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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...ceptional example of political stablity in the region, and sometimes refered to as the "[[Switzerland]...
16: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: ?Pura vida!<br>(Popular saying meanin...
18: | align=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationCostaRica.png]]
32: ...[[2004]] [[Estimation|E]]) <br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
33: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 122nd]]<br /> 4,159,757 <br /> 81.40/km&s... - List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
5: ...! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
41: | [[1839]] — [[1845]]
57: ...6]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
63: | [[Iowa]]
64: | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...e of a major party to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was born in [[Savannah, Georgia]]...
5: ...ra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]]. During his expeditions in the Sierra Nevada, it is generally acknowled...
7: ...didate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[James Buchanan]].
9: ...red [[martial law]] in [[Missouri]]. This declaration led to a conflict with [[Abraham Lincoln]] and l...
13: ...ont County, Idaho|Idaho]], [[Fremont County, Iowa|Iowa]] and [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Wyoming]]. Seve... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...]], or more specifically, the interior eastern region that would become the first european-inhabited a...
7: ...it (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
9: ...one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
17: ...s the beginning of the Sainte-Marie sault, a location where the [[Jacques Cartier Bridge]] now stands....
19: ...nd the winter of 1535-1536 in Canada but the decision must have been made by his arrival in Stadacona ... - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
11: *[[Mirza Ghulam Ahmad|Ahmad, Mirza Ghulam]] ([[1839]]-[[1908]]), founder of [[Ahmadi]] sect
12: ...i Ahmadullah|Ahmadullah, Qari]], [[Taliban]] interior minister - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, economic, and technological cha...
14: ...he occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|Germ...
16: ... would an adult. In order to prevent such a scenario, Parliament passed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', ...
18: ...h young Victoria, and that he entered into a relationship with her in order to gain social status (he ...
20: ... [[Order-in-Council]] partially reversed the decision by granting [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: ..., August 20, 1881)]]'''Ouida''' ([[January 7]], [[1839]] – [[January 25]], [[1908]]) was the ''[[p...
5: ... poverty on [[January 25]], [[1908]], in [[Viareggio]], [[Italy]].
7: ==Bibliography== - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ...2]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
6: ... On [[April 21]], Byron signed the Deed of Separation and left England for good a few days later. He n...
8: Biographies differ as to whether Ada lived with her m...
11: ...ber]] [[1837]] and Ralph Gordon born [[2 July]] [[1839]]. The family lived at Ockham Park, at [[Ockham, ...
15: ...ams in the notes appended to the Menebrea translation. Her prose acknowledged some possibilities of t... - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...is used especially if this is his or her [[profession]]. Evidence indicates that humans have been pai...
8: ...] and black pigment and show horses, rhinoceros, lions, buffalo, and mammoth. There are examples of [[...
20: *[[Pointillism]] (aka divisionism, 'stippling')
34: ...riety of artists' paints available for the professional or ameteur artist.]] Different types of paint...
52: ...sense has fallen out of favour in academic discussions about contemporary painting, though it continue... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...e not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 18th century. The hand-knotted pile ...
3: ... estate and home improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. ...
16: ... 1812 in France and c. 1825 in England. The addition of steam power in the mid-19th century further i...
19: ...ompositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a se...
21: ...om the American [[Halcyon Skinner]]'s 1860s invention called the "nipper". - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ...ically accurate representation]] of a three-dimensional space. The science and art of '''map-making''...
5: ==Introduction==
9: ...an") charts of the Mediterranean from the same period are remarkably accurate. Even today, maps can b...
11: ...raph story by [[Jorge Luis Borges]] and [[Adolfo Bioy Casares]], generally known in [[English language...
13: ...urvey]] (now a civilian government agency internationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed wo... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
11: ...nstrument to be very agile; there are few restrictions to what it is able to play.
15: ...ones, the next "over the break" notes are the clarion register, and the range from high C (with two le...
17: ...ntham, Donald, 1990. ''The Technique of Orchestration'' (4th ed.), pp. 86–91. New Jersey: Prenti...
19: === Construction and acoustics ===
20: ...[[rosewood]]. One major manufacturer makes professional clarinets from a composite mixture of plastic ... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
22: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the first of non-[[England|An...
24: ==Biography==
25: ... 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage. - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...]], when he declined to be a candidate for reelection. He was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affa...
7: ...ster Plenipotentiary to Russia from [[1837]] to [[1839]], when he was recalled at his own request. He w...
9: ...llas, Texas]] and others are [[Dallas (disambiguation)|named in his honor]].
14: {{succession box|title=[[Mayor of Philadelphia]]|before=[[Jos...
15: {{succession box|title=[[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ....S. presidential election, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King...
20: ...eton Pierce]] fell apart. He destroyed his reputation by declaring support for the [[Confederate State...
22: ... In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and just plain bad luck."
25: ... who became a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, state militia general, and two... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
30: | '''Occupation:''' || Tailor
33: ...tic Party|Democratic]]<br/>(elected on National Union ticket)
40: ..., succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of [[Abraham Lincoln]].
42: ...mbroiled him in a bitter dispute with the Congressional Republicans, leading the House of Representati...
48: ...f Representatives from [[1835]] to [[1837]] and [[1839]] to [[1841]]. He was elected to the State Senat... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...y of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,341,000.
3: ... a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had seen it reduced to little more than a small ...
11: The history of Alexandria covers four periods:
13: * The [[#Foundation|Ptolemaic era]] which starts with the founding o...
18: === Foundation === - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...science]] and study of the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and th...
3: ...ch as [[iron]], [[copper]], and [[uranium]]. Additional economic interests include minerals such as [[...
5: [[Astrogeology]] refers to the application of geologic principles to other bodies of the so...
10: ...[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...ot overturned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] and the othe... - Peru (12264 bytes)
11: ...r width=130px | <small>([[Coat of Arms of Peru|National Coat of Arms]])</small>
14: ...="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: None''</small>
16: ...background:#fff;" | [[image:LocationPeru.png|Location of Peru]]
28: ...ensity|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|World ranking: 39th]]<br/>27,925,628<br/>22/km&s...
36: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || "[[Somos libres, seá¯slo siemp...
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