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- Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...ferent religions dot the landscape of China. The most widespread religion of China is [[Chinese tradit...
5: ...eligions, while others regard them as solely philosophies of life.
7: ...ofess a belief in multiple belief systems. It is possible for someone to claim to be a [[Buddhism|Budd...
9: ...[[Confucianism]], [[shamanism]], and [[Taoism]]. Most Chinese have a conception of [[heaven]] and [[yi...
11: ...ynasty that had lapsed into [[corruption]] could lose the [[Mandate of Heaven]] and be overthrown by a... - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
6: ...i's mother, Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, opposed the marriage, many of her nobles supported it, ...
12: ...een. Her ex-husband would become one of France's most beloved monarchs.
14: ...ng-minded Marguerite took many lovers, notably [[Joseph Boniface de La M?], [[Jacques de Harlay, Seign... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-)
171: *[[Rosa Bonheur]] ([[1822]]-[[1899]]) - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...l 9]], [[1626]]) was an [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], [[spy]], [[freemason]] and...
4: ... a lawyer, but he has become best known as an philosophical advocate and defender of the [[scientific ...
8: ...]] Church, and a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the...
14: ...] conflicted with his dislike of Aristotelian philosophy, which seemed barren, disputatious, and wrong...
21: ...oris Partus Maximus'', but he failed to obtain a position of the kind he thought necessary for success... - New Year (5703 bytes)
5: The most common modern celebrations are:
7: ...e [[year]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]] used by most [[developed country|developed countries]]. (For ...
9: ...ashanah to be not earlier than [[September 6]]. Rosh Hashanah cannot occur later than [[October 5]], ...
11: ...ms) cycling every sixty years. It is perhaps the most important Chinese holiday. The Chinese New Year ...
31: ...ly in [[leap year]]s). Because [[consul]]s were chosen in January, and because years were named after ... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in [[1582]] did ''not'' specify that January 1 was to be ei...
12: ...egular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
35: *[[1902]] - The first [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] game is played in [[Pasadena, California]...
79: **[[Velvet Divorce]]: [[Czechoslovakia]] is divided into the [[Slovakia|Slovak Re...
108: *[[1752]] - [[Betsy Ross]], American seamstress (d. [[1836]]) - List of popes (77758 bytes)
6: ...upreme Pontiff]] of the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church|Universal Church]], [[Patriarch]] of...
27: | <small>''post''[[42]]/''ante''[[57]] to [[64]]/[[67]](?)</smal...
315: | '''[[Pope Zosimus]]'''<br><small>Saint Zosimus</small>
316: | Papa '''Zosimus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small>
405: | <small>[[Frosinone]], Southern Latium, Italy</small> - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: ...ational Portrait Gallery]]), in the famous [[Chandos portrait]], artist and authenticity unconfirmed.]...
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...
17: ...the black market in [[wool]], and later lost his position as an [[alderman]]. Some evidence exists tha...
21: ...d [[John Richardson (witness)|John Richardson]], posted bond that there were no impediments to the mar... - 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). - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: ...etween a pair of conductors on which equal but opposite electric charges have been placed. Intentional...
7: ...ctric. Because each plate stores an equal but opposite charge, the ''total'' charge in the device is ...
9: ...|The electrons in the molecules shift toward the positively charged left plate. The molecules then cr...
13: ...ference]] or ''voltage'' (''V'') which appears across the plates:
16: ... causes a potential difference of one [[volt]] across the plates. Since the farad is a very large uni... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visible to this day.
9: ...family (''[[gens]]'' [[Julius|Julia]]), which supposedly traced its ancestry to [[Julus]], the son of ...
15: ...one day be the overthrow of the part of nobles, whose cause you have sustained with me; for in this on...
19: ...aesar traveled to [[Rhodes]] in [[75 BC]] for philosophical and oratorical studies with the famous tea...
23: ...rals Caesar delivered eulogy speeches from the [[rostra]]. Julia's funeral was filled with political ... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
22: west_coord = 86.1582 |
25: ... population is 791,926, also making it Indiana's most populous city. It is the [[county seat]] of [[M...
31: ...|National Road]], the portion of that road that crosses Indiana was not completed until a decade after...
33: ...as in most American cities, caused a suburban explosion. With automobile companies as [[Duesenburg]],...
35: ...ile]] manufacturing. However, the natural gas deposits were depleted by [[1915]], and this contribute... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
29: ...(mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]] - [[1620]])
61: *[[Yehoshua Bar-Hillel]], (Israel, [[1915]]-[[1975]])
76: *[[Joseph Louis Francois Bertrand]] (France, [[1822]] - ...
111: *[[Rudjer Josip Boscovich|Ruđer Josip Bošković]] ([[Republic of Dubrovnik]]...
163: *[[Paul Cohen|Paul Joseph Cohen]] (USA, [[1934]] - ) - 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...
59: *[[John Bainbridge]] ([[Britain]], [[1582]] – [[1643]]) - 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) - Ballet (9155 bytes)
3: ...ques]] bear a striking similarity to [[fencing]] positions and footwork, perhaps due to their developm...
5: ...[1581]] also saw the publication of [[Fabritio Caroso]]'s ''Il Ballarino'', a technical manual on ball...
9: ...ry of the Louvre. (folio, Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1582.)]]
11: ... same year in which the first com養e-ballet, composed by [[Jean-Baptist Lully]] was performed. This ...
13: ...were also being made in ballet composition by composers such as [[Christoph Gluck]]. Finally, opera w... - Aztec (38742 bytes)
14: ...ork of [[William Prescot]], it became adopted by most of the world, including the Mexican scholars of ...
17: ...ertain origin. Very different etymologies are proposed: the old [[Nahuatl]] word for the [[sun]], the ...
22: ...ires, it was ethnically very diverse, but unlike most European empires, it was more a system of tribut...
29: ...act that amazed the Spaniards since that was not possible in Europe at that time.
31: ...onger subject to maintenance and were eventually lost. - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...three main goals many alchemists sought for. The most renowned goal of alchemy is the [[transmutation...
2: ...diseases and prolong life indefinitely. The [[philosopher's stone]] was the key in these goals. This m...
8: ...ur together", "weld", "alloy", etc. (from ''khumatos'', "that which is poured out, an ingot"). Another...
11: ...xplore and investigate nature before many of the most basic scientific tools and practices were availa...
13: ...nterpretive, symbolic or philosophical one. In those times a physics devoid of metaphysical insight w... - April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
4: ...formed before noon. Those done afterwards are supposed to bring bad luck to the perpetrator. This limi...
6: ...en born on this day will experience good luck in most matters, but will only meet with disaster when i...
9: ...nd last for a week, hence ending on 1 April. In [[1582]], King [[Charles IX of France]] brought in the n...
12: ...'''2359 +1400 1 April''', a period of 49 hours. Those unfamiliar with the April Fool's Day custom may ...
19: ...leveland Dinosaur Attack]]: a joke saying that dinosaurs attacked all over Cleveland, including the Ro... - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
9: | rowspan="3" valign="center" | [[Phosphorus|P]]<br />'''As'''<br />[[Antimony|Sb]] ...
96: ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#cccc99" | Most stable isotopes
122: [[Positron emission|β<sup>+</sup>]]<br />
143: ...is very similar chemically to its predecessor [[phosphorus]], so much so that it will partly substitut...
146: ...it tree]]s (resulting in neurological damage to those working the sprayers), and [[copper]] arsenate h...
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