Cambridge Encyclopedia

Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 26

fine - Criminal Law, Fines in English land transactions

Fine Gael - Core policies, Pre-election pact, Young Fine Gael, Current state of the Irish political parties

Finger Lakes - Lakes, Region

fingerprint - Fingerprint identification, Latent prints, Patent prints, Plastic prints, Classifying fingerprints, Timeline

finial

Finland - History, Geography and nature, Administrative divisions, Demographics, Government and politics, Industry, economy and globalisation

Finlandia Hall - Design and Building, Facilities

Finley Peter Dunne - Mr. Dooley, Margaret Abbott, Other Famous or Interesting Quotes from Finley Peter Dunne, Works

Fiona Shaw - Selected filmography

Fiordland - Demographics / Economy

FIPRESCI

fire salamander - Habitat and diet, Distribution, Subspecies, Gallery

firebrat

firecrest

firedamp - Damps

firefly - Fireflies and humans

Firenzuola

firewall

fireworks - History, Competitions, Types, Laws and politics

firm - Organisations, Music and popular culture

Firmin Didot

firmware - Definitions, Origins, Firmware and device drivers, Examples

first aid - Training, Wilderness first aid, Conditions that often require first aid, Providing first aid

first fleet - People of the First Fleet, Preparation for the voyage, The voyage, Ships of the First Fleet

First Nations - History, Diversity

fiscal drag - Example of fiscal drag, Real fiscal drag, Political Dimension

fiscal policy - Economic effects of fiscal policy

fish - Classification, Fish anatomy, Evolution, Fish disease, Aquarium Fish Resources

Fishbourne

fisher

fisheye lens - Types of fisheye lenses, Focal length, Other uses

fission

Fitz-Greene Halleck - Publications

Fitzhugh Lee - Early life, Civil War, Postbellum

Five Civilized Tribes

fives

fixative (painting) - Drawing, Biology, Embalming, Perfumery

fjord - Ancillary features, Locations, Scandinavian usage, False fjords, Fjords in culture and history

flag (botany) - History, National flags, War flags, Flags at sea, Shape and design, In sports, Swimming flags

flag (politics) - History, National flags, War flags, Flags at sea, Shape and design, In sports, Swimming flags

flagellate - Form and behavior, Groups of flagellates

flagellum - Arthropod flagellum, Bacterial flagellum, Archaeal flagellum, Eukaryotic flagellum

flageolet

flamenco - History, Cante flamenco, Palos, Flamenco artists, Sources

flamingo - Systematics, Physiology

Flanders - Flanders in France, Flanders in the Netherlands, Contemporary Flanders, History, Government and politics, Administrative divisions

Flann O'Brien - Early writings, Novels, Journalism

flatfish

Flathead

flathead

flatworm - Body functions, Classes

flax

flea

Fletcher Christian - Christian in fiction

Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Steele - External links and Sources

Fleury Abbey

flint - Uses

flint glass

Flintshire - History, Geography, Fairtrade

floodgate - Types of floodgates, Floodgate valves, The physics of flood gates

Flora - Flora classifications, Flora treatises

Flora (Jane) Thompson - Bibliography

Flora Lewis

Flora Macdonald

Florence - History of Florence, Geography, Main sights, Other points of interest, Demography, Transportation, Economy and industry, Cuisine

Florence (Molthrop) Kelley - Publications, External links and references

Florence Ellinwood Allen

Florence Harding - Reference

Florence Knoll

Florence Mills

Florence Nightingale - Early life, Crimean War, Return home, Later career, Contributions to statistics, Legacy and memory, Trivia

Florence of Worcester

Florent Schmitt

Florenz Ziegfeld - Broadway productions

Florian Cajori

Florida - Government, Economy, Important cities and towns, Professional sports teams, State symbols, Fauna

Florida Keys - Origins, Major islands, Transportation, History, Environment

florin

Floris

flounder - Fishing and cooking, Flounder tramping, Threats, Flounder families

flour - Types of flour, Flour type numbers, Flour production, Flour products

flowchart - Symbols, Software, Examples

flower - Flower function, Flower anatomy, Pollination, Fertilization, Seed production, Seed dispersal, Flower evolution, Uses by humans

flowering rush

flowerpecker - Species

Floyd Abrams - Personal, Early career and legal scholarship, Important First Amendment Cases, Criticism, Quotes by Abrams

Floyd Bennett

Floyd Gibbons

Floyd Patterson - Childhood and amateur career, Early Pro career, Pop Culture References

flugelhorn

fluid

fluid mechanics - Relationship to continuum mechanics, Assumptions, Navier-Stokes equations

fluidics - Fluidic amplifier, Fluidic systems

fluke

fluorescein - Chemical and physical properties, Synthesis, Applications

fluorescence - Equations, Rules, Applications, Organic liquids

fluorescent lamp - History, Principles of operation, Usage, Mercury toxicity, Cleanup of broken fluorescent lamps, Advantages over incandescent lamps

fluoride - Examples, Fluorides and effects on health, See also

fluorine - Applications

Flushing

flute - History, Flute acoustics, Categories of flute

flux (physics) - Transport phenomena, Electromagnetism

flux (technology) - Transport phenomena, Electromagnetism

fly - Maggots, Transportation of insects, Fly-like insects, Rarest known flies, Flies in mythology and religion

flying spot scanner

flying squirrel

flywheel

foam - Structure of foams

focus

fog - Characteristics, Types

folic acid - Folate deficiency, Folic acid and pregnancy, Folic acid supplements and masking of B12 deficiency

folium of Descartes - Definition, Characteristics of the curve, Algebraic components of the folium of Descartes

folk music - Defining folk song, Subjects of folk music, Variation in folk music

folklore - History, Categories of folklore, Other usages, For further reading

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - Structure, Activity, Disease States, Availability

Folsom

Fomalhaut - Fomalhaut in fiction and popular culture

Fontainebleau

Fonthill Abbey

food - Food production, Food trade

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - What the FAO says about itself, Criticism, FAO Offices, Sources and notes

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Authorization and mandate, Jurisdiction, Organization, Criticisms of US drug packaging and distribution practices

food chain

food preservation - Preservation Processes, Methods

foot - Customs, Measurement, Parts of the foot, Disorders of the feet

foot-and-mouth disease - Vaccination

football hooliganism - Brazil, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Scotland, Turkey

Football War - Football results

Forbidden City - Names, History, Image gallery, Influences of the Forbidden City

force - Examples, Quantitative definition, Force and potential, Types of force, Units of measurement

forces of nature

Ford (Christopher) Frick - Hall of Fame

Ford Foundation - History, Critics

Ford Madox Brown

Ford Madox Ford - Ford's Novels, Ford's Promotion of Literature, Selected works

foreign aid

foreign direct investment (FDI) - History, Types of FDI

Foreign Legion

forensic psychiatry - Court work, Britain, Fictional depictions

forest - Classification, Forest management

Forest Ray Moulton

forestry - What foresters do, History, Forestry today, Forestry education, Forestry organizations

Forestville

forgery

forget-me-not - Forget-me-not in popular culture, Forget-me-not in Remembrance, Media

formaldehyde - Uses, Health effects

Formentera - History

formic acid - Safety

Fornax

forsythia

Fort Knox - History, Fort Knox in popular culture

Fort Sumter - Start of the Civil War (1861), 1863–1865, After the war

Fort-de-France - Sights

Fortaleza - History, Tourism, Cultural features, Education, Sports

FORTH - Overview, Programmer's perspective, Structure of the language, Programming, Code examples

FORTRAN - Language features, Variants of Fortran, Criticisms and rebuttals, Code examples, FORTRAN jokes

Fortuna

Fortune Theatre - The 17th Century Venue, The 20th Century Venue

forum

Forza Italia - Party ideology and factions, Leading members, Party leadership

fossil - Developments in interpretation of the fossil record, Rarity of fossils, Permineralization, Replacement and compression fossils

fossil fuel - Levels and flows, Environmental effects, Fossil fuel subsidies

Foster

foster care - Foster care, Recent United States Foster Care Legislation

Fou Ts'ong

Foucault pendulum - The dynamics of the Foucault pendulum, Foucault pendula in the world

Fountains Abbey - National Trust property

Four Freedoms - The Declarations, United Nations, The four freedoms and disarmament, Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms Paintings

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Horses and their riders, Original text, Interpretations, Zechariah's Horses

Four Noble Truths - Four Noble Truths

four-eyed fish

Fourteen Points - The Fourteen Points

Fox - General characteristics, Classification, Vocalization, Ecobalance, Trivia

fox - General characteristics, Classification, Vocalization, Ecobalance, Trivia

Fox Conner - Early career, World War One, Conner and Eisenhower, Later service

fox terrier - Origin, Development of the Fox Terrier around the world, Coloring

foxhound - AKC Registrations

Fra Angelico - Biography, Evaluation, Works, Trivia, Further reading, Gallery

Fra Bartolommeo

Fra Diavolo - Legacy

fractionation - Plasma protein fractionation

fracture (medicine) - Types of fracture

fracture (physics) - Types of fracture

frame relay - Frame Relay description, Frame Relay versus X.25, Virtual circuits, X.25 origins

franc - Origins, French franc, CFA and CFP francs, Comorian franc, Belgian franc and Luxembourg franc, Swiss franc

France - Geography, Contrast and diversity, History, Administrative divisions, Transport, Military, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Public health, Gallery

Frances (Eliza) Hodgson Burnett - Life and work

Frances Cleveland

Frances Perkins

Frances Power Cobbe

Francesca da Rimini - Arranged marriage

Francesco (Duke) Caracciolo - Biography

Francesco Albani - Early years in Bologna, Mature work in Rome, Legacy, Partial Anthology of Works

Francesco Algarotti

Francesco Bartolozzi

Francesco Borromini - Early life and first works, San Carlino (San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane)

Francesco Bracciolini

Francesco Cetti - Reference

Francesco Cilea - Biography, Works

Francesco Cossiga - Election as President of Italy, The Cossiga Presidency, Lifetime senator, Miscellaneous news

Francesco Dall'Ongaro - Biography

Francesco de Sanctis

Francesco di Giorgio

Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi - Reference

Francesco Durante - Sources

Francesco Filelfo - Biography

Francesco Gaeta - Selected works

Francesco Guardi - Biography, Mature style

Francesco Guicciardini - Early life, Start of career beyond Florence, Papal service, Service to the Medici, Evaluations

Francesco Morosini - In memoriam

Francesco Redi

Francesco Saverio Nitti

Francesco Zuccarelli

franchise (economics)

franchise (politics)

Franciabigio - Critical assessment and legacy

Francis (Andrew) March - Works, Death and Legacy, Sources

Francis (Beverley) Biddle

Francis (Davis) Millet - Early life, Artistic life, Literature

Francis (Ellingwood) Abbot

Francis (Gladheim) Pease

Francis (Harry Compton) Crick - Biography, family and education, Biology Research

Francis (Henry) King - Works, Reference

Francis (Maitland) Balfour

Francis (Patrick) Kenrick

Francis (William) Aston

Francis Asbury - Resources

Francis Atterbury

Francis Bacon - Early life, Career, Death, Works and philosophy, Works on East Asia, Posthumous reputation, Timeline

Francis Baily

Francis Bitter - Early life, Career at MIT, Legacy

Francis Brett Young - Selected works

Francis Cabot Lowell

Francis Daniel Pastorius

Francis Ford Coppola - Life and career (1960 to 1978), Career: 1979 to present, Selected filmography, Trivia

Francis Fowke

Francis Frith

Francis Garnier

Francis George Scott

Francis Godwin - Reference, Weblinks

Francis Grose

Francis Harrison Pierpont - Other Notable Facts

Francis Hopkinson

Francis I

Francis (Emperor) II

Francis James Child

Francis Jammes - Selected works

Francis Lee Bailey - Education and military service, Notable cases, Controversies, Publications, Gallery Magazine

Francis Lieber - Works

Francis Makemie

Francis Marion - Family and early life, Service during the Revolution, Popular culture, Controversy, Landmarks, Gravestone, See also

Francis Marion Crawford - Reference, See Also

Francis Nicholson

Francis Ouimet - Career, Effect on U.S. golf

Francis Parkman - Biography, Legacy, Selected works

Francis Picabia

Francis Ponge - Works

Francis Poulenc - Works, Personal life

Francis Preston Blair

Francis Quarles - Works

Francis Rawdon Chesney - Publications

Francis Scott Key - Life, Monuments and memorials, Media

Francis Sylvester Mahony

Francis Thomas Bacon

Francis Thompson - Footnote

Francis Throckmorton

Francis Turner Palgrave

Francis Wayland

Francis Wayland

Francis William Newman - Read on

Francisco de Almeida - Mission to the east, Relatives and subjects

Francisco de Enzinas - Family and Education, New Testament translation, Last years on the Continent, Posthumous editions, Links

Francisco de Orellana

Francisco de Paula Santander - Acting Executive, Political Differences, Return to New Granada

Francisco Franco (Bahamonde) - Early life, During the Second Spanish Republic, The Spanish Civil War, Spain under Franco

Francisco Guerrero - References and further reading

Francisco Pi y Margall - Early life, Political life under the monarchy, Presidency and later political life

Francisco Pizarro - Conquest of Peru (1532), Pizarro's legacy, In popular culture

Francisco Rabal

Franciscus Gomarus - Life, Theology, Synod of Dordrecht, References and links

Franciscus Sylvius

Francistown - Demographics, Infrastructure

Franco Modigliani

Franco Moschino

Franco Sacchetti

Franco Zeffirelli - Selected filmography

Franco-Prussian War - Causes of the war, Opposing forces, French incursion, German advance

Fran

Fran - Bibliography

Fran

francolin - Distribution, Species

Franconia

Franconian Forest

Frank (Charles) Carlucci - Early career, Post-Administration work

Frank (Charles) Laubach

Frank (Donald) Drake - Early life and education, Accomplishments, Recent activities and academics, Honors

Frank (Dow) Merrill

Frank (Garvin) Yerby - Books by Frank Yerby

Frank (Henry) Loesser