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- Paraguay (10959 bytes)
1: ... to the northwest. The name "Paraguay" is derived from the [[Guarani language|Guarani]] words "parᦱu...
23: |'''[[Nicanor Duarte Frutos]]'''
32: |From [[Spain]]<br>[[May 15]], [[1811]]
54: ... political infighting in recent years, relatively free and regular presidential elections have been he...
63: ..., white, and blue) come from the French flag. The front side contains the National Seal of Paraguay an... - String instrument (8163 bytes)
22: ...n, "breathy" sound, emphasizing the [[fundamental frequency]].
107: * [[Tres]] ([[Cuba]]) - List of musical instruments (9508 bytes)
8: ...lumn of air is made to vibrate inside them. The [[frequency]] of the wave generated is related to the ...
12: ...string is plucked, strummed, slapped, etc. The [[frequency]] of the wave generated (and therefore the...
14: ...cal cord]]s into [[oscillation]]. The fundamental frequency is controlled by the tension of the vocal ...
75: (not necessarily made from brass)
90: * [[French horn]] - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
9: ...]], [[1571]] at the [[Imperial Free City|Imperial Free City]] of [[Weil der Stadt]] (now part of the [...
11: Though he excelled in his schooling, Kepler was frequently bullied, and was plagued by a belief that...
15: ...o be a superb mathematician. Upon his graduation from that school in [[1591]], he went on to pursue s...
19: ...ath, Kepler was appointed Imperial Mathematician (from November [[1601]] to [[1630]]) to the Habsburg ...
32: ... [[Platonic solid]] model of the [[Solar system]] from ''Mysterium Cosmographicum'' (1596)]] - Olmec (8916 bytes)
1: ...Salvador]]. The Olmec predominated in their lands from about [[1200 BC]] to about [[400 BC]] and they ...
4: ... at [[San Lorenzo Tenochtitlᮝ], [[La Venta]], [[Tres Zapotes]], [[Chalcatzingo]], and [[La Mojarra]].
6: ...their language, the earliest known example dating from [[650s BC|650 BC]]. They were perhaps the origi...
11: ...he name "Olmec" to the rediscovered ruins and art from this area before it was understood that these h...
14: ...ology may be compared to that of other ancient centres of civilization: [[Mesopotamia]] and the [[Nile]]... - Andes (13210 bytes)
6: ...wn as [[Andean States]]. The name ''Andes'' comes from the [[Quechua]] word ''anti'', which means "hig...
8: ... is the point on the Earth's surface most distant from its center, because of the [[equatorial bulge]]...
13: ...[transform fault]] separates [[Tierra del Fuego]] from the small [[Scotia Plate]]. Across the 1,000&nb...
17: ...ordillera Oriental. The term ''cordillera'' comes from the Spanish word meaning 'rope'. The Andes rang...
20: ...only 300 m in [[Tierra del Fuego]] at 55°S; from 50°S, several of the larger glaciers descend t... - Chile (39914 bytes)
39: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 18]], [[1810]]<br>[[Fe...
56: ...ego de Almagro]]'s first Spanish expedition south from Peru in [[1535]]-[[1536|36]] called themselves ...
64: ...ed in [[1541]] by [[Pedro de Valdivia]], one of [[Francisco Pizarro]]'s lieutenants. Although the Span...
66: ...f [[slavery]] in [[1683]] defused tensions on the frontier between the colony and the Mapuche land to ...
68: The drive for independence from Spain was precipitated by usurpation of the Spa... - Congas (1194 bytes)
2: ...go]]lese [[Makuta drum]]s). It was initially made from hollowed logs with cowhides nailed or strung on...
6: ...'' (28 cm), the '''conga''', '''seguidor''' or '''tres golpes''' (30 cm), and the '''tumbadora''' or '''... - List of countries by highest point (12398 bytes)
62: |30||[[France]]||[[Mont Blanc]]||4,807m
114: |56||[[South Africa]]||[[Njesuthi]]||3,408m
226: |112||[[French Polynesia]]||[[Mont Orohena]]||2,241m
284: |141||[[Guadeloupe]]||[[Soufriere]]||1,484m
288: |143||[[Central African Republic]]||[[Mont Ngaoui]]||1,420m - Solar power (20128 bytes)
1: ...ibes a number of methods of harnessing [[energy]] from the light of the [[Sun]]. It has been present i...
26: *Energy obtained from [[oil]], [[coal]] and [[peat]] originated as so...
28: ...biofuel or fossil fuel , but some methane derives from the primeval gas cloud which formed the [[Solar...
34: ...olve the input of any other forms of energy apart from the incoming sunlight.
59: * Active [[solar panel]]s using water or antifreeze solutions. These get hot in the sun and the h... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
41: ...any songs and TV drama series presented Christmas from a lover's point of view, for example '[[Last Ch...
48: ...banese Muslims celebrate Christmas with Christian friends. A poll showed that around two thirds of th...
49: ...open all night for praying and people go to visit friends and families, often to villages in the mount...
54: ...ël]]". Most of Christmas Greetings are spoken in French like "[[Joyeux Noel|Joyeux Noël]]" or Englis...
62: ...rch Centre (also assistant parish priest of [[St. Francis Xavier]]'s Church) has lodged a formal compl...
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