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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]] - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...a, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
5: ...1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
21: *[[Sharon Acker|Acker, Sharon]] (born 1935)[http://imdb.com/name/nm0009943]
31: *[[Dorothea Ackermann|Ackermann, Dorothea]] (born 1752) - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
13: *[[Thomas Aikenhead|Aikenhead, Thomas]], (died 1697), hanged for blasphemy, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
16: *[[Troy Aikman|Aikman, Troy]], (born 1966), [[American football]] star
22: *[[Aksel Airo|Airo, Aksel]], (1898-1985), Finnish general and strate...
24: ...orge Biddell Airy|Airy, George]], (1801-1892), astronomer - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...s. The word has been used to mean various things from "any euphonious and pleasing sound" to only a pr...
4: ...f the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[muses|muse]]. In...
6: Later, in Rome, ''ars musica'' embraced [[poetry]] as well as ...
8: ...uadrivium]] - [[arithmetic]]s, [[geometry]], [[astronomy]] and [[musica]]. The concept of musica was s...
10: ...proportions. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres. - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
27: ...[Johann Joachim Quantz|Quantz, Johann Joachim]], (1697-1773), composer
47: ...elet|Quetelet, Adolphe]], (1796-1874), Belgian astronomer
56: *[[Carroll Quigley|Quigley, Carroll]], historian
74: ...la, A.B.]], (born c. 1965), cumbia-rap musician, brother of Selena Quintanilla
77: ...Quintillus]], (270-275), [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] an...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
44: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] ([[1595]]-[[1654]])
46: *[[Alessandro Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]]) - 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...
25: ...chusetts Bay Colony]] founded, led by [[John Winthrop]] - John Locke (14749 bytes)
2: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...lightenment]] period. Locke has been placed in a group called the [[British Empiricists]], which inclu...
6: ...n in [[Wrington]], [[Somerset]], about ten miles from [[Bristol]], [[England]], in [[1632]]. His fath...
8: ...irtuosi as [[Robert Boyle]], [[Thomas Willis]], [[Robert Hooke]] and [[Richard Lower]]. In [[1666]], ...
12: ...lf) to remove the cyst. Shaftesbury survived and prospered, crediting Locke with saving his life. - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...timate 2004-01-01). The city stretches across numerous small islands in a marshy [[lagoon]] along the ...
6: ...y anti-Eastern character emerged, leading to the growth of autonomy and eventual [[independence]]. Ven...
8: ...rom Verona in 1178, opening a lifeline to silver from Germany; the last autocratic doge, Vitale Michie...
10: ...s [[Bergamo]], [[Brescia]], and [[Verona, Italy|Verona]] rallied to the defence of Venetian sovereignt...
12: ...d the [[Latin Empire]]. Considerable plunder was brought back to Venice, including the [[Mark the Evan... - Maya civilization (25116 bytes)
1: ...art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]The '''Maya''' are people of southern...
5: ...ya started to build ceremonial architecture at approximately 1000 BCE. There is some disagreement abou...
11: ..."Tree-stones"), which depict rulers along with hieroglyphic texts describing their [[genealogy]], [[wa...
22: ...Tikal, and Uxmal. Through observation of the numerous consistent elements and stylistic distinctions,...
27: As Maya cities spread throughout the varied geography of Mesoamerica, the ex... - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
7: ...1679]] he accompanied a raid across the [[Dari鮠Province|Isthmus of Dari鮝] in [[Panama]] and captur...
9: ...et'', and on [[31 March]] [[1686]] they set out across the Pacific to raid the [[East Indies]], callin...
11: ...t year, by agreement, he and two shipmates were marooned on one of the [[Nicobar Islands]]. They built...
13: ==The ''Roebuck'' expedition==
14: ...nail|right|400px|Map of the area charted in HMS ''Roebuck'' in [[1699]]]] - William Kidd (4938 bytes)
2: ...arriage brought to Kidd a considerable amount of property and before the voyage which established his ...
4: ...quaintance, Colonel [[Robert Livingston the Elder|Robert Livingston]] paid for the rest. Kidd had to s...
6: ...rance|French]] and pirate vessels. As the voyage progressed Kidd’s actions became increasingly m...
8: ...subsequent fight a few days later, Kidd threw an ironbound bucket at Moore which killed him.
10: ...ish ship called the ''Quedah Merchant''. While approaching the Ship he raised French colours. The merc... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
1: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ... Society]] and was also elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the fi...
4: ...theter]], the [[lightning rod]], [[swimfin]]s, improvements to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [...
11: In around [[1677]], Josiah married a one Anne Child at E...
17: ...ptember 26]], [[1694]]), James ([[February 4]], [[1697]]), Sarah ([[July 9]], [[1699]]), Ebenezer ([[Sep... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
15: *[[Robert Adrain]] (Ireland)
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
21: *[[al-Marrakushi ibn Al-Banna]] (Morocco, [[1256]] - [[1321]])
24: *[[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]] (France, [[1717]] - [[1783]])
25: *[[Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov]] (Russia, [[1912]] - [[1999]]) - 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]]) - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...id to have come to an end following its ejection from Malta by [[Napoleon]]. The '''Sovereign Military...
5: ...e of [[Jesus]]. It was served by [[Benedictine]] Brothers.
7: ...it to Jerusalem but the order soon extended into providing an armed escort to pilgrims. The escort soo...
9: ...h located near [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The property of the Order was divided into [[priories]], ...
15: ... surrendered to the knights. They also gained control a number of neighboring islands, as well as the ... - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
3: ...they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ...nown as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reasoning, [[Ad...
7: This article begins with the Roman-Germanic period and ends with the Unification ...
9: ==The Germans and the Romans==
12: ...tive work about the Germanic people at the Roman frontier on the Rhine]] - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
3: ...they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ...nown as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reasoning, [[Ad...
7: This article begins with the Roman-Germanic period and ends with the Unification ...
9: ==The Germans and the Romans==
12: ...tive work about the Germanic people at the Roman frontier on the Rhine]] - Maya (24836 bytes)
1: ...art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]The '''Maya''' are people of southern...
5: ...ya started to build ceremonial architecture at approximately 1000 BCE. There is some disagreement abou...
11: ..."Tree-stones"), which depict rulers along with hieroglyphic texts describing their [[genealogy]], [[wa...
22: ...Tikal, and Uxmal. Through observation of the numerous consistent elements and stylistic distinctions,...
27: As Maya cities spread throughout the varied geography of Mesoamerica, the ex...
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