WebPope Julius II (Latin: Iulius II; Italian: Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 1443 – 21 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope or the Fearsome Pope, he chose his papal name not in honour of Pope Julius I but in emulation of Julius …

WebMona Lisa ist ein weltberühmtes Ölgemälde von Leonardo da Vinci aus der Hochphase der italienischen Renaissance Anfang des 16. Jahrhunderts. Das auf Italienisch als La Gioconda (‚die Heitere‘) – davon abgeleitet ihr französischer Name La Joconde – bekannte Bild wurde vermutlich nach der Florentinerin Lisa del Giocondo benannt. Der unter anderem im …

WebAlessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c. 1445 – May 17, 1510), known as Sandro Botticelli (/ ˌ b oʊ t i ˈ tʃ ɛ l i /, Italian: [ˈsandro bottiˈtʃɛlli]), was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance.Botticelli's posthumous reputation suffered until the late 19th century, when he was rediscovered by the Pre-Raphaelites who stimulated a reappraisal of his work. Since …

WebCharacter reference overview. A numeric character reference refers to a character by its Universal Character Set/Unicode code point, and uses the format: &#nnnn; or &#xhhhh;. where nnnn is the code point in decimal form, and hhhh is the code point in hexadecimal form. The x must be lowercase in XML documents. The nnnn or hhhh may be any …

WebThe Israeli–Palestinian conflict has its roots in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the birth of major nationalist movements among the Jews and among the Arabs, both geared towards attaining sovereignty for their people in the Middle East. The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British government in 1917 during the First World …

WebIn geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed.Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer, the crust, and most of its interior, except for the liquid outer core and pockets of magma in the …

WebThe Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean that have been under various governments since their discovery by Europeans. Christopher Columbus sighted the Cayman Islands on May 10, 1503 and named them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles seen swimming in the surrounding waters. Columbus had found …

WebWhat Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell is a 1944 science book written for the lay reader by physicist Erwin Schrödinger.The book was based on a course of public lectures delivered by Schrödinger in February 1943, under the auspices of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies where he was Director of Theoretical Physics, at Trinity …

WebJasyr, jassyr – termin polski, ukraiński i ruski oznaczający niewolę turecką lub tatarską.Określenie to pochodzić ma z języka tureckiego (esir – jeniec) lub arabskiego (asir – związany, pojmany).. Tatarzy w czambule dokonywali częstych zagonów na Ukrainę, Podole i Wołyń uprowadzając w łykach pojmaną szlachtę i chłopów.Porwany przez …

WebHambourg (/ ɑ̃. b u ʁ / [1] Écouter ; en allemand standard : Hamburg / ˈ h a m b ʊ ɐ̯ k / [2] Écouter ou localement / ˈ h a m b ʊ ɪ̯ ç/ Écouter ; en bas-allemand : Hamborg / h a ˑ m b ɔ ː χ /), officiellement la ville libre et hanséatique de Hambourg, est une ville et l'un des 16 Länder composant l'Allemagne.Située dans le Nord du pays, près de l'embouchure de …