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- St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
2: ...[[Bishop of Antioch]] and later first [[Bishop of Rome]]. Tradition holds that his [[tomb]] is below ...
4: ...throne of the basilica's namesake when he led the Roman church, but which is no longer used. These ar...
8: ...ry. After [[Constantine I of the Roman Empire|Emperor Constantine]] officially recognized Christianity...
10: ...t. [[Pope Nicholas V]] asked architect [[Bernardo Rossellino]] to start adding to the old church. This...
12: ...ons were officially called). [[Michelangelo Buonarroti|Michelangelo]], who served as main architect fo... - Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
1: '''[[Timeline]] of [[microscope]] [[technology]]'''
3: [[Image:Microscope_08.jpg|thumb|200px]]
5: ...1668) to have invented a [[Microscope|compound microscope]].
6: ...lilei]] develops an ''occhiolino'' or compound microscope with a convex and a concave lens.
8: ... [[1633]]) presents, in [[London]], a compound microscope with two convex lenses. - 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]], ... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: ...eline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''.
13: *[[1609]]-The [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to the [...
17: ...ed to [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] by [[John Rolfe]]
22: *[[1620]]-[[Pilgrims]] arrive from [[Plymouth]], England, on the ''[[Mayflower (shi...
23: *[[1624]]-[[New Netherlands]] founded by the [[Dutch West... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
7: ...ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] dynasty.
8: ...ain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circle]].
9: ...leton]] at the Battle of [[Cowpens]] in [[South Carolina]].
10: * [[1819]] - [[Simol�r]] proclaims the Republic of [[Colombia]].
12: * [[1873]] - [[First Battle of the Stronghold]] in the [[United States|US]] [[Modoc War]]... - Palermo (10618 bytes)
3: ...ily]], [[Italy]] as well as the capital of the [[Province of Palermo]]
6: ...n the 8th century BC by [[Phoenicia]]n tradesmen around a natural harbour on the north-western coast o...
8: ...ation in [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]]. When the [[Roman Empire]] was split, Sicily and Palermo came un...
10: ... throughout the Muslim world. It was a period of prosperity and tolerance, as [[Christianity|Christian...
14: ...es Palermo was adorned with a large number of [[baroque]] buildings, many of which still exist today. - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
5: ...iles (233 kilometers) north of and slightly east from [[New York City]], and slightly to the south of ...
17: founded = [[1624]] |
25: metro pop = |
33: ...er son of the Scottish King. The name is derived from Alba; the Gaelic name for Scotland.
34: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: '''Famous [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[...
18: *[[Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs]] ([[Germany]], [[1912]] – [[1954]])
20: *[[Robert Grant Aitken|Robert Aitken]], ([[United States|USA]], [[1864]] &n...
23: *[[V. Albitskij|Vladimir Aleksandrovich Al'bitskij]] ([[Russia]]) - 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) - 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... - Oslo (11319 bytes)
25: ...Norway]]. The [[conurbation]] extends into the surrounding [[counties of Norway|county]] of [[Akershus...
27: ==Physical environment==
29: ...the city's population is small compared to most European capitals, it occupies an unusually large land...
33: ...enmark]], and Oslo's role was reduced to that of provincial administrative centre, with the kings resi...
35: ...that pretty name and call it Oslo instead.'' -- [[Roald Dahl]], ''Boy''.
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