Geschiedenis. De bouw van de kathedraal werd in het begin van de 13e eeuw aangevat onder de leiding van hertog Hendrik I van Brabant.Tot aan de opsplitsing van het bisdom Mechelen in 1961 was het een collegiale kerk die gewijd was aan Sint-Michiel en waarin in 1047 een kapittel ter ere van Sint-Goedele werd gesticht.. In de tweede helft van de 20e eeuw werd het aartsbisdom …

Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta ().It was built during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India.It sits on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River, the major distributary of the River Ganges.One of Kolkata's most enduring Raj-era edifices, it extends over an area of 70.9 hectares.. The fort was named after King William III.

The Lord High Constable of England is the seventh of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Great Chamberlain and above the Earl Marshal. [citation needed] This office is now called out of abeyance only for coronations.The Lord High Constable was originally the commander of the royal armies and the Master of the Horse.He was also, in conjunction with …

Guillaume Amontons (31 August 1663 – 11 October 1705) was a French scientific instrument inventor and physicist.He was one of the pioneers in studying the problem of friction, which is the resistance to motion when bodies make contact.He is also known for his work on thermodynamics, the concept of absolute zero, and early engine design.