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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese...
33: *[[Joseph René Bellot]] [[France|French]] [[Arctic]] ex...
42: *[[Lafayette Bunnell]], (1824-1903), described [[Yosemite Valley]]
47: ...ian]] navigator in [[England|English]] service, crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to [[North America]]
51: *[[Alvise Cadamosto]] (1432-1488), [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[Ven... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: ...the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...f [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]] whose sole male heir - his son Leopold Johann - died a...
8: ...of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
14: ...], and [[King of Bohemia|Queen of Bohemia]]: 1740-1741
15: ...]], [[King of Bohemia]]: 1780 ([[Heir-Apparent]]: 1741-1780) - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ... also spent exorbitant sums of money on the grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, [[B...
7: ...ronskaya]], was born at [[Kolomenskoye]], near [[Moscow]], on the 18th of December [[1709]]. As her pa...
11: ...slike of the princess for the various suitors proposed to her, so that on the death of her mother (May...
15: ...Anne]], consoled herself with a handsome young [[Cossack]], [[Aleksey Grigorievich Razumovsky|Alexis R...
17: == Palace Revolution of 1741 == - Vermont (39851 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VT |
38: ...t was claimed by [[France]] but became a British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and ...
46: ...lain Valley]]. In the south of the valley is [[Bomoseen Lake]].
50: ...on, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: In the autumn, Vermont's hills experience an explosion of red, orange and gold foliage caused by the ... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
99: *[[James Barry (painter)|James Barry]] ([[1741]]-[[1806]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
19: ...eorge Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to preach the Great Awakening - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...ensus estimate 2004-01-01). The city stretches across numerous small islands in a marshy [[lagoon]] al...
6: ...iatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invulnerable.
10: ...mercial empire, the Republic acquired control of most of the islands in the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]], inc...
20: ...n a number of occasions and twice suffered its imposition. The second, more famous, occasion was on [[...
24: ... the "Settecento" that Venice became perhaps the most elegant and refined city in [[Europe]], greatly ... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
53: *[[Agostino Carlini]] (1718 - 1790)
60: *[[Cosimo Cenni]]
66: *[[Rossella Cosentino]]
72: *[[Cameron Cross]] (1963- )
83: *[[Alceo Dossena]] (1878 - 1937) - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: '''Benedict Arnold, V''' ([[January 14]], [[1741]] – [[June 14]], [[1801]]) was a [[general]...
13: ...sted vehemently when the suspicious legislators closely examined each item. In June he became a widowe...
15: ...n [[Arnold Expedition|expeditionary force]] from Boston on an easternly route to [[Quebec City, Quebec...
25: ...ral Washington, Arnold was an easier target for those who did not approve of the way Washington was co...
29: ...]], was created by the Continental Congress for those who had participated in his capture. - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [[bifocals]].
9: Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was born at [[Ecton]], [[Northampton...
11: In around [[1677]], Josiah married a one Anne Child at Ecton; and over th...
13: ...), and Joseph ([[June 30]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth). - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
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]] - )
179: *[[Allan Joseph Champneys Cunningham]] (UK, [[1842]] - [[1928]... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...d defence of [[pilgrim|pilgrims]]. Following the loss of Christian territory in the [[Holy Land]], the...
5: ...t]] to rebuild the hospice in [[Jerusalem]]. The hospice, which was built on the site of the monastery...
7: ...n Jerusalem. Initially the group just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem but the order ...
9: ...s, at the height of the Kingdom of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and 140 other est...
11: [[Image:knights_hospitaller.JPG|framed|right]] - Platinum (10600 bytes)
76: ...olspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0" | '''Most stable isotopes'''
92: |[[osmium|<sup>186</sup>Os]]
159: ...l]] and [[copper]] ores along with some native deposits. Platinum is used in [[jewelry]], laboratory e...
162: ...re, and malleable and ductile. The metal is [[corrosion]]-resistant. The [[catalyst|catalytic]] proper...
171: ... Dari鮠([[Panama]]) and Mexico ("up until now impossible to melt by any of the Spanish arts"). - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
3: ... elements have been known since time immemorial. Most have been discovered in historic times.
28: *[[1669]] - [[Phosphorus]] discovered by [[Hening Brand]]
32: *[[1741]] - [[Platinum]] discovered by [[Charles Wood (sc...
35: *[[1755]] - [[Magnesium]] discovered by [[Joseph Black]].
39: **[[Oxygen]] discovered by [[Joseph Priestley]]. From the [[Greek language|Greek]... - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: ... [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]].
8: ...g established in Paris, the grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his lif...
10: ...ather appears to have been strict, but neither inhospitable nor tyrannical. Marguerite Arouet, of whom...
14: ...he famous author [[Ninon de lEnclos|Ninon de Lenclos]]. When she died, tragically, in [[1705]], she le...
16: ...was suspected of having been concerned in the composition of two violent libels. Inveigled by a spy na... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
5: ...ars of his life, during which time he produced almost half of his total output.
12: ...ience"—that is, calculus). In [[1735]] he lost much of his vision in the right eye due to exces...
14: ...endants of these children, however, were in high positions in Russia in the 19th century.
16: ...ery productive; however, he did not have an easy position due to a lack of the king's favor. Therefor...
18: ...tinued to be very productive, despite a complete loss of vision, due to his extraordinary powers of me... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
11: ...tenment, and impression to the rest of Europe. Across the globe, European colonies were both being est...
13: ...c, the era of [[Baroque music]] reached its apotheosis in the music of [[J.S. Bach]], and the [[Classi...
33: * [[1741]]: [[Russia]]ns begin settling the [[Aleutian Isl...
50: ...between British and [[Boer]] settlers and the [[Xhosa]]s in [[South Africa]]
69: * [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] (composer) - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...rossing the Delaware.png|thumb|250px|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776...
6: ...ilosophy and science increased in prominence. Philosophers were dreaming about a better age without th...
8: ...nquest of large parts of India. However, Britain lost the USA after the American revolution. The [[ind...
16: ...ds (geologic event)|Bridge of the Gods]] forms across the [[Columbia River]].
18: ...anish Succession]] was a conflict which involved most of [[Louis XIV#The Spanish Succession|Europe]].<... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
27: | [[Postal code]]: || 190000-199406
38: ...t city, a major European cultural center and the most important Russian Baltic Sea port.
40: St. Petersburg is the northernmost city in the world with over one million people. ...
50: ...s the "[[white night]]s." The white nights are closely linked to another attraction — the nine ...
56: ...[[Summer Garden]] (1710–1714). Much more imposing are the [[baroque]] [[residence]]s of his asso... - Articles of Confederation (19574 bytes)
7: ==Origins and Purpose==
9: ...ration in 1777. The primary aim was to create a loose union that respected the sovereignty of each sta...
16: ...lation, had one vote in Congress, fostering an ethos of equality among the states.
36: ...es of the [[American Revolutionary War]] into a loose [[confederation]]. The second [[Continental Cong...
50: #Explains the rights possessed by any state, and the amount of power to wh...
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