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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...l]] neighbors, Costa Rica, alongside [[Uruguay]], is seen as an exceptional example of political stabl...
21: ...age|Spanish]] (Official), ([[English language|English]] and indigenous languages on the Atlantic coast...
30: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 125th]] <br /> [[1 E...
33: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 122nd]]<br /> ...
36: | [[List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)|Ranked 73rd]]<br /> $3... - List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of U.S. state capitals''':
41: | [[1839]] — [[1845]]
52: | [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]
55: | [[Illinois]]
56: | [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...]]. Also, see [[International Space Station]] for ISS explorers, and for the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] n...
11: ...cisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...eorge Back]], (1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Ca...
23: ... de Balboa]], (c. [[1475]]-[[1519]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...[[military]] [[Commissioned officer|officer]], [[List of explorers|explorer]], the first candidate of ...
5: ...rst European American to view [[Lake Tahoe]]. He is also credited with determining that the [[Great B...
9: ...rginia]]), but lost several battles and resigned his post.
11: ... from [[1878]] to [[1881]]. He died of [[peritonitis]] in a [[hotel]] in [[New York City]].
13: ... [[Fremont Peak]] in the [[Wind River Mountains]] is also named for the explorer. - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ... who is popularly thought of as one of the major discoverers of [[Canada]], or more specifically, the ...
5: ...gnized by its frequent appearance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: ...it (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
9: ...some fifty undiscovered harbours without serious mishap and that the only sailors he lost were victims...
13: ...ss and claimed the territory for France. During this trip he took [[Domagaya]] and [[Taignoagny]], the... - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
1: {{List_of_people_A}}
4: ...ie]], (born [[1951]]), [[Taoiseach|Irish prime minister]] and leader of [[Fianna Fᩬ]]
6: *[[Alf Ahlberg|Ahlberg, Alf]], Swedish writer
7: ...Ahlefeldt, Karl Gustav]], ([[1910]]-[[1985]]), Danish film actor
8: ...hlfors, Lars Valerian]], ([[1907]]-[[1996]]), Finnish mathematician - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...e years — longer than that of any other British monarch. As well as being [[Monarch|queen]] of t...
9: ...ria was marked by a great expansion of the [[British Empire]]. The [[Victorian era|Victorian Era]] wa...
12: ...Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]], the sister of Princess Charlotte's widower [[Leopold I of...
14: ...erend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
16: ...e. Since the law at that time made no special provision for a child monarch, Victoria would have been ... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: ... the [[England|English]] [[novelist]] '''Marie Louise de la Ram饧''.
3: ... pen name from her own baby-talk nickname for "Louise". During her career, she wrote more than 40 [[no...
8: ...ww.gutenberg.net/etext/13912 Gutenberg etext of this book]
13: ...www.gutenberg.net/etext/1367 Gutenberg etext of this book]
16: * ''Held in Bondage'' (1863) (first published with the title ''Granville de Vigne'') - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ...ember 10]], [[1815]] - [[November 27]], [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
6: ...ncy London]]. Ada was named after Byron's [[half-sister]], [[Augusta Leigh]], by whom he was rumoured ...
8: ...ella was fond of [[mathematics]] and taught Ada this art at an early stage of her life. She was privat...
11: ...ourable Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace'''. She is widely known in modern times simply as '''Ada Lov...
15: ...sibilities of the machine which Babbage never published, such as speculating that "the Engine might co... - Painting (4567 bytes)
1: ...mb|The [[Mona Lisa]] is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the [[Western world]].]]
2: ...ve been using written language. Artistic painting is considered by many to be among the most important...
4: [[Drawing]], by comparison, is the process of making marks on a surface by apply...
6: ==[[History of painting]]==
10: ''See also [[Art history]].'' - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...h century by the Moors. The Crusades brought Turkish carpets to all of Europe, where they were primar...
3: ...d to a floor and the latter a floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes. ...
10: ...ven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]], and [[ingrain]] (aka double clot...
12: ... a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]].
14: ...t a perpendicular angle. This supplementary weft is attached to the warp by one of three knot types (... - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ...l space. The science and art of '''map-making''' is [[cartography]].
9: ...n the works of J.B. Harley, Mark Monmonier and Denis Wood.
11: ...ares]], generally known in [[English language|English]] as "[[On Exactitude in Science]]".
13: ...by the military, such as the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Ordnance Survey]] (now a civilian government...
17: ...he map is oriented with the north up, hence north is identified with the top of a sheet. - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: The '''clarinet''' is a [[musical instrument]] in the [[woodwind]] fami...
4: ... generate the instrument's sound. (See ''Characteristics of the Instrument'')
6: ...rson who plays the clarinet is called a [[clarinetist]].
8: ==Characteristics of the instrument==
11: ...very agile; there are few restrictions to what it is able to play. - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
8: ...d>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
22: ...[[first language]] was not [[English language|English]].
25: ...1817]]), a farmer and popular [[tavern]]-keeper. His mother was Maria Hoes ([[February 27]], [[1747]]&...
27: ...the acquaintance of Burr, but did not fall under his influence. In [[1803]] he was admitted to the bar... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ...o fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Isaac D. Barnard]] and served from [[December 13]], ...
7: ...om [[1837]] to [[1839]], when he was recalled at his own request. He was elected Vice President of th...
9: ...nd others are [[Dallas (disambiguation)|named in his honor]].
11: ...tor]] [[Claiborne Pell]] of [[Rhode Island]]. He is also the uncle of [[Alexander Dallas Bache]].
15: ...ed States Attorney|U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]]|before=?|after=?|years=182... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
18: ...ection, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King]] won in a landsli...
20: ...il War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
22: ...haped himself so that he could put up with her aristocratic, nervous ways and show her true affection...
25: ...nd two younger siblings, four brothers and three sisters.
27: ...[Calvin E. Stowe]], [[Sargent S. Prentiss]], and his future political rival [[John P. Hale]]. - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
32: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
42: ...[[civil rights]] bills embroiled him in a bitter dispute with the Congressional Republicans, leading t...
45: ... never attended any type of school; his wife has historically been credited with teaching him to read ...
48: ...f Representatives from [[1835]] to [[1837]] and [[1839]] to [[1841]]. He was elected to the State Senat...
86: ...stmaster General]]||align="left"|'''[[William Dennison]]'''||align="left"|1865–1866 - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...capital of the [[Al Iskandariyah]] governate. It is located at {{coor dm|31|12|N|29|15|E|}}, 208 km (...
3: ... had seen it reduced to little more than a small fishing village.
5: ...'s state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated in [[2001]]]]
7: [[Image:Alexandria_egypt_6.jpg|thumb|right|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close ...
9: == History == - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...ies, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]s.
3: ...ctively referred to as [[plate tectonics]]. Geologists help locate and manage the earth's [[natural re...
5: ...other bodies of the solar system. However, specialised terms such as ''selenology'' (studies of the [[...
7: ...h between earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
9: == History == - Peru (12264 bytes)
2: ...west. Peru is rich in cultural anthropology, and is well-known as the ''cradle of the [[Inca empire]]...
18: ...Official language]]s''' || [[Spanish language|Spanish]]<sup>1</sup>
22: | '''[[List of Presidents of Peru|President]]''' || [[Alejan...
24: | '''[[List of Prime Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister]]''' || [[Carlos Ferrero Costa]]
26: ...ea]]'''<br> - Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|World ranking: 20th]]<br/>[...
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