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- Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...ngle [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Kingdom]], Anne became the first Sovereign of [[Great Britain]]. She c...
10: ...n the absence of a [[Protestant]] heir, the Roman Catholic James II could attempt to return to the Thr...
17: ...o [[Anglicanism]]; James II continued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attem...
19: ...pted to flee, and that the Throne was therefore vacant. The Crown was offered to, and accepted by, Wil...
24: ...ed from making her his Regent during his military campaigns in Europe. - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...in, [[William III of England|William III]], who became the sole ruler upon her death. Popular historie...
13: ... again in [[1673]], taking as his second wife the Catholic [[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beat...
15: ..., as a coalition with the Dutch became more politically favourable. Pressured by Parliament, the Duke ...
17: ...nancies ended in miscarriage or stillbirth. She became popular with the Dutch people, but her husband ...
20: ...on would, unlike Mary and Anne, be raised a Roman Catholic. Some charged that the boy was "supposition... - Flowering plant (29088 bytes)
2: ...age | image = [[Image:Haw2_242_rose.jpg|250px]] | caption = Magnolia [[flower]]}}
12: ...carpel is enclosed. The other [[seed plant]]s are called [[gymnosperm]]s; here the ovule is not enclos...
16: ... term Angiosperm was used antithetically by botanical writers, but with varying limitation, as a group...
18: ...otyledons, and the term Angiosperm then gradually came to be accepted as the suitable designation for ...
19: [[Image:Fmarket7_012A_carnations.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Image provided by [... - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...nto itself, and split into several sections so it can be disassembled and stored. Appearing in its mod...
6: ...d rather than sections, it too consisted of a conical bore that doubled back on itself at the bottom, ...
8: ...rcell]]'s call for a "bassoon" in ''Dioclesian'' (1690) referring to the wooden double reed, the word be...
10: ...ation both in manufacturing techniques and acoustical knowledge made possible great improvements in th...
14: ...<font color=red>(1)</font> ({{Audio|Bassoon-technical-reed.ogg|listen}}). - Arizona (24367 bytes)
11: Nickname = The [[Grand Canyon]] State, The Copper State |
12: Capital = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] |
46: Nickname = The Grand Canyon State |
47: Capital = [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] |
48: Bird = [[Cactus Wren]] | - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]...
36: ... east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...aunchly independent political thinking. The state capital is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern Uni...
44: ...ed States and separates Vermont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The st... - Texas (39610 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] |
36: ... joined the [[United States|United States of America]] as its 28th member [[U.S. state|state]] in [[18...
38: ...akenly applied the word to the people and their location.
43: ...State''' (after the single star on several historical flags of Texas, including the current Texas flag...
44: * [[state tree]] — the [[pecan]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-)
73: *[[Hendrick Avercamp]] ([[1585]]-[[1634]]) - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...erential [[calculus]]. While they both discovered calculus nearly contemporaneously, their work was no...
4: .... Newton is also credited with providing mathematical substantiation for [[Kepler's laws of planetary ...
14: ...live with her new husband, leaving her son in the care of his grandmother.
19: ...ridge University]] at the age of 19. As Newton became engrossed in his studies, the romance cooled an...
23: .... For the next two years Newton worked at home on calculus, [[optics]] and [[gravitation]]. - John Locke (14749 bytes)
2: [[Image:Locke-John-portrait-photo-image-crca.jpg|400px|thumb|John Locke Image provided by [htt...
3: ...enment]] period. Locke has been placed in a group called the [[British Empiricists]], which includes [...
6: ...Rene Descartes]], more interesting than the classical material taught at the University.
8: ...ee in [[1658]]. Although Locke never became a medical doctor, he earned a bachelor of medicine in [[16...
10: ...m had a major impact on Locke's natural philosophical thinking - an impact that resonated deeply in Lo... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
4: ...an="2" | [[image:Jupiter.jpg|250px|Click for full caption.]]<br/><small><font color="white">Click imag...
9: ...027]] [[kilometre|km]]<br>5.203 363 01 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
50: ! bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2" | Physical characteristics
55: ! align="left" | [[geographical pole|Polar]] [[diameter]]
76: ! align="left" | [[Escape velocity]] - Uranus (15207 bytes)
18: ...,220 [[kilometre|km]]<br>19.191 263 93 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
59: !bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2"| Physical characteristics
64: !align="left"| [[geographical pole|Polar]] diameter
85: !align="left"| [[Escape velocity]]
122: | 120 [[Pascal|kPa]] - Palermo (10618 bytes)
3: ...us region of [[Sicily]], [[Italy]] as well as the capital of the [[Province of Palermo]]
6: ...s]] called it '''Panormus''', meaning all-port, because of its fine natural harbour. Palermo is widel...
8: ...he [[Roman Empire]] was split, Sicily and Palermo came under the rule of the Eastern [[Byzantine Empir...
10: ...cily by [[965]]. The Muslim rulers moved Sicily's capital to Palermo where it has been ever since. In ...
12: ...ered a unique hybrid style of [[architecture]] as can be seen in the Palatine Chapel, the church San G... - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
6: ...ally refers to steam powered [[ship]]s capable of carrying a (ship's) boat. Nuclear powered ships and ...
8: ... the prefix "'''PS'''". The term ''steamer'' is occasionally used, out of nostalgia, for [[diesel]] mo...
15: ...e. One of the first to propose the idea (around [[1690]]) was the physicist [[Denis Papin]] who was deve...
17: ... [[William Henry (delegate)|William Henry]] of Lancaster, [[Pennsylvania]], having learned of Watt's e...
19: ...ew [[paddle steamer]], the [[PS Pyroscaphe|''Pyroscaphe'']], successfully steamed up the [[river Sa&oc... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...of the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1775]], Franklin became the first [[United States Postmaster General]].
4: ...ts to the [[glass harmonica]], and possibly [[bifocals]].
17: ...d the following children: John ([[December 7]], [[1690]]), Peter ([[November 22]], [[1692]]), Mary ([[Se...
21: ...t son. His schooling ended at ten and at 12 he became an [[apprenticeship|apprentice]] to his brother...
23: ...Franklin a forum for agitating for a variety of local reforms. His intelligence combined with a great... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...elow in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
12: ... Abraham|Ralph H. Abraham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
37: *[[Cahit Arf]] (Turkey, [[1910]] - [[1997]])
99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]]...
106: *[[Jonathan Borwein]] (Scotland/Canada, [[1951]]-) - Faience (4113 bytes)
1: ...sh]] for fine tin-glazed [[earthenware]] on a delicate pale buff body.
4: ...he [[15th century|fifteenth century]]. A [[kiln]] capable of producing high temperatures exceeding 100...
6: ...rsion of "Maiorica", for the [[island]] of [[Majorca]], which was a transshipping point for refined ti...
11: ...otteries round Delft in [[Holland]], characteristically decorated in blue on white, in imitation of th...
15: ...arly [[18th century|eighteenth century]] led in [[1690]] by [[Quimper]] in Brittany [http://www.faience-... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...tate under the King of Sicily. The medi涡l Order can be said to have come to an end following its eje...
5: ...rno]] in [[Italy]] were given permission by the [[Caliph]] Haroun el Raschid of [[Egypt]] to rebuild t...
7: ...epulchre]] in Jerusalem. Initially the group just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem bu...
9: ...e [[Krak des Chevaliers]], and [[Margat]], both located near [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The propert...
15: ...s well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon]]. - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
1: :''For biblical characters named Elam, see [[Elam (Hebrew Bible)...
4: ...]]. The Elamite period is considered to last from ca. [[2700 BC]] to [[539 BC]], with a preceding [[Pr...
8: ...brew Bible|Hebrew Old Testament]], where they are called the offspring of Elam, eldest son of [[Shem]]...
10: ...ital, [[Susa]], and geographers after [[Ptolemy]] called it ''Susiana''. Though primarily centred in t...
19: ...s dating to beginning of the [[Akkadian Empire]], ca. [[2300 BC]].
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