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David Livingstone
David Livingstone naquit le 19 mars 1813 à Blantyre, sur les bords de la Clyde. A l'âge de dix ans, il fut placé dansune filature de coton où, à dix-neuf ans, il devint fileur ; son salaire lui permit alors de suivre des cours à l'Universitéde Glasgow. En 1838, il offrit ses services à la Société des missions de Londres. De retour à Glasgow, Livingstoneobtint, le 16 novembre 1840, sa licence en médecine et chirurgie. Consacré missionnaire quatre jours plus tard, ils'embarqua, le 8 décembre, à de...
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David Livingstone.
day Zambia) in May 1873. Chuma and Susi buried his heart at the foot of a nearby tree and dried and wrapped Livingstone’s body. They then carried the body, alongwith Livingstone’s papers and instruments, to the Indian Ocean coast and the island of Zanzibar, a trip that lasted nine months. In April 1874 Livingstone’s remainsreached England by boat and were buried in Westminster Abbey in London. The hero’s funeral fixed British attention once more on Africa and Livingstone’s ideas forAfrican progr...
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David Livingstone - explorer.
day Zambia) in May 1873. Chuma and Susi buried his heart at the foot of a nearby tree and dried and wrapped Livingstone’s body. They then carried the body, alongwith Livingstone’s papers and instruments, to the Indian Ocean coast and the island of Zanzibar, a trip that lasted nine months. In April 1874 Livingstone’s remainsreached England by boat and were buried in Westminster Abbey in London. The hero’s funeral fixed British attention once more on Africa and Livingstone’s ideas forAfrican progr...
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David Livingstone
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David Livingstone
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par J.-N.-L. Baker Professeur au Jesus College, Oxford
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Livingstone, David
LIVINGSTONE r8r3-r8;3 DAVID LIVINGSTONE naquit le 19 mars I8rg à Blantyre, sur les bords de la Clyde. A l'âge de dix ans, il fut placé dans une filature de coton où, à dix-neuf ans, il devint fileur; son salaire lui permit alors de suivre des cours à l'Université de Glasgow. En 1838, il offrit ses services à la Société des missions de Londres. De retour à Glasgow, Livingstone obtint, le x6 novembre 1840, sa licence en médecine et chirur...
- David Livingstone - geografía.
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- Livingstone, David - médecine.
- David Livingstone - geographie.
- Livingstone, David - savants et scientifiques.
- Livingstone David, 1813-1873, né à Blantyre (Écosse), médecin et missionnaire écossais, un des plus célèbres explorateurs de l'Afrique.
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Geographische Entdeckungen - Geschichte.
Gebietes. Noch immer aber war das Rätsel der Quelle des Nil nicht geklärt. 1856 machten sich Richard Burton und John Hanning Speke daran, den Tanganyikasee zu erkunden. Aufder Rückreise entdeckte Speke den Victoriasee, den größten Süßwassersee des Kontinents, und hielt diesen richtigerweise für die Quelle. Es kam zu ernsthaftenMeinungsverschiedenheiten zwischen den beiden Entdeckern, und erst bei einer zweiten Expedition von 1859 bis 1862 waren Speke und James Grant in der Lage zubestätigen, das...
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Geographische Entdeckungen - geographie.
Gebietes. Noch immer aber war das Rätsel der Quelle des Nil nicht geklärt. 1856 machten sich Richard Burton und John Hanning Speke daran, den Tanganyikasee zu erkunden. Aufder Rückreise entdeckte Speke den Victoriasee, den größten Süßwassersee des Kontinents, und hielt diesen richtigerweise für die Quelle. Es kam zu ernsthaftenMeinungsverschiedenheiten zwischen den beiden Entdeckern, und erst bei einer zweiten Expedition von 1859 bis 1862 waren Speke und James Grant in der Lage zubestätigen, das...
- JONATHAN LIVINGSTONE, LE GOÉLAND HALL BARTLETT
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- COMMENT J’AI TROUVÉ LIVINGSTONE. (résumé & analyse) Henry Morton Stanley
- « Docteur Livingstone, je présume ? » HENRY MORTON STANLEY, en 1871. Commentez.
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Zambia - country.
The Livingstone Museum, at Livingstone, has a collection relating to the archaeology and natural history of southern Africa. The Institute for African Studies of theUniversity of Zambia publishes studies relating to central Africa. IV ECONOMY The wealth of Zambia is based largely on mining in the rich copper belt, and downturns in copper prices have severely damaging economic consequences. Someprocessing and manufacturing has been started since independence, and during the 1970s attempts were...
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Henry Morton Stanley.
VI EVALUATION If Stanley was among the most ruthless and driven of Europe’s African explorers, he also was among the most accomplished. Much of what the Western world came toknow about Central Africa, including the drainage of its lakes and rivers, was derived from Stanley’s explorations. Moreover, he was one of the central figures in eventsleading to the Scramble for Africa. His call for the Christianizing of Africans and for the development of commerce with the interior echoed the call Livin...
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Henry Morton Stanley - explorer.
VI EVALUATION If Stanley was among the most ruthless and driven of Europe’s African explorers, he also was among the most accomplished. Much of what the Western world came toknow about Central Africa, including the drainage of its lakes and rivers, was derived from Stanley’s explorations. Moreover, he was one of the central figures in eventsleading to the Scramble for Africa. His call for the Christianizing of Africans and for the development of commerce with the interior echoed the call Livin...
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Geographic Exploration.
The commercial reason for exploration has been a consistent driving force. In 1492 the great navigator Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic Oceanseeking a new, shorter, and cheaper route to reach the riches of East Asia, and Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama circumnavigated Africa for much the same reason.Yet similar investigations of the profitable eastern trade had already been made by Arab sailors. Arab trading ships were sailing from the Arabian Sea to southeasternAsia probab...
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Geographic Exploration - explorer.
The commercial reason for exploration has been a consistent driving force. In 1492 the great navigator Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic Oceanseeking a new, shorter, and cheaper route to reach the riches of East Asia, and Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama circumnavigated Africa for much the same reason.Yet similar investigations of the profitable eastern trade had already been made by Arab sailors. Arab trading ships were sailing from the Arabian Sea to southeasternAsia probab...
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Henry Morton Stanley - geografía.
4 LOS ÚLTIMOS AÑOS En 1890 Stanley se casó con Dorothy Tennant, quien posteriormente (1909) publicó la autobiografía del explorador. Stanley se había nacionalizado ciudadano de losEstados Unidos en 1885, pero en 1892 se volvió a nacionalizar ciudadano británico. Entre 1895 y 1900 fue miembro del Parlamento como diputado del Partido Liberal porNorth Lambeth. Su último viaje a África lo hizo en 1897, y en 1899 recibió el título de sir. Falleció en la ciudad de Londres el 10 de mayo de 1904. Entr...
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Malawi.
Histoire. La région fut affectée par les migrations bantoues entre le II e et le VII e siècle, et dès la fin du XV e siècle plusieurs petits États s'organisèrent en une confédération qui devint très puissante au XVII e siècle. Elle contrôlait les routes commerciales du sel, du fer, de l'ivoire et des esclaves. Des États indigènes indépendants apparurent cependant : les Maravis commencèrent leur expansion vers 1670 ; les Yaos se spécialisèrent au XVIII e siècle dans la vente d'esclaves et d'i...
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James Monroe.
In October 1786, Monroe resigned from Congress and settled with his bride in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he began a law practice. His retirement from politics wasbrief. He was soon elected to the town council, and then once again to the Virginia legislature. However, Monroe never lost touch with national politics. He corresponded regularly with both Jefferson and Madison. In 1786 Monroe attended the AnnapolisConvention, which had been called to consider interstate commerce and other matters...
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James Monroe - USA History.
In October 1786, Monroe resigned from Congress and settled with his bride in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he began a law practice. His retirement from politics wasbrief. He was soon elected to the town council, and then once again to the Virginia legislature. However, Monroe never lost touch with national politics. He corresponded regularly with both Jefferson and Madison. In 1786 Monroe attended the AnnapolisConvention, which had been called to consider interstate commerce and other matters...
- Stanley, sir Henry.
- Sir Henry Morton Stanley - geographie.
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Robert Fulton
A Paris, Fulton fit la connaissance de Robert R. Livingston, ministre des États-Unis en France, et c'est ainsi quedébuta l'association qui devait finalement faire de la navigation à vapeur une réalité pratique. Le capital etl'expérience commerciale de Livingston apportèrent l'appoint dont avait précisément besoin le génie inventif deFulton. Leur premier bateau à vapeur réussi navigua sur la Seine, le 9 août 1803, parcourant une courte distance à5,4 kilomètres à l'heure, contre le...
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Sambia - geographie.
Alphabetisierungsgrad beträgt 82,2 Prozent. An der Universität von Sambia in Lusaka (gegründet 1965) studieren etwa 4 600 Studenten. Das Livingstone Museum in Maramba enthält eine Sammlung von Ausstellungsstücken zur Archäologie und Naturgeschichte Südafrikas. Das Institut für AfrikanischeStudien, das der Universität von Sambia angegliedert ist, veröffentlicht Studien über Zentralafrika. 5 VERWALTUNG UND POLITIK Sambia ist seit 1964 eine Präsidialrepublik. Gültig ist die Verfassung von 1991. 5....
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Guatemala - country.
C Climate The climate of Guatemala varies according to elevation, from hot coastal plains to cold mountain heights. Most of the population lives between 900 and 2,400 m (3,000and 8,000 ft) above sea level, where there are warm days and cool nights with average annual temperatures of 20°C (68°F). The coastal regions are hot and humid,with average annual temperatures of 28°C (83°F). A rainy season, from May through October, is sometimes called “winter” because it brings cloudy afternoons andlower...