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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]]) - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...th higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
5: ...d alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ...ults in an alloy containing too much carbon to be called steel.
11: ...ub>3</sub>C. Cementite forms in regions of higher carbon content while other areas revert to ferrite a...
13: ...t cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires extremely lit... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: ...and [[Bohemia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elected [[Holy Rom...
14: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1740-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the...
20: ...; had issue. [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]]: 1765 (abdicated 1790); [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1790; [[Archduk...
21: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1748)
24: ... Naples and Sicily]], n饠HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1752-1814), married [[Ferdinand I of the T... - 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... - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...ge|Greek]], and [[Bible|Biblical]] studies. She became a very accomplished poet, with her first poem p...
5: ...nd the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
7: ...uded by some of the leading figures of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], w...
9: ... bring her prosperity, and she died in poverty in 1784.
14: ...emoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and Slave'' (Boston: Published by Geo. W. Light,... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
18: ...dor]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|...
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...dash; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...sensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have ...
3: ...cle, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second ...
8: ...[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ...2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm]. - James Watt (5070 bytes)
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] before returning...
12: * [[1767]]: Surveyor of Forth and Clyde canal.
15: * [[1781]]: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary motion.
17: * [[1784]]: Patented a [[steam locomotive]].
22: ...on (of which he was most proud) and the steam indicator to measure steam pressure in the [[cylinder]] ... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] ...
36: ...U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States of America]] and was the 15th state admitted to the Union.
38: ...dcats) and the [[University of Louisville]] (red, Cardinals)).
41: ...n in April 1792. On [[June 1]], 1792, Kentucky became the fifteenth state in the union and [[Isaac Sh...
43: ...[[September 3]] when [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces under General [[Leonidas Pol... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] |
36: ... that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]] and is generally classified as part...
38: ...latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...idents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison...
44: ...]], [[Nottaway]], [[Meherrin]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [[Saponi]], and [[Cherokee]]. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...e there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ... Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
37: * 3500 BC: [[Carts]] in [[Sumer]] - 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]]) - 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]] - 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]].'' - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
1: ...e [[United States]] and a key point in the [[American revolution]].
3: ...n [[December 18]], [[1773]]. Created/published: [[1784]]. Artist: [[Daniel Chodowiecki]]. Engraver: Dani...
7: ...n its warehouses, and no prospect of selling it because smugglers such as Hancock were importing tea w...
9: ...ying tea were prevented from landing as most American ports turned the tea away; at Boston however, th...
11: ...he men boarded the ships and began destroying the cargo. By 9 PM, with only one incident, they had sma... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
32: *[[Miguel Berrocal]] (1933 - )
43: *[[Caspar Buberl]] (1834 - 1899)
48: *[[Alexander Calder]] (1898 - 1976)
49: *[[Alexander Milne Calder]] (1845 - 1923)
50: *[[Alexander Stirling Calder]] (1870 - 1945) - Prague (7962 bytes)
14: ...hout having registered as residents.) Prague is located at 50°5' North, 14°28' East (50.08333,...
16: ...ague has been included in the [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESC...
20: ...ope|central Europe]] which is actually inside the Castle, and the [[University of Prague|Charles Unive...
24: ...to]] (the Old Town, on the east bank opposite the Castle) and [[Nove Mesto (Prague)|Nov頍ěsto]]...
26: ...ts of the city having to be evacuated. The floods caused a lot of damage, but fortunately no major lan... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican party]] in [[New York]] and a strong supporter o...
7: ...ology)|Jonathan Edwards]], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
9: ...ut]]. His studies were put on hold for the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which ...
13: ...[[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture.
14: ...h, renewing his study of law. Burr did perform occasional intelligence missions for Revolutionary gen... - 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...
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...
21: From [[1784]] [[James Rumsey]] built a pump-driven boat (wate...
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