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- Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: ... [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]].
8: ...g established in Paris, the grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his lif...
10: ...ather appears to have been strict, but neither inhospitable nor tyrannical. Marguerite Arouet, of whom...
14: ...he famous author [[Ninon de lEnclos|Ninon de Lenclos]]. When she died, tragically, in [[1705]], she le...
16: ...was suspected of having been concerned in the composition of two violent libels. Inveigled by a spy na... - Theater in the United States (12545 bytes)
2: ... theater, though this [[art]] form appears all across the country. [[Regional theatre|Regional or resi...
11: ...erformance, shown initially on [[September 15]] [[1752]]. Persecuted by [[religious intolerance]], Halla...
13: ...means nothing more or less than the loss of that most valuable treasure: the immortal soul.". However ...
19: Most cities only had a single theater. Productions we...
21: ...ers such as the heroic but ill-fated Indian. The most enduring melodrama of this period is ''[[Uncle T... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...rossing the Delaware.png|thumb|250px|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776...
6: ...ilosophy and science increased in prominence. Philosophers were dreaming about a better age without th...
8: ...nquest of large parts of India. However, Britain lost the USA after the American revolution. The [[ind...
16: ...ds (geologic event)|Bridge of the Gods]] forms across the [[Columbia River]].
18: ...anish Succession]] was a conflict which involved most of [[Louis XIV#The Spanish Succession|Europe]].<... - 18th century inventions (2219 bytes)
15: * [[1752]]: [[Lightning rod]]: [[Benjamin Franklin]]
18: * [[1767]]: [[Carbonated water]]: [[Joseph Priestley]] - Scientific method (40667 bytes)
1: ...hypothesis|hypotheses]] and [[deduction]]s to propose explanations for natural phenomena in the form o...
7: ...s the examination, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of numerous ailments. <sup>[http://www.britanni...
9: ...hools. The philosophical ideas of this time were mostly freed from the constraints of everyday phenome...
13: ...axioms'') should remain as close to the facts as possible:
17: ...". And, last of all, "those which are indeed the most general" which are "abstract and without solidit... - Opera (25153 bytes)
5: ...pical elements of [[theatre]] such as scenery, [[costume]]s, and [[acting]]. However, the words of the...
9: ...hich associate the singer's voice with the roles most suitable to the vocal timbre and quality and its...
11: ...d 'cello or bassoon). During the period when composers ofen used both methods of recitative accompani...
13: ...t's Dream]]''; this work is almost certainly the most frequently performed of the genre in a context s...
20: ...ts of Greek dramas had been originally sung, and possibly even the entire text of all roles; opera was... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
27: | [[Postal code]]: || 190000-199406
38: ...t city, a major European cultural center and the most important Russian Baltic Sea port.
40: St. Petersburg is the northernmost city in the world with over one million people. ...
50: ...s the "[[white night]]s." The white nights are closely linked to another attraction — the nine ...
56: ...[[Summer Garden]] (1710–1714). Much more imposing are the [[baroque]] [[residence]]s of his asso... - Judge (10187 bytes)
13: ...ic country with a [[rule of law]], judges are supposed to be [[impartial]], and not influenced by the ...
17: In most [[civil law]] jurisdictions judges go to special...
27: ...s have become associated with the occupation. In most nations of the world judges wear long robes, usu...
33: ...were replaced in 2000 by black robes similar to those worn in the rest of the world.
37: In most [[English (language)|English]] speaking countrie...
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