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14 matches to Hale
Alexander of Hales. -1245. English Franciscan Aristotelian philosopher, theologian. Summa Theologia 1246.
Hale, Nathan. 1755-76. American Revolutionary spy. Executed by British -“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.
Halepa, Pact. 1878. Turks grant self-government to Cretan Greeks.
Hales, Stephen. 1677-1761. British. Isolated oxygen 1727. Blood pressure 1726.
Halevi, Judah of Toledo. Judah ha-Levi.
Ionian School. 6C BC. Greek philosophers. Thales. Araximanedes. Diogenes. Explained phenomena in terms of physical forces.
Jonah. Hebrew prophet who spent three days in the stomach of a whale.
Kandy. 15C-1818. Sinhalese kingdom in Ceylon overthrown by Britain.
Maldives. Dravidians, Sinhalese settle. 12C Islam. 1153 Sultanate. 1507 Portugal garrison. 17C Dutch protectorate. 1796 British protectorate. 1965 Independent. 1968 Republic.
Mergenthaler, Ottmar. 1854-99. Linotype 1884.
Omphale. Mythical Queen of Lydia served by Hercules.
Sri Lanka. (Ceylon). Veddah. 5C BC Sinhalese from northern India settle. 1100 Tamil(N)/ Sinh(S). 1505 Portugal. 1656 Netherlands. 1796 British. 1948 Independent. 1972 = Sri Lanka.
Thales. c624-546BC. Greek philosopher/scientist. Predicted eclipse, 585. First to enunciate the existence of natural laws of science. Water as basis of all matter. Critical discussion leads to knowledge. Static electricity.