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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
17: *[[Roald Amundsen]], (1872-1928), [[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first ...
131: ...lls]] and the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] (the only [[waterfall]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]]...
134: *[[Sir Edmund Hillary]], with [[Tenzing Norgay]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes...
191: *[[Tenzing Norgay]], with [[Sir Edmund Hillary]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes...
210: ...entury]] [[Portuguese]] explorer and adventurer, was among the first [[Europeans]] to reach [[Japan]]... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
23: *[[Syboat Acker|Acker, Syboat]] (1698-1771)
40: ...d Ernst Ackermann|Ackermann, Konrad Ernst]] (1712-1771)
41: *[[Leopold Ackermann|Ackermann, Leopold]] (1771-1831)
49: *[[Edward Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Edward]] (1810-1887) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...sa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
4: ...ted [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]]. She was undoubtedly one of the most powerful women of he...
6: ...it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...o Louis, heir apparent to the king of France, who was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis X...
29: ...rmy was weak and the treasury depleted due to two wars near the end of her father's reign. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: | wife= None; wife [[Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he too...
18: ...pril 13]], [[1743]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was the third ([[1801]]–[[1809]]) [[President ...
23: ...he [[College of William & Mary]] — where he was a member of the secret [[Flat Hat Club]] —...
25: Jefferson was the primary author of the [[United States Declar...
27: ...nded from the sale of his collection (the Library was founded in [[1800]]; Jefferson sold his third li... - Australia (39438 bytes)
14: ...Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Michael Jeffery]]<br>[[John Howard]]|
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48: ...ion|federated]] and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Since [[federation]], Australia has had ...
50: ... allowing access for traditional uses of the waterway across the border by Papua New Guinean people an...
54: ...veries in the South Pacific Ocean'', published in 1771, but he used it to refer to the whole South Pacif... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
48: *[[Washington Allston]] ([[1779]]-[[1843]])
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
147: *[[Anna Bilinska-Bohdanowiczowa]] ([[1857]]-[[1893]])
471: *[[John William Godward]] ([[1861]]-[[1922]]) - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
7: ...Treaty of Paris (1763)]] ends [[French and Indian War]]
19: *[[1771]] - [[Battle of Alamance]] in [[North Carolina]]
24: *[[1774]] - [[Dunmore's War]]
46: ...Paris (1783)]] ends [[United States Revolutionary War]]
52: *[[1787]] - [[Delaware]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[New Jersey]] become s... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
145: ...argest by diameter and fourth largest by mass. It was named after the [[Greek mythology|Greek god]] [[...
149: ...us (like [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]]) is in many ways similar to the cores of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupi...
153: ...e of Uranus' orbit the orientation of the poles towards the Sun is reversed. Between these two extreme...
155: ...ger 2]]'s passage in [[1986]], Uranus' south pole was pointed almost directly at the Sun. Note that th...
164: ...ectrically conductive, super-pressurized ocean of water and ammonia once thought to lie between the co... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...sponded with members of the [[Lunar Society]] and was also elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]]. ...
9: ...farmer, and Jane White. His mother, Abiah Folger, was born in [[Nantucket]], [[Massachusetts]] on [[Au...
21: ...his father had, he produced 17 children. Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten an...
23: ...as not satisfied, however, and after a few months was induced by Pennsylvania Governor [[William Keith...
38: ... from a storm cloud, which implied that lightning was electrical. See, for example, the [[1805]] paint... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
3: ...], in which its main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map maker]].
7: ...hire]], near the town of [[Middlesbrough]]. Cook was one of five children born to Grace and James, Sr...
8: ...n collier in 1755 on the eve of the [[Seven Years War]] to start again at the lowest level in the Brit...
12: ...ed a talent for [[surveying]] and cartography and was responsible for mapping much of the entrance to ...
16: ==First voyage ([[1768]]-[[1771]])== - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
1: ...Lewis and Clark expedition''' ([[1804]]-[[1806]]) was the first [[United States]] overland expedition ...
3: ...ion was not the first to cross North America, but was roughly a decade after the expedition of [[Alexa...
5: ...en and shared the leadership of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain" ([http://lewisa...
7: ..., joined the group from there and guided them westward. [[Sacagawea]] and her [[Shoshone]] tribe came ...
9: ...e [[Rocky Mountains]] and descended by the [[Clearwater River]], the [[Snake River]], and the [[Columb... - March 19 (9902 bytes)
9: *[[1861]] - The [[First Taranaki War]] ends in [[New Zealand]].
10: *[[1865]] - [[American Civil War]]: The [[Battle of Bentonville]] begins. By the ...
12: ...t)|Pluto]] is photographed for the first time but was not recognized as a [[planet]].
15: ...y of Versailles]] for the second time (first time was on [[November 19]], [[1919]]).
18: *[[1944]] - World War II: [[Nazi]] forces occupy [[Hungary]]. - Augusta, Maine (4876 bytes)
12: area water = 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) |
28: ... River at highest tidal eddy. Around that time it was given the name "Cushnoc" (or "Coussinoc" or "Kou...
30: ... River in Augusta. The fort was built in 1754 and was called ''Fort Western''.
32: ...s a separate town called Harrington, but the name was changed to "Augusta" in August of that year.
34: ... of the new capitol building in [[1832]]. Augusta was chartered as a city in [[1849]]. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
8: *[[Abu'l-Wafa]] (Iran, [[940]] - [[998]])
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
27: *[[Al-Khwarizmi|Abu Ja'far Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi]] (Persia, [[780]] - [[850]])
113: *[[Thomas Bradwardine]] (English, c. [[1290]] - [[1349]])
120: *[[Viggo Brun]] (Norway, [[1885]] - [[1978]]) - 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}} - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
2: ...stone, had the ability to do both. The third goal was creating human life. Alchemy can be regarded as ...
8: ... so it is thought that such a borrowing in Arabic was appropriate for "Egyptian black arts". However, ...
11: ... element|four elements]] of earth, air, fire, and water, and dabbled around the edges of [[mysticism]]...
13: ...ysics]] or [[chemistry]]. To the alchemist, there was no compelling reason to separate the chemical (m...
15: ...ritual and [[astrology|astrological]] themes that was characteristic of medieval alchemy. - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
1: ...mber [[1792]]), [[England|English]] [[explorer]], was born in [[London]].
3: ...ving the cod fishery, and in [[1769]]-[[1772]] he was employed in north-western discovery, searching e...
5: ...s river to the [[Arctic Ocean]]. On [[July 17]] [[1771]], [[Chipewyan]] chief [[Matonabbee]] travelling ...
7: - Puma (9263 bytes)
12: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1771]]}}
20: ... rare [[subspecies]] of puma that lives in the [[swamp]]s of southern [[Florida]] in the [[United Stat...
51: ...was fought off by other bikers. A young male puma was shot nearby by rangers later in the day. - Cougars (8083 bytes)
12: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1771]]}}
20: ... rare [[subspecies]] of puma that lives in the [[swamp]]s of southern [[Florida]] in the [[United Stat...
51: ...was fought off by other bikers. A young male puma was shot nearby by rangers later in the day. - Florida Panther (10551 bytes)
12: ...author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1771]]}}
23: ... rare [[subspecies]] of puma that lives in the [[swamp]]s of southern [[Florida]] in the [[United Stat...
62: ...was fought off by other bikers. A young male puma was shot nearby by rangers later in the day.
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