Cambridge Encyclopedia

Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 25

European Monetary System (EMS) - Stage I, Stage II, Stage III

European Parliament - Location, Political groups and parties, History

European Southern Observatory (ESO) - Instruments at La Silla, Instruments at Paranal

European Space Agency (ESA) - History and goals, Member countries, budget and organisations, Launch vehicle fleet, Human space flight, Projects

European Union (EU) - Demographics, Member states and enlargement, Institutions and legal framework, Main policies, Criticisms, Further reading

Eurostar - Eurostar Routes, Rolling stock, Regional Eurostar, Organisation

Eurovision Song Contest - Origins, Format, Participation, Selection procedures, Hosting, Eurovision Week, Voting, Rules, Expansion of the Contest

Eurozone - Countries with the euro as currency, Non-Eurozone EU countries, Upcoming EU nations

Eurydice - Wife of Orpheus, Wife of Creon, Wife of Acrisius, Wife of Nestor, Wife of Ilus

eurypterid - Body structure, Eurypterid fossils, Classification by Tollerton, 1989

Eusebius of Caesarea - Biography, Works, Estimate of Eusebius

Eusebius of Nicomedia

Eustache Deschamps

Euston Road School

Euterpe

euthanasia - Terminology, Legislation and national political movements, Euthanasia protocol, Ethics, Perceptions, Films containing euthanasia

Euthymides

eutrophication - Concept of eutrophication, Ecological effects, Sources of high nutrient runoff, Prevention and reversal

Eutyches

Eva Braun - Background, Relationship and turmoil, Lifestyle, Marriage and suicide

Eva Hesse - Early life, Career, Legacy

Eva Le Gallienne - Early life and early career, Fame and relationships, Later life

Eva Marie Saint - Biography, Filmography, Television work

Eva Tanguay - Early life, Career

Evan Mecham - Personal background and business career, Political career, Governorship, Efforts to remove him, After office

Evander Holyfield - Boxing career, Life outside the ring, Trivia

Evangelical Alliance - Recent Controversy

Evangelical United Brethren Church - United Brethren History

evangelicalism - Roots, Doctrine, Development, Globally, Demographics

Evangelista Torricelli - Contributions to physics, Selected works

evaporation - Factors influencing rate of evaporation, Applied evaporation

evapotranspiration - Evapotranspiration and the water cycle, Estimating evapotranspiration, Potential evapotranspiration

Evel Knievel - Early life, Daredevil, Caesar's Palace, Marketing the image, Snake River Canyon, Retirement(s)

Evelyn (Arthur St John) Waugh - Early life, The Thirties, Second World War, Later years, List of works, Biographies about Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn (Elizabeth Ann) Glennie - Background, Career, Deafness, Collaborations, Awards and recognitions, Films

Evelyn Underhill

evening primrose

Everett (McKinley) Dirksen

Everglades - Overview, Everglades National Park, History

Everhardus Johannes Potgieter

Evesham - History, Education, Travel, Famous People, Twin Towns

evidence - Evidence in science, Evidence in criminal investigation, Evidence in law

evidence-based medicine - Overview, Qualification of evidence, Criticism of evidence-based medicine

evolution - Study of evolution, Evidence of evolution, Ancestry of organisms, Modern synthesis, Misunderstandings about modern evolutionary biology

evolutionism - Development of usage, Ancient Evolutionary Thought, Evolutionary Thought in the Modern West before Darwin

Ewan MacColl - Early history, Acting career, Music, Radio, Songwriting, Bibliography

Ewan McGregor - Filmography, Discography

examination

Excalibur - Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone, History, Video games

exciton - Subtypes, Dynamics, Interaction

exclusionary rule - History of the Rule, Limitations of the Rule, Exceptions to the Rule

executive information system (EIS) - History of EIS, EIS Components, EIS Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages of EIS, Future Trends in EIS

executor(s)

Exeter - Situation, Economy, History, Politics and administration, Notable Buildings, Culture, Education, Sports, Transport, Districts of Exeter

existentialism - Historical background, Major concepts in existentialism, Criticisms of existentialism, Existentialism in psychotherapy, Terror management theory

Exmoor - Landscape, Coastline, Rivers, Wildlife, Places of interest

Exmoor pony - Breed characteristics, Breed history, The Exmoor today

exosphere

experimental psychology

expert system - Types of problems solved by expert systems, Application, Expert systems versus problem-solving systems

exploration - Notable explorers since 950 A.D., Exploration by area

exponential function - Properties, Derivatives and differential equations, Formal definition, Numerical value, On the complex plane

exposure (photography) - Blown out highlights, Helping Links

exposure (physics)

exposure index (EI)

Expressionism - Origin of the term, Visual artists, Expressionist groups in painting, In other media

expressivity

extensive farming - Economic Viability, Rural Life

extinction - Causes, Mass extinctions, Human attitudes on extinction

extracellular fluid (ECF) - Contents of ECF

extradition - Extradition treaties or agreements, List of extradition laws by country, Footnote

Extremadura - History

eye - Varieties of eyes, Evolution of eyes, Anatomy of the mammalian eye, Cytology, Acuity, Dynamic range

eyespot

Eynsham - Gallery

Eyvind Johnson

Ezekiel - Biography of Ezekiel, Historical Background, Commentary on the Book of Ezekiel

Ezio Pinza

Ezra (Weston Loomis) Pound - Early life and contemporaries, The London Revolution, Paris, Italy, St. Elizabeths

Ezra Ames - Paintings by Ezra Ames, Sources

Ezra Cornell - Birth and early life, Marriage and early career, The telegraph, Cornell University, Later life

Ezra Jack Keats - Biography, Bibliography

Ezra Stiles

Ezra Taft Benson - General conference talks, External resources

Ezzelino da Romano

F Anstey

F(rederic) W(illiam) H(enry) Myers

F(rederic) W(illiam) Maitland - Biography, Reference

F(rederick) L(eslie) Ransome

f-number - Notation

Fabian Society - History, Legacy, Current and recent activities, Current Organisational Structure, Recommendations for reform of the British monarchy

Fabian von Schlabrendorff - Books

fable - History, Some modern fabulists, Notable fables

fabliau - Example tales

facade

factor analysis - Mathematical model of the same example, Factor analysis in psychometrics, Factor analysis in marketing

factor VIII - Genetics, Physiology, Therapeutic use

factors of production - Developments and Alternative views

Factory Acts - Factory Act of 1802, Factory Act of 1833, Factory Act of 1844, Factory Act of 1847

factory farming - History, Animals, Crops, Origins of the term "factory farming", Alternatives, Regulation of practices, Further reading

Fahd (ibn Abd al-Aziz al Saud)

faience - On-line bibliographic references

fainting - Types, Clinical symptom

Fairbanks

fairy shrimp

Faisalabad - History, Education, Sites of interest, Development, Transport

faith healing - Christian faith healing, Proposed sociobiological basis, Criticism, Ethical issues when conventional treatment is refused

Faith Ringgold

falabella

Falange - Early history, Spanish Civil War, After the war, Post-Franco era, Falangism today, Debate

falcon

falconry - History, Birds, Training and Technique, Falconry Around the World, Literature and Film

Falkland Islands - Name, History, Geography, Economy, Transport

Falklands War - Lead up to the conflict, War, The Fall of Port Stanley, Allegations of nuclear deployment

fallacy - Aristotelian fallacies, Other systems of classification, Fallacies in the media and politics, General list of fallacies:

fallow deer - Distribution and history, Name

Falmouth

Falun Gong - Origins, History and timeline, Beliefs and teachings, Research into health benefits, Criticism and controversies, Ethics

Famagusta - History, Sites of interest

family - The family cross-culturally, Family in the West, Economic function of the family

family therapy - Methodology, In the United States, Founders and key influences

famine - Characteristics of famine, Historical famine, by region

fan palm

Fan Zhiyi - Biography, Career history

fandango

Fannie (Merritt) Farmer - Early life, Cookbook fame

Fannie Hurst - Bibliography

Fanny Ardant - Selected filmography

Fanny Blankers-Koen - Early life, World War II, "The Flying Housewife", After London, Later life

Fanny Brice - Early life and career, Death, Film tributes, Works about Fanny Brice

Fanny Burney - Early life, Writings, diaries, After departing royal service

Fanny Cradock - Early Life, Early Career, Family, Television, Later Years, Books, Works about Fanny Cradock

Fanny Crosby - Early life and career, Early writing career, Blindness, Career in writing hymns, Fame

Fanny Kemble - Publications

Fanny Lewald

Fanny Workman - People with the surname Bullock

Fanny Wright

Fano

fantail - Species

fantasia - In film, Names, Other meanings

farad - Explanation

faraday

Faraday effect - Faraday rotation in the interstellar medium

farandole

farce - Characteristics, Representative examples: A chronology

Farnese - List of important Farnese family members

Farnworth - Geography and administration, History, Present day, Notable residents

Faro

farthing

fasciation

fascism - Scope of the word Fascism, Definition, Italian Fascism, Nazism and fascism, Fascism and religion

fashion - Fashion and variation, Fashion and the process of change, Fashion and the media, Quotes

fat (chemistry) - Chemical structure, Importance for living things

fat (physiology) - Chemical structure, Importance for living things

fatalism

Father of the House (of Commons) - Canada

Father's Day - History, Trivia

Fats Domino

Fats Navarro

Fats Waller

fault

Faust - General plot, History, Origin of Mephistopheles in Faust

Fauvism

fax - Overview, Capabilities, Alternatives, History

Faxian

Fay Compton

Fay Vincent - Actions as commissioner, Trivia

Fay Weldon - Novels

Faye Dunaway - Filmography, Guest Appearances, Academy Awards and nominations

feather - Characteristics, Evolution, Human uses

February Revolution (France) - World War I, Petrograd's riots, The Provisional Government and Petrograd's Soviet

February Revolution (Russia) - World War I, Petrograd's riots, The Provisional Government and Petrograd's Soviet

February strike - Background, Razzias, The strike, Remembrance, Sources

Fedayeen - Islamic history, Palestinians, Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Fictional

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Overall mission, History, Organization, Publications, Crime statistics, Media portrayal, Criticism

Federal Reserve System (FRS) - Legal status and position in government, History, Roles and responsibilities, Organization, Control of the money supply

federalism - Democracy, U.S. Constitution, Europe, Canada

Federico (Count) Confalonieri

Federico da Montefeltro - Biography, Portraits

Federico Fellini - Filmography as director, Bibliographies

Federico Moreno Torroba - Biography, Works, List of works, Bibliography

Fedor von Bock - Trivia

feedback - Types of feedback

Feldenkrais method - Overview, Techniques, History, Influence on Somatics, Resources and External links

Felice Casorati

Felice Cavallotti - Duel with Count Macola

Felice Orsini - Biography, Bibliography, Additional source

Felicia Dorothea Hemans

Feliciano de Silva - Legacy

Felicity (Ann) Kendal - Early life, Career, Male fanbase, Personal life, Source

Felidae - Classification

Feliks Topolski

Felix (George) Rohatyn - Career in finance, Diplomacy and foreign policy credentials, LaRouche Enmity

Felix Andries Vening Meinesz - Biography, Research and Discoveries

Felix Bloch

F

Felix de Weldon - Work

Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky

Felix Frankfurter - Early life, Legal career, Criminal justice in Cleveland, Bibliography, Supreme Court, Retirement, Trivia

Felix Grundy

Felix Hausdorff

Felix Hebert

Felix Salten - Novels

Felix Wankel

felony

felt - History, Manufacture

feminism - Feminism in many forms, Modern feminism, Worldwide statistics, Contemporary criticisms of feminism

femur - Fractures, In other animals, Additional images

fencing - Philosophies, Weapons, Protective clothing, Practice, Footwork, Competition, Collegiate fencing, High School Fencing

feng shui - History, Doctrine, Schools of feng shui, Use in burials, Scepticism, Use in the West

fennel

fenugreek

Ferdinand (Edralin) Marcos - Early life, Military career, Early political career, Cabinet and Judicial Appointments 1965-73

Ferdinand (Julius) Cohn

Ferdinand (of Castile) - Royalty and Nobility, Other people, Other meanings

Ferdinand (Vandeveer) Hayden

Ferdinand Bol

Ferdinand Bordewijk - Bibliography, Prizes

Ferdinand Bruckner - Works

Ferdinand Christian Baur

Ferdinand de Saussure - Contributions to linguistics, Legacy

Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis

Ferdinand Foch - Early life, Foch and World War I, Paris Peace Conference, Post-war career, Writing

Ferdinand Freiligrath - Further reading

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius - Contributions to group theory

Ferdinand Hodler

Ferdinand (Emperor) I

Ferdinand (of Bulgaria) I

Ferdinand (of Naples) I

Ferdinand (of the Two Sicilies) I

Ferdinand (Emperor) II

Ferdinand (of Castile) III - Marriages and Family

Ferdinand Lassalle - Early life, Return to Berlin, Founding of the ADAV, Death, Publications

Ferdinand Magellan - First voyages, Journey, Death, Circumnavigation and return, Discoveries, Trivia, General, Further reading

Ferdinand Porsche

Ferdinand von Saar

Ferhat Abbas - Involvement with FLN, After independence

Fermat's last theorem - Fermat's Last Theorem from a comment in a margin

Fermat's principle - History, Derivation

fermion

fern - Fern structure, Economic uses, Cultural connotations, Misunderstood names, Gallery

Fernand Braudel - Works

Fernandel

Fernando Alonso - Complete Formula One results, References, See also, External links

Fernando Arrabal - Prizes, Novels, Poetry, Plays, Films

Fernando Bujones

Fernando Rey

Fernando Wood - Reference

Ferrante Pallavicino

Ferrara - History, Main sights, Ferrara in culture, Politics

ferret

ferrimagnetism

ferrocene - History, Physical properties, Chemical properties, Applications of ferrocene and its derivatives, Variations

ferromagnetism - Ferromagnetic materials

Ferruccio (Benvenuto) Busoni - Biography, Busoni's music, Busoni's editions, Recordings, References and external links

Ferruccio Parri

fertilizer - Inorganic fertilizers (Mineral Fertilizer), Organic fertilizers, Environmental effects of fertilizer use

fescue

Festival of Britain - South Bank, Festival Buildings, Events, Legacy, Representation, Design

feudalism - Etymology, What is feudalism?, History of the term "feudalism", History of feudalism, Questioning feudalism

feuilleton

fever - Measurement, Mechanism, Types, Causes, Treatment

feverfew

fibula - Components, Blood Supply, Ossification

Fichtelberg

Fichtelgebirge

fiddler crab - Subgenera and species, Gallery

fideism - The logic of fideism, Fideism in Christianity, Theologies opposed to fideism, Fideism in Islam

Fidel Castro (Ruz) - Childhood and education, Political beginnings, Human rights record, Religious beliefs, Public image, Personal, References and footnotes

field (photography) - Place names, Objects, People called Field, People called Fields

field emission

field ion microscope

fieldfare

Fielding (Harris) Yost - Coaching record

Fields Medal - Conditions of the award, Unusual circumstances, In popular culture

FIFA - History, The World Cup, Other tournaments, Laws of the game, Structure, Recognitions and awards, Commercial activities

Fife - History of Fife, Geography of Fife, Towns and villages, Places of interest, Notable Fifers, Sports

fife - History of Fife, Geography of Fife, Towns and villages, Places of interest, Notable Fifers, Sports

fifth column - Sources

fifth force - Theory and experiment, Other interactions

figurative art - Figurative artists, Notes and references

Fiji - History, Politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Sport, Culture, Miscellaneous topics

filariasis - Diagnosis

filbert

Filbert Bayi - Career, Later life

filefish - Physical description, Species

filibuster - Filibusters in the United States, Filibusters in Canada, Filibusters in the UK Parliament, Filibusters in France

Filippino Lippi - Biography, Major works

Filippo Baldinucci - Publications by Baldinucci

Filippo Brunelleschi - Early life, Building the Dome, Other Architectural Works, Other Inventions

Filippo Maria Visconti - Biography, Trivia

Filippo Turati - Early life, PSI, Opposition to Fascism

film - History of film, Film theory, Film criticism, Stages of filmmaking, Film crew, Animation, Film venues

film festival

film production

Filofax

filter (photography)

filter (technology)

fin

finch