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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: Ad (7741 bytes)
10: ...air, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
25: *[[Karol Adamiecki|Adamiecki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
37: ...s, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut
41: ... General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] - Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
3: ...til her death. With Peter, she was also co-ruler from [[1724]] until his death in the next year.
5: ...rfa Skavronska and was the daughter of Samuil Skavronski, a [[Lithuania]]n peasant. She was married a...
7: ...v]], the best friend of [[Peter the Great]]. In [[1703]], while visiting Menshikov at his home, Peter me...
9: *Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna ([[1708]]-[[1728]])
10: *[[Empress]] [[Elizabeth of Russia|Yelizaveta Petrovna]] ([[1709]]-[[1762]] - 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]]) - Robert Hooke (5017 bytes)
1: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ... the [[seventeenth century]], played an important role in the [[scientific revolution]].
4: ...]s' cells. Also in 1665 he gained appointment as Professor of [[Geometry]] at [[Gresham College]].
6: ...reenwich Observatory]] and the infamous [[Bethlem Royal Hospital]] (which became known as 'Bedlam').
8: ...]] claims one portrait of [[John Ray]] represents Robert Hooke, and a seal used by Hooke displays a ma... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...wton's laws of motion|laws of motion]], laid the groundwork for [[classical mechanics]]. Newton also s...
4: ...n the white light and not added by the prism as [[Roger Bacon]] had claimed in the [[13th century]].
19: .... As Newton became engrossed in his studies, the romance cooled and Miss Storey married someone else....
25: ...ater life, to illustrate how he drew inspiration from everyday events.
29: ...thod" were superior, and were generally adopted throughout the English-speaking world. (Curiously, in ... - 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]]]] - 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: ...tember 20]], [[1701]]), Thomas ([[December 7]], [[1703]]), '''Benjamin''' ([[January 6]], [[1706]]), Lyd... - 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) - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
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11: | colspan=2 style="text-align: center; background: white;" | [[Image:Ottoman 1683.png|Map of the...
45: ...ing to the Empire's position as gateway between Europe and Asia. In its day, the Ottoman Empire was al...
47: ...antinople]] (modern [[Istanbul|İstanbul]]) from the [[Byzantine Empire]], it became the Ottoman ... - Viking (18085 bytes)
4: ...ieval Scandinavian population in general is more properly referred to as '''Norse'''.
12: ...Ledberg Runestone]] having illustrations of what probably are [[Varangians]] in the [[Byzantine Empire...
13: ...oast of [[England]]. For the next 200 years, [[European]] history is filled with tales of Vikings and...
15: ...ivers of [[France]] and [[Spain]], and gained control of areas in [[Russia]] and along the [[Baltic]] ...
33: ...ts. The following example is in [[fornyr𩳬ag]] from the [[H? Runestone]] in Sweden, raised by a man ... - Jim Abbott (6907 bytes)
1: ...pite being born without a right hand, Abbott was from [[1989 in sports|1989]] until [[1999 in sports|1...
3: ...ay. He would then remove the glove and make the throw with his left hand. When batting, Abbott would s...
5: ...ports|1976]], and he finished fifth in the year's rookie of the year voting.
7: ... Abbott was also honoured with the [[Tony Conigliaro Award]].
11: ...e [[1996 in sports|1996]] season, posting a disastrous 2-18 record with a 7.48 ERA and briefly retired... - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
5: ...ly every musician in the [[Europe]]an tradition, from [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] to [[Arnold S...
7: ...r were all professional musicians, as well as numerous other more distant relatives, while his sons [[...
11: ...les were also all professional musicians ranging from church organists and court chamber musicians to ...
13: ...om his private library, at which point the elder brother demanded to know how Sebastian had come to le...
17: ...erience with the innards of the instrument would provide a unique counterpoint to his unequalled skill... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
3: ...rs to the [[century]] that lasted from [[1701]] through [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]].
5: ...nd the start of the [[French Revolution]]. In [[Europe]], the principal nations of this period (in ter...
9: ...way from the west and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Spain.
11: ..., where civil war enabled the British to take control of the entire sub-continent.
13: ...isual arts, the [[Rococo]] style replaced the [[Baroque]], then was succeeded by the [[Neoclassical]] ... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: The '''18th century''' lasted from [[1701]] to [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar...
4: ...Crossing the Delaware.png|thumb|250px|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[177...
6: ...in the early 1790s. At first, the monarchies of Europe embraced enlightenment ideals, but with the Fre...
13: [[File:Europa 1700 en.jpg|thumb|250px|Europe on the eve of the [[War of the Spanish Successi...
14: ...thumb|upright|[[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]], English general.]] - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
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36: ...́д, [[1924]]–[[1991]]) and '''Petrograd''' (Петрог...
38: ...est city, Europe's fourth largest city, a major European cultural center and the most important Russia...
40: ...1094;а). <!-- translator paraphrasing here from de: -->
48: ...st spaces, gardens and parks, decorative wrought-iron fences, monumental and decorative sculptures. T...
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