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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...a explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technolog...
26: ...rich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa
29: *[[George Bass]] - [[Australia]]n explorer
30: ...isited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]], [[Tomboucto...
31: ... [[France|French]] explorer, mapped the West [[Australia]]n coastline. - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
46: ...ngeline Adams|Adams, Evangeline]], (1868-1932), astrologer
56: ...n Couch Adams|Adams, John Couch]], (1819-1892), astronomer
58: *[[John Adams (Pitcairn)|Adams, John]], Patriarch Of Pitcairn
65: ...el Adams|Adams, Samuel]], (1722-1803), American patriot & Governor of Massachusetts
67: ...1957), American creator of the [[Dilbert]] comic strip - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ... a distant castle, and Catherine took the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported ...
11: ...le status hereditary; and gave the nobles full control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Cather...
13: ...courage the modernization of agriculture and industry. Second, she encouraged foreign investment in ec...
19: ...titions of Poland|partitions]] among Russia, [[Austria]] and [[Prussia]] (1772, 1793 and 1795).
21: ...gn. This war ([[1787]]-[[1792]]) ended with the [[Treaty of Jassy]], which legitimated the Russian cla... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...alled '''[[Father of the Nation|Father of his Country]]'''<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>, was an [[United Sta...
26: ...[[Chotank]] in King George County. As a youth, he trained as a [[surveyor]] (obtaining his certificate...
29: ... 1772.JPG|thumb|right|275px|This, the earliest portrait of Washington, was painted in [[1772]] by [[Ch...
31: ...irginia Regiment, led a mission into the Ohio Country. He ambushed a [[French Canadian]] scouting part...
33: ...nd showed coolness under fire in organizing the retreat. In Virginia, Washington was acclaimed as a he... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...e]] and study of the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the proc...
5: [[Astrogeology]] refers to the application of geologic p...
7: ... used by Jean-Andreluc in the year [[1778]] and introduced as a fixed term by Horace-Bedict de Saussur...
10: ...ssil]] [[animal shell|shell]]s in a geological [[stratum]] in a mountain hundreds of miles from the oc...
12: ...until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] and the other languages of... - Australia (39438 bytes)
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2: native_name =Commonwealth of Australia|
3: common_name =Australia|
4: image_flag =Australia_flag_large.png|
6: image_map =LocationAustralia.png|290px| - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...fty [[U.S. state|states]] located primarily in central [[North America]]. The United States has land b...
4: {{Infobox Country |
9: ...>([[Latin]]: "Out of Many, One")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) |
37: [[September 17]], [[1787]]<br>[[May 23]], [[1788]]<br>[[March 4]], [[1789]]|
52: ... of the United States was profoundly changed in [[1788]] when the states replaced the [[Articles of Conf... - Marshall Islands (8760 bytes)
27: ...es by area|Ranked 187th]] <br> 181 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> Negligible
30: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 186th]]<br> 56,429<br> 31...
47: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
53: ...[England|English]] captain [[John Marshall]] in [[1788]]; the islands owe their name to him.
55: A [[Germany|German]] trading company settled on the islands in [[1885]], ... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: ...e [[steam engine]] were a key stage in the [[Industrial Revolution]].
5: ...iety]]. Many of his papers are in [[Birmingham Central Library]].
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] before returning to [[G...
18: * [[1788]]: Adapted [[centrifugal governor]] for use on steam engine.
22: ...e]] to convert circular motion to an approximate straight-line motion (of which he was most proud) and... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 9]], [[1788]] |
36: ...gland and one of the wealthiest states in the country. Connecticut was one of the [[13 colonies|thirte...
43: ...ird for Connecticut, was adopted in [[1965]]. The traditional abbreviation of the state's name is "Con...
56: ...rners of the state contrast sharply with its industrial cities, located along the coastal highways fro...
65: ...sidents go for years or even decades without ever traveling to other regions of the state, considering... - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 2]], [[1788]] |
36: ...[United States Constitution]] on [[January 2]], [[1788]]. Georgia's population in [[As of 2000|2000]] w...
40: The [[state tree]] is the [[Southern live oak]] (''[[Quercus vir...
48: ...inland]] region of Georgia, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. The local [[moundbuilder]] cul...
50: ... and [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] over control of Georgia began in earnest in about [[1670]], ... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[April 28]], [[1788]] |
45: ...d, and the [[William Penn|Penn family]], which controlled Pennsylvania, engaged two surveyors, [[Charl...
47: ...ed until 1658 when the Calvert family regained control and re-enacted the Toleration Act.
71: ...collectively as the Eastern Shore. A portion of extreme western Maryland in [[Garrett County, Maryland...
81: ...rs and colder winters, where snow often falls. Extreme western Maryland has a mountain climate with m... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 25]], [[1788]] |
48: ...ded by Virginia [[History of Washington, DC|was retroceded to Virginia]] effective [[1847]], and is n...
54: ... since [[Reconstruction era (United States)|Reconstruction]] when he was elected Governor of Virginia.
57: ...on]] and the cornerstone was laid by Governor [[Patrick Henry]] in [[1785]].
59: ...rtant and new. It gave Virginians a chance to control their own government for the first time. At fi... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
11: ... = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] (largest [[metropolitan area]] is Nashville) |
25: ... [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] <small>(central and western)</small> |
39: ...ican]] village named "Tanasqui" in [[1567]] while travelling inland from [[South Carolina]]. European ...
43: ...fficial correspondence during the [[1750s]]. In [[1788]], [[North Carolina]] named the third county to b...
48: ...t of [[Arkansas]]. This came to be known as the [[Trail of Tears]], as an estimated 4,000 Cherokees di... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 23]], [[1788]] |
42: ... followed by French Huguenots. The Carolina upcountry was settled largely by Scotch-Irish migrants fro...
52: ...ving minors under the age of seventeen, excepting traffic and game law violations. Some criminal charg...
54: ...gistrate's Court, Municipal Court, and the Administrative Law Judge Division. The state has sixteen ju...
73: The 5 largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are [[African American]... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 21]], [[1788]] |
38: ...Its state bird is the [[purple finch]]. Its state tree is the [[Paper Birch|American white birch]], al...
44: ...ire International Speedway]] (formerly Loudon Racetrack), home of the [[Loudon Classic]], the longest-...
51: ...tories: the founding of the [[Republic of Indian Stream]] on its northern border with [[Canada]] over ...
60: ...utive Council's duties include voting on state contracts worth more than $5,000, on nominations made b... - Anacharsis (4399 bytes)
4: ...'Anacharsis''' was a [[Scythian]] philosopher who travelled from his homeland on the northern shores o...
8: ...ld, and said that, now that he was in Solon's country, it would be quite suitable.
10: Anacharis was the first stranger who received the privileges of Athenian citi...
14: ... the Athenians, who inscribed on his statues: 'Restrain your tongues, your appetites, your passions.' ...
18: ...esus: O king of the Lydians, I am come to the country of the Greeks, in order to become acquainted wit... - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...scientific method]]. The '''history of science''' traces these [[phenomenon|phenomena]] and their pre-...
6: ...which differs from the search for [[empirical]] [[truth]]. [[Philosophy]] differs from science in that...
11: ..." scientific knowledge. Since the 1960s, a common trend in the study of the sociology and history of s...
13: A major subject of concern and controversy in the [[philosophy of science]] has been t...
15: ...nce." Often, but not always, a conflict over the "truth" of science has split along the lines of those... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]])
287: *[[Pietro da Cortona]] ([[1596]]-[[1669]]) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
6: ...n the [[12th century]] the conquering [[Moors]] introduced papermaking to [[Spain]] and the technology...
12: ...ainted full-scale cartoons as precursors for tapestry designs.
16: ...]]-[[1641]]), [[Thomas Gainsborough]] ([[1727]]-[[1788]]), and [[John Constable]] ([[1776]]-[[1837]]).
23: ...'watercolor'' most often to refers to traditional transparent watercolor or [[gouache]] (an opaque for...
29: Traditionally, watercolor paint is applied with brus...
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