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- Culture of Italy (11004 bytes)
4: ...talian]](s) as a whole. However their are many regional groups that go by their ethnic name. Such as [...
8: ... range of ingredients and its many regional variations. It is an important element of the Italian life...
11: ...tball Federation]] is the organizer of all professional soccer events in Italy. The famous [[Italian ...
13: ==Education==
17: ...hroughout the country. Over the centuries many regional languages have developed that some consider di... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...s the capital of the region of [[Veneto]], population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). The city s...
6: ...]], [[Pisa]], and [[Amalfi]]). Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and ...
8: ...laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the [[Brenner...
10: ...a]] and Duke of [[Istria]]. Later mainland possessions, which extended across [[Lake Garda]] as far we...
12: ...nice, including the [[Mark the Evangelist|Winged Lion of St. Mark]], symbol of Venice. Only Venetian s... - Seljuk Turks (7657 bytes)
1: ...north into [[Persia]], fighting and conquering various tribes on their way to [[Transoxiana]].
5: ...ird son [[Ahmed Sanjar]], unsatisfied by his portion of the inheritance, took over the empire. His br...
7: ...rom regaining their former empire. For a brief period, [[Toghrül III|Toğrül III]], was...
30: [[Kerman province|Kerman]] was a nation in southern Persia. It fell in 1187, probably co... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
2: ...on|circumnavigate]] the globe, from [[1577]] to [[1580]] and was knighted on his return by Queen [[Eliza...
9: ...ish [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-trading]] expeditions.
12: ...panish forces executed a surprise attack in violation of a truce agreed to a few days before, nearly c...
13: ... carry back to England. It was during this expedition that he became the first English man to see the ...
15: == Circumnavigation of the globe == - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
5: ...ssing [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] with 1.5 million people
6: ...opolitan area of the United States, with a population of 3,251,876 (2000 census)
7: * the largest capital city by area and population in the U.S. (including [[Washington, DC]])
46: ... on the [[Salt River]] and [[Gila River]] reservations, or the [[Tohono O'odham]] Indians who live in ...
53: ...enix'', memorializing the birth of a new civilization from the ruins left by the Hohokam. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
71: *[[Eugenio Beltrami]] (Italy, [[1835]]-[[1900]])
99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]])
128: *[[Eugenio Calabi]], (United States)
143: *[[Giovanni Ceva]] (Italy, [[1648]] - [[1734]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
117: *[[Giovanni Domenico Cassini]] a.k.a. Jean-Dominique Cas...
172: *[[Giovanni Battista Donati]], ([[Italy]], [[1826]] &nda...
206: *[[Camille Flammarion]] ([[France]], [[1842]] – [[1925]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
30: *[[Giorgio Agamben]]
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{...
97: *[[Ariston of Chios]], (fl. 250 BC){{fn|R}}
131: *[[Alain Badiou]], (born 1937)
170: *[[Vissarion Belinsky]], (1811-1848){{fn|R}} - Libya (12985 bytes)
1: ... [[capital]] city is [[Tripoli]]. The three traditional parts of the country are [[Tripolitania]], the...
6: |+<big>'''الجماهيرية...
16: ...="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: n/a''</small>
18: ...round: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationLibya.png|Location of Libya]]
24: | '''''Leader of the Revolution''''' || [[Muammar al-Qaddafi]] - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...most renowned goal of alchemy is the [[transmutation]] of any metal into either [[gold]] or [[silver]...
2: ... modern science of chemistry prior to the formulation of the [[scientific method]].
8: ...ns, which treat of the ''khēmia'' [transmutation] of gold and silver". The Arabic therefore could...
11: ...thumb|rules of thumb]], traditions, basic observations, and mysticism to fill in the gaps.
13: ...material meaning connected to physical transformation of matter. - Tobacco (28162 bytes)
2: ...mage = [[Image:Tobacco.jpg|Tobacco plants]] | caption = Tobacco plants}}
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
14: ...into the nose. The word "tobacco" is an Anglicization of the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word "tabaco...
16: ...a cigar or three cigarettes; however, only a fraction of the nicotine contained in these products is a... - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
4: ...[[539 BC]], with a preceding [[Proto-Elamite]] period beginning around [[3200 BC]].
8: ...tes this word was borrowed prehistorically). Additionally, the Haltamti were known as ''Elam'' in the ...
10: ... empire, the Elamites had extended their civilisation into the province of [[Fars]] in prehistoric tim...
13: ... by some theorists with the [[Harappan]] civilisation found in the Indus Valley somewhat to the East, ...
17: ...g bull holding a spouted vessel, Proto-Elamite period; 3100?2900 BCE, Iran, kept at The Metropolitan M... - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
1: ... to the science of [[taxonomy]] or [[systematics|biological systematics]].
5: ...sified animals based on their means of transportation (air, land, or water).
7: ... original commentary is now lost, but its translation into Latin by [[Michael Scot]] survives.
9: ...ndash;1565). Gesner's work was a critical compilation of life known at the time.
11: ...Tyson]] (1649–1708). Advances in classification due to the work of [[entomologist]]s and the fir... - Vernier scale (1907 bytes)
1: ...ance|French]] mathematician [[Pierre Vernier]] ([[1580]]-[[1637]]). In some languages, this device is ca...
5: ...al level of precision without resorting to estimation.
7: ==Construction==
8: ...ns yields the value of the finer additional precision.
11: ...he data scale. Note that the vernier's 10th gradation is omitted. - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
2: ...le East]]ern city of key importance to the [[religion]]s of [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam...
4: ...nal, religious, and socioeconomic groups. The section called the "Old City" is surrounded by walls and...
6: ...e country's seat of government and otherwise functions as capital. Many countries do not recognize Isr...
12: ...n between the name and ''Shalim'' the personification of dusk in [[Ugarit|Ugaritic]] myth. See also [[...
18: ...uled by [[Melchizedek]], regarded in Jewish tradition as being a priest of God and identical to [[Shem... - Madrid (20882 bytes)
4: ...n area was 4,791,000 as of 2000 estimates. Population of the [[metropolitan area]] (urban area plus sa...
14: ...rabic language|Arabic]] '''المجريط''') meaning "source of wate...
18: ...emblance with other European capitals: the population of the city was economically dependent on the bu...
20: ...olted against the French forces, whose brute reaction would have a lasting impact on French rule in Sp...
22: ... would not be able to calm down the political tension that would lead to yet another revolt, the [[Fir... - Giza (1132 bytes)
3: ...#1604;جيزة, [[Transliteration|transliterated]] ''al-ǧīzah''; pronoun...
5: Giza is most famous as the location of the [[Giza Plateau]]: the site of some of the...
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