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Cambridge Encyclopedia
Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 67
section (pathology) - The Arts, Biology and Medicine, Mathematics
section (technology) - The Arts, Biology and Medicine, Mathematics
sedative - Types of sedatives, Therapeutic use, Sedative dependence, Abuse and overdoses, Sedatives and alcohol, Lookalikes
sedimentary rock - Formation, Classification, Other information
sedimentation
seed - Seed structure, Seed functions, Economic importance, Oldest viable seeds, Seed packets and seed information
Segovia - Demography, Transportation, Famous Segovians, Food, drink, nightlife
segregation
seguidilla - Song, Dance, Types
sei whale
seiche - Causes and nature of seiches, Seiches around the world, Engineering for seiche protection
Blaise de Lasseran-Massenc seigneur de (Lord of) Montluc
Seiji Ozawa - Books
Seikan Tunnel - History, Maintenance, Structure
seismic wave - Types of seismic wave, Some principles of locating an event
seismology - Earthquake prediction
Sejanus - Sejanus in later literature, Reference
Sekondi-Takoradi
Selangor - History, Administration, Culture, Cuisines
select committee
Selene - Depictions, Myths, Luna, In popular culture
selenium
Seleucus Nicator ( I - Establishing the Seleucid state
self-determination - History and overview, Problems of nationalism and fragmentation, Local interpretations
self-regulatory organization (SRO)
Sellafield - History, Major plants, Sellafield and the local community, Sellafield Visitors' Centre, Controversy
Selous Game Reserve
selva
semantics - Logic and mathematics, Computer science, Psychology
semaphore - History, Railway semaphores, References in fiction
Semarang - Administration, Geography, Culture, Education, Temples and monuments
Semele - Affair with Zeus and birth of Dionysus, Locations, Semele in Roman culture, Semele in later art
semen - Composition of human semen, Semen and transmission of disease, Blood in the semen (hematospermia)
semiconductor - Overview, Band structure, Carrier generation and recombination, Doping, Preparation of semiconductor materials
Seminole - The Seminole Wars, The Seminole nation today, Florida State University connection, External links and sources
semiotics - Clarification of terms, History, Some important semioticians, Current applications, Branches
Semiramis - Biography according to Diodorus Siculus, Semiramis in Armenian legend, In later traditions
semolina
Senate (Roman) - Overview, Senates around the world, Defunct senates
Senate (USA) - Overview, Senates around the world, Defunct senates
Seneca - Other
Senegal - History, Politics, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Administrative divisions, Culture, Miscellaneous topics
senescence - Theories of aging, Miscellaneous
Sennacherib - Sennacherib's account, Biblical account, The Egyptian disaster according to Herodotus, In popular culture
Seol Ki-Hyeon
sepal
separation of powers - Writings of Montesquieu, Separation of powers and Presidentialism, Checks and balances
separatism - Political and administrative separatism, Other Historical separatist movements, Ethnic/racial separatism, Religious separatism
Septuagesima - Devotional and liturgical practices, Liturgical reforms, Vestiges of the season
Septuagint - Naming and designation, Textual history, Use of the Septuagint, Language of the Septuagint
sequence (liturgy) - Examples and notation, Types and properties of sequences, Sequences in analysis, Series
sequence (mathematics) - Examples and notation, Types and properties of sequences, Sequences in analysis, Series
sequence (music)
Sequoia (California)
Seraf - Reference
Serapis - History
Serbia
Serena Williams - Grand Slam singles finals, Titles (37)
serenade
Serengeti
serfdom - Etymology, The system of serfdom, Dates of emancipation from serfdom in various countries
Serge Blanco
Serge Chermayeff - Online sources
Serge Gainsbourg - Biography, Death and legacy, Trivia, Noted songs
Serge Lama - Discography
Serge Lifar
Serge Reggiani - Reference
Serge Voronoff
Sergey (Pavlovich) Korolyov - Early life, Education, Early career, Gulag, Ballistic missiles, Space program, Death, Awards and honors, Bibliography
Seria
serialism - Basic definition, History of serial music, Theory of serial music, Important composers
seriema
Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) - Background, Intelligence role and secrecy, Money laundering
serjeanty - Examples of grand serjeanty
serology
serotonin - Explanation, Biochemistry, Neurotransmission, Pharmacology, Modulating levels
Serpens
serpentine - Overview, Antigorite, Chrysotile, Lizardite
serum
serum sickness - Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
serval - Heraldry and literature
service club
service tree
sesame
Sesostris
set - Describing sets, Set membership, Cardinality of a set, Subsets, Special sets, Unions, Intersections, Complements, Further reading
Seth Barnes Nicholson - Awards and honors
Seth Low - Early Life, Mayor of Brooklyn, Presidency of Columbia University, International Peace Conference
setter
Settle
Seven against Thebes - Translations
seven deadly sins - Catholic Virtues, Punishments, Associations with demons, Symbols of the Sins, Cultural references
Seven Years' War - Nomenclature, Causes, Start of the war, British reaction and response, European theatre, Colonial theatre, Battles, Reception
Sevenoaks - History, Communications, Knole, Cricket, Population, Modern Sevenoaks, Notable natives
severe combined immunodeficiency (SCI) - Types, Detection, Treatment
Severnaya Zemlya - History, Geography, Flora and fauna
Severo Ochoa
Seville - Sights, Festivals, Cakes and Sweet Pastry from Seville, Education, Trivia
Sevvy Ballesteros - Other wins (36), Team appearances, Results in major championships
sewage - Etymology
Sewall Wright - Biography, Scientific achievements and credits, Wright and Philosophy, Legacy
Seward Peninsula
sex linkage - Sex-linked traits in humans, Sex-linked traits in other mammals
The Sex Pistols - History, Influence and cultural legacy, Band members, Discography, Further reading, Films
sex therapy
Sexagesima
sexism - Sexism and sexual expression, Sexism and linguistics
Sextans
sextant - Advantages, Adjustment, Anatomy of a sextant, The "Bris" sextant
Sextus Empiricus - Sextus's Writings, Philosophy, Sextus's Legacy
Sextus Julius Africanus
Sextus Propertius - Propertius' Poetry, The Date of Propertius' Death, Latin Editions, Sources
Seychelles - History, Politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Fauna and flora, Miscellaneous topics, Further reading
Seymour (Myron) Hersh - Early years, The My Lai Massacre, Mordechai Vanunu and Robert Maxwell
Seymour Benzer
Seymour Lipton
Seymour Martin Lipset
Sfax
sfumato
shad
shadow puppets
shah - Ruling Shahs, Related and subsidiary princely titles, Other uses
Shah Jahan - Birth, Ascencion, Rule, Legacy, Notable structures associated with Shah Jahan
Shaka - Early years, The major conflicts, Death and succession, Shaka's social and military revolution
Shakers - Origin of the name, Wardley predecessors, Ann Lee, Communalism under Joseph Meacham, Communal spiritual family
shale - Formation
shallot - Shallot in Persian
shamisen - Construction, Playing, History and genres, Variations in Construction and Playing Style
Shammai
shamrock - Badge of Ireland
Shan - History, Language, Traditional government, Politics
Shane (Elizabeth) Gould
Shane (Keith) Warne - Career, Controversies, Personal life, Test Wicket Milestones
Shanghai - Origin of name, History, Politics and Administration, Economy and demographics, Geography and climate, Media, Transportation, Culture
Shannon - Places, People, Other
Shannon Lucid
sharecropping - North America, India, Africa, Farmer's Cooperatives, Non-agricultural usages
sharefarming - Sharecropping, Sharemilking
Sharia - Etymology, General, Sections of Sharia law, Divergent developments after the 19th century
Sharjah - Description, History, Sports, Kalbã (Khwor Kalba)
shark - Physical characteristics, Etymology, Evolution, Classification, Reproduction, Shark senses, Behaviour, Shark intelligence, Shark sleep, Shark attacks
Sharpeville massacre
Shaun Bartlett
Henry Wheeler Shaw
Shawnee - Groups, Villages and places, Language, Famous Shawnee individuals
shear modulus - Typical values, Explanation
shearwater
sheathbill
Sheffield (UK) - Geography, History, Economy and industry, Government and politics, Sport, Culture and attractions, Transport, References and notes
Sheffield (USA) - Geography, History, Economy and industry, Government and politics, Sport, Culture and attractions, Transport, References and notes
Sheffield plate
Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah
Sheila Hicks
Sheila Rowbotham - Bibliography
Sheila Scott
Shelagh Delaney
Shelby Foote - Life and Career, Bibliography, Quotes, Trivia
Shelby M(oore) Cullom
Sheldon (Bernard) Kopp
Sheldon (Lee) Glashow - Bibliography
Sheldon Glueck - Literary works
Sheldon Harnick
shelduck
shell
shellac
Shelley Winters - Academy Awards and nominations, Filmography, TV work, Stage Work
shellfish - Usage in various cuisines
Shelter
Shem - Genealogies according to "Book of Jahser"
Shenandoah River
Shenyang - Districts and zones, History, The Shenyang Incident, Underground, Ethnic Groups, Tourism, Transportation, Sports, Education System
shepherd moons - Personnel, Production, Charts
shepherd's purse
Sherborne
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
Sheridan Downey - Works
sheriff - Modern usage, Famous American sheriffs, Fictional American sheriffs
Sherman (Mills) Fairchild
Sherman Minton - Recognition
Sherrill (Eustace) Milnes
sherry - Styles, Aging, History
Sherwood (Berton) Anderson - Biography, Quotations
Sherwood Forest - The Major Oak, Plans for the Future, Trivia, External Links
Shetland pony - History of the Shetland, Breed characteristics
Shetland sheepdog - Appearance, Temperament, Health, History, Miscellaneous, Showing Requirements
shiatsu - History of Shiatsu, Definition of Shiatsu, Essence of Shiatsu, Shiatsu Standardization, Indications and Contraindications
shield
shield bug
shifting cultivation - The political ecology of shifting cultivation, Stereotypes: primitive, backward, wasteful, unproductive
Shigeru Yoshida - As Prime Minister
Shih Tzu - History, Care, American and European Shih Tzu
Shikoku - Geography, Transportation, Movements, Traditions
Shiloh - Military, personal name, Institutions, Popular culture
Shimon Peres - Early life, Political career, 2005 Labor Primaries, Leaving Labor, 2006 Israel- Lebanon conflict, Family life
Shinichi Suzuki - Biography, Contributions to Pedagogy, Further reading
Shinkansen - List of Shinkansen lines, List of Shinkansen train models, List of types of Shinkansen services
Shinto - History, Definition, Practices and teachings, Cultural effects, Important shrines
shinty - Game, History, Competitions, Summer Shinty, Shinty Abroad
ship - Measuring ships, Propulsion, General terminology, Some types of ships and boats
ship money
shipworm
shire - Shires in Great Britain, Shires in Australia, Shires in United States (Virginia)
Shirin Ebadi - Life and early career, Ebadi as a lawyer, Nobel Peace Prize, After the Nobel prize, Publications
Shirley (Ann) Hufstedtler
Shirley (Barbara) de la Hunty - History
Shirley (Jane) Temple - Biography, Filmography, Trivia
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Clarke
Shirley Hazzard - Books, Awards
Shirley Jackson - Magazines, Literary studies, Listen to, Awards, Novels, Short fiction (partial list)
Shirley MacLaine - Filmography, TV work, Academy Awards and Nominations
Shiva - Introduction, Shiva: Supreme God, Consorts, and the burning of Kamadeva, The sons of Shiva
Shivaji - The political scene before Shivaji, Family Background, Early life, Foundation of empire
Shmuel Yosef Agnon - Life, Works, Writings published during his life, His special language
shochu - Shochu Drinks, Shigechiyo Izumi
shock
shock therapy - History, Forms of shock therapy, Mechanisms of action
shock wave - Shock waves in supersonic flows, Shock waves due to nonlinear steepening, Analogies, Types of shock wave
shoebill
shogi - History, Shogi literature in English, Professional players
shogun - Shogunate
Shoji Hamada
shooting - The four rules of firearm handling, Civilian shooting technique
short story - History, Elements and characteristics, Length, Genres, Famous short stories, Other resources
shorthand - History, Classification, Common English shorthand systems, Some shorthand systems, Other names for shorthand
shorthorn - Breed Associations
shot put - Top 10 performers
shotgun - Definition, History
shoulder - Joints of the Shoulder, Major muscles, Rotator Cuff
show jumping - Overview, History of show jumping, Original scoring tariff, Tack, Types of Competition
showboat - Showboating
shrew
Shrewsbury - History, Population, Attractions, Transportation, Major Routes, Bridges, Future, Administrative functions, Local media, Politics
shrike
shrimp - Shrimp as food, See also
Shropshire - Divisions and environs, Location, Geography, Towns and villages, Economy, Places of interest, Famous people, Politics
Shrove Tuesday - Shrove Tuesday traditions in Britain, Ireland, and Australia, Shrove Tuesday traditions particular to England
shrub
shuffleboard - Deck Shuffleboard, Table Shuffleboard, Variants, Teams
Shulamit Ran
Shura (Alexander Isaakovich) Cherkassky - Discography
Shusaku Endo - Bibliography
shuttle (weaving)
Shwezigon Pagoda
Siaka (Probin) Stevens - Early life, Political career, Interrupted Premiership, The Stevens Presidency, Retirement
sial - Petrology
Sialkot - History, Sights, Head Works Marala, Sialkot-Lahore Motorway
siamang
Siamese twins - Types of conjoined twins, Conjoined twins in history, Criticism of the term
Siberia - The origin of name, Administrative divisions, History, Geography and geology, Demographics, Religion, Trans-Siberian Railway
Siberian husky - Appearance, Temperament, Health, History, Miscellaneous
Siberut
Sicilian School - Origins, The work of a roving school, Style and subject-matter
Sicilian Vespers - Contributions to Culture, Trivia
Sicily - Geography, Transport, Towns and cities, Flag, Arts, History, Mafia, People, Language, Historical monarchs of Sicily
Sid Luckman
sidereal time
sidewinder
Sidi bel Abb
Siding Spring Observatory - Telescopes at Siding Spring
Sidney (Coe) Howard - Further reading
Sidney Altman - Nobel prize work
Sidney Bechet - Life, Career, Tributes, Further reading
Sidney Farber
Sidney Hook - Biography, Books by Hook, Articles by Hook Available Online, Books on Hook
Sidney Janis - Beginnings, Collecting, Career in art, The Sidney Janis Gallery
Sidney Kingsley - Works
Sidney Lanier - Early life and war, Musician, Poet and scholar, Later life
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Poitier - Early life and acting career, Directorial career, Personal life, Miscellany, Awards and recognition, Filmography, Television
Sidney Sheldon - Bibliography - novels
Sidon - History, Sidon and the Middle East conflict, Sidon today, The Biblical Sidon
Siege of Leiden - First siege of Leiden, Second siege of Leiden, Aftermath
Siegfried (Loraine) Sassoon - Biography
Siegfried Lenz - Incomplete bibliography
Siegfried Line - Origin of the name "Westwall", Construction programmes, 1938 – 1940, Typical basic construction types
siemens
Siena - History, Art and architecture, Sports, Transportation
Sienese School - List of artists
Sierra Club - Organization, Priorities and campaigns, Protecting rivers, Nuclear Power Stance, Outings, Blue-Green Alliance
Sierra Leone - History, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Environment, Miscellaneous topics
Sierra Nevada (USA)
sievert - Definition, SI multiples and conversions, Explanation, Q values, N values
sifaka
Sigiriya - The setting, Archeological remains, Legends of the origins of the site, A tour of the site
Sigismund
Siglo de Oro
Sigmund Freud - Life, Innovations, Freud's legacy, Patients, Bibliography
Sigmund Romberg
sign - Ontology of signs, Types of signs
sign language - History of sign language, Geographic distribution of sign languages, Use of signs in hearing communities
Sigourney Weaver
Sigrid Undset - Biography, Works
Sigurd - The Volsunga Saga, Illustration, Cultural impact
Sikhism - Philosophy and teachings, The ten gurus and religious authority, History, Scripture, Observances and ceremonies, Sikh people
Sikkim - Origin of name, History, Geography, Economy, Transport, Demographics, Culture, Government and politics, Infrastructure, Media
silage - Making silage, Fermentation, Silo effluent, Storing silage, Safety, Nutrition
Silas Deane
Silas Weir Mitchell - Source
Silbury Hill - Structure, Investigations, Location, Biology
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