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- List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
4: ...[Jan Santini Aichel|Aichel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech architect
12: *[[Howard Aiken|Aiken, Howard]], (1900-1973), computing pioneer
25: *[[John Aislabie|Aislabie, John]], (1670-1742), director of the [[South Sea Bubble|South S...
26: *[[Queen Aiswarya|Aiswarya, Queen]], (died 2001), non-reigning Nepalese q... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...t British monarch of the [[House of Stuart]]; she was succeeded by a distant cousin, [[George I of Gre...
10: ...h united England and Scotland into Great Britain) was a product of subsequent negotiations.
12: ...arlborough]], who led the English armies in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]].
15: ...hesse d'Orl顮s]]. Anne returned from France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance ...
19: ...d that the Throne was therefore vacant. The Crown was offered to, and accepted by, William and Mary, w... - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
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36: ...8]]. Georgia's population in [[As of 2000|2000]] was 8,186,453 ([[United States 2000 Census|U.S. Cens...
38: ...'[[Georgia on My Mind]]'' by [[Hoagy Carmichael]] was originally written about a woman of that name, b...
50: ...da. In [[1724]], it was first suggested that what was by then a British colony be called [[Province of... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
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37: ...ited States]]. The [[Province of South Carolina]] was one of the [[13 colonies]] that revolted against...
42: ...ina became a royal colony in 1712. North Carolina was split off in 1729. The state declared its indepe...
44: ...]] were among those firing the first shots of the war, though Edmund Ruffin is usually credited with f... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
2: ...ruction of the [[basilica]] began in [[1506]] and was completed in [[1626]].
7: ...ca of Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
10: ...sellino]] to start adding to the old church. This was abandoned after a short while. In the late [[15t...
12: ...d the dome. After the death of Julius II building was halted until [[Pope Paul III]] asked Michelangel...
17: ...[Julius Caesar]], this was removed as the obelisk was erected in St. Peter's Square. There are also tw... - Macau (16856 bytes)
17: ... of Macau|Chief Executive]]''' || [[Edmund Ho Hau-wah]]
19: |'''[[Area]]'''<br>- Total<br>- % water
40: ...f [[Hong Kong]] and 145 km from [[Guangzhou]]. It was the oldest [[Europe]]an [[colony]] in China, dat...
57: ...fer of sovereignty. Macau prospered as a port and was a subject of repeated attempts by the [[Netherla...
59: ...from the [[Spanish Habsburgs]] in [[1640]], Macau was granted the official title of ''Cidade do (Santo... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...red calculus nearly contemporaneously, their work was not a collaboration.
4: ...d when [[white]] [[light]] passed through a prism was inherent in the white light and not added by the...
14: ...d three months before Newton's birth. When Newton was two years of age, his mother went to live with h...
19: ...Storey married someone else. It is said he kept a warm memory of this love, but Newton had no other re...
23: Newton was educated at [[Grantham Grammar School]]. In [[16... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
35: *[[1638]]-[[Delaware Colony]] founded
49: *[[1662]]-[[Half Way Covenant]] adopted
52: === [[1670s]] ===
54: *[[1670]]-Charles Town ([[Charleston, South Carolina|Char...
66: ... William's War]] (1689-1697), part of the wider [[War of the Grand Alliance]], begins - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
9: ...hnologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...ristopher Columbus]] left Spain on his famous westward voyage. He sought for Asia, but the lands he c...
16: ...r, the motivation behind the founding of colonies was piecemeal and variable. Practical considerations...
22: ... the coast of today's [[North Carolina]] by Sir [[Walter Raleigh]]. The second resupply ship, delayed...
25: The first truly successful English colony was established in [[1607]], in a region called [[Vi... - Clock (10086 bytes)
3: [[Image:Montinari Milano.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A watch]]
9: Clocks are in homes and offices; smaller ones ([[watch]]es) are carried; big ones are in public place...
11: The main purpose of a clock is not always to ''display'' the time.
33: ... requires accurate measurement of time. This need was a major motivation for the development of accura...
43: ...d [[clepsydras]], a time mechanism run by flowing water. Historians disagree over the [[Antikythera me... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
1091: | <small>1st Term; abdicated for financial reward</small>
1792: | <small>[[29 April]] [[1670]] to [[22 July]] [[1676]]</small>
1981: | <small>[[Wadowice]], [[Poland]]</small>
2000: ...clude him and claim that the previous German pope was [[Pope Stephen X]].) Oldest to become pope since...
2004: ...ht|thumb|[[His Holiness]] '''Pope Benedict XVI''' was elected in a [[Papal conclave, 2005|papal concla... - Lute (15915 bytes)
1: ...nt originally developed in the Middle East, which was also the ancestor of the superficially similar [...
7: ...or lutes before the [[Baroque music|Baroque]] era was turned back from the neck at almost 90? (see ima...
13: ...ute.) The two strings of a course are virtually always stopped and plucked together, as if a single st...
19: ...pella Palatina in Palermo. By the 14th century it was widespread throughout Italy and had made signifi...
21: ...t octave bass) are documented. Song accompaniment was probably the lute's primary function in the Midd... - Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
2: ...Morgan''' (c. [[1635]] - [[August 25]], [[1688]]) was a [[privateer]] of Welsh birth, who made a name ...
4: ... killed by the Spanish shortly afterwards, Morgan was chosen by the buccaneers as their admiral.
6: In [[1668]] he was commissioned by Sir Thomas Modyford, the governo...
8: ...nd escaped in safety. On his return to Jamaica he was again reproved, but not punished by Modyford.
10: ...00,000 pounds. The fame of this brilliant exploit was tarnished by the habitual cruelty of Morgan's cr... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
175: *[[Walter Benjamin]], (1892-1940){{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
195: *[[Harry Binswanger]], (born 1944)
238: *[[Thomas Bradwardine]], (c. 1290-1349){{fn|R}}
239: *[[Richard-Bevan Braithwaite]], (1900-1990){{fn|O}}
276: *[[Walter Burley]], (c. 1275-c. 1345){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Navigation (15650 bytes)
20: ..., successfully navigated the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to [[Tahiti]] using no instruments.
22: ...[http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/navigate/navigate.html Wayfinding Summary]
23: * [http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/L2wayfind.html Wayfinding Main Page]
33: ...ite navigation system]] to follow a course to a [[waypoint]]
45: ...ver and a known location. Anciently the home port was used as the known location, currently the Greenw... - Fluorine (8588 bytes)
24: {{Elementbox_vanderwaalsrad_pm | [[1 E-10 m|147]] }}
37: ...be kept in glass vessels. In moist air it attacks water to form the equally dangerous hydrofluoric aci...
53: ...ste]] and, somewhat controversially, to municipal water supplies to prevent dental cavities.
57: ...ific impulse]]. Experiments failed since fluorine was so hard to handle.
60: ... etched when it was exposed to [[fluorspar]] that was treated with [[acid]]. [[Karl Scheele]] and many... - Coriander (6994 bytes)
20: ...nder derives from [[Latin]] ''coriandrum'', which was first noted by [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]]. The La...
34: ...trus flavor when crushed. It is also described as warm, nutty, spicy, and orange-flavoured. They are u...
36: ...ore coriander seed in a tightly sealed container away from sunlight and heat. For maximum flavor use w...
40: ...t in [[rye]] [[bread]] as an alternative to [[caraway]]. Apart from the uses just noted, coriander see...
48: ...ought to the United States of America in 1670 and was one of the first spices cultivated by early sett...
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