82 résultats pour "hudson"
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Henry Hudson
d'équipage et son jeune fils. Prenant légèrement au nord-ouest, par les îles Shetland, l'expédition passa au nord desîles Féroé et de l'Islande, et atteignit, le 13 juin, la côte orientale du Groenland vers le 70e degré de latitude.Hudson longea ces rives froides et inhospitalières, puis, dévié par les glaces, il arriva en vue du Spitzberg le 27 juin.Il passa presque un mois à l'ouest du Spitzberg, découvrit les possibilités que cette zone offrait pour la pêche à labaleine et au morse, mai...
- Hudson, Henry Hudson, Henry (v.
- Hudson.
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Histoire du Père Hudson dans Jacques le Fataliste et son maître de Diderot
désorienté par l'auteur, qui cherche à bouleverser les conventions de son temps par rapport au roman et qui attisesa curiosité . Le lecteur apprend rapidement qu'il s'agit des propos du Marquis des Arcis qui entame l‘histoire deRichard. En effet, ce récit est rapporté par le Marquis, à Jacques et son maître lors de leur périple après avoir quittél'auberge du grand Cerf ; il offre un contrepoint à l'ensemble des récits assurés par Jacques et montre ainsi lavolonté de Diderot de ne pas respec...
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New York (ville)
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New York (ville), en anglais New York City, ville du sud-est de l'État de New York, située dans le nord-est des États-Unis, à l'embouchure de l'Hudson, sur l'océan
Atlantique.
Les différents districts de New York sont reliés entre eux par de nombreux ponts et tunnels : Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel entre Manhattanet Brooklyn ; Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, l’un des plus longs ponts suspendus du monde, entre Brooklyn et Staten Island ; Queensboro Bridge entre Manhattan et leQueens ; Triborough Bridge entre Manhattan, le Queens et le Bronx ; enfin, le George Washington Bridge, les tunnels Holland et Lincoln, et la voie Port Authority Trans-Hudso...
- Hudson, baie d'.
- Henry Hudson.
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Henry Hudson
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par J.-B. Brebner Professeur à l'Université de Colombie, New York
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- Henry Hudson - explorer.
- Hudson, Compagnie de la baie d'
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Compagnie de la baie d'Hudson
Compagnie de la baie d'Hudson 77 4 La Compagnie de la baie d'Hudson suscite beaucoup d'espoirs, et les plus hauts personnages de l'arlstocraUe anglaise se succèdent à sa tête. Après le prince Rupert, le duc d'York, le futur Jacques Il et John Churchill, qui sera le premier duc de Malborough, la dirigeront. La compagnie essuie pourtant un double échec : elle ne découvre aucun passage au nord-est et, 'en raison de la dureté du climat du Gr...
- Hudson's Bay Company - Canadian History.
- Hudson, Compagnie de la baie d' (histoire économique).
- Hudson, Rock - acteur / actrice.
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EXPOSE DE LITTERATURE SUR L’HISTOIRE DU PERE HUDSON DANS « JACQUES LE FATALISTE ET SON MAITRE » DE DIDEROT
également d’instaurer une sorte de lien organique entre les deux récits. La figure de l’auteur-narrateur, qui apparaîtsi fréquemment comme un agent de rupture, devient ici le facteur unificateur de récits, dont il met en évidence lespoints communs et les réflexions similaires qu’ils peuvent inspirer. En outre, l’histoire du père Hudson commence par une analyse d’ordre général sur la vie et la mélancolie des jeunesgens; le lecteur ne sait pas qui parle et ne comprend pas le but de cette intervent...
- Burnham, Daniel Hudson - biographie du peintre.
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- Burnham, Daniel Hudson - architecture.
- Hudson (Compagnie de la baie d').
- ROCK HUDSON Période 1948-1956
- Hudson (Roy Fitzgerald, dit Rock)
- ROCK HUDSON Période 1957-1985
- Hudson (Roy Fitzgerald, dit Rock) Acteur américain
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Henry Hudson
plus tard le nom d' Hudson, mais ce dernier ne fut pas le premier Européen à l'avoir vu. L'embou chure avait été découverte près d'un siècle plus tôt , en 1524 , par Giovanni da Verrazano , qui avait exploré ces régions pour le compte du roi de France, François 1er. Aussi, à la venue d' Hudson , la riv ière était couramment appelée par son nom français "Grande Rivière". Hudson proposa le nom de Maurits, du nom du stadhouder néerla...
- Hudson River School
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Nunavut - Canadian History.
The Arctic Lands is a complex geological area that is centered on the Arctic Ocean. It includes coastal plains, plateaus, and mountains. Coastal plains and plateaus arefound in the western Northwest Territories section of the Arctic Lands, such as on Victoria Island, which is mostly a large, flat plateau. In striking contrast to theserelatively gentle landscapes, the eastern Nunavut section of the Arctic Lands is dominated by a jagged chain of ice-covered mountains. The mountains on EllesmereIsl...
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Fondée au XVIIe siècle sur la côte atlantique, symbole de
Enfin, les habitants en provenance de l'Amérique latine représentent 11 % de la population de l'agglomération et le nombre des Chinois est en augmentation sensible. Complétez votre recherche en consultant : Les corrélats Bartholdi Frédéric Auguste Hudson Hudson Henry Indépendance américaine (guerre de l') Iroquois Verrazano (Giovanni da) Les livres New York - la Liberté éclairant le monde, page 3422, volume 6 New York - l'Empire State Building, page 3423, volume 6 La configuration...
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New York - geography.
The Adirondack province consists of a large highland area occupying 26,000 sq km (10,000 sq mi) in the northeastern quarter of the state. The region is domelike inshape, with the higher elevations toward the east. The western Adirondack province is more a rugged hill region and not truly mountainous. Geologically, this area isrelated to the Laurentian Upland, or Canadian Shield, which lies north of the St. Lawrence River, for it is composed of the same very old igneous rocks, principallygranite...
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New York - USA History.
The Adirondack province consists of a large highland area occupying 26,000 sq km (10,000 sq mi) in the northeastern quarter of the state. The region is domelike inshape, with the higher elevations toward the east. The western Adirondack province is more a rugged hill region and not truly mountainous. Geologically, this area isrelated to the Laurentian Upland, or Canadian Shield, which lies north of the St. Lawrence River, for it is composed of the same very old igneous rocks, principallygranite...
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Ontario - Geography.
governed Ontario’s initial settlement and development. The province’s most important river is the St. Lawrence. Its route was much improved and enlarged by dredgingand canal building in the mid-20th century. This enabled large ocean-going vessels to reach Great Lake ports ( see St. Lawrence Seaway). The Ottawa River was an important early route to the interior for fur traders and timber merchants. The Niagara River, because of its falls, is a great center of hydroelectric power as well as aninte...
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Ontario - Canadian History.
governed Ontario’s initial settlement and development. The province’s most important river is the St. Lawrence. Its route was much improved and enlarged by dredgingand canal building in the mid-20th century. This enabled large ocean-going vessels to reach Great Lake ports ( see St. Lawrence Seaway). The Ottawa River was an important early route to the interior for fur traders and timber merchants. The Niagara River, because of its falls, is a great center of hydroelectric power as well as aninte...
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Québec - Geography.
facilities. Tributaries south of the St. Lawrence include the Richelieu, the Saint-François, and the Chaudière rivers, which are only a few hundred kilometers long. TheRimouski and Matane rivers, also south of the St. Lawrence, are popular areas for recreation and salmon fishing. In the Canadian Shield, the longest rivers are theRupert, Eastmain, Grande Baleine, and La Grand-Rivière, which is the site of a huge hydroelectric complex. C Coastlines Québec has two systems of saltwater coastline. O...
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Québec - Canadian History.
facilities. Tributaries south of the St. Lawrence include the Richelieu, the Saint-François, and the Chaudière rivers, which are only a few hundred kilometers long. TheRimouski and Matane rivers, also south of the St. Lawrence, are popular areas for recreation and salmon fishing. In the Canadian Shield, the longest rivers are theRupert, Eastmain, Grande Baleine, and La Grand-Rivière, which is the site of a huge hydroelectric complex. C Coastlines Québec has two systems of saltwater coastline. O...
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Fur Trade in North America - Canadian History.
Injured by the competition from the North West Company, the Hudson’s Bay Company changed its methods in the late 18th century and began extending its operationsinland. After a period of intense and often violent conflict, the two companies merged in 1821 under the charter of the Hudson’s Bay Company. The trade monopoly andpower to govern that had been originally given to Hudson’s Bay in 1670 were extended to all British-held territory west of Rupert’s Land. The company dominated mostof present-d...
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Canada.
Six general landform regions are distinguishable in Canada: the Appalachian Region, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Canadian Shield, the Great Plains,the Canadian Cordillera, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. B1 Appalachian Region and Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands Eastern Canada consists of the Appalachian Region and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands. The Appalachian Region embraces Newfoundland Island, NovaScotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the G...
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Canada - country.
Six general landform regions are distinguishable in Canada: the Appalachian Region, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Canadian Shield, the Great Plains,the Canadian Cordillera, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. B1 Appalachian Region and Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands Eastern Canada consists of the Appalachian Region and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands. The Appalachian Region embraces Newfoundland Island, NovaScotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the G...
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Canada - Canadian History.
Six general landform regions are distinguishable in Canada: the Appalachian Region, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Canadian Shield, the Great Plains,the Canadian Cordillera, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. B1 Appalachian Region and Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands Eastern Canada consists of the Appalachian Region and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands. The Appalachian Region embraces Newfoundland Island, NovaScotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the G...
- Hudson River School : école américaine du XIXe siècle qui regroupe des peintres paysagistes.
- Lowe (sir Hudson), 1769-1844, né à Galway, général britannique.
- Adirondacks (monts) Massif de l'État de New York, entre le Saint-Laurent et l'Hudson.
- Barnes (Djuna) Romancière américaine (Cornwall-on-Hudson, 1892 - New York, 1982).
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- Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson, compagnie commerciale anglaise fondée en 1668 pour le développement de la traite des fourrures.
- Barnes Djuna, 1892-1982, née à Cornwall on the Hudson (New York), femme de lettres américaine.
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Médard Chouart des Groseilliers
1618-vers 1710
Parmi les premiers explorateurs du continent nord-américain figurent deux Français,
Médard Chouart des Groseilliers, et le demi-frère de son épouse, Pierre Esprit Radisson,
originaire de la vallée méridionale du Rhône.
désormais ouvert aux commerçants et aux missionnaires. La connaissance géographique de l'intérieur s'élargissait jusqu'au pays des Crees et des Sioux. Mais les deux hommes, appréhendant pour leur avenir de commerçants et d'explorateurs s'ils restaient au service de la Nouvelle-France, décidèrent de tenter leur chance à Boston, où ils se rendirent, par l'Acadie, en 1662. En réussissant à atteindre par mer, sur des navires qu'ils se procurèrent à Boston, leur objectif de la baie d'Hudson, après tr...
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Le combat philosophique et le monde réel (Jacques le Fataliste) de Diderot
62 Lutte pour la liberté et la vérité, le" discours politique de Diderot vise deux cibles : l'oppression sous toutes ses formes ; le mensonge, cet abus du langage qui est une arme des despotes. Quand ce combat est pris en charge par l'écriture littéraire, le texte donne à voir les rapports sociaux comme des rapports de force que figurent diverses métaphores : la société est une forêt (Satire première) ; elle est une machine, une ménagerie, une...
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Romanticism
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Romanticism, in art, European and American movement extending from about 1800 to 1850.
and the composition so dynamic that the effect is of chaos engulfing the immobile and indifferent figure of the dying king. IV GERMANY Two Men on a SeashoreTwo Men on a Seashore (1835) by German artist Caspar David Friedrich can be interpreted as a symbolic expression ofthe artist’s Christian faith. The sea is a symbol of death and the rocks on the beach stand for faith and the future. Themoon symbolizes Christ. This drawing in pencil and sepia ink closely resembles in its design a painting by...
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Saskatchewan (province) - Geography.
The length of the frost-free season varies within the province. In the southwest, particularly in the valley lands along the South Saskatchewan River, the frost-freeperiod ranges from 150 to 160 days. Regina enjoys about 123 frost-free days, and Saskatoon has about 111. The far north has only from 85 to 95 frost-free days. One important characteristic of Saskatchewan’s climate is the great variability in temperature and precipitation from year to year, which is often critical for agriculture.The...
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Saskatchewan (province) - Canadian History.
The length of the frost-free season varies within the province. In the southwest, particularly in the valley lands along the South Saskatchewan River, the frost-freeperiod ranges from 150 to 160 days. Regina enjoys about 123 frost-free days, and Saskatoon has about 111. The far north has only from 85 to 95 frost-free days. One important characteristic of Saskatchewan’s climate is the great variability in temperature and precipitation from year to year, which is often critical for agriculture.The...
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Alberta - Geography.
C Climate Except for the mountain areas, summers throughout the province are quite warm. Winters are long and extremely cold. In July, average daily temperatures range fromabout 16°C (about 60°F) along the northern boundary to about 21°C (about 70°F) in the south. In the extreme southeastern section of the province, temperatures of43°C (110°F) have been recorded. In January, average daily temperatures range from about -14°C (about 6°F) at Grande Prairie to about -9°C (about 16°F) atCalgary. Tem...
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Alberta - Canadian History.
C Climate Except for the mountain areas, summers throughout the province are quite warm. Winters are long and extremely cold. In July, average daily temperatures range fromabout 16°C (about 60°F) along the northern boundary to about 21°C (about 70°F) in the south. In the extreme southeastern section of the province, temperatures of43°C (110°F) have been recorded. In January, average daily temperatures range from about -14°C (about 6°F) at Grande Prairie to about -9°C (about 16°F) atCalgary. Tem...
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New York (city) - geography.
The Bronx is the fourth largest and the northernmost of the five boroughs, and the only one on the American mainland. Even so, it is surrounded by water on threesides: Long Island Sound on the east, the Harlem and East rivers on the south, and Hudson River on the west. Encompassing 109 sq km (42 sq mi), it had 1,332,650inhabitants in 2000. Largely residential, the Bronx includes dozens of vibrant neighborhoods. Fieldston is particularly elegant, with great stone houses set among spacious lawns a...