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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...ould be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck in windless reg...
9: ...pecies (both those harmful to humans, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and benefi...
27: ...in Khios. It is believed that this is where he recruited some of his sailors.
46: ....99 meters or 6,082.66 feet at the equator). The true circumference of the earth is about 40,000 km (2...
52: ...had united the largest kingdoms of Spain and were ruling them together. - Steel (28384 bytes)
8: ...]] into the atmosphere, iron can be found in the crust only in combination with [[oxygen]] or [[sulfur...
11: ...ble form of iron is the [[body-centered cubic]] structure '''[[ferrite]]''' or '''α-iron''', a f...
13: ...rrite. Martensite has a very similar unit cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composi...
21: ...other hand [[sulfur]], [[nitrogen]], and [[phosphorus]] make steel more brittle, so these commonly fou...
23: ...hen heat-treated to produce a desirable crystal structure, and often "cold worked" to produce the fina... - Politics (7193 bytes)
18: ...dest form of government was tribal organization. Rule by elders was supplanted by monarchy, and a sys...
31: ...e body that has the authority to make and enforce rules or laws.
40: ...[Napoleon]], and [[Mao Zedong|Mao]] (however, Mao ruled long enough that his successors could invoke t...
51: *[[Political corruption]]
52: *[[Political spectrum]] - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ...nticipated modern technology but were rarely constructed in his lifetime. In addition, he helped advan...
11: ...o worked with [[Lorenzo di Credi]] and [[Pietro Perugino]].
59: ...e Museum]]'', [[Saint Petersburg|St Petersburg]], Russia
64: ... Museum]]'', [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], Russia
84: [[Image:Vitruvian.jpg|thumb|''[[Vitruvian man]]''<br>Leonardo's study of the proportion... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: '''Sir Thomas More''' ([[7 February]], [[1478]]–[[6 July]], [[1535]]), posth...
5: ...father and was admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
36: ...n]], a lady of the court. In [[1527]], Henry instructed Cardinal Wolsey to petition [[Pope Clement VI...
44: ... was able to produce a letter in which he had instructed Barton not to interfere with state matters.
53: ...ld on to his religious convictions in the face of ruin and death, and the dignity with which he conduc... - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
2: ...ragua]] and was with [[Francisco Pizarro]] in [[Peru]]. Later, de Soto led the largest expedition of t...
6: ...actician, but was known for extreme brutality and ruthlessness when dealing with natives. In a conflic...
11: ...and became the first European to talk to the Inca ruler [[Atahualpa]] when he preceded Pizarro to Caja...
15: De Soto, having seen the legendary resources in Peru and read a report written by [[Cabeza de Vaca]], ...
23: ...hound]]s — became notorious weapons and instruments of punishment for the army. - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
5: ...h [[Portugal]]) or in [[Porto]]. The son of Pedro Rui de Magalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de...
7: ... even have been taught by [[Martin Behaim]]. In [[1496]], Magellan became a [[squire]].
24: ...at [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]] firm who had a grudge against the king of Portugal. On [[March 22]],...
39: ...in the season, however, and the southern winter struck while they were still on the [[Argentina|Argent...
53: ...g northwest, the crew reached the equator on [[February 13]], [[1521]]. On [[March 6]], they reached t... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
20: ...[May 20]], [[1497]] (he had also made a voyage in 1496, but got no further than [[Iceland]]). He sailed ...
22: ...abrador]] or [[Maine]]. We might never know the truth. His men may have been the first Europeans on e... - Fashion (7767 bytes)
3: ...sign (as in a 'curious fashion') or a method (a 'cruel fashion').
20: ...] (left) with her counterpart from [[Venice]], in 1496-97. The Venetian lady's high [[clogs]] make her t...
75: * [[Steven Cojocaru]] - William Howard Taft (15237 bytes)
20: ...ng his presidency prosecuted the [[Trust-busting|trusts]], strengthened the [[Interstate Commerce Comm...
35: ... terms, popular [[Theodore Roosevelt]] refused to run in [[U.S. presidential election, 1908|the electi...
37: Taft fought for prosecution of trusts, further strengthened the Interstate Commerce ...
41: ... "Bull Moose") and selected Theodore Roosevelt to run against Taft in the general election. Roosevelt'...
43: ...rongly suggests he had severe [[sleep apnea | obstructive sleep apnea]] during his Presidential term o... - Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
1: '''Hernando De Soto''' (c.1496/1497 - 1542) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] exp...
7: ...and tactician, but was notorious for the extreme brutality with which he wielded these gifts.
11: ==First expedition – The Conquest of Peru==
12: ...tly before Pizarro departed for the interior of Peru, bringing his own men with him on ships he had hi...
14: ...zarro sent de Soto with four men to scout for the rumored army. <!-- De Soto had 200 Spaniards to comp... - Flight (3194 bytes)
7: ...[[evolution|evolved]] separately from different structures.
11: Bats are the only [[mammal]]s capable of true flight. However, there are several [[gliding mam...
18: ...ingspan, up to 3.5 metres (11.5 feet), and the [[trumpeter swan]] perhaps the greatest weight, 17 [[ki...
35: * [[Cruise (flight)|Cruise]]
46: * [[Instrument flight rules]] - Temperature (22519 bytes)
32: ...Under some conditions heat from the measuring instrument can cause a temperature gradient, so the meas...
34: ...und]] temperature has been measured from the spectrum of photons observed by satellite observations su...
173: ...' is not very convenient, but other measuring instruments can be calibrated to this scale.
188: ...the vacuum anymore. Sometimes, a part of the spectrum follows that shape: for example one can say that...
236: [[he:טמפרטורה]]
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