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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...sion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
21: ...tish Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
30: ...7]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central...
35: *[[Vitus Bering]]
36: *[[Vittorio Bottego]] (1860,1897), Italian explorer of the [[Giuba]] region in north-ea... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...up to 5.1 percent [[carbon]]; ironically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[c...
5: ...steels are iron-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled,...
8: ...ke copper and tin, liquid iron dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy co...
11: ...pearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]].
13: ...cal composition. As such, it requires extremely little thermal [[activation energy]] to form. - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...an monarchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[Wa...
8: ...ce|King Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughters (all of whom were named "Marie _____...
12: ...beth (1737-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Aust...
14: ...line (1740-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Aust...
27: ...opric of Cologne|Archbishop-Elector of Cologne]]: 1784 - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: [[Image:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
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5: ... as the author of the essay ''Regrets on Parting with My Old Dressing Gown'', upon which many an artic...
7: ... had affairs with the writer Madame Puisieux and with Sophie Voland, to whom he was constant for the r...
10: ... ''Inquiry Concerning Virtue and Merit'' (1745), with some original notes of his own. He composed a vo... - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...]] studies. She became a very accomplished poet, with her first poem published when she was only 13.
5: ...untingdon]] and the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
7: ...] was among the harshest critics of her poetry, writing "The heroes of [[the Dunciad]] are to her, as ...
9: ... bring her prosperity, and she died in poverty in 1784.
11: == Writings == - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ....jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...overnment]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]].
5: Because of the superpower status of the United States, the American President is considered by...
7: ...is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
16: ...icepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]
18: ...veowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
20: ...uisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
23: ...is own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...t until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Tha...
6: ...ssia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]...
8: ...democracy]] and is a [[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as...
10: ...anguage|English]] and [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estima... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
14: ...s in [[Soho, Birmingham|Soho]], near Birmingham, with [[Matthew Boulton]] to manufacture his improved ...
17: * [[1784]]: Patented a [[steam locomotive]].
22: ...ghout the working cycle of the engine, so showing its efficiency.
26: ...her engineers until his patents expired in 1800. With his partner Matthew Boulton he battled against r...
28: ...wer output of steam engines, his version of the unit is equivalent to 550 foot-pounds per second (abou... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] |
11: LargestCity = [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] |
21: DensityRank = 23rd |
22: 2000Density = 39.28 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 15th | - Virginia (23198 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]...
21: DensityRank = 14<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 69.03 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 10<sup>th</sup> | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...ntion into a practical form. Where there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded versio...
5: ===[[Paleolithic|Paleolithic Era]]===
36: * 3500 BC: [[Cuneiform script|Writing]] in [[Sumer]]
62: ...century BC|400s BC]]: [[Catapult]] in [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]]
99: ...eglasses]] in [[Italy in the Middle Ages|Northern Italy]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ...[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
15: ...llo Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[painter]]
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
105: *[[Georg Baselitz]] ( [[1938]]-) - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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15: !bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2"| [[Orbit]]al characteristics ([[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] ...
18: ...[kilometre|km]]<br>19.191 263 93 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
20: !align="left"| Orbital [[circumference]] - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...y of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ...usseau]] questioned and attacked the existing institutions of both [[Church]] and [[State]].
8: ...hilosophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]], [[government]] and sciences such a...
10: ...Renaissance]] and [[Reformation]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furthermore, [[R...
12: ...wo eras are [[lumpers/splitters|split]]; however, it is equally acceptable to think of them conjoined ... - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
1: ...key [[national myth]]s of the founding of the [[United States]] and a key point in the [[American revo...
3: ...n [[December 18]], [[1773]]. Created/published: [[1784]]. Artist: [[Daniel Chodowiecki]]. Engraver: Dani...
5: ...s seized by customs officials and he was charged with [[smuggling]]. He was defended by [[John Adams]]...
7: ...pany to sell tea to the [[13 colonies|colonies]] without the usual colonial tax, thereby allowing them...
9: ...y land the tea under the protection afforded by British armed vessels. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
34: *[[Karl Bitter]] (1867 - 1915)
110: *[[Vincenzo Gemito]] (1852 - 1929)
166: ...talie Krol]] [http://www.nataliekrol.com Gallery Site]
177: *[[Sol LeWitt]]
178: *[[Jacques Lipchitz]] (1891 - 1973) - Prague (7962 bytes)
2: ...color="#E0922E" | '''[[Statistics of regions and cities in Czech Republic|Statistics]]'''
14: ..., however, that an additional 300,000 work there without having registered as residents.) Prague is lo...
16: ...l Organization|UNESCO]] list of [[world heritage site]]s.
20: ... the [[Alps]]. Prague was then the third-largest city in Europe.
24: ...ng the city's population to 676,000. Most of the city's 50,000 [[Jew]]s died in the [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...with [[Alexander Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charges of [[treason]].
7: ...[[College of New Jersey]], now [[Princeton University]]; his mother Esther Edwards was the daughter of...
9: ...d by his brother-in-law, [[Tapping Reeve]], at [[Litchfield, Connecticut]]. His studies were put on ho...
11: ==Military service==
13: ...ce on Washington's staff, but the general never quite trusted Major Burr. However, [[Israel Putnam]] ... - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
1: ...40px|Paddle steamers - [[Lake Lucerne|Lucerne]]-Switzerland]]
15: ...ception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
17: ...e his own engine and in [[1763]] attempted to put it in a boat. The boat sank, and while he made an im...
21: ...ware River]], but then patent disputes dissuaded Fitch from continuing.
23: ...velopment was taken up both in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and abroad.
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