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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
19: ...rouin]], and [[Nicolas de Villegaignon]]. After [[1720]], when the Portuguese found gold and diamonds in...
21: ...pe. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arri...
54: ...arra da Tijuca, JacarepaguᬠCampo Grande, Santa Cruz and Bangu. Barra da Tijuca remains an area of ac...
58: ...hich is currently experiencing a wave of new construction. High rise apartments and sprawling shopping...
63: ...equent. The favelas are troubled by widespread [[drug]] related crime and [[gang]] warfare and other p... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...ne the Great''', reigned as [[tsar|empress]] of [[Russia]] from [[June 28]], [[1762]], to her death on...
5: ...y 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's supporter...
11: ...ion, granting the government greater control over rural areas because of the peasant revolt. This proc...
13: ...eat instituted several drastic reforms within the Russian society. First, she established the [[Free E...
17: ... creation of a "Northern Accord" between Russia, Prussia, Poland, Sweden, and perhaps Great Britain, t... - Mary Read (2833 bytes)
3: ...er as a boy to make her husband believe Read was truly a male. Read?s father died at sea and left his...
7: ...ers. As Read was dressing, Bonny discovered her true sex and the two became immediate friends. Rackh...
9: ... didn?t put up much resistance because they were drunk and passed out in the hull. - Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (3576 bytes)
4: ...d onto the long land of Egypt, and the provincial ruling family in [[Xois]], located in the marshes of...
6: ... by a group of Hyksos princes and chieftains, who ruled in the eastern Delta with their local Egyptian...
8: ... to have been a mere vassal of the Hyksos princes ruling there; his successors held onto their diminis...
10: ...d It-tawy fell to the Hyksos, the native Egyptian ruling house in [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]] declared it... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
23: ..., [[1757]]) and Jane Randolph ([[February 20]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from famili...
39: ...dential election, 1800]]. It was resolved on [[February 17]], [[1801]] when Jefferson was elected Pres...
123: ...erect and sinewy. He had angular features, a very ruddy complexion, sandy hair and hazel-flecked, grey...
147: ...clergy unresponsive to the people and leads to corruption within religion. Erecting the 'wall of separ...
175: ...the colonies, charging that the crown "has waged cruel war against [[human nature]] itself, violating ... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
47: ...was the son of a Portuguese princess, the Spanish ruler became Philip I of Portugal in [[1581]]. Some ...
51: ...er, Brazil proclaimed its independence, under the rule of the Portuguese King Pedro IV ([[Pedro I of B...
59: ...s growing robustly. Additionally, and unlike any true autocracy, Portugal was a founding member of [[O...
78: ...4 Spring survey, 60% of the Portuguese said they trusted the European Union.
80: ...use for civil disorder. Handing out or producing drugs is considered a crime. - Spinning Jenny (3557 bytes)
4: ...ves was born in Oswaldtwistle, near Blackburn, in 1720. He received no formal education and was never ta... - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
22: *[[Kisshomaru Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Kisshomaru]], (1921-1999), 2nd [[Aikido Doshu|doshu]] of [[a...
24: *[[Moriteru Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Moriteru]], (born 1951), 3rd [[Aikido Doshu|doshu]] of [[a...
31: ...lanova|Ulanova, Galina Sergeyevna]], (1910-1988), Russian ballerina
45: ...ana Umaga|Umaga, Tana]], (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
57: ...rnberg, Roman Fyodorovich]], (1886-1921) [[Russia|Russian]] military commander, [[History of independe... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
36: *[[Rudjer Boscovich|Ruđer Bošković]], (1711-1787) —...
67: *[[Rudolf Diesel]], (1858-1913), [[Germany]] — [[...
103: * [[William Gruber]] — [[View-master]]
111: *[[James Hargreaves]], (1720-1778)
114: *[[Rudolf Hell]], (1901-2002) - Sicily (18450 bytes)
43: ... the Stretto di Messina, S.p.A. insists that construction is scheduled to commence in 2005 on the worl...
51: ...ilipp Hackert 006.jpg|thumb|Landscape with temple ruins on Sicily, [[Jacob Philipp Hackert]], 1778.]]
70: ...ny of the Sicilian cities to revolt against Roman rule. Rome sent troops to put down the rebellions (i...
72: ...ovince of the Roman Empire. It was something of a rural backwater, important chiefly for its grainfiel...
74: ...brief period ([[662]] - [[668]]) during Byzantine rule Syracuse was the imperial capital, until [[Cons... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
42: *[[Filippo Brunelleschi]]
173: *[[Wilhelm Lehmbruck]]
182: *[[Bruce McLean]]
252: *[[François Rude]] (1784 - 1855)
254: *[[Frederick Ruckstull]] (1853 - 1942) - Lute (15915 bytes)
1: ...eck and a deep round back. It evolved from an instrument originally developed in the Middle East, whic...
3: ==Description of the instrument==
5: ...sance lute. This is a replica of a historical instrument]]
7: ...re are no gears or other aides for tuning the instrument, which fact — along with the large numb...
9: ... of wood are usually glued to the body of the instrument, to allow stopping the highest-pitched course... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
23: ...Albitskij|Vladimir Aleksandrovich Al'bitskij]] ([[Russia]])
35: *[[Petrus Apianus]] ([[Germany]], [[1495]] – [[1557]...
69: *[[Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky]] ([[Russia]], [[1883]] – [[1953]])
75: *[[Biruni]] ([[Persia]] [[973]] - [[1048]])
85: *[[Rudjer Josip Boscovich|Ruđer Josip Bošković]] ([[Dalmatia]],... - 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}}
226: *[[Charles Bonnet]], (1720-1793){{fn|R}}
231: *[[Rudjer Boscovich]], (1711-1787){{fn|C}}
257: *[[Constantin Brunner]], (1862-1937) - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem'' or ''Knights of Malta'' or ''Knights of Rh...
5: ...aschid of [[Egypt]] to rebuild the hospice in [[Jerusalem]]. The hospice, which was built on the site ...
7: ...up just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem but the order soon extended into providing a...
9: ...r Hospitallers, at the height of the Kingdom of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and ...
15: ...g islands, as well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon]]. - Calico Jack (2810 bytes)
14: ... pirate called Mary Read. Whether or not this is true, the two women actually escaped the noose by cla...
16: ...De La Vega]] in [[Jamaica]] on [[November 16]], [[1720]]. He and the remaining members of his crew were ... - Christopher Condent (2308 bytes)
5: ...The Flying Dragon''. The ''Flying Dragon'' then cruised the [[Brazil]]ian coast, and Condent took mor...
9: ... and the [[Red Sea]] for a further year or so. In 1720, near [[Bombay]], Condent and his crew captured a... - Germanium (8776 bytes)
55: | [[Crystal structure]]
64: | 1211.4 [[Kelvin|K]] (1720.9 ?[[Fahrenheit|F]])
165: ...that has a metallic luster and the same crystal structure as [[diamond]]. In addition, it is important... - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
12: ...uneuf]], a friend of François' mother, instructed him in ''les belles lettres'' and deism, and ...
18: ...d to 'v' and 'j' to 'i' according to the ordinary rules of the game.
20: ...w between parties assisting its success. It had a run of forty-five nights and brought the author not ...
22: ...nd play, ''Artemire'', was produced in February [[1720]]. It was a failure, and though it was recast wi...
26: ...tists were still in full session, journeyed to [[Brussels]], where he met and quarrelled with [[Jean-B... - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
11: ... Bach began copying music and playing various instruments at an early age.
13: ...n Christoph Bach]], who was the organist of [[Ohrdruf]]. While in his brother's house, Bach continued ...
17: ... practical experience with the innards of the instrument would provide a unique counterpoint to his un...
19: ...He was also influenced by the work of [[Nicholas Bruhns]]. Shortly after graduation (Bach completed La...
22: ...h; available to keyboard musicians when their instruments are tuned according to [[Andreas Werckmeiste...
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