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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
32: ...[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer
39: *[[James Bruce]]
40: *[[William S. Bruce]], (1867-1921) Scottish explorer of Antarctica
41: *[[Cornelis de Bruijn]], (1652-1727), Dutch traveler and artist
77: *[[Simon Dezhnev|Semyon Dezhnev]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer, first European who sailed throug... - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
7: ...rance]]. Francis, still engaged in his lifelong struggle against [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charl...
17: ...the Protestant rebellion by arms, she resumed, in 1570, the policy of peace and negotiation. She conceiv...
21: ...love of magnificence and luxury, Catherine was a true Medici; her banquets at the Royal [[Chateau Font... - Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
8: ...f Navarre died, and Jeanne and her husband became rulers of Navarre.
12: The power struggle between Catholics and Huguenots for control o...
14: ...m here she conducted peace negotiations, and in [[1570]] official talks began to marry Henry to the king... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...tter known as '''Mary, Queen of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]]...
17: ...bert I of Scotland|Robert I, the Bruce]]). James truly believed that Mary marked the end of the Stewar...
26: ... and the palms of her hands. When the chill air struck her, she began to cry. The [[Earl of Lennox]] b...
33: ...ambers of Stirling Castle. The French, remaining true to the [[Auld Alliance]], came to the aid of the...
36: ...the only sensible solution to her troubles. In February [[1548]], hearing that the English were on the... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...eth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler. This last quality, viewed with impatience by ...
11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British honours system|...
18: ...l-being, particularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker be...
20: ...abeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. Luckily, she ...
27: ...d; by the end of that year, when Mary was falsely rumoured to be pregnant, Elizabeth was allowed to re... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
5: ...#256;ḏām in [[Tiberian Hebrew]], and آدم (ʾĀdam) in [[Arabic lang...
15: ...Garden of Eden to cultivate it, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of th...
17: ... tradition made into Satan) to eat the forbidden fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, for "the ser...
20: ...l life. At the east of the garden God placed [[Cherubim]] and a flaming sword, which turned every way....
36: ... of a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit sticking in the throat of Adam. - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
8: ...different periods according to the dynasty of the ruling [[pharaoh]]. The dating of
29: ...y were [[herding]] cattle and [[construction|constructing]] large buildings.
35: ...ksos]] Semites. They defeated the invaders around 1570 BC and expanded into the [[Aegean]], [[Sudan]], [...
39: ...ed something more. Thus, the Egyptians began construction of the [[mastaba|mastabas]].
41: ...l government were typically open-air temples constructed of wood or sandstone. - Influenza (10335 bytes)
4: ...lost productivity. Major genetic changes in the virus have caused three influenza [[pandemics]] in the...
8: There are three types of the virus:
9: * Influenza A viruses that infect [[mammal|mammals]] and [[birds]]
10: * Influenza B viruses that infect only humans
11: * Influenza C viruses that infect only humans - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
210: *[[Rush Brown]] ([[1948]]-)
211: *[[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] ([[1568]]-[[1625]])
212: *[[Jan Brueghel the Younger]] ([[1601]]-[[1678]]) - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...Tycho Brahe''' ([[December 14]], [[1546]] [[Knudstrup]], [[Denmark]] – [[October 24]], [[1601]] ...
8: ...as born at his family's ancestral seat of [[Knudstrup]] [[Castle]], [[Denmark]] to [[Otte Brahe]] and ...
10: ...nd aunt, J? Brahe and [[Inger Oxe]], in the [[Tostrup Castle]] until he was six years old. Around 1552...
16: ...ve and enlarge the existing instruments, and construct entirely new ones. Tycho's naked eye measuremen...
18: ...]] in a [[duel]] with [[broadsword]]s with [[Manderup Parsbjerg]], a fellow Danish nobleman. This occu... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
2: '''Michel Eyquem de Montaigne''' ([[February 28]], [[1533]] – [[September 13]], [[159...
10: ...circ;teau de Montaigne, to which he moved back in 1570.
33: ... to solve problems and mediate conflicts without truly getting emotionally involved, his disdain for m...
35: ...e, his belief that humans are not able to attain true certainty ([[skepticism]]), and even alludes to ...
37: ...ngs of [[romantic love]] as being detrimental to true freedom. In education, he favored concrete examp... - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
9: ... copper engraving of maps. He wrote the first instruction book of italic script to be published in nor...
14: [[Image:Mercator World Map.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rumold's world map, drawn in [[1587]] after his fath...
15: ...ublished in [[1595]] after his death by his son [[Rumold Mercator]]. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
42: *[[Filippo Brunelleschi]]
173: *[[Wilhelm Lehmbruck]]
182: *[[Bruce McLean]]
252: *[[François Rude]] (1784 - 1855)
254: *[[Frederick Ruckstull]] (1853 - 1942) - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
1: ...ate of birth are unknown, but [[September 12]], [[1570]] in England seems likely, and he is presumed to ... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...ce ([[Rail gauge|gauge]]) apart. Usually vehicles running on the rails are arranged in a [[train]] (a ...
8: ... the weight of the car on two four wheel support trucks. Fully loaded, the contact between each wheel ...
17: ...ifficult, and because securing the tracks as they run through cities and the countryside is impractica...
22: ...em on which to run. This system includes [[infrastructure]] such as tracks, [[railroad switch]]es, [[R...
26: ...yred metros]] and [[maglev]], since the cars also run in a guided path. The term "guideway" better des... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
120: *[[Averroes]] (or ''Ibn Rushd''), (1126-1198){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
158: *[[Bruno Bauer]], (1809-1882){{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
231: *[[Rudjer Boscovich]], (1711-1787){{fn|C}}
257: *[[Constantin Brunner]], (1862-1937)
258: *[[Emil Brunner]], (1889-1966){{fn|R}} - Islam (36809 bytes)
29: ...il are from God, and Resurrection after death be Truth.
38: ...ligion nor utter aught concerning Allah save the truth . The Messiah , Jesus son of Mary , was only a ...
74: ...iteration of the Arabic original (قرآن); it means “recitation”.
82: ...ost suras was divinely set. Later scholars have struggled to put the suras in chronological order, and...
90: ...ersonal piety and community life, and completely true in its history and science. - Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ...#1571;َلْقُرآن}} ''al-qur'ān''; its literal meaning...
10: ...rters. A different structure is provided by the [[ruku'at]], semantical units resembling paragraphs an...
16: ... was then the “civilized” world. Arab rulers had millions of foreign subjects, with whom t...
62: Belief in the Qur'an's direct, uncorrupted divine origin is considered fundamental to Is...
66: ...d all that ye say, ..." (4:43), a prohibition of drunkenness but not alcohol. Later verses expanded pr... - Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
11: ...the nobility and spread to royal courts as far as Russia. Princess [[Henrietta von Nassau-Weilburg]] i...
31: *[[Norway Spruce]] ''Picea abies'' (generally the cheapest)
32: *[[Serbian Spruce]] ''Picea omorika''
55: ...wooden pole (now metal with plastic rings) for a trunk. Each row of branches is a different size, colo...
76: ...opcorn]] or [[cranberry|cranberries]], [[orange (fruit)|orange]] halves, and seed-covered [[suet]] cak... - Timeline of Middle Eastern History (12425 bytes)
55: * First [[writing]]s in the cities of [[Uruk]] and [[Susa]] ([[cuneiform (script)|cuneiform]]...
60: ''(see also [[Sumer]]: [[Ur]], [[Uruk]], [[Kish (Sumer)|Kish]], [[Susa]])''
79: * [[Urukagina]], king of Lagash, creates the first known ...
80: * [[Lugalsaggizi]], king of [[Uruk]] and [[Umma]] conquers [[Lagash]] (2371–2...
104: ...([[21st century BC|2052]]–[[16th century BC|1570 BC]])
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