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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...aval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
22: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...ce]] in 1713, he was a prominent figure in what became known as the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlight...
5: ...tent, while also examining [[philosophy|philosophical]] ideas relating to [[free will]]. He is also kn...
7: ... married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs with the writer Madame Pu...
12: ...allegory]] pointing first to the extravagances of Catholicism; second, to the vanity of the pleasures ...
14: ...ant philosophers of that day was an episodic application of the principle of relativism to the concept... - History of biology (3053 bytes)
3: ...ologia generalis et dendrologia'', published in [[1766]].
5: ...devote considerable attention to [[categorization|categorizing]].
7: ... However, his work was not recognized for a few decades afterward. The other important scientist that ...
9: ...]], the primary mechanism for [[evolution]]. Implications of evolution on fields outside of pure scien...
13: ...derstanding of developmental biology, and for medical therapies. - 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]]) - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...w Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]]...
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
10: ...[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...he unity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ...] and [[ethics]] in addition to [[politics| political]] theories of the age. However, prominent Enligh...
8: ...osophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]], [[government]] and sciences such as [...
14: ...iverse where God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton throug...
16: ...his ''[[Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica]].'' - Aardvark (6420 bytes)
2: ...rdferkel-drawing.jpg|none|200px|Cape Aardvark]] | caption=}}
12: ...author = [[Peter Simon Pallas|Pallas]] | date = [[1766]]}}
14: ...Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]] for "earth pig," because early settlers from [[Europe]] thought it rese...
16: ...]] as the [[anteater|South American anteater]]s because of superficial similarities which, it is now k...
18: .... A genus from Madagascar may be related to them, called Plesiorycteropus. - Dik-dik (3106 bytes)
2: ...ik_dik.jpg|250px]] | caption = Dik Dik, Kenya Africa. <br> Image provded by [http://classroomclipart.c...
13: ...author = [[Peter Simon Pallas|Pallas]] | date = [[1766]]}}
16: ...at live in the bush of southern and eastern [[Africa]]. Dik-diks stands 30–40 cm at the should...
18: ==Physical characteristics==
34: ...(snake)|python]]s, smaller cats such as the [[caracal]], as well as [[lion]]s, [[cheetah]]s, [[hyena]]... - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
2: ...e = [[image: Brownpelican77.jpg|Brown Pelican]] | caption = }}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelican|Pelecaniformes]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Pelecanidae]]}}
9: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Pelecanus]]''}} - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
14: ...il Bartlett]], (born 1932), English/Canadian/American chemist
19: *[[Carl Bosch]], (1872-1940), German chemist
26: *[[Melvin Calvin]] (1911-1997), American chemist, winner of 1961 [[Nobel Prize in Chemist...
27: *[[Georg Ludwig Carius]], (1829-1875), German chemist
28: *[[Heinrich Caro]], (1834-1910), German chemist - Montgolfier brothers (3356 bytes)
5: ...ght. That only got them more burnt, so they were scarred from the fire for the rest of their life.
16: ...ice, probably preceded this event, but it never became a generally used viable means of flight.)
18: ...ocks were produced in enamel and gilt-bronze replicas set with a dial in the balloon.
22: In 1766, the British scientist [[Henry Cavendish]] had discovered hydrogen gas, by adding s...
27: *[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-64386 "Karl Friedrich Meerwein"] - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: [[Image:captainjamescookportrait.jpg|thumb|250px|British exp...
3: ...ts main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map maker]].
12: ...1759]]. He showed a talent for [[surveying]] and cartography and was responsible for mapping much of ...
14: ...ographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (''e.g.'' dipping into ...
18: ...]] in [[Tahiti]], where he built a small [[Fortification|fort]] and [[observatory]] to observe the tra... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
1: ...'' is the 77th day of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]] (78th in [[leap year]]s). There are 288 d...
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
6: ...enate]] annuls [[Tiberius]]' will and proclaims [[Caligula]] emperor.
11: *[[1766]] - [[American Revolution]]: The [[British Parliament]] repeals...
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[Will... - March 19 (9902 bytes)
1: ...'' is the 78th day of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]] (79th in [[leap year]]s). There are 287 d...
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
7: *[[1687]] - Explorer [[Robert Cavelier de La Salle]], searching for the mouth of t...
10: ...te forces have retreated from [[Greenville, North Carolina]].
11: *[[1914]] - [[Giuseppe Mercalli]], Italian volcanologist (b. [[1850]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
65: *[[Ammonius Saccas]], (3rd century){{fn|C}}
80: *[[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]], (1034-1109){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn...
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
123: *[[Pierre Hyacinthe Azais]], (1766-1845) - Warthog (4196 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''P. africanus'''''}}
11: ...| author = [[Peter Simon Pallas|Pallas]] | date = 1766}}
13: ... the Common Warthog and ''P. aethiopicus'' is the Cape or Somali Warthog.
15: ...orns. They eat grass, berries, bark, roots, and [[carrion]], as well as [[insects]] and [[grubs]].
20: ...ounder is usually a sow with offspring. A sounder can be composed of multiple males and their respecti... - Biology (23579 bytes)
4: ...r a wide range of [[Orders of magnitude (length)|scales]].
6: ...ied in [[cell biology]] and at [[multicellular]] scales, it is examined in [[physiology]], [[anatomy]...
8: ...and [[systematics]] considers the multi-species scale of [[lineage]]s. Interdependent populations an...
19: <div class="thumbcaption" style="width:200px;">Biology studies the va...
25: ...ems in terms of objects which obey immutable physical laws described by [[mathematics]], it is neverth... - Hydrogen (20221 bytes)
18: <td>[[Chemical series]] </td><td>[...
22: <td>[[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]] </td><td>0.0899 [[kilogram per cu...
30: <td>[[Atomic radius]] (calc) </td><td>25 (53) [[pi...
44: ...er" bgcolor="#a0ffa0"><font color="green">'''Physical properties'''</font></th></tr>
51: <td>[[Critical temperature]] </t... - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
6: * antiquity - [[Carbon]]
36: *[[1766]] - [[Hydrogen]] discovered by [[Henry Cavendish]]. From the [[Greek language|Greek]] word...
40: **[[Chlorine]] discovered by [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]].
42: ... - [[Hydrogen]] isolated and described by [[Henry Cavendish]], named by [[Antoine Lavoisier]]
43: *[[1778]] - [[Molybdenum]] was discovered [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]] - Stamp Act 1765 (7443 bytes)
2: ...tist]] movement that later resulted in the [[American Revolution]].
6: ...s, would be permanently stationed in [[North America]] and represented an ongoing expense. The averag...
11: ...ary|notary]] one would pay a tax of �10 in America, but only �2 in [[Britain]]. The tax on newspap...
13: ...itia had even been assigned to support actions in Canada and the west, with limited compensation from ...
15: ... elm tree Oliver's effigy was hanged from later became known as the "[[Liberty Tree]]".) Organization...
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