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- Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...d to arrive at the age of the Earth and outlines their history.
4: ...Other scholars and scientists such as [[Martin Luther]] and [[Johannes Kepler]] believed in a similar ...
6: ...kind. One who did was [[Aristotle]], who thought the Earth and [[universe]] had existed from eternity.
9: ...rth had been created separately from the rest of the universe, several hundred thousands of years befo...
11: ...s rate of cooling. This led him to estimate that the Earth was about 75,000 years old. - Australia (39438 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Country|the=|
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Michael Jeffer...
27: established_events=-[[Commonwealth of Australia Constitution...
28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[1901]]<...
35: national_anthem=[[Advance Australia Fair]]| - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...e [[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution]] the state's official name is simply '''Ireland''' (Ir...
8: common_name = the Republic of Ireland |
13: national_anthem = ''[[Amhrá® na bhFiann]]'' |
21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
39: established_events = - Declared<br> - Recognised ... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...ira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
5: ...] stretched across the world. After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ...he subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
15: ...stablished in southern Portugal for a long time. The [[Celtic|Celtics]], a later wave of Celts, settle...
17: ...achieved by bribing Lusitanian officials to kill their own leader. During this period, a process of [[... - Flag of Arkansas (1800 bytes)
3: .... The flag seems to bear striking resemblance to the [[Confederate Flag]].
5: ... 1924, the legislature again changed the flag to the present design.
8: ...et/flags/us-ar.html#story History and meaning of the Arkansas state flag] - Flag of California (3028 bytes)
1: [[Image:California_flag.jpg|0px|right|framed|The modern Bear Flag of California. Image provided by...
3: ...S. state]] of [[California]] is sometimes called the '''Bear Flag'''.
5: ... thirteen years under [[Mexico|Mexican]] rule as the department of [[Alta California]], whose Spanish-...
7: ...] strip along the bottom. There is a red star in the upper left corner and a [[grizzly bear|grizzly]] ...
9: ... star is a nod to the [[Republic of Texas]], and the bear represents strength. - Flag of Colorado (1126 bytes)
2: ..., the white the snowcapped mountains and the red the earth.
4: ...ted the diameter of the gold disc to be equal to the center stripe. - Flag of Michigan (1261 bytes)
3: ...of Michigan, while the [[bald eagle]] represents the [[United States]].
5: ...tures three [[Latin]] mottos. From top-to-bottom they are:
6: ...luribus Unum]]'', "Out of many, one", a motto of the United States
8: ... you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you" (the official state motto)
10: ... side and the United States coat of arms on the other side. - Flag of North Dakota (1521 bytes)
2: ...he original troop banner, which is on display at the state historical museum in [[Bismarck, North Dako...
4: ...e complicated design precludes standardization. The design is typically screen-printed on rayon for m...
6: ...r varies as well, some versions a deep navy and others almost a sky blue.
8: ...tate. Furthermore, no digital representation of the [[Coat of Arms of North Dakota]] is currently kno... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Hawkeye State |
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36: ...", and the [[U.S. Post Office]] abbreviation for the state is '''IA'''.
38: The state is named for the [[Native American]] [[Iowa tribe|Iowa]] people.
45: ...lieved to be the first Europeans to visit Iowa. They described Iowa as lush, green, and fertile. - Vermont (39851 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Green Mountain State |
30: HighestElev = 1,339 |
36: ...he [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tal is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while the largest city is [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]...
42: ...m?), making it the 43rd largest in land area and the 47th in water area. - Utah (29154 bytes)
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68: Song = ''[[Utah, This is the Place]]'' |
74: ...and [[Goshute]] nations also inhabit portions of the state.
76: ...oost to the state's tourist industry (especially the [[ski resort]]s).
78: ...licatearch.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah]]<br clear=left> - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Granite State |
10: ...LargestCity = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] |
30: HighestElev = 1,917 |
36: ...[U.S. presidential election]]s, and has probably the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[Live free...
38: ... bird is the [[purple finch]]. Its state tree is the [[Paper Birch|American white birch]], also called... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
4: *[[U Aung San]], Commander in Chief of the [[Burma Independence Army]]
23: *[[Morihei Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Morihei]], (1883-1969), Japanese founder of [[aikido]]
25: *[[Fritz von Uhde|Uhde, Fritz von]], (1848-1911), German painter
43: *[[Ulrich of Strassburg]], scholastic philosopher
52: ...nderwood|Underwood, Frederick D.]], president of the [[Erie Railroad]] [[1901]]–[[1927]] - Agathias (4785 bytes)
1: ...sia Minor]], was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[poet]] and the [[historian]] who is a principal source for that ...
3: ...d practised as an advocate (''scholasticus'') in the courts. Literature, however, was his favourite pu...
5: ...otes on the ''Periegetes'' of [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]].
7: ...er the command of the eunuch [[Narses]], against the [[Goths]], [[Vandals]], [[Franks]] and [[Persians...
9: ...e describes." —[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01204b.htm''Catholic Encyclopedia'']. - Ptolemy II of Egypt (4048 bytes)
1: [[Image:PtolemyII.jpg|thumb|right|Head of '''Ptolemy II Philadelphus''' ([[309 BC|309]...
2: ...logy of the Ancient World'', 2nd ed. 1980) gives the date of his death as [[January 29]].
4: ...ing in Macedonia in [[281 BCE]], and perished in the Gallic invasion of 280-79 (see [[Brennus]]).
6: He began his reign as co-regent with his parents [[P...
8: ...d the harbours and coast towns of [[Cilicia]] Trachea ("Rough Cilicia"), [[Pamphylia]], [[Lycia]] and ... - Ptolemy IV of Egypt (2166 bytes)
1: ...I]] and [[Berenice II of Egypt]], the decline of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemaic kingdom]] began.
3: ...emy himself was present, secured the kingdom for the remainder of his reign.
5: ...his vile favourite Agathocles added a commentary. He married (about 215) his sister [[Arsinoe III of E...
7: ...es]], which describes purported events following the Battle of Raphia, in both [[Jerusalem]] and [[Ale...
13: {{1911}} - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey]] ([[1852]]-[[1911]]) - Claude Monet (4533 bytes)
4: ...plein air]] (outdoor) techniques for painting, rather than painting in a studio.
6: ... Lecadre intervened to get him out of the army if he agreed to complete an art course at a university.
8: ...[Alfred Sisley]]. Together they shared new approaches to art, which came to be known as [[impressionis...
10: ...tly thereafter Doncieux became pregnant and bore their first child, Jean.
12: ... England to avoid the conflict. There he studied the works of [[John Constable]] and [[J.M.W. Turner]]...
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