Cambridge Encyclopedia

Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 6

Annibale Caro

Annie Besant - Early life, Reformer and Secularist, Socialist, Marxist, Theosophist, President, Krishnamurti, The Home Rule Movement, Later years

Annie Girardot

Annie Jump Cannon - Education, Harvard Observatory, Awards and honors

Annie Oakley - Biography, Representations on stage and screen, Media, Trivia

annulment - Grounds for annulment, Islam

Annunciation - The Annunciation in the Bible, Eastern traditions, Related dates, Annunciation in the Quran

anoa

anode - Flow of electrons, Electrolytic anode, Battery or galvanic cell anode, Vacuum tube anode, Diode anode

anomie - Anomie as individual disorder, Anomie in literature and film

Anopheles - Life stages, Malaria transmission and control, Preferred sources for blood meals, Patterns of feeding and resting

anorexia nervosa - Terminology, Diagnosis and clinical features, Causes and contributory factors, Prognosis, Incidence, prevalence and demographics, Treatment

Ansbach - Boroughs, Sister cities, Famous people

Anschluss - Situation before the Anschluss, The Anschluss of 1938, Reactions and consequences of the Anschluss

Ansel (Easton) Adams - Life

Anselm Kiefer - Life and work

Anson Burlingame

ant - Ancestry, Morphology, Development, Communication and behavior, Ant cooperation and competition, Types

Antananarivo - History, Present day, Sister cities

Antar

Antarctic Circle

Antarctica - History, Geography, Geology, Climate, Population, Flora and fauna, Politics, Economy, Transport, Research

antbird

anteater - Family order, Gallery, Similar animals

antelope - Physical characteristics, Behaviour, Species, Hybrid antelope, Cultural aspects

antenna (biology)

antenna (technology)

Antenor - References

anthem - History

Anthonie Heinsius

Anthony (Dymoke) Powell - Childhood, Youth, Early adult life, Powell in the 1930s, The approach of war, Early war years

Anthony (Evan) Hecht - Life, Career, Bibliography

Anthony (Frederick) Blunt - Biography, Blunt in fiction

Anthony (Neil) Wedgwood Benn - Family background, Political career, Retirement, Aphorisms, Diaries and other works

Anthony (Ward) Clare - TV Programmes, Radio Programmes, Books

Anthony Burgess - Life, Achievement, Trivia, Works, Further reading

Anthony Burns - Further reading

Anthony Comstock - References in fiction and culture

Anthony Davis

Anthony Francis Lucas - Early life, Visit to U.S., Spindletop, Inventions and Applications, Heritage

Anthony Hope

Anthony Minghella

Anthony Perkins - Personal life, Quote, Filmography

Anthony Quinn - History, Trivia, Family, Painting and writing

Anthony Trollope - Biography, Reputation, Trollope's works on television, Trollope's works on radio, Works, Quotations

Anthony Wayne - Early life, Revolutionary War, Political career, Northwest Indian War, Legacy

anthracene - Synthesis, Reactions, Uses

anthrax

anthropic principle - More anthropic coincidences, Origin of the anthropic cosmological principle, Variants of the anthropic principle

anthropological linguistics - Related fields, Recent work

anthropology - Historical and institutional context, Anthropology in the United States, Anthropology in Britain, Anthropology in France

anthropometry - History, Modern anthropometry and biometrics, Notes and references, Resources

anthropomorphism - In religions and mythologies, In rhetoric, In literature, Common usage, In logical reasoning

anthroposophy - History, Possibility of a union of science and spirit, Conception of the human being

anti-art

Anti-Comintern Pact

anti-hero - History

Anti-Masonic Party - History

Anti-Saloon League - References

Antibes - Administration, History, Antibes culture

Antichrist - In the Old Testament, Later texts and apocrypha, The expected role of the Antichrist

anticline

anticyclone - Terminology, Formation, Structure, Evolution, Motion, Effects

antifreeze - Further reading

Antigone - Daughter of Oedipus, In Literature, Daughter of Eurytion

Antigonus I - Hesiod's Cyclopes, Homer's Cyclopes, Origins, In popular culture

Antigua and Barbuda - History, Politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Places of interest, Culture, Famous Antiguans, Trivia, Foreign relations

Antilles - Background, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles

antimony

antinomianism - Antinomianism in the Tanakh, Antinomianism in the New Testament, Antinomianism among Christians, Antinomianism in Islam

Antioch - Geography, History of Antioch, Archaeology

Antipater - Career under Philip and Alexander, The fight for succession, Regent of the Empire

Antipater (of Idumaea) - Career under Philip and Alexander, The fight for succession, Regent of the Empire

Antipater (of Macedon) - Career under Philip and Alexander, The fight for succession, Regent of the Empire

antiphon (chant) - Polychoral Antiphony

Antiphon (orator) - Polychoral Antiphony

Antiphon (philosopher) - Polychoral Antiphony

antipodes - Geography, Etymology, Historical significance, List of antipodes

antipope - A list of significant antipopes

antiproton - Occurrence in Nature, Uses

antiseptic - Use in surgery, Some common antiseptics

Antisthenes

antithesis - In fiction

Antlia

antlion - Trapping prey

Antofagasta - Geography, History, People, Transport, Education, Sources

Antoine (Pierre Joseph Marie) Barnave - In Dauphiné, States-General and Assemblies, Views, Downfall and execution

Anto - Biography, Principle works

Antoine Coypel

Antoine Coysevox

Antoine de Montchr - Montchrestien's theater

Antoine Joseph Sax

Antoine Meillet - Antoine Meillet and Homeric Studies, Publications

Antoine Pesne

Antoine-Louis Barye

Antoinette Bourignon

Anton (C G A) de Kom

Anton (Friedrich Ernst von) Webern - Biography, Webern's music, List of works, Further reading, Software

Anton (Grigoryevich) Rubinstein - Life, Composition, Other Rubinsteins

Anton (Joseph) Cermak - Early life and career, Campaign, Mayor, Death

Anton (Pavlovitch) Chekhov - Early life, Early writings, Early maturity, Sakhalin, Social conscience, Melikhovo, Late plays, Longer stories, Yalta, Death

Anton Ackermann

Anton Bruckner - Biography, Works, Reception in the 20th Century, Sound samples

Anton Drexler

Anton Giulio Barrili

Anton Ivanovich Denikin

Anton Mauve

Anton Raphael Mengs - Biography, Rivalry, Selected works, Publications, Reference

Anton Reinhard Falck

Anton Seidl

Antonello da Messina - Biography, Style and legacy, Selected works

Antoni Zygmund

Antonia White - Early life, Relationships, Writing career, personal strifes, Legacy

Antonin Artaud - Biographical Information, Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty, Philosophical views, Influence

Antonin Scalia - Early life, Legal career, Legal philosophy and approach, Jurisprudence in practice, Important cases

Antonine Maillet - Works

Antonine Wall - Construction, Wall abandoned, Grim's dyke

Antoninus Pius - Life, In later scholarship

Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi - Biography, Style and influence, Posthumous reputation, Major works, Media

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Canova - Early life in Possagno and Venice, Career in Rome, Trips to France and England, Last projects

Antonio Fogazzaro - Works

Antonio Gades

Antonio Gramsci - Life, Thought, Influence

Antonio Machado (y Ruiz)

Antonio Pollaiuolo - Major works

Antonio Rosmini(-Serbati) - Works

Antonio Rossellino

Antonio Salandra

Antonio Salieri - Biography, Works, Salieri and Mozart, Recent popularity, Modern references

Antonio Segni

Antonio Solario

Antonio Soler - Selected discography

Antonio Tabucchi - Early life, More works, Works

Antonio van Diemen

Antonio Verrio

Antonio Vivarini

Antony (Mark David) Gormley - Major works, Proposals not taken forward

Antony Hewish

Antony Tudor - Major works

Anubis - Embalmer, Anubis in modern culture

Anuradhapura - Anuradhapura The City, Demographics

anus - Structure, Role in defecation, Role in sexuality, Puberty, Health, Cosmetics, Pathology, Additional images

ANZAC

Anzia Yezierska

ANZUS - Treaty structure, History

aorta - The course of the aorta, Features, In popular culture

Aosta

Aozou Strip

Apache - Name and synonymy, History, Modern Apache groups, Culture

apatite

ape - Historical and modern terminology, Biology, Cultural aspects of non-human apes, History of hominoid taxonomy

Apelles - Works, Painters' colours

aperture (cinematography) - Application, In photography, History

aperture (optics) - Application, In photography, History

aperture synthesis

aphasia - Classification of aphasia, Types of aphasia, Aphasia in popular culture

aphid - Anatomy, Diet, Reproduction, Evolution, Gallery

Aphra Behn - Early life, Life in England, writing career, work as a spy

Aphrodite - Origins, Worship, Birth, Adulthood, Consorts and children, Surnames and titles, In popular culture

APL

apocalypse - Characteristic features, The end of the world, The Apocalypse as the "end of the age"

apocalypse - Characteristic features, The end of the world, The Apocalypse as the "end of the age"

Apollo asteroid

Apollonius - Plot

Apollonius of Perga - Life and major work, Other works, Published editions

Apollonius of Tyana - Biography, Historical impact, Apollonius in modern culture

apologetics - Colloquial usage, Technical usages, Varieties of Christian apologetics, Apologetics in other religions

apomixis - Further reading

Apostles' Creed - Origin of the Creed, Text of the Creed, English translations, Liturgical use in Western Christianity

Apostolic Constitution - Examples of apostolic constitutions

apostolic succession - Mainstream Christianity, Latter-day Saints (Mormons), Sources and external links

Apostolo Zeno - Works, Critical evaluation

apothecary - Noted apothecaries

Appalachian Mountains - Name origin and pronunciation, Regions, The chief summits, Geology, Flora and fauna, Influence on history

Appaloosa - Registration

apparition

appeal - How an appeal is processed, United States

appeasement - Different views on appeasement, Appeasement of Hitler, Appeasement's effect on the Second World War

appendicitis - Causes, Signs, symptoms and findings, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis

Appian Way - History, Monuments along the Via Appia

apple - Cultural aspects, Apples as food

applet - Interfaces, Attributes, Examples

applied linguistics

apraxia

apricot

apse - Definition, Parts of the apse

Apus

Aqaba - History, Tourism, Transportation

aquamarine

aquarium - History and development, Function and design, Ecology, Public aquaria

aquatint - The technique of aquatint, Famous examples

aqueduct - Ancient aqueducts, Modern aqueducts, Uses of aqueducts, Notable aqueducts

aquifer - Classification

Aquila (astronomy)

Aquila (translator)

Aquileia - History

Aquitaine - Geography, History, Demographics, Food and drink

Arab League - Membership, Comparisons with other organizations, Administration, Timeline, Arab League Summits, Organization

Arabella Stuart - People named Stewart, Places named Stewart, Other

arabesque - History, Description and symbolism

Arabian Sea

Arabic literature - Pre-Islamic literature, The Qur'an and Islam, Islamic scholarship, Arabic poetry

arachidonic acid

Arachne - Afterwords, Popular television

Arafura Sea

Arag - History, List of Chancellors

aragonite

Aral Sea - Ecological problems, Bioweapons facility on the Vozrozhdeniya Island, Development of the Aral Sea

Aran Islands - Population, Tourism, Traditional life, Aran Island sweater, The Aran currach, Bibliography

Aranda

Aranjuez - Transportation, Population, Government and Administration, Economy, Local media, Persons, Tourism

araucaria

Arawak - Economy, Culture, Religion, government, foreign affairs, European contact and genocide, Survivors

arbitration - History, Nature of Arbitration, Arbitration Agreement, Arbitral tribunal, Arbitral Awards

Arbor Day - History, China, South Korea, United States of America

arboretum - Later examples, Artistic

arc - Computing, Engineering, Literature and entertainment, Geography, Medicine, Other

Arc de Triomphe - Miscellaneous, Gallery

Arcadia (Ancient Greece) - Transportation, Communications, Television, Provinces, Municipalities and communities, Sports Teams

Arcadia (mythology) - Transportation, Communications, Television, Provinces, Municipalities and communities, Sports Teams

Arcadius

Arcangelo Corelli - Biography, Major works, Media, Selected works available under 'libre' licenses

Arcesilaus

arch - History, Construction, Technical aspects, Other types

Archangel - In Judaism, In Christianity, In Islam, Other traditions

archbishop - Western Christianity, Eastern Christianity

archdeacon

archegonium

archerfish

archery - History, Equipment, Shooting technique and form, Physics of bows and arrows, Hunting, Modern competitive archery, Related

archetype - Jungian archetypes, Archetypes in fiction

Archibald Alexander

Archibald Campbell Tait - Biography, Notable accomplishments, Summary, Reference

Archibald Constable

Archibald Cox - Early life and law career, Watergate special prosecutor, Death and legacy

Archibald Henderson - Biography

Archibald MacLeish - Biography, Literary work, Awards, Quotes

Archibald Scott Couper

Archibald Thorburn

Archie (Mason) Griffin - Professional football career

Archie Carr

Archie Moore - Before Boxing, Professional Boxing Career, First Retirement, Acting Career, Personal life

Archie Shepp - Life and career

Archimedes - Discoveries and inventions, Writings by Archimedes

architecture - Scope, Architectural history

architrave

archon - Ancient Greece, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Gnostic Archons

Arctic - Pollution, Nature and natural resources, Environmental impact assessment, International cooperation and politics, A strategic military region

Arctic Circle

Arctic Council - History of the Arctic Council, Arctic Council Membership, Observers to the Arctic Council

Arctic fox - Habits, Population and distribution

Arctic Ocean - Geography, History, Climate, Natural resources, Natural hazards, Plantlife, Major ports and harbors

Arctic tern - Distribution and migration, Physical description and taxonomy, Reproduction, Ecology and behaviour, Conservation status, Appearances on stamps

ARD

Ardashir I - Early years, Religion and state, War with Rome

Ardnamurchan Point

Arduino - Hardware Versions, Development Team

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) - Scotland, List of AONBs by Country

Arecibo Observatory - General information, Design and architecture, Discoveries, Other usage, Arecibo in popular culture, Threatened Closure

Areopagus

Arequipa - World Heritage Site, Recent Events, Notable people from Arequipa

Ares - Ares' symbols, Ares in cult, The founding of Thebes, Consorts and Children

ar

Aretha Franklin - Discography

Arethusa

Arezzo - Geography and statistical information, History, Main sights, Notable people from Arezzo, Sports, Twin cities

argali

Argenteuil

Argentina - History, Politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Flora and fauna, Economy, Population, Demographics, Culture, Science and technology, Communications

argon

Argonauts - Story, Spoken-word myths — audio files, The Argonauts in literature, The Argonauts on film

Argos - History, Other Info

argument

Argus

Argyll and Bute - Places of interest, Islands

aria - Media

Ariadne - Minos and Theseus, Naxos, The Goddess Ariadne, In later culture

Ariel - People, Places, Fictional characters, Publications, Film, Television, Music, Commercial products

Ariel Sharon

aril

Aristaeus

Aristarchus of Samos - Heliocentrism, Size of the Moon, Distance to the Sun

Aristarchus of Samothrace

Aristide (Joseph Bonaventure) Maillol - Other links

Aristide Briand

Aristide Bruant

Aristides

Aristides

Aristippus

Aristophanes - Surviving plays, Dated non-surviving plays, Undated non-surviving plays

Aristotle - Biography, Methodology, Aristotle's epistemology, Aristotle's metaphysics, Aristotle's ethics

Aristotle (Socrates) Onassis - Life

arithmetic - Number theory

Arius - Problems with sources, Early life and personality, Arius starts a controversy, Arius' doctrines

Arizona - Demographics, Economy, Law and government, Important cities and towns, Education, Professional sports teams, Miscellaneous topics

Arjan Dev

Arjuna - Personality, In Exile, Arjuna and Hanuman, Outbreak of war, The Kurukshetra war, After the War

Ark of the Covenant - Terminology, Description, Prophets' mentions, History, Fate of the Ark, Present location, Media references, Further reading

Arkansas - Geography, Demographics, Economy, Transportation, Important cities and towns, Education, Miscellaneous topics