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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...continental]] neighbors, Costa Rica, alongside [[Uruguay]], is seen as an exceptional example of polit...
67: ...[History of Central America]]) from [[1823]] to [[1839]]. In [[1824]], the capital moved to [[San Jos鬠...
76: ... [[ӳcar Arias]] (Nobel Peace Prize, [[1987]]) to run for President a second time in the upcoming 2006...
118: ...g number of [[Colombia]]n, [[Panama]]nian and [[Peru]]vian immigrants.
125: ... families came to the country to work on the construction of the railroad system connecting the urban ... - List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
5: ...te !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
41: | [[1839]] — [[1845]]
57: ...[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
215: * http://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/statecap/cap01.htm - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
32: ...[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer
39: *[[James Bruce]]
40: *[[William S. Bruce]], (1867-1921) Scottish explorer of Antarctica
41: *[[Cornelis de Bruijn]], (1652-1727), Dutch traveler and artist
77: *[[Simon Dezhnev|Semyon Dezhnev]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer, first European who sailed throug... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ... first Presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was b...
5: ...territory of the United States. In [[1838]] and [[1839]] he assisted [[Joseph Nicollet]] in exploring th...
18: *Miles Harvey, ''The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime''. New York : [[Rand... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
7: ...it (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
23: ... the Hurons and then among the French. By mid-February, Cartier states that "out of 110 that we were,...
25: ...his remedy probably saved the expedition from destruction and by the end of the winter, 85 Frenchmen w...
27: ...Saguenay]], that was said to be full of [[gold]], rubies and other treasures. After a arduous trip do... - 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)
25: ...y was necessary. By [[Salic law]], no woman could rule [[Hanover (state)|Hanover]], a realm which had ...
27: ...itish policies by refusing to pass any laws. In [[1839]], unable to cope with the problems overseas, the...
35: The Queen married Prince Albert on [[10 February]] [[1840]] at the [[Chapel Royal]] in [[St. Ja...
41: ...er of the Great Western line, [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]].
46: ...849]], Victoria lodged a complaint with Lord John Russell, claiming that Palmerston had sent official ... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: ..., August 20, 1881)]]'''Ouida''' ([[January 7]], [[1839]] – [[January 25]], [[1908]]) was the ''[[p... - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
6: ...[half-sister]], [[Augusta Leigh]], by whom he was rumoured to have fathered a child. It was Augusta wh...
11: ...ber]] [[1837]] and Ralph Gordon born [[2 July]] [[1839]]. The family lived at Ockham Park, at [[Ockham, ...
17: ...by her physicians; she had [[cancer]] of the [[uterus]]. She left two sons and a daughter; the daughte...
23: Biographers have noted that Lovelace struggled with mathematics, and there is some debate a...
30: ...story]] novel ''[[The Difference Engine]]'' by [[Bruce Sterling]] and [[William Gibson (novelist)|Will... - Painting (4567 bytes)
69: *[[Constructivism]]
96: *[[Paul C麡nne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
106: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...7th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Western Europe.
3: ...inction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixe...
5: ...[Image:Carpet.png|350px|thumb|Contemporary Afghan Rug]]
12: ...s of a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]].
14: ...upplementary weft cut-loop pile''' carpet), the structural weft threads alternate with a supplementary... - Map (10223 bytes)
9: ...ical value, and this has been the source of much fruitful map criticism over the last twenty years, no...
11: ...oll]] made this point humorously in ''Sylvie and Bruno'' with his mention of a fictional map that had ...
24: ...the [[Hereford Mappa Mundi]] were centered on [[Jerusalem]], with [[East]] at the top.
28: ...ly positioned map representing a horizontal area true orientation is not possible, of course, but it i...
43: ... [[Geologic fault|fault]] lines, and subsurface structures. - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...arinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
4: ...rument's sound. (See ''Characteristics of the Instrument'')
8: ==Characteristics of the instrument==
11: ...ms of the clarinet over time have enabled the instrument to be very agile; there are few restrictions ...
15: ...larinet are the standard B flat and A Soprano instruments. The main written range for these stretches ... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
25: ... Maria Hoes ([[February 27]], [[1747]]–[[February 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a p...
39: In February [[1821]] he was elected to the [[United States...
43: ...rt, but voted for the measure in obedience to instructions from the New York [[State legislature|legis...
45: ...by an examination of his senatorial career. In February [[1827]], he was re-elected to the Senate by a...
53: ...sibly attributed in large part to Van Buren's instructions to Louis McLane, the American minister to E... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
5: ... Gallatin]], [[Political minister|Minister]] to [[Russia]]. Dallas returned in [[1814]] and practiced...
7: ...ster Plenipotentiary to Russia from [[1837]] to [[1839]], when he was recalled at his own request. He w...
18: ...ay]]|after=[[Churchill C. Cambreleng]]|years=1837-1839}} - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
18: ...ion, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King]] won in a landslide,...
20: ...ratic nomination, Pierce continued his lifelong struggle with [[alcoholism]] as his marriage to [[Jane...
22: ...with her aristocratic, nervous ways and show her true affection. He was one of the most popular men in...
27: ...ntered [[Bowdoin College]] in [[Brunswick, Maine|Brunswick]], [[Maine]], where he participated in lite...
36: ...nate, serving from [[March 4]], [[1837]], to [[February 28]], [[1842]], when he resigned. He was chai... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
42: Johnson presided over the [[Reconstruction]] of the United States following the [[Ameri...
48: ...f Representatives from [[1835]] to [[1837]] and [[1839]] to [[1841]]. He was elected to the State Senat...
105: ...ted States Congress — which, of course, was run by the North. Johnson's public criticisms of Co...
107: ...upreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] ruled that such laws were indeed unconstitutional.)
111: ...claimed, the applicability of the Act had already run its course. - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
3: ...ng of [[Cairo]] by Egypt's mediæval Islamic rulers its status as the country's capital was ended...
27: ...ons of that body were restored by [[Septimius Severus]], after temporary abolition by [[Augustus]].
36: ...o death all youths capable of bearing arms. This brutal order seems to have been carried out even beyo...
38: ... as its main historical importance had formerly sprung from pagan learning, so now it acquired fresh i...
42: ...estruction of the pagan temples by Theophilus|Destruction of the pagan temples by Theophilus]]. - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...]] and study of the [[Earth]], its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the proce...
3: ...hosphere]], which includes the [[Crust (geology)|crust]], is fragmented into [[tectonic plates]] that ...
7: ...etween earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
18: [[William Smith (geologist)|William Smith]] (1769-1839) drew some of the first geological maps and began...
38: ...rock. There are a number of different types of intrusions, including stocks, [[laccolith]]s, [[batholi... - Peru (12264 bytes)
2: ... south, and the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west. Peru is rich in cultural anthropology, and is well-kno...
4: |+<big><big>'''Peru</big></big>
9: ... | [[Image:PeruCoatofArms.PNG|115px|Republic of Peru: Coat of Arms]]
11: ...=center width=130px | <small>([[Coat of Arms of Peru|National Coat of Arms]])</small>
16: ...d:#fff;" | [[image:LocationPeru.png|Location of Peru]]
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