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Peruvian National Television Peruvian National Television or National Television of Peru (Spanish: TelevisiĂłn Nacional del PerĂş) (TNP) is a non-profit public broadcasting television network service with 22 member TV stations in Peru. In Lima, the VHF frequency is Channel 7.
Peruvian Naval School The Peruvian Naval School (Spanish: Escuela Naval del PerĂş) is the institution in charge of the undergraduate education of officers of the Peruvian Navy. It's located at La Punta, Callao, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Peruvian pepper Peruvian Pepper (Schinus molle, also known as California pepper tree, molle, pepper tree, pepperina, Peruvian mastictree and Peruvian peppertree) is a tree or shrub that grows to between 5 and 18 m tall. It is native to the Peruvian Andes (molle comes from the Quechua word for the tree, molli).
Peruvian Pacific sardine The Peruvian Pacific sardine (scientific name Sardinops sagax sagax) is a subspecies of the South American pilchard found in Peru. Related species of international importance include Sardinops caeruleus (USA), S.
Peruvian rock Rock entered the Peruvian scene in the mid- to late-1950s, through listening to performers like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Bill Haley, who popularized rockabilly in the United States. The first Peruvian rock bands appeared during this time; they included Los Stars, Conjunto Astoria, Los Alfiles, Los Incas Modernos, Los Zodiacs and Los Atomos.
Peruvian Resurgence 'Peruvian Resurgence (Resurgimiento Peruano) is a minor Peruvian political party. At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won less than 1% of the popular vote and no seats in the Congress of the Republic.
Peruvian Retablos Retablos are a sophisticated Andean folk art in the form of portable boxes which depict religious, historical, or everyday events that are important to the Indigenous people of the highlands of Peru and Bolivia.
Peruvian Socialist Movement Peruvian Socialist Movement (in Spanish: Movimiento Socialista Peruano), was a political party in Peru founded in 1989, through a split in the Mariateguist Unified Party (PUM). Leaders of MSP included Carlos Tapia and Sinesio LĂłpez.
Peruzzi The Peruzzi were bankers of Florence, among the leading families of the city in the 14th century, before the rise to prominence of the Medici. Their modest antecedents stretched back to the mid 11th century, according to the family's genealogist Luigi Passerini, but a restructuring of the Peruzzii company in 1300, with an infusion of outside capital, marked the start of a quarter-century of prosperity that brought the family consortium to the forefront of Florentine affairs.
Perv Park Perv Park is an annual BDSM convention and trade show in Helsinki, and the biggest single BDSM event in Finland. As of 2006, it has been held twice, in 2004 and 2005, both times at the VR warehouses in the end of October.
Pervasive PSQL Pervasive PSQL is Pervasive Software's relational database (RDBMS) product. Designed for embedded database installations where the DBMS is distributed as part of an application software package, PSQL provides both relational and transactional access to data.
Pervenche Bérès Pervenche Berès (born 10 March 1957 in Paris) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France. She is a member of the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists.
Perverb A perverb (contraction of "perverse proverb") is a sentence that starts out like a well-known proverb or other expression, but ends in such an unexpected way that the listener is forced to back up and re-parse several words in order to get its sense. Examples:
Perversion Perversion is a term and concept describing those types of human behavior that are perceived to be a deviation from what is considered to be orthodox or normal. It was originally defined as a "deviation from the original meaning or doctrine", literally a "turning aside" from the norm.
Perversion for Profit Perversion for Profit is a 1965 propaganda film financed by Charles Keating and narrated by George Putnam. A vehement diatribe against pornography, the film attempts to link explicit portrayals of human sexuality to a Communist conspiracy and the subversion of American civilization.
Pervertible Pervertible (frequently misspelt "pervertable") is a term originally coined by David Stein to describe ordinary non-sexual objects, especially everyday household objects, that can be used sexually, particularly in BDSM play such as spanking.
Perverting the course of justice In English or Irish law, perversion of the course of justice is a criminal offence in which someone acts in a manner that in some way prevents justice being served on either themselves or on a third party. Perverting the course of justice is an offence at common law.
Pervez Musharraf (PA – 6920) General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرويز مشرف); born August 11, 1943) is a military statesman and currently the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. He took power on October 12, 1999 after a coup d'état ousting Nawaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and assumed the title of President on June 20, 2001.
Perviy Kanal Evraziya Perviy Kanal Evraziya is a local Kazakh television station that has been in operation since October 1997. It is one of many privately owned television stations in Kazakhstan closely monitored for any bad press about the Kazakh government that could have a detrimental effect.
Pervomaiskaya Pervomaiskaya (), "May Day station" is a station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Before the current station opened in 1961, Pervomaiskaya referred to the temporary station located in the Izmailovo depot near the current Izmailovskaya.
Pervomaiskaya (closed) Pervomaiskaya () was a temporary station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line of the Moscow Metro which was in use between 1954 and 1961. It closed in 1961 after being replaced by a permanent station, Izmailovskiy Park (now Izmailovskaya (Metro)).
Pervomartovtsi Pervomartovtsi (Первомартовцы in Russian; a compound term; translated into English, it means "those who did something on March 1"), Russian revolutionaries, members of Narodnaya Volya, planners and executors of the assassination of Alexander II of Russia (March 1, 1881) and attempted murder of Alexander III of Russia (March 1, 1887, also known as "The Second First of March").
Perxenate The perxenates are salts of perxenic acid, H4XeO6. The acid and the anion XeO64− are both strong oxidizing agents, and the acid can be formed by dissolving xenon tetroxide, XeO4, into water, like most preparations.
Perylene Perylene or perilene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with chemical formula 2012 and CAS number , occurring as a brown solid. It or its derivatives may be carcinogenic, and it is considered to be a hazardous pollutant.
Peryton The Peryton is a legendary creature combining physical features of a stag and a bird. Often depicted as a winged deer, the peryton was said to have the head, neck, forelegs and antlers of a stag, combined with the plumage, wings and hindquarters of a large bird.
Perzine Perzines are a genre of zines; the "per" meaning "personal". Although almost all zines could be considered personal, this term describes zines that are written about one's own personal experiences, opinions and observations.
Pesach Burstein Pesach Burstein (1896 - 1986) was a Jewish Polish American actor, comedian, singer and director of Yiddish vaudeville and Yiddish theater. His wife Lillian Lux, and son Mike Burstyn were also actors on the Yiddish stage.
Pesakh (general) A Khazar Jewish general mentioned in the Schechter Letter. Pesakh was military commander of the region around the Strait of Kerch who defeated the armies of the Rus' prince "HLGW" (most likely Oleg of Novgorod) around the year 941 in the Taman region.
Pesanta In Catalan legend and popular culture, the Pesanta is an enormous dog (or, strangely a cat) that goes into people's houses in the night and puts itself on the chest of the people making it difficult for them to breath and causing them the most horrible nightmares. The Pesanta is black and hairy, with steel paws, but with holes so it can´t take anything.
Pesantren Pesantren or Pondok Pesantren is an Indonesian word for boarding schools with an Islamic focus in Indonesia. The Pesantren education system originated from a tradional Javanese "pondokan" (a dormitory for Hindus to learn martial arts and meditation).
Pesaro Madonna The painting was commissioned by Jacopo Pesaro, whose family acquired the chapel in 1518. Jacopo was Bishop of Paphos, in Cyprus, and had been named commander of the papal fleet by the Borgia pope, Alexander VI.
Pesäpallo Pesäpallo (also referred to as "Finnish baseball") is a fast-moving ball sport that's quite often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries, such as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Northern Ontario in Canada (Both Australia and Northern Ontario have high Finnish and Scandinavian populations).
Pescadero, California Pescadero is an unincorporated community in San Mateo County, California two miles east of California Highway 1 and Pescadero State Beach. Historically, it was a farming and ranching community that attracted hunting and fishing near the Pescadero Marsh which is now a wildlife refuge.
Pescado frito Pescado frito, or fish (usually cod) deep-fried in vegetable oil, is a traditional Shabbat dish amongst Spanish and Portuguese Jews. The deep-frying in vegetable oil makes this fish crisp and light even when eaten cold, and it has therefore been a favourite dish of the desayuno (late breakfast/lunch) after synagogue services on Saturday morning.
Pescado Rabioso Pescado Rabioso (Rabid Fish) was a band or musical enterprise of Argentine musician Luis Alberto Spinetta from 1971 to 1973. In spite of its short life, it's still considered an important piece of the Argentine rock history.
Pescadores The Pescadores (; Taiwanese POJ: Phêⁿ-ô·-kōan, from Portuguese, "fishermen", pron. ) are an archipelago off the western coast of Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait consisting of 64 small islands covering an area of 80 kilometers.
Pesco/pollo vegetarianism "Pesco/pollo vegetarianism", "pescetarianism" or "semi-vegetarianism" are neologisms coined in the media to describe certain lifestyles of restricted diet. Most commonly, these include the practice of not eating certain types of meat (most commonly red meat such as beef, pork, lamb) while allowing other meats, such as seafood.
Pescozada Pescozada is a hip-hop group formed in Chalatenango, El Salvador. They usually rap in Spanish, sometimes throwing in bits of English like "Yeah" "Uh-huh" or "Hip hop", and use an extreme amount of Caliche.
Pesero A pesero is a form of public transport, most commonly seen in Mexico City. Its name derives from the fact that the first incarnations of this form of transport charged a flat fee of one peso per ride (hence the name "pesero" which could be interpreted as "peso collector").
Peshat Peshat [or Pshat] is one of four classical methods used by Jewish bible scholars to understand the Hebrew bible. Peshat literally means "simple," and describes the meaning of the text apparent at face value.
Peshev Ridge Peshev Ridge (Peshev Rid 'pe-shev 'rid) is a crescent-shaped ridge extending 2 km along the NE coast of Brunow Bay and SE of Macy Glacier, Livingston Island, Antarctica. Its E extremity is formed by the summit St.
Peshkopi Peshkopi (Albanian:Peshkopia, Macedonian: Пешкопеја) is a city in northeast Albania, in the district and county of Dibër, 187km from Tirana and 20km from the Macedonian Border. It is situated at 41°40'N and 20°25'.
Peshmerga Peshmerga, peshmarga or peshmerge (Kurdish: pĂŞĹźmerge) is the term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. Literally meaning "those who face death" (pĂŞĹź front + merg death e is) the peshmerga forces of Kurdistan have been around since the advent of the Kurdish independence movement in the early 1920s, following the collapse of the Ottoman and Qajar empires which had jointly ruled over the area always known as Kurdistan.
Peshotan The Peshotan is a Messiah like figure that is mentioned in the Zoroastrian scripture the Vohuman Yasht as being the One who will Appear at some unspecified future time. Pesh-o-tan in Ancient Persian means "he who has offered his body to the teacher".
Peshtera Peshtera (Пещера ) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Pazardzhik Province, located in the Upper Thracian Lowlands at the foot of the Western Rhodopes. It takes its name from the many caves (peshtera is the Bulgarian word for 'cave') in the vicinity.
Peshtigo Fire The Peshtigo Fire in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, has the distinction of being the conflagration that caused the most deaths by fire in US history. While more people perished in the fire and resulting collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, most of the victims of that disaster were killed by collapsing buildings rather than the flames themselves.
Peshwa The Peshwa(Marathi:पेशवे or पेशवा) (also known in Marathi as Peshwe) were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Chattrapatis (Kings), who began commanding Maratha armies and later became the hereditary rulers of the Maratha empire of central India from 1749 to 1818. They oversaw the greatest expansion of the Maratha Empire around 1760, and also its eventual annexation by the British East India Company in 1818.
Peschardt's People Peschardt's People is the name of a thirteen-part BBC World series on famous personalities from the Asia-Pacific region. Hosted by Sydney-based host Michael Peschardt, the programme has interviewed stars like New Zealand actor Sam Neill, Bollywood star Preity Zinta and Singaporean actress Fann Wong.
Peschiera del Garda Peschiera del Garda is a commune in the province of Verona, in Veneto, Italy. When Lombardy (Veneto) was under Austrian rule, Peschiera was the northwest anchor of the four fortified towns constituting the so-called Quadrilateral.
Peschiera sul Garda Peschiera sul Garda was a fortress of Venetia, Italy, in the province of Verona, on an Island in the Mincio at its outlet from the lake of Garda, east of Milan. It was one of the famous fortresses of the Quadrilateral, the chief bulwark of the Austrian rule in Italy until 1866 (Mantua, Legnago and Verona being the other three) and has played a prominent part in all the campaigns conducted in north Italy, more especially during the Napoleonic wars.
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana Pesikta de-Rab Kahana (Hebrew: פסיקתא דרב כהנא) is a collection of Aggadic midrash which exists in only one edition, that of Solomon Buber (Lyck, 1868). It consists of 33 (or 34) homilies on the lessons forming the Pesikta cycle: the Pentateuchal lessons for special Sabbaths (Nos.
Pesikta Rabbati Pesikta Rabbati (Hebrew: פסיקתא רבתי) is a collection of Aggadic Midrash (homilies) on the Pentateuchal and prophetic lessons, the special Sabbaths, etc. It was composed around 845 CE and probably called "rabbati" (the larger) to distinguish it from the earlier Pesiḳta.
Peskin-Takeuchi parameter In particle physics, the Peskin-Takeuchi parameters are a set of three measurable quantities, called S, T, and U, that parameterize potential new physics contributions to electroweak radiative corrections. They are named after physicists Michael Peskin and Tatsu Takeuchi, who proposed the parameterization in 1990; proposals from two other groups (see References below) came almost simultaneously.
Pesky's Pole Pesky's Pole, or Pesky Pole, is the nickname for the right field foul pole at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. It is named after Johnny Pesky, who played second base, shortstop and third base for the Red Sox from 1942 to 1952, except for 1943-45 during World War II.
Pesoz Pesoz (Eonavian: PezĂłs) is a municipality and the only parish in that municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Illano, on the south by Grandas de Salime, on the east by Allande and on the west by San MartĂ­n de Oscos.
Pesquet's Parrot The Pesquet's Parrot, Psittrichas fulgidus also known as the Vulturine Parrot (leading to easy confusion with Pionopsitta vulturina from Brazil), is the only member of its genus. It is endemic to hill and montane rainforest in New Guinea.
Pessimism Pessimism, from the Latin pessimus (worst), denotes a belief that the experienced world is the worst possible. It describes a general belief that things are bad, and tend to become worse; or that looks to the eventual triumph of evil over good; it contrasts with optimism, the contrary belief in the goodness and betterment of things generally.
Pessimistic induction In the philosophy of science, the pessimistic induction, also known as the pessimistic meta-induction, is an argument against the truth, or even approximate truth, of our present scientific theories. The argument is that because past theories (for example Newtonian mechanics) which were very successful (enabled us to make accurate predications, seemed to explain many puzzling phenomena etc.
Pessinus Pessinus was the city in Asia Minor (presently Anatolia, the Asian part of Turkey) on the upper course of the river Sangarios (modern day Sakarya River), 120 km SW of Ankara, from which the mythological King Midas is said to have ruled a greater Phrygian realm. It certainly dated back to 700BC.
Pest (city) Pest (pronounced pesht, Slovak: Pešť, Serbian: Pešta / Пешта) is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, comprising about two thirds of the capital's territory. It's divided from Buda, the other part of Budapest, by the Danube River.
Pest (hockey) In hockey, a pest is a player who attempts to annoy, anger, or distract opposing players in order to reduce their effectiveness. Pests can employ legal, illegal, or borderline tactics to accomplish their goals.
Pest (organism) A pest is an organism which has characteristics that are regarded as injurious or unwanted. This is most often because it causes damage to agriculture through feeding on crops or parasitising livestock, such as codling moth on apples, or boll weevil on cotton.
Pest house In the past, a pest house or pesthouse was a hospital or hostel used for persons afflicted with communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera, or smallpox. Often used for forcible quarantine, many towns and cities had one or more pesthouses accompanied by a cemetery or a waste pond nearby for disposal of the dead.
Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Hungary, comprising the territory of the present Hungarian county Pest and the northern part of present Bács-Kiskun county.
Pesticide misuse Under United States laws, pesticide misuse is the use of a pesticide in a way that violates laws regulating their use or endangers humans or the environment; many of these regulations are laid out in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The most common example of pesticide misuse is application inconsistent with the labeling, which could be use of a material in any way not described on the label, changing dosage rates, or violating a specific safety instruction.
Pesticide poisoning Pesticide poisonings, where chemicals intended to control a pest affect non-target organisms such as humans, wildlife, or bees. Since label directions required by the FIFRA are specifically designed to protect applicators and other humans, wildlife, and other environmental resources; the majority of pesticide poisonings result from violations of the label directions.
Pesticide side effects Pesticide use can have side effects on both human health and the environment, both with associated economic costs. The book, the Silent Spring by Rachel Carson brought the health and ecological effects of pesticide use to the world's attention in 1962.
Pestivirus Pestivirus is a genus of viruses that belong to the family Flaviviridae. Viruses in the genus Pestivirus infect mammals, including members of the family Bovidae (which includes, but is not limited to, cattle, sheep, and goats) and the family Suidae (which includes various species of swine).
Pet A pet is an animal kept for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to livestock, laboratory animals, working animals or sport animals, etc which are kept for economic reasons. The most popular pets are noted for their loyal or playful characteristics, for their attractive appearance, for their song.
Pet cloning Pet cloning is the commercial cloning of a pet animal. The first commercially cloned pet was a cat named Little Nicky, produced in 2004 by Genetic Savings and Clone for a north Texas woman for the fee of US$50,000.
Pet de Kat Krewe The Pet de Kat Krewe or PdKK, was founded in 1992 by a group of South Florida music fanatics who shared an audience at live music clubs. When the group started spotting each other at events around the country, a krewe was formed.
Pet eye remover A pet eye remover, in photographic retouching, is a type of pen or marker for neutralizing the phenomenon of "white eye" (also called "green eye"): the tendency of the eyes of dogs and cats to glow green in reaction to flash photography. It is identical to a "white eye retouching pen".
Pet Engine Pet Engine was an alternative/power-pop band that formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the early 1990s. Although they never achieved widespread commercial success, the band did release three albums and one EP on its label, Don't Records.
Pet fence A pet fence or invisible fence is normally described as an underground wire installed around the perimeter of a home, designed to keep a pet within the boundaries of the homeowner's property. The wire carries a harmless radio signal, while the pet wears a lightweight receiver collar, which emits a warning beep when the pet nears the boundary.
Pet passport The Pet Travel Scheme ("PETS") is a scheme which allows animals to travel easily between member countries without undergoing quarantine. A Pet Passport is a document that officially records information related to a specific animal, as part of that procedure.
Pet rock Pet Rocks were a 1970s fad conceived by Los Gatos, California advertising executive Gary Dahl. The first Pet Rocks were ordinary gray pebbles bought at a builder's supply store and marketed as if they were live pets.
Pet sitting Pet sitting is a job taking care of a pet or pets in their own home during the absence of their owner. Often looked at as an alternative to catteries and kennels, this service has become very popular with pet owners in recent years with many people setting up pet sitting services to cash in on the boom.
Pet skunk A pet skunk is a skunk kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment. Although capable of living indoors with humans similarly to dogs or cats, pet skunks are relatively rare, partly due to restrictive laws and the complexity of their care.
Pet Sematary (film) Pet Sematary (sometimes referred to as Stephen King's Pet Sematary) is a 1989 horror film adapatation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mary Lambert, the film stars Dale Midkiff as Louis Creed, Denise Crosby as Rachel Creed, Blaze Berdahl as Ellie Creed, Miko Hughes as Gage Creed, and Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall.
Pet Sounds (song) "Pet Sounds" is an instrumental composed and produced by Brian Wilson and included on the classic 1966 album Pet Sounds by the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was performed by Brian and several session musicians, with no other members of the Beach Boys.
Peta Edebone Peta Edebone (born February 9, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a softball player from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was captain of the 2004 squad.
Peta Toppano Peta Toppano (8 April 1952, London) is an actress who found success in Australian television, as part of the original casts of both The Young Doctors (playing Dr Gail Henderson) and Prisoner (playing Karen Travers). In some of her early appearances she was credited as Peita Toppano.
Petah Tikva Petah Tikva, (Hebrew: פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, the Opening of Hope) nicknamed the Mother of Settlements, is a city in the west of the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 39,000 dunams (39 km² or 15 mi²).
Petachiah of Ratisbon Petachiah of Ratisbon, also known as Petachiah ben Yakov, Moses Petachiah, and Petachiah of Regensburg, was a Bohemian rabbi of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries CE. He is best known for his extensive travels throughout Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.
Petakh Tikva Municipal Stadium The Petakh Tikva Municipal Stadium, more known as Ha'Urva Stadium (אצטדיון האורווה, "Ha'Urva" means "The livery stable") is a multi-use stadium in the central Israeli city of Petakh Tikva. It is due to be replaced by Petakh Tikva Stadium in 2009.
Petakh Tikva Stadium The Petakh Tikva Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Petakh Tikva, Israel, currently under construction. Once completed in 2009, it will be used mostly for football matches and be home to Hapoel Petakh Tikva, who currently play at the Petakh Tikva Municipal Stadium.
Petal (chakra) In chakrology (see also esotericism and Tantra) the number of petals in a chakra identifies a characteristic of an individual chakra. The significance for each chakra to have a specific number of petals is not generally known.
Petalidi Petalidi (Greek, Modern Πεταλίδι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), is a village and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the southcentral part of the prefecture of Messenia. Petalidi is situsted in the western part of the Messenian Gulf.
Petalies Gulf The Petalies Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Πεταλιών), also the South Evvian Gulf or the South Euboean Gulf is a gulf that connects with the South Evian Gulf near Agia Marina and to the to the north. The total length is approximately 50 to 60 km long from north to south and is approximately from 6 to 8 km wide in the north to about 40 to 50 km in the south from east to west.
Petalochilus tonellii Petalochilus tonellii commonly known as Robust Fingers is a very rare orchid than only occurs in Tasmania, Australia. The species exists in extremely low numbers (35-45) in three populations, none exceeding 20 mature individuals.
Petaluma River The Petaluma River is a river in Sonoma County, California that becomes a tidal slough near its mouth. It flows from the farmland northwest of Petaluma, through the heart of Petaluma's old town, on through ten miles of extensive marshes, before reaching the northwest corner of San Pablo Bay.
Petaluridae The Petaltails of the family Petaluridae are apparently the most ancient of the extant true dragonflies (infraorder Anisoptera), having fossil members from as early as the Jurassic (over 150 million years ago). Modern petalurids include only 11 species, one of which, the Australian Petalura ingentissima, is the largest of living dragonflies, having a wingspan of up to 160 mm and a body length of over 100 mm.
Petar Đurković Petar Đurković (Петар Ђурковић) was a Serbian astronomer known for discovering two asteroids. One is named for the Serbian scientist Milutin Milankovitch, the other for Zvezdara, the hill in Belgrade where the Belgrade Astronomical Observatory is located.
Petar Bojović Petar Bojović (Serbian: Петар Бојовић) (born July 16 1858 in Miševica near Nova Varoš, died January 20 1945 in Belgrade) was a Serbian army field-marshal, and one of four Serbian vojvodas ("dukes") in Balkan Wars and World War I.
Petar Hektorović Petar Hektorović (1487, Stari Grad, Hvar - March 13, 1572, Stari Grad) was a Croatian writer. He was a poet and collector of Hvar's fishermen songs, and an important figure of the Renaissance period in Croatian literature.
Petar Houbchev Petar Houbchev () (born 26 February 1964) is a Bulgarian former football player, and current manager of the Eintracht Frankfurt reserve team. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup and also played at Euro 96.
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар II Петровић-Његош) was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop (Serbian: Владика or Vladika) of Montenegro and a ruler who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet and is considered by many to be among the greatest poets of the Serbian language.
Petar Krešimir IV of Croatia Petar Krešimir IV the Great was a notable energetic Croatian king, reigning in 1059–1074 and last great ruler of the Trpimirović dynasty Krešimirović branch. Under his rule the Croatian realm reached its peak.
Petar Živković Petar Živković (Петар Живковић) (January 1, 1879–February 3, 1947) was a Yugoslav soldier and political figure. He was Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from January 7, 1929, to April 4, 1932.
Petar Merkov Petar Merkov () (born November 3, 1976 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian flatwater canoer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, on both occasions finishing behind Knut Holmann of Norway.

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