Cambridge Encyclopedia

Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 3

adipic acid

Adirondack Mountains - The land, Geology, Spelling, Tourism and Recreation, History, Sources

adjutant - Warrant Officer rank

Admetus - Mythology

administrative law - Administrative law in common law countries, Administrative law in civil law countries

Admiral's Cup - History, 1957 - 1999, Recent history

Admiral's Men - Repertory

Admiralty Court - Admiralty Courts in Wales and England, Admiralty Court of Scotland, Role in the American Revolution

Admiralty Islands - Climate and Ecology

Adnan Menderes

adolescence - Puberty, Preteens, Teenagers, Emerging adulthood, Psychology of adolescents, Social and cultural, Legal issues

Adolf (Karl Gustav) von Harnack - Biography, Bibliography

Adolf Bastian - Works and ideas, Sources and further reading

Adolf Busch

Adolf Hitler - Early years, Hitler's religious beliefs, Medical health and sexuality, Hitler's family

Adolf Loos - Major works, "Ornament and Crime"

Adolf Muschg - His life, Awards, Works, voice recordings, Weblinks

Adolf Reichwein - Works (selection), Literature

Adolf Stoecker

Adolph (Francis Alphonse) Bandelier

Adolph (Frederick) Rupp - Early life, Coaching, Death, Legacy

Adolph Alexander Weinman

Adolph Coors - Golden Brewery, Death by suicide

Adolph Gottlieb

Adolph Sutro - Sources of Historical Materials Relating to Adolph Sutro, Sources

Adolphe (Charles) Adam - Main works

Adolphe Appia

Adolphus Busch - Legacy

Adoniram Judson - Early life, Career, Published works, Legacy

Adonis - Origin of the cult, Life of Adonis, Modern metaphorical use of the name

adoption - Reasons for adoption, Adoption by same-sex couples, Cost of adoption, Adoption numbers

adoptionism

Adriaen van Ostade - External link and reference

Adrian (David) Moorhouse - Rivalry with Victor Davis, Later career and retirement

Adrian (Gilbert)

Adrian Constantine Anson - Early baseball career, After retirement, Popular culture

Adrian IV - Early life, Securing power, Hadrian and the military, Cultural pursuits and patronage, Hadrian's travels

Adrian Willaert - Life, Musical style and influence, References and further reading

Adriano Olivetti

Adriatic Sea - Extent and Bathymetry, Coasts and islands, Miscellaneous

Adrien-Marie Legendre

Adrienne (Cecile) Rich - Career, Bibliography

adsorption - Adsorption isotherms, Adsorbents, Examples of adsorption, Adsorption in viruses

adult education

Advent - Tradition, Marking the passing of Advent

adverse possession

advertising - History, Type, Regulation, Future

advocate - Scotland, Advocates in the Channel Islands, Advocates in England and Wales

aechmea

Aedes

Aegean civilization - Periodization, Commerce, Evidence of Aegean civilization, The discovery of Aegean civilization

Aegean Sea - History, Geography, Port towns

Aegina - Attractions, Geography, Economy and Climate, History, Famous Aeginetans, Communities and villages, Historical population

aegis - In Greek mythology, In Egyptian mythology, In Norse mythology, In modern culture

Aegisthus

Aelian - De Natura Animalium (Περι Ζωων Ιδιοτητος), Varia Historia (Ποικιλη Ιστορια)

Aelius Donatus

Aeneas - Mythology, Family and legendary descendants

aeolian harp - History, Description, Sound, Operation, Aeolian harps in literature and music

Aeolians

Aeolus - Æolus (son of Hellen), Æolus (son of Poseidon), Æolus (son of Hippotes)

aerial photography - Aerial Photography Challenges

aerobatics - Overview

aerobics - Aerobic and Health

aerocapture - In Fiction

aerodynamics - Aerodynamics in other fields, Conservation laws, Boundary layer, Subsonic aerodynamics, Transonic aerodynamics, Supersonic aerodynamics

aeronautics - Early aeronautics, Modern aeronautics, Aeronautical engineering

aerophone

Aeschines - Ancient Authorities

Aeschylus - Works

Aesop - Life, Aesop's Fables

Aestheticism

affenpinscher - Appearance

affinity

affirmative action - Purpose, Controversy, International human rights law, Implementation worldwide, Notes and references

affix - Lexical affixes

afforestation

Afghan hound - Temperament, Health, History

Afghan Wars

Afghanistan - Name, History, Politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, People, Education, Communication and technology, Views of Afghanistan

aflatoxin - Contamination conditions, Pathology, Detection of aflatoxin in humans, Major types of aflatoxins and their metabolites

Africa - Geography, History, Politics, Economy, Demographics, Languages

African art - Area of influence, History, Influence on Western art, Traditional art, Contemporary art, By country

African buffalo

African dance - Cultural functions of African dances, Examples of African dances

African horse sickness - Epidemiology, Host, Transmission, Clinical Signs, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

African languages - Language families, Language in Africa, Linguistic features

African literature - Precolonial African literature, Colonial African literature, Postcolonial African literature, Major African novels, Major African poets

African Methodist Episcopal Church - Church name, History, Beliefs, Church mission, Colleges, seminaries and universities, Structure, Bishops

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church - Structure, The Church Today

African National Congress (ANC) - History, Coming to power, Key personalities within the ANC, Criticism

African Union - Overview, History of the African Union, Summits, Organization, Economy, Languages, Geography, Foreign relations, Symbols

Afrika Bambaataa - Discography, Music sample

Afrika Korps - Organization, Afrika Korps marching songs

Afrikaans - Grammar, Orthography, Comparison with Dutch, German and English, Sociolinguistics

Afro-Asiatic languages

Aga Khan - History, Incumbent, Philanthropy, List of those who have held the title of Aga Khan

Aga Khan I

Aga Khan II

Aga Khan III - Birth and education, Career, Race horse owner, Marriages and children, Death and succession

Agadir - History, Museums, Education, Economy, Christian Community of Agadir, Jewish Community of Agadir, Beaches, Parks and Gardens

Agamemnon - Early life, The Trojan War, Return to Greece, Other stories, Agamemnon in fiction

agar - Uses in microbiology, Uses in molecular biology, Uses in cooking, Uses in plant biology

agate - Formation and characteristics, Types of agate, Agate beliefs, Uses in industry

Agathocles

agave - Agave americana, Species

agenda setting

Agent Orange - Description, Use in South East Asia (1961-1971), Effects of the program, Lawsuits, Miscellaneous

aggiornamento

agglomerate

Agilulf

Agitprop

Agnes (George) De Mille

Agnes Arber - People, Things, Companies

Agnes Chase - Geography, History, Sovereign Princes/Princesses of Meara, Pretenders of Meara, Sources

Agnes Maclehose

Agnes Macphail

Agnes Nestor

Agnes Smedley - Life, Works

Agni - Depictions, Agni in the Vedas, Agni God as witness, Agni in other faiths and religions

Agnolo Firenzuola - Biography

Agnolo Gaddi

agnosia - Types

agnosticism - Qualifying agnosticism, Philosophical opinions

Agostino (di Duccio)

Agostino Depretis

Agostino Magliani

Agra - Geography, Demographics, History, Places of Interest

agranulocytosis

agribusiness

Agricultural Revolution

agriculture - Overview, History, Crops, Environmental problems, Policy

agrimony

Agrippina

Agrippina

agroforestry - Alley cropping, Energy and Ethanol Production

agronomy - Selective Breeding, Agronomy and Soil, Soil Preservation, Theoretical modelling, Employment of Agronomists

Agust

Ahab

Ahaggar Mountains

Ahimsa - Hinduism, Jainism, Gandhi

Ahmad Jamal

Ahmadou Ahidjo

Ahmose I - Dates and length of reign, Campaigns, Art and monumental constructions, Mummy, Succession

Ahura Mazda - Perceived origin, In Zoroaster's revelation, In Zurvanite Zoroastrianism, In present-day Zoroastrianism

Ai Qing

AIDS - Infection by HIV, Diagnosis, Notes and references

aikido - Spirit of Aikido, History, Technique, Ranking, Clothing, Ki, Body, Mind, Styles, Aikidoka, Aikido Organisations

Aim - Early life, Evangelism and Foursquare Gospel, "Kidnapping", Later career, Landmarks, Film

Ainsworth Rand Spofford

air conditioning - History, Air conditioning applications, Humidity control, Vapor-compression refrigeration cycle

air force - Organization

air miles - AIRMILES - UK, Air Miles - Canada

Air Traffic Control (ATC) - Terminal Control, En-route, Center, or Area Control, Problems, Technology

Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)

airbrush - History, Design, Types, Spray guns, Technique, Street artists

aircraft - Categories and classification

aircraft carrier - Flight deck, Common types, History and milestones, Post-war developments

Airedale terrier - Temperament, Health, History

airship - Terminology, Types, Lifting gas, History, Continued use, Present-day research, Noteworthy historic prototypes and experiments

Aix-en-Provence - History, Main sights, Education, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Museums, Economy

Ajaccio

Ajax - Mythology and literature, Vehicles, Fiction, Music, Sport, Places, Other uses

Akan

Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge

Akihito

Akio Morita - Further reading

Akira Kurosawa - Early career, Directorial approach, Influences, His influence, Collaboration, Later films, Trivia, Awards, Filmography, Further reading

Akron - Other uses

Akutagawa Prize

Al Capp - Early life, Li'l Abner, Trivia

Al Held

Al Jolson - Early life and career, The Jolson Story, Death, Stage work, Select recordings

Al Unser

al-Sabah - Current events, Al-Sabah Dynasty, Other notable members of al-Sabah, Sources and references

Alabama - Law and government, Education, Miscellaneous topics

alabaster - Types

Alain

Alain Chartier

Alain Decaux

Alain Delon - Filmography

Alain Enthoven

Alain Prost - Complete Formula One results, Further reading

Alain Resnais - Career, Collaborators, Awards, Trivia, Filmography, Further reading

Alain Tanner - Filmography

Alamo

Alan (Cochevelou) Stivell - History, Discography

Alan (Cyril) Walker

Alan (Donald) Whicker - Trivia

Alan (Dudley) Bush

Alan (Fraser) Truscott

Alan (Fred) Titchmarsh - Early Career, Journalism, Broadcasting, Novelist, Personal Life

Alan (Kenneth McKenzie) Clark - Early life, Career, Quotes, Books

Alan (MacGregor) Cranston - Public office, Retirement and death

Alan (Mathison) Turing - Childhood and youth, University and his work on computability, Cryptanalysis, Early computers and the Turing Test

Alan (Philip Eric) Knott - Career, Trivia

Alan (Stewart) Paton

Alan (Tower) Waterman

Alan (Wilson) Watts - Early years, Middle years, Later years

Alan Alda - Family and early life

Alan Bennett - Television work, Films, Radio, Stage, Translations

Alan Bleasdale

Alan Coren - Partial bibliography

Alan Davie

Alan Dundes

Alan Freed - "Father of Rock and Roll", Legacy

Alan G(oodrich) Kirk

Alan Greenspan - Personal life and early career, Greenspan the Objectivist, Chairman of the Federal Reserve

Alan Hovhaness - Early life, Compositional career, Research Centre, Significant compositions, Films, Notable students of Alan Hovhaness

Alan Jay Lerner - Broadway Productions, Films

Alan Lomax - Biography, Achievements, Bibliography

Alan Minter

Alan Rawsthorne

Alan Rickman - Early life background, Professional life, Personal life, Filmography (partial)

Alan Seeger - Poetry

Alan Shearer

Alan Sillitoe - Novels, Collections of Stories, Collections of Poems

Alan Yentob

Alaric I - In Roman service, In Greece, First invasion of Italy, Second invasion of Italy

Alaric II - Reign, Battle of Vouillé and aftermath

Alasdair (Chalmers) MacIntyre - Biography, Philosophical method, Virtue ethics, Secondary literature

Alaska - Geography, History, Demographics, Transportation, Law and government, Important cities and towns, Education, Miscellaneous topics

Alaska Highway - Construction, Post war, Route markings, Adjoining roads

Alaskan malamute - Characteristics, Temperament and behavior, History

Alastair Burnet

Alastair Sim - Filmography

Alastor - Alastor in fiction, Alastor in music

alba

Alba Iulia - History, Sights

Albacete (city)

albacore

Alban Berg - Life and work, Compositions, Bibliography

Alban Butler

Albania - History, Geography, Demographics, Economy, Miscellaneous topics

Albany Congress - Indian Negotiations, Plan of Union, Participants

Albany Regency

albatross

albedo - Terrestrial albedo, Astronomical albedo, Other types of albedo, Some examples of terrestrial albedo effects

Alberico da Barbiano - Biography, Dynasty, Cruiser Alberico da Barbiano

Albert

Albert (Bruce) Sabin - Honors

Albert (Cabell) Ritchie - Political career, Election history, Dedications

Albert (Charles Paul Marie) Roussel - Recommended Recordings

Albert (Davis) Lasker - External links and references

Albert (Francis) Blakeslee

Albert (Gregory) Meyer

Albert (Perry) Brigham

Albert (Pinkham) Ryder - Early life, Training and early career, Artistic maturity, Ryder's methods

Albert (the Bold)

Albert A(ugustus) Pope - Pope companies, Pope motor vehicles

Albert Ayler - Overview, Biography, Influence, Ayler in film, Discography

Albert Bandura

Albert Bierstadt - Biography, Legacy

Albert Brisbane

Albert C(oady) Wedemeyer

Albert Camus - Early years, Literary career, Summary of Absurdism, Camus' ideas on the Absurd, Opposition to totalitarianism

Albert Chevalier - Reference

Albert Claude

Albert Einstein - Beliefs, Citizenship, Popularity and cultural impact, Works by Einstein

Albert Ellis - Early life, Education and early career, Development of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Published works

Albert Finney - Career highlights, Awards and Nominations, Selected filmography

Albert Gleizes

Albert (of Belgium) I

Albert (of Germany) I

Albert Kesselring - Biography

Albert Lebrun

Albert Leo Schlageter - Life, Literature

Albert Maltz

Albert Namatjira - Early years, The height of success, Works, Citizenship and demise, Since his death

Albert Payson Terhune - Bibliography

Albert Pike - Biography, Military career, After the war, In Freemasonry, Other Interests

Albert Reynolds - Early life, Early political career, Taoiseach 1992–1994, Post-Taoiseach period, Governments, Political career

Albert Samain - Quotation

Albert Schweitzer - Theology, Music, Philosophy, Stance on racial relations, Medicine, Later life, Schweitzer in Popular Culture, Timeline

Albert Shanker - Early life, Founding the United Federation of Teachers, Activist Legacy, Later years, Shanker in Popular Culture

Albert Sidney Johnston - Early life, Texas Army, U.S. Army, Civil War, Shiloh, Epitaph

Albert Spalding

Albert Speer - Early years, First Architect of the Reich, Minister of Armaments, After the war

Alberta - Economy, Government, Education, Culture, Tourism, History

Albertina

Alberto Cavalcanti - Film career, Filmography as director

Alberto da Giussano

Alberto Giacometti - Career, Artistic analysis, Legacy, Selected works

Alberto Moravia - Biography, Themes and style, Bibliography

Alberto Santos-Dumont - Childhood in Brazil, Move to France, Balloons and dirigibles, Heavier than air

Albi - Administration, Main sights, Famous people, Twin towns

albinism - Types of albinism, Visual and other health problems associated with albinism, Culture, Famous people with albinism

Albion W(oodbury) Small

alborada - Plot, Cast, Crew

Albrecht Altdorfer

Albrecht Kossel - Biography, Selected works

Albrecht Penck

Albrecht von Haller - Importance for Homoeopathy

Albufeira

albumins

Alcamenes

Alcee (Lamar) Hastings

Alcestis

alchemy - Overview, Etymology, Alchemy in history, Modern alchemy, Alchemy in art and entertainment

Alcibiades - Early years, Political career until 412 BC, Recall to Athens