '''MO''' and the state public university's main branch is located in [[Columbia, Missouri...
10: ...are of the People be the Supreme Law"'', compare with King [[Charles XIII of Sweden]] ([[1809]]) ''"Th...
11: ...l = [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]] |
12: ...argest [[United_States_metropolitan_areas|metropolitan area]] is [[Saint Louis, Missouri|Saint Louis]]...
23: DensityRank = 27<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> | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...ntion into a practical form. Where there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded versio...
5: ===[[Paleolithic|Paleolithic Era]]===
36: * 3500 BC: [[Cuneiform script|Writing]] in [[Sumer]]
62: ...century BC|400s BC]]: [[Catapult]] in [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]]
99: ...eglasses]] in [[Italy in the Middle Ages|Northern Italy]] - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
5: ...|Yadav, Laloo Prasad]] (born 1948), [[India]]n politician
11: *[[Yakubu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
13: ...ihu Yale|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
20: ... Minoru]] (1912-1986), [[United States|US]] [[architect]]
21: *[[Tomoyuki Yamashita|Yamashita, Tomoyuki]] (1885-1946), Japanese lieutenant gen... - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...erifiable [[empirical knowledge]], a global community of [[scholar]]s, and a set of [[technique]]s for...
4: ...any place ancient [[natural philosophy]] clearly within the scope of the history of science.
6: ...conception). [[Technology]] concerns the [[Creativity|creative]] process of designing useful objects a...
11: ...''is'', how it ''functions'', and whether it exhibits large-scale patterns and trends. The [[sociology...
15: ...ommunity and those in the social sciences or humanities (for example, the "[[Science wars]]"). - 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 - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
3: ...47]] – [[October 18]], [[1931]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]] and [[businessma...
5: ...s worldwide, including the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. Edison ...
10: ...overnment gave those who had been loyal to it. In 1811, three generations of Edison's took up farming ne...
14: ...m. Sam's family joined him and in [[1847]] grew with the birth of their seventh child, [[Thomas Alva ...
16: ...art in his schooling due to childhood illnesses. It was a late start and a poor start. His mind ofte...
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