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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
21: *[[Sharon Acker|Acker, Sharon]] (born 1935)[http://imdb.com/name/nm0009943]
31: *[[Dorothea Ackermann|Ackermann, Dorothea]] (born 1752)
44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952) - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...at''', reigned as [[tsar|empress]] of [[Russia]] from [[June 28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[Novembe...
5: ...nths later, on [[July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by C...
9: ...-Bonesana|Beccaria]] and [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up ...
11: ...e status hereditary; and gave the nobles full control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catheri...
13: Catherine proceeded to "Westernize" Russia. However, unlike [[P... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...However, other examples show that Hancock always wrote his signature this way.
8: ...f his uncle's business. Shortly after his return from England, his uncle died and he inherited the for...
10: ... ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity and ho...
15: ... lead, paper and tea. In [[1768]], upon arriving from England, his [[sloop]] ''Liberty'' was impounded...
19: ...ear, he was unanimously elected president of the Provisional Congress of Massachusetts, and presided o... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
22: ...eration descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[Devon]], [[England]], to [[Massachusetts]] in ...
24: ...758]], he was admitted to the [[bar_(law)|bar]]. From an early age he developed the habit of writing d...
26: In [[1764]] Adams married Miss [[Abigail Smith]] ([[1744]]&...
28: ...[Samuel Adams]]; instead, his influence emerged through his work as a constitutional lawyer. Impetuous...
31: ...which he pronounced the Stamp Act invalid on the ground that Massachusetts, being without representati... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...ant]], a [[shrub]] native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the [[Old World]] and the [[...
3: ...ng-in-a-field.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Cotton plants growing in field]]
4: ...se is arranged in a way that gives cotton unique properties of strength, durability, and absorbency. E...
9: ... [[feather]]s and [[fur]]) which dated back to approximately 7,000 years ago. There is clear archaeolo...
11: ...rote about Indian cotton: "There are trees which grow wild there, the fruit of which is a [[wool]] exc... - 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... - Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
2: ...ramatically reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a single worker able to work eight...
6: ...had been, and he could place them vertically in a row.
8: ... the proper thickness. A clamp-like device in the roving beam allowed the operator to then release all...
10: ...stronger yarn for the warp. Later developments improved the quality of the yarn and increased the numb...
12: ...flee to Nottingham in 1767. There he set up shop producing jennies in secret for one Mr. Shipley, with... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ...nu;δρος}} ("Megas Alexandros"), King of [[Macedon]] ([[336 BC]]-[[323 BC]]), ...
6: ...n in which he appears as a towering legendary [[hero]] in the tradition of [[Achilles]].
9: ...e]] was Alexander's tutor; he gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature and stimul...
11: ...anus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] through [[Neoptolemus]] and [[Achilles]].
14: ...of Persia. [[Plutarch]] mentions an irate letter from Alexander to Darius III, where Alexander blames ... - 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]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: [[Image:map of territorial growth 1775.jpg|thumb|300px|Before the Revolution: Th...
2: ...volution was effected before the War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the mind...
4: ... event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world history. Most current interp...
10: ...sidered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people...
16: ...he proper form of government have roots in this European Enlightenment and were a source for ideas reg... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
3: ...eline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1760]] to [[1789]]'''.
6: *[[1760]] - [[King George III]] crowned
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
10: *[[1764]] - [[Currency Act]], passed by [[Parliament]]
11: *[[1764]] - [[Revenue Act of 1764|Revenue Act]] is passed to enforce the [[Sugar Ac... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
3: ...'' refers to the [[18th century]] in [[Europe | European philosophy]], and is often thought of
4: ...h of [[socialism]]. It is matched by the high [[baroque]] and classical eras in music, and the [[neo-c...
6: ...losophers such as [[Voltaire]] and [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] questioned and attacked the existing inst...
10: ...t is thought of as a long period). Furthermore, [[Romanticism]] followed the Enlightenment.
14: ...became central to the Enlightenment from Newton through to Jefferson. - 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]]) - Abigail Adams (3753 bytes)
3: ...ducation. On her mother's side she was descended from the Quincys, a family of great prestige in the [...
48: ...ams is remembered today for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he served his country in [...
50: ...tic post in [[Paris]]. After 1785, she filled the role of wife of the first United States Minister to ...
52: ...drawing on her experience of courts and society abroad. After 1791, poor health forced her to spend as... - 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]]) - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...ams (termed "[[Railroad_tie|sleeper]]s" or "[[railroad tie|tie]]s") of [[timber]], [[concrete]] or oth...
8: ...surfaces on which the [[wheel]]s of the train may roll with a minimum of [[friction]]. As an example, ...
9: ...cantly greater loads per [[axle]]/wheel than in [[road transport]].
11: ...eight in a given amount of time than a four-laned road.
15: ... and creative marketing stance and have achieved profitability as a result. - 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) - Polonium (10219 bytes)
7: <tr><td rowspan="3" valign="center">[[Tellurium|Te]]<br>'''P...
19: ...riod]], [[periodic table block|Block]]</td><td>[[group 16 element|6 (VIA)]], [[period 6 element|6]], [...
25: ...n="2" align="center" bgcolor="#cccc99">'''Atomic properties'''</th></tr>
35: <td>[[Electron configuration]] </td><td><...
37: <td>[[electron|e<sup>-</sup>]] 's per [[energy level]]</td><td>...
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