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Cambridge Encyclopedia
Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 48
magnetic flux - Description
magnetic moment - Explanation, Magnetic moment in a magnetic field, Magnetic moment of electrons
magnetic monopole - Background, Maxwell's Equations, Dirac's quantization, Mathematical approach to Dirac monopole
magnetic susceptibility
magnetic tape (computing) - Audio recording, Video recording, Data storage
magnetic tape (recording) - Audio recording, Video recording, Data storage
magnetism - Charged particle in a magnetic field, Magnetic dipoles, Magnetic monopoles, Atomic magnetic dipoles, Units of electromagnetism
magnetite - Distribution of deposits
magnetization - Magnetization in Maxwell's equations
magnetohydrodynamics - Ideal and Resistive MHD, Structures in MHD systems, Extensions to magnetohydrodynamics, Applications, Trivia
magnetometer - Uses, Types, Proton precession magnetometer, Overhauser magnetometer, Cesium vapor magnetometer, SQUID magnetometer, Early magnetometers
magnetoresistance - Anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR)
magnetosphere - Earth's magnetosphere, General properties, Radiation belts, Magnetic Tails, Electric currents in space
magnetostriction - Explanation, Magnetostrictive materials
magnification - Magnification as a number (optical magnification), Other uses
Magnitogorsk - Bibliography
magnitude
magnolia - Origin of the name Magnolia, Early references and descriptions, Nomenclature and classification, Selected species of Magnolia
magnon - Brief history
Magnus Johnson
Magnus Magnusson
Magnus Pyke - Bibliography
magpie
Mahabharata - Influence, Historicity, Synopsis, Modern Interpretations, Critical Edition, English Translations
Mahalia Jackson - Life, Well-known songs, In popular culture, Further reading
Maharashtra - History, Geography, Protected areas of Maharashtra, Economy, Government, Demographics, Divisions, Transport, Festivals
Mahathir bin Mohamad - Early life and career, Economic policies, Political machine, Educational system, Foreign relations, Retirement
Mahayana - Mahayana Scriptures, Origins, Bibliography
Mahdi (divine leader) - Introduction, Characteristics of the Mahdi, Signs indicating the emergence of the Mahdi, Emergence of the Mahdi
Mahlon Pitney
mahogany
Mah - Spelling controversy
maidenhair fern
Maidstone - History, Industries, Communications, Education, Maidstone Prison, Barracks, Sport, Theatres, Maidstone today, Population
main sequence
Mainbocher
Maine - Geography, Economy, Law and government, Important cities and towns, Education, Professional sports teams, Miscellaneous topics
mainframe computer - Description, Characteristics, Market, History, Mainframes vs. supercomputers, Statistics, Speed and performance
maintenance
Mainz - Introduction, History, Sights, Miscellaneous, Twinning, Alternative names
maiolica
maize
majlis
Majorca - History, Language, Politics, Administration, Attractions, Cuisine
Makarios III - Early life, studies, and Church career (1913-1950)
Makonde - Makonde art, Trivia
Maksutov telescope - Invention and Design, Applications, Derivative Designs
Malabo - Layout, Changes since the discovery of oil
malabsorption - Causes
malachite
malachite green - Structures of Malachite green and related compounds, Chromatic form of Malachite green, Toxicity of Malachite green
malaria - History, Distribution and impact, Symptoms, Causes, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and disease control
Malawi
Malay (language)
Malay (people)
Malaysia - History, Politics, Geography, Economy, Natural resources, Transport and communications, Healthcare, Education, Demographics, Religion, Culture, Citizenship, Holidays
Malcolm (Benjamin Graham Christopher) Williamson - Biography, Williamson's music
Malcolm (Bligh) Turnbull - Early life, Career, Politics, Family, Writing
Malcolm (Stevenson) Forbes - Career, Death and aftermath
Malcolm Cowley
Malcolm X - Early years, Middle years, Death and afterwards, Biographies and speeches
Malden
Maldives - History, Economy, Politics, Judiciary, Administrative Divisions, Geography, Demographics, Culture
Mal - Secondary sex characteristics, Sex determination, Anatomy, Symbols
maleic acid - Synthesis, Reactions
Mali - Geography, Economy, Miscellaneous topics
malic acid
Malin Craig
mallard - As a game bird, Photo gallery
mallee
mallow
malnutrition - Causes of Malnutrition, Statistics
Malta
Maltese (language)
maltose
Malvern - Places:
mamba
Mamie Eisenhower - Early life, Marriage and family, First Lady of the United States
mammal - Mammal anatomy, Origins, Classification
mammary gland - Humans, Other mammals
mammoth - Evolutionary history, Extinction, Mammoths and cryptozoology, Size, Adaptations, Preserved remains, genetic evidence
Man Ray - Biography, Quotations, Man Ray references in popular culture
Mana Pools
Managua - History, Geography, Education, Economy, Arts, Entertainment, Transportation, Links
manakin - Species list
Manama - Places in Manama, Manama Souq
Manas
Manasseh
Manasseh
manatee
Manchester (New Hampshire) - Etymology, History, Physical geography, Politics and administration, Economics, Demographics, Education, Religion, Places of interest
Manchester (UK) - Etymology, History, Physical geography, Politics and administration, Economics, Demographics, Education, Religion, Places of interest
Manchester Ship Canal - Early history, Construction, Route, MSC Railway, Today, Maximum size
Manchuria - Extent of Manchuria, Origin of the name Manchuria, Geography and climate, History
mandala - Mandala in Hinduism, Mandala in Vajrayana Buddhism, Other meanings of mandala, Select bibliography
Mandalay - History, Transportation and economy, Culture, Mandalay In popular culture
mandarin
mandarin duck
Mandawuy Yunupingu
mandolin - Mandolin forms, Mandolin family, Mandolin history, Mandolin music, Mandolin players
mandrake
mandrill - Reproduction, Gallery
Mandy Rice-Davies
Manes
Manetho - Name, Life and work, Aegyptiaca
Manfred Eigen - Bibliography
Manfred Gerlach - Citation, Bibliography
manganese
Mangas Coloradas
Mangbetu
mango - Description, Cultivation and uses, Production and consumption
mangosteen
mangrove - General description, Biology of mangroves, Species of mangroves, Mangroves in geographical regions, Mangroves in other media
Manhattan - Geography, Government, Demographics, Culture, Transportation, Education
Manhattan project - The discovery of nuclear fission, Early U.S. and UK research, The program accelerates
Manichaeism - Origins, Theology, The Manichaean Myth, Sources for Manichaeism, Manichaean Psalm Book, Expansion, Manichaeism and orthodox Christianity
Manila - The city, History, Sister cities
Manipur - History, People of Manipur, Problems Facing Manipur, Politics, Economy, Other facts
Manitoba - Geography, History, Government of Manitoba, Official language, Demographics, Economy, Map
manitou
Manizales - Museums, Periodic Events, Education, Economy, Sports and Entertainment
manna - Identifying manna, Modern term, Christian vegetarian view, Manna as a mushroom
Mannerism - Nomenclature, History, Some mannerist examples, Mannerist architecture, Mannerist literature
Mannheim - History, Main sights, Industry, United States military installations
manslaughter
manta ray
mantis
mantis shrimp - Ecology, Classification and the claw, The eyes, Behaviour, Cookery
Mantoux test - BCG vaccine and the Mantoux test, Anergy testing, Two-step testing, Recent developments, Heaf Test
mantra - Introduction, Mantra in Hinduism, Remarks, Mantra in Zoroastrianism, Mantra in Buddhism, Mantra in Sikhism
Mantua - Trivia, Twin cities, Transportation
Manu
Man
Manuel (Antonio) Noriega - Early life, Ruler of Panama
Manuel (Carneiro de Sousa) Bandeira (Filho) - Bibliography, Poetry
Manuel Amoros
Manuel de Falla - Partial list of works
Manuel de Godoy - Birth and early life, Prime Minister of Spain, Exile
Manuel Lisa
Manuel Machado y Ruiz
Manuel Pinto da Costa
Manuel Santana - Grand Slam record, Grand Slam singles finals, Personal life
manure - Etymology, Types, Uses of manure, Precautions
Mao Dun - Early life, Journalistic career, Political life, As a literary man, List of works
Mao Zedong - Early life, Political ideas, War and Revolution, Death, Cult of Mao, Legacy, Genealogy, Writings
Maoism - Maoist theory, Maoism in China, Maoism internationally, Maoism today, Military strategy
map
map projection - Metric properties of maps, Construction of a map projection, Choosing a projection surface
maple
Mappa Mundi - Types of mappae mundi, End of the tradition
Maputo
maquette
Maquis
Mar del Plata - Economy, History timeline, Culture, Architecture, Climate, Government, Trivia
Maracaibo - History, Perspective, Modern times, Colleges and universities, Sports teams, Notable natives, Line note references
marasmus
Marat Safin - Grand Slam singles finals, Titles
Maratha Empire - History, Sambhaji (c 1681-1689), Shahu (c 1707-1749)
marathon - Distance, Olympic traditions, Running a marathon, Helpful devices, Marathon races, Notable marathon runners
Marbella - History of Marbella, Sights in and around Marbella, Marbella in the media
marble - Origins, Kinds of marble, Construction marble, Industrial use of marble, Etymology, Cultural associations
Marburg - Universitätsstadt Marburg, Politics, Marburg virus
Marc (Andrew) Mitscher - Early life and career, Interwar assignments, World War II, Mitcher's legacy, Reference
Marc Blitzst - Complete Works for Broadway
Marc Bloch - Biography, Legacy, Bibliography
Marc Chagall - Biography, Art of Chagall, Often used symbols in Chagall's works of art
Marc Girardelli
Marc S
Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Life, Music, style and influence, Modern significance, Charpentier's works
Marcantonio
marcasite
Marcel (Augustin Ferr
Marcel (Lajos) Breuer - Works (partial list)
Marcel Arland
Marcel Cerdan - External Links
Marcel Dassault
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Jouhandeau - Bibliography, Source
Marcel L'Herbier - Early life, Career, Later career, Reference
Marcel Lefebvre - Early life and ministry, Bishop in Africa, Superior General of the Holy Ghost Fathers
Marcel Marceau - Early life and training, Career and signature characters, World recognition, Acclaim and honors, Influence
Marcel Mauss - Background, Theoretical Views, Critiques, Legacy
Marcel Pagnol - Biography
Marcel Proust - Biography, Early writing
Marcela de San F
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
Marcello Malpighi - Academic Career, Research, Years in Rome, Some of Malpighi's important works, Reference
Marcello Mastroianni - Academy Award Nominations
march (music) - American march music, European march music
march (territory) - Events in March
March on Rome - Context, March
the Marches
Marco Minghetti
Marco Polo - The voyage of Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, The voyages of Marco, Il Milione, Later life
Marcus (Andrew Hislop) Clarke - Commemorations
Marcus (Mordechai) Jastrow - Detailed Biography
Marcus (Moziah) Garvey - Founding of the UNIA-ACL, Charged with mail fraud, Other controversies, Later years, Influence
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Marcus Antonius - Early life, Supporter of Caesar, The second triumvirate, Antony and Cleopatra, The Last Republican Civil War
Marcus Atilius Regulus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Marcus Daly - Early life, Career, Thoroughbred horse racing, Legacy
Marcus Furius Camillus
Marcus Junius Brutus - Background, Chronology, Later evaluations of Brutus
Marcus Licinius Crassus - Chronology
Marcus Porcius Cato - Biography, Cato's writings
Marcus Porcius Cato - Life, After Cato, Cato's descendants and marriages
Marcus Terentius Varro - Biography, Works
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Tullius Tiro
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa - Early life, Legacy
Marcus Whitman - Biography
Mardi Gras - Mardi Gras and The Rio de Janeiro Carnival, Locations, Mardi Gras in popular culture
Marduk
Margaret (Eleanor) Atwood - Life, Work, Literary works, Trivia
Margaret (Jean) Court
Margaret (Louise) Sanger - Life, Philosophy, Legacy, Further reading
Margaret (Mackall) Taylor - Reference
Margaret (Mary) Beckett - Background, Political career
Margaret (Ursula) Mee - Books by Margaret Mee
Margaret Bourke-White - Early life, Photojournalism, World War II and after, Recording the India-Pakistan partition violence
Margaret Brent
Margaret Catchpole
Margaret Corbin
Margaret Drabble - Life, Works, Bibliography
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Floy Washburn - Biography, Professional career
Margaret Forster
Margaret Hillis
Margaret Leighton - Filmography, TV filmography
Margaret Lockwood
Margaret Mahy - Awards, Bibliography
Margaret Mann
Margaret Mead - Biography, Coming of Age in Samoa, Research in other societies, Bibliography
Margaret Mitchell - Early Life, Margaret Mitchell, Reporter, Gone with the Wind, Lost Laysen, Death
Margaret of Anjou - Further reading
Margaret of Parma
Margaret Oliphant - In geography, Other
Margaret Tudor - Rose and Thistle, Queen Regent, Marriage and Politics, Margaret's Coup
margarine - History, Margarine today, Nutrition
margay
Marge Piercy - Novels
Margery (Louise) Allingham - Bibliography
Margery (Winifred) Williams - Early life and writing philosophy
Margery Kempe - Early life, Her vision and its impact, Kempe's significance
Marghanita Laski - Works
marginal cost - Cost functions and relationship to average cost, Short and long run costs and economies of scale
Margot Fonteyn - Early life, Dancing with Rudolf Nureyev and others, Relationships, Legacy, Quotes
Marguerite Duras - Bibliography, Filmography as director, Further reading
Marguerite Guggenheim
Marguerite Higgins
Marguerite Yourcenar - Works
Mari Sandoz - Early life and education, Early writings, Later life and works, Awards
maria - Modelling, Sports, Literature, Philanthropy, Geography, Astronomy, Television, Religion, Food, Other
Maria (Ester Audion) Bueno - Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Maria (Louise) Ewing
Maria (Meneghini) Callas - Biography, Artistry, The Callas—Tebaldi Controversy, Vocal Decline, Later career, Final Years, As They Saw Her
Maria Anna Elisa Bacciochi - Crowns held by the family, The family tree, Current descendants
Maria Edgeworth - Partial list of published works
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Maria Irene Fornes
Maria Martinez - Discovery, Challenges and Experiments, Encouragement, Description of Black Ware Pottery, The Process, Decorations, Signatures, Accomplishments
Maria Mitchell - Early years, Comet discovery, Career, Efforts, Legacy
Maria Monk - The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk, excerpt, An atmosphere of anti-Catholic sensationalism
Maria Montessori - Pedagogy, Trivia
Maria Sharapova - Grand Slam singles finals, WTA Tour Championships singles finals, WTA Tour titles (18)
Maria Tallchief - Pictures
Marian Anderson
Marian McPartland
Mariana Islands - Description, History, Ecclesiastical history, Sources and references
Mariana Van Rensselaer
Marianne (Craig) Moore - Life, Poetic career, Edsel consulting, Later years
Marianne North - Reference
Mariano Rumor
Marianus Scotus
mariculture
Marie (Charlotte Carmichael) Stopes - Early work, Work in family planning, Other interests, Personal life, The modern Marie Stopes International organisation
Marie Antoinette (Jos - Childhood, Life as dauphine, Coronation and reign, Motherhood, The affair of the necklace
Marie Corelli - References, Bibliography, Quotations about Marie Corelli
Marie Curie
Marie de France
Marie Dressler - Partial filmography
Marie Laurencin
Marie Lloyd - Selected Songs
Marie Tussaud
Mariehamn - Sister cities
marigold
Marilyn (Bernice) Horne - Recordings
Marilyn French - Selected bibliography
Marilyn Monroe - Career, Marriages, Death and aftermath, Trivia, Filmography, Awards and nominations, Music by Monroe, Music on Monroe
marimba - The modern instrument, The folk instrument, Mallets, Mallet technique
Marin Marais - References in Film
Marin Mersenne - Life, Work, Bibliography
Marina (Sarah) Warner
Marino Faliero
Mario (Andrew) Pei
Mario (Gabriele) Andretti - Complete F1 Results, Indy 500 results
Mario (Matthew) Cuomo - Early life, Political career, Views, Personal life
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
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