Cambridge Encyclopedia

Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 20

Delphinus - Notable features, Stars

delta - Abbreviations, People, Places

Demades

dementia - Etiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Types, Treatment

Demeter - Titles and functions, Demeter and Poseidon

Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin

Demi Moore - Selected filmography

democracy - Varieties, History, Theory, Criticism, Beyond the state level

Democratic Labor Party (DLP) - History, A New DLP

Democratic Party

Democrazia Cristiana (DC) - Political viewpoints, History of Christian Democracy, Christian Democracy around the world, Famous Christian Democrats

Democritus - Democritus' life, Democritus' teaching

demography - Important concepts, History, The demographic transition

demonology - Christian demonology, Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Hinduism, Tartaric Demonology

Demosthenes - Early years (384 BC–355 BC), Early politics (354 BC–350 BC), Confronting Philip

Demosthenes - Early years (384 BC–355 BC), Early politics (354 BC–350 BC), Confronting Philip

Denbighshire - Formation, Population, Economy

dendrochronology - Overview, More detail, Scientific value

Deng Xiaoping - Background, Early career, Ascension and Purges, Reemergence of Deng, Opening up, "Socialism with Chinese characteristics"

Denholm Elliott - Selected filmography

denim - Denim and modern culture

Denis (Charles Scott) Compton

Denis Auguste Affre

Denis Calvaert

Denis Diderot - Life, Quotations, Bibliography

Denis Law - Growing up, Manchester City, Manchester United, Final season (1973-74), After football, Career summary

Denis Norden

Denis Papin - Life in France, First visit to London, Germany, Return to London

Denise Levertov - Political war poetry, Religious influences, Religious themes, Accomplishments, Anthologies

Denmark - Etymology, Geography, Administrative divisions, Economy, Demographics, Education

Denmark Vesey - Early Life, The Vesey Conspiracy, In Fiction

Dennis (Christopher George) Potter - Television work, Psoriasis, Last interview, Final works, Criticism, Listen to

Dennis (Keith) Lillee - Early career, Comeback from injury, Later career, After retirement, Teams, Career highlights, Controversy

Dennis (Keith) Rodman - Career, Other work, Recent actions

Dennis (Leslie) Amiss - England Career

Dennis (Yates) Wheatley - Early Life, Military Service, Writing, Politics

Dennis Banks

Dennis Brain - A Family Tradition, Musical Career, A Horn Literature Renaissance, A Premature End

Dennis Chavez - Early life, Early political career, Senate career, Death, Legacy, Monuments and memorials

Dennis Gabor

Dennis Hart Mahan

Dennis Hopper - External links

Dennis Nilsen - Early life and leadup to murders, Aspects of the murders and arrest

Dennis Quaid - Biography, Filmography, Quotes

Dennis Tito

density (physics)

dentistry - General Dentistry (Aesthetic or Cosmetic Dentistry), Specialties, Related dental topics, Organizations

Denzel Washington

deoxyribose - Biological importance of deoxyribose

depersonalization - Symptoms, Connection with psychological trauma, Treatment

depreciation - Recording depreciation, Methods of depreciation, Economics

depression (economics)

depression (meteorology)

depression (psychiatry)

depth charge - Delivery Mechanisms, Effectiveness, Later Developments

depth psychology

Derby - Status, History, Landmarks, Economy, Transport, Education, Trivia, Districts of Derby, Places of interest, Famous residents

Derbyshire - Economy, Settlements, Places of interest, Emblems

Dereham

Derek (Alton) Walcott - Walcott as playwright and theorist, Works, Further reading

Derek (Curtis) Bok

Derek (Ernest) Denny-Brown - Notable Links

Derek (John Harford) Worlock

Derek (Leslie) Underwood

Derek Jarman - Life, Films, Other works, Filmography

Derek Mahon - Biography, Style, Bibliography

Derek Ratcliffe - Publications

derivation

dermatitis - Specific types of dermatitis

dermatology - Scope of the field, Training Program, Diagnosis, Therapy, Research, Dermatological diseases

Dermot MacMurrough - Early Life and Family, King of Leinster, Exile, Return and Death, Sources, Source for Genealogy

Derrick Henry Lehmer - Early life, Marriage, Career, Death

Derry (city) - Name, Climate, Economy, Transport, Sport, 2001 Census, Events, Education

Derry (county) - Name, Climate, Economy, Transport, Sport, 2001 Census, Events, Education

dervish - Religious practice

desalination - Methods, Considerations, Experimental techniques and other developments

descant

descent

deschooling

desensitization - In medicine, In psychology, In animals

desert - Etymology, Types of desert, Desert features, Mineral resources, Trivia

Desert Orchid - Early career, Steeplechase career, Retirement

desertification - Causes, Prehistoric patterns, Historical and current desertification, Countering desertification, Trivia, External links and references

Desiderio da Settignano - Biography, Selected works

Desiderius Erasmus - Biography, Writings, Legacy, Trivia, Selected works, Representations of Erasmus

desman

Desmond (John) Morris - Selected books

Desmond (Mpilo) Tutu - Background, Political work, Political views, Views on Israel, Jews, and Judaism, Bibliography

destroyer - Genesis of the destroyer, World War I, Inter-war, World War II, Post-war

detective story - The Whodunit, The private eye novel, English Golden Age detective novels, Police procedural, Other subgenres

detergent - Composition, Sources, Eternal link

determinant - Determinants of 2-by-2 matrices, Determinants as a wedge product, Applications, Quick Reference

determinism - Philosophy of determinism, The nature of determinism, A multi-deterministic position, Modern perspectives on determinism

Detlef Lienau

Detlev Karsten Rohwedder

Detlev von Liliencron

detonator - Electrical Detonators, Non Electric Detonators

Deucalion

deuterium - Chemical symbol, occurrence, and properties, Applications, Anti-deuterium, Appearances in pop culture

Deutsche Bundesbank - History

Deutsche Christen - Introduction, Religion in Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, Links and Other Information

Deutsche Reichspartei (DRP)

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

Deutscher Katholikentag - Katholikentag in Germany, Katholikentag in other countries

devaluation - Historical usage

development - Science and mathematics, Business, commerce and marketing, Life, personal and professional improvement

development economics - Topics of Research, Recent developments

developmental psychology - Theory, History of developmental psychology, Stages of development, Schools of psychology, Research methods

deviance

Devil - Etymology, Concept of the devil in world religions, Social and Political Uses of the Devil Concept

devil ray

devolution - United Kingdom, United States, Movements calling for devolution, List of unitary states with devolution

Devon - History, Geology, landscape and ecology, Politics and administration, Cities, towns and villages

dew - Formation, Occurrence, Measurement, Significance

Dewsbury - History, Origin of the Name, Geography and Location, Demographics and economy, Sport and culture, Education

Dexter (Keith) Gordon - Life and works, Notable works, Trivia

dextrin

Dhaka - History, Geography and climate, Civic administration, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Transport, Education, Sports

dharma - Meanings and origins of the word Dharma, Dharma in Hinduism, In Buddhism, In Sikhism, In Jainism

dhole - Habitat, Geographical range, Physical description, Diet, Dentition, Hunting, Behavior, Population pressures, Subspecies, Fictional appearances

diabetes insipidus - Signs and symptoms, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, Treatment

diabetes mellitus - History, Diagnosis, Treatment and management, Curing diabetes, Prevention, Public health and policy, Epidemiology and statistics

diagenesis - The role of diagenesis in hydrocarbon generation

diagnosis - Relationship of diagnosis to medical practice, Diagnostic procedure, History of medical diagnostics

Diahann Carroll - Theatre and Stage, Filmography

dialectic - In philosophy, Dialectical biology

dialectical materialism - A brief history of dialectical materialist thought, Marxist criticisms of dialectical materialism, Materialism in dialectical materialism

dialectology - History

dialysis - Principle, Types, Starting indications

diamagnetism - Diamagnetic levitation

diamond - Material properties, Natural history, Gemological characteristics, History, The diamond industry, Symbolism

diamondback

Dian Fossey - Career, Death, Legacy, Citation

Diana

Diana (Dalziel) Vreeland

Diana Ross - Biography, Solo discography, Autobiographies

Diane (Julie) Abbott - Early life and career, Journalism, External links/References

Diane Arbus - Early life, Photography career, Famous photographs, Arbus quotes, In Popular Culture

Diane de France

Diane de Poitiers - Early life and marriage, Life as a courtesan, King's death, her downfall

Diane Keaton - Early life and education, Career, Personal life, Selected filmography

Diane Ravitch - Published Works

Diane Sawyer - World News Tonight, Cultural references

Diane Wakoski

diaphragm (anatomy) - Anatomy, Optics and photography, Acoustics, Other

diaphragm (photography) - Anatomy, Optics and photography, Acoustics, Other

Diaspora - List of notable diasporas, Notable Population Dispersements

diastrophism

diathermy - Heating uses, Surgical uses

diatom - General biology, Ecology, Collection

dice - Ordinary dice, History, Materials, Terms, Variants, Use of dice for divination

dichotic listening

Dick Button - Competitive highlights, Navigation

Dick Cavett - Childhood, Early career, Yale, The Tonight Show, Stand-up comic

Dick Cheney - Early life and family, Cheney and the draft, Political career, Health problems

Dick Fosbury

Dick Francis - Books

Dick Gregory - Books, Filmography

Dick Kazmaier

Dick Lester - Education and early career, Film career, Later years

Dick Spring - Political Career

Dick Turpin - Early life, Beginning of criminal activities, The life of a fugitive, In with the Gregory Gang

Dick Van Dyke - Early days, Movies, Dramatic roles and career comeback, Influence, Other interests, Personal life

Dick Whittington

Dickey Chapelle - Early life, Later life, Books and papers by Dickey Chapelle, Awards, Trivia

dictator - Classical era, Modern era, Modern use in formal titles, “The benevolent dictator”, Dictators in game theory

dictionary - Word order, Coverage, Special-purpose dictionaries, Variations between dictionaries, History, List of major English dictionaries

Didache - Discovery, Early references, Contents, Date of the Didache

didgeridoo - The name, Construction and play, Physics and operation, Cultural significance, The modern didgeridoo industry, Modern versions

Did

Didier Auriol

Didier Ratsiraka

Dido - Early accounts, Virgil's Aeneid, Later Roman tradition, Continuing tradition, An alternative viewpoint

Diego de Almagro - First years, Arrival in America, Conquest of Peru, Break up with Pizarro, Dismayed in Chile

Diego Fabbri - Works

Diego Maradona - Football style, Early years, Club career, International career, Retirement and honours, Personal agents, Personal life

Diego Rivera - Early career in Europe, Career in Mexico, Personal life

dielectric - Explanation, Dielectrics in Parallel-Plate Capacitors, Applications, Some practical dielectrics

diencephalon - Organization

Dieri - Alternate names

Dierick Bouts

diesel engine - Early history timeline, How diesel engines work, Fuel injection in diesel engines, Types of diesel engines

diet

Dieter Rams

Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Family and youth, Return to Germany, Works, Works about Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Early years, Singing career, Personal life, Partial discography, Books

diffraction - Explanation, Diffraction of particles, History, General facts about diffraction, Mathematical description, Other cases

diffusion (anthropology) - Mechanisms for inter-cultural diffusion, Diffusion theories, The theory applied to Middle Ages Europe

diffusion (photography) - The nature of diffusion, Types of diffusion, Isotope separation

diffusion (science) - The nature of diffusion, Types of diffusion, Isotope separation

digestion - Overview, Human digestion process, Significance of pH in Digestion, Specialized organs, Digestive hormones, Digestion Chemistry

digger wasp

digital - Digital noise, Symbol to digital conversion, Historical digital systems

digital media - History, Digital and analog data, Working with digital media, Examples of digital media

digitalis - Medicinal use, Toxicity, Molecular Biology Use: Digoxigenin, Gallery, References and external links

diglossia - Chinese

Digne-les-Bains

Dijon - Food and drink, Miscellaneous, Photo Gallery

dik-dik - Habitat, Predators, Classification

dill

Dilwara Temples - Five Unique Temples of Dilwara

dimensional analysis - Introduction

dimer - Chemistry, Biochemistry

diminished responsibility - Discussion, English law, Scottish law, Australia and India

Dimitri Tiomkin - Awards and nominations

Dinah Washington - Early Life, Rise to Fame, Queen of the Blues, Discography

Dinah Washington - Early Life, Rise to Fame, Queen of the Blues, Discography

Dinaric Alps - Geology, Human activity in the Dinarides, Mountains in the Dinaric Alps

Ding Ling

dingo - Characteristics, Origin, Relationship with humans, Potential extinction

Dinka - Pastoral Strategies of the Dinka, Religious beliefs, War with the north and status as refugees

Dino Buzzati - Life, Works summary, Bibliography

Dino Campana - Biography

dinoflagellate - Morphology, Life-cycle, Ecology and fossils, Cautions, Classification

dinosaur

Dinosaur Provincial Park - Geology, Paleontology, See also

Dinu Lipatti - Biography, Technique, Legacy

Dio Cassius - Biography, Roman History, Literary style

Diocletian - Legacy, Diocletian in the arts

diode - History, Thermionic or gaseous state diodes, Semiconductor diodes, Types of semiconductor diode, Related devices, Applications, Additional

Diodorus Siculus

Diogenes La - Quotation

Diogenes of Sinope - Life, Ideas, Art and popular culture

Diomedes - Early myths, Trojan War, Aftermath, Death, The Troilus and Cressida legend

Dion Boucicault - Selected works

Dionne Warwick - Singles Discography

Dionysia - Rural Dionysia, City Dionysia, Notable winners of the City Dionysia, Sources

Dionysius Exiguus - Anno Domini, Easter tables

Dionysius Lardner - Further information, Bibliography

Dionysius of Halicarnassus

Dionysius the Areopagite

Dionysius Thrax

Diophantus

diorite

dioxin - Chemical structure, Sources of dioxin, Health effects, Studies of dioxins effects in Vietnam, Dioxin exposure incidents

diphtheria

diphthong - Czech, Dutch, English, Faroese, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Romanian, Spanish

diplomatic service

diplomatics

dipole - Torque on a dipole, Physical dipoles, point dipoles, and approximate dipoles, Molecular dipoles

dipper

diptych

Dirac equation - Introduction, Details, Derivation of the Dirac equation, Nature of the wavefunction, Energy spectrum, Hole theory

direct action - History, Nonviolent direct action, Direct action and anarchism

director

Dirk Jan de Geer

disaccharide - Chemistry, Common disaccharides

discounted cash flow (DCF) - Mathematics, Example DCF, History

discourse analysis - Topics of interest, Perspectives

discriminant - Discriminant of a polynomial, Discriminant of a conic section, Discriminant of a quadratic form

discus throw - Top 10 performers

disintermediation - History, Impact of Internet-related disintermediation upon various industries

dislocation (medicine)

dispersion

dissociation

distance education - Types of distance education courses:, Origins, Methods, Delivery systems, Testing and Evaluation

distillation (chemistry) - History, Applications of distillation, Theory, Laboratory scale distillation, Industrial distillation, Distillation in food processing, Gallery

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

district attorney - History

district council

district court - Australia, Austria, Finland, Hong Kong, Scotland, United States of America

diver

diverticulosis - Causes, Epidemiology, Symptoms, Testing, Complications, Treatment

dividend - Overview, Forms of payment, Dates, Dividend-reinvestment plans, Reasons companies don't pay dividends

divination - Categories of divination, Divination and science, Theories, Common methods of divination

Divine Right of Kings - The concept, Stuarts, Additional information on theory

diving - Competitive Diving, Diving and Other Sports, Diving Venues, Famous Divers, Non-competitive Diving, Diving Links

diving duck

division of labour - Plato, Xenophon, William Petty, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Durkheim, Von Mises, Modern debates

divorce - Statistics, History, Causes, Who initiates divorce?, 21st Century divorce, Emotional implications, Financial implications

Diwali - Dates in various calendars, Significance in Hinduism, Diwali in Sikhism, Diwali in Jainism, Melas

Dixie Dean - Achievements

Dixieland - History, Modern Dixieland, Partial List of Dixieland Musicians, Festivals

Dixon

Dixon Denham

Dixon Hall Lewis

Dizzy Dean - Ace of the Gashouse Gang, Injury-shortened career, Accomplishments, Career statistics

Dizzy Gillespie - Biography, Discography, Samples

Django Reinhardt - Biography, Trivia, Discography

Djibouti (city) - Geography, Culture, Miscellaneous topics

Djibouti (country) - Geography, Culture, Miscellaneous topics

Djuna (Chappell) Barnes - Early Life and Greenwich Village, Paris, Nightwood, New York, Quotes by and about Barnes, Works

Dmitri - Others, In literature

dobsonfly

Doc Blanchard

Doc Holliday - Genealogy and education, The dedicated gambler, gunman reputation, Tombstone, Arizona Territory, Earp vendetta ride

Doc Severinsen - Trivia

Docetism

dock (botany)

dock (shipping)

Docklands

Doctor Who - History, Format, Public consciousness, The Doctor, Companions, Adversaries, Music, Viewership, List of episodes and serials

Dodecanese - Municipalities and communities

Dodie Smith - Trivia

dodo - Dodo biology, Dodos and humans

Dodoma - Geography, History, Infrastructure, Education

dog

dog's mercury

doge

Doge's Palace