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- Erik the Red (5731 bytes)
2: ...e]]). Born in the Jaeder district of south-west [[Norway]], he was the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson ([...
4: ...rowed a few wooden bench boards and when they had not been returned to Erik, he sought out an explaina...
6: ... Settlements, which were actually situated in the north and the south, proved to be the only two areas...
8: ...ilt the [[estate]] [[Brattahlíð]], near what is now [[Narsarsuaq]], for himself. His title was that ...
12: ... the first Viking to explore the land of Vinland (North America). Leif invited his father on the voyag... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
6: ... Marquess of Dorset|Thomas]] (later Marquess of [[Dorset]]) and [[Richard Grey|Richard]].
10: ...he marriage to Elizabeth Woodville became common knowledge, it was the cause of considerable rancour o...
12: ...[[Duke of Norfolk|Duchess]] of [[Norfolk, England|Norfolk]]. Katherine had been widowed three times an...
16: ...tract invalid as bigamous. (It was said that Eleanor Talbot had done the same thing Elizabeth Woodvil...
18: ...th were dead in this or the next reign. Elizabeth now lost the title of Queen Mother and was called Th... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Jim Douglas]] |
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36: ...[[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...ducts and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been known for its [[Liberalism|liberal politics]] and sta...
44: ...n of the state. The state's greatest length, from north to south, is 159 miles. Its greatest width, fr... - Cereal (6537 bytes)
13: ... and of [[livestock]] worldwide; called "corn" in North America
19: *[[teff]], popular in [[Ethiopia]] but scarcely known elsewhere
27: In addition, several non-grasses are grown for their seeds.
28: These pseudocereals include (in no particular order):
31: *[[quinoa]] - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentat...
21: ... his seat in [[parliament]] for [[Melcombe]] in [[Dorset]], and subsequently for [[Taunton]] ([[1586]]). H...
23: ...ent, into the enjoyment of which, however, he did not enter until 1608.
25: ...y sold for ?1800, equivalent to a much larger sum now.
29: ...ough he had no commission or warrant and received no salary. His relationship with the queen also impr... - Sea star (6210 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Echinodermata]]}}
12: ...''' are [[animal]]s belonging to [[phylum]] [[Echinoderm]]ata, [[class]] '''Asteroidea'''. The names ...
14: Sea stars do not have movable [[skeleton]]s, but instead possess ...
26: ...r surrounding the spines are small white objects known as pedicellariae. There consists thousands and ...
28: ...theless, as these creatures are invertebrates and not actually [[fish]], most marine biologists are pu... - Amphitheatre (4978 bytes)
5: The best-known amphitheatre in the world is the [[Roman Coloss...
26: *[[Dorchester, Dorset|Durnovaria]]
47: * [[Knossos]]
50: * [[Nijmegen]] (No longer extant, but traced out in the street pavin...
62: * [[Nola]] - Charles Babbage (13539 bytes)
8: ...nd was an Oxford tutor from whom Charles learned enough of the Classics to be accepted to Cambridge.
12: ...to graduate with honors. He instead received an honorary degree without examination in 1814.
16: ...in [[Teignmouth]], [[Devon]]. Charles' father did not approve of the marriage. The couple lived happil...
36: .../Mathematicians/Babbage.html] It calculated [[polynomial]]s using a numerical method called the [[Diff...
38: ...]]. It was the first publication on what we would now call [[operations research]]. - Celtic mythology (25486 bytes)
1: ...rary Roman and Christian sources that what we do know of their beliefs has come down to us. In contra...
4: ...ulish]], it is surmised that the pagan Celts were not widely literate—although a written form of...
6: ...cated literacy was not introduced to Celtic areas not conquered by Rome until the advent of [[Christia...
12: ...-Celtic). The apparent array of divine names may, nonetheless, be justified differently: many may be m...
43: ...ns]], [[Ogmios]], [[Robur]], [[Rosmerta]], [[Rudianos]], [[Sabrina]], [[Segomo]], [[Sequanna]], [[Siro... - Viking (18085 bytes)
4: ...ion in general is more properly referred to as '''Norse'''.
13: ...ried to get them to accompany him to the king's manor to pay a trading tax on their goods. The next r...
19: ... 'quos illi Wichingos as appellant, nostri Ascomannos regi Danico tributum solvunt''.
52: ... pirates, as opposed to the descriptions in the [[Norse saga]].
55: ...o those used by the Scandinavian defense fleets, known as the [[ledung]]. The term "Viking ships" has... - Sheep (9256 bytes)
13: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Ovis aries | author = [[Carolus Linnae...
25: *[[Snow Sheep]], ''Ovis nivicola''
28: ...[hogget]]s'', and younger sheep as ''[[lamb]]s''. Note the adjective applying to sheep: ''ovine''; and...
35: ...r. Major wool breeds include [[Merino sheep | Merino]], [[Rambouillet sheep | Rambouillet]], and [[Lin...
37: ... [[Hampshire sheep |Hampshire]], [[Dorset sheep | Dorset]], [[Columbia sheep | Columbia]], and [[Texel she... - Australian Shepherd (9749 bytes)
6: |[[Image:AustrShepTri_wb.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Black tricolor Australian Shepherd on an agili...
13: |''none''
28: |[[F餩ration Cynologique Internationale|FCI]]: || Group 1 Section 1...
50: ...es]] in the 19th century. The [[dog]], commonly known as an '''Aussie''', is popular in its native [[...
63: ...k warnings about neighborhood activity, but it is not generally an obsessively barking dog. It is int... - Nettle (5285 bytes)
5: ...obox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
15: ...een described) are now recognised as [[synonymy|synonyms]] of ''Urtica dioica''. Some of these taxa ar...
17: ...nga or Tree nettle of [[New Zealand]], have been known to kill [[horse]]s, [[dog]]s and at least one [...
22: ...nettle]] or Bull nettle). [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[North America]]. - Rock formations (10410 bytes)
9: ...]''' are created by rocks that have evolved into another kind of rock, usually by heat and pressure. A...
15: ...". [[Uluru]]/[[Ayers Rock]] in [[Australia]] is a noted example.
36: *The Olgas, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]
41: *[[Uluru]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]
42: *[[Kata Tjuta]],[[Northern Territory]], Australia - Tim Berners-Lee (7363 bytes)
18: ...st web site) was at <nowiki>http://info.cern.ch/</nowiki> (which has been [http://www.w3.org/History/1...
22: ...m]] (W3C) at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. It comprised various companies willing to ...
24: ...entitled [[Cascading Style Sheets]] (CSS). It was not until [[2000]] and [[2001]] that popular browser...
26: ...his day, Tim Berners-Lee maintains a low profile, not intent on gaining popular status.
30: ==No royalties== - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: ...[Gregorian calendar]], in accordance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[[Common Era]] numbering system.
4: ... History of Britain Series) |publisher=A Hodder Arnold Publication| year=1997 | isbn=0340567511 | oclc...
15: ...agnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the [[Pacific Northwest]]; the coast of Japan is struck by a [[tsu...
17: ... [[Baltic region|Baltic]] power after the [[Great Northern War]].
19: ...[[1702]]: The ''[[Daily Courant]]'' and the ''The Norwich Post'' becomes the first daily newspapers in... - Harbor (2637 bytes)
13: ... harbors have long been of great strategic and economic importance. Many of the great cities of the wo...
20: There is no dispute that [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]] is t...
23: * [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]
25: * [[Poole]], [[Dorset]], [[United Kingdom]] - Robert Abbot (2381 bytes)
2: ...n]] who promoted [[puritan]] doctrines. He should not be confused with Robert Abbot, the [[Bishop of S...
5: ... to vanish from record, and his activities are unknown.
7: ...ian Family builded by God, or Directions for Governors of Families'' (1653).
9: ...ii. 183; Wood's Athenae (Bliss), i. 323; Palmer's Nonconf. Mem. ii. 218, which confuses him most oddl...
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