Encyclopedia - 1709: Encyclopedia - 1709
1709 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August Ii The Strong: Encyclopedia - August Ii The Strong
August II the Strong (Polish: August II Mocny; German: August II der Starke; May 12, 1670 – February 1, 1733) was Elector of Saxony (wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustan Poetry: Encyclopedia - Augustan Poetry
Augustan poetry is the poetry that flourished during the reign of Caesar Augustus as Emperor of Rome, most notably including the works of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 25: Encyclopedia - August 25
August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. August 25 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 20: Encyclopedia - August 20
August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 133 days remaining. August 20 - Events...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayutthaya Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Ayutthaya Kingdom
Early history Sukhothai kingdom Ayutthaya kingdom 1768–1932 1932–1973 1973– Regional histories: Srivijaya Haripunchai Lannathai His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakespeare's Reputation: Encyclopedia - Shakespeare's Reputation
In his own time, William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was seen as merely one among many talented playwrights and poets, but ever since the l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bayreuth: Encyclopedia - Bayreuth
Bayreuth is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. It is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Berkeley: Encyclopedia - George Berkeley
George Berkeley (British English:/ˈbɑː.kliː/; Irish English: /ˈbɑɹ.kli/) (March 12, 1685 – January 14, 1753), also known as Bish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Malplaquet: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on September 11, 1709 between France and a Bri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basilica Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia - Basilica Of Guadalupe
The name Basilica of Guadalupe (also Basilica of our Lady of Guadalupe, Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Spanish) may refer t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 30: Encyclopedia - April 30
April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balloon Aircraft: Encyclopedia - Balloon Aircraft
Balloons are a type of lighter than air aircraft that remain aloft due to their buoyancy. Balloons travel by moving with the wind. They a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antonio Vivaldi: Encyclopedia - Antonio Vivaldi
For the two explorers who sailed into the Atlantic in 1291, see Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admiralty: Encyclopedia - Admiralty
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Originally exercised by a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Fleet Royal Navy: Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Fleet Royal Navy
Admiral of the Fleet is a rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, the equivalent of Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1646: Encyclopedia - 1646
1646 - Events. The Westminster Confession of Faith 1646 - Ongoing events. Wars of the Three Kingdoms, including the English Civil ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zulu: Encyclopedia - Zulu
Zulu Warriors, late 19th century (with some Europeans in the background) Gauteng Province: 1.9 million, Mpumalanga Province: 0.8 million,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmed Iii: Encyclopedia - Ahmed Iii
Ahmed III (in Arabic أحمد الثالث) (December 30, 1673 – 1736) was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan Mehmed IV...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aladdin: Encyclopedia - Aladdin
Aladdin (a corruption of the Arabic name Alauddin/ʿAlāʾu d-Dīn, Arabic: علاء الدين, Chinese: 阿拉丁) is one of the tales ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antoine Watteau: Encyclopedia - Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau (October 10, 1684 - July 18, 1721) was a French Rococo painter. He was born in the Flemish city of Valenciennes, whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andreas Sigismund Marggraf: Encyclopedia - Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709 – 1782) was a German chemist and pioneer of analytical chemistry. He discovered the formic and phospho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steel: Encyclopedia - Steel
Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. Carbon acts as a hardening agent, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alicante: Encyclopedia - Alicante
Alicante (Castillian Spanish) or Alacant (Valencian Catalan) is the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of the Alacant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 22: Encyclopedia - April 22
April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). There are 253 days remaining. April 22 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blenheim Palace: Encyclopedia - Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace is a large and monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the only non episcopal country...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Iv Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - William Iv Of The United Kingdom
William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Bentinck: Encyclopedia - William Bentinck
There have been several people known as William Bentinck, including: Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (1774-1839), Governor General...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wrought Iron: Encyclopedia - Wrought Iron
Austenite (γ-iron; hard) Bainite Martensite Cementite (iron carbide; Fe3C) Ferrite (α-iron; soft) Pearlite (88% ferrite, 12% cementite)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chihuahua Chihuahua: Encyclopedia - Chihuahua Chihuahua
The city of Chihuahua is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It has a population of about 721,000. The predominant activ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chihuahua: Encyclopedia - Chihuahua
The state of Chihuahua is the largest of the 31 states of Mexico and is located in the northwestern part of the country. It has a mainlan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coke Fuel: Encyclopedia - Coke Fuel
Coke is a solid carbonaceous residue derived from low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal. The volatile constituents of the coal (including w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colley Cibber: Encyclopedia - Colley Cibber
Colley Cibber (June 11, 1671 – November 12, 1757) was an English playwright, actor, and Poet Laureate. His status as the first in a lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daniel Defoe: Encyclopedia - Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] – 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Georgia: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Georgia
The culture of Georgia has evolved over the country's long history, providing it with a unique national culture and a strong literary tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of The Spanish Succession: Encyclopedia - War Of The Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European armed conflict that arose in 1701 after the death of the last Spanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Copley Medal: Encyclopedia - Copley Medal
The Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. It is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamamoto Tsunetomo: Encyclopedia - Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Tsunetomo Yamamoto (12 June 1659 - 1719) was a samurai of the Saga domain in Hizen Province under his lord Mitsushige Nabeshima. For thir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles De Brosses: Encyclopedia - Charles De Brosses
Charles de Brosses (born Dijon, 1709- d. 1777) was one of the most noteworthy French writers of the 18th century. He was the president o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caen: Encyclopedia - Caen
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bookselling: Encyclopedia - Bookselling
Bookselling is the trading of books of a very ancient date. The early poets and orators recited their effusions in public to encourage th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11: Encyclopedia - September 11
September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). There are 111 days remaining. It is usually th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Alexander Clerck: Encyclopedia - Carl Alexander Clerck
Carl Alexander Clerck (1709-22 July 1765) was a Swedish entomologist and arachnologist. Clerck came from a family in the petty nobility a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of England: Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of England
Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zaporizhian Sich: Encyclopedia - Zaporizhian Sich
Zaporizhian Sich or Zaporozhian Sech (Ukrainian: Запорозька Січ,Zaporoz'ka Sich) original Slavonic name "Zaporizhska Sich'" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zulu Kantombhela: Encyclopedia - Zulu Kantombhela
Zulu kaNtombhela, son of Ntombhela kaMalandela, (also known as Zulu Nkosinkulu ?) was the founder and chief of the Zulu clan from ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castaway: Encyclopedia - Castaway
A castaway is a person that is cast adrift or ashore. While the situation usually happens after a shipwreck, some people voluntarily stay...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blast Furnace: Encyclopedia - Blast Furnace
A blast furnace is a type of furnace for smelting whereby the combustion material and ore are supplied with air from the bottom of the ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biysk: Encyclopedia - Biysk
Biysk (Russian: Бийск) is a city in Altai Krai of Russia. Located at 52°32′N 85°10′E With a population of more than 230,000 pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1746: Encyclopedia - 1746
1746 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1762: Encyclopedia - 1762
1762 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1784: Encyclopedia - 1784
1784 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abraham Darby I: Encyclopedia - Abraham Darby I
Abraham Darby (c.1678 – March 8, 1717) was the first of that name of three generations of an English Quaker family that was key to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1700s: Encyclopedia - 1700s
1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1700s - Events and trends. The Bonnevi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - June 16: Encyclopedia - June 16
June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. June 16 - Events. 1487 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1624: Encyclopedia - 1624
1624 - Events. January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. The Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1625: Encyclopedia - 1625
1625 - Events. March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. June 13 - Marriage of Charles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1635: Encyclopedia - 1635
1635 - Events. February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. April ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1658: Encyclopedia - 1658
1658 - Events. January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Port-royal: Encyclopedia - Port-royal
Port-Royal was a Cistercian convent in the Vallée de Chevreuse southwest of Paris that launched a number of culturally important institu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1664: Encyclopedia - 1664
1664 - Events. March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. August 1 - The Ottoman Empire is defeated in the Battle of Saint Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Union - Commonwealth Realms Current And Former
Personal union - Antigua and Barbuda. Since 1981 upon obtaining independence as a Commonwealth Realm. In personal union sharing Queen ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter I Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter I Of Russia - Early Life
Peter, the son of Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia and his second wife, Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, was born in Moscow. Alexei I had pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1569–1795: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1569–1795 - House Of Vasa
History of Poland 1569–1795 - Zygmunt III Waza 1587–1632. The first few years of Sigismund's reign, until 1598 saw Poland and Swede...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica - The Historical Context
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica - The beginnings of the scientific revolution. Nicholas Copernicus had firmly moved the Ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Père Lachaise: Encyclopedia Ii - Père Lachaise - Famous Personalities Interred
A partial list of famous people buried in the Père-Lachaise Cemetery: Pierre Abélard (1079-1142), medieval French scholastic philosoph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Portugal: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Portugal - Portugal
Portugal's name derives from the Roman name Portus Cale (Latin for Warm Port). Cale was the name of an early settlement located at the mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Montauban: Encyclopedia Ii - Montauban - Sights
Its fortifications have been replaced by boulevards beyond which extend numerous suburbs, while on the left bank of the Tarn is the subur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Namur City: Encyclopedia Ii - Namur City - History
The town began as an important trading settlement in Celtic times, straddling east-west and north-south trade routes across the Ardennes....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newburgh City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Newburgh City New York - History
The first settlement was made in 1709 by German Lutherans from the Rhenish Palatinate, who named it the Palatine Parish by Quassic. By 17...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Norwegian Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Norwegian Navy - History
The history of the Norwegian navy is long and goes back to the leidang which was first established by King Håkon the Good on Gulating in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blast Furnace: Encyclopedia Ii - Blast Furnace - History
The oldest known blast furnaces were built in Han China in the 1st century BC. However, cast iron artifacts found in China have been date...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Berkeley: Encyclopedia Ii - George Berkeley - Contributions To Philosophy
Berkeley's theorizing was Empiricism at its most extreme. As a young man, Berkeley theorized that we cannot know if an object is, we can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herman Boerhaave: Encyclopedia Ii - Herman Boerhaave - Personal Life
On September 14, 1710, Boerhaave married Maria Drolenvaux, the daughter of the rich merchant, Alderman Abraham Drolenvaux. They had four ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hainburg An Der Donau: Encyclopedia Ii - Hainburg An Der Donau - History
The first settlers in the area were the Illyrians and the Celtic people, who lived in Braunsburg. The today's city is next to ancient Rom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August Ii The Strong: Encyclopedia Ii - August Ii The Strong - Biography
August was born in Dresden, Saxony, the son of John George III and of Princess Anne Sophie of Denmark. In 1694, upon the death of his eld...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antonio Vivaldi: Encyclopedia Ii - Antonio Vivaldi - Biography
His father, Giovanni Battista, a barber before becoming a professinal violinist, taught him to play violin at first, then toured Venice p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayutthaya Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayutthaya Kingdom - Social And Political Development
The king stood at the apex of a highly stratified social and political hierarchy that extended throughout the society. In Ayutthayan soci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Berlin: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Berlin - Slavic East Germany
Starting in the 6th century Slavic peoples from the east settled in the vacated area between the Elbe and Oder rivers. About 720 two Slav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bayreuth: Encyclopedia Ii - Bayreuth - History
The city is believed to have been founded by the Counts of Andechs on an unknown date in the Middle Ages and was first mentioned in 1194....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basilica Of Guadalupe: Encyclopedia Ii - Basilica Of Guadalupe - Old Basilica
Construction of the old basilica began in 1531 and was not finished until 1709. It is characterized by its doric interior and marble stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakespeare's Reputation: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakespeare's Reputation - 17th Century
It is impossible to calculate Shakespeare's reputation in his own lifetime and shortly after. England scarcely had a modern literature to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balloon Aircraft: Encyclopedia Ii - Balloon Aircraft - Balloons As Flying Machines
A balloon is conceptually the simplest of all flying machines. The balloon is a fabric envelope filled with a gas that is lighter than th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marshal Of France: 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, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hortus Botanicus Leiden: Encyclopedia Ii - Hortus Botanicus Leiden - History
In 1587 the young University of Leiden requested the burgomasters of Leiden permission to establish a hortus academicus behind the Academ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judicial Functions Of The House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - Judicial Functions Of The House Of Lords - Jurisdiction
Judicial functions of the House of Lords - Appeals. Parliament's role in deciding litigation originates from the similar role of the R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Governors Of Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Governors Of Puerto Rico - List Of Governors Of Puerto Rico
List of Governors of Puerto Rico - Governors under Spanish Crown.  ? - ? Vicente Yañez Pinzón - Considered first appointed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Kings Of Thailand: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Kings Of Thailand - Ayodhaya
Names of Kings according to Pongsawadarnnue (Chronicle of the North) Prachao Prathumsuriyawong พระเจ้าปทุมสุ�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Russians: 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) A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Maclean Gothenburg: Encyclopedia Ii - John Maclean Gothenburg - Siblings
John's siblings were: Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas who married Florence MacLean, his cousin Isabelle MacLean Anna was the daught...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan Cathedral: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan Cathedral - The Icon
Our Lady of Kazan was discovered on July 8, 1579, underground in the city of Kazan, after the Blessed Virgin Mary herself reportedly reve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sessho And Kampaku: Encyclopedia Ii - Sessho And Kampaku - Overview
The Sesshō and Kampaku had held the practical powers of the ruling emperor, conducting cloistered rule until shogunates took over the po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Xiv Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Xiv Of France - Early Years
On his birth at Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1638 his parents Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, who had been childless for twenty-three years, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lifter Ionic Propulsion Device: Encyclopedia Ii - Lifter Ionic Propulsion Device - How It Works
The Lifter effect is a form of electrokinetics or, in modern terms, electrohydrodynamics propulsion. In its basic form, the Lifter is abl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Polish Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Polish Monarchs - Kingdom Of Poland Of The Piasts
List of Polish monarchs - Early Piasts. Piast Dynasty 9th cent. — Siemowit (disputable) 9th-10th cent. — Lestko (disputable) 10th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Cleland: Encyclopedia Ii - John Cleland - Later Writing
Cleland's obituary in the Monthly Review said that he had been granted a government annuity of one hundred pounds to prevent his writing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Leaders Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Leaders Of Afghanistan - The Emirate Of Afghanistan
List of leaders of Afghanistan - Durrani Dynasty. Emir Ahmad Shah Durrani ('Baba') (October 1747-October 16 (23?) 1772) (died) Emir Ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Statues On Charles Bridge: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Statues On Charles Bridge - Statues On The South Side Of The Bridge
(sousoší sv. Iva or Ivona) The original was made by Matthias Braun in 1711, paid for by the Law faculty of Charles University. The sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Poltava: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Poltava - Prelude
After early victories in 1700 knocked both Denmark and Russia out of the war, Charles was unable to bring the war to a conclusion, and it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illinois State Capitol: Encyclopedia Ii - Illinois State Capitol - Description
With a total ground height of 361 feet (110 meters), the Illinois capitol is the tallest non-skyscraper capitol, even exceeding the heigh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord Advocate: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord Advocate - History
It is an ancient office dating back to at least 1483, when John Ross is mentioned as His Majesty's Advocate to King James III. From 1707 ...   » Read the article