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Cambridge Encyclopedia
Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 32
gyre - Uses in literature
gyrfalcon
gyrocompass
gyroscope - Description and diagram, History, Properties, Gyrostat, U.S. Patents, External articles and further readings
H(ans) C(arl) Artmann
H(ans) V(on) Kaltenborn
H(arry) H(ammond) Hess - Education, Teaching Career, Military Career, Scientific Discoveries, Death
H(ector) H(ugh) Munro - Biography, Controversy, Short stories, Quotations, Books
H(enry) H(obson) Richardson - Images
H(enry) V(ollam) Morton - Private life, Journalism, Travel writing, Honours, Bibliography
H(enry) W(alter) Bates - Works
H(enry) W(atson) Fowler
habeas corpus - Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
Habib (ibn Ali) Bourguiba
habituation
Hablot Knight Browne
Hack Wilson
hacker - Categories of hacker, Hacker stereotypes, Recognized hackers
haddock - Fisheries, Cuisine
Hades - Hades, abode of the dead, Hades, lord of the Underworld, Epithets and other names
Hadewijch
Hadith - Overview, History, Use, Science of hadith, Views, Criticism
Hadrian - Early life, Securing power, Hadrian and the military, Cultural pursuits and patronage, Hadrian's travels
Hadrian's Wall - Dimensions, Route, Hadrian, Roman-period names, Garrison, After Hadrian, In fiction
hadron - References and external links
Haganah - World War II participation, After the war
Hagar
Hagen - Twinning, Personalities
hagfish
haggis - History and popularity, Modern usage, Odd facts and pop culture, Entertainment, Similar dishes
Hagia Sophia - Description, Construction, History, 20th Century restoration, Restoration controversies, Gallery
Haida - Tribal/Band Government, Books
Haidar Ali
haiku - Examples, Origin and evolution, Modern haiku, Haiku in the West, Contemporary English-language haiku
hail - Hail formation, Ideal conditions for hail formation, Costly or deadly hailstorms
Hail Mary - The words of the Hail Mary, Musical settings
Haile Gebrselassie - Middle career, Honors, Personal bests
Haiphong
hair - Human hair, Cultural attitudes, Animal hair
Haiti - History, Politics, Administrative Divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Culture
Hajj - Preparations, Performing the Hajj, Types of Hajj, Effects of the Hajj, Incidents during the Hajj
hake
Hakka - Social and cultural influences, Hakkas in China, Hakkas in Taiwan, Hakkas in Hong Kong, Hakkas worldwide
Hal David - Work on Broadway
Hal Prince - Stage credits, Additional Tony Awards, Film credits, Books
Hal Roach - Biography, Hal Roach Studios
Haldan (Keffer) Hartline
half-life
halibut - Physical characteristics, Diet, Halibut fishery, Species commonly known as "halibut", Cultural references
Halicarnassus - Early History: Founding, Persian Rule, Macedonian Influence, Archeological Notes & Restorations
Halifax
halite
hall church
Hall effect - Explanation, Applications, The Corbino effect
Halle Berry - Biography, Film Awards, Racial self-indentification, Controversy
Hallie (Mae Ferguson) Flanagan
Hallstatt - History
hallucination - Prevalence and types of hallucinatory experience, Scientific explanations, Visual Hallucination Subtypes, Paranormal theories
Halmahera - History, Mining on Halmahera
Halston - References in popular culture
Ham - National regulation of ham production, Religious prohibitions
hamadryas baboon
HAMAS - Beliefs, Activities, Military Activity and Terrorism, Legal action against Hamas, Notes and references
Hamburg - Politics and Administration, History, Economy, Transport, Buildings, Culture, Demographics, Religion, Language, Education, Tourism, Twin cities
Hamersley Range
Hamid Karzai - Biography
Hamilcar
Hamilton (Bermuda) - Education, Companies, Miscellaneous
Hamilton (Canada) - Education, Companies, Miscellaneous
Hamilton (New Zealand) - Education, Companies, Miscellaneous
Hamilton Fish - Biography, Other involvements, Notable relatives, Sources
hamiltonian
Hamish Hamilton
hammer throw
hammerhead shark - Reproduction, Species
hammerkop
Hammurabi - Biography, Legacy and depictions
Hampi - Geography, Important sites at and near Hampi, Temples, Pictures
Hampshire - Physical geography, History, Economy, Demographics, Politics, Cities, towns, and villages
hamster - Species of hamsters, Hamsters as pets, Classification of hamsters, Similar animals, Hamsters in popular culture
Han - "Han" in China, "Han" in Japan, "Han" in Vietnam
Han dynasty - Sovereigns of Han Dynasty
Han Suyin - Works
hand - What constitutes a hand?, Uses of the hand, Anatomy of the human hand, Articulation
Handsome Lake
Hanif Mohammad
Hank Greenberg - Early life, Minor League career, Early Major League career, WWII Service, Return to baseball, Fielding
Hanna Gray - Photos
Hannah Adams
Hannah Arendt - Biography, Works, Selected works
Hannah More
Hannah Van Buren
Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer Karina - Career, Filmography, as actress, includes
Hanni Wenzel
Hannibal Hamlin - Sources
Hannie Schaft - Early life and education, Resistance work
Hanno
Hanns Eisler - Biography
Hanns Johst
Hanoi - History, Climate, Education, Places of interest, Population, Transportation, Economy, Health care and other facilities
Hanover (Germany) - Towns named after Hanover, Twinning, Transportation, Municipalities, Miscellaneous
Hanover (USA) - Towns named after Hanover, Twinning, Transportation, Municipalities, Miscellaneous
Hans (Adolf Eduard) Driesch
Hans (Albrecht) Bethe - Biography, Manhattan Project, Hydrogen bomb, Political stances, Awards and legacy, Honors
Hans (Erich) Pfitzner
Hans (Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva) van Mierlo
Hans (Hugo Bruno) Selye - Works, Other media
Hans (Jurgen) Eysenck - Life and work, Works
Hans Berger - Publications
Hans Blix - Early career, Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (1981-1997)
Hans Carossa - Works
Hans Christian Andersen - Personal life, Sexuality, Life as an author, Fairy tales, Naming conventions, Miscellaneous trivia
Hans Christian
Hans Coper
Hans Denck - Theology, Further reading
Hans Egede
Hans Fallada - Works
Hans Filbinger - Professional and family life, Filbinger and the Nazi Party, Filbinger during the war
Hans Fischer
Hans Folz - Works
Hans Frank - Pre-war career, Wartime career, Quotation, Fiction and film
Hans G(eorg) Dehmelt
Hans Goldschmidt
Hans Hartung - Life
Hans Hofmann
Hans Hotter
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen
Hans Keller - Bibliography
Hans Kelsen - Biography, Legal theory, Footnote
Hans Luther - Hans Luther's First Cabinet, January - December 1925
Hans Modrow
Hans Mommsen - Work
Hans Oster
Hans Poelzig - Work, Resources
Hans Reichenbach - Life and work, Selected publications
Hans Rothfels
Hans Sachs - Biography, Historical significance, Works about him, Works (overview)
Hans Scholl
Hans Sebald Beham - Life, Work
Hans Speidel - Biography
Hans Urs von Balthasar - His Life and Significance, His Writings and Contributions, Link with Quotation
Hans van den Broek
Hans von Dohnanyi - Early life, Career, Resistance, Proceedings after the war, Literature
Hans Werner Henze - Life and works, Style, Works
Hans Werner Richter
Hans Wiegel - Biography, Miscellaneous facts
Hans Wijers
Hans Zinsser
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hans-Georg Gadamer - Life, Work, Quotes
Hans-Jochen Vogel
Hansard - Characteristics, Canadian Hansard and machine translation
Hanseatic League - History, Lists of former Hansa cities, Fictional references
Hanuman - Birth, Childhood, Education and Curse, Hanuman in the Ramayana War, Hanumad Ramayana
Hanya Holm
happening - History
Happy Chandler - Early life, Political career, Baseball Commissioner, Later career, Legacy
Har Gobind Khorana - Khorana's synthetic RNA approach, Trivia
Harappa
Harare - Sister Cities, Image Gallery, External Links
Harbin - Subdivisions, History, Architecture, Russian influence, Winter culture and activities, Sister cities, Media, Colleges and universities
hard copy
hard disk - Technology, Capacity, History, Hard disk characteristics, Integrity, Access and interfaces, Manufacturers
Hardie Gramatky
hardness - Scratch hardness, Indentation hardness, Rebound hardness
hardware
hare - Classification, Folklore and Mythology
harebell
Harlan (Fiske) Stone - Trivia
Harlan Sanders
Harlem (The Netherlands) - Location and boundaries, History, Culture and politics, Harlem landmarks, People from Harlem, Movies in Harlem
Harlem (USA) - Location and boundaries, History, Culture and politics, Harlem landmarks, People from Harlem, Movies in Harlem
Harlem Globetrotters - History, Modern era, Winning streaks, Honorary Globetrotters, Media, Video Games
Harlequin - Origin, Dramatic Function, Other uses
harlequin duck
harlequinade - History of the Harlequinade, Other theatrical credits, Other media
Harley Granville-Barker
Harlow Shapley - Honors
Harmattan
Harmen Jansen Knickerbocker
harmonic
harmonica - Parts of the harmonica, Harmonica types, Harmonica Techniques, History, Related instruments, Competition, Harmonica manufacturers
harmonium - Harmonium or Reed Organ?, History, Construction, The harmonium in India, Repertoire
harmony - Historical rules of harmony, Types of harmony, Further reading
harness racing - The Breed, Races, Racing, Important Races, Great Horses
Harold (Clayton) Lloyd - Early life, Entry into films, 'Talkies' and semi-successful transition, Marriage and home
Harold (Clayton) Urey - Biography
Harold (Edgar) Clurman
Harold (Edward) Holt - Early career, Prime Minister, Disappearance, Literature
Harold (Edward) Stassen
Harold (Frederick) Shipman - Early life, Detection, Trial and imprisonment, Suicide, Aftermath, In popular culture
Harold (Hitz) Burton
Harold (Lincoln) Gray
Harold (Maurice) Abrahams - Biography
Harold (Roy) Brodkey - Bibliography
Harold (Sydney) Geneen - Career, Books
Harold (Wallace) Ross - Bibliography
Harold Bauer
Harold Bell Wright - Published works
Harold Blair - Bibliography
Harold Bloom - Early life, Early career, Later career, Shakespeare, Bloom's influence, Books about Harold Bloom, Awards
Harold E(ugene) Edgerton
Harold Garfinkel
Harold Hotelling - Works
Harold I - Assumes the throne, Alfred and Edward's invasion
Harold Knutson
Harold Larwood
Harold Pinter - Biography, Career (1957- ), Political activism, Honors, Miscellaneous, Works, Further Resources
Harold Robbins - Selected bibliography
Harold S(tirling) Vanderbilt - Background, Professional Life, Sailing Career and the America's Cup, Vanderbilt University, Bridge, Postscript
Harold Stephen Black
Harold Washington - Background and early career, Mayor of Chicago (1983–1987)
harp - Origins of the harp, Types of harps, harp-playing and harp-building
harpsichord - History, Action, Variants, Harpsichordists, Music for the harpsichord, Further reading
Harri Holkeri - Party politics, Personality, Prime minister, Media relations, Domestic offices, Legacy
harrier (ornithology)
harrier (zoology)
Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher Stowe - Life, Writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin", The end of her life, Quotations
Harriet (Mary) Walter - Stage — notable performances, TV, Film, Autobiography
Harriet Ann Jacobs - Reference
Harriet Eaton Blatch
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer - Selected works, Reference
Harriet Harman - Early career, Ministerial positions in government, Publications
Harriet Martineau - Early life, London and the United States, Ambleside, Mesmerism, Auguste Comte and Sociology, Verdict on herself
Harriet Monroe
Harriet Mulford Lothrop
Harriet Tubman - Early life, Escape and abolitionist career, Methods, Post-war life
Harris - North Harris, South Harris, Trivia
Harrison Ford - Early life, Career, Personal life, Politics, Aircraft, Selected filmography, Salary history
Harrison Gray Otis
Harrison Salisbury
Harrow
Harry (Alfred Renton) Bridges - Early life on the docks, The Albion Hall group, The Big Strike, Growth and independence
Harry (Edmund) Martinson - Life, Bibliography
Harry (Edwin) Heilmann - Career statistics
Harry (Frederick) Harlow - Surrogate mother experiment, Scientific motivations, Earlier research, Later research
Harry (Frederick) Oppenheimer - Family origins, Education and marriage, Chairman of Anglo American Corporation and De Beers, Politics
Harry (Lane) Englebright
Harry (Lloyd) Hopkins - Social work, New Deal, World War II
Harry (Philmore) Langdon - Selected filmography
Harry (Salvatore) Warren
Harry (Tuchman) Levin - Works
Harry Bertoia
Harry Callahan
Harry Cohn
Harry Crosby - Reference
Harry Dean Stanton - Filmography
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Harry Enfield
Harry Fielding Reid
Harry George Armstrong - Biography, Awards and decorations, Published works
Harry Golombek
Harry Gordon Selfridge - Brief biography, Writings, Selfridges today
Harry Hopman - Tournament Record, Sources
Harry Houdini
Harry James
Harry Mulisch - Biography, Themes in his work, Trivia
Harry Nelson Pillsbury - Sensation at Hastings, Lifetime records
Harry Partch - Biography, Harry Partch's instruments, Discography, Bibliography
Harry Pollitt - Early Career, Stalinist Policies, Post-Stalin career, Soviet Coded Radio Transmission Revelations
Harry Reasoner
Harry Seidler - Controversy, Buildings, Gallery of Work
Harry Stack Sullivan - Writings, Works
Harry Vardon - Vardon Grip, Media Depictions
Harry Wright - Career Statistics
hartebeest
Hartford Convention - Policies of Jefferson and Madison: cut off trade, New England anger, Delegations, Convention report
Hartmann von Aue
Harun al-Rashid - Life, Timeline, Popular culture and references, References and further reading
harvest moon - See Also
harvest mouse
Harvester judgment
Harvey - People, Works of art, Other
Harvey (Kline) Littleton
Harvey (Samuel) Firestone - Biography
Harvey (Williams) Cushing - Life, Achievements, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
Harvey Kurtzman - Departure from Mad, Awards and honors, Audio, Trivia
Harvey Leibenstein - Important Works
Harvey Milk - Biography, Academy Award Winning Documentary, Musical and Dramatic Portrayals of Milk's Life
Harwich - Architecture
Hasdai Crescas - Biography, His works, Works, Important studies
Hasdrubal
Hasdrubal
Hasdrubal
Haskell Wexler - Early life, Film career, Selected filmography, Frequent collaborators
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Hassanal Bolkiah - Political role as Sultan, Early years and education, Personal wealth, Family feud
Hassler Whitney - Career, Work, Family
Hastings (Kamuzu) Banda - Early life, Life abroad (1925 - 58), Return to his homeland, Dictator of Malawi
hatching - Technique
Hatfield - Persons, Other
Hathor - Goddess of Motherhood, Musician, Bloodthirsty warrior, Wife of Thoth, Later years
Hatra
Hatshepsut - Family and early life, Dates and length of reign, Burial complex, Names
Hattie Carnegie
Hattie Jacques - Radio performances, Television, Selected films
haustorium
Havana - History, General, Old Havana, Landmarks in the city, Sister Cities (Twin Cities), Sports, Other images
Hawaii (island) - History, Geology and geography, Economy, Tourist information, Cities and towns, Colleges and universities, Sources
Hawaii (state) - Geography, Demographics, Education, Economy, Law and government, Transportation, Miscellaneous topics
