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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...most of its [[Continent|continental]] neighbors, Costa Rica, alongside [[Uruguay]], is seen as an exce...
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)
41: | [[1839]] — [[1845]]
88: | [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese...
33: *[[Joseph René Bellot]] [[France|French]] [[Arctic]] ex...
42: *[[Lafayette Bunnell]], (1824-1903), described [[Yosemite Valley]]
47: ...ian]] navigator in [[England|English]] service, crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to [[North America]]
51: *[[Alvise Cadamosto]] (1432-1488), [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[Ven... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...idate of a major party to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was born in [[Savannah, Georg...
4: ...marker for site where two of Frémont's men were lost in Colorado]]
5: ...d States. In [[1838]] and [[1839]] he assisted [[Joseph Nicollet]] in exploring the lands between the ...
7: ...e United States|presidential]] candidate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[...
9: ...ia]]), but lost several battles and resigned his post. - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
7: ...it (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
9: ...epidemic ashore, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
13: ...ay [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France. During thi...
17: ...sons. Cartier left his main ships in a harbour close to Stadacona and used his smallest ship to conti...
27: ...he St Lawrence river and a three weeks Atlantic crossing, Cartier and his men arrived in Saint-Malo on... - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
9: ...Olof Ũlstr?hlstr?Olof]] ([[1756]]-[[1835]]), composer
11: *[[Mirza Ghulam Ahmad|Ahmad, Mirza Ghulam]] ([[1839]]-[[1908]]), founder of [[Ahmadi]] sect
13: *[[Ahn Eak-tae]], (1906-1965), Korean composer - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
14: ...oming King George IV. Though she occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taug...
20: ...was not clear what his surname was, because like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, h...
27: ...itish policies by refusing to pass any laws. In [[1839]], unable to cope with the problems overseas, the...
29: ...hat he could not govern under the restrictions imposed by the Queen, and consequently resigned his com...
33: ... on the widely circulated [[1841]] [[Penny Red]] postage stamp.]] - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: ..., August 20, 1881)]]'''Ouida''' ([[January 7]], [[1839]] – [[January 25]], [[1908]]) was the ''[[p...
12: * ''Chandos '' (1866) - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
3: ...[Charles Babbage]]'s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the [[analytical engine]].
6: ...n to marry to avoid scandal, and he reluctantly chose Annabella. On [[January 16]], [[1816]], Annabell...
11: ... [[Ockham, Surrey]]. Her full name and title for most of her married life was '''The Right Honourable ...
15: ...d, such as speculating that "the Engine might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any ...
23: ...head used by Babbage for [[public relations]] purposes. - Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...c painting is considered by many to be among the most important of the [[art]] forms.
8: ...chre]] and black pigment and show horses, rhinoceros, lions, buffalo, and mammoth. There are examples ...
34: ...rking characteristics of the paint, such as [[viscosity]], [[miscibility]], [[solubility]], drying tim...
72: *[[Postmodern art|Postmodernism]]
88: A proposed and yet-unrealised development in painting is [... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
3: ...that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
16: ...anels (usually 27" or 36"). Larger works are composed of several stripes sewn together. Moquette car...
19: ..., 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a series of squares) carpets, called [[Berli...
21: ... eliminating the need to use different spools. In 1839 [[James Templeton]] developed a [[chenille]] tech...
39: ...rigin of this carpet is debated. It has been proposed to be a product of either the Iranian [[Scythia... - Map (10223 bytes)
9: ...ion, often merge geography with non-scientific [[cosmography]], showing the relationship of the viewer...
13: ...growing in importance. In terms of quantity, the most significant number of drawn map sheets is probab...
17: Conventionally, on most geometrically accurate maps text is upright when...
28: ...enting a horizontal area true orientation is not possible, of course, but it is sometimes approximated...
35: ...on Underground map]], which best fulfills its purpose by being less physically accurate and more visua... - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
4: ... or, in the case of some student instruments, composite material or plastic [[resin]]. The instrument ...
11: ...e|tone]], as a result of the shape of the bore, whose characteristics vary between its three registers...
15: ... and beyond, and sometimes earlier. Finally, the most advanced range goes up further beyond that G to ...
20: ... instruments are usually [[composite material|composite]] or plastic [[resin]], commonly "resonite", a...
22: ...net)|Boehm System]] by its designer [[Hyacinthe Klos靝 in honour of the flute designer [[Theobald Boe... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
22: ... of non-[[England|Anglo descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English language|En...
35: ... politics of New York and powerfully influenced those of the nation, and which did more than any other...
39: ..., then gradually abandoned the [[protectionist]] position.
43: ...rnal improvements and declined to support the proposal for a Panama Congress. As chairman of the judic...
49: ... officers had refused to associate. He did not oppose Jackson in the matter of removals from office, b... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
7: ...ster Plenipotentiary to Russia from [[1837]] to [[1839]], when he was recalled at his own request. He w...
14: ...ion box|title=[[Mayor of Philadelphia]]|before=[[Joseph Watson]]|after=[[Benjamin W. Richards]]|years=...
18: ...ay]]|after=[[Churchill C. Cambreleng]]|years=1837-1839}} - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
18: ...s so successful he turned down several important positions. Later, he was nominated for president as a...
20: ...ivil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
22: ...s and show her true affection. He was one of the most popular men in New Hampshire, polite and thought...
40: ... ([[1836]]) in infancy and Frank Robert Pierce ([[1839]]–[[1843]]) at the age of four from [[epide...
45: ...the nominee, a [[party platform]] was adopted, opposing any further "agitation" over the slavery issue... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
48: ...f Representatives from [[1835]] to [[1837]] and [[1839]] to [[1841]]. He was elected to the State Senat...
86: ..."left"|[[Postmaster General of the United States|Postmaster General]]||align="left"|'''[[William Denni...
105: ...passage of [[civil rights]] laws and otherwise imposing the will of the United States Congress —...
111: ...at the then-current Secretaries would hold their posts throughout the term of the President who appoin...
120: ==Post-Presidency== - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
7: ...|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close to Kait Bey Castle]]
19: ...interpreted this as an omen that the city would prosper, particularly in grain. Other authors make the...
23: ...y one possible site, behind the screen of the Pharos island and removed from the silt thrown out by Ni...
29: ... number-theorist [[Euclid]]. From this division arose much of the later turbulence which began to mani...
34: ...is example was followed by [[Marc Antony]], for whose favor the city paid dear to [[Octavian]], who pl... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...e [[science]] and study of the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, an...
3: ... such as [[asbestos]], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[qu...
10: ...he [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...ve for millennia. However, its interpretation of fossils was not overturned until after the [[Scientif...
18: ...dering [[rock strata]] (layers) by examining the fossils contained in them. - Peru (12264 bytes)
24: ... of Peru|Prime Minister]]''' || [[Carlos Ferrero Costa]]
36: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || "[[Somos libres, se᭯slo siempre]]" "We are free, may we ...
48: ...ar of the Pacific]]. After the war (and with the loss of the province of [[Tarapaca]]), political stab...
53: ... are subdivided into [[province]]s, which are composed of [[district]]s. There are 180 provinces and 1...
57: ...was divided into 24 [[department]]s (''departamentos''), and many people still use this term when refe...
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