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- Evolution (27661 bytes)
3: ...[[genetics]] in the [[1940s]], evolution has been defined more specifically as a change in the frequen...
6: ...e the [[modern evolutionary synthesis]]. In the modern synthesis, "evolution" means a change in the fr...
8: ...share a common ancestor. It also is often used to describe the mechanisms through which evolution acts...
12: The theory underlying the modern synthesis has three major aspects:
14: # The [[common descent]] of all [[organism]]s from a single ancesto... - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
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47: | 1.769 17°<br>(6.43? to Sun's equator)
49: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
50: | 131.721 69° - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: ...562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
7: ...Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army at [[...
9: ...General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the ...
11: ...1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]].
13: ...[United Kingdom|British]] force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the ... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... which the months are displayed, [[January]] to [[December]]. The first day of the medieval Julian yea...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
15: ...|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
22: ...[[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published.
25: ... The first claim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]].... - Economics (30960 bytes)
1: ...lyzing the [[production]], [[distribution]], [[trade]] and [[consumption]] of [[goods]] and [[services...
3: ...ny problem that involves choice under scarcity or determining economic [[value#Economics|value]].
5: ... models]] in order to predict the consequences of decisions or events, it also analyses the behaviour ...
7: ... also studied topics ranging from marriage to the death penalty and optimal political institutions.
12: Economics is usually divided into two main branches: - Pope Formosus (4107 bytes)
2: ...nd [[France]] ([[869]] and [[872]]), and he persuaded [[Charles the Bald]], King of France, to be crow...
4: ...omen for the destruction of the papal see. The condemnation of Formosus and others was announced in Ju...
8: ...ple]] for the [[France|French]] crown, the pope sided with Charles.
10: ...arolingian]]s. In the autumn of [[895]], Arnulf undertook his second Italian campaign, and in [[896]] ...
12: ...[[April 4]], [[896]], Formosus died. He was succeeded by [[Pope Boniface VI]]. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
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5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
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10: | [[President of France]] - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
1: ...as characterized by [[Giorgio Vasari]] as a "[[golden age]]", a thought, suitably enough, he expressed...
5: ...y" (Vasari) In [[1470]] he opened his own independent ''studio''.
7: ...'[[tondo]]'' form and did many beautiful female nudes, according to Vasari. The ''Birth of Venus'' ('...
11: ...him political protection and creating conditions ideal for his production of several masterpieces.
13: ...ted it, were guilty of unidentified [[heresy]], a delicate requirement in such a subject. The heretica... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
10: ...ents arising out of the ambitions of [[Pope Alexander VI]] and his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these c...
12: ...turned to [[Sant'Andrea in Percussina]], where he devoted himself to literature. He died in Florence i...
15: ...because the Catholic church put the work in its Index – a list of books against the faith.
19: === A critical reading on where Modernity in Politics starts ===
21: ... his position. And that is the whole point with Modern politics. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[ancien r駩me]]'', and ecl...
8: ...nment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, th...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
14: ... The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
15: ... [[debt]], both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation. - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
2: ...opponents of the revolution. It attempts to give identifying facts and ultimate fates. ''As a rule, th...
6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] -...
10: ...e]] who administered the [[Tennis Court Oath]], made mayor of [[Paris]] after the [[storming of the Ba...
11: ...dor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime
14: ... Jules Bernadotte]] - General, later king of [[Sweden]] - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...on's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored...
5: ..., following Napoleon's final [[Battle of Waterloo|defeat at Waterloo]] and the [[Treaty of Paris (1815...
12: ...ld, and the United Kingdom's industrial economy made it the most powerful commercial nation as well.
13: ...gal system, with clearly redacted [[code of law|codes]] compiling the basic laws.
14: ..., but on the basis of human culture, origin, and ideology. - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
3: ...ch unit" that was both battlefield and prize (Braudel 1984 p. 353).
5: ...the roles of nobles and peasants, and overall key developments in the early growth of nations and new ...
8: ...t]] of [[1066]], defeating the [[Anglo-Saxon]] leadership and installing a new [[Anglo-Norman]] power ...
10: ... desire to re-take a former kingdom, and personal desires on the part of the nobility to gain wealth a...
13: ...Philip IV]] died, leaving three male heirs. The eldest son, [[Louis X of France|Louis X]], died in [[1... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...ation in the unity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ...of its proponents attempted to use rationalism to demonstrate the existence of a supreme being. In thi...
8: ...rise of [[empiricism | empirical]] philosophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]]...
10: ... and the [[Renaissance]] and [[Reformation]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furth...
14: ...the universe where God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton ... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
7: ... racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It is a worldwide [[sport]], involving an annual World Drivers Cham...
9: ...outh Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" image.
11: ...regulated by the FIA, [[F餩ration Internationale de l'Automobile]], and is generally promoted and con...
18: ...g costs and sinking interest, the last of these ended in the early [[1980s]].
22: ...remembered for dominating Formula One's first decade. - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
11: *[[Amedeo Avogadro]], (1776-1856), Italian physicist
16: *[[Claude Louis Berthollet]], (1748-1822), French chemist
37: *[[Henrik Carl Peter Dam]], (1895-1976), [[Denmark|Danish]] biochemist, winner of the [[1943]] ...
39: *[[Peter Debye]], (1884-1966) - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
1: ...by [[Pilⴲe de Rozier]] and the [[Marquis d'Arlandes]]. Balloons that can be propelled through the ai...
6: ..., during the flight. Recent balloons have been made in fantastic shapes, such as hot dogs, rocket shi...
9: ...ion of the hydrogen balloon, hot air ballooning faded into obscurity until being reborn in the [[1960s...
11: ...ute-long flight started in [[Philadelphia]] and ended in [[Gloucester County]], [[New Jersey]]. The f...
17: ...anterns nowadays, are still being flown in China, despite the risk of causing a fire upon landing. - Totem pole (20143 bytes)
2: ...humb|Totem pole in Seattle Washington. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
6: ...proposed a theory of totem pole development which describes totem poles as progressing from houseposts...
8: ...—and urged converts to cease production and destroy existing poles.
10: Totem pole construction underwent a dramatic decline at the end of the [[19th century|nineteenth ...
12: ... of dollars; the time spent carving after initial designs are completed usually lasts about a year, so... - Mellotron (7426 bytes)
1: ...usical instrument|musical instrument]] originally developed and built in [[Birmingham]], [[England]] i...
3: .... The sound on each individual tape piece is recorded at the specific pitch of the key that it was ass...
6: ...]] keyboard-controlled "Special Purpose Tape Recorder", which he used when recording his classic "Drip...
8: ... instruments were assembled and sold by [[EMI]] under license.
10: ...g Hussein]] of [[Jordan]] and [[Scientology]] founder [[L. Ron Hubbard]]. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
37: *[[Antoine Bourdelle]] (1861 - 1929)
48: *[[Alexander Calder]] (1898 - 1976)
49: *[[Alexander Milne Calder]] (1845 - 1923)
50: *[[Alexander Stirling Calder]] (1870 - 1945)
57: *[[Machado de Castro]] (1731 - 1822)
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