Encyclopedia - 1738: Encyclopedia - 1738
1738 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicholas Van Dyke 1738-1789: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicholas Van Dyke 1738-1789 - Early Life And Family
Van Dyke was born September 25, 1738 at Berwick, his family's home in St. George's Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, near the present...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicholas Van Dyke 1738-1789: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicholas Van Dyke 1738-1789 - Death And Legacy
Van Dyke died February 19, 1789 at Berwick, in St. George's Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, and was buried there at first. Later hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aldersgate Day: Encyclopedia - Aldersgate Day
May 24 is celebrated by Methodists around the world as Aldersgate Day to commemorate the day in 1738 when John Wesley experienced his con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1659: Encyclopedia - 1659
1659 - Science. Christiaan Huygens - Systema Saturnium 1659 - Births. March 8 - Isaac de Beausobre, French protestant pastor (d. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1730s: Encyclopedia - 1730s
1700s 1710s 1720s - 1730s - 1740s 1750s 1760s 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1730s - Events and Trends. The Great A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin West: Encyclopedia - Benjamin West
Benjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 15: Encyclopedia - April 15
April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). There are 260 days remaining. April 15 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cesare Marquis Of Beccaria: Encyclopedia - Cesare Marquis Of Beccaria
Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria (or the Marchese de Beccaria-Bonesana) (March 11, 1738 - November 28, 1794) was an Italian philosopher and po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Encyclopedia - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Weimar, March 8, 1714 – December 14, 1788) was a German musician and composer, the second son of Johann Seba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William James Naval Commander: Encyclopedia - William James Naval Commander
Commodore Sir William James (1720 – 16 December 1783) was a notable British naval commander. A poor Welsh miller's son, James ran away ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bartholin's Gland: Encyclopedia - Bartholin's Gland
The Bartholin's glands (also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two glands located slightly below and to the left ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - François-noël Babeuf: Encyclopedia - François-noël Babeuf
François-Noël Babeuf (November 23, 1760 - May 27, 1797), known as Gracchus Babeuf, was a French political agitator and journalist of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis: Encyclopedia - Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (December 31, 1738 – October 5, 1805) was a British military commander and colonial governo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Herschel: Encyclopedia - William Herschel
Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, FRS (Hanover, November 15, 1738 – August 25, 1822 Slough, then in Buckinghamshire now in Berkshire) was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Cavendish-bentinck 3rd Duke Of Portland: Encyclopedia - William Cavendish-bentinck 3rd Duke Of Portland
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, (April 14, 1738 - October 30, 1809) was a British Whig and Tory statesm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicholas Van Dyke 1738-1789: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicholas Van Dyke 1738-1789 - Public Offices
From 1776 until 1792 elections were held on the first day of October of the year noted. Terms for members of the General Assembly began o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicholas Van Dyke 1738-1789: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicholas Van Dyke 1738-1789 - Political Career
Van Dyke entered political life in 1774 as a member of the Boston Relief Committee in Delaware. He then was a member of the Delaware Cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russo-turkish War 1735-1739: Encyclopedia Ii - Russo-turkish War 1735-1739 - The Course Of The War In 1735-1738
The casus belli was the raids of the Crimean Tatars on Ukraine in the end of 1735 and the Crimean khan's military campaign in the Caucasu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Governors Of New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Governors Of New Jersey - Governors Under Royal Government 1703–1776
List of Governors of New Jersey - Governors of New York and New Jersey 1703–1738. List of Governors of New Jersey - Governors of New...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Governors Of New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Governors Of New Jersey - Governors Under Representative Government 1776—
List of Governors of New Jersey - Governors under the 1776 N.J. Constitution 1776–1844. List of Governors of New Jersey - Governors ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haiku: Encyclopedia Ii - Haiku - Famous Writers
Haiku - Pre-Shiki period hokku. Matsuo Basho (1644–1694) Onitsura (1661–1738) Yosa Buson (1716–1783) Kobayashi Issa (1763–1827...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Seminoles: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Seminoles - Origins
As early as 1689, African slaves fled from the British American colonies to Spanish Florida seeking freedom. Under an edict from Philip V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canton Of Zug: Encyclopedia Ii - Canton Of Zug - History
The earlier history of the canton is practically identical with that of its capital Zug. From 1728 to 1738 it was distracted by violent d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Longshan Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Longshan Temple - Longshan Temple At Wanhua
It was built in 1738 by Han settlers from Fujian, China. It served as a place of worship and a gathering place for the Chinese settlers. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Gustaf Pilo: Encyclopedia Ii - Carl Gustaf Pilo - Career Start In Skåne
He lived 1738-1741 in Skåne where he may have worked as a craft painter for two Skånsk noble families, the Lewenhaupt family and the Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Society Of Edinburgh: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Society Of Edinburgh - History
At the start of the eighteenth century, Edinburgh's intellectual climate fostered many clubs and societies. Though there were several tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uniform Resource Locator: Encyclopedia Ii - Uniform Resource Locator - Definition
Uniform Resource Locator - URIs and URLs. Every URL is a type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), or, more precisely, the set of URLs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universidad De Chile: Encyclopedia Ii - Universidad De Chile - History
The university's origins can be traced back to 1622, when on 19 August of that year, the first university in Chile, Santo Tomás de Aquin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pelham Massachusetts: Encyclopedia Ii - Pelham Massachusetts - History
Pelham was first settled in 1738 and was officially incorporated in 1743. The name is properly pronounced "pel-am;" the "h" is silent. Em...   » 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 - Anton Wilhelm Amo: Encyclopedia Ii - Anton Wilhelm Amo - Philosophical Career And Later Life
He returned to lecture in philosophy at Halle (under his preferred name Antonius Guilelmus Amo Afer) and in 1736 was made a professor. Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arvid Horn: Encyclopedia Ii - Arvid Horn - Prime Minister
He was elected lantmarskalk, for the Caps at the Riksdag of 1720, and contributed, on the resignation of Ulrika Eleonora, to the election...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caps Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Caps Party - Policy
The foremost representative of the Age of Liberty, leader of government and of the Caps from 1719 to 1738 was the Chancery President, Cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antoine Deparcieux: Encyclopedia Ii - Antoine Deparcieux - Accomplishments
Among his constructions were: A machine to raise water at Crécy castle A pump for castle of Arnouville A press for the production of to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Query String: Encyclopedia Ii - Query String - Url Encoding
Some characters cannot be part of a URL (for example, the space) and some other characters have a special meaning in a URL: for example, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hats Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Hats Party - Policy
Count Arvid Horn, leader of the Caps and until 1738 the leader of government had reversed the traditional policy of Sweden by keeping Fra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chimpanzee: Encyclopedia Ii - Chimpanzee - History Of Human Interaction
Although Africans have had contact with chimpanzees for millennia, the first recorded (Western) contact of humans with chimps was made by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism And Freemasonry: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism And Freemasonry - Ban On Membership
The first papal condemnation of Freemasonry came in 1738 from Pope Clement XII in his papal bull Eminenti Apostolatus Specula, repeated b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Kingston New Hampshire: Encyclopedia Ii - East Kingston New Hampshire - History
East Kingston was once a part of Kingston called Kingston East Parish, but was granted a separate charter in 1738 by Massachusetts Coloni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brunswick Town Maine: Encyclopedia Ii - Brunswick Town Maine - Name And History
The town of Brunswick was originally settled in 1628 along the falls of the Androscoggin River. It was incorporated in 1738 and named to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Materials Technology: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Materials Technology - 2nd Millennium
Timeline of materials technology - 18th century. 1738 - William Champion patents a process for the production of metallic zinc by dist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sayville New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Sayville New York - History
The earliest Native American inhabitants of Sayville were the Secatogue tribe of the Algonquin Nation. Sayville was founded by John Edwar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Louis Maupertuis: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre Louis Maupertuis - Books
The following are his most important works: Sur la figure de la terre (Paris, 1738) Discours sur la parallaxe de la lune (Paris, 1741) D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augusta County Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Augusta County Virginia - History
Augusta County was formed in 1738 from Orange County, although county government was not organized until 1745. It was named for Augusta o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banat Bulgarians: Encyclopedia Ii - Banat Bulgarians - History
The resettlement of Bulgarian Paulicians in the Banat began after the unsuccesful Chiprovtsi Uprising against Ottoman rule in 1688 and se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pompeii: Encyclopedia Ii - Pompeii - Lost For 16 Centuries
Thick layers of ash covered two towns located at the base of the mountain, and eventually their names and locations were forgotten. Then ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Mcdougall: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Mcdougall - Early Life
Alexander was born on the Isle of Islay, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland in about 1731. He was one of the five children of Ranald and E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qianlong Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Qianlong Emperor - Family
Qianlong Emperor - Consorts. Empress Xiaoxian Chun Empress Xiaoyi Chun, of the Ulunara clan, natural birth mother of Emperor Jiaqing. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Domenico Scarlatti: Encyclopedia Ii - Domenico Scarlatti - Music
Only a tiny fraction of this output was published in the composer's lifetime; Scarlatti himself seems to have overseen the publication in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Two Sicilies: Encyclopedia Ii - Two Sicilies - Origin Of The Two Sicilies
Before the French invasions of the Napoleonic Era, the Bourbon dynasty ruled over the same lands, but they were formally divided into the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Science And Invention In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Science And Invention In Birmingham - 18th Century
1738: Lewis Paul and John Wyatt, of Birmingham, patent the Roller Spinning machine and the flyer-and-bobbin system, for drawing Wool to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dresden Frauenkirche: Encyclopedia Ii - Dresden Frauenkirche - History
The Frauenkirche was built as a Lutheran (Protestant) cathedral, even though Saxony's elector, Frederick August I (1670-1733), was Cathol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlotte Charke: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlotte Charke - Mr. Brown And Poverty
It was at this point that Charke began wearing male clothes off stage more frequently. In 1738, she was granted a license to run Punch's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacques De Vaucanson: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacques De Vaucanson - Career As Inventor Of Automatons
In 1737, he built his first automaton, The Flute Player, a life-size figure of a shepherd that played the tabor and the pipe and had a re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Dakota: Encyclopedia Ii - North Dakota - History
Prior to European contact, Native Americans inhabited North Dakota for thousands of years. The first European to reach the area was the F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acton Massachusetts: Encyclopedia Ii - Acton Massachusetts - History
According to "History of Acton" 1954 by Harold Phalen, Acton was first settled as part of Concord, (the New Grant or Concord Village) in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russkaya Pravda: Encyclopedia Ii - Russkaya Pravda - Editions
Three recensions of "RP" are known: the Short Edition (Kratkaya), the Vast Edition (Prostrannaya, and the Abridged Edition (Sokrashchenna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Lewis Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Lewis Virginia - Thomas Early Career
Thomas was a ardent student as a young man, partly as a result of being very nearsighted. He learned surveying and later read law as well...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chimpanzee: Encyclopedia Ii - Chimpanzee - History Of Human Interaction
Although Africans have had contact with chimpanzees for millennia, the first recorded (Western) contact of humans with chimps was made by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wesley: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wesley - The Beginning Of The Revival
Wesley returned to England depressed and beaten. It was at this point that he turned to the Moravians, a group with whom he had become fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voltaire: Encyclopedia Ii - Voltaire - Works
Voltaire was a prolific writer and produced works in almost every literary form, authoring plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Lovell Delegate: Encyclopedia Ii - James Lovell Delegate - Early Life
James was born in Boston and had his preparatory education at the Boston Latin School. His father, John Lovell (1710-1778) was the school...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Iii Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - George Iii Of The United Kingdom - Early Life
HRH Prince George of Wales was born prematurely at Norfolk House in London at 07:45 on June 4, 1738. He was the son of Frederick, Prince ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arsenic Poisoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Arsenic Poisoning - Famous Victims Known And Alleged
Arsenic poisoning, accidental or deliberate, has been implicated in the illness and death of a number of prominent people throughout hist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Santa Catarina State: Encyclopedia Ii - Santa Catarina State - History
European settlement began with the Spanish settlement of Santa Catarina island in 1542. The Portuguese took control in 1675. The captainc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winnipeg Manitoba: Encyclopedia Ii - Winnipeg Manitoba - History
In 1738, the Sieur de la Vérendrye built the first post on the site, Fort Rouge, but it was later abandoned. Other posts were built in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Portugal: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Portugal - Pombaline Era
In 1738, Sebastião de Melo, the talented son of a Lisbon squire, began a diplomatic career as the Portuguese Ambassador in London and la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winnipeg Manitoba: Encyclopedia Ii - Winnipeg Manitoba - History
In 1738, the Sieur de la Vérendrye built the first post on the site, Fort Rouge, but it was later abandoned. Other posts were built in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Baden: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Baden - 18th Century
During the wars of the reign of Louis XIV of France the margravate was ravaged by French troops, and the towns of Pforzheim, Durlach, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dunciad: Encyclopedia Ii - The Dunciad - The Four Book Dunciad Of 1743
In 1741, Pope wrote a fourth book of the Dunciad and had it published the next year as a stand-alone text. He also began revising the who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hampshire County West Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Hampshire County West Virginia - History
Hampshire County West Virginia - Earliest European settlers. Romney was initially settled by hunters and traders around 1725. In 1738, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voltaire: Encyclopedia Ii - Voltaire - Works
Voltaire was a prolific writer, and produced works in almost every literary form, authoring plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Normal Distribution: Encyclopedia Ii - Normal Distribution - History
The normal distribution was first introduced by de Moivre in an article in 1733 (reprinted in the second edition of his The Doctrine of C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolas-henri Jardin: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicolas-henri Jardin - Early Training And Student Tour To Italy
According to Jardin’s own statement he began his architectural studies at the age of ten. It is confirmed by independant source that he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dutch People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dutch People - Science And Technology
List of Dutch people - Before 20th Century. Daniel Bernoulli, (1700-1782), mathematician and physicist Herman Boerhaave, (1668-1738), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1820: Encyclopedia - 1820
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1800: Encyclopedia - 1800
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (se...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Freemasonry: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Freemasonry
Freemasonry The world's largest and best-known secret society, with its greatest numbers in Britain and North America. The first forma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Freemasonry: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Freemasonry
Freemasonry The world's largest and best-known secret society, with its greatest numbers in Britain and North America. The first forma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Freemasonry: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Freemasonry
Freemasonry The world's largest and best-known secret society, with its greatest numbers in Britain and North America. The first forma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Awakening: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Great Awakening
Great Awakening A Christian revivalist movement that swept the American colonies from 1725 to 1760. In experiences of ecstatic joy and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Awakening: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Great Awakening
Great Awakening A Christian revivalist movement that swept the American colonies from 1725 to 1760. In experiences of ecstatic joy and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1822: Encyclopedia - 1822
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1815: Encyclopedia - 1815
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 1: Encyclopedia - January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - June 5: Encyclopedia - June 5
June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. June 5 - Events. 70 - Ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabul: Encyclopedia - Kabul
Kabul (34°32′N 69°10′E, Kâb'l, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously est...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wesley: Encyclopedia - John Wesley
Background Christianity Protestantism Pietism Anglicanism Arminianism Doctrinal distinctives Articles of Religion Prevenient Grace Govern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1814: Encyclopedia - 1814
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1684: Encyclopedia - 1684
1684 - Events. December 10 - Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu cor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1668: Encyclopedia - 1668
1668 - Births. April 20 - Yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (d. 1739) May 8 - Alain-René Lesage, French writer (d. 1747) June 23...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1666: Encyclopedia - 1666
1666 - Events. August 5 - English fleet beats Dutch under Michiel de Ruyter September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1805: Encyclopedia - 1805
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see ...   » 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 - 1781: Encyclopedia - 1781
1781 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cyclopaedia Or Universal Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyclopaedia Or Universal Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences - Printing History
A second edition appeared in 1738, folio 2 vols., 2,466 pages. This edition was retouched and amended in a thousand places, with a few ad...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences - Printing History
A second edition appeared in 1738, folio 2 vols., 2,466 pages. This edition was retouched and amended in a thousand places, with a few ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wesley: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wesley - In Oxford And Georgia
In 1720, Wesley entered Christ Church College, Oxford, and received his Master of Arts in 1727. He was ordained deacon in 1725 and electe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wesley: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wesley - Youth
John Wesley was born in Epworth, 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Lincoln, the son of Samuel Wesley, a graduate of Oxford, and a minister of...   » Read the article