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- Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
1: ...ovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias, Duchess of Courland]]
3: ...[[1693]] - [[October 28]],[[1740]]) reigned as Duchess of [[Courland]] from 1711 to 1730 and as Empres...
5: ==Ascension to the throne==
7: ...fter the death of her husband, but was reputed by her enemies to indulge in a love affair with [[Count...
10: ...s an autocratic ruler, using her popularity with the imperial guards and lesser nobility. - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...usin, [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], of the [[House of Hanover]].
10: ...e used to ensure that Scotland would co-operate. The [[Act of Union 1707]] (which united England and S...
12: ...gh]], who led the English armies in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]].
15: ...advisors. Jennings later married John Churchill (the future Duke of Marlborough), who would later beco...
17: ...ce to [[Anglicanism]]; James II continued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious a... - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (2468 bytes)
2: ...g [[William III of Orange|William of Orange]] to the British throne and was rewarded with an earldom.
4: ...maining work, and she was often in conflict with the architect, [[John Vanbrugh|Sir John Vanbrugh]].
6: ... of Wales]]. The Duchess remained friendly with the prince and his family, however, even after this p...
8: ...rset|The Duchess of Somerset]] | years=1704–1710}}
11: ...of [[Sir Winston Churchill]] and a descendant of the original Sarah. - Delaware (15006 bytes)
8: Nickname = The First State |
30: HighestElev = 137 |
36: ...t was the first of the [[13 colonies]] to ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occu...
40: ...became "[[New Sweden]]" with a [[colony]] established by [[Sweden | Swedes]] (led by [[Peter Minuit]])...
42: ...r counties" gained a separate legislature, and in 1710 a separate executive council. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Keystone State |
30: HighestElev = 979 |
36: ...me period in [[geology]]. Pennsylvania is called the [[keystone (architecture)|Keystone]] State.
38: ...vance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] and the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provide popular recreation...
40: ...Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]]. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - 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]])
27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
38: *[[Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander]] ([[Germany]], [[1799]] &nda...
41: *[[Svante Arrhenius]] ([[Sweden]], [[1859]] – [[1927]])
42: *[[Arzachel (Al-Zarqali)]] (Muslim Spain, [[1028]] – [...
68: *[[Wilhelm Beer]] ([[Germany]], [[1797]] – [[1850]])
71: *[[Friedrich Bessel|Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel]] ([[Germany]], [[1784]] – [[1846]... - Sweden (27111 bytes)
1: ...eas of Sweden|metropolitan areas]], with most of the inland consisting of large peaceful forests and m...
3: ...[[17th century]]. In the 17th and 18th centuries the [[Realm of Sweden]] was through warfare extended ...
5: ...[[welfare state]] in the early [[20th century]]. The country is today defined by liberal tendencies an...
19: national_anthem = ''[[Du gamla, Du fria]]''<br>([[Swedish langua...
27: established_events = | - Estonia (13391 bytes)
2: ...he east, and maritime border with [[Finland]] to the north.
7: ...f9f9;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" height="120px"
37: ...sp;- Recognised<br> - Lost<br>[[Collapse of the Soviet Union|Independence]]<br> - Declared<...
46: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
64: ... Hitler or later Stalin to leave during or after the end of World War II. - 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}} - Celsius (3635 bytes)
8: |Celsius ||Fahrenheit ||°F = °C × 1.8 + 32
10: |[[Fahrenheit]] ||Celsius ||°C = (°F – 32) / 1....
18: ...s Linnaeus]] (1740); also independently invented the same measurement.
20: ...ition ensures that one degree Celsius represents the same temperature difference as one [[kelvin]].
22: ...Daniel Ekstr?, the manufacturer of most of the [[thermometer]]s used by Celsius. - Old Danish Pointer (2870 bytes)
1: ...arkup for the breed table; scroll down to get to the main text -->
20: The '''Old Danish Pointer''' is a medium-sized [[dog...
26: ...male. While the dog is powerful and substantial, the bitch is characterized by being lighter, more spi...
28: * Height at the [[withers]]:
37: ... creating unnecessary disturbance of the ground. The breed is suited for small as well as large huntin... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: ...n the [[Gregorian calendar]], in accordance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[[Common Era]] numbering system.
4: ...ember 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776]], an iconic event of the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]...
6: ... the French revolution, they were on the side of the counterrevolution.
8: ... human society and the geology of the surface of the earth.
12: ...:Poltava battle.jpg|thumb|[[Peter the Great]] in the [[Battle of Poltava]]]] - 18th century inventions (2219 bytes)
7: * [[1710]]: [[Thermometer]]: [[Ren頁ntoine Ferchault de R页mur]]
9: ...: [[Mercury thermometer]]: [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]]
28: ... [[1783]]: Hot air [[balloon]]: [[Montgolfier brothers]]
30: * [[1784]]: [[Shrapnel shell]]: [[Henry Shrapnel]]
33: * [[1790]]: [[Cut and head nail machine]]: [[Jacob Perkins]] - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
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33: ...g|thumb|300px|The [[Neva]] river has been called the main street of St Petersburg]]
36: ...va at the east end of the [[Gulf of Finland]] on the [[Baltic Sea]].
38: ...rgest city, a major European cultural center and the most important Russian Baltic Sea port.
40: ...080;ца). <!-- translator paraphrasing here from de: --> - Temperature (22519 bytes)
1: ...s a measure of the average [[kinetic energy]] of the particles in a sample of matter.
4: ...ormal properties of temperature are studied in [[thermodynamics]].
6: ...dditional discussion of the various mechanisms of heat transfer).
8: ...increase in the rate of movement of the atoms in the system.
10: ...rties]], and depend on the amount of material in the system.
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