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  2. List of cartographers - Wikipedia

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    Nikolas Schiller (1980– ), Arabesque maps composed of kaleidoscopic aerial photographs; John C. Sherman (1916–1996) Jessamine Shumate (1902–1990) Kira B. Shingareva (Russia, 1938–2013), first person to successfully map the dark side of the moon; John P. Snyder (1926–1997), developed the space oblique Mercator projection

  3. Wikipedia : Historical portraits and pictures

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    "Portrait" as a term should be reserved for images intended to accurately depict a real person. Images which are used to illustrate later opinions about a person should be carefully placed in the discussion about those views, lest anyone think the image is an accurate image of the person. Infoboxes do not need images. If no authentic and useful ...

  4. Waldseemüller map - Wikipedia

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    Schöner's 1515 map of America re-drawn on an equirectangular projection and on the same uniform scale as that of Waldseemüller of 1507, so as to be readily comparable. [6] Apparently most map-makers at the time still erroneously believed that the lands discovered by Christopher Columbus, Vespucci, and others formed part of the Indies of Asia

  5. History of cartography - Wikipedia

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    In 1715 Herman Moll published the Beaver Map, one of the most famous early maps of North America, which he copied from a 1698 work by Nicolas de Fer. In 1763–1767 Captain James Cook mapped Newfoundland. In 1777 Colonel Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres created a monumental four volume atlas of North America, Atlantic Neptune.

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  7. Lists of celebrities - Wikipedia

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    Being a celebrity is often one of the highest degrees of notability, although the word notable is mistaken to be synonymous with the title celebrity, fame, prominence etc. As in Wikipedia, articles written about notable people doesn't necessarily make them a celebrity. The following are lists of celebrities: List of celebrities on The Simpsons

  8. Wikipedia : WikiProject YouTube/Notability

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    The subscriber count on a YouTube channel is a primary source; The subscriber count must have been included in something that has been independently written about in a reliable secondary source; The 'additional criteria' for notable people are helpful, but do not guarantee notability; Subscriber count helps meet the second criteria of WP:ENT.

  9. Historical figure - Wikipedia

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    Historical figure brand is using famous historical person in branding, for instance Mozartkugel, Chopin (vodka) or Café Einstein. Historical figure is a person who lived in the past and whose deeds exerted a significant impact on other people’s lives and consciousness.