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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...efered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
3: ''See also: [[Military of Costa Rica]]''
6: |+<big><big>'''Rep?a de Costa Rica'''</big></big>
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Costa rica flag large.png|125px|]]
11: ...align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Costa Rica|Full Size]]) - List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of U.S. state capitals''':
5: ! State !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
23: | [[California]]
24: | [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]
41: | [[1839]] — [[1845]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...aval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
22: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...f the United States]], and the first Presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform of o...
5: ...dged that Frémont became the first European American to view [[Lake Tahoe]]. He is also credited wit...
7: ...t [[President of the United States|presidential]] candidate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential elec...
9:
13: ...ties are also named after him, such as [[Fremont, California]] and [[Fremont, Nebraska]]. [[Fremont P... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cartier.png|thumb|200px|right|Jacques Cartier]]
3: ...e major discoverers of [[Canada]], or more specifically, the interior eastern region that would become...
5: ...nd improved his social status in 1520 by marrying Catherine des Granches, member of a leading ship-own...
7: ...it (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
9: ...ties can be easily ascertained. Considering that Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous... - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
11: *[[Mirza Ghulam Ahmad|Ahmad, Mirza Ghulam]] ([[1839]]-[[1908]]), founder of [[Ahmadi]] sect - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...a period of great social, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the l...
14: ...[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her gove...
16: ...king was childless, the young Princess Victoria became [[heir presumptive|heiress-presumptive]] to the...
20: ...ecause like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, his family did not use theirs. Victor...
25: ...anover|Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]], who became King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. As the young q... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: ..., August 20, 1881)]]'''Ouida''' ([[January 7]], [[1839]] – [[January 25]], [[1908]]) was the ''[[p...
3: ...r own baby-talk nickname for "Louise". During her career, she wrote more than 40 [[novel]]s. For many...
10: * ''Cecil Castlemaine's Gage'' (??)
25: * ''Pascarel'' (1874) - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
3: ...mechanical general-purpose computer, the [[analytical engine]].
6: ...s Augusta who encouraged Byron to marry to avoid scandal, and he reluctantly chose Annabella. On [[Jan...
11: ...ber]] [[1837]] and Ralph Gordon born [[2 July]] [[1839]]. The family lived at Ockham Park, at [[Ockham, ...
15: ...d correspondence between Lovelace and Babbage indicate that he wrote all of the programs in the notes ...
17: ... being bled to death by her physicians; she had [[cancer]] of the [[uterus]]. She left two sons and a ... - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ... this is his or her [[profession]]. Evidence indicates that humans have been painting for about 6 tim...
8: ...ns, buffalo, and mammoth. There are examples of [[cave painting]] all over the world.
14: [[:Category:Artistic techniques|Painting technique]]s i...
29: *[[Canvas]]
45: *[[Encaustic]] (wax) - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...g of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Weste...
3: ...en carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the ...
5: [[Image:Carpet.png|350px|thumb|Contemporary Afghan Rug]]
7: == Carpet types ==
8: ...carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]] - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ...ce. The science and art of '''map-making''' is [[cartography]].
7: ...ldest surviving maps, painted on a wall of the [[Catal Huyuk]] settlement in south-central [[Anatolia...
9: ...werful rhetorical tools beyond their purely practical value, and this has been the source of much frui...
11: ... story by [[Jorge Luis Borges]] and [[Adolfo Bioy Casares]], generally known in [[English language|Eng...
13: ...cies. Many national surveying projects have been carried out by the military, such as the [[United Ki... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: The '''clarinet''' is a [[musical instrument]] in the [[woodwind]] family. The nam...
4: ...specially chosen varieties of [[wood]] or, in the case of some student instruments, composite material...
6: A person who plays the clarinet is called a [[clarinetist]].
11: ...the clarinet has the widest compass, which is showcased in much wind band and orchestral writing. Add...
15: ... C (with two ledger lines) to the G above that is called the altissimo register. The altissimo range ... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
14: ...he United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P...
25: ...south of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the [[state capital]]. His great-great-great-grandfather Corneli...
27: ...obtained in the common schools and at Kinderhook Academy. In [[1796]] he began the study of [[law]], ... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...o [[March 3]], [[1833]], when he declined to be a candidate for reelection. He was chairman of the Co...
7: ...o Russia from [[1837]] to [[1839]], when he was recalled at his own request. He was elected Vice Pres...
18: ...ay]]|after=[[Churchill C. Cambreleng]]|years=1837-1839}}
19: ...:U.S._Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_nominees|candidate]]|before=[[Richard Mentor Johnson]]|after=... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...d States Electoral College|electoral vote]]. He became the youngest president up unto that time.
20: ...States of America|Confederacy]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[ci...
22: ...ed mind which could not cope with a changing America. In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, tempta...
25: ...n Pierce]], a frontier farmer who became a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, s... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
19: | '''Place of Birth:''' || [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
25: | '''Wife:''' || [[Eliza McCardle Johnson]]
28: | [[Martha Patterson]] (daughter)<br />[[Eliza McCardle Johnson]]
32: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
42: ...in a bitter dispute with the Congressional Republicans, leading the House of Representatives to [[impe... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ... east, near the ancient city of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,34...
3: ...ig;val Islamic rulers its status as the country's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, ...
7: ...n Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close to Kait Bey Castle]]
19: ... the arrival of flocks of birds to eat it. In any case, the story explains Alexandria's role as the sh...
23: ...to the author known as [[Alexander Romance|pseudo-Callisthenes]]. - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...f the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shap...
3: ...es]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[silica]], as well as elements such as [[sulfur]], [[chlo...
5: [[Astrogeology]] refers to the application of geologic principles to other bodies of the...
7: ...istinguish between earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
10: ...of [[fossil]] [[animal shell|shell]]s in a geological [[stratum]] in a mountain hundreds of miles from... - Peru (12264 bytes)
2: ...ogy, and is well-known as the ''cradle of the [[Inca empire]]''.
14: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National mot...
16: ...e="background:#fff;" | [[image:LocationPeru.png|Location of Peru]]
20: | '''[[Capital]] and largest city''' || [[Lima]]
24: ... Prime Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister]]''' || [[Carlos Ferrero Costa]]
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