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René Descartes ( / deɪˈkɑːrt / day-KART or UK: / ˈdeɪkɑːrt / DAY-kart; French: [ʁəne dekaʁt] ⓘ; [ note 3 ][ 11 ] 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) [ 12 ][ 13 ]: 58 was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science. Mathematics was ...
List of mammals of Sweden. Reindeer. There are 84 mammal species (with two uncertain) recorded in Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. Two are endangered, one is vulnerable as well now extinct, and four are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for ...
List of painters from Sweden. List of Swedish women photographers. List of Swedish poets. Lists of Swedish politicians. List of Swedish politicians. List of Swedish royal mistresses. List of Swedish saints. List of Swedish scientists. Lists of Swedish sportspeople.
This is a list of people connected to Stockholm, Sweden.. Carl Michael Bellman, 1779 Charles IX of Sweden Queen Christina, 17th C. Britt Ekland, 1972 Greta Garbo, 1931 Elsa Hosk, 1987 in Stockholm Johan Harmenberg, 1980 Magdalena Eriksson, 2016 Jenny Lind, 1850 Carl Lindhagen, ca.1900 Alfred Nobel, pre 1896 Anne Sofie von Otter, 2011 Olof Palme, 1984 August Strindberg, ca.1900 Greta Thunberg, 2020
The world's largest Dalecarlian horse, made of concrete and located in Avesta, Sweden The world's largest Dalecarlian horse painting, painted by Shai Dahan in New York City 2019. A Dalecarlian horse ( / ˌ d ɑː l ə ˈ k ɑːr l i ə n / DAH -lə- KAR -lee-ən ) [ 1 ] or Dala horse ( Swedish : dalahäst ) is a traditional carved, painted ...
Stockholm ( Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː (h)ɔlm] ⓘ) [ 10] is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, [ 11] with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area. [ 11]
The Eurasian blackbird is the national bird of Sweden. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Sweden. The avifauna of Sweden included a total of 554 confirmed species as of June 2023, according to BirdLife Sveriges (BLS) with supplemental additions from Avibase. [1] Of them, one has been introduced by humans, one is extinct, and three ...
Agriculture and animal husbandry took place in the area of modern Sweden during the Stone Age. [7] Barley was the most important crop, but wheat, millet and flax were also cultivated. The christianization of Sweden , around the year 1000, led to improvements in agriculture due to the influx of knowledge of more advanced cultivation methods from ...