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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]])
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...ry and religious paintings, at a time when such heroic themes were considered beyond a mere woman's re...
6: ===The Roman Beginning===
7: ...ince her father's style took heavily inspiration from [[Caravaggio]] during that period, her style was...
12: ... restore her reputation, he later reneged on his promise and Orazio reported Tassi to the authorities.
14: ...ure to a painter. Both procedures were used to corroborate the truth of her allegation, the torture de... - Guyana (12153 bytes)
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41: | From the [[United Kingdom]] - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...a]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines of...
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] |
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by th...
58: === Historical roots ===
60: ...cia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Greek name derived from ''[[Philistine]]'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] &... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
8: image_coat = UK_Royal_Coat_of_Arms.png |
10: national_motto = [[Dieu et mon droit]] (Royal motto)<br>([[French language|French]]: God and...
46: ...nal language|(regional) languages]] under the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]]....
52: ...and'' in 1927.<br><sup>6</sup> Official estimate provided by the UK [[Office for National Statistics]]...
54: ...a [[Commonwealth Realm]], and a member of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. Usually known simply as... - 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]]) - Dynasties in Chinese history (8665 bytes)
7: ... different regions being ruled over by different groups. At times like these there was no dynasty ruli...
9: ...Qing took almost twenty years to extend their control over the whole of China. To pretend that everyth...
11: ...he dynasty, and '''E''' for a table of its '''emperors''' (or other rulers).
18: <th style="background:#efefef;" colspan="3">Dynasty</th>
19: <th style="background:#efefef;">Links</th> - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...ristotle]]. In addition, his conflict with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is taken as a major early ex...
7: ...ty teaching [[geometry]], [[mechanics]], and [[astronomy]] until [[1610]]. During this time he explore...
10: ...ters of science and to the separation of science from [[philosophy]] or religion. These are the primar...
14: ...search into Galileo's unpublished working papers from as early as [[1604]] clearly showed the reality ...
16: ==Astronomy== - 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... - Dentistry (9670 bytes)
1: :''This article is about the dental profession. For tooth care, see [[oral hygiene]].
3: ...rking with actual patients' [[dentition]]. The patron saint of dentists is [[Saint Apollonia]], martyr...
9: ... their requirements as the governing body of the profession, before being allowed to practice.
11: ... and D.M.D. require equivalent education and the professional practice is identical.
13: ...ist, oral surgeon, pedodontist, periodontist, or prosthodontist upon satisfying certain local (U.S. "B... - 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... - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
8: ...rn in [[Mantua]], [[Italy]] to an ancient family from [[Lombardy]] that had moved to [[Mantua]] at the...
10: ...ions to [[Rome]], he met [[Guidubaldo da Montefeltro]], duke of [[Urbino]], and in [[1504]] Gonzaga, a...
13: ...n an interesting, stimulating cultural life that produced a brilliant literary activity.
15: ...with recalls [[Vergil]], [[Poliziano]], [[Sannazzaro]].
17: Castiglione wrote about his works and of those of other guests in... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
2: ...dash; [[April 23]], [[1616]] (O.S.), [[May 3]], [[1616]] ([[New Style|N.S.]])), [[England|English]] [[po...
4: ...e]], and his plays are continually performed all around the world. Shakespeare was among the very few ...
6: ...ays]] attributed to him are often uncertain. His prolific output is especially impressive in light of ...
8: ...p://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Shakespeare quotations from Shakespearean plays], the [[List of titles of wo...
12: ...individual whose life can be clearly mapped out through the study of considerable historical evidence. - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...on-state actors. Piracy should be distinguished from [[privateer]]ing, which was a legitimate form of...
4: ...y the [[international community]] is facing many problems in bringing pirates to [[justice]].<ref>{{ci...
9: ...rireme.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Mosaic of a [[Trireme|Roman Trireme]] in [[Tunisia]].]]
10: ...tolia]]n coast, threatening the commerce of the [[Roman Empire]].
12: ...ained an attitude of superiority and good cheer throughout his captivity. When the pirates decided to ... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
2: ...o [[circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the globe, from [[1577]] to [[1580]] and was knighted on his ret...
7: ...as early as [[1535]]. The [[1540]] date is taken from a portrait painted quite late in his life. Franc...
9: During the [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] uprising of [[1549]], the family wa...
12: ... few days before, nearly costing Drake his life. From then on, he devoted the rest of his life to work...
13: ...ad escaped the Spanish), Drake raided the waters around [[Dari鮬 Panama|Darien]] (in modern [[Panama]... - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ...to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day. Descartes was...
2: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
4: ...gustine]]. In his natural philosophy, he differs from the [[Scholasticism|Schools]] on two major point...
6: ... [[Turing test]] and [[John Searle]]'s "[[Chinese room]]" argument.
11: ...''Baccalauréat'' and ''Licence'' in [[law]] in [[1616]]. - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
1: ...fficium'') was an office of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] charged with suppressing [[h...
2: ...ion provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
5: ...whose beliefs or practices deviated sufficiently from the orthodoxy of the councils now became the obj...
7: ...ry]], Church Councils required secular rulers to prosecute heretics.
11: ...ition]], the [[Portuguese Inquisition]] and the [[Roman Inquisition]]. - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...ning elements of [[chemistry]], [[physics]], [[astrology]], [[art]], [[semiotics]], [[metallurgy]], [[...
2: ...cea]], a remedy that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. The [[philosopher's stone]...
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8: ...nd have been later connected with ancient Egypt through what linguists term a "[[folk etymology]]." - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
7: ...nd, on his return to France on [[September 20]], wrote an account of his travels called ''Des sauvages...
9: ...[Bay of Fundy]] to found the [[Habitation at Port-Royal]] (which had been located with Champlain's ass...
19: ...e Champlain]]. Having had no encounters with the Iroquois at this point many of the men headed back, l...
21: ...ed and fled. This was to set the tone for French-Iroquois relations for the next one hundred years.
23: ...warehouse for their fur trade and, in return, the Rouen merchants would support the settlement. Champl... - Baffin Bay (763 bytes)
3: ...|Arctic]] oceans. It is 1,130 km (700 mi) across from north to south. It is not navigable most of the ...
5: ...[[Nares Strait]]. These channels are covered year-round by the polar ice cap.
7: ...fin]], the first person to navigate the bay, in [[1616]].
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