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Luigi Cherubini, Composer
Italian-French composer. Born into a musical family, the precocious youth had written dozens of works before he was 20 years old. In 1786 he settled permanently in Paris.... |
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Antonio Salieri, Italian Composer
Antonio Salieri is still better known today for the renowned composers with whom he was associated than for his own many and varied compositions. While he cannot be ranke... |
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Industrial Revolution was a period of the 18th century marked by social and technological change in which manufacturing began to rely on steam power, fueled primarily... |
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The Symphony - An Interactive Guide
Explore composers, compositions, and important events using our comprehensive timeline. The Timeline is designed to allow users to view the important events in the develo... |
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Technology Timeline
From Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod to the Hubble Space Telescope... |
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Principles of Morals, Hume
Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals. An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, first published in 1751, was the third of David Hume's major philosophical tr... |
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James Madison, 4th US President
Madison, James, 4th President of the United States (1809–1817). A member of the Virginia planter class, he attended the College of New Jersey (now Princeton Univ.), gradu... |
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The Romantics, Timeline BBC
This timeline of publishing dates from the Romantic period highlights some key writing that formed the basis for much of the artistic and political thought of the day. It... |
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Micromegas, Voltaire
Somewhere between tales and polemics, these funny, ribald, and inventive pieces show Voltaire doing what he does best: brilliantly challenging received wisdom, religious... |
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François Le Vaillant, French Explorer
François Le Vaillant was a French explorer, collector and ornithologist. Hugely popular in his lifetime for his engaging and colourful travel accounts, Le Vaillant is bes... |
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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is the governing authority for the rules of the game in more than 100 affiliated nations and is responsible for the Open Cha... |
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Louis XVI, Guillotined 1793
Louis XVI was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. Suspended and arrested during the insurrection of the 10th of Aug... |
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Captain Bligh, Mutiny of the Bounty, 1789
Vice-Admiral William Bligh FRS RN was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A notorious mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1... |
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Talleyrand, Prince of Diplomats
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevente, the Prince of Diplomats, was a French diplomat. He worked successfully from the regime of Louis XVI, through... |
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The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, took place on November 1, 1755, at around 9:40 in the morning.[1] The earthquake was followed by a... |
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