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| ARTICLES RELATED TO 1690 | | | | |  1690: Encyclopedia II - Port-of-Spain - GeographyPort of Spain is located in the northwest of the island of Trinidad, between the Gulf of Paria, the hills of the Northern Range and the Caroni Swamp. Some of the city lies on reclaimed land, while other parts climb into the hills above the city.
Port-of-Spain - Climate.
Port of Spain has a seasonal tropical climate with a wet season lasting from June to December and a dry season lasting from January to May.
Port ...
See also:Port-of-Spain, Port-of-Spain - History, Port-of-Spain - Geography, Port-of-Spain - Climate, Port-of-Spain - Urban structure, Port-of-Spain - Governance, Port-of-Spain - Economy, Port-of-Spain - Demographics, Port-of-Spain - Culture and entertainment, Port-of-Spain - Sports, Port-of-Spain - Infrastructure, Port-of-Spain - Health, Port-of-Spain - Transport, Port-of-Spain - Utilites, Port-of-Spain - Sister cities Read more here: » Port-of-Spain: Encyclopedia II - Port-of-Spain - Geography |
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| | | | | | | | | 1690: Encyclopedia II - Lichfield - History At Wall, 3 miles to the south of the present city, there was a Romano-British village called Letocetum (from the Celtic for "grey wood"), from which the first half of the name Lichfield is derived. It was based on a Roman fort next to Watling Street which was used in the first centuries AD, until about AD 160-170, when the fort's mansio was destroyed by fire at the same time the forum in Wroxeter was also destroyed by fire. This suggests a revolt of the local British. The history of Lichfield in the following centuries is obscure. The ...
See also:Lichfield, Lichfield - History, Lichfield - Economy, Lichfield - Famous Lichfeldians, Lichfield - Places of interest, Lichfield - Other items of interest, Lichfield - Twinnings, Lichfield - Links Read more here: » Lichfield: Encyclopedia II - Lichfield - History |
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| | | | | 1690: Encyclopedia II - LeSage gravity - Objections to the theory LeSage realized that the interactions between the gravitational particles and ordinary matter must be inelastic, that is, the particles must lose energy in the process. Without this, the net force on the object would be zero. However, if the particles lose energy, then the material object must gain this energy in order to satisfy conservation of energy. If this energy is converted to heat calculations done in the 19th century indicated that in order for the Earth to remain in orbit around the Sun, this energy transfer would result in the pla ...
See also:LeSage gravity, LeSage gravity - LeSage's theory, LeSage gravity - Objections to the theory, LeSage gravity - Recent attempts at a revival, LeSage gravity - Reference Read more here: » LeSage gravity: Encyclopedia II - LeSage gravity - Objections to the theory |
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| | | | | 1690: Encyclopedia II - List of Russians - Art
List of Russians - Architects.
Vasily Bazhenov (1738-1799)
Savva Chevakinsky (1709-between 1774 and 1780)
Matvei Kazakov (1738-1812)
Andrey Kvasov (1720 - after 1770)
Alexander Kokorinov (1725-1772)
Konstantin Melnikov (1890-1974)
Ivan Fyodorovich Michurin (1700–1763)
Alfred Alexandrovich Parland (1842-1920)
Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700-1771)
Carlo Rossi (architect) (1775-1849)
Andrey Schtakenshneider (1802-1865)
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See also:List of Russians, List of Russians - Art, List of Russians - Architects, List of Russians - Artists, List of Russians - Authors, List of Russians - Film directors, List of Russians - Musicians and Composers, List of Russians - Performing Arts, List of Russians - Poets, List of Russians - Cosmonauts, List of Russians - A-N, List of Russians - P-Z, List of Russians - Explorers, List of Russians - Inventors, List of Russians - Humanities and Social sciences, List of Russians - Philology and Linguistics, List of Russians - Scientists, List of Russians - A-K, List of Russians - K-M, List of Russians - N-Z, List of Russians - Statesmen and military, List of Russians - Before 1917, List of Russians - After 1917, List of Russians - Military, List of Russians - Sports, List of Russians - Chess, List of Russians - Gymnastics, List of Russians - Tennis, List of Russians - Ice hockey, List of Russians - Weightlifting, List of Russians - Other, List of Russians - Other, List of Russians - Former Soviet Union, List of Russians - By subdivision/nationalities Read more here: » List of Russians: Encyclopedia II - List of Russians - Art |
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| | | | | 1690: Encyclopedia II - March 6 - Deaths
March 6 - 1252 to 1899.
1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235)
1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458)
1531 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador
1627 - Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580)
1754 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1694)
1758 - Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician
1764 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690)
1796 - Guillaume ...
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| | | | | | 1690: Encyclopedia II - Marshal of France - Bourbons
Marshal of France - Eleven Marshals created by Henry IV between 1592 and 1602.
1592
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Duc de Bouillon, (1555 - 1523)
1594
Charles de Gontaut, Duke of Biron (1562 - 1602)
Claude de La Chatre, Baron de la Maisonfort (1536 - 1614)
Jean de Montluc de Balagny, (1560 - 1603)
1595
Jean III de Baumanoir, Marquis of Lavardin and Count of Nègrepelisse (1551 - 1614)
Henri, Duk ...
See also:Marshal of France, Marshal of France - Marshals of France, Marshal of France - Capetiens, Marshal of France - Six Marshals under Philip Augustus 1180 - 1223, Marshal of France - Eight Marshals under Saint Louis 1226-1270, Marshal of France - Four Marshals under Philip the Bold 1270-1285, Marshal of France - Six Marshals under Philip the Fair 1285-1314, Marshal of France - One Marshal under Louis X 1314-1316, Marshal of France - Three Marshals under Philip V 1316-1322, Marshal of France - One Marshal under Charles IV 1322-1328, Marshal of France - Valois, Marshal of France - Five Marshals under Philip VI of Valois 1328 - 1350, Marshal of France - Four Marshals under John the Good 1350-1364, Marshal of France - Two Marshals under Charles the Wise 1364-1380, Marshal of France - Nine Marshals under Charles the Beloved 1380-1422, Marshal of France - Six Marshals under Charles VII 1422-1461, Marshal of France - Four Marshals under Louis XI 1461-1483, Marshal of France - Two Marshals under Charles VIII 1483-1498, Marshal of France - Valois-Orléans, Marshal of France - Four Marshals under Louis XII 1498-1515, Marshal of France - Valois-Angoulême, Marshal of France - Twelve Marshals under François I 1515-1547, Marshal of France - Five Marshals created by Henry II 1547 - 1559, Marshal of France - One Marshal created by François II in 1559, Marshal of France - Five Marshals under Charles IX de 1560 à 1574, Marshal of France - Seven Marshals under Henry III 1574-1589, Marshal of France - Bourbons, Marshal of France - Eleven Marshals created by Henry IV between 1592 and 1602, Marshal of France - Thirty-four Marshals created by Louis XIII between 1613 and 1643, Marshal of France - Fifty-one Marshals created by Louis XIV between 1643 and 1715, Marshal of France - Thirty-four Marshals under Louis XV from 1715 - 1774, Marshal of France - Twenty Marshals named by Louis XVI 1774 - 1792, Marshal of France - French Empire, Marshal of France - The Second Restoration 1815 - 1830, Marshal of France - Constitutional monarchy, Marshal of France - The Second Republic, Marshal of France - The Second Empire, Marshal of France - The Third Republic, Marshal of France - The Fourth Republic, Marshal of France - The Fifth Republic Read more here: » Marshal of France: Encyclopedia II - Marshal of France - Bourbons |
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| | | | | | | 1690: Encyclopedia II - Light - Theories about light
Light - Early Greek ideas.
In 55 BC Lucretius, continuing the ideas of earlier atomists, wrote that light and heat from the Sun were composed of minute particles.
Ptolemy also wrote about the refraction of light.
Light - 10th century optical theory.
The Persian scientist Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham (965-c.1040), also known as Alhazen, developed a broad theory that explained vision, using geometry and anatomy, which stated that each point on an illuminated area or obj ...
See also:Light, Light - Visible electromagnetic radiation, Light - Speed of light, Light - Refraction, Light - Optics, Light - Color and wavelengths, Light - Measurement of light, Light - Light sources, Light - Theories about light, Light - Early Greek ideas, Light - 10th century optical theory, Light - The 'plenum', Light - Particle theory, Light - Wave theory, Light - Electromagnetic theory, Light - Particle theory revisited, Light - Quantum theory, Light - Wave-particle duality, Light - A light wave Read more here: » Light: Encyclopedia II - Light - Theories about light |
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| | | | | | 1690: Encyclopedia II - Kaliningrad - History
Kaliningrad - Teutonic Order.
Around 300 BC an Old Prussian settlement called Pregnore was founded near the site of modern Kaliningrad. This settlement was conquered and destroyed during the conquest of Prussia by the Teutonic Order. In its place Königsberg ("King's Mountain" in German) was founded in 1255 by King Otakar II of Bohemia and named in his honor due to his involvement in the Northern Crusades. Over a long period, the Teutonic Knights, assisted by various knights from Western Europe, con ...
See also:Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad - History, Kaliningrad - Teutonic Order, Kaliningrad - Ducal Prussia, Kaliningrad - Brandenburg-Prussia and German Empire, Kaliningrad - Weimar Republic, Kaliningrad - Third Reich, Kaliningrad - Soviet Union, Kaliningrad - Russian Federation, Kaliningrad - Kaliningrad's future, Kaliningrad - Geography, Kaliningrad - Economy, Kaliningrad - Sightseeing, Kaliningrad - Famous people from Königsberg/Kaliningrad Read more here: » Kaliningrad: Encyclopedia II - Kaliningrad - History |
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| | | | | | | | 1690: Encyclopedia II - List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - 17th Century No General Assembly until 1638
1638, 1641 and 1643 Alexander Henderson AM (Leuchars, later Edinburgh)
1639, 1652 and (?)1653 David Dickson AM (Irvine, Ayrshire)
1640 Andrew Ramsay AM (Edinburgh)
1642, 1645, 1647, 1649, 1651 Robert Douglas AM (Edinburgh)
1644 James Bonar AM (Maybole, Ayrshire)
1646 Robert Blair AM (St Andrews)
1648 George Gillespie AM (Edinburgh)
1650 Andrew Cant AM (Aberdeen)
No General Assembly after 1653 until the restoration of Presb ...
See also:List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - 16th Century, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - 17th Century, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - 18th Century, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - 19th Century, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - 20th Century, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - 21st Century, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - Source, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - Note Read more here: » List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland: Encyclopedia II - List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - 17th Century |
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| | | | | 1690: Encyclopedia II - Louis Jolliet - Exploration of the Mississippi River In 1672, upon the advice of the intendant, Jean Talon, Joliet was dispatched by Governor Frontenac to explore the grande riviére beyond the Lakes, which the Indians alleged flowed into the southern sea. In the order the French governor refers to Joliet as one "experienced in these kinds of discoveries and who had been already very near the river." In December of the same year, Joliet reached the Straits of Mackinac, where, with Father Jacques Marquette, he spent the winter and the early ...
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