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- Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mid_horoscope_catherine_de_medici.jpg|thumb|Catherine de' M...
5: ...33), at [[Marseilles]], to the duke of Orl顮s, whose elder brother was alive at the time, but who wou...
7: ...on of his royal house, would listen to such a proposal. But Catherine did produce children, and Franci...
11: ...he Guises, and entered upon a course of secret opposition. On [[April 1]], [[1560]] she named as chanc...
15: ...e]], and found before her a career worthy of the most soaring ambition. She was then forty-one years o... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...ate the globe; [[Francis Bacon]] laid out his philosophical and political views; and English colonisat...
16: ...that time and was also declared illegitimate and lost the title of princess. Thereafter she was addres...
18: ...n referred to as "Kat". Chapernowne developed a close relationship with Elizabeth and remained her con...
25: ...ed the throne, but was [[Deposition_(politics)|deposed]] less than two weeks later. Armed with popular...
27: ... Lady Elizabeth to succeed rather than her next-closest relative, [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary Stuart]], ... - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...c painting is considered by many to be among the most important of the [[art]] forms.
8: ...chre]] and black pigment and show horses, rhinoceros, lions, buffalo, and mammoth. There are examples ...
34: ...rking characteristics of the paint, such as [[viscosity]], [[miscibility]], [[solubility]], drying tim...
72: *[[Postmodern art|Postmodernism]]
88: A proposed and yet-unrealised development in painting is [... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...coast of north-west [[Europe]]. It is the westernmost state of the [[European Union]], and has a [[dev...
58: ...r the state, ''Ireland'' is used for official purposes such as treaties, government and legal document...
67: ...land. (Any tariff barriers would, it was feared, most heavily hit that region.) In addition, the Prote...
71: ...ent of Ireland Act 1920]]'') could opt out and choose to remain part of the United Kingdom, which it d...
73: ...people have no right to do wrong". They objected most to the fact that the state would remain part of ... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
54: ... Britain''', '''Britain''' or '''England''' (the most populous of the [[home nation]]s). The UK has f...
58: ...es|included Wales]] as a [[principality]]) with those of, first, [[Kingdom of Scotland]] and then [[Ki...
64: ...lands of the North Atlantic'' (IONA) has been proposed, but is little used outside diplomatic circles.
71: ...as changed in 1927 to recognise the departure of most of Ireland, with the name '' United Kingdom of G...
74: ... and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous nation. - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
2: ...a namesake [[Saint Peter]], one of the twelve [[apostle]]s of [[Jesus]] and first [[Bishop of Antioch]...
4: ...er, due to the proximity of the Papal residence, most Papal ceremonies take place at St. Peter's. The...
10: .... [[Pope Nicholas V]] asked architect [[Bernardo Rossellino]] to start adding to the old church. This ...
12: The basilica in itself is an artwork composed of many valuable artistic elements. Constructio...
14: ...cus of Nero and the old and new Basilicas superimposed, showing the tomb of Peter] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
34: *[[Joseph-Armand Bombardier]] — [[snowmobile]]
36: *[[Rudjer Boscovich|Ruđer Bošković]], (1711-1787...
51: ...[Arthur C. Clarke]], (born 1917),[[England]], [[geosynchronous satellite]]
54: ... Cros]], (1842-1888) — [[phonograph]]... almost - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...er]], [[philosopher]], and [[physicist]] who is closely associated with the [[scientific revolution]]....
7: ...for financial reasons. However, he was offered a position on its faculty in [[1589]] and taught mathem...
10: ...ience and to the separation of science from [[philosophy]] or religion. These are the primary justific...
12: ...ate measurements of time, which appeared to be impossible with the technology of the [[1600s]]. Accord...
24: ...emisphere to face the Earth when it was on the opposite side of the Sun and to face away from the Eart... - March (3907 bytes)
8: ...stituted as [[New Year's Day]] in [[France]] in [[1564]]. [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] and her colon...
18: ...he first [[Sunday]] of March the [[Vasaloppet]] cross country ski race takes place in [[Sweden]] in ho...
19: ... Harriet Tubman Day, March 10, is dedicated to those who are willing to be of service to humanity and...
21: ...e Australian International Air Show. Largest and most comprehensive ever staged in the [[Southern Hemi...
22: *[[March 19]] is [[Saint Joseph]]'s Day. - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
5: ...f [[Pieter van Aelst|Pieter Coecke van Aelst]], whose daughter Mayke he later married, and was in [[15...
9: ...n his art is the older Dutch master [[Hieronymus Bosch]]. He is nicknamed 'Peasant Brueghel' to distin...
32: * ''The Procession to Calvary'' 1564, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna
33: * ''The Adoration of the Kings'' 1564, The National Gallery, London
64: ...vel in which a young art historian discovers the lost painting from ''The Months'' cycle. - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: ...ational Portrait Gallery]]), in the famous [[Chandos portrait]], artist and authenticity unconfirmed.]...
2: ...il [[1564]]; [[baptism|baptised]] [[April 26]], [[1564]] ([[Old Style|O.S.]]); – [[April 23]], [[1...
4: ...ng of the range and depth of human emotions. A colossal figure in world literature, Shakespeare's lega...
12: ...r, playwright and poet—was one individual whose life can be clearly mapped out through the study...
14: ... [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[England]], in April [[1564]], the son of [[John Shakespeare]], a glove-maker... - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ...Bruno the Nolan''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[philosopher]], [[astronomer]], and [[occultist]] execute...
9: ...ancient [[Egypt]]. They are now believed to date mostly from about [[300]] A.D. and to be associated w...
15: ...in [[Toulouse]], where he briefly had a teaching position. At this time, he began to gain fame for his...
17: ...nned a play summarizing some of his cosmological positions, titled ''Il Candelaio'' ("The Torchbearer"...
19: ...t appears to have given offense and was denied a position there (and elsewhere in England). - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
9: ...rchant" or "marketeer". Educated in [['s-Hertogenbosch]] and at the [[University of Leuven]]. Although...
12: ...rt Cosmographer to [[Duke Wilhelm of Cleve]] in [[1564]]. He devised a new projection and first used it ...
22: ...by Gerardus Mercator, Duisburg, 1595; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress. ISBN 1-891... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
53: *[[Agostino Carlini]] (1718 - 1790)
60: *[[Cosimo Cenni]]
66: *[[Rossella Cosentino]]
72: *[[Cameron Cross]] (1963- ) - History of astronomy (13532 bytes)
10: ...ded on planting at the correct time of year. The most common modern calendar is based on the Roman cal...
46: ...ts of stars, planets, the Sun and the Moon. [[Eratosthenes]], using the angles of shadows created at w...
50: ...contributions to astronomy, but the progress was mostly stagnant in [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Europe]...
52: ...te than the [[Julian Calendar|Julian]] and came close to the [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]]. An amaz...
54: ...g its own concentric sphere. Stars used the outermost one. - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
17: *[[Paul Oswald Ahnert]] ([[Germany]], [[1897]] – [[198...
39: *[[Aristarchus]] ([[Samos]], circa [[310 BC]] – circa [[230 BC]])
45: *[[Joseph Ashbrook]] ([[United States|USA]], [[April 4]]...
54: *[[Oskar Backlund]] ([[Sweden]], [[1846]] – [[191...
85: *[[Rudjer Josip Boscovich|Ruđer Josip Bošković]] ([[Dalmatia]], [[1711]] &n... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
38: *[[Albert of Saxony (philosopher)|Albert of Saxony]] (c. 1316-1390){{fn|C}}{{...
41: *[[Albinus (philosopher)|Albinus]] (c. 130) - Hippocampus (8957 bytes)
2: ...The name derives from its curved shape, which supposedly resembles that of a seahorse ([[Greek languag...
6: ...ppocampal emergence from the [[archipallium]] is most pronounced in [[primate]]s and [[Cetacea|Cetacea...
10: ...psychology|Psychologists]] and [[neuroscience|neuroscientists]] dispute the precise role of the hippoc...
18: ...ad electrodes implanted in their brains as a diagnostic part of surgical treatment for serious epileps...
24: ...t learn a large number of places -- and know the most direct routes between them (they have to pass a ... - Pacific Ocean (14615 bytes)
3: ...rctic]] to the icy margins of [[Antarctica]]'s [[Ross Sea]] in the south (although the Antarctic regio...
9: ...orer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] named the ocean. For most of his voyage from the [[Straits of Magellan]] t...
15: ...[[Philippine Trench]], and the [[Tonga Trench]]. Most of the trenches lie adjacent to the outer margin...
17: ... mid-oceanic ridge. About 3000 km (1800 miles) across, the rise stands about 3 km (2 miles) above the ...
18: ...sediments are confined to narrow marginal bands close to land.
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