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- Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
3: ...eter the Great]] and Empress of [[Russia]] from [[1725]] until her death. With Peter, she was also co-ru...
7: ...et Marfa, and shortly after he took her as his mistress. In [[1705]], she converted to [[Orthodoxy]] ...
9: *Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna ([[1708]]-[[1728]])
10: *[[Empress]] [[Elizabeth of Russia|Yelizaveta Petrovna]] ([[1709]]-[[1762]]
11: *Grand Duchess Nataliya Petrovna ([[1713]]-[[1715]]) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
6: ...n the [[12th century]] the conquering [[Moors]] introduced papermaking to [[Spain]] and the technology...
12: ...ainted full-scale cartoons as precursors for tapestry designs.
18: ... [[18th century]] [[Britain]], [[Paul Sandby]] ([[1725]]–[[1809]]) was called the father of Britis...
23: ...'watercolor'' most often to refers to traditional transparent watercolor or [[gouache]] (an opaque for...
29: Traditionally, watercolor paint is applied with brus... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
13: ...orge Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading gun
24: ...rdeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
25: *[[Trevor Baylis]], (1937- ) — [[clockwork radio]...
37: ... Brattain]], (born 1902), US co-inventor of the [[transistor]] - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...)|English]] [[physicist]], [[mathematician]], [[astronomer]], [[philosopher]], and [[alchemist]] who w...
4: ...lity]]). He was the first to realise that the spectrum of [[color|colour]]s observed when [[white]] [[...
21: ...b|left|Engraving after [[Enoch Seeman]]'s 1726 portrait of Newton]]
23: ...rantham Grammar School]]. In [[1661]] he joined [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where his uncle Willia...
25: ...ry was invented by him in his later life, to illustrate how he drew inspiration from everyday events. - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...ortant center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
6: ... being [[Genoa]], [[Pisa]], and [[Amalfi]]). Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venet...
8: ...was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the [[Brenner pass]] from Verona in 1178, op...
10: ...itime commercial empire, the Republic acquired control of most of the islands in the [[Aegean Sea|Aege...
12: ... of Venice. Only Venetian ships could efficiently transport the men, supplies, and (especially) war ho... - Concord, New Hampshire (5290 bytes)
17: metro pop = |
30: ...llowing the [[American Revolution]], Concord's central location made it a logical choice for the state...
37: ...the city has a total area of 174.9 [[square kilometre|km²]] (67.5 [[square mile|mi²]]). 166... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: '''Famous [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
33: *[[Anders Ůgstr? ([[Sweden]], [[1814]] – [[1874]])
35: *[[Petrus Apianus]] ([[Germany]], [[1495]] – [[1557...
72: *[[Wilhelm von Biela]] ([[Austria]], [[1782]] – [[1856]])
82: *[[John Gatenby Bolton]] ([[England]], [[Australia]], [[1922]] – [[1993]]) - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ... is the [[List of countries by area|largest]] country in the world, covering almost twice the territor...
4: ... Republics]] (USSR), Russia is an independent country, and an influential member of the [[Commonwealth...
6: Most of the area, population, and industrial production of the [[Soviet Union]], then one o...
13: ...e Scandinavians as well as native [[Finno-Ugric]] tribes, such as the [[Merya]], the [[Muromian]]s and...
15: ...rope and was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia. - July 24 (8660 bytes)
6: *[[1701]] - [[Detroit, Michigan]] founded.
8: ...- [[Benjamin Bonneville]] leads the first [[wagon train]] across the [[Rocky Mountains]] by using [[Wy...
9: *[[1847]] - After 17 months of travel, [[Brigham Young]] leads 148 [[Mormon]] pione...
10: ...rly|Jubal Early]] defeats [[United States|Union]] troops led by General [[George Crook]] in an effort ...
11: *[[1866]] - [[Reconstruction]]: [[Tennessee]] becomes the first [[U.S. s... - Native American (42651 bytes)
1: ...age:Portrait_of_Red_Bird.jpg|thumb|A [[Sioux]] in traditional dress including [[war bonnet]], about 19...
3: ...nduring as political communities. A comprehensive tribal list can be found under "[[Classification of ...
7: ...shrined in the Canadian Constitution with various treaty rights, some long established and many more c...
9: The term Native American may be construed to either include or exclude the [[M鴩s peopl...
11: ... native to territorial possesions of American countries but are not specifically "Native American" (in... - Abraham Clark (2137 bytes)
1: ...lip Art]]]'''Abraham Clark''' ([[February 15]], [[1725]]—[[September 15]], [[1794]]) was an [[Poli...
12: [[Category:1725 births|Clark, Abraham]] - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
8: ...shed in Paris, the grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his life, Voltai...
10: ... married early; the elder brother, Armand, was a strong [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relatio...
12: ...il;ois' mother, instructed him in ''les belles lettres'' and deism, and the child showed a faculty for...
14: ...s father stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never used it.
16: ...t Voltaire lent himself to the duchess' frantic hatred of the regent, [[Philippe II of Orl�ans]], an... - Fin Whales (8533 bytes)
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5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Eutheria]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Cetacea]]}} - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...ear=2001 | isbn=0199246777 | oclc=174866045}}, "Introduction" by P. J. Marshall, page 1</ref> or even ...
8: ...the USA after the American revolution. The [[industrial revolution]] started in Britain. Despite its m...
15: ...the [[Pacific Northwest]]; the coast of Japan is struck by a [[tsunami]].
29: ...o form the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies.
38: ...Empire]] government in [[Kolhapur]] against [[Chattrapati Shahu]]. - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
13: ...f Russia|District]]: || [[Northwestern Federal District|North West Russia]]
19: | [[Area]]: || 606 [[Square kilometre|km�]]
33: ...00px|The [[Neva]] river has been called the main street of St Petersburg]]
36: ...;́д, [[1924]]–[[1991]]) and '''Petrograd''' (Петроk...
38: ..., it served thenceforth as the capital of the country during the [[Russian Empire|imperial period]] of... - Lawyer (33471 bytes)
2: ...systems. Lawyers have many names in different countries—including "advocate", "attorney", "[[bar...
4: Law is a rather theoretical and abstract discipline, and working as a lawyer represents...
6: ...] (excluding the province of [[Quebec]]) and [[Australia]] is a LL.B. or bachelor/baccalaureate of law...
8: ...n over functions that used to be (and in some countries, still are) performed by other professionals, ...
10: ...nited States, lawyers are called ''attorneys''. Strictly speaking, an attorney is similar to an [[age...
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