Cambridge Encyclopedia

Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 24

environmentalism - History, Forms of Environmentalism, Environmental organizations and conferences, Corporation-NGO-Government and Public Alliance

Enzo

Enzo Ferrari - Biography, Books

enzyme - Structures and mechanisms, Cofactors and coenzymes, Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Inhibition, Biological function, Control of activity

EOKA - EOKA-B

Eos - Consorts/Children

Epaminondas - Historical record, Youth, education and personal life, Early career, 371 BC, The 360s BC, Legacy

ephedrine - Chemistry, Mode of action, Clinical use

ephemera

ephemeral

ephemeris - Scientific ephemeris

ephemeris time

Ephesus - History, Main sights

Ephraim Chambers - Early life, Cyclopaedia, Other writing, Epitaph

Ephraim McDowell

epic

Epictetus - Life, Philosophy: ethics and psychology, Modern influence

Epicurus - Biography, The School, Teachings, Legacy, Further reading

Epidaurus

epidemiology - Epidemiology as causal inference, Legal interpretation of epidemiologic studies, Epidemiology and advocacy, Types of Studies

epiglottis - Infection of the Epiglottis, Epiglottis Prolapse and Sleep Apnea

Epigoni - The war, As a poetic theme, In art

epigram - Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, English, Poetic epigrams, Non-poetic epigrams, Other Definitions

epigraphy - Scope, History

epilepsy - Classification, Diagnosis, Causes, Triggers, Seizure types, Seizure syndromes, Treatment, Pathophysiology, History and stigma, Legal implications

Epiphany

epiphenomenalism - Background, Some critical responses, Arguments for, Arguments against

epiphyte

epistemology - Defining knowledge, Acquiring knowledge, Practical applications, References and further reading

epistolary novel - Early works, Later works, Literary and intellectual points

epithelium - Classification, Junctional complexes, Secretory epithelia

epoch - A period of time, A moment in time, As a proper noun

EPROM

Equal Opportunities Commission

Equator - Equatorial climate, Equatorial countries, "Crossing the Line"

Equatorial Guinea - History, Politics, Economy, Geography, Demographics, Official languages, Culture, Mass media, Sports, Equatorial Guinea in fiction

equestrianism - Overview of equestrian activities, History of equestrianism, Horse racing, Olympic disciplines, Horse Shows, "Western" riding

equilibrium (economics)

equilibrium (mechanics)

equinox - Day arcs of the Sun, Coordinate systems, Cultural aspects, Trivia, facts and fables

equity (economics) - In a health care context

equity (law) - Distinction between law and equity, History, Development of Equity in England, Statute of Uses 1535

equivalence principle - Experiments

Equuleus

era

Erasistratus (of Ceos)

Erasmus Darwin - Biography, Zoönomia, Other achievements, Quotations

Erastus Corning - Erastus Corning &, Railroads, Civil War politics, Later years

Erastus Dow Palmer

Erato

Eratosthenes - Life, Measurement of the Earth, Other work, The mysterious astronomical distances, Named after Eratosthenes, Further reading

Ercole d'Este II

Erechtheum

Erechtheus

Eretria - Ancient History, Modern Revival, Historical population

erg

ergonomics - Overview, Domains, History, Foundations, Applications, Colloquial Use, Resources

ergot - Life cycle of the fungus, Effects on humans and animals, Speculations

ergotism - Causes, Symptoms, History

Eric (Allan) Dolphy - Life

Eric (Allan) Dolphy - Life

Eric (Earle) Shipton

Eric (Henry) Liddell - Early life, University of Edinburgh, Paris Olympics, Service in China, Chariots of Fire

Eric (Herman Wilhelm) Voegelin

Eric (Honeywood) Partridge

Eric (John Ernest) Hobsbawm - Life, Politics, Academic life, Works, Controversy, Publication list

Eric (Lennard) Berne - Background and education, Clinical work, Intuition, Transactional Analysis, Personal life, Further reading

Eric (Richard) Porter

Eric (Robert Russell) Linklater - Works

Eric (Samuel) Heffer - Family and early life, Parliament, Ministerial office, Militant, Last years, Publications

Eric Ambler - Life, Works, Bibliography

Eric Bristow - Early career, Technique, Achievements

Eric Carle - Early life, Writing and illustrating career, Style, Quotes, Later life

Eric Clapton - The search for his father, Clapton's Guitars, Discographies, Band, Trivia

Eric Coates - Life, Works

Eric de Kuyper - Select filmography

Eric Foner - Biography, Career, Exhibitions, Prizes, Criticism, Works by Foner, Reference

Eric Hoffer - Hoffer's Working Class Roots and "Intellectuals"

Eric Morecambe - Early life and childhood career, Eric and Ernie, Two of a Kind (1961-1968)

Eric Newby - Life, Selected bibliography

Eric Sykes - Biography, Awards, Selected filmography

Eric Temple Bell - Biography, Writing career, Works

Erica Jong - Career, Personal life, Views on 9/11, Awards

Erich (Georg Anton Sebastian) von Falkenhayn - Early Life, Chief of Staff, Later Career, Assessment

Erich (Wolfgang) Korngold

Erich Fried - Works

Erich Fromm - Life, Psychological theory, Political ideas and activities, external links

Erich Heckel - Biography, Criticism

Erich Honecker - Early political career, Leadership of East Germany, Post-1989, Personal, Hobbies

Erich Kleiber - notes

Erich Leinsdorf

Erich Loest - Works

Erich Maria Remarque - Well-known novels, Remarque in English translation

Erich Mendelsohn - Life, Buildings, Publications by Mendelsohn, Publications about Mendelsohn

Erich Mielke - Tenure as Stasi head

Erich Ollenhauer - Early political career and exile, Leadership of the SPD

Erich Raeder - Biography

Erich Regener

Erich von Stroheim - Background, Film career, Filmography (as Director)

Erick Hawkins

Eridu - Eridu in myth

Erie Canal - History, The Erie Canal today, Locks

Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie - Life and work, "Petit dictionnaire d'idées reçues" (short dictionary of preconceived ideas), Sources

Erik Bruhn

Erik Johan Stagnelius - Life, Poetry, Philosophy, Poem "For Decay"

Erik the Red - Exiles, Discoveries, Eystribyggð, The legacy of Erik the Red

Erika Mann - Early life, Acting and writing, Biographical films

Erinyes - Erinyes in Mythology, Erinyes in later culture, Erinyes in contemporary culture

Eris

Eris

Eritrea - History, Administrative divisions, Politics and government, Geography, Economy, Society, Culture

Erle Stanley Gardner

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Music, Works of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Sources

Ermengarda - Excerpts, Mistaken attribution, Copyright status, Additional recordings

Ernest (Alexandre) Ansermet - Conducting career, Notable premieres

Ernest (Miller) Hemingway

Ernest (Percival) Rhys - Works

Ernest (Tino) Trova

Ernest Bevin - Early life, Transport and General Workers Union, Foreign policy interests, Ministerial office, Foreign Secretary

Ernest Bloch - Composition, Location of Source Materials for Research on Ernest Bloch

Ernest E(verett) Just - Early life, Career, Death, Founding of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

Ernest F(ox) Nichols - Dartmouth Presidency, Categories

Ernest Flagg

Ernest Gruening

Ernest John Moeran - Early life, Composing music

Ernest Lawson

Ernest Nagel

Ernest Newman

Ernest Solvay

Ernest Thompson Seton - Works

Ernest Tubb - Biography

Ernest William Barnes

Ernest William Hornung

Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Ernesto Geisel - Early life, Presidency

Ernesto Rossi

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta

Ernesto Zedillo (Ponce de L - Early life, 1994 election, Presidency, Post-presidency

Ernie Harwell - Biography, Awards and non-broadcast activities, Books by Ernie Harwell

Ernie Nevers

Ernie Pyle

Ernst (Florens Friedrich) Chladni - See Also

Ernst (Heinrich Philipp August) Haeckel - Research, Biography, Publications, Further reading

Ernst (Heinrich) Heinkel

Ernst (Heinrich) Weber - Works

Ernst (Walter) Mayr - Biography, Mayr's ideas

Ernst Albrecht

Ernst Badian - Works

Ernst Barlach - Biography, Works

Ernst Cassirer - Biography, Works, Partial bibliography

Ernst Curtius

Ernst Hardt

Ernst Jandl - Awards, Poems

Ernst Johann von Biron

Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Early life, Kaltenbrunner rises to a major Nazi figure, Nuremberg Trials, Miscellaneous

Ernst Lubitsch - Life and work, Selected Filmography, Further reading

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Sources

Ernst Mach - Physics, Sensory perception, Philosophy of science

Ernst Moritz Arndt - Early life and studies, Opposition of serfdom and Napoleonic rule, Biographies

Ernst Otto Fischer

Ernst Reuter - Early years, Weimar Republic, Post-War Berlin, Family, Honors, Publications, Literature

Ernst Ruska

Ernst Toch - Works

Ernst Toller - Biography, Works, Books

Ernst Udet - Life of a flier, Despair and suicide

Ernst von Wildenbruch - Biography

Eros (astronomy)

Eros (mythology) - Conceptions of Eros, Myths associated with Eros

erosion - Causes, Erosion processes, Tectonic effects of erosion, Materials science, Figurative use, Origin of term

Errett Bishop - Life, Work, Quotes

Errett Lobban Cord

Errico Malatesta - Biography, Political beliefs, Malatesta's periodicals, Further reading

Errol (Leslie Thomson) Flynn - Acting career, Private life, family and death, Post-death controversy, Pop culture references, Filmography

Erskine (Preston) Caldwell - Works

Erskine Bowles - Early Life and Education, Senatorial Races, After Senate Races, Electoral history

Ert - Quotations

Erving Goffman - Achievements, Major works

Erwin (Johannes Eugen) Rommel - World War I, Inter-war years, World War II, Battles, Popular perception, In fiction

Erwin (Wilhelm) Mueller

Erwin Baur

Erwin Chargaff - Early life, Columbia University, Chargaff's rules, Later life

Erwin Panofsky - Books, About Panofsky

Erwin Piscator - Biography

Erwin von Witzleben - Early years, First World War, Between the Wars, Second World War, Decorations, Notes about personal names

erysipelas - Risk factors, Signs and symptoms, Cause and transmission, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications

erythromycin - History, Available forms, Mechanism of action, Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism, Side-effects, Contraindications

erythropoietin - Discovery and biological role, EPO as a therapeutic agent, Erythropoietin as a blood doping agent

Es'kia Mphahlele - Politicisation and exile, Bibliography

Esarhaddon - In fiction

Esau - Symbolic struggle, The descendants of Esau at the end of time

Esbjerg - The city of Esbjerg

escalator - Designs, Usage, Usage in Advertising, Accidents, Safety features, Safety tips, Longest escalators and systems, Etymology

escape velocity - Calculating an escape velocity, Deriving escape velocity using calculus

eschatology - Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Native American, Norse mythology, Zoroastrianism, Prophetic movements, Other religions, Philosophy

Esek Hopkins

esker

esparto

Esperanto - History, Linguistic properties

essay - The essay as literary genre, The essay as a pedagogical tool, Non-literary essays

Essen - Geography, History, Politics, Transportation, Sights in Essen

Essenes - Contemporary ancient sources, Name, Location, Rules, customs, theology and beliefs, Scholarly discussion

essential oil - Production, Essential oil use in aromatherapy, Solvents, Raw Materials

essentialism - Essentialism in philosophy, Essentialism in ethics, Essentialism in biology, Essentialism and society, Essentialism in history

Essex - Population and settlement, Transport, Economy, County emblems, Towns and villages, Places of interest, Twinning

Esteban Manuel de Villegas

Estelle Morris

ester - Ester synthesis, Ester reactions

Esther - The name, The story, Modern retelling

Esther (Helen) McCracken

Esther (Louise) Rantzen - Marriage, Honours

Esther Forbes - Resources

Estonia - History, Politics, Administrative Divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Image Gallery, Further reading, Notes and references, Media

Estremadura

estuary

Esztergom - History, Sister cities, Population history

ETA

etching - Explanation, History, Industrial uses, Printing, Faults

Eteocles - Oedipus's Curse, Quarrel over the rule of Thebes

Ethan Allen - Biography, Publications, Other Associates

ethane - Extraterrestrial ethane

ethanol - History, Physical properties, Chemistry, Production, Ethanol, Feedstocks, Use, Metabolism and toxicology

Ethel Barrymore - Early life, Career

Ethel Merman - Audible Samples of Ethel Merman, Theatre performances, Filmography, Television performances

Ethel Sibyl Turner

Ethel Waters - Early life, Career, Death, Private life, Awards and recognitions

Ethelbert (Woodbridge) Nevin - Works

Ethelred II - Conflict with the Danes, Death, Marriages and issue, Legacy

ether (chemistry) - Nomenclature, Similar structures, Primary, secondary, and tertiary ethers, Polyethers, Organic reactions, Important ethers

ether (physics) - Nomenclature, Similar structures, Primary, secondary, and tertiary ethers, Polyethers, Organic reactions, Important ethers

Ethernet - History, General description, Dealing with multiple users, Autonegotiation and duplex mismatch

ethics - Normative ethics, Applied ethics

Ethiopia - Geography, Administrative divisions, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Archaeology, Sports

ethnic cleansing - Definitions, Origins of the term, Ethnic cleansing as a military and political tactic

ethnic group - Types of ethnic group, In the United States, In the United Kingdom, In China, Ethnic ideology

ethnocentrism - Usage, Psychological underpinnings of ethnocentrism

ethnography - Cultural and Social anthropology, Other related fields

ethnolinguistics

ethnomethodology - History and Influence, Varieties of ethnomethodology, Some leading policies and methods

ethnomusicology

ethology - Etymology, Differences and similarities with comparative psychology, Darwinism and the beginnings of ethology

ethylene - Structure, Nomenclature, Production, Theoretical considerations, Chemical reactions, Ethylene as a plant hormone, Effects upon humans

Etruria

Ettie Annie Rout - Bibliography, Online Resources, References and Links

Ettore (Arco Isidoro) Bugatti

Etty Hillesum - Quotes, Writings

etymology - Types of word origins, Methods of etymology, History of etymology

Eubie Blake - Birth, Music, Composition, Marriage, Death, Age controversy, Legacy, Timeline

Euboea - Historic population, Municipalities and communities, Persons, Sporting teams, See also

Eucharist - Eucharist in the Bible, Christian theology, Ritual and liturgy

Euclid - The Elements, Other works, Biographical sources, Tributes

Eudora (Alice) Welty - Major Works

Eugen Bleuler

Eugen Gerstenmaier - Life, career, resistance, In the Bundestag, Political Leanings, Honours

Eugen Jochum

Eugen Richter

Eugene (Andrew) Cernan

Eugene (Carson) Blake

Eugene (Edward) Speicher - Works

Eugene (George) Istomin - Awards and Recognitions

Eugene (Gladstone) O'Neill - Life, Selected Works, Further reading

Eugene Aram

Eug

Eugene D(onald) Millikin

Eugene Dennis - Venona

Eugene Field

Eugene Hale - Source

Eugene Ormandy - Biography, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Guest Appearances, Recordings, Awards and Honors, Death and Legacy

Eugene Talmadge

eugenics - Meanings and types of eugenics, History

Eugenics Society

Eugenie Clark - Personal life, Academic life, Bite incident

Eugenio Barba

Eugenio Montale - Life, Works

Eugenio Monti - Victories

Euhemerus - The Sacred History, Euhemerism and the Early Christians, Euhemerism in the Modern World

Eupen - Historical Sketch

euphonium - Construction and general characteristics, Name recognition and misconceptions, History and development

Euphranor

Euphronios

Eureka Stockade - Background, Protests, Chartism and the Ballarat Reform League, Escalation, Commander in Chief, Battle, Weapons, Aftermath

eurhythmics - Important Influences on the development of Eurhythmics

Euripides - Life, Plays, Bibliography, Further reading

Euro - Characteristics of the euro, Economic and Monetary Union, Effects of a single currency, Euro exchange rate

Eurocommunism - Theoretical Foundations, Western European Communist Parties, Further reading

Eurodollar - Futures Contract, Finance

Europa (astronomy)

Europa (mythology) - Europa's family, "The Rape of Europa", Europa in literature, Europa in the visual arts

Europa Nostra

Europe - Etymology, Political geography, Languages and cultures, Religions

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Members/shareholders, Requirements for EBRD financing

European Central Bank (ECB) - Objectives and Tasks, Criticism of the ECB, Other languages, Trivia

European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) - Presidents of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, 1952-1967

European Commission - Responsibilities of the Commission, Criticism of the Commission, Appointment and makeup of the Commission, History

European Community (EC) - European Community, Community Pillar, European Economic Community, The future of the European Communities

European Convention on Human Rights - The Protocols to the Convention

European Council

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) - History and structure, Reform, Notable cases, Architecture

European Defence Community

European Economic Area (EEA) - EEA freedoms, EEA legislation, Institutions

European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - Institutions, Portugal Fund, International Conventions, Relationship to the European Economic Area, Future of EFTA, United Kingdom