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Cambridge Encyclopedia
Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 11
Bob Paisley - Career details
Bob Pettit - Louisiana State University, Pro basketball, Revolutionizing the “power forward”
Bob Richards
Bob Ross - Video game, References and notes
Bob Swaim
Bob Wills
Bob Woodward - Career, Awards and recognition, Style and criticism, Personal
Bobby Charlton - Early life, Joining the first team, Munich, The success of 1966, European glory
Bobby Darin - Early years, Music career, Acting career, Later years, Death, Legacy, Discography (partial), Filmography
Bobby Fischer - Early years, 1956-1967, Fischer-Karpov 1975, Disappearance and aftermath (1975 to present)
Bobby Jones
Bobby Knight - Playing career, Coaching career, Knight's basketball philosophy, Controversy, The end of an era
Bobby Locke - Results in major championships
Bobby Moore - Career, After football, Trivia
Bobby Orr - International play, Player Agent
Bobby Riggs - Legitimate Career, Tennis Hustler, Battle of the Sexes, Post-tennis, Sources
Bobby Sands - Family and early life, Prisoner, Political status protests, Death, Published works, See Also
Bobby Seale
Bobby Short
Bobby Thomson - Trivia
bobcat - Taxonomy, Physical characteristics, Behavior, Survival, Distribution
bobolink
Bochum - Twin cities, People affiliated with Bochum
Bodhidharma - Biography, Spiritual approach, Portrayals of Bodhidharma, Legends, The lineage of Bodhidharma and his disciples
bodhisattva - Bodhisattvas in Theravada Buddhism, Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism, Bodhisattva in popular culture
bodily harm
Bodleian Library - History, Tower of the Five Orders, The Library today, Digital developments, The Bodleian Library in fiction
Bodnant Garden
Body art - Examples of body art, Gallery
Boeotia - Pejorative term, Natives of Boeotia
Bognor Regis - History, Town, Transport, Birdman of Bognor, Other information
Bohemia - History
Bohemian Forest - Geography and climate, Water, Nature, History
Boies Penrose
boil - Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, Prognosis
boiling point - Saturation temperature and pressure, Intermolecular interactions
Bois de Boulogne - History
bolero - Spain, Cuba and Mexico, American Style ballroom, Boleros in popular culture
bolete - List of species
bolide
Bolivia - History, Politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Culture, National symbols
boll weevil
Bologna - History, Transport, Importance, Main sights, Culture, Transport, Demographics, Cuisine, University, Famous natives of Bologna and environs
Boltzmann constant
bomb - Terminology, Types, Delivery
bombardier beetle - Intelligent design, Darwin's experience
Bombay duck - In cuisine, In cricket, European Union restrictions on imports, In religion
Bonaire
bond
Bondi
bone - Functions, Structure, Formation, Bone pathologies, Exposed bone, Terminology
bone marrow - Red and yellow marrow, Types of stem cells, Diseases involving the bone marrow
bongo
bonito
Bonn - Districts, Buildings and structures, Transportation
Bonnie (Lynn) Raitt - Biography, Political activism, Personal life, Discography
Bonnie and Clyde - Bonnie Parker, Clyde Barrow, The pair meet, Buck joins the gang, life on the highway
bonsai - History, Aesthetics, Cultivation, Common styles, Techniques, Bonsai care, Bonsai Tourism
bontebok
booby
book - History of books, Structure of books, Conservation issues, Collections of books, Keeping track of books
Book of Common Prayer - History, Prayer books in other Anglican churches, Religious influence, Secular influence, Copyright status, Footnotes and references
book of hours - Content, The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, The Rothschild Prayerbook
Book of the Dead - Versions, Spell 125
bookbinding - Modern commercial binding, Modern hand binding, Restoration hand binding, Terms and techniques, Spine conventions
bookworm
Boolean algebra - Formal definition, Examples, Order theoretic properties, Homomorphisms and isomorphisms, Boolean rings, ideals and filters
boomerang - Design, Basic throwing instructions, Boomerangs in Fiction, Boomerangs in Video Games, Boomerang quotes, Further reading
boomslang - Venom, Boomslang in fiction
Bophuthatswana - See also, Further reading
borage
borax - Structure
Bordeaux - Geography, Demographics, History, Economy, Education, Culture, Transport, Sources and external links
Border terrier - Appearance, Temperament, Behaviour with other dogs, Behaviour with other animals, Chewing, Health, History, Earthdog trials
bore
Borghese - Notable members of the Borghese family
Borgia - Fiction
boric acid
Boris (Fyodorovich) Godunov - Early years, Years of regency, Years of tsardom, Arts based on Boris Godunov
Boris (Leonidovich) Pasternak - Early life, My Sister Life, Second Birth, Doctor Zhivago, Nobel Prize, Death
Boris (Nikolayevich) Yeltsin - Early life, CPSU member, President of the RSFSR, Post-Soviet presidency, Life after resignation
Boris Aronson - Tony Awards and Nominations for Best Scenic Design
Boris Becker - Grand Slam singles finals, Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Boris Christoff - Links
Boris Goldovsky - Students and proteges include ( among many others ), Sources
Boris Karloff - Stage name: Pratt becomes Karloff, Career in Hollywood
Boris Pilnyak
Boris Vian - Career, Death, Selected bibliography
Borneo - Geography, Administration, History, Ecology, Ethnic and Biological Diversity, Key references
Bornholm - Municipality, Historical architecture, Famous people, References in popular culture, Other islands in the Baltic Sea
Borobudur - Structure, Rediscovery and recent history, Restoration, Recent events
boron - Characteristics of the element and boron nitride, Boron Compounds, Uses for Boron, Market trend, Precautions
borough - Pronunciation, Present-day boroughs, Historical boroughs, Borough as a place name
borzoi - Appearance, Temperament, Health, History, Art
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Etymology, History, Politics and government, Administrative divisions, Geography, Discoveries, Economy, Tourism, Demographics, Education, Culture, Sport
boson - Boson properties
Bosra
Boston Celtics - Season-by-season records, Players of note
Boston Massacre - Event, Contemporary depictions, Trial of the soldiers
Boston Public Library - Collections, Branch library system, Technology
Boston Tea Party - Event, International influence
Boston terrier - Appearance, Health, History, Miscellaneous
botanical garden - Educational work, History
botany - Scope and importance of botany
Botany Bay - Name and short history, Demographics, Kingsford Airport and Port Botany, Pop culture, BIBLIOGRAPHIE
Botswana - History, Politics and government, Economy, Culture, Education
bottlebrush
bottom
Bottrop - Notable Locations, Photos of Bottrop
botulism - Symptoms (food-borne and wound forms), Infant botulism, Botulinum toxin, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Prevention
bougainvillea - References and external links
Boulder
Boulogne
Boulogne-Billancourt - Transport, In popular culture
bourbon
bourgeoisie - Origin of the term, Rise of the Bourgeoisie, The Marxist view
Bourges
Bournemouth - Administrative considerations, Tourist importance, Rapid growth, The town, Coat of Arms, Economy, The area, Transport
boustrophedon
Boutros Boutros-Ghali - Academic career, UN career, Later life, Cultural references
bouzouki - History, The trichordo bouzouki, The tetrachordo bouzouki, The Irish bouzouki
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) - Infectious agent, The BSE epizootic in British cattle
bow (music) - Materials and manufacture, Bowing, History, Types of bow, Maintenance, Nomenclature
bow wave
bowerbird - Species of Ptilonorhynchidae in taxonomic order
bowfin
bowling - History, Forms
bowls - Game, Bias of bowls, World Indoor Singles Champions, World Outdoor Singles Champions, Sir Francis Drake
box - Packaging boxes, Permanent boxes, Decorative boxes, Famous boxes, Box shape
box camera
box turtle
boxing - Origins, Olympic boxing, Women's Boxing, Professional boxing, Boxing styles, Technique, Equipment, Medical concerns
Boxing Day - Date of Boxing Day
Boy George - Career, Personal life, Memoirs, Sexuality, Recent activity, Discography
Boyana Church
boycott - Historical Milestones (Chronological), Earlier practice, Application and uses, Legality
Brabant
Braccio da Montone
bracken - Uses, Bracken in popular culture
bract - Gallery
Brad Pitt - Early life, Personal life, In popular culture, Awards
Bradford - History, Industry and economy, Educational institutions, Health, Development, Twin towns, Geography, Culture and recreation, Religion
Braemar
Braga - History, Main sights, Sports, Sources and external links
Brahma - Attributes, Appearance, Temples
Brahman - Conceptualization, Etymology, Semantics and pronunciation, Brahman and Atman, Enlightenment and Brahman
Brahmanism - History, Etymology
Brahmo Samaj - Background, Doctrine, References and notes
braille - Braille transcription
brain - Overview, History, Mind and brain, Comparative anatomy, Neurobiology, Study of the brain, Brain as food
brain death
brain stem - Function
brake - History
Bram Stoker - Life, Dracula, Bibliography, References and notes, Online texts
brambling
bran
Branchiopoda
Brand Whitlock - Works
Brandenburg Gate - Location, Photo gallery
brandy - History, Types of brandy, Distillation
Bra?ov - History, Features
brass - Properties, Brass types
brass instrument - Families of brass instruments, Valves, Sound production in brass instruments
brassica
Bratislava - Economy, Twin towns, Images
Braunschweig - Sights, Twin Towns, Miscellaneous
Braxton Bragg - Early life and military career, Civil War, Postbellum, Controversial legacy, In memoriam
Brazil - History of Brazil, Government and politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, Environment, Demographics, Societal issues, Culture
Brazil nut
brazing - Techniques, Advantages over welding, Possible problems, Brazing processes, Further reading
Brazos River
Brazzaville - History, Buildings and institutions, Transport
bread - Usage, History, Cultural and political importance, Types, Composition and chemistry, Breads across different cultures, Related patents
breadfruit
bream - Types of Bream
breast - Anatomy of the female breasts, Function, Size and shape, Development, Cultural status
breast cancer - History of breast cancer, Types of breast cancer, Epidemiologic risk factors and etiology
breast milk - Composition, Comparison to other milks
breccia - Nomenclature, Types, Ornamental uses
The Breckland
Brecon Beacons - The range, The National Park, Towns and Villages in the Brecon Beacons
Breda - Population centres, The city of Breda
brehon laws - Women and marriage, Kingship, Clientship, Decline of the Brehon Laws, Trivia
Bremen Cathedral
Bremerhaven - Twin cities, Transportation, Tourist attractions, Trade, Sport
bremsstrahlung - Outer, Inner, Secondary radiation, The case where acceleration is parallel to velocity, From a plasma
Brenda Atkinson Milner
Brenda Blethyn - Career, Personal life, Selected filmography
Brendan (Francis) Behan - Biography, Works
Brenner Pass
brent goose
Brescia - History, Sports, Famous citizens, Gallery, Sources and external links
Brest (Belarus)
Brest (France)
Bret Harte - Life and career, Criticism, Dramatic and Musical Adaptations of on Harte's work
Brethren (in Christ) - Schwarzenau Brethren groups, Other Brethren groups
Breton
Brett (Lorenzo) Favre - Family tragedies, Records and milestones, Career stats
Brett Whiteley - Career
breviary - History
brewing - Brewing beer, The brewing process
Breyten Breytenbach - Poetry in English, Prose in English, Collaboration
Brezhnev Doctrine
Brian (Alexander) Johnston - Incidents and gaffes, Other work
Brian (Charles) Lara - Man of the Match Awards, Trivia
Brian (David) Josephson
Brian (Denis) Cox
Brian (Eric) Phelps
Brian (Wilson) Aldiss - Books
Brian Bevan - Eastern Suburbs, Warrington
Brian Clough - Playing career, Management career, Retirement, Death and legacy, Quotations
Brian De Palma - Career beginnings and highlights, Filmography, Bibliography
Brian Friel - Plays
Brian Merriman - Merriman's life, Cúirt An Mheán Oíche, Merriman's heritage
Brice Marden
bridge (engineering) - Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy
bridge (recreation) - Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy
Bridge of Sighs
Bridgend - History, Politics, Economy, Transport, Education, Health, Culture, Famous People From Bridgend
Bridget Riley
Bridgetown - Geography and climate, History, The city, Society and culture, Economy, Transportation, Re-Development, Sister cities
Bridgewater Canal - The Route, History
Bridgnorth - History, Other
Bridgwater - History, Industry, Arts, Notable people, Natural environment, Twinning
brig
brigandage - Origin of the word, Brigandage as resistance, Causes of brigandage, Brigandage in Greece, Brigandage in Corsica
brigantine
Brigham Young - Life, Actions as Church President, Plural Wives, Legacy
Brighton - History, Landmarks, Culture, Commerce, Education, Politics, Sport, Transport, Miscellanea, References and notes
Brigid (Antonia Susan) Brophy - Writings by the author
Brigitte Bardot - Biography, Filmography, Discography
Brihadisvara Temple - Description, History, Temple
brill - Trivia
brimstone (entomology)
Brindisi
brine shrimp
briquette - Bio mass briquettes
Brisbane - History, Geography, Governance, Economy, Demographics, Education, Culture, Infrastructure
Bristol - History, Economy and industry, Culture, Politics and government, Physical geography, Education, Transport, Twin cities
Bristol Channel - Ecology, Coastal cities and towns, Transport, 1607 flood
Brit Awards - Awards
Britannia metal
Britannicus - Birth and early childhood, The fall of his mother, The rise of his brother
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) - Introduction, Awards presented in London, Awards presented in Los Angeles, Scotland and Wales
British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Territory - Geography, Nationality law, Research
British Association for the Advancement of Science
British Columbia
British Council - Overview, Past Chairs, Recognition, Initiatives, Elton Awards
British Empire - English Empire, Colonisation, Free trade and "informal empire", British East India Company
British Expeditionary Force (BEF) - World War I, World War II
British Indian Ocean Territory - Politics and law, Geography and communications
British Isles - Geography, History, Sport and Culture, Terminology, Further reading
British Library - Historical background, Access to the collections, Legal deposit, Newspapers, Miscellaneous information, Philatelic collections
British Medical Association (BMA)
British Museum - History, Controversy, The collections, Trivia
British South Africa Company
British thermal unit - Conversions
Britney (Jean) Spears - Biography, Acting career, In pop culture, Filmography, Products
Brittany - History, Sights, Language, Music, Religion, Gastronomy, Climate, Trivia about Brittany
brittle star - Range, Disk and internal organs, Locomotion, Trophic levels
Britton Chance
Brno - Historical population, Brno Today, Famous people associated with Brno, Twin cities
broadbill - Species
broadcasting - Business models of broadcasting, Distribution methods
Broadmoor
Broadstairs - Geography, Attractions, Famous residents, History, Lifeboats, Twin Cities/Towns, Gallery
Broadway
broccoli
bromine
bromoil process - Method
bronchiectasis
bronchitis - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, Treatment, Prognosis, Prevention, History
bronchoscopy - History, Indications, Bronchoscopy - The Procedure, After the procedure, Risks
Bronislava Nijinska
Bronson (Crocker) Howard - Literature
Bront
bronze - History, Properties, Classification of copper and its alloys
Brook Taylor
Brooklyn - Geography, Government, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Transportation, Education
Brooklyn Bridge - A bridge for pedestrians in an age of automobiles, Cultural significance
Brooks Adams
Brooks Atkinson
broom - History of broom design, Brooms and witchcraft
broomrape
brown algae
brown bear
brown dwarf - History, Some notable brown dwarfs
browning
Browning automatic rifle - Design, Variants, Civilian ownership
browser
Bruce (Alonzo) Goff
Bruce (Edward) Babbitt
Bruce (Fairchild) Barton
Bruce (Frederick Joseph) Springsteen - Biography, E Street Band, Discography
Bruce Beresford - Selected films as director
Bruce Catton - Life, Major works, Other honors
Bruce Conner - Early life
Bruce Forsyth - Life history, Selected filmography
Bruce Kent
