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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...lorations]], [[Sea explorer|sea explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[Hi...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ex...
8: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
15: *[[Diego de Almagro]] - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mid_horoscope_catherine_de_medici.jpg|thumb|Catherine de' ...
3: ...]], [[1589]]), born in Italy as '''Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de' Medici''', and later lived in ...
5: ...arseilles]], to the duke of Orl顮s, whose elder brother was alive at the time, but who would become K...
7: ...uld listen to such a proposal. But Catherine did produce children, and Francis lived long enough to se...
13: ... or metal. They forcefully shrank women's waists from their natural dimensions to as little as 43, 38,... - Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
2: ...h; [[June 9]] [[1572]]) was Queen of [[Navarre]] from [[1555]] to [[1572]], wife of [[Antoine de Bourb...
6: ...the blood," who would become heir to the French throne if the Valois line died out.
12: ...olics, but was mortally wounded at the siege of [[Rouen]]. Jeanne's son [[Henry IV of France|Henry]] n...
14: ...m here she conducted peace negotiations, and in [[1570]] official talks began to marry Henry to the king... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...Queen of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [...
9: ...y I of England]] ("Bloody Mary"), who lived at approximately the same time ([[1516]] – [[1558]])...
14: ...that parliamentary act, because the legitimacy of Robert's children of first marriage were questionabl...
15: ...ed the throne because all other male lines of the royal house had gone extinct before the death of Mar...
17: ... of the Stewarts' reign over Scotland. Instead, through Mary's son, it was the beginning of their reig... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...gland]] and [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Someti...
9: ... VIII]], she was a writer and poet. She granted [[Royal Charter]]s to several famous organizations, in...
11: ...he number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
16: ...s addressed as Lady Elizabeth and lived in exile from her father as he married his succession of wives...
18: Elizabeth's first governess was Lady Bryan, a baroness whom Elizabeth called "Muggie". At the age of... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...te, '''Eve''' (or '''Hawa''') was either created from his [[rib]] (Genesis 2.21-22), or created at the...
5: ...#256;ḏām in [[Tiberian Hebrew]], and آدم (ʾĀdam) in [[Arabic lang...
15: ...ivate it, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowledge of good an...
17: ...he eyes of them both were opened" and they made aprons of [[fig]] leaves to cover themselves.
20: ...[Jesus]] was born, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for [[hum... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ...nt Egypt|ancient unified Egyptian state]] formed around [[3300 BC]]. It survived as an independent sta...
5: ==Egyptian chronology==
8: Egyptian history is broken into several different periods according to th...
10: ...llennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
23: * [[Egyptian chronology]] (for further discussion) - Influenza (10335 bytes)
1: ...stood as being instances of influenza), see [[gastroenteritis]].}}
4: ...old medical belief in unfavourable [[astrology|astrological]] ''influences'' as the cause of the disea...
14: ... be further classified based on the viral capsid proteins [[haemagglutinin]] (HA or H) and [[neuramini...
21: ...]] (type A influenza, H1N1 strain), which lasted from [[1918]] to [[1919]] and is believed to have kil...
23: ...equent to the 1968 infection. Increased immunity from [[antibody|antibodies]] and the development of [... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] an...
44: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] ([[1595]]-[[1654]])
46: *[[Alessandro Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]])
54: *[[Rodolfo Amoedo]] ([[1857]]-[[1941]]) - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...[nobleman]], well known as an [[astronomer]]/[[astrologer]] (the two were not yet distinct) and [[alch...
8: ...er, also came from an important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...e [[Tostrup Castle]] until he was six years old. Around 1552 his uncle was given the command of Vordin...
12: ...purchased an [[ephemeris]] and books such as [[Sacrobosco]]'s Tractatus de Sphaera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmo...
14: ...ct with the aim of mapping the heavens conducted from a single location over a period of several years... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
6: ... a Spanish Jewish family, but was herself raised Protestant. Montaigne was sent to a small cottage wi...
8: ...of the [[Parlement]] in Bordeaux (a high court). From 1561 to 1563 he was at the court of [[Charles IX...
10: ...circ;teau de Montaigne, to which he moved back in 1570.
16: ...c [[Henry III of France|King Henry III]] and the Protestant [[Henry of Navarre]].
18: ...ntaigne suffered from painful [[kidney stone]]s. From 1580 to 1581, Montaigne travelled in France, Ger... - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
7: ...of German descent, remembered for the [[Mercator projection]] named after him.
9: ... of italic script to be published in northern [[Europe]].
11: ...6thcentury.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Mercator map of Europe]]
12: ...Wilhelm of Cleve]] in [[1564]]. He devised a new projection and first used it in [[1569]]; it had para...
15: ...[[Ptolemy]] (though introducing a number of new errors). Maps of [[France]], [[Germany]] and the [[Net... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
11: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] (1595 - 1654)
22: *[[Pietro da Barga]]
32: *[[Miguel Berrocal]] (1933 - )
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
54: *Sir [[Anthony Caro]] (1924 - ) - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
1: ...ate of birth are unknown, but [[September 12]], [[1570]] in England seems likely, and he is presumed to ...
3: ... this point the ship was only 577 nautical miles from the pole, but it was clear there is no way to go...
5: ...hern coast of [[Norway]]. Once again all northern routes were blocked by ice and he ended up reaching ...
7: ...]], [[Maine]], and [[Cape Cod]]–the first Europeans to describe these locations (although [[Giov...
9: ... England had enacted to protect its trade routes from the Dutch. He was soon released. - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...ams (termed "[[Railroad_tie|sleeper]]s" or "[[railroad tie|tie]]s") of [[timber]], [[concrete]] or oth...
8: ...surfaces on which the [[wheel]]s of the train may roll with a minimum of [[friction]]. As an example, ...
9: ...cantly greater loads per [[axle]]/wheel than in [[road transport]].
11: ...eight in a given amount of time than a four-laned road.
15: ... and creative marketing stance and have achieved profitability as a result. - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
11: *[[John Abercrombie]], (1780-1844)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
22: *[[Robert Adamson]], (1852-1902) - Islam (36809 bytes)
6: ...ogy|Etymologically]], it is derived from the same root as, for example, ''Salām'' meaning "peace"...
10: ...0]]–[[632]]) and other [[Prophets of Islam|prophets]], including [[Adam]], [[Abraham]], [[Moses]...
12: ...knowledges their [[Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic]] roots, whilst the Qur'an calls them [[People of the ...
22: #Belief in all the Prophets and Messengers (sent by God).
29: ...e Final Day; and in Fate, that Good and Evil are from God, and Resurrection after death be Truth. - Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ... of God's revelation to mankind, revealed to the Prophet [[Muhammad]] over a period of 23 years by the...
6: ...nely inspired. After a short opening, the Qur'an proceeds to the longest sura, and closes with some of...
10: ...ntical units resembling paragraphs and comprising roughly ten ayat each.
14: ...; Arabic. There are few other examples of Arabic from that time. (The ''[[Mu'allaqat]]'', or ''Suspend...
16: ...bscure vocabulary. Several generations after the prophet's death, many words used in the Qur'an had be... - Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
2: ...[[Christmas ornament|ornament]]s during the days around Christmas.
5: ...ebirth deity]]), the god carries a tapering coniferous tree. [[Medieval]] legends, nevertheless, tende...
9: ...to one legend, [[Saint Boniface]] attempted to introduce the idea of [[trinity]] to the pagan tribes u...
11: ...s. In [[France]], the first Christmas tree was introduced in [[1840]] by the duchess of Orleans.
15: ...on, left''). Such patriotic prints of the British royal family at Christmas celebrations helped popula... - Timeline of Middle Eastern History (12425 bytes)
28: * Around [[5400 BC]] – [[Irrigation]] in [[Mesopo...
29: ..., significantly expanding it and transforming it from a fresh-water landlocked lake into a salt water ...
32: * Around [[5100 BC]] – [[Temple#Religion|Temple]]...
47: * Jewish chronology dates [[creation (theology)|creation]] to [...
51: ...n of [[Sahara]]. The shift by the Sahara Desert from a habitable region to a barren desert.
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