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  1. List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
    1: ...ted below in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
    16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
    32: *[[Kenneth Appel]] (? - ?)
    33: *[[Petrus Apianus]] (Germany, [[1495]] - [[1552]])
    52: *[[Claude Gaspard Bachet de M麩riac]] (France, [[1581]] - [[1638]])
  2. Astronomer (4344 bytes)
    6: ... before about [[1750]], there was no distinction between [[astronomy]] and [[astrology]].
    8: ...elestial bodies]], and so instead must resort to detailed [[observation]] in order to make discoveries...
    18: |Determined the positions of about 1,000 bright stars,...
    27: ...ary]] movements and named many [[star]]s. His planetary system was the most advanced of his period and...
    33: ...''[[Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion|Laws of Planetary Motion]]''.
  3. List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
    10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
    11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
    35: *[[Petrus Apianus]] ([[Germany]], [[1495]] – [[155...
    76: *[[Adriaan Blaauw]] ([[Netherlands]], [[1914]] – )
    80: *[[Bart Bok]] ([[Netherlands]], [[1906]] – [[1983]])
  4. Sweden (27111 bytes)
    1: ...y in all but its [[Metropolitan Areas of Sweden|metropolitan areas]], with most of the inland consist...
    5: ... dogmatic [[Protestantism]], until its natural assets – timber, [[iron ore]], grains – all...
    13: native_name = Konungariket Sverige |
    47: time_zone = [[central European Time|CET]] |
    48: utc_offset = +1 |
  5. List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
    1: ... in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
    5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
    10: *[[Pierre Ab鬡rd]] (or ''Peter Abelard''), (1079-1142){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
    73: *[[Anaximenes of Miletus]]{{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
    102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
  6. Babylonia (8254 bytes)
    2: ...earliest mention of Babylon can be found in a tablet of the reign of [[Sargon of Akkad]], dating back ...
    5: ...th ruler, [[Hammurabi]] ([[1780 BC|1780]]–[[1750 BC]]). He was a highly efficient ruler, famous fo...
    11: ...s always managed to restore Babylonian loyalty, whether through granting of increased privileges, or m...
    15: ...the Manda" or Medes, at Ecbatana. Astyages' army betrayed him to his enemy, and Cyrus established hims...
    19: ...vating the foundation records of the temples and determining the dates of their builders.
  7. Bayeux Tapestry (13194 bytes)
    5: ...in describing what is happening in the scenes. (Setton 207) This work of art includes 623 humans, 20...
    7: ...stry spent World War 2 wound up in the Louvre. (Setton, 209) Now it is stored in a museum in a dark ...
    9: ...roiderers used wool which had been tinted with vegetable dyes. The colours of muted brick, rust, musta...
    11: ...en that make up the tapestry, and it is unknown whether they were done in chronological order. (Crack...
    15: ...1) William was 5 feet ten inches. Matilda was 4 feet two inches, so they made an interesting couple.
  8. Bronze Age (9344 bytes)
    2: ...ree-age system]] for [[prehistory|prehistoric societies]] and follows the [[Neolithic]] in some areas ...
    9: ...with Intermediate periods often being recognised between them. Historians and archaeologists of the mo...
    19: ...stablished a far-ranging [[trade]] network. The network imported [[tin]] and charcoal to [[Cyprus]], ...
    21: ...as discovered to determine [[longitude]] around [[1750]].
    25: One crucial lack in this period was that modern methods of accounting were not used, or available. Nu...
  9. Climate change (15859 bytes)
    3: ...://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm]. Sometimes the term "anthropogenic climate change" is us...
    6: [[Image:Vostok-ice-core-petit.png|thumb|right|Variations in CO2, temperature ...
    12: ...ed with the [[Canadian Shield|Laurentide]] ice sheet and thus count as "internal variability".
    18: ...s, it is possible that the climate system varies between chaotic and non-chaotic, depending on the sta...
    22: ...heric concentration of CO<sub>2</sub> has varied between 6000 and 400 ppm, with values less than 300 o...
  10. Global warming (53726 bytes)
    5:
    7: ...imate change]]. Such changes can trigger various detrimental effects by causing [[flood]]s, [[drought]...
    11: ...//www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm]. Sometimes the term "anthropogenic climate change" is us...
    18: ...out that "authors evaluating impacts, developing methods, or studying paleoclimatic change might belie...
    26: ...ccording to the focus of the user of the term: sometime since the [[Industrial Revolution]], or since ...
  11. Akkadian Empire (9189 bytes)
    4: ...Kazalla and in Babylonia itself. [[Contract]] tablets have been found dated in the years of the campai...
    10: The empire was bound together by roads, along which there was a regular post...
    12: ...as the son of Naram-Sin, but we do not yet know whether he followed his father on the throne. Another ...
    14: ...Arabia, gold and precious stones from the desert between Palestine and Egypt, dolerite from Magan (the...
    16: ... period between [[2100 BC]] and [[2000 BC]] is sometimes called the [[Neo-Sumerian Renaissance]]. '''[...
  12. Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
    5: ... calendar|(O.S.)]]</small> &ndash; [[July 28]], [[1750]] <small>[[Gregorian calendar|(N.S.)]]</small>){{...
    13: ...Johann Pachelbel]]) from his brother's music cabinet and began to copy it by the moonlight. This went ...
    19: ...las Bruhns]]. Shortly after graduation (Bach completed Latin school when he was 18, an impressive acco...
    24: ... to be instructive to organ students. This incomplete work introduces two major themes into Bach's cor...
    30: ...ten using traditional church hymns, such as ''Wachet auf! Ruft uns die Stimme'' and ''Nun komm, der He...
  13. European-influenced classical music (18917 bytes)
    4: ...0. The central norms of this tradition developed between 1550 and 1825 centering on what is known as t...
    12: * [[Baroque music|Baroque]], about 1600-1750, characterized by the use of [[counterpoint]] and...
    16: ... century]], usually used to describe the wide variety of post-Romantic styles composed through 2000, w...
    17: * The term [[contemporary music]] is sometimes used to describe music composed in the late 2...
    22: ... most famous classical composers. For a more complete overview see [[Graphical timeline for classical ...
  14. History of science in early cultures (11033 bytes)
    6: ...CE.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Mesopotamian]] clay tablet [[492 BC]], [[Field Museum of Natural History]],[...
    9: ...Plimpton 232 records a number of Pythagorean triplets (3,4,5) (5,12,13). ..., dated 1900 BC, possibly ...
    11: ...hich might explain the popularity of the clay tablets. [[Hipparchus]] was to use this data to calculat...
    21: ...athematics and medicine. Their invention of [[geometry]] was a necessary outgrowth of [[surveying]] to...
    23: ...abets]] were derived. The city of [[Alexandria]] retained preeminence with its [[Library of Alexandria...
  15. Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
    4: ...stan]], and among the earliest civilizations altogether. Ancient Elam lay to the east of [[Sumer]] an...
    7: ==Etymology==
    13: ...l, as [[Indus script|Harappan pictographs]] have yet to be deciphered. Several stages of the language ...
    17: ...Elamite period; 3100?2900 BCE, Iran, kept at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.]]
    19: .... [[4000 BC]], and during its history fluctuated between subjection to Mesopotamian and Elamite power....
  16. Theater in the United States (12545 bytes)
    2: ...their own seasons. Even tiny rural communities sometimes awe audiences with extravagant productions.
    4: ...ncountered when there might be some doubt as to whether someone is discussing cinema or the stage.
    11: ...most popular plays from London, including ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[The Recruiting Officer]]'', and ''Richar...
    13: ...ance of plays were passed in [[Massachusetts]] in 1750, in [[Pennsylvania]] in 1759, and in [[Rhode Isla...
    19: ...oductions were much more rudimentary then, and sometimes plays would be staged in [[barn]]s or [[dinin...
  17. 18th century (8231 bytes)
    5: ...s [[1715]]-[[1789]], denoting the period of time between the death of [[Louis XIV of France]] and the ...
    9: ...ce of power away from the west and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Sp...
    13: In a strictly aesthetic analysis, the 18th century is generally conside...
    17: ...aint Petersburg]] founded by [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]]. [[Russia|Russian]] [[capital]] unt...
    33: * [[1741]]: [[Russia]]ns begin settling the [[Aleutian Islands]].
  18. 18th century new (49640 bytes)
    4: ...s [[1715]]-[[1789]], denoting the period of time between the death of [[Louis XIV of France]] and the ...
    6: ...n prominence. Philosophers were dreaming about a better age without the christian fundamentalism of ea...
    8: ...18th century, it would radically change human society and the geology of the surface of the earth.
    12: [[File:Poltava battle.jpg|thumb|[[Peter the Great]] in the [[Battle of Poltava]]]]
    22: ...aint Petersburg]] founded by [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]]. [[Russia]]n [[Capital (political)|...
  19. 18th century inventions (2219 bytes)
    4: ...]: [[Seed drill]]: [[Jethro Tull (agriculturist)|Jethro Tull]]
    7: * [[1710]]: [[Thermometer]]: [[Ren頁ntoine Ferchault de R页mur]]
    9: * [[1714]]: [[Mercury thermometer]]: [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]]
    14: * [[1750]]: [[Flatboat]]: [[Jacob Yoder]]
    22: * [[1777]]: [[carding|Card teeth making machine]]: [[Oliver Evans]]
  20. Cricket (27178 bytes)
    2: ..., cricket is by far the most popular sport. Cricket is also a major sport in England and [[Wales]], [...
    4: ...pecially the infamous [[Bodyline]] series played between [[England]] and [[Australia]].
    6: ... trousers on the far right are the [[umpire (cricket)|umpires]].]]
    9: <!--Contributors, please note: In cricket, innings is both singular and plural. Do not use...
    10: ...ective of the game is to score more ''[[run (cricket)|runs]]'' (points) than the opposing team.

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