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    "verified_text": "coquimbo, an important city and port of the province and department of coquimbo, chile, in 29° 57' 4\" s., 71° 21' 12\" w. pop. (1895) 7322. the railway connexions are with ovalle to the s., and vicuna (or elqui) to the e., but the proposed extension northward of chile's longitudinal system would bring coquimbo into direct communication with santiago. the city has a good well-sheltered harbour, reputed the best in northern chile, and is the port of la serena, the provincial capital, 9 m. distant, with which it is connected by rail. there are large copper-smelting establishments in the city, which exports a very large amount of copper, some gold and silver, and cattle and hay to the more northern provinces. the province of coquimbo, which lies between those of aconcagua and atacama and extends from the pacific inland to the argentine frontier, has an area of 13,461 sq. m. (official estimate) and a population (1895) of 160,898. it is less arid than the province of atacama, the surface near the coast being broken by well-watered river valleys, which produce alfalfa, and pasture cattle for export. near the mountains grapes are grown, from which wine of a good quality is made. the mineral resources include extensive deposits of copper, and some less important mines of gold and silver. the climate is dry and healthy, and there are occasional rains. several rivers, the largest of which is the coquimbo (or elqui) with a length of 125 m., cross the province from the mountains. the capital is la serena, and the principal cities are coquimbo, ovalle (pop. 5565), and illapel (3170). coracle (welsh _corwg-l_, from _corwg_, cf. irish and mod. gaelic _curach_, boat), a species of ancient british fishing-boat which is still extensively used on the severn and other rivers of wales, notably on the towy and teifi. it is a light boat, oval in shape, and formed of canvas stretched on a framework of split and interwoven rods, and well-coated with tar and pitch to render it water-tight. according to early writers the framework was covered with horse or bullock hide (_corium_). so light and portable are these boats that they can easily be carried on the fisherman's shoulders when proceeding to and from his work. coracle-fishing is performed by two men, each seated in his coracle and with one hand holding the net while with the other he plies his paddle. when a fish is caught, each hauls up his end of the net until the two coracles are brought to touch and the fish is then secured. the coracle forms a unique link between the modern life of wales and its remote past; for this primitive type of boat was in existence amongst the britons at the time of the invasion of julius caesar, who has left a description of it, and even employed it in his spanish campaign. coraes (korais), adamantios [in french, diamant coray] (1748-1833), greek scholar and patriot, was born at smyrna, the son of a merchant. as a schoolboy he distinguished himself in the study of ancient greek, but from 1772 to 1779 he was occupied with the management of his father's business affairs in amsterdam. in 1782, on the collapse of his father's business, he went to montpellier, where for six years he studied medicine, supporting himself by translating german and english medical works into french. he then settled in paris, where he lived until his death on the 10th of april 1833. inspired by the ideals of the french revolution, he devoted himself to furthering the cause of greek independence both among the greeks themselves and by awakening the interest of the chief european powers against the turkish rule. his great object was to rouse the enthusiasm of the greeks for the idea that they were the true descendants of the ancient hellenes by teaching them to regard as their own inheritance the great works of antiquity. he sought to purify the ordinary written language by eliminating the more obvious barbarisms, and by enriching it with classical words and others invented in strict accordance with classical tradition (see further greek language: modern). under his influence, though the common patois was practically untouched, the language of literature and intellectual intercourse was made to approximate to the pure attic of the 5th and 4th centuries b.c. his chief works are his editions of greek authors contained in his [greek: hellenike bibliotheke] and his [greek: parerga]; his editions of the _characters_ of theophrastus, of the _de aere, aquis, et locis_ of hippocrates, and of the _aethiopica_ of heliodorus, elaborately annotated. his literary remains have been edited by mamoukas and damalas (1881-1887); collections of letters written from paris at the time of the french revolution have been published (in english, by p. ralli, 1898; in french, by the marquis de queux de saint-hilaire, 1880). his autobiography appeared at paris (1829; athens, 1891), and his life has been written by d. thereianos (1889-1890); see also a. r. rhangabe, _histoire litteraire de la grece moderne_ (1877).",
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