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- Influenza (10335 bytes)
1: ...a'''. For the digestive-system diseases commonly called "stomach '''flu'''" (and widely misunderstood...
2: ...px|Negatively stained flu virions. These were the causative agent of the [[Hong Kong Flu]] pandemic. ]...
4: ... [[astrology|astrological]] ''influences'' as the cause of the disease.
12: ...nd to have more resistance to influenza B and C because they only undergo [[antigenic drift]] and have...
14: ...uses can be further classified based on the viral capsid proteins [[haemagglutinin]] (HA or H) and [[n... - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...le]]. In addition, his conflict with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is taken as a major early example ...
4: ==Early career==
10: ...sophy]] or religion. These are the primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
14: ...howed the reality of the experiments and even indicated the particular results that led to the time-sq...
18: ...ses. He published his initial telescopic astronomical [[observation]]s in March [[1610]] in a short tr... - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: ...ory|theoretical]] [[astrophysicist]]", although [[Carl Sagan]] also refers to him as the last scientif...
4: ...ler was an assistant to [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coincided with that of [[Galileo Galilei...
9: ...fortunes were in decline. His father earned a precarious living as a [[mercenary]], and abandoned the...
11: ...ied, and was plagued by a belief that he was physically repulsive, thoroughly unlikable and, compared ...
13: ... of [[1580]], recording that he remembered being "called outdoors" to see it and that the moon "appear... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
4: ...y of the poetic and dramatic form; his ability to capture and convey the most profound aspects of [[hu...
12: ...pped out through the study of considerable historical evidence.
14: ...smal record dates to [[April 26]] of that year. Because baptisms were performed within a few days of b...
17: ... exists that both sides of the family had [[Roman Catholic]] sympathies.
19: ...survived. There is no evidence that his formal education extended beyond grammar school. - Valley of the Kings (4430 bytes)
2: ...1608;ادي الملوك) in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], is...
4: The valley is located on the west bank of the [[Nile]] across from [...
10: ...[Graffiti]] on the walls of some of the tombs indicate that this was an attraction during [[Roman Empi...
16: ...ransacked, including Tutankhamun's, though in his case, it seems that the robbers were interrupted, so...
18: ...onomy leading to the emergence of tomb robbers. Because of this, it was also the last year that the va... - Seljuk Turks (7657 bytes)
1: ...57;jiqa''; [[Persian language|Persian]]: سلجوقيان ''Salj...
5: ...n Baghdad. [[Ahmed Sanjar]] was captured and held captive by Turkish nomads from [[1153]] to [[1156]] ...
7: ... [[1260s]] and divided it into small [[emirates]] called the [[Anatolian beyliks]], which in turn were...
102: *[http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/dynasties/seljuks.html The Seljuks... - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...st and is connected to Bahrain by the [[King Fahd Causeway]], and [[Qatar]] is to the south across the...
4: ...g>'''مملكة البحرين<br>Mamlakat a...
18: ...er colspan=2 style="background:#fff;" | [[image:LocationBahrain.png]]
22: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Manama]]
55: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]''' - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: [[Image:captainjamescookportrait.jpg|thumb|250px|British exp...
3: ...ts main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map maker]].
12: ...1759]]. He showed a talent for [[surveying]] and cartography and was responsible for mapping much of ...
14: ...ographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (''e.g.'' dipping into ...
18: ...]] in [[Tahiti]], where he built a small [[Fortification|fort]] and [[observatory]] to observe the tra... - History of Slovakia (43199 bytes)
5: ...g archeological artifacts from Slovakia have been carbon dated to 270,000 BCE, the Early Paleolithic E...
7: ...0,000 - 80,000 BCE) were discovered in the Pr鶴t cave near Bojnice and other nearby sites. Artifacts ...
9: ...the most ancient evidence of commercial exchanges carried out between the [[Mediterranean]] and [[Cent...
11: ... characterized by remarkable modelling and by delicate linear decoration, revealing the first attempts...
13: ...rs long, inhabited to a depth of 700 meters. This cave is one of the biggest Neolithic deposits in Eur... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
65: *[[Ammonius Saccas]], (3rd century){{fn|C}}
80: *[[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]], (1034-1109){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn...
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
142: *[[Domingo Bᱥz]], (1528-1604){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ... literal meaning is "the recitation" and is often called "Al Qur'ān Al Karīm": "The Noble Qu...
6: ...names]].) The suras are not arranged in chronological order (in the order in which Islamic scholars be...
10: ... structure is provided by the [[ruku'at]], semantical units resembling paragraphs and comprising rough...
14: ...n Arabic. It is written in an early form of classical [[Arabic language|Arabic]] termed in English ...
16: ...akers, [[Arabic grammar]] and lexicography soon became important sciences, and the model for the liter... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...ture of [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]] (such as the [[caste system]] and [[purdah]], respectively). Sikhis...
4: ...[Sri Lanka]], east to [[Bengal]] and west to [[Mecca]] and [[Baghdad]]) Guru Nanak preached to Hindus,...
6: [[Guru Nanak]] was opposed to the caste system. His followers referred to him as the g...
8: ... edited by the Fifth Guru, [[Guru Arjan]] in AD [[1604]].(Although some of the earlier gurus are also kn...
10: ... Creator. Guru Nanak called God the "True Name" because he wanted to avoid any limiting terms for God.... - Libya (12985 bytes)
1: ...are [[Tripolitania]], the [[Fezzan]] and [[Cyrenaica]].
3: ...etimes referring to the entire continent of [[Africa]].
6: ...1604;شعبية الإشتراكي...
16: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National mot...
18: ...ckground: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationLibya.png|Location of Libya]] - State of Palestine (7675 bytes)
2: ...territory at the time, it did not fulfill the typical requirement of an autonomous [[state]] — b...
5: ... size=+1>'''دولة فلسطين'''<br>'''Dawlat Fila...
20: | [[Capital|Proclaimed capital]]
22: | capitals_coordinates = 31° 47′ N, 35° ...
33: ...tly mentioned SC 242 and other UN resolutions and called only for withdrawal from "[[East Jerusalem|Ar... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
2: .... The third goal was creating human life. Alchemy can be regarded as the precursor of the modern scien...
8: ...chi;υμεία) meaning "cast together", "pour together", "weld", "alloy", et...
11: ..., believed all matter was composed of the [[classical element|four elements]] of earth, air, fire, and...
13: ...r as well as a material meaning connected to physical transformation of matter.
15: ...g of chemical, spiritual and [[astrology|astrological]] themes that was characteristic of medieval alc... - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
3: ...pend several months or years exploring North America and then he would have to head back to France to ...
7: ...[[September 20]], wrote an account of his travels called ''Des sauvages'' (The Savages).
9: ...he [[Habitation at Port-Royal]] (which had been located with Champlain's assistance), where Champlain ...
13: ... one of his passions, which he embarked on periodically for the rest of his life.
19: ...ain attempted to form better relations with the local Indians. He made alliances with the [[Huron]] an... - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...ut this time of year around AD 30-33. (''Easter'' can also refer to the season of the church year, las...
4: ...ughter of the Passover lambs (perhaps for theological reasons). This would put the Last Supper slightl...
6: ...]] and [[historian]] [[Bede]], this month was dedicated to the [[pagan]] [[fertility goddess]] [[Eostr...
59: ...lar—but not identical—to the [[Hebrew Calendar]]. The precise date of Easter has often bee...
61: ...stern Orthodox churches use the original [[Julian calendar]], their dates are not usually aligned in t... - Jackal (3358 bytes)
2: ...=[[Image:Schabrackenschakal cropped.jpg|250px]] | caption = A Black-backed Jackal}}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Carnivora]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Canidae]]}}
9: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Canis]]'' (<small>in part</small>)}}
12: ''Canis aureus''<br /> - Holy Land (2739 bytes)
1: ...ocuses on those areas which hold specific, significant religious importance to three monotheistic trad...
5: ...nor "Palestine" for the region, since either term can be considered as giving a specific religious gro...
15: ...ce to the [[Hijaz]], land of the holy cities [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]].
17: ...1575;لوادي المقدس) refers in the [[Qur... - Tobacco (28162 bytes)
2: ... | image = [[Image:Tobacco.jpg|Tobacco plants]] | caption = Tobacco plants}}
14: ...r; it is thought to derive from the [[Native American]] word "tabago," for a Y-shaped pipe used in sni...
16: ...d into the smoke, and most clinically significant cases of [[Nicotine Poisoning|nicotine poisoning]] a...
18: Major hazards of tobacco use, however, include [[carcinogen]]ic compounds in tobacco and tobacco smok...
20: ..._tobacco_flower.jpg|thumb|200px|left| Native American Tobacco flower and buds]]
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