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- for his light, elegant, and airy style and the list of his buildings includes ... Adam was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the second son of William ...10 KB (1,385 words) - 03:09, 15 December 2022
- composer who became famous for discovering the planet Uranus. He also discovered ... Born Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in Hanover, Germany, Herschel was ...13 KB (1,978 words) - 10:59, 9 May 2023
- Electroplating involves the coating of an electrically conductive ... The process used in electroplating is called electrodeposition and ...13 KB (1,984 words) - 17:16, 29 December 2021
- Cross of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath who were also Knights ... 1805, he was created a Knight of the Order of the Bath, a senior knighthood ...8 KB (1,279 words) - 17:20, 12 February 2024
- May 14, 1727 – August 2, 1788) was one of the foremost portrait and landscape ... He is recognized among the most innovative and enigmatic artists of ...17 KB (2,489 words) - 21:10, 30 April 2023
- science. Although he was a close confidant of the Lake School of Poets, and ... The Confessions, and De Quincey himself, are notable not just for ...10 KB (1,469 words) - 21:06, 30 April 2023
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS ... Lord Cromer was one of the most experienced and famous colonial administrators ...10 KB (1,464 words) - 04:54, 23 March 2024
- George (KCMG) and a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). However, it should ... (Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath). ...19 KB (2,878 words) - 04:34, 18 April 2024
- strong personality. They are considered one of the oldest breeds of domestic ... The origin of the Abyssinian is shrouded in mystery. Early cat books ...12 KB (1,817 words) - 07:07, 14 June 2023
- Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Order of the Garter (KG), Order of the Bath ... In early 1944, Slim was appointed a Companion of the Order of the ...24 KB (3,728 words) - 18:26, 17 April 2023
- [[File:Isaac Pitman.jpg|thumb|300px|Sir Isaac Pitman, from 'The ... British phonographer, famous for developing the most widely used system of ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 12:46, 22 July 2022
- Minerva was the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and war. Her areas ... Her name is virtually identical to that Menrva, the Etruscan goddess ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 18:48, 9 November 2022
- Saint Alphege is the Latinate name of Ælfheah (954–19 April, 1012 ... After Alphege's martyrdom at the hands of Danish invaders, his ...11 KB (1,692 words) - 19:03, 22 December 2022
- author, and diplomat. He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud, the ancient ... 5, 1817 in Paris, France, into a family of Huguenot descent. His father ...11 KB (1,670 words) - 17:54, 22 August 2023
- 09, 1588), better known simply as Sinan was the chief architect and civil ... where he traveled widely both as a commander of soldiers and a military engineer ...19 KB (2,894 words) - 22:27, 29 January 2023
- Urea is an organic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen ... It was the first organic compound to be artificially synthesized from ...16 KB (2,391 words) - 13:44, 3 May 2023
- ordinary washing, hand washing, or washing of the body. By extension, ablutions ... Ablutions of one sort or another are practiced in nearly every religious ...20 KB (3,118 words) - 04:49, 14 June 2023
- The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey ... Chaucer is generally considered not only the father of English literature ...31 KB (5,016 words) - 15:32, 30 April 2023
- The Arthashastra (more precisely Arthaśāstra) refers to a tradition ... While the Arthaśāstra tradition played a key role in the establishment ...17 KB (2,661 words) - 11:01, 16 August 2023
- c. 1502 – February 28, 1525) was the last Aztec ruler (Tlatoani ... Most of what we know about pre-Spanish conquest Aztec history is derived ...8 KB (1,234 words) - 19:34, 8 July 2016
- Lake Ladoga, located in the northwestern part of Russia, is the largest ... In total, Lake Ladoga covers an area of 6,700 fresh water square miles ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 23:18, 21 October 2022
- Ann Radcliffe (July 9, 1764 - February 7, 1823) was an English author ... She married William Radcliffe, an editor for the English Chronicle, at Bath ...8 KB (1,148 words) - 06:39, 28 July 2023
- :This article is about the Christian sacrament of Baptism. For similar ... (baptízô), is a religious act of purification by water usually associated ...24 KB (3,694 words) - 07:45, 20 September 2023
- ) is a city in Ajmer District in India's Rajasthan state. The ... Prithviraj Chauhan founded Ajmer (Ajaya-meru in Sanskrit) in the late ...14 KB (1,997 words) - 07:13, 16 June 2023
- was a notorious English pirate in the Caribbean Sea and western ... pistols at his disposal. It was reported in the General History of the Pirates ...25 KB (4,026 words) - 23:53, 12 February 2024
- and died around 850. He worked most of his life as a scholar in the ... His Algebra was the first book on the systematic solution of linear ...22 KB (3,234 words) - 17:58, 10 November 2022
- general of the army, secretary of state, and the third secretary of ... * British Order of the Bath * French Legion of Honor * Order of the ...21 KB (3,077 words) - 07:05, 18 April 2024
- shapes and colors as shown in this ball from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany]] to sophisticated lenses and optical fibers, the multiple uses of glass have ...28 KB (4,417 words) - 07:52, 24 January 2023
- The Battle of Kandahar, September 1, 1880, represents the last major ... both Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) and Companion ...22 KB (3,333 words) - 10:03, 22 September 2023
- and Mrs. Esther Sleepe Burney (1725-1762). The third of six children, she ... eight plays, one biography, and 20 volumes of journals and letters. In addition ...31 KB (4,786 words) - 06:41, 1 April 2024
- came to public notice when he vindicated the defeat and murder of Charles ... Kitchener was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, in Ireland, son ...25 KB (3,907 words) - 14:28, 9 February 2022
- Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (August 26, 1676 – March 18 ... is nevertheless acknowledged as having held the de facto office due to the ...29 KB (4,445 words) - 00:47, 29 November 2022
- The Arabian Sea is located in the northwestern part of the Indian ... The Sea provides an important link between the neighboring areas of ...10 KB (1,516 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- who exerted a considerable influence on the development of Elizabethan ... in his own right, Daniel stands out as one of the most versatile of all English ...9 KB (1,447 words) - 02:58, 23 December 2022
- 7, 1573 - January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 ... Laud wanted the reconciliation of all Christians, hoped and prayed ...19 KB (2,977 words) - 11:10, 10 May 2023
- Yom Kippur (Hebrew:יוֹם כִּפּוּר meaning Day of Atonement ... In the Bible, the day is called Yom HaKippurim (Leviticus 23:27) and ...20 KB (3,188 words) - 16:40, 4 June 2023
- was knighted as a member of the Order of the Bath (hence the postnominal ... County, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Vice Admiral of the ...22 KB (3,598 words) - 15:08, 2 February 2024
- as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army ... He physically fed, clothed, and nursed the sick. It is perhaps regrettable ...21 KB (3,345 words) - 19:07, 4 December 2023
- Enzo Anselmo Ferrari (February 18, 1898 - August 14, 1988) was the ... The Ferrari brand could inspire others who have developed elite technologies ...10 KB (1,512 words) - 19:03, 13 February 2024
- Corrosion is the deterioration of a material's essential properties ... The rusting of iron is a well-known example of corrosion. Other metals ...20 KB (3,072 words) - 03:36, 8 January 2024
- in today's Turkey c. 306 C.E. Known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as ... Veneration of Saint Barbara was common from the ninth century until ...12 KB (1,877 words) - 19:07, 22 December 2022
- Etching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into ... that is resistant to acid (and alkali). The artist then scratches off ...21 KB (3,460 words) - 01:27, 19 March 2022
- church that traditionally contained the seat of a bishop. The great ... a visual Axis Mundi for connecting with the Divine. Furthermore, they ...26 KB (4,257 words) - 00:10, 1 December 2023
- poet, and politician, considered to be one of the most important poets in ... Little definitive is known of Sturluson's life, and much of what ...13 KB (2,143 words) - 05:13, 13 October 2022
- The Char Dham ('the four abodes/seats') constitutes the ... All four pilgrimage sites sit in the Himalayas, previously difficult ...11 KB (1,617 words) - 01:45, 4 December 2023
- quot;) is a Hindu goddess married to Shiva (the ascetic god of destruction ... Parvati is a decidedly maternal figure, raising with Shiva the divine ...16 KB (2,503 words) - 08:58, 18 November 2022
- for his actions while stationed in the Canadian colonies. His efforts ... heroics earned him membership in the Order of the Bath, and he had the privilege ...28 KB (4,513 words) - 18:55, 7 March 2024
- (敬仲), is conventionally regarded as the Chinese inventor of paper ... he was responsible for the first significant improvement and standardization ...11 KB (1,768 words) - 23:46, 12 January 2023
- Northern Africa is generally accepted to refer to the northernmost ... * The inclusion of Western Sahara in the U.N. list is highly controversial ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 06:36, 16 November 2022
- as a French painter. His versatility in the popular style of Rococo, led ... One of the great painters and draftsmen of the eighteenth century ...11 KB (1,576 words) - 04:57, 9 April 2024
- Garuda (from the Sanskrit: Garuḍa myth, Garuda is a lesser divinity, usually the vehicle (or vahana) of Vishnu ...14 KB (2,324 words) - 04:34, 18 April 2024
- Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten ... * 1955: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath--GCB (1943: CB ...36 KB (5,344 words) - 04:07, 4 November 2022
- The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, encompasses ... The Thar Desert's name derives from the word t'hul, the ...14 KB (2,193 words) - 15:08, 30 April 2023
- and drawing. He is generally regarded as one of the founders of impressionism ... de Gas, and Augustin de Gas, a banker. The de Gas family was moderately ...13 KB (1,878 words) - 18:10, 12 February 2024
- August 12, 1762 – June 26, 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great ... *The Most Honorable Order of the Bath *The Royal Guelphic Order ...44 KB (6,632 words) - 10:49, 13 December 2023
- – August 27, 1975) was de jure Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 ... Ethiopia was different from that within. To the outside world, he was heir ...31 KB (5,022 words) - 16:46, 21 January 2024
- Canning is a method of preserving food by first sealing it in air ... From a public safety point of view, foods with low acidity (i.e., ...12 KB (1,887 words) - 19:25, 25 November 2023
- Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ... He successfully commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein, a major ...46 KB (7,157 words) - 15:39, 29 September 2023
- In Korea, Buddhist temples are abundant. Many of the oldest and most ... ==Brief History of Korean Buddhism== :See Korean Buddhism for more ...21 KB (3,080 words) - 04:34, 4 March 2023
- Distillation is a method of separating chemical substances based on ... Distillation is used for a variety of purposes. Water is distilled ...29 KB (4,405 words) - 15:30, 29 January 2024
- to as Middle Africa, defines a portion of the African continent south ... *Democratic Republic of the Congo *Republic of Congo *Equatorial Guinea ...16 KB (2,498 words) - 23:51, 3 December 2023
- Cosmetics are substances used to enhance or protect the appearance ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates cosmetics ...24 KB (3,549 words) - 18:25, 17 January 2023
- soldier who converted to Islam and served the Muslim caliphs and the Ottoman ... The first Mamluks served the Abbasids caliphs in ninth-century Baghdad ...13 KB (2,110 words) - 06:41, 5 November 2022
- under an applied shear stress regardless of the magnitude of the applied ... by their container) while gases do not. The distinction between solids ...15 KB (2,275 words) - 17:44, 28 March 2024
- statesman and a former four-star general in the United States Army. He was ... an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth ...38 KB (5,777 words) - 22:30, 7 January 2024
- statesman. His most famous plays, including The Rivals, The School for Scandal ... as well. He is said to have have paid the burgesses five guineas each ...24 KB (3,861 words) - 20:13, 8 December 2022
- The Negev Desert is located in modern day Israel, expanding nearly ... The Negev's borders are somewhat ambiguous, though generally ...13 KB (2,056 words) - 04:27, 11 March 2023
- ) refers to a race of large serpentine creatures that abound in the ... In Sanskrit, the term nāgaḥ ( sa|नागः ) refers specifically ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 23:09, 10 November 2022
- The Jenolan Caves are a leading example of impressive caverns in the ... The caves are the most celebrated of several similar groups in the ...14 KB (2,279 words) - 07:48, 3 April 2024
- imperial loyalist whose effort to forge the Satsuma-Choshu Alliance (1866 ... Ryoma was born January 3, 1836, in central Kochi, in the feudal domain ...18 KB (2,973 words) - 00:57, 23 December 2022
- Magdeburg, the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ... The city also enjoyed frequent periods of prosperity. The current ...14 KB (2,050 words) - 04:57, 5 November 2022
- D (January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891), was the first Prime Minister of Canada ... met his mother, Helen Shaw, in 1811. After the failure of his father's ...20 KB (2,893 words) - 22:57, 23 April 2023
- Anne (February 6, 1665 – August 1, 1714) became Queen of England ... both personally and relating to succession of the Crown and religious polarization ...29 KB (4,444 words) - 15:41, 7 December 2022
- Simon Magus, also known as Simon the Sorcerer and Simon of Gitta, ... The figure of Simon appears prominently in the accounts of several ...29 KB (4,732 words) - 22:09, 29 January 2023
- Cotton can refer to members of the genus Gossypium of flowering plants ... Since ancient times, some species of cotton plants have been cultivated ...15 KB (2,368 words) - 21:13, 23 May 2020
- Darfur is a region of Sudan which borders the Central African Republic ... The region was devastated by drought in the 1980s, bringing to head ...15 KB (2,359 words) - 22:17, 25 January 2024
- Lady Jane Grey (July 1536 – February 12, 1554), a granddaughter ... Lady Jane had a reputation as one of the most learned women of her ...32 KB (5,051 words) - 22:48, 21 October 2022
- He emigrated to Canada in 1870 and then to the United States in 1871. Bell is widely acclaimed for inventing and developing the telephone ...26 KB (4,070 words) - 13:48, 18 July 2023
- 1984) was an American writer, best known for the novel Trout Fishing in America ... Brautigan's work captured the zeitgeist of the 1960s youth culture ...15 KB (2,156 words) - 20:54, 16 April 2023
- A ceiling fan is a device suspended from the ceiling of a room, with ... In the summer, the direction of rotation of the blades is set to blow ...35 KB (5,762 words) - 23:44, 3 December 2023
- William IV (William Henry; August 21, 1765 – June 20, 1837) was ... title=Great Master of the Order of the Bath|years=1827 – 1830 ...36 KB (5,444 words) - 21:27, 8 February 2024
- Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent ... Many scholars argue that the U.N. definition of Southern Africa is ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 15:15, 27 April 2023
- [[Image:Catherine03.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Equestrian portrait of Grand ... Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great (Russian: Екатерина ...19 KB (2,933 words) - 16:15, 3 December 2023
- and author. A prolific writer, he was among the most recognized monastic figures ... Merton was a leading voice of interfaith engagement. Drawing from ...21 KB (3,278 words) - 21:22, 30 April 2023
- Budapest is the capital city of Hungary. It is its country's ... Budapest was the focal point of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, ...27 KB (3,960 words) - 16:54, 22 November 2023
- JPG|250px|thumb|The Brick Store in Bath, New Hampshire, the oldest ... rural area. It usually has a broad selection of merchandise in a relatively ...22 KB (3,382 words) - 00:35, 29 October 2022
- Edward VII (November 9, 1841 – May 6, 1910) was King of the United ... Before his accession to the throne, Edward held the title of Prince ...38 KB (5,885 words) - 23:54, 12 February 2024
- rights activist who served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. After ... * Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, 1991 ...29 KB (4,198 words) - 18:50, 25 October 2022
- Monothelitism (from the Greek, referring to "one will") ... An outgrowth of the Monophysite controversy from the previous two ...20 KB (3,013 words) - 21:11, 9 November 2022
- Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from ... allies, Edward did much to restore law and order to England. His motto was ...25 KB (3,839 words) - 16:21, 9 August 2023
- Veliky Novgorod, the third largest city in Russia and the administrative ... The preeminence of Veliky Novgorod in Russian culture is represented ...19 KB (2,901 words) - 14:59, 3 May 2023
- The Five Pillars of Islam refers to "the five duties incumbent ... Sometimes exceptions are made to some of these duties in exceptional ...17 KB (2,568 words) - 20:40, 9 April 2023
- Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally ... known technically as a matrix. Common types of matrices include: metal plates ...18 KB (2,870 words) - 22:59, 30 November 2022
- Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is the third largest ... (astronomical). The first symbol derives from the name of its discoverer ...17 KB (2,530 words) - 13:36, 3 May 2023
- The Indian city of Varanasi, (also known as Benares, Banarasm Benaras ... A major city of Hindu learning, Varanasi is commonly referred to as ...18 KB (2,802 words) - 14:36, 3 May 2023
- Leech is the common name for any of the annelids (segmented worms ... leeches are predatory, feeding on a variety of invertebrates, such as worms ...20 KB (3,061 words) - 06:24, 6 March 2023
- , Eng: Mound or Tell of the Dead) was one of the most prominent cities ... Lothal's dock—the earliest discovered—connected the city ...37 KB (5,691 words) - 16:48, 25 October 2023
- A journalist and politician during the French Revolution, he was ... After the fall of the Girondins, in which Marat played an important ...49 KB (7,367 words) - 18:14, 1 December 2022
- Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain ... When Britain acquired an Empire of its own, reference to His or Her ...53 KB (8,072 words) - 04:48, 16 December 2022
- σχύλος) was a playwright of ancient Greece, and the earliest ... If Sophocles was the dramatist whose primary theme was fate, Aeschylus ...18 KB (2,989 words) - 05:50, 16 June 2023
