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- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (14006 bytes)
1: ...:Baden-powell.jpg|thumb|Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell]]
2: ...uary 8]], [[1941]]) was a soldier, writer and founder of the world [[Scouting]] movement.
5: ...y his mother, [[Henrietta Grace]], a strong woman determined her children would succeed, of whom he wo...
7: .... He also played the piano and violin, was an ambidextrous artist of some talent, and enjoyed acting. ...
11: In [[1876]], Baden-Powell joined the 13th [[Hussars]] in [[India]]....
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- Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...al, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
3: '''Melisende''' ([[1105]] - [[September 11]], [[1161]]) was [[...
5: ... was named after her paternal grandmother, Melisende of Montlhery, wife of Hugh I, [[Count of Rethel]]...
9: ...reginam, cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for her son Baldwin III...
11: ...hter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support of the ''[[Haute Cour of Jeru... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [[1567]...
9: ...[[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
12: ...ames V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
15: ...es of the royal house had gone extinct before the death of Mary's father.
17: ...Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.) - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absol...
5: ... the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported coup d'etat. Six months later, on [[J...
9: ...ated to make this document the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly h...
11: ... freed the nobles from state service and taxes; made noble status hereditary; and gave the nobles full...
13: ...ncouraged foreign investment in economically underdeveloped areas. Third, Catherine relaxed the censor... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...age:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
3: '''Denis Diderot''' ([[October 5]], [[1713]] – [[July 31]...
5: ...n which many an article and sermon about consumer desire have been based.
7: ...s]]. In 1743 he married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs with the w...
10: - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...al monarch of the [[Tudor dynasty]], having succeeded her half-sister, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]]. S...
9: ...]. Elizabeth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler. This last quality, viewed with impat...
11: ...baronies]] in the [[Peerage of England]], and one barony in the [[Peerage of Ireland]], were created duri...
16: ...on after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Successio...
18: ...daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker before her death. Later, Parker would become the first Archbish... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...monarch of the [[House of Stuart]]; she was succeeded by a distant cousin, [[George I of Great Britain...
10: ... crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) were used to ensure that Scotland would co-opera...
12: Anne's reign was marked by the development of the two-party system. Anne personally...
15: ...rom France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance of Sarah Jennings, who would bec...
17: ...nued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
5: dead=dead |
8: date_of_death=[[31 August]], [[1997]] |
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ...t always called '''Princess Diana''' by the media despite never having had the right to that title, as...
13: ... [[charity]] work, the Princess's philanthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued ... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
2: ... [[Edward IV of England]] from [[1464]] until his death in [[1483]].
6: ...bout [[1452]], she married Sir [[John Grey]], 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby, who was killed at the [[Second ...
10: ...ers]], began to be favored over him, he changed sides.
16: ...was considered a legally binding contract that rendered any other marriage contract invalid as bigamou...
18: ...[[Princes in the Tower]] is unknown but both were dead in this or the next reign. Elizabeth now lost t... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...ur of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but completely h...
6: ...f her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother, Max, (one year younger.) Her other...
7: ...een years before Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in...
9: ...ld like as a reward, Mozart is said to have responded by saying he would like the hand of the Empress'...
11: ...d off to European royalty. Maria-Christina, the eldest, was married to the Regent of the [[Netherlands... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
1: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
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25: ...Order of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ... Kesteven" -->''', [[Order of the Garter|LG]] [[Order of Merit|OM]] [[Privy Council|PC]] [[Royal Socie...
29: ...he Conservative leadership in [[1975]]. She was undefeated at the polls, winning the [[United Kingdom ... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...ember 7]], [[1962]]) was a [[pen name]] for the [[Denmark|Danish]] author '''Karen Blixen'''. Blixen ...
5: ...the British [[Victoria Cross]] and French [[Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Canadian...
7: ...uple separated in 1921, and the Baron returned to Denmark. The divorce was finalized in 1925. Karen Bl...
9: ...he pseudonym of ''Pierre Andrezel''. She was awarded the [[Tagea Brandt Rejselegat]] in [[1939]].
15: ... Hermits'' (1907, published in a Danish journal under the name Osceola) - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ...], [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
6: ...d Ada with her. On [[April 21]], Byron signed the Deed of Separation and left England for good a few d...
8: ...and [[science]]; one of her tutors was [[Augustus De Morgan]]. An active member of [[London]] society,...
11: ...Countess of Lovelace'''. She is widely known in modern times simply as '''Ada Lovelace'''.
15: ...e elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent." - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...'The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[Internation...
7: ...s named after the city of her birth, as was her older sister (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city th...
9: ...gions of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evoking intense ...
11: ...ed the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her act...
13: ...oneering hospital established and managed by an order of [[Nun|Catholic sisters]] in [[Germany]], and ... - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
1: ...e [[Modern Age]]. The Renaissance is usually considered to have begun in the [[14th century]] in [[Ita...
5: ... by French historian [[Jules Michelet]], and expanded upon by [[Switzerland|Swiss]] historian [[Jacob ...
10: ...riod is now often replaced by the term "[[Early Modern]]". (See [[periodization|periodisation]], [[Lum...
12: ...e as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age.
17: ...del Fiore.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Santa Maria del Fiore]] church of [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. Flore... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...he world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). [http://earth-inf...
6: ...ere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ottomans are examples)
11: ...20040617.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This Envisat ASAR Wide-Swath radar multicolour composite image is focuse...
14: ...aks into three branches into the low-lying [[Nile Delta]] region.
16: ...ro is dominated by the government buildings and modern architecture, the eastern half is filled with h... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg|thumb
5: | order=1st President
8: | preceded=None
9: | succeeded=[[John Adams]] - John Adams (18716 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
4: | order=2nd President
7: | preceded=[[George Washington]]
8: | succeeded=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
11: | dead=dead - James Madison (15187 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=James Madison
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg|thumb
4: | order=4th President
7: | preceded=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
8: | succeeded=[[James Monroe]] - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
3: ...ntry's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had se...
5: ...|right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated ...
16: * The modern city from [[1798]] (red).
19: ...in. Alexander's seers, and in particular [[Aristander of Telmessus]], interpreted this as an omen that...
21: ...t the foundation, but are thwarted when Alexander descends in a glass box, and armed with exact knowle... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ld|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history duri...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
11: ...Σ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]] - Belize (11927 bytes)
1: ...the [[Gulf of Honduras]] to the east. The name is derived from [[Belize City]], the former capital and...
3: ... Honduras''', until [[1973]]. It became an independent nation in [[1981]].
5: ...mber of [[CARICOM]] and its citizens tend to consider themselves a Caribbean, and not Central American...
6: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
10: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
16: government_type = Democratic [[republic]] |
17: ...er_titles = [[List of Presidents of Slovenia|President]]<br>[[Prime Minister of Slovenia|Prime Ministe...
18: leader_names = [[Janez Drnovsek|Janez Drnovšek]]<b...
20: area_magnitude = 1_E10 |
28: population_density = 96 | - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: ... Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'' <sup>4</sup> |
17: leader_titles = [[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime M...
18: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|El...
20: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
28: population_density = 246.5 | - Flag of Maryland (3908 bytes)
1: ...pg|200px|thumb|right|Flag of Maryland. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...ic banners of the family of [[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]]. It is the only state [[flag]] in the...
5: ==Design==
7: ... George Calvert adopted a coat of arms that included a shield with alternating quadrants featuring bo...
11: ...Virginia]]) were reluctant to use (and to fight under) the banner which was associated with a state wh... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
2: Name = Delaware |
3: Fullname = State of Delaware |
4: Flag = Delaware state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Delaware]] |
6: Seal = Delaware state seal.png | - Maryland (22654 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 5<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 165 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 7<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 37°53'N to 39°43'N |
27: Longitude = 75°4'W to 79°33'W | - Vermont (39851 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 30<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 25.41 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 14<sup>th</sup> |
26: Longitude = 71?28'W to 73?26'W |
27: Latitude = 42?44'N to 45?0'43"N | - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Garden State |
11: Governor = [[Richard Codey]] (acting)|
13: OfficialLang = ''None defined'' |
21: DensityRank = 1<sup>st</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 438 | - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...against [[France]], [[Austria]], [[Russia]], [[Sweden]], and [[Saxony]]. [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] we...
3: ... sided with France although some did fight alongside the British. The name "Seven Years' War" is used ...
8: ...gned the peace [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]] in order to rebuild her [[Army|military forces]] and to f...
12: ...elfare of the soldiers had gained her their undivided respect.
18: ...ions of the [[coalition]] opposing him, Frederick determined to strike first. On [[August 29]], his we... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...nd of the asteroid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...p://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1840AN.....17...81E&db_key=AST&high=41e14...
6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "mi...
8: ...[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to survive pas... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age...
5: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ...stle found along the coast of Ireland. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
8: ...ensive weapon, but also as a home. Castles were made by their owners for specific purposes, or evolved... - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
5: ...rping the planes' wings ([[Wright brothers]]). Modern planes are controlled by [[computer]]s, which c...
15: ... also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown.
17: ... for powered flight until the [[gasoline]] engine designed by the Wright Brothers.
19: ...d understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere. - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
2: ...d Concord]] and continued after the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorktown]]. "The ...
4: ...tion of [[George Washington]] as the first [[President of the United States]] in [[1789]]. Beyond that...
10: ...rn frontier. Most white colonists in America considered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown...
16: ...his European Enlightenment and were a source for ideas regarding [[separation of church and state]] an...
23: ...ese new policies grew steadily throughout the decade, and had a significant impact on the emergence of... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ... best known as an philosophical advocate and defender of the [[scientific revolution]]. His works esta...
8: ...Nicholas Bacon]], Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. His moth...
10: ...ge of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
16: ...ce]] under [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction. - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
2: ...uch of the native population. U.S. industry expanded rapidly throughout the era; by the dawn of the 2...
7: ...preconditions. A series of laws, passed by the Federal government, established the conditions and pro...
9: ...tributed to the government's failure for many decades to enforce the civil rights of the formerly ensl...
11: ...n Act stated that "no legal State governments or adequate protection for life or property now exist in...
13: ...lled [[carpetbaggers]] by southerners, and were widely perceived as being motivated by graft and corru... - John Locke (14749 bytes)
2: ...-image-crca.jpg|400px|thumb|John Locke Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...up called the [[British Empiricists]], which includes [[David Hume]] and [[George Berkeley]]. Locke is...
6: ...found reading modern philosophers, such as [[Rene Descartes]], more interesting than the classical mat...
8: ...ed a bachelor's degree in [[1656]] and a master's degree in [[1658]]. Although Locke never became a me...
10: ...n Locke's writing of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding. - 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]].... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ... of the [[Church of England]], a decision which ended his political career and led to his [[capital pu...
5: ...mas would become a "marvellous man". Thomas attended the [[University of Oxford]] for two years, wher...
7: ...mself incapable of [[celibacy]], More finally decided to marry in [[1505]], but for the rest of his li...
9: ...her daughter by her previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical educat...
12: ...Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertreasurer in [[1521]]. As secretary and personal... - 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. - Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
2: ...nment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, th...
7: ...French. Many in France attacked the [[democracy|undemocratic]] nature of the government, pushed for [[...
9: ...e French terrorism was just a [[plebeian]] way of dealing with the enemies of the bourgeoisie: absolut...
12: ===Debt===
13: ...es; however, because noble titles exempted the holder from future taxes, the purchasers of titles were... - 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]] - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (14006 bytes)
1: ...:Baden-powell.jpg|thumb|Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell]]
2: ...uary 8]], [[1941]]) was a soldier, writer and founder of the world [[Scouting]] movement.
5: ...y his mother, [[Henrietta Grace]], a strong woman determined her children would succeed, of whom he wo...
7: .... He also played the piano and violin, was an ambidextrous artist of some talent, and enjoyed acting. ...
11: In [[1876]], Baden-Powell joined the 13th [[Hussars]] in [[India]].... - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...m a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: detail of a steamer]]
3: ...erley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
13: ==Early development==
15: ... boatmen took exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
17: ...t. The boat sank, and while he made an improved model he does not seem to have had much success, thoug... - William Kidd (4938 bytes)
2: ...d Sarah Kidd. The marriage brought to Kidd a considerable amount of property and before the voyage whi...
4: ...n acquaintance, Colonel [[Robert Livingston the Elder|Robert Livingston]] paid for the rest. Kidd had ...
6: ...perate to cover the costs of his enterprise and under pressure from his men he started taking any vess...
8: ...dispute broke out with one William Moore. Gilbert describes this argument as being over whether to pur...
10: ...ct captured an English ship. Kidd tried to persuade his crew to return the ship to its owners but the... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ... American colonies]]. The war, which eventually widened far beyond [[British North America]], resulted...
3: ...fers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, including the origins and aftermath...
10: ..." army). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [[militia]]. Milit...
12: ...st number of men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,0...
15: ...g the war years. However, according to reliable modern estimates, total British strength in the coloni... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
7: ...elf [[King of Jerusalem]] during the [[Sixth Crusade]].
10: *[[1673]] - [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton]] sells his part of [[New J...
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[William Fargo]].
13: ...[American Civil War]]: The Congress of the [[Confederate States of America]] adjourns for the last tim...
14: ... of the [[France|French]] government [[Thiers]] orders evacuation of [[Paris]], a [[Paris_Commune|soci... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
7: ...ar of Religion]] in [[France]]. Again [[Catherine de Medici]] and [[Charles IX of France]] make substa...
9: ...his famous speech - "[[give me liberty or give me death]]" at St. John's Church in [[Richmond, Virgini...
10: ...word, then [[strangle]]d, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael Palace.
12: *[[1839]] - First recorded use of "[[Okay|OK]]" as an abbreviation for "oll...
13: ...din]], [[New Zealand]]. [[Otago]] province is founded. - Richmond, Virginia (20197 bytes)
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13: ...gn="center" width="140px" style="padding: 3px; border-right: 1px solid gray"| City Flag
16: ...e="padding: 3px; border-bottom:3px solid gray; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | <font size="-1">''City [...
18: ... align="center" colspan=2 style="padding: 3px; border-bottom:3px solid gray;" | <font size="-1">''City... - Denver, Colorado (21161 bytes)
3: {{Infobox City | official_name = Denver, Colorado
5: |image_flag = DenverCO.jpg
6: |image_seal = DenverCOseal.gif
7: |image_map = Map of Colorado highlighting Denver County.png
8: |map_caption = Location of Denver in Colorado - Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
8: founded = [[1649]] |
9: ...county = [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]] |
10: ...llen O. Moyer]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
17: density = 2,056|
25: .... It is also home to the [[United States Naval Academy]] and [[St. John's College, U. S.|St. John's Co... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
2: ...Thomas Hobbes (portrait).jpg|thumb|Thomas Hobbes: detail from a portrait by John Michael Wright ([[Nat...
4: ...Thomas Hobbes''' ([[April 5]], [[1588]] – [[December 4]], [[1679]]) was a noted [[English (peopl...
6: ...artes|Descartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
10: ...abandoning his three children to the care of an older brother Francis. Hobbes was educated at Westport...
12: ... Hardwick (and later [[Duke of Devonshire|Earl of Devonshire]]), and began a lifelong connection with ... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - July 24 (8660 bytes)
5: ...] - [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary Queen of Scots]] is deposed and replaced by her 1 year old son [[King Ja...
6: *[[1701]] - [[Detroit, Michigan]] founded.
7: ... [[Jacob Brown]]'s [[United States|American]] invaders.
10: ...te]] General [[Jubal Anderson Early|Jubal Early]] defeats [[United States|Union]] troops led by Genera...
13: ...blishes first account of [[Paul Bunyan]] in the [[Detroit News]]. - Kelvin (3722 bytes)
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14: |[[Celsius|degrees Celsius]] ||kelvins ||K = ?C + 273.15 - United States House of Representatives (41197 bytes)
4: ... treaties) are granted only to the Senate and are denied to the House. As a result, the responsibiliti...
9: ...tation, whereas the other (the Senate) would provide equal representation. The Constitution was ratifi...
11: ...from the Union. The war culminated in the South's defeat and in the abolition of slavery.
13: ...p political divisions in the electorate. Both the Democratic nor the Republican Party held majorities ...
15: ...epublicans who opposed Cannon's arguably heavy-handed tactics. - Navigation (15650 bytes)
9: In Eastern Polynesia, navigators, in order to locate directions at various times of day and...
18: ...times of famine or difficulty, only they could trade for aid or evacuate people. The guild secrets mi...
27: === Modern methods ===
31: * [[pilotage]] - using visible natural and man made features such as [[sea mark]]s and [[beacon]]s
32: * [[dead reckoning]] - using [[compass]] and [[log]] to ... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
2: ...Alchemy can be regarded as the precursor of the modern science of chemistry prior to the formulation o...
4: ...|thumb|150px|left|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by
8: ...] of gold and silver". The Arabic therefore could derive from a purely Greek word, not Coptic, and hav...
11: ...ormal)|magic]]. From today's perspective, their endeavours and beliefs have limited validity, but if w...
13: ... both an inner meaning referring to the spiritual development of the practitioner as well as a materia... - Virus (17572 bytes)
1: ...her [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] (depicted as blue), surrounded by a protein coat, or [[capsid]], with or withou...
3: ...age its [[genetic material]], but for proteins needed by the virus during [[lysogenic cycle|lysogenic]...
7: ...]] and other noxious things. Today it is used to describe the biological viruses discussed above and ...
12: ...ites, and have no form which can reproduce independently of their host. Like most parasites, they have...
14: ...ned, it can be strongly argued that viruses are indeed alive. Some small viruses are more efficient t... - Argon (6952 bytes)
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32: ...5 [[day|d]] | dm=[[Electron capture|ε]] | de=? | pn=37 | ps=[[chlorine|Cl]] }}
34: ...r|y]] | dm=[[beta emission|β<sup>-</sup>]] | de=0.565 | pn=39 | ps=[[potassium|K]] }}
36: ...]] | hl=32.9 [[year|y]] | dm=β<sup>-</sup> | de=0.600 | pn=42 | ps=[[potassium|K]] }} - Lutetium (10459 bytes)
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20: | [[Lanthanide]]s
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
42: | [[van der Waals radius]] - Neodymium (12345 bytes)
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16: ...] </td><td>[[Lanthanide]]s</td></tr>
20: <td>[[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]] </td>...
32: <td>[[van der Waals radius]] </td><td>... - Nickel (13955 bytes)
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24: |[[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
41: |[[van der Waals radius]]
50: |[[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]]) - Praseodymium (9138 bytes)
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19: | [[Lanthanides]]
24: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
41: | [[van der Waals radius]] - Rutherfordium (3808 bytes)
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42: ...about it. Rutherfordium is the first [[transactinide element]] and it is predicted to have chemical pr...
43: ...|thumb|150px|left|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
45: ...rdium (named in honor of [[Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson|Lord Rutherford of Nelson]])... - Puma (9263 bytes)
17: ...ed to leopards than to [[lion]]s. There is a considerable variation in color and size of these animals...
20: ...lly in the [[Everglades]]. There is currently a widespread effort in Florida to try to save the remain...
23: ...]] (on both the [[Chilean]] and [[Argentinian]] sides).
26: ...o extinction in the United States, the puma has made a dramatic comeback, with an estimated 30,000 ind...
30: ... especially in areas with a large population of [[deer]], their natural prey. They have also begun pre... - Pudelpointer (3140 bytes)
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6: ...mage:Pudelpointer_on_point.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Pudelpointer pointing]]
18: ...e.com/search?q=cache:cjQGvQBXmjkJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/216gb99_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22+216+/+0...
25: A '''Pudelpointer''' is a versatile hunting [[dog]] breed f... - Samuel F. B. Morse (8859 bytes)
1: ...b|right|Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...nventing the electric [[telegraph]] and [[Morse code]].
9: ...an painter. While at [[Yale University]], he attended lectures on [[electricity]] from [[Benjamin Sill...
11: ...f that same year, Morse's wife, Lucretia, died suddenly. She was buried before he returned to New Have...
13: ...ing [[telegraph]] and [[Morse code|dot-and-dash code system]] (a signalling [[alphabet]]) in his [[ske... - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
3: ... [[Pierre de Coubertin|Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin]] in the late [[19th century]]. The '''...
11: ''In detail: [[Ancient Olympic Games]]''
13: ...kecheiria)'' or [[Olympic Truce]]. The first recorded celebration of the Games in [[Olympia, Greece|Ol...
21: ...e oils to keep their skin smooth, as well as provide an appealing luster to anyone who saw them.
24: ...cation and foreign relations and so spurred the modern Olympic Games into existence.]] - 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. - List of geographers (2342 bytes)
1: ...] [[alphabet|alphabetical]] [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]s).
2: [[Image:Environment_09.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
18: * [[John Dee]] (England, [[1527]] - [[1608]])
31: * [[Torsten H䧥rstrand]] (Sweden, ([[1916]]-[[2004]])
41: * [[Halford John Mackinder]], (UK [[1861]] - [[1947]]) - Woodrow Wilson (31322 bytes)
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6: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>28th President</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Predecessor:'''</td><td>[[William Howard Taft]]</td></t...
10: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[Sunday]], [[December 28]], [[1856]]</td></tr> - Potato (22889 bytes)
16: ...t important non-[[cereal]] crop, and grow world-wide. Growers cultivate thousands of different varieti...
18: ...ato" to distinguish the two, a reference to the widespread cultivation of potatoes in [[Ireland]] in t...
21: ...anguage|French]]-speakers call the potato ''pomme de terre'', meaning literally "apple of earth". ([[D...
24: ...hat the potato plant originally came from the [[Andes]]. [[Pre-Columbian]] societies of this region (p...
28: ...oyee of King [[Louis XV]]. Today, potatoes grow widely in Europe, especially in North European Plain c... - Florida Panther (10551 bytes)
15: ...e in size this cat can purr and is therefore considered a small cat. It is more closely related to th...
20: There is a considerable variation in color and size of these animals...
23: ...lly in the [[Everglades]]. There is currently a widespread effort in Florida to try to save the remain...
31: ...]] (on both the [[Chilean]] and [[Argentinian]] sides).
34: ...o extinction in the United States, the puma has made a dramatic comeback, with an estimated 30,000 ind... - Pterosaurs (10375 bytes)
12: ..._subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Suborders}}
13: [[Rhamphorhynchoidea]]<br/>
14: [[Pterodactyloidea]]<br/>
16: ... with [[crocodiles]] and [[dinosaurs]] (and their descendants, the [[birds]]).
18: == Fossil evidence == - 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... - Bicycle (44267 bytes)
5: ...ver one billion in the world today, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation in many reg...
7: The bicycle has impacted history considerably in both the cultural and industrial realms. ...
13: ...never existed, but were made up by [[Louis Baudry de Saunier]], a 19th century French bicycle historia...
14: ...|280px|Smartly dressed couple seated on an 1886-model bicycle for two.]]
15: ...drive mechanism, in [[1840]], which enabled the rider to lift his feet off the ground while driving th... - Judge (10187 bytes)
3: ... powers, functions, and training of judges vary widely from [[jurisdiction]] to jurisdiction.
5: ...ome-made [[jam]], while a judge at a [[dog show]] determines which of several [[dog]]s best meets the ...
10: [[Image:Noirepremierpresident_big.gif|thumb|right|In France, during ordinary ...
11: ...arings, wear a red gown with a [[hermine]] fur bordering.]]
13: ...separation of powers]]); especially, political leaders and the executive should not be able to influen...
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