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- Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: ...Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]].
8: ...d in Paris, the grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his life, Voltaire ...
10: ...unger brother was very fond, married early; the elder brother, Armand, was a strong [[Jansenism|Jansen...
12: ... [[knowledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
14: ...ther stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never used it. - Celery (5474 bytes)
15: ...cifically a [[biennial plant]] belonging to the order ''Umbelliferae'' ([[Apiales]]).
20: ...taining a height of 6 or 8 inches, planted out in deep trenches for convenience of blanching, which is...
22: ...nerally the best flavoured, and most crisp and tender.
26: ...mallage. In its wild state, it is common by the sides of ditches and in marshy places, especially near...
30: ...]]. The [[homeopathic]] extract of the seeds is widely used in [[France]] to relieve retention of urin... - Bird of prey (2997 bytes)
9: ...ion_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Orders}}
20: Diurnal birds of prey belong to the orders [[Accipitriformes]] and [[Falconiformes]] in se...
32: ...arate from the diurnal families, and are in the order [[Strigiformes]]. Although the term "raptor" is ...
38: ...cialists and lay people, in ways that vary a good deal.
42: ...with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. In general they take live prey... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
5: ...s often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reason...
7: ...tion of the two Germanys in [[1990]]. For further details, please consult the ''main articles'' given ...
10: ''See also: [[Germanic tribes]], [[Confederations of Germanic Tribes]], [[Germania]], [[Germ...
12: ...us Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Ro...
13: ... from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder]] and the [[Rhine]] and into southern Germany. - Massachusetts (31663 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 3<sup>rd</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 312.68 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 6<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 41?10'N to 42?53'N |
27: Longitude = 68?57'W to 73?30'W | - Gazelles (2327 bytes)
14: ...[genus]] '''''Gazella'''''. Gazelles are known as swift animals; they are able to reach high speeds for l...
16: ...ave an even number of toes (The bovid family includes 49 genera and 59 species.)
17: ...settled issue. Currently, the genus Gazella is widely settled as containing 15 twelve valid species.
19: ... other species are listed as endangered to varing degrees.
21: ...s or [[cheetah]]s. This is a primary piece of evidence for the [[handicap theory]] advanced by [[Amot... - Puffins (1470 bytes)
19: ...ter. In the air, they beat their wings rapidly in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface... - Terns (7243 bytes)
22: ...]s, [[auk]]s and [[skimmer]]s. They have a worldwide distribution.
26: ...er day, and one of the longest journeys ever recorded for a bird.
28: ... narrow wings. Terns in the genus ''Sterna'' have deeply forked tails, those in ''Chlidonias'' and ''L...
30: ...e sea. Apart from bathing, they only rarely swim, despite having webbed feet.
36: * Suborder [[Charadrii]]: The [[wader]]s. - Wild Canids (4175 bytes)
8: ...author = [[Johann Fischer von Waldheim|G. Fischer de Waldheim]] | date = 1817}}
28: ...nd [[jackal]]s. These animals are all [[digitigrade]]s.
32: ...ion of several canines is disputed. Examples include the [[dog|Domestic Dog]] which is listed by some ...
44: **** [[Golden Jackal]], ''Canis aureus''
45: **** [[Side-striped Jackal]], ''Canis adustus'' - Music of the United States (1940s and 50s) (18910 bytes)
4: ...e innately tied up into causes, opposing certain ideas, influenced by the [[sexual revolution]], [[fem...
6: ...a revival of [[hillbilly music]] early in the decade, and drew on [[Appalachian folk music|Appalachian...
8: ...st popular, [[Motown]]. The last part of the decade saw soul singer-songwriters like [[Marvin Gaye]] ...
10: ...a new wave of music and social activism. [[Psychedelic rock]] arose from this subculture, which oppos...
12: ... high-energy and activist pop of the previous decade. It began with singer-songwriters like [[Carol K... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: ...[[1789]], denoting the period of time between the death of [[Louis XIV of France]] and the start of th...
9: ... political changes began that would lead to the modern [[nation state]]. France's absolutism would gen...
13: ...]] style replaced the [[Baroque]], then was succeeded by the [[Neoclassical]] movement.
17: * [[1703]]: [[Saint Petersburg]] founded by [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]]. [[Russ...
19: ...eb]]'s death, the [[Mughal Empire]] enters a long decline. - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...x|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776]], an iconic event of the [[Americ...
6: ...ut with the French revolution, they were on the side of the counterrevolution.
8: ...al revolution]] started in Britain. Despite its modest beginnings in the 18th century, it would radica...
15: ...[1700]]: The [[1700 Cascadia earthquake]] (magnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the [[Pacific Northwes...
17: * [[1700]]-[[1721|21]]: [[Russia]] supplants [[Sweden]] as the dominant [[Baltic region|Baltic]] power...
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