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1. 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
2. Steel (28384 bytes)
   1: :''See [[Steel (disambiguation)]] for other uses.''
   3: ....1 percent [[carbon]]; ironically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iro...
   5: ...sses of steels in which carbon is replaced with other alloying materials, and carbon, if present, is u...
   8: ...ast 6000 years (since the [[Bronze Age]]). Since the oxidation rate itself increases rapidly beyond 80...
   10: ...ngVolt Iron Ore Pellets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|This heap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be used in steel p...
3. Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
   1: ... Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
   3: ...f Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
   4: ...was undoubtedly one of the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
   6: ...when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
   8: ...nions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
4. Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
   1: ...thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
   3:
   5: ...[[free will]]. He is also known as the author of the essay ''Regrets on Parting with My Old Dressing G...
   7: ...l the pictures that we have of the daily life of the philosophic circle in Paris.
   10: ...tly added to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
5. Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
   1: [[image:Phillis_Wheatley.jpg|thumb|right|Phillis Wheatley]]
   3: ...plished poet, with her first poem published when she was only 13.
   5: ...gdon]] and the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
   7: ...f [[the Dunciad]] are to her, as [[Hercules]] to the author of that poem."
   9: ... bring her prosperity, and she died in poverty in 1784.
6. President of the United States (42878 bytes)
   1: ...sdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
   3: ...deral government]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]].
   5: ...dent was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invoked today...
   7: ...]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] o...
   9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]].
7. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   14: ...tha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
   18: ...[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
   20: ...residency include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
   23: ...e founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]].
   25: ...usly solicited Jefferson to prepare the draft of the Declaration alone.
8. Canada (35540 bytes)
   1: ...d wait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
   3: ...se consider adding information instead to one of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from thi...
   6: ...extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
   8: ...[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
   15: ...e Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]], who is the head of government, have official residences in Otta...
9. James Watt (5070 bytes)
   3: ...ents to the [[steam engine]] were a key stage in the [[Industrial Revolution]].
   5: ...irmingham]], [[England]]. He was a key member of the [[Lunar Society]]. Many of his papers are in [[Bi...
   9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] before ret...
   10: ...which started him thinking about ways to improve the engine.
   11: ...on the idea of a separate condensing chamber for the steam engine.
10. Kentucky (15076 bytes)
    12: Governor = [[Ernie Fletcher]] |
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    36: ... of America]] and was the 15th state admitted to the Union.
    38: ... [[University of Kentucky]] (blue, Wildcats) and the [[University of Louisville]] (red, Cardinals)).
    41: ...nary War]] hero, was named the first Governor of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky.
11. Virginia (23198 bytes)
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    36: ... Virginia'''; it is one of four states which use the name [[commonwealth]].
    38: ...while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
    40: ...of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison]] and [[Zachary Taylor|Taylo...
    44: ...in]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [[Saponi]], and [[Cherokee]].
12. 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]]
13. 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]])
14. Uranus (15207 bytes)
    1: ... edit the text of this article, scroll down past the table -->{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacin...
    4: ...="2" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:Uranus.jpg|250px|The planet Uranus]]<br>
    10: | [[William Herschel]]
    26: !align="left"| [[Perihelion]]
    29: !align="left"| [[Aphelion]]
15. Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
    3: The '''Age of Enlightenment''' refers to the [[18th century]] in [[Europe | European philosoph...
    4: ...e arts, and receives contemporary application in the unity of science movement which includes [[logica...
    6: ...[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[St...
    8: ...government]] and sciences such as [[physics]], [[chemistry]] and [[biology]].
    10: ...g period). Furthermore, [[Romanticism]] followed the Enlightenment.
16. Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
    1: ...ding of the [[United States]] and a key point in the [[American revolution]].
    2: ...Boston tea party.jpg|thumb|Destruction of tea at the "Boston Tea party".]]
    3: ...n [[December 18]], [[1773]]. Created/published: [[1784]]. Artist: [[Daniel Chodowiecki]]. Engraver: Dani...
    5: ...] and eventually the charges were dropped, though he later faced several hundred more indictments.
    7: ... thereby allowing them to undercut the prices of the colonial merchants and smugglers.
17. List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
    30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]]
    45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
    97: *[[Victor Fisher]] (1938-)
    103: *[[Daniel Chester French]] (1850 - 1931)
    108: *[[Henri Gaudier-Brzeska]] (1891 - 1915)
18. Prague (7962 bytes)
    12: ...rague.png|Map of the Czech Republic highlighting the Prague region]]
    14: ...istics, however, that an additional 300,000 work there without having registered as residents.) Prague...
    16: ...nd Cultural Organization|UNESCO]] list of [[world heritage site]]s.
    20: ...al Europe north of the [[Alps]]. Prague was then the third-largest city in Europe.
    24: ...,000. Most of the city's 50,000 [[Jew]]s died in the [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[genocide]] of [[World War II]]....
19. Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
    3: ... for his tenure as the third [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] under [[Thomas Jef...
    7: ...], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
    9: ...n Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washin...
    13: ...ook Burr under his wing, and by his vigilance in the retreat from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire...
    14: ...rk City]] after its evacuation by the British in the following year.
20. Steamboat (11603 bytes)
    2: ...riginal [[paddlewheel]] from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: detail of a steamer]]
    3: ...Waverley|PS ''Waverley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
    6: ...lakes and rivers, particularly [[riverboat]]s in the [[USA]]; '''steamship''' generally refers to stea...
    8: ... [[Paddle steamer]]s have the prefix "'''PS'''". The term ''steamer'' is occasionally used, out of nos...
    15: ...k exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.

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