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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... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
5: ...d for by servants who believed in the many superstitions of Old Russia, and apparently encouraged her ...
7: ...satisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
9: ...ects out of nothing. Though she was apparently quite adept at these feats, her interests were more in...
11: ...ural expert, and journalist who covered the [[Spiritualist]] phenomena. Soon they were living together...
13: ..., she became a [[naturalized citizen]] of the [[United States]]. - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
11: *[[Paolo Uccello|Uccello, Paolo]], (1397-1475), Italian painter
24: *[[Moriteru Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Moriteru]], (born 1951), 3rd [[Aikido Doshu|doshu]] of ...
25: *[[Fritz von Uhde|Uhde, Fritz von]], (1848-1911), German painter
26: ...hlenbroek|Uhlenbroek, Charlotte]], (born 1968), British zoolologist and television presenter
35: *[[Gustaf Ullman|Ullman, Gustaf]], Swedish writer - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
5: ...|Yadav, Laloo Prasad]] (born 1948), [[India]]n politician
11: *[[Yakubu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
13: ...ihu Yale|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
20: ... Minoru]] (1912-1986), [[United States|US]] [[architect]]
21: *[[Tomoyuki Yamashita|Yamashita, Tomoyuki]] (1885-1946), Japanese lieutenant gen... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...on the moon in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
4: ...that would be done. During the [[20th century]], with the development of adequate propulsion technolog...
10: ==Orbiting and reaching space==
11: .... The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
13: ...ade by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yuri Gagarin]] on [[April 12]] [[1961]]. - Astronaut (7339 bytes)
1: ...ruce McCandless II]] using a manned maneuvering unit. Picture courtesy NASA]]
3: ...from at least [[Timeline of astronauts by nationality|32 countries]] have gone into space.
7: ...d by the [[Russian Aviation and Space Agency]] or its [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] predecessor is called a ...
9: ...dictated by political reasons. However in the United States, the term "astronaut" is typically appli...
11: ... the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, the United States of America. - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...of Babel]] story in [[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
5: ...ol planes have advanced significantly as well. Initially planes were controlled by moving your entire...
9: ...er_leonardo1.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter body ]]
11: ...er_leonardo2.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter wings ]]
15: ...iderable amount of interpretation of his design, with modern knowledge of aerodynamic principles in mi... - Human (48024 bytes)
2: ... = Image of a man and a woman,<br> sent to space with the [[Pioneer 11]] mission}}
21: ... belonging to the superfamily of [[Hominoidea]], with all of the [[apes]]: [[chimpanzee]]s, [[gorilla]...
24: ...e of a short list of [[animal]]s with such a capacity.
26: <!-- this paragraph is is about the mind and its products -->
27: ... of these perspectives. [[Art]], [[music]] and [[literature]] are often used in expressing these conce... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...glish language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
12: ...[[Ralph Abraham|Ralph H. Abraham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
14: *[[John Couch Adams]] (United Kingdom, [[1819]] - [[1892]])
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil) - Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
2: ...ovided some insight into the effects of such transition. However, no two countries have had the exact ...
7: ...economy. It also has a well-educated labor force with substantial technical expertise. At the same tim...
9: ...h which the Russian economy must deal in its transition to a market economy.
11: ... the assumption that if each unit met or exceeded its plan, then demand and supply would balance.
13: ...tional-level ministries and controlled economic units in their respective geographical areas. - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
1: {{Politics of Russia}}
2: .... [[Constitution of Russian Federation|A new constitution]], creating a strong presidency, was approve...
4: ...e branches was partially resolved by the new constitution, the two branches continued to represent fun...
8: ...d population. Ethnic Russians dominated Soviet politics and government; they also controlled local adm...
10: ...led to the election of new republic legislatures with substantial blocs of pro-reform representatives. - Ballet (9155 bytes)
3: ...es]] bear a striking similarity to [[fencing]] positions and footwork, perhaps due to their developmen...
5: ...nual on ballet dancing that helped to establish [[Italy]] as a major centre of ballet development.
11: ...ocial dances performed by the nobility in tandem with music, speech, verse, song, pageant, decor and c...
13: ...ve. Reforms were also being made in ballet composition by composers such as [[Christoph Gluck]]. Fin...
15: ...orld that revitalized ballet in the west and made it a form of entertainment embraced to one degree or... - Titanium (20884 bytes)
1: <!-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. --><table border="0" cellpadding="2" ce...
4: ...lspan="2" align="center">[[scandium]] – '''titanium''' – [[vanadium]]</td>
13: ...], [[List of elements by number|Number]]</td><td>Titanium, Ti, 22</td></tr>
15: <td>[[Chemical series]]</td><td>[[transition metal]]s</td></tr>
19: <td>[[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]</td><td>4507... - Culture of Russia (14552 bytes)
1: ...n culture''' began around the 10th century B.C. with the development of [[East Slavic culture]]. Mode...
8: ...A piece of Russian Icon art known as Rublev's Trinity]]
9: ... prayers instead of idolizing the figure in the paiting. The most comprehensive collection of Icon art...
13: ...x|An example of Russian avant garde art by El Lissitzky in 1919]]
14: ...]. Notable artists from this era include [[El Lissitzky]], [[Kazimir Malevich]], [[Wassily Kandinsky]]... - Axumite Kingdom (5328 bytes)
1: ...he [[1st century]] AD. It converted to [[Christianity]] in [[325]] or [[328]] (various sources).
3: It was founded by people who crossed from South Arab...
6: ...es included Adulis and Matara, in what is today Eritrea.
9: ...ng people in southern Arabia, who settled the territory across the [[Red Sea]] around [[500 BC]].
11: ...lomon]] and the [[Queen of Sheba]]. This royal heritage was claimed by all emperors of Ethiopia. - Maya hieroglyphics (3466 bytes)
1: ...[[Maya people]] to record the [[Maya language]]. It consisted of a highly elaborate set of [[glyphs]]...
3: ...e of [[Naranjo]], relating to the reign of king ''Itzamnaaj K'awil'', [[784]]-[[810]].]]
5: ...ied to atone for it by teaching Maya priests to write [[Maya language|their language]] in [[Latin alph...
7: ...a hieroglyphics are from pottery or monuments in sites that were abandoned or buried before the arriva...
9: ...was sparked by published accounts of ruined Maya sites in the [[19th century]].
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