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Cambridge Encyclopedia
Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 44
kinkajou
kinnor
Kinshasa - Geography, Buildings and institutions, History, Media, Transport
kinship - Bibliography
Kintyre - Towns and villages in Kintyre, Transport, Places of historic interest, Prehistoric sites, Associated Peerage Titles
Kip(choge) Keino
Kirby Puckett - Early life, Early career - 1982-1990, Late career - 1991-1995
Kiribati - Geography, Miscellaneous topics
Kiritimati - Geography, History, Trivia
Kirk Douglas - Early life, Career, Filmography, Bibliography
Kirkcaldy - High Schools, Primary Schools, Churches, Church associations
Kirkpatrick Macmillan - Devout External Links
Kirkwall - Parliamentary burgh
Kirlian photography - Research, Explanations, In popular culture
Kirriemuir
Kirsten Flagstad - Early life and career, Illustrious career at the Metropolitan and elsewhere
Kisangani - History
Kislovodsk
kit - Transportation, Literature, Music, Programming, Zoology, Assembly, Sports, Other
Kit Carson - Early life, Military service, Colorado, Reputation, Popular culture, Museum and place names
Kit-Cat Club
kite (ornithology) - History, Technology, Types of Kites, Safety issues
kite (recreation) - History, Technology, Types of Kites, Safety issues
kithara
Kitt Peak National Observatory - General information
kittiwake
Kitty Wells - Discography
Kitwe - Sister Cities
kiva
kiwi - Species, Discovery and documentation, Food
Kjeld Abell
Klagenfurt - History, Main sights, Famous people, Twinnings
Klaus (Emil Julius) Fuchs - Early life, Wartime work and espionage, Value of Fuchs' data to the Soviet project
Klaus Barbie - Life, Trial, Cultural references, Further reading
Klaus Kinski - Life, Reputation, Books
Klaus von Dohnanyi
Kleine Luyden - Types of Little People in Mythology
Klement Gottwald
klipspringer
Klondike gold rush - Discovery, Stampede begins, A hard life, Cultural legacy, Further reading
Klosterneuburg
knee - Human anatomy
Knesset
knight - Etymology, Origins of European knighthood, The medieval institution, Becoming a knight, Knighthood and the feudal system
knight bachelor (KB)
Knights of Labor - Structure and membership, In decline, Further reading
knitting - History and culture, Properties of knit fabrics, Process, Industrial applications
Knossos - Name, Discovery and excavation, Legend, Art and architecture, Society, Sources
knot (ornithology) - Usage, Properties, Categories
knot (physics) - Usage, Properties, Categories
Knud (Johan Victor) Rasmussen
Knut Hamsun - Books about Hamsun
Knute (Kenneth) Rockne - Early life, Notre Dame coach, Plane crash, Legacy
koala
kob
Kobe - Orientation
Koblenz - Description, History of Koblenz, Deutsches Eck and its Monument, Twinning
Kobo Abe - Biography, Summaries of selected works, List of books available in English, Prizes
Kodiak Island
Kofi (Atta) Annan - Early years and family, Education, Early career, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Kofun - Topography, Development
Koh-i-noor - Origins and early history, Stone of the emperors, The diamond passes out of India
kohlrabi
Koichi Tanaka
Kola Peninsula - Trivia
Kolhapur - History, Culture, Places of interest in and around Kolhapur, Entertainment, Shopping, Climate, Educational Institutes
Kolyma
Komodo dragon - Ecology and behavior, Diet and feeding, Conservation status, In captivity, Media
Komsomol
Kongo
Konrad (Emil) Bloch - Biography
Konrad (Zacharias) Lorenz - Politics, Contributions and legacy, Works
Konrad Adenauer - Biography, Adenauer's First Ministry, September 20, 1949 - October 20, 1953
Konrad Henlein - Leader of SdP
Konrad I - Royalty, Surnames
Konrad II - Royalty, Surnames
Konrad III - Royalty, Surnames
Konrad IV - Royalty, Surnames
Konrad Witz
Konrad Zuse - Pre-WWII work and the Z1, Zuse the entrepreneur
Konstantin Fehrenbach - Cabinet, June 1920 - May 1921
Konstantin Rokossovsky - Biography
Konya
kookaburra
Korczak Ziolkowski - Sources
Korean War - Historical background, Korean War (1950–1953), Characteristics, Legacy, Depictions, Bibliography
Kornelia Ender
Koror - Tourism
Kosovo - Geography, History, Kosovo Politics and Governance, Economy, Demographics, Subdivisions, Cities, Culture, List of Presidents
Kosrae
Kotor - History, Population, Tourism, Transport
Kourou - Geography, Economy
Kowloon - Administration, Politics, History
Kozhikode
kraft process
Krajina - Political regions
Krakatoa - Origin and spelling of the name, Before 1883, The 1883 eruption, Legacy of the 1883 eruption
Krasnoyarsk - Urban structure, Demographics, Architecture, Culture, Education, Tourism
Krefeld - Historical population of Krefeld, Mayors of Krefeld from 1848, City counsellors 1946 until 1999, Transportation
Kremlin - List of Russian cities and towns with kremlins
krill
Krishna - The name "Krishna", Literary sources, The life of Krishna, Early historical references, The Bhakti tradition
Kriss (Kezie Uche-Chukwu Duru) Akabusi
Kristallnacht - Terminology, Background, The events, Contemporary German response, Contemporary foreign response, Importance, Modern response, Bibliography
Kristian Birkeland - Quotes
Kristianstad - Geography, History, Industry
Krisztina Egerszegi
Kru
Kruger National Park - History, Flora and fauna, Accommodation
Krugerrand
krypton
Krzysztof Penderecki - Career
Ku Klux Klan - The first Ku Klux Klan, The second Klan, Later Ku Klux Klans
Kuala Belait - Location, History, Kampongs, Oil and Gas, Tourist attractions, Schools
Kuala Lumpur - History, Geography, Climate, Mayors of Kuala Lumpur, Arts, Media, Transportation, Places of interest, Gallery, Sister cities
Kublai Khan - Early Years, Mongol Empire, Emperor of Yuan, Dadu, Later Life
Kufa - History, People related to Kufa, Bibliography
Kuiper Belt - Discoveries thus far, Classification and Distribution, Notes and references
Kulturkampf - Overview, Notes and references
Kumasi - Transport
Kuril Islands
Kurt (Ernst Karl) Schumacher
Kurt (Jr) Vonnegut - Education and early years, Writing career, Design career, Personal life, Politics, Pop culture trivia
Kurt (Lidell) Schmoke
Kurt (Matthias Robert Martin) Hahn
Kurt Alder
Kurt Beck
Kurt Biedenkopf - Biography
Kurt Eisner - Early activism, Prominence
Kurt Georg Kiesinger - Kiesinger's Ministry
Kurt Huber
Kurt Jooss
Kurt Koffka
Kurt Lewin - Biography, Influenced
Kurt Russell - Biography, Filmography
Kurt Schwitters - Biography and art, Marlborough Gallery Controversy, Archival and Forgeries, Legacy
Kurt Tucholsky - Tucholsky's life, First successes as a writer, English editions and books
Kurt von Schleicher - Schleicher's Cabinet, December 1932 - January 1933
Kurt Waldheim - Early life, Nazi Party and SA affiliations, Military career, Diplomatic career
Kurt Weill - Life and Work, List of selected works
Kush - Origins, Napata, Move to Meroë, Decline, In the Bible
Kuwait - History, Politics, Geography and climate, Administrative Divisions, Economy, Demographics, Infrastructure, Education, Mass media, Culture, Miscellaneous topics
Kuwait City - Suburbs, History, Economy, Links
Kwakiutl
Kwame Nkrumah - Early life and education, Return to the Gold Coast, Independence, Politics, Economics, Decline and Fall
KwaNdebele
Kwang-Chih Chang - Early Years, Professional Career, Select bibliography
kwashiorkor
Kylie Minogue - Childhood and beginning, Recording and performing career, Film career, Image and celebrity status, Breast cancer, Discography
Kyogen - History, Elements of Kyogen
Kyoto - History, Geography, Wards, Demographics, Culture, Economy, Colleges and universities, Transportation, Sports, Sister cities
Kyoto Protocol - Description, Objectives, Status of the agreement, Details of the agreement, Current positions of governments
Kyrgyzstan - History, Politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Miscellaneous topics, Further reading
Kyung-Wha Chung - Biography, Early Years, America, Juilliard, Career
L(awrence) Quincy Mumford
L(ouis) L(eon) Thurstone - Background and history, Factor analysis and work on intelligence, Contributions to measurement
L(ucy) M(aud) Montgomery - Biography, Short story collections, Poetry, Non-fiction, Autobiography
La Argentina
La Chaux-de-Fonds - Culture, Economy, Transport, Notable people
La Paz - History
La Plata - Climate, Sister City
La Scala - Recent developments, Principal conductors/Music directors of La Scala
La Venta - Overview, Major features of La Venta, Monumental artifacts at La Venta, Social structure, Discovery and excavation
Labour Party (UK) - Party constitution and structure, History, John Major and a fourth successive defeat, New Labour
Labrador - Modern Labrador, The Labrador boundary dispute, Demographics
Labrador retriever - History, Temperament and activities, Health, Labrador Colors
Labrador Sea
laburnum
lace
Lacedaemon
Lacerta
Lachine
Lachlan (Keith) Murdoch - Quotes, Speeches
Lachlan Macquarie - Early Life and Career, As Governor, As reformer and explorer
Lachlan River - History
Laconia - Population history, Provinces, Municipalities and communities
lacquer - Urushiol-based lacquers, Nitrocellulose lacquers, Acrylic lacquers, Water-based lacquers, Japanning
lacquer tree
lacrosse - Evolution of the game, Field lacrosse, Rules, Box lacrosse, Women's lacrosse, International lacrosse
Lactantius - Works
lactation
lactic acid - Exercise and lactate, Lactic acid in food, Lactic acid as a polymer precursor
lactone - Examples
lactose - Digestion of lactose
lactose intolerance - Biology, Aetiology, Diagnosis, Managing lactose intolerance, History of diagnosis
Lady Abigail Masham - Terminology, Formation, Historical significance, Military significance
Lady Antonia Fraser
Lady Bird Johnson - Early life, Marriage and family, First Lady of the United States, Later life, In popular culture
Lady chapel
Lady Godiva - The historical figure, The legend, Popular culture
Lady Grizel Baillie
Lady Jane Grey - Early life and education, Claim to the throne, Deposal, Execution, Lady Jane Grey in culture, Bibliography
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Life, Bibliography
Bridget Hortia Lady Plowden - Schools and universities, People
lady's slipper
Laetoli
Lafayette McLaws - Early life, Civil War, Postbellum
lagoon
Lagos - History, Climate, Geography, Law and Government, Economy, Demographics, Neighborhoods, Education, Colleges and Universities, Notes and references
lagrangian - An example from classical mechanics, Lagrangians and Lagrangian densities in field theory, Electromagnetic Lagrangian
Lahore - History, Geography and climate, Government, Demographics, Economy, Culture, Educational institutions, Sites of interest, Transport, Sister Cities
laissez-faire - Economic theory, Laissez-faire today, Comparative economic systems
Laius - Abduction of Chrysippus, Later misfortunes, Spoken-word myths - audio files
Lajos Kossuth - Family, Early years, Entry into national politics, Journalist and political leader, Regent-President of Hungary
lake - Origin of natural lakes, Types of lakes, Characteristics, Limnology, How lakes disappear, Extraterrestrial lakes, Notable lakes
Lake District - Geography, Geology, Climate, Wildlife, Industry and agriculture, Development of tourism, Literature, Nomenclature
Lake poets
Lakshmi - Origins, Names of Lakshmi, Iconography, Celebration in Hindu Society, Worship, Further reading
Lal (Bahadur) Shastri - Early life and freedom struggle, Political career, Rise to premiership, War with Pakistan, Tashkent, Memorial, Quotes
Lale Andersen - Lili Marleen and the war years, Career after World War II, Further reading
Lambert Simnel
Lamberto Dini - Early life and Berlusconi cabinet
Lambeth Conferences - Origin, Timeline
Lamian War
Lammas
lammergeier
lamprey - Physical description, Fossil lampreys, Relation to humans, Trivia
Lanai - Tourism
Lancashire - Divisions and environs, Lancashire County Council, Physical geography, History, Local identity, Transport, Demographics, Settlements, Sport, Cuisine
Lancaster (UK)
Lancaster House Agreement - United Kingdom delegation, Mr Mugabe, Mr Nkomo and delegation, Bishop Muzorewa and delegation
Lance Armstrong - Career, Reasons for success, Family and personal life, Political possibilities, Teams and victories, Personal Statistics, Quotes
Lancelot Andrewes - Early life, education, and ordination, Career during Elizabeth's reign
Lancelot Brown - Gardens and Parks
Lancelot Hogben - Works
lancet
land registration - National systems
Land's End
landing craft - Types, Special purpose craft
landrace - Examples
landsheerlijkheid - Notion, A brief history of the concept of sovereignty, Different views of sovereignties, Territorial sovereignty
Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft (LPG)
Lanford Wilson - Plays
Lanfranc - Biography, Path to sainthood
Langdon Cheves
language - Properties of language, Human languages, The study of language, Non-human languages, Formal languages
Languedoc - The question of the limits of Languedoc, Area and location of Languedoc
lanner falcon
lanolin
Lansing
lanternfish - Physical description, Ecology, Reproduction
Lanzarote - Geography, Climate, Flora and fauna, History, Notables
Lanzhou - Demographics, Economy, Places of interest, Media, Culture, Colleges and universities
Lao She
Laos - Terminology, History, Politics, Administrative Divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Media, Miscellaneous topics, Ethnic Minority Nationalist Leaders
Laozi - His life, Taoism, Influences, Names
lapis lazuli
Lapland - Name, Flag, People, Sami Parliament
lapwing - List of species in taxonomic order
Laramie - Places, People, Other
larch
lard - History and cultural use, Culinary use, Source, Nutritional information
Lares - House spirits in other cultures
lark - Species list, Reference
larkspur
Larnaca - History, As a Tourist Resort, Places of interest, Twinning, Source
Larry (Jeff) McMurtry - Books, novels and films
Larry (Joe) Bird - Biography, Bird's legacy, Memorable moments, Memorable games
Larry Adler - Biography
Larry Holmes - Boxing Career
Larry King - Early life, Miami radio, Legal and financial troubles, Comeback to radio and TV, 1987 heart attack
Larry Rivers - Link
Larry Sitsky
Lars Onsager - His life before moving to the United States, At Johns Hopkins, At Brown, At Yale
larva
laryngitis - Causes, Treatments
larynx - Function, Innervation, Muscles, Descended larynx, Additional images
Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria) - Historical population, Sites of interest, Transportation
Lascaux - Caves of Lascaux, History, Replica
Lascelles Abercrombie
laser - Physics, History, Uses, Laser safety, Categories by type, Fictional predictions
laser cooling - Limitations, Configurations
laser printer - Overview, History, How it works, Steganographic anti-counterfeiting ("secret") marks
laser scanning - Material processing and production
Lassa fever - The virus and epidemiology, The disease, Virus Replication, Lab tests, Prevention, Treatment, Prognosis
Last Supper - In the New Testament, Last Supper Remembrances
Lata Mangeshkar - Childhood, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, Rivalry with Asha Bhosle, Awards and recognitions
latent heat
latent image
laterite
latex - Sources, Function and usage
lathe - Examples of work produced from a lathe, Major categories of lathes, Parts of a lathe, Varieties
lathyrism - Symptoms, Prevalence, Causes, Prevention, Historical occurrence, Modern occurrence, Related conditions
Latin America - Definition, History, Political divisions, Population, Economy, Cultural diversity
Latin literature - Early Latin literature, Classical Latin, Latin Literature in the Late Antique period, Medieval Latin literature
Latinus - Greek mythology, Roman mythology
Latium - Etymology, History
lattice energy - Calculation
Latvia - History, Politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Language, Culture, Sports, International rankings, Topics of Interest
laudanum - Today's status
launch vehicle
launch window
Laura (Dewey) Bridgman
Laura Ashley - Career, Personal life, Foundation
Laura Keene
Laura Riding - Further reading
Laura Wilder - People, Other
Laurasia - Origin, Break Up and Reformation, Final split
Laurel - Botany, Honors, Coins, People, Places
laurel - Botany, Honors, Coins, People, Places
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