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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]] - 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... - 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]]) - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: ...]] also refers to him as the last scientific [[astrologer]].
4: ... to [[Rudolf II|Emperor Rudolf II]], and court astrologer to [[Albrecht von Wallenstein|General Wallen...
6: ...ity Linz]] in honor of Johannes Kepler, since he wrote his ''magnum opus'' '''harmonices mundi''' ("Th...
11: ...the other pupils, an outsider. This ostracizing probably led him to turn to the world of ideas, as we...
13: ...ook at it." At age nine, he observed another astronomical event, the [[Lunar eclipse]] of [[1580]], ... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...yist]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verulam''' in [[1618]], and created '''Viscount ...
4: ...mplies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of h...
10: ... 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
14: ...ilosophy, which seemed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives.
16: ...[Gray's Inn]], and a few months later they went abroad with Sir [[Amias Paulet]], the English ambassad... - History of California (38344 bytes)
1: ...k|This article covers the History of California through 1900; for events in the 20th century and beyon...
3: ...e known '''history of California''' begins with European exploration.
5: ...49, then with its fertile agricultural lands and prodigious oil fields, and finally with its high-tech...
11: ... Woman]] on [[Santa Rosa Island, California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early i...
13: ...othills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the acidic [[tannin]] to... - 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) - 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... - Lettuce (5469 bytes)
12: ...en| binomial_name = Lactuca sativa | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]}}
15: ...ce''' is a temperate [[annual plant]] most often grown as a [[leaf vegetable]]. In Western countries, ...
17: ... but smaller. This is called '''bolting'''. When grown to eat, lettuce is harvested before it bolts.
23: ...e [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] took advantage of this property by eating lettuce at the end of a meal to in...
27: ...pin-point their exact origins. Certainly both the Roman and Egyptian lettuce continued to be eaten lon... - Opera (25153 bytes)
2: [[Image:GarnierOperaParis.jpg|frame|The foyer of [[Charles Garnier...
5: ...re accompanied by a [[musical ensemble]] ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphoni...
7: Opera draws from many other art forms. Whether the words or the m...
9: ...rano, which associate the singer's voice with the roles most suitable to the vocal timbre and quality ...
11: ...panied recitative was called "accompagnato" or "stromentato."
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