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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...a explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technolog...
26: ...rich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa
29: *[[George Bass]] - [[Australia]]n explorer
30: ...isited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]], [[Tomboucto...
31: ... [[France|French]] explorer, mapped the West [[Australia]]n coastline. - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ''This page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ru...
3: ..., Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
4: ...owerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...ued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...ng to adulthood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the p... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: ...abeth_empress.jpg|thumb|270px|H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (170...
3: ...jects of her favourite architect, [[Bartolomeo Rastrelli]], particularly in [[Peterhof]] and [[Tsarsko...
9: ...r earliest years she delighted every one by her extraordinary beauty and vivacity.
11: ...elf at the age of eighteen practically her own mistress.
13: ...s sensual temperament and, being free from all control, abandoned herself to her appetites without res... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...nch and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful control of the area was disputed by the surrounding [[1...
46: ...their relatively low altitude allows for little [[tree-line|timberline]], form a north-south spine run...
50: ...ng Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...ch to the presence of a particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and cl...
58: ...the [[Iroquois]] drove many of the smaller native tribes out of Vermont, later using the area as a [[h... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
99: *[[James Barry (painter)|James Barry]] ([[1741]]-[[1806]])
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
10: ...ds with the [[Treaty of Utrecht (1713)|Treaty of Utrecht]]
18: *[[1735]] - [[John Peter Zenger]] trial on freedom of the press issues.
19: ...eorge Whitefield]] tours the colonies ([[1739]]-[[1741]]) to preach the Great Awakening
22: ...[[1740]] - [[King George's War]] ([[War of the Austrian Succession]]) begins
23: *[[1748]] - King George's War ends with the [[Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle]] - 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... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
22: *[[Pietro da Barga]]
33: *[[Treffle Berthlaume]] (1803 - 1884)
57: *[[Machado de Castro]] (1731 - 1822)
141: *[[Jean Antoine Houdon]] (1741 - 1828)
190: *[[Pietro Masni]] - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...eneral]]. His name is a colloquial synonym for [[traitor]] in the [[United States]], much like [[Vidk...
6: ...perty, and engaged in the [[Caribbean|West Indies trade]], sometimes commanding his own ships, as his ...
9: ...iot. When word spread of the rebellion, Arnold's troops broke into the [[New Haven]] powder house on ...
10: ...1775]], Ticonderoga was taken from the 22 British troops that held it and who were not aware that a wa...
15: ... April of 1776. Arnold was put in command of [[Montreal]] while he recuperated there, until all Americ... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...is many quotations and his experiments with [[electricity]]. Franklin was a member of the [[Freemasons...
8: ===Ancestry===
21: Benjamin Franklin was born on Milk Street in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. His fathe...
23: ...vvy about cultivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young man earned him a great...
27: ...t]] partly contributed to the American colonies' struggle to maintain their privileges. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...n [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
33: *[[Petrus Apianus]] (Germany, [[1495]] - [[1552]])
42: *[[Emil Artin]] (Austria, [[1898]] - [[1962]])
71: *[[Eugenio Beltrami]] (Italy, [[1835]]-[[1900]]) - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...alta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ... [[John the Baptist]], took in Christian pilgrims traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It w...
9: ... [[Margat]], both located near [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The property of the Order was divided int...
15: ...] surrendered to the knights. They also gained control a number of neighboring islands, as well as the...
19: ... the survivors were allowed to leave Rhodes and retreated to the [[Kingdom of Sicily]]. In exchange, t... - Platinum (10600 bytes)
18: |[[Chemical series]] || [[transition metal]]s
22: ... scale|Hardness]] || 21450 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m³]], 3.5
30: |[[Atomic radius]] (calc.) || 135 (177) [[picometre|pm]]
36: |[[Electron configuration]] || <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[xenon|Xe...
38: |[[electron|e<sup>-</sup>]] 's per [[energy level]] || 2, 8... - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
1: ...Image:Chemistry_flask.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by
32: *[[1741]] - [[Platinum]] discovered by [[Charles Wood (sc...
37: *[[1772]] - [[Nitrogen]] discovered by [[Daniel Rutherford]] .
49: *[[1793]] - [[Strontium]] discovered by [[Martin Heinrich Klaproth]...
50: *[[1794]] - [[Yttrium]] discovered by [[Johan Gadolin]]. After [[Yt... - 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... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
12: ...]. Euler was the first to publish a systematic introduction to [[mechanics]] in [[1736]]: ''Mechanica...
16: In the year [[1741]] Euler became director of the mathematical class...
18: ..., despite a complete loss of vision, due to his extraordinary powers of memory and mental calculation....
33: He made important contributions to the theory of [[differential equations...
49: ... is [[Euler's formula]], which establishes the central role of the - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: ...s of [[industry|industrial]] capacity) were: [[Austria]], [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Prussia]], and [[...
9: ...ower of [[theology]]. The rise of nations like Austria, Russia, and Prussia began to shift the balance...
11: ...], where civil war enabled the British to take control of the entire sub-continent.
13: In a strictly aesthetic analysis, the 18th century is gene...
24: * [[1721]]: [[Treaty of Nystad]] signed, ending the [[Great Northe... - 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... - Articles of Confederation (19574 bytes)
9: ...est, such as defense against external threats and trade relations.
13: The Articles of Confederation established a decentralized system of government, granting significant ...
15: *Limited Central Authority: The central government under the Articles was intentionally...
17: ... authority to levy taxes, relying on voluntary contributions from states. This financial weakness seve...
20: ==Strengths and Shortcomings==
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