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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...g|right|thumb|250px|''[[Book of Judith|Judith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199...
3: ... religious paintings, at a time when such heroic themes were considered beyond a mere woman's reach.
6: ===The Roman Beginning===
7: ...aggio]] during that period, her style was just as heavily influenced in turn.
9: ...[Image:Susanna.jpg|left|thumb|200px| Susanna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
23: *[[Riza Abbasi]] ([[1565]]-[[1635]]) - Robert Hooke (5017 bytes)
2: ...venteenth century]], played an important role in the [[scientific revolution]].
4: ...ls reminded him of [[monk]]s' cells. Also in 1665 he gained appointment as Professor of [[Geometry]] a...
6: ...esigning the [[Royal Greenwich Observatory]] and the infamous [[Bethlem Royal Hospital]] (which became...
8: ... head that some have argued portrays Hooke. Both these claims remain in dispute, however.
12: ...ustment of the period of ticks. Modern spring watches still use balance springs, and derivative design... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
1: ...ftTrial.jpg|thumb|A 19th century illustration of the Salem Witch Trials]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
12: ...]-[[Henry Hudson]], hired by the Dutch, explores the present-day [[Hudson River]]
13: ... Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to the [[Hudson Valley]] area
22: ...land, on the ''[[Mayflower (ship)|Mayflower]]''. They found [[Plymouth Colony]] in present-day [[Massa... - Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
2: ...[[privateer]] of Welsh birth, who made a name in the [[Caribbean]] as a leader of [[buccaneer]]s and r...
4: ...terwards, Morgan was chosen by the buccaneers as their admiral.
6: ...out this, whilst Morgan and his crew returned to their base at [[Port Royal]], Jamaica, to celebrate.
8: ...rn to Jamaica he was again reproved, but not punished by Modyford.
10: ... fame of this brilliant exploit was tarnished by the habitual cruelty of Morgan's crews. - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
4: nickname = "Beantown," "The Hub," "Athens of America" |
25: ...d, particularly in the Nineteenth Century, "The Athens of America," owing to its great cultural and in...
27: ...mericas, and the one of the top-fifty largest in the world.
31: ...e]] in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries.]]
32: ... is inherently intertwined with the [[history of the United States]]. - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ...e Western World. He is also known for inventing the Cartesian coordinate system used in plane geometr...
4: ...atural phenomena. In his theology, he insists on the absolute freedom of God’s act of creation.
6: ... [[machine intelligence]], blossomed into, e.g., the [[Turing test]] and [[John Searle]]'s "[[Chinese ...
8: ...statement is ''[[Cogito ergo sum]]'' (''I think, therefore I am.'').
11: ... [[La Flèche]]. After graduation, he studied at the University of [[Poitiers]], earning a ''Baccalaur... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...opher]]s''' ''(and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabeticall...
13: *[[Johann Heinrich Abicht]], (1762-1816)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
25: *[[Theodor Adorno]], (1903-1969){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
32: *[[Agrippa the Sceptic]], (1st/2nd century){{fn|R}} - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
3: ...ngle political unit until the late 19th century, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from...
5: ...eferred to [[Nazi Germany]] (1933–1945) as the Third Reich.
7: ...t the beginning of the sections and subsections. The [[History of Germany since 1945]] continues this ...
9: ==The Germans and the Romans==
12: ...out the Germanic people at the Roman frontier on the Rhine]] - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
3: ...his article covers his travels, as they have had the most lasting importance to World History.
7: ... account of his travels called ''Des sauvages'' (The Savages).
9: ...ere Champlain lived until 1607 while he explored the Atlantic coast.
13: ... passions, which he embarked on periodically for the rest of his life.
15: ...onists. Of the twenty-five people who stayed for the winter only 8 survived, most having died of [[scu... - Sargon II of Assyria (8855 bytes)
1: ...d an unknown father. Sargon is the name given by the [[Bible]].
3: ...freed all temples, as well as the inhabitants of the towns of [[Assur]] and [[Harran]] from taxes.
4: ...uk-apla-iddin conquered Babylon with the help of the new Elamite king [[Ummanigash]] and was crowned k...
6: ...ck, he had [[Samaria]] rebuilt as the capital of the new province of Samerina and settled it with Arab...
8: ...he main being Harhar and Kar-Sharrukin. In 715, others were to follow: Kar-[[Nabu]], Kar-[[Sin]] and K... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
3: ...ngle political unit until the late 19th century, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from...
5: ...eferred to [[Nazi Germany]] (1933–1945) as the Third Reich.
7: ...t the beginning of the sections and subsections. The [[History of Germany since 1945]] continues this ...
9: ==The Germans and the Romans==
12: ...out the Germanic people at the Roman frontier on the Rhine]] - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
1: ...''For biblical characters named Elam, see [[Elam (Hebrew Bible)]].''
4: ... [[Susa]], in what is now southwestern [[Iran]]. The Elamite period is considered to last from ca. [[2...
5: ...and may thus be considered the starting point of the [[history of Iran]].
8: ...ring of Elam, eldest son of [[Shem]] (see [[Elam (Hebrew Bible)]]).
10: ...ame [[Khuzestan|Khuzestān]] is derived from the Old Persian root ''Hujiyā'', which means "El... - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
1: ...e to do so. Scientific classification belongs to the science of [[taxonomy]] or [[systematics|biologic...
5: ...r [[Aristotle]], who classified animals based on their means of transportation (air, land, or water).
9: ...work was a critical compilation of life known at the time.
11: ...merdam]] (1637–1680), and [[Robert Hooke]] (1635–1702).
13: ... were classified according to a pre-conceived, either/or type system, and instead classified plants ac...
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