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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]] - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...Maria Theresa), ruler of the [[Habsburg Empire]] from [[1740]]-[[1780]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of S...
3: ...MariaTheresa.JPG|frame|H.I.M. Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduc...
4: ... women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...erit his united lands on his death. While many European monarchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction whe...
8: ...ir apparent to the king of France, who was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]]. She h... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: ...beth_empress.jpg|thumb|270px|H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (1709...
3: ...xorbitant sums of money on the grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, [[Bartolomeo Ras...
7: ...litical opponents to challenge her right to the throne.
9: ...these languages with more fluency than accuracy. From her earliest years she delighted every one by he...
11: ... dislike of the princess for the various suitors proposed to her, so that on the death of her mother (... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ... York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been k...
44: ...hington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont|Roxbury]].
50: ...ion, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...articular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique t... - 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]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
3: ...eline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1700]] to [[1759]]'''.
7: ...2]] - [[East Jersey]] and [[west Jersey]] become crown colonies
13: ...[[Province of Carolina]] proprietors sell out to Crown
16: *[[1733]] - [[Province of Georgia]] founded.
19: ...eorge Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to preach the Great Awakening - 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... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
11: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] (1595 - 1654)
22: *[[Pietro da Barga]]
32: *[[Miguel Berrocal]] (1933 - )
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
54: *Sir [[Anthony Caro]] (1924 - ) - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
1: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
3: ...ew York]], which would have given the British control of the [[Hudson River]] and split the [[Thirteen...
6: ...uggling - in contempt of the customs laws of the Crown. He married Margaret Mansfield on [[February 22...
9: ...n)|Committee of Safety]] to capture [[Fort Ticonderoga]] on [[Lake Champlain]]. They appointed him a [...
10: ...held it and who were not aware that a war was in progress. - 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...
21: ...e became an [[apprenticeship|apprentice]] to his brother James, a printer who published the ''New Engl... - 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]]) - 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 ... - Platinum (10600 bytes)
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20: ...od|Period]], [[periodic table block|Block]] || [[group 10 element|10 ]], [[period 6 element|6]], [[d-b...
26: ..."2" align="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0" | '''Atomic properties'''
36: |[[Electron configuration]] || <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[xenon|Xe]... - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
1: ...jpg|thumb|150px|right|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by
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14: * antiquity - [[Iron]]
16: (Aluminium ''may'' have been synthesized in Roman times, however it is usually credited to Hans ...
31: ...]] - [[Cobalt]] discovered by [[Georg Brandt]]. From the [[German language|German]] word ''kobalt'' o... - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: '''François-Marie Arouet''' ([[November 21]], [[1694]] – [[May 30...
8: ...etimes implied that he came from a [[noble]] background.
10: ...married early; the elder brother, Armand, was a strong [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relation...
12: ...the basis of his considerable [[knowledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
14: ...oor family, but his father stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
5: ...eventeen years of his life, during which time he produced almost half of his total output.
7: The [[asteroid]] [[2002 Euler]] is named in his honour.
12: .... Euler was the first to publish a systematic introduction to [[mechanics]] in [[1736]]: ''Mechanica ...
16: ...es]] in [[Berlin]]. His time in Berlin was very productive; however, he did not have an easy position...
18: Euler continued to be very productive, despite a complete loss of vision, due to... - 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)
4: ...ng="1" align="right" style="margin-left:1em; background:#e3e3e3;"
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...
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48: ...st spaces, gardens and parks, decorative wrought-iron fences, monumental and decorative sculptures. T... - Articles of Confederation (19574 bytes)
5: ...st constitution of the United States, laying the groundwork for the nation's early experiment in self-...
9: ...at respected the sovereignty of each state while providing a framework for collective action in matter...
17: ...o levy taxes, relying on voluntary contributions from states. This financial weakness severely hampere...
18: ...us approval from all thirteen states, making the process arduous and often impractical.
22: ... a crucial role in the nation's formative years, providing a blueprint for cooperation among states du...
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