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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
8: * [[1612]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under...
14: ...arty|Republican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecut...
22: * [[1924]] - [[Nellie Tayloe Ross]] of [[Wyoming]] elected as the first woman gove...
23: ...28]] - [[Arnold Rothstein]], [[New York City]]'s most notorious gambler, is shot dead over a [[poker]]...
24: ...esident [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] orders the [[United States Customs Service... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
9: ... the same time ([[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scot...
17: ...ng loss to the English at the [[Battle of Solway Moss]]. In [[Falkland Palace]], her father heard of t...
19: ...her mother, who strongly opposed the marriage proposition, went into hiding in [[Stirling Castle]], wh...
31: ...y tried to change the agreement so that he could possess Mary years before the marriage was to take pl...
33: ...her such actions. It lasted until June [[1551]], costing over half a million pounds and many lives. In... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...ok of Judith|Judith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli [[U...
3: ...593]] - [[1653]]) is today considered one of the most accomplished Early [[Baroque]] painters in the g...
12: ...no della Rose'' inside the [[Pallavicini Rospigliosi Palace]] in [[Rome]], so Orazio hired the Tuscan...
16: ...rne]]'' (''"Giuditta decapitating Oloferne"'') ([[1612]]-13), stored in the [[Capodimonte Museum of Napl...
24: ...on of influential people, starting from Granduke Cosimo II de' [[Medici]] and expecially of the Grand... - 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)
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]]) - Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
1: '''[[Timeline]] of [[microscope]] [[technology]]'''
3: [[Image:Microscope_08.jpg|thumb|200px]]
5: ...668) to have invented a [[Microscope|compound microscope]].
6: ...ilei]] develops an ''occhiolino'' or compound microscope with a convex and a concave lens.
7: * [[1612]] - Galileo presents ''occhiolino'' to [[Poland|P... - 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... - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
11: ... compared to the other pupils, an outsider. This ostracizing probably led him to turn to the world of...
15: ...estant school in Graz, Austria. He accepted the position in April of [[1594]], at the age of 23.
21: ...y [[1612]] the Emperor died, and Kepler took the post of provincial mathematician in [[Linz]].
32: ...] model of the [[Solar system]] from ''Mysterium Cosmographicum'' (1596)]]
35: ...he smallest orbit, that of Mercury, was the innermost sphere. He thereby identified the five [[Platon... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
17: *[[1612]]-[[Tobacco]] cultivation introduced to [[Jamesto...
65: *[[1688]]-[[Glorious Revolution]] deposes James II and replaces him with [[William and Ma... - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
111: ...f" colspan="2" | [[celestial body's atmosphere|Atmospheric]] characteristics
113: ! align="left" | [[Atmospheric pressure]]
134: | [[Phosphine]]
140: ...only an average value, however; Saturn's upper atmosphere is less dense and its core is considerably m...
142: ...plain Saturn's heat production. An additional proposed mechanism by which Saturn may generate some of ... - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
116: ...f" colspan="2" | [[celestial body's atmosphere|Atmospheric]] characteristics
136: ...eighth [[planet]] from the [[sun]], and the outermost [[gas giant]] in our [[solar system]]. It is fou...
142: ...o space. Neptune's [[celestial body atmosphere|atmosphere]] has the highest wind speeds in the solar s...
144: ... to 20 percent of the way towards the center, is mostly hydrogen and helium at high altitudes, but has...
146: Neptune also resembles Uranus in its [[magnetosphere]], with a [[magnetic field]] strongly tilted... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ... these different colonies found themselves more closely united than ever before, at odds with the [[Ki...
9: ...ing]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...es"]] would benefit immensely. It was in this atmosphere that [[Christopher Columbus]] left Spain on ...
13: .... Though these northerly lands were relatively close to Europe, Spain and Portugal had taken little i...
16: ...roto-[[nationalism]] and national assertiveness blossomed under the threat of Spanish invasion, assist... - 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... - 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) - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
3: ...article covers his travels, as they have had the most lasting importance to World History.
9: ...lowing spring [[1605]] when the settlers moved across the [[Bay of Fundy]] to found the [[Habitation a...
15: ...eople who stayed for the winter only 8 survived, most having died of [[scurvy]] and some of [[smallpox...
21: ...ay. Two hundred Iroquois advanced on Champlain's position as a native guide pointed out the three Iroq...
29: ...eutenant-general]] in New France. Charles died almost immediately, and was succeeded in the office by ... - Storks (8536 bytes)
16: ''Leptoptilos''<br>
18: ...s and [[ibis]]es, and lack the powder down that those groups use to clean off [[fish]] slime. Storks l...
53: * [[Asian Openbill Stork]], '' Anastomus oscitans ''
73: * [[Lesser Adjutant]], ''Leptoptilos javanicus''
74: * [[Greater Adjutant]], '' Leptoptilos dubius '' - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
1: ...d the world||Christmas Around the World (Bradley Joseph album)}}
29: In India, most educational institutions have a mid-academic yea...
41: ...merican TV dramas, Christmas became popular, but mostly not as a religious occasion. For many Japanese...
43: ...national holiday. Shortly thereafter businesses close for the New Year's holidays, usually reopening o...
47: ...tree in Downtown [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] (notice mosque in the back)]]
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