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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... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: *[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
10: ...rd|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952)
45: *[[Rudolph Ackermann|Ackermann, Rudolph]] (1764-1834)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600) - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...r with several powerful political groups which opposed her husband. Well read, Catherine kept up-to-da...
9: ... disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned more conservative after the [[...
19: In [[1764]] Catherine placed [[Stanislaus II of Poland|Stan...
25: ... had lost 50 to 60 ships and 9,500 men. Swedish losses were 6 ships and 6,000 to 7,000 killed. A tre...
33: ...the Enlightenment]] and considered herself a "philosopher on the throne." She became known as a patron... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
8: ...n, he worked for his uncle. From [[1760]]–[[1764]], Hancock lived in England while building relati...
10: ...ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity and hon...
13: ...ourt]], his colonial trade business naturally disposed him to resist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]],...
15: ...ws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonians, depending as they did on the supplies on ...
17: ...etters [to newspapers] and John Hancock pays the postage" (Fradin & McCurdy, 2002). - John Adams (18716 bytes)
26: In [[1764]] Adams married Miss [[Abigail Smith]] ([[1744]]&...
31: ...and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the opposition of the colonies to the Stamp Act was a part ...
33: ...of the officer who commanded the detachment, and most of the soldiers; but two soldiers were found gui...
35: ...my]]. His influence in Congress was great, and almost from the beginning he was impatient for a separa...
39: ...n its adoption. Before this question had been disposed of, Adams was placed at the head of the Board o... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...[Old World]] and the [[New World]]. The fiber is most often spun into [[yarn|thread]] and used to make...
4: ...er is made up of twenty to thirty layers of cellulose coiled in a neat series of natural springs. When...
13: ..., writing in [[1350]], stated as fact the now-preposterous belief: "There grew there India a wonderful...
17: ..., when the invention of the [[Spinning Jenny]] ([[1764]]) and Arkwright's [[spinning frame]] ([[1769]]) ...
28: ...cts are now available. Historically, one of the most economically destructive pests in cotton product... - 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 ... - Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
2: ...i-spool [[spinning wheel]]. It was invented circa 1764 by [[James Hargreaves]] in Stanhill, near Blackbu...
4: James Hargreaves was born in Oswaldtwistle, near Blackburn, in 1720. He received ...
6: ...time considering how to improve the process. The most common story told about the invention of the dev... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ...acedon]] ([[336 BC]]-[[323 BC]]), was one of the most successful military commanders of the ancient wo...
9: ...ulated his interest in science, medicine, and philosophy.
14: ...ught to have been planned with the knowledge and possible involvement of Alexander or Olympias, but in...
23: ...wait the future "king of Asia." According to the most vivid story, Alexander proclaimed that it did no...
25: Alexander's army crossed the [[Cilician Gates]] and met and defeated th... - 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]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
4: ...erpretations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
10: ...nquered, at least pacified the western frontier. Most white colonists in America considered themselves...
15: ===Philosophy and radical thought===
16: ... arguments born of tradition and authority with those based on observation and independent reasoning. ...
23: ... sought to overhaul his expansive North American possessions. In order to make the Empire more stable ... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: [[Image:Boston Massacre.jpg|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere...
10: *[[1764]] - [[Currency Act]], passed by [[Parliament]]
11: *[[1764]] - [[Revenue Act of 1764|Revenue Act]] is passed to enforce the [[Sugar Ac...
18: *[[1770]] - [[Boston Massacre]]
22: *[[1773]] - [[Boston Tea Party]] - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
3: ...o the [[18th century]] in [[Europe | European philosophy]], and is often thought of
4: ...ity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ... of the age. However, prominent Enlightenment philosophers such as [[Voltaire]] and [[Jean-Jacques Rou...
8: ... continued rise of [[empiricism | empirical]] philosophical ideas, and their application to [[politica...
11: == History of Enlightenment philosophy == - 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]... - Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
48: ...setts|Braintree]] (later renamed Quincy) or in [[Boston]] as his practice expanded. In ten years she ...
50: In 1784, she joined John Adams at his diplomatic post in [[Paris]]. After 1785, she filled the role of...
52: ... poor health forced her to spend as much time as possible in Quincy.
54: ...rmal pattern of entertaining, becoming the first hostess of the yet uncompleted [[White House]]. - 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...
77: ...athaniel Bliss]] ([[Britain]], [[1700]] – [[1764]]) - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...], usually of [[steel]], generally mounted upon cross-sectional beams (termed "[[Railroad_tie|sleeper]...
8: ...S. ten cent piece. This is more comfortable than most other forms of land transport and saves energy.
15: ...at has never come close to having receipts equal costs (see [[Transportation in South Korea]]). Simila...
17: ...heir primary goals rather than security, because most trains make many stops, rendering any sort of pa...
26: ...monorail]], [[rubber tired metro|rubber-tyred metros]] and [[maglev]], since the cars also run in a gu... - 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) - Polonium (10219 bytes)
48: ...] </td><td>1235 K (1764 ?F)</td></tr>
72: ... colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#cccc99">'''Most stable isotopes'''</th></tr>
92: ... [[uranium]] ores. Polonium had been studied for possible use in heating [[spacecraft]].
95: ...y [[solubility|soluble]] in [[alkali]]s. It is closely related chemically to bismuth and tellurium. P...
109: ...is spurred them on to find the element. The electroscope showed it separating from bismuth.
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