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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
10: ...reat Britain) was a product of subsequent negotiations.
12: ...English armies in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]].
15: ...e into adulthood. Anne suffered from an eye infection; for treatment, she was sent to [[France]]. She ...
17: ...s, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion.
19: ... her descendants were to be in the line of succession after William and Mary. They were to be followed... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...orious Revolution]], which resulted in the deposition of her [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] fath...
11: ... 1st Earl of Clarendon]], served for a lengthy period as Charles's chief advisor. Although her parents...
15: ...uis]] — but afterwards approved, as a coalition with the Dutch became more politically favourabl...
19: ==Glorious Revolution==
20: ...hough there was no evidence to support the allegation, Mary publicly challenged the boy's legitimacy, ... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...y]]. Nevertheless, the basic themes of the revolution are readily recognised.
3: The seventeenth century was a period of major scientific change. But at that time the...
5: == Existence of the revolution ==
7: ...es in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differences.
9: ...seems entirely clear that ''a'' scientific revolution took place around the year [[1600]]. That is, at... - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and various [[mineral]] aggregates mixed in.
5: ...onsisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; the outer edges of su...
9: ...an the Sun, and the tails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astronomical unit]]) or more.
11: ...o be visible with the naked eye. Before the invention of the telescope, comets seemed to appear out of...
15: ... objects known to exist in the solar system. The Giotto probe found that [[Comet Halley]]'s nucleus re... - History of science (41710 bytes)
4: ... modern [[scientific method]] to guide the evaluation of [[knowledge]]. This change is considered to b...
6: ...t from [[science]] (at least in the modern conception). [[Technology]] concerns the [[Creativity|creat...
8: ==Theories and sociology of the history of science==
9: {{seemain|Theories and sociology of the history of science}}
11: ... the 1960s, a common trend in the study of the sociology and history of science ([[science studies]]) ... - Robert Hooke (5017 bytes)
2: ...ayed an important role in the [[scientific revolution]].
4: ...ology)|cell]]'' -- so called because his observations of plant cells reminded him of [[monk]]s' cells...
12: ...riodicity, allowing for fine adjustment of the period of ticks. Modern spring watches still use balanc...
14: ...which far outstripped the capabilities of any previous instruments.
16: ...her significant achievements include the construction of the first [[Gregorian telescope|Gregorian]] [... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...contemporaneously, their work was not a collaboration.
4: ...ubstantiation for [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion]]. He would expand these laws by arguing that [[...
6: ...] in its entirety; and the principles of conservation of [[momentum]] and [[angular momentum]]. Finall...
12: ...of Newton's early life. For more in-depth information, see [[Isaac Newton's early life and achievement...
23: ...ked at home on calculus, [[optics]] and [[gravitation]]. - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
3: ... the city's [[patron]] [[goddess]], for the salvation of [[Athens]] and [[Greece]] in the [[Persian Wa...
5: ...arthenon was used as a treasury, and was the location of the treasury of the [[Delian League]], which ...
7: ==Design and construction==
9: ...y completed by [[438 BC]], but work on the decorations continued until at least [[433 BC]]. Some of th...
11: ...Norwich|John Julius Norwich]], "enjoys the reputation of being the most perfect [[Doric temple]] ever ... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
2: ...tion]], he was well known also for his many quotations and his experiments with [[electricity]]. Frank...
4: Franklin's [[invention]]s include the [[Franklin stove]], the medical [...
6: ==Biography==
13: ... ([[August 23]], [[1685]]), Ann ([[January 5]], [[1687]]), Joseph ([[February 5]], [[1688]]), and Joseph...
23: ...y about cultivating a positive image of an industrious and intellectual young man earned him a great d... - March 19 (9902 bytes)
7: *[[1687]] - Explorer [[Robert Cavelier de La Salle]], sea...
13: ...lla]], the first [[United States]] air-combat mission in history.
17: *[[1942]] - The [[Thoroughbred Racing Association]] is established in [[Chicago]].
20: ...s, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in [[Germany]] be destroyed.
21: ...uiana]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Martinique]] and [[R鵮ion]] become overseas [[departement|d鰡rtements]] o... - March 22 (9294 bytes)
7: ...stown, Virginia]], a third of the colony's population.
8: ...- [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] outlaws the possession of cards, [[dice]], and gaming tables.
9: ...pelled from [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] for religious dissent.
15: ...5]] - First display (a private screening) of [[motion pictures]] by [[Auguste and Louis Lumi貥]].
27: ...weden]], [[Teach-In]] wins the twentieth [[Eurovision Song Contest]] for the [[Netherlands]] singing "... - Astronomer (4344 bytes)
4: ...the [[egypt]]ians also had an emphasis on observations of the sky.
6: ... that before about [[1750]], there was no distinction between [[astronomy]] and [[astrology]].
8: ...] or other imaging equipment to make such observations.
15: !Contribution
18: |Determined the positions of about 1,000 bright stars, tried to explain t... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
117: *[[Giovanni Domenico Cassini]] a.k.a. Jean-Dominique Cas...
172: *[[Giovanni Battista Donati]], ([[Italy]], [[1826]] &nda...
206: *[[Camille Flammarion]] ([[France]], [[1842]] – [[1925]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
30: *[[Giorgio Agamben]]
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{...
97: *[[Ariston of Chios]], (fl. 250 BC){{fn|R}}
131: *[[Alain Badiou]], (born 1937)
170: *[[Vissarion Belinsky]], (1811-1848){{fn|R}} - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
14: | ''El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious'' (as written in tugra)
25: | '''[[Population]]'''
26: | ''ca'' 40 million
34: | '''[[Fall of the Ottoman Empire|Dissolution]]'''
41: ...The [[Ottoman Flag|flag]] of the later Ottoman period</small> - Ur (11926 bytes)
1: ... and close to [[Eridu]]. Because of marine regression, the remains are now well inland in present-day ...
9: ...e Sumerian [[Sumerian king list|Early Dynastic Period III]], the city was again thriving. Ur by this t...
11: The location of Ur was favourable for trade by sea and also b...
15: ...and [[agriculture]] was improved through [[irrigation]]. His code of laws (a fragment was identified i...
22: ...istinction "of the Kasdim/Kasdin", which is traditionally rendered in English "Ur of the Chaldees", re... - Silicon (13233 bytes)
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18: {{Elementbox_section_atomicprop | color1=#cccc99 | color2=black }} - Physics (25628 bytes)
2: ...matter is made ([[particle physics]]) to the behavior of the material [[Universe]] as a whole ([[cosmo...
4: ...ecause each of the other [[natural science]]s ([[biology]], [[chemistry]], [[geology]], etc.) deals wi...
6: ... not have any bearing on it. However, the distinction is not always clear-cut. There is a large area o...
12: ...rch differs from the other sciences in the separation of [[theory]] and [[experiment]]. Since the [[20...
13: ...ntrast, almost all the successful theorists in [[biology]] and [[chemistry]] have also been experiment...
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