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1. 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...
2. List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
   5: *[[Evaristo Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
   10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
   15: ...bandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
   30: ...rge Abbot|Abbot, George]], (1603-1648), English writer
   31: ... Abbot|Abbot, Robert]], (1588?-1662?), English Puritan divine
3. Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
   1: [[Image:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
   3:
   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...
4. Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
   1: ...ten (chopped) 2.jpg|thumb|Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
   2: ...in Chawton).jpg|thumb|House of Jane Austen (today it is a museum)]]
   3: ...[[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose apparently sheltered life did nothing to ...
   5: ...lative seclusion, and began to suffer ill-health. It is now thought she may have suffered from [[Addis...
   7: ...ited for their perfection of form, while modern critics continue to unearth new perspectives on Austen...
5. Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
   1:
   3: ...ere tolerant, rather than supportive, of her activities as composer.
   7: ..., Fanny became a supporter of her brother's compositions. Her public debut at the piano came in 1838, ...
   9: ...endelssohn, though many scholars nowadays believe it was actually Fanny who first worked in the genre.
   11: ...orio]]s. In recent years, her music has become a little more prominent thanks to a number of [[Compact...
6. History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
   4: ...bout [[3000 BC]]. Egypt's peculiar geography made it a difficult country to attack, which is why Phara...
   6: ...es]], [[Arabs]], [[Turks]] and [[United Kingdom|British]]. When [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] ([[President of...
   13: *[[History of Ottoman Egypt]]: [[1517]] to [[1805]]
   14: ...[Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors]]: [[1805]] to [[1882]]
7. 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]].
8. South Africa (40100 bytes)
   1: ...ation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
   3: ...struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
   5: ...l-developed of the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the ...
   9: ...a]], and [[Venda language|Venda]]. In this regard it is [[List of national languages of India|second ...
   11: ...re not as such that they require nationwide recognition.
9. Idaho (13962 bytes)
   9: Capital = [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] |
   11: LargestCity = [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] |
   21: DensityRank = 44^th |
   22: 2000Density = 6.04 |
   23: AdmittanceOrder = 43^rd |
10. Washington (20186 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] |
    21: DensityRank = 25^th |
    22: 2000Density = 34.20 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 42^nd |
11. Vermont (39851 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] |
    21: DensityRank = 30^th |
    22: 2000Density = 25.41 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 14^th |
12. Oregon (26551 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |
    21: DensityRank = 39^th |
    22: 2000Density = 13.76 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 33^rd |
13. 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]]
14. History of the United States (21226 bytes)
    12: ...pirit and culture which was distinct from that of its European founders.
    14: ==History of the United States (1776-1789)==
    15: ''For details, see the main [[History of the United States (1776-1789)]] article.''
    17: ...tablished itself as the United States of America with 13 States.
    19: ==History of the United States (1789-1849)==
15. Comet (30542 bytes)
    1: ....jpg|thumb|250px|[[Comet Hale-Bopp]], showing a white dust tail and blue gas tail (February 1997)]]
    3: ...en [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and various [[mineral]] aggregates mixe...
    9: ...an extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astronomical unit]]) or more.
    11: ...om ancient sources, such as Chinese oracle bones, it is known that their appearance have been noticed ...
    13: ....png|thumb|400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]]
16. Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
    1: ...rritorial Growth 1790 sm.jpg|right|thumb|U.S. territorial extent in 1790]]
    3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1790...
    7: *[[1791]] - [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] ratified
    8: *[[1791]] - [[First Bank of the United States]] chartered
    11: *[[1793]] - [[Eli Whitney]] invents [[cotton gin]]
17. Michigan (29427 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
    21: DensityRank = 15^th |
    22: 2000Density = 67.55 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 26^th |
18. Coal mining (4145 bytes)
    3: ...tion from coal seams depends on the depth and quality of the seams, and also the geology and environme...
    5: ...s are near the surface, the coal is extracted by either:
    7: ...den from the still covered coal fills the former pit, and strip progresses.
    9: ...les]] opencasting for [[steam coal]] and [[anthracite]] is practised.
    11: ... for open cast mining. Most coal is extracted by either:
19. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    1: ...anuary 1 was called ''New Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (...
    7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
    16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously...
    17: ...[1797]] - Albany replaces New York City as the capital on New York.
    18: ...d [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]]
20. January 2 (10888 bytes)
    9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[Indi...
    10: ...United States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
    11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland]].
    13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed
    20: *[[1882]] - [[John D. Rockefeller]] unites his oil holdings into the [[Standard Oil]] [[tr...

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