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| Oliver Heaviside Oliver Heaviside (18 May 1850 self-taught English electrical engineer, mathematician, and physicist who adapted complex numbers to the study of electrical circuits, invented mathematical techniques to the solution of differential equations (later found to be equivalent to Laplace transforms), reformulated Maxwell's field equations in terms of electric and magnetic forces and energy flux, and independently co-formulated vector analysis. Oliver_Heaviside | |
| Paris Paris | |
| Pope The Pope (from Latin:Greek , pápas, "papa", Papa in Italian) is the Bishop of Rome and as such is the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church (that is, all Latin Rite and Eastern Rite churches which are in full communion with the Roman Pontiff). The Pope is also head of state of Vatican City. The current (265th) pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in papal conclave. Pope | |
| Pytheas Pytheas | |
| Petrarch Francesco Petrarca (July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374), known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest Renaissance humanists. Petrarch is often popularly called the "Father of Humanism". Based on Petrarch's works, and to a lesser extent those of Dante Alighieri and Giovanni Boccaccio, Pietro Bembo in the 16th century created the model for the modern Italian language, later endorsed by the Accademia della Crusca. Petrarch | |
| Prague Prague (; , see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavní město Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City.Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1100 years. The city proper is home to more than 1.2 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million. Prague | |
| Saint Paul Saint Paul, also called Paul the Apostle, the Apostle Paul or Paul of Tarsus (; Latin:Paulus or Paullus; Šaʾul HaTarsi (Saul of Tarsus)) (died c 64-65), was a Hellenistic Jew who called himself the "Apostle to the Gentiles" (, ) and was, together with Saint Peter and James the Just, the most notable of early Christian missionaries. Saint_Paul | |
| Pandemic A pandemic (from Greek πᾶν pan "all" + δῆμος demos "people") is an epidemic of infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region; for instance a continent, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic. Pandemic | |
| Pope Sylvester I Pope_Sylvester_I | |
| Pope Zosimus Pope_Zosimus | |
| Pope Felix I Pope_Felix_I | |
| Palaeography Palaeography, also spelt paleography, palaiós, "old" and graphein, "to write") is the study of ancient handwriting, and the practice of deciphering and reading historical manuscripts.Palaeography can be an essential skill for historians and philologists, as it tackles two main difficulties. Palaeography | |
| Poznań Talk:Poznań | |
| Peter Stuyvesant Peter Stuyvesant (originally Pieter or Petrus; Peter is never mentioned in historical records) (c. 1612 Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland (New York) from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664. He was a major figure in the early history of New York City. The Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York, United States is named after him. Peter_Stuyvesant | |
| Persecution of Christians The persecution of Christians is the religious persecution that Christians have endured as a consequence of professing their faith, both historically and in the current era. In the two thousand years of the Christian faith, about 70 million believers, of whom 45.5 million or 65% lived in the twentieth century, have been killed for their faith. Persecution_of_Christians | |
| Russian language Russian (, transliteration:Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe. Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages and is one of three living members of the East Slavic languages, the others being Belarusian and Ukrainian (and possibly Rusyn, normally considered a dialect of Ukrainian). Russian_language | |
| Roger Bacon Roger Bacon, O.F.M. (c. 1214–1294), also known as Doctor Mirabilis (Latin:English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on empiricism. He is sometimes credited as one of the earliest European advocates of the modern scientific method inspired by the works of Plato via early Islamic scientists.Roger Bacon was born in Ilchester in Somerset, possibly in 1214. Roger_Bacon | |
| Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 - February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. He also designed a new type of steam warship. In 1800 he was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to design the Nautilus, which was the first practical submarine in history. Robert_Fulton | |
| Robin Hood Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times, but who remains significant in popular culture where he is known for "stealing from the rich and giving to the poor" and fighting against injustice and tyranny. Robin_Hood | |
| Robin Hood Talk:Robin_Hood | |
| Socrates Socrates | |
| Sierra Leone Sierra_Leone | |
| Simon Magus Simon Magus (Greek Σίμων ὁ μάγος), also known as Simon the Sorcerer and Simon of Gitta, was a Samaritan proto-Gnostic and traditional founder of the Simonians in the first century A.D. He appeared prominently in several apocryphal and heresiological accounts of early Christian writers, who regarded him as the source of all heresies. Simon_Magus | |
| Simon Ockley Simon Ockley (1678 – August 9, 1720), was a British Orientalist. Simon_Ockley | |
| Samaritan Samaritan | |
| Samaria Samaria, or the Shomron (, Standard 'Tiberian ''West Bank. Samaria | |
| Sigismund Báthory For other nobles of the same name, please see Sigismund.Sigismund Báthory (1572 - March 27, 1613) (Báthory Zsigmond in Hungarian) was Prince of Transylvania. Sigismund_Báthory | |
| Telephone switchboard Telephone_switchboard | |
| William Jones (philologist) Sir William Jones (28 September 1746 27 April 1794) was a English philologist and student of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages. He was also the founder of the Asiatic Society. William_Jones_(philologist) | |
| Suez Canal The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. The northern terminus is Port Said, with the southern terminus being near Suez. Suez_Canal | |
| Skopje Skopje (, ) is the capital of and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as its political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. It was known in the Roman period under the name Scupi. The city developed rapidly after World War II, but this trend was interrupted in 1963 when it was hit by a disastrous earthquake. Today Skopje is a modern city with a wide range of cultural monuments. Skopje | |
| Sulpicius Severus Sulpicius Severus (in English ; c. 363 – c. 425) was a Christian writer and native of Aquitania. He is known for his chronicle of sacred history, as well as his biography of Saint Martin of Tours. Sulpicius_Severus | |
| Telephone The telephone (from the , tēle, "far" and φωνή, phōnē, "voice") is a telecommunications device that is used to transmit and receive electronically or digitally encoded sound (most commonly speech) between two or more people conversing. It is one of the most common household appliances in the developed world today. Telephone | |
| Thermochemistry thermodynamics and physical chemistry, thermochemistry is the study of the energy evolved or absorbed in chemical reactions and any physical transformations, such as melting and boiling. Thermochemistry, generally, is concerned with the energy exchange accompanying transformations, such as mixing, phase transitions, chemical reactions, and including calculations of such quantities as the heat capacity, heat of combustion, heat of formation, enthalpy, and free energy. Thermochemistry | |
| Levellers See Levellers (disambiguation) for alternative meanings. The Levellers were a political movement during the English Civil Wars which emphasised popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law, and religious tolerance, all of which were expressed in the manifesto "Agreement of the People". Levellers | |
| Thirty Years' War For other uses, see Thirty Years War (disambiguation)The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. The war was fought primarily (though not exclusively) in Germany and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe. Thirty_Years'_War | |
| Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or Tuberculosis) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, in humans mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs (as pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the skin. Tuberculosis | |
| Ten Commandments/Archive 5 Talk:Ten_Commandments/Archive_5 | |
| Tram A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers (and, very occasionally, freight) within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets. Certain types of cable car are also known as trams. Tram | |
| Transubstantiation In Roman Catholic theology, transubstantiation (in Latin, transsubstantiatio, in Greek μετουσίωσις (metousiosis)) is the change of the substance of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ occurring in the Eucharist while all that is accessible to the senses remain as before. Transubstantiation | |
| Tertullian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian, (ca.160 – ca.220 AD) was a prolific and controversial early Christian Berber author, and the first to write Christian Latin literature. He also was a notable early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy. Tertullian | |
| Theodoric the Great Theodoric the Great (454 – August 30, 526), known in Latin as Flavius Theodericus and 'Ostrogoths (471-526), ruler of Italy (493–526), and regent of the Visigoths (511–526). He became a hero of Germanic legend as Þeodric in English legends, Dietrich von Bern in German legends, and as Þjóðrekr'Þiðrekr in Norse mythology. Theodoric_the_Great | |
| Thomas Robert Malthus The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus FRS (13 February 1766 – 23 December 1834), British scholar, did influential work in political economy and demography. Malthus came to prominence for drawing attention to the potential dangers of population growth:Anglican clergyman, Malthus saw this situation as divinely imposed to teach virtuous behaviour Thomas_Robert_Malthus | |
| Vincent Alsop Vincent Alsop (c. 1630 - May 8, 1703), was an English Nonconformist clergyman. Vincent_Alsop | |
| Volapük Volapük (, ) is a constructed language, created in 1879–1880 by Johann Martin Schleyer, a Roman Catholic priest in Baden, Germany. Schleyer felt that God had told him in a dream to create an international language. Volapük conventions took place in 1884 (Friedrichshafen), 1887 (Munich) and 1889 (Paris). Volapük | |
| War of the Spanish Succession War of the Spanish Succession was a war fought in 1701-1714, in which several European powers combined to stop a possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under a single Bourbon monarch, upsetting the European balance of power. It was fought mostly in Europe, but it included Queen Anne's War in North America. The war was marked by the military leadership of notable generals like the duc de Villars, the Jacobite Duke of Berwick, the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy. War_of_the_Spanish_Succession | |
| W. G. Grace Dr William Gilbert ("WG") Grace, MRCS, LRCP (born 18 July 1848 at Downend, Bristol; died 23 October 1915 at Mottingham, Kent) was an English amateur cricketer who captained England and Gloucestershire. He is universally known as "WG", his initials, which became a sobriquet.Right-handed as both batsman and bowler, he played first-class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1908, and is widely regarded as one of the most important players in the history of the game, having dominated the sport during his career and left, through his enormous influence, a lasting legacy. W._G._Grace | |
| Yellow fever Yellow fever (also called yellow jack or sometimes black vomit or American Plague) is an acute viral disease. It is an important cause of hemorrhagic illness in many African and South American countries despite existence of an effective vaccine. The yellow refers to the jaundice symptoms that affect some patients.Yellow fever has been a source of several devastating epidemics. Yellow_fever | |
| York York () is a former walled city, situated at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and it has been the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence.The city was founded and named Eboracum in 71Romans who made it the capital of their Province of Britannia Inferior.Angles and the city was renamed Eoforwic. It served as the capital of the Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria. York |
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