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  1. Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
    3: ...[1653]]) is today considered one of the most accomplished Early [[Baroque]] painters in the generation...
    14: ..., had committed incest with his sister-in-law and planned to steal some of Orazio?s paintings. During ...
    16: ...12]]-13), stored in the [[Capodimonte Museum of Naples]], is impressive for the violence portrayed, an...
    18: ...tist from [[Florence]]. Shortly afterwards the couple moved to [[Florence]], where Artemisia received ...
    20: ...urn to [[Rome]] in [[1621]] and later move to [[Naples]]. After her mother's death in [[1651]], Pruden...
  2. Virginia (23198 bytes)
    44: Among [[Native American]] people living in what now is Virginia were the [[Powhat...
    46: ...long the coast of [[North America]], eventually applying to the whole coast from [[South Carolina]] to...
    59: ...uld vote in the colony. Each county chose two people or burgesses to represent it, while the [[Colleg...
    98: ...nia]]'), a part of the [[Delmarva Peninsula]], completely separate (an [[exclave]]) from the rest of t...
    105: * Appalachian Plateau - West of the Appalachian Mountains
  3. List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
    1: {{List_of_people}}
    3: == People named U ==
    45: ...aga, Tana]], (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
    59: ...|Unitas, Johnny]], (1933-2002), American football player
    88: *[[Thomas Urquhart|Urquhart, Thomas]] (1611-c. 1660)
  4. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
    281: *[[John Singleton Copley]] ([[1737]]-[[1815]])
    433: *[[Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy]] ([[1611]]-[[1665]])
    616: *[[Leon Kaplinski]] ([[1826]]-[[1873]])
    844: *[[Anton Moller]] ([[1563]]-[[1611]])
  5. Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
    2: ...n Catholic Church]] is taken as a major early example of the conflict of authority and [[freedom of th...
    7: ...astronomy]] until [[1610]]. During this time he explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
    14: ...on falling bodies (actually rolling balls) were replicated using the methods described by Galileo (Set...
    18: ...lescope is inaccurate, he was one of the first people to use the telescope to observe the [[sky]]. Bas...
    20: ... of the [[natural satellite|moons]] of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. Galileo published a full descript...
  6. Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
    2: ...r his [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion|laws of planetary motion]]. He is sometimes referred to as "...
    4: ...er, Kepler was an assistant to [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coincided with that of [[Galileo ...
    6: ...s Kepler University Linz]] in honor of Johannes Kepler, since he wrote his ''magnum opus'' '''harmonic...
    8: ==Kepler's life==
    9: ...at town, but by the time Johannes was born, the Kepler family fortunes were in decline. His father ea...
  7. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    4: ...n called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world throu...
    21: ...im to devote himself to a life of learning. His application failed, and for the next two years he work...
    25: ...e (he objected to the time span) offended many people; he was accused of seeking popularity, and was f...
    29: ... a gift of a fine of ?1200 on one of Essex's accomplices.
    35: ... to sit in parliament -- and to the various royal plans which Bacon had supported. His obvious influen...
  8. William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
    2: ...tyle|N.S.]])), [[England|English]] [[poet]] and [[playwright]], has a reputation as the greatest of al...
    4: ...und the world. Shakespeare was among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both [[tragedy]] an...
    6: ...Chronology of Shakespeare plays|chronology of the plays]] attributed to him are often uncertain. His p...
    8: ...d the many [[list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works.
    12: ...ree that William Shakespeare{{fn|1}}—actor, playwright and poet—was one individual whose l...
  9. Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
    1: ...eems likely, and he is presumed to have died in [[1611]] somewhere in [[Hudson Bay]], [[Canada]].
    7: ...e locations (although [[Giovanni da Verrazano]] explored the same coast in [[1524]])–and sailing...
    13: ...and spent the next months continuing to map and explore the eastern shores. In November the ship becam...
    15: ...s came to a head and in the crew mutinied in July 1611, setting Hudson, his son, and several other crew ...
    17: ...West India'') from [[1625]]. The same situation applies to the voyage of [[Adriaen Block]].
  10. List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
    275: *[[Johannes Hevelius]] ([[Poland]], [[1611]] – [[1687]])
    318: *[[Johannes Kepler]] ([[Germany]], [[1571]] – [[1630]])
    346: *[[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] ([[France]], [[1749]] – [[1827]])
    463: *[[Philip Plait]] ([[United States|USA]])
    464: *[[Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana]] ([[Italy]], [[1781]] – [[1864]])
  11. List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
    391: *[[Frederick Copleston]], (1907-1994)
    711: *[[James Harrington]], (1611-1677){{fn|R}}
    896: *[[David Kaplan (philosopher)|David Kaplan]], (born 1933){{fn|O}}
    897: *[[Mordecai Kaplan]], (1881-1983){{fn|R}}
    907: *[[Johannes Kepler]], (1571-1630){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
  12. Tiger (11674 bytes)
    4: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
    12: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
    15: ...iger numbers have decreased in size and have been placed on the endangered species list. The tiger is ...
    25: ...e way as [[fingerprint]]s are used to identify people. This is not, however, a preferred method of ide...
    39: ...harmacies and the tiger is seen by poor native people as a resource through which they can ease povert...
  13. Sebastiano Serlio (4494 bytes)
    6: ...the influence that Serlio exerted through the examples in his treatise can be taken by the church faca...
    10: ...chitecture'' and printed in London, 1611. Its example countered the influence of the engravings of An...
    12: ...ations as the original Italian editions. Serlio's plans and elevations of many Roman buildings, provid...
    26: ..., translator, ''The Five Books of Architecture,'' 1611, is available in a Dover reprint (1982).
  14. Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
    1: ...el-de-champlain-s.jpg|thumb|right|''Samuel de Champlain''<br>by Th鯰hile Hamel (1870)]]
    3: ...'s pattern was to spend several months or years exploring North America and then he would have to head...
    7: Born in [[Brouage]], [[France]], much of Champlain's early life is unknown. His first trip to Nor...
    9: ...nce), where Champlain lived until 1607 while he explored the Atlantic coast.
    13: On [[July 3]], 1608 Champlain landed at the "point of Quebec" and set about ...
  15. Culture of Scotland (11420 bytes)
    9: ...scendant of Old Norse Law, but was abolished in [[1611]]. Despite this, Scottish courts have acknowledg...
    15: ...696 and became compulsory for children from the implementation of the Education Act of 1872 onwards.
    29: ...s, to form [[Lloyds TSB]] -- and the American examples becoming a [[Savings and Loan Association]]. Se...
    43: ...s distinct media from the rest of the UK. For example, it produces many national newspapers such as th...
    47: ...m local news coverage. "Border" has had a more complex position, as it also has to serve neighbouring ...
  16. Bowhead Whales (5651 bytes)
    3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
    13: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
    20: ...ed lower jaw and narrow upper jaw. The [[baleen]] plates of Bowhead Whales, which are used to strain t...
    23: ...t Sea|Beaufort]] seas, hunting [[krill]] and [[zooplankton]]. Bowheads are slow swimmers and usually t...
    26: ...oduce long repetitive songs that may be mating displays. They also breach, tail slap, and spy-hop. Sex...
  17. Tigers (12435 bytes)
    4: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
    12: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
    15: ...iger numbers have decreased in size and have been placed on the endangered species list. The tiger is ...
    25: ...e way as [[fingerprint]]s are used to identify people. This is not, however, a preferred method of ide...
    39: ...harmacies and the tiger is seen by poor native people as a resource through which they can ease povert...
  18. Hudson Bay (2815 bytes)
    6: ...st of the area, but the crew mutinied on June 22, 1611.
  19. Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
    4: ...]]ish, [[Christianity|Christian]], [[Armenian (people)|Armenian]], and [[Muslim]].
    12: ...See the Biblical commentator the [[Ramban]] for explanation.) "Salem" is the original name used in [[G...
    20: ...e reign of King Solomon, the northern ten tribes split off to form the [[Kingdom of Israel]] with its ...
    22: ...rically identifiable, and the significance the Temple had in Jewish religious life is clear.
    24: ...chadnezzar II of Babylon|Nebuchadnezzar]]. The temple was burnt, and the city's walls were ruined, thu...

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