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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese...
33: *[[Joseph René Bellot]] [[France|French]] [[Arctic]] ex...
42: *[[Lafayette Bunnell]], (1824-1903), described [[Yosemite Valley]]
47: ...ian]] navigator in [[England|English]] service, crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to [[North America]]
51: *[[Alvise Cadamosto]] (1432-1488), [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[Ven... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: '''Steel''' is a [[metal]] [[alloy]] whose major component is [[iron]], with [[carbon]] bei...
8: ...a]] and their excretion of [[oxygen]] into the atmosphere, iron can be found in the crust only in comb...
11: ... making quality steel. At room temperature, the most stable form of iron is the [[body-centered cubic...
13: ...tructure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires extremely little ther...
15: ...formation into martensite, by contrast, occurs almost immediately, due to a lower activation energy. - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: ...the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...f [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]] whose sole male heir - his son Leopold Johann - died a...
8: ...of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself.
15: ...el of Spain (1741-1763), then HSH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (1739-1767); no surviving issue. [...
23: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Josephe (1751-1767) - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...uly 31]], [[1784]]) was a [[France|French]] [[philosopher]] and [[writer]]. Born in [[Langres]], [[Cha...
5: ...nd content, while also examining [[philosophy|philosophical]] ideas relating to [[free will]]. He is a...
7: ...ictures that we have of the daily life of the philosophic circle in Paris.
10:
12: ...desperate and unfathomable uncertainty of the philosophy which professes to be so high above both chur... - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...60 she was purchased by the Wheatley family of [[Boston]], and was in fact practically adopted by the ...
5: ... was published in London because publishers in [[Boston]] had refused to publish the text. Phillis wit...
9: ... bring her prosperity, and she died in poverty in 1784.
14: ... Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and Slave'' (Boston: Published by Geo. W. Light, 1834), also by Ma...
16: ...ge Washington'' written for Washington-history's most famous piece of work-in 1776 - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...ee world," a phrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: .... Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend this requirement, but none h...
21: ... majority, the President and Vice President are chosen by the [[United States House of Representatives...
25: ...(United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their views and plans to ...
29: ...[[Franklin Pierce]] and [[Herbert Hoover]] have chosen to affirm rather than swear. The oath is tradit... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
18: ... [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agricult...
20: ... ever been gathered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alo...
30: ...Indian]] burial mound on his Virginia estate in [[1784]], Jefferson avoided the common practice of simpl...
32: ...]. During his [[ambassador]]ship to [[France]] ([[1784]]-[[1789]]) he took extensive trips through [[Fra...
37: ...s]] from [[1797]] until [[1801]], achieving that position after getting second place in the presidenti... - Canada (35540 bytes)
6: ... is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second largest in area (aft...
21: ...ficient in energy due to its large fossil fuel deposits, [[nuclear energy]] generation, and [[hydroele...
90: ...nce and [[Great Britain]]. France progressively lost territory to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], s...
92: ...tain created the colony of [[New Brunswick]] in [[1784]] and divided Quebec into [[Lower Canada]] and [[...
111: ...claim is not universally recognized. The northernmost settlement in Canada (and in the world) is Canad... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: ...d|Scottish]] [[mathematician]] and [[engineer]] whose improvements to the [[steam engine]] were a key ...
17: * [[1784]]: Patented a [[steam locomotive]].
22: ...pproximate straight-line motion (of which he was most proud) and the steam indicator to measure steam ...
26: Watt was opposed to the use of high-pressure steam and is held b...
33: ...ficiency]] and many applications. It was the foremost energy source in the emerging Industrial Revolut... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = KY |
38: Kentucky and its residents are probably most well known for [[thoroughbred horse]]s and [[hor...
41: ...uare in [[Danville, Kentucky|Danville]] between [[1784]] and [[1792]]. In [[1790]], Kentucky delegates ...
45: Kentucky's name is possibly derived from the Cherokee word for "meadowla...
63: ...rn Kentucky]], an assemblage of smaller cities across the [[Ohio River]] from [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], al... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VA |
48: ...or of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779, and again from 1784 to 1786. On [[June 12]], [[1776]], the [[Virginia...
52: ...n on [[January 26]], [[1870]], after a period of post-war military rule.
59: ...olk]], [[Williamsburg]], and [[Jamestown]] each chose one burgess. The Burgesses met to make laws for...
63: ...der the Constitution, the State Government is composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and ... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
65: * [[3rd century BC|200s BC]]: [[Crossbow]] in [[History of China|China]]
70: ...[[Clockwork]] (the [[Antikythera mechanism]]): [[Posidonius]]?
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
118: * [[1609]]: [[Microscope]]: [[Galileo Galilei]]
142: * [[1767]]: [[Carbonated water]]: [[Joseph Priestley]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-)
171: *[[Rosa Bonheur]] ([[1822]]-[[1899]]) - Uranus (15207 bytes)
119: ...ff" colspan="2"| [[celestial body's atmosphere|Atmospheric]] characteristics
121: !align="left"| [[Atmospheric pressure]]
145: ...nus B.png|10px|Astronomical symbol for Uranus]] (mostly astronomical).
148: ===Composition===
149: ...r is due to the absorption of [[red]] light by atmospheric [[methane]]. - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
3: ...o the [[18th century]] in [[Europe | European philosophy]], and is often thought of
4: ...ity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ... of the age. However, prominent Enlightenment philosophers such as [[Voltaire]] and [[Jean-Jacques Rou...
8: ... continued rise of [[empiricism | empirical]] philosophical ideas, and their application to [[politica...
11: == History of Enlightenment philosophy == - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
1: ...Boston Tea Party''' was a political protest by [[Boston, Massachusetts]] residents against the [[Kingd...
2: ...n 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...
7: ...s, huge stocks of tea in its warehouses, and no prospect of selling it because smugglers such as Hanco...
9: ...g as most American ports turned the tea away; at Boston however, the East India Company had the assist... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
53: *[[Agostino Carlini]] (1718 - 1790)
60: *[[Cosimo Cenni]]
66: *[[Rossella Cosentino]]
72: *[[Cameron Cross]] (1963- )
83: *[[Alceo Dossena]] (1878 - 1937) - Prague (7962 bytes)
24: ...rated, raising the city's population to 676,000. Most of the city's 50,000 [[Jew]]s died in the [[Nazi...
30: ...mural]]s on them. It contains one of the world's most pristine and varied collections of architecture,...
41: * [[Josefov]] (the old Jewish quarter)
52: Prague is a traditional cultural center, hosting many theaters including: National Theatre, Th...
67: ...ague Metro|three metro lines]], trams (including nostalgic tram no.91), buses and a funicular to Hill ... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
14: ...Westchester County, a region between the British post at Kingsbridge and that of the Americans about 1...
18: ...or her beauty and accomplishments. She married [[Joseph Alston]] of [[South Carolina]] in [[1801]], an...
20: ... a famous duel, an irony which was hopefully not lost on the younger Hamilton.
24: ... served in the [[New_York_State_Assembly]] from [[1784]] to [[1785]], but Burr became seriously involved...
28: ...'s access to the [[National Archives|archives]], possibly because the former colonel had been a noted ... - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
8: ...he term ''steamer'' is occasionally used, out of nostalgia, for [[diesel]] motor driven vessels, prefi...
15: ...working at the same time. One of the first to propose the idea (around [[1690]]) was the physicist [[D...
19: ... new [[paddle steamer]], the [[PS Pyroscaphe|''Pyroscaphe'']], successfully steamed up the [[river Sa&...
21: From [[1784]] [[James Rumsey]] built a pump-driven boat (wate...
23: ...Forth and Clyde canal were thwarted by fears of erosion of the banks, development was taken up both in...
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