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Cambridge Encyclopedia
Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 71
Sosthenes Behn
soul (music) - Etymologies, Religious views, Science and the soul, Other uses of the term
soul (religion) - Etymologies, Religious views, Science and the soul, Other uses of the term
sound - Speed of sound, Sound pressure, Sound pressure level, Measurement of sound
sound film - History, Consequences
sound intensity level
The Sound - Speed of sound, Sound pressure, Sound pressure level, Measurement of sound
sousaphone - External Links
Sousse - History, City assets, Tourism, Statistics, Sights, Sister Cities, Sports
South Africa - History, Politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Flora and fauna, Economy, Agriculture, Demographics, Culture, Crime, Military, Media
South America - Geography, History, Economy, Culture, People
South Australia - Economy, Government, Sport, Notable places
South Carolina - South Carolina Nicknames, Geography, History, Demographics, Economy, Transportation, Law and government, Education, Sports in South Carolina
South China Sea - Geography, Territorial claims, Names for the sea
South Dakota - Economy, Transportation, Important cities and towns, Education, Miscellaneous topics
South Downs Way
South Glamorgan
South Island - Regions located in the South Island, Cities and towns in the South Island, Geographic features
South Orkney Islands - History, Research Stations
South Shetland Islands - History, Geography, Islands, Research Stations, Field Camps, Maps
South Shields - Overview, History, Regional Identity, People, Culture and sport, Politics, Public transport
Southampton - Economy, Southampton today, Government and politics, Transport, Districts and suburbs, Notable people, Twinning, Trivia
Southend - History, Local and National Government, Transport, Education, Entertainment and culture
Southern Alps
southernwood
Southport - History, Local government and politics, Economy, Scouting in Southport, Transport, Sport
Southwark - Naming, History
Southwell
sovereign
sovereignty - Notion, A brief history of the concept of sovereignty, Different views of sovereignties, Territorial sovereignty
Soviet Union - History, Politics, Foreign relations, Republics, Economy, Geography, Population and society, Culture, Holidays, Audio
Soweto - History, Demographics, Suburbs, Economy, Famous Sowetans, Other Interest, Landmarks
Soyuz (Russ - Design, Variants, Missions
space exploration - Timeline of space exploration
space law - International Treaties, 1998 Agreement, National Law, Multilateral treaties
space shuttle - Description, Launch, Landing, Further reading
space station - Past and present space stations, Types of space station
spacecraft - Spacecraft subsystems, Fictional spacecraft, Examples of spacecraft, External articles
Spacelab - Spacelab missions
spadix
spaghetti Western - Other "Food Westerns", List of Spaghetti Westerns
Spain - History, Politics, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Identities, Religion, Most important media, International rankings, References and notes
spandrel
spaniel - Breeds
Spanish Armada - Execution, Consequences, Ships involved, The Spanish Armada in art, Other meanings
Spanish art - 20th Century
Spanish Civil War - The combatants, Prelude, Nationalist military uprising, Factions in the war, Foreign involvement, Pacifism in Spain
Spanish fly - Culinary use
Spanish literature - Early Spanish Literature and the Middle Ages, Literature from Spanish-speaking countries
Spanish Main
Spanish moss - Ecology, Human Uses
Spanish Riding School - Location, Tourist information
Spanish Town
sparrow - Species list, Sparrows in literature
sparrowhawk
Sparta (Greece) - History, Constitution, State organization, Foreign Policy, Social customs, Archaeology, The Spartan World, Modern Sparta
Sparta (Greek history) - History, Constitution, State organization, Foreign Policy, Social customs, Archaeology, The Spartan World, Modern Sparta
Spartacus - Ancient depictions of Spartacus, Modern depictions of Spartacus, Honours
Spartakiad
spasm
Sp - Historical events and politics, Religion, Trade and commerce, Science and technology, Culture, Timeline, Further reading
Speaker
Special Branch - United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong, India
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) - Definition, Purpose, Value
special education - Individual Attention, See Also
Special Operations Executive (SOE) - History, Locations, Operations, Agents, Communications, Equipment, Transport
special relativity - Postulates, Lack of an absolute reference frame, Consequences, Reference frames, coordinates and the Lorentz transformation
species - Definitions of species, Implications of assignment of species status, The isolation species concept in more detail
specific performance
speckle pattern - Speckle technique
spectacled bear
spectroscopy - Physical quantity measured, Measurement process
spectrum - Modern meaning in the physical sciences
speech pathology - Education, Main Branches of Speech & Language Therapy (UK), Methods of assessment
speed (photography) - Average speed, Cultural significance
speed (physics) - Average speed, Cultural significance
speedometer
speedway
spelling reform - Arguments on Reformation, English spelling reform, Dutch spelling reforms, French spelling reform, Japanese spelling reform
Spencer (Bonadventure) Tracy - Career, Filmography, Books
Spencer Fullerton Baird - Eponymy
Spencer Perceval - Spencer Perceval's Administration, October 1809 - May 1812
sperm bank - External links
sperm whale
spermaceti
Speyer Cathedral
sphalerite
sphere - Geometry
sphinx - Egyptian sphinx, Greek sphinx, Similar creatures, Mannerist Sphinx, 19th century and symbolism
sphygmomanometer - Significance, Gallery, Patents
spice - History, Further reading, Companies
spider - Morphology, Life cycle, Ecology, Behavior, Web types, Taxonomy, Spiders and people
spider monkey - Behaviour and reproduction, Classification
spider wasp
Spike Lee - Biography, Influences, Controversy, Trademarks, Selected filmography (as director)
Spike Milligan - Biography, Posthumously, Trivia, Radio comedy shows, Other radio shows, TV comedy shows, Theatre, Quotations
spin
spin glass
spina bifida - Types of spina bifida, Causes, Prevention, Effects, Treatment, Occurrence rates, People, Related Articles
spinal cord - Structure, Injury, External Links
spinel
Spinello Aretino
spinet - Spinets as harpsichords, Spinets as pianos, Spinets as organs
spiny lobster
spiracle
spiritualism - Origins, Characteristic beliefs, Comparisons with other faiths, Developments after the 1920s
spirochaete
spit
Spitalfields - History, Art Scene, In Literature, In Film
spitz
spleen - Anatomy, Histology, Functions, Disorders, Absence, Additional images
Split - Population, History, Economy, Transportation, Culture, Sport
spoils system - Beginnings
Spoleto - History, Sport
spondylosis - Treatment
spontaneous symmetry breaking - Mathematical example: the Mexican hat potential, Broader concept
spoonbill - Species and distribution
sporangium
spore - Classification of spores, Parlance, Diaspores
sporophyte
sports injuries
sports medicine - History, Sports medicine today, The future of sports medicine
Spotted Tail
sprain
spreadsheet - History, Programming issues, Shortcomings, Online spreadsheets
Spring and Autumn Annals - Content and organisation, Commentaries, Sources and external links
Springfield (Illinois) - United States places, Canadian places, European places, African places, Australasian places, People with the surname Springfield
Springfield (Massachusetts) - United States places, Canadian places, European places, African places, Australasian places, People with the surname Springfield
Springfield (Missouri) - United States places, Canadian places, European places, African places, Australasian places, People with the surname Springfield
Springfield (Ohio) - United States places, Canadian places, European places, African places, Australasian places, People with the surname Springfield
springtail
spruce
sprung rhythm - Example
spurge
sputtering - Sputter deposition, Analysis, Space
Spyros Kyprianou
squall - Wind, Winter Weather, Effects on inland lakes, Literary Usage
Squanto
Square Deal
squid - Classification
squirrel
squirrel monkey - Gallery
Sri Aurobindo - Early experiences, Final conversion, Philosophical and spiritual writings, The Mother, Contribution to Indian philosophy
Sri Lanka - Name, Geography and climate, Flora and fauna, Government and politics, Economy, Transport, Demographics, Culture, Media, Education
Srinagar - Origin of name, History, Economy, Government and politics, Transport, Demographics, Culture, Education, Media
Srinivasa Ramanujan - Life, Mathematical achievements, Hardy on Ramanujan, Narlikar on Ramanujan, Recognition, Projected films, Cultural references, Further reading
St Albans - History, Twinning, Miscellany
St Andrews (Canada) - Bishop Lamberton, Sixteenth century, Seventeenth century, St. Rule's tower
St Andrews (UK) - Bishop Lamberton, Sixteenth century, Seventeenth century, St. Rule's tower
St Augustine - St Augustine's mission, External Links, Sources
St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Croix
St David's
St Edmund - Life, Bibliography, Congregation of St. Edmund, Sources and external links
St George's Channel
St Giles
St Gregory VII
St Helens - Geography, History, Transport and infrastructure, Religion and ethnicity, Education, Media, Sport, Retail
St Ives
St John of Capistrano
St John's wort - The plant, Identification, Ecology, Hypericum poisoning (livestock), Medicinal uses of the herb, Clinical evidence, Pharmacology
St Laurence or Lawrence
St Margaret Clitherow
St Mark's Cathedral
St Neot
St Pancras
St Paul's Cathedral - The previous cathedrals, Wren's St Paul's, Images
St Peter - People, Other
St Wenceslaus or Wenceslas - Parody
Staatssicherheitsdienst (SSD) - History, Influence, Recovery of Stasi archives, Museum in the old headquarters
stabilizers (economics)
stabilizers (shipping)
Stade de France - Name, Tenants
stadtholder - List of stadtholders for the Low Countries provinces, Scandinavian equivalents
Stafford - History, Buildings and the town centre, People, Economy, Healthcare, Education, The Stafford knot, March 2006, Areas
Staffordshire - Railways, Places of interest, Local Groups
Staffordshire bull terrier - Appearance, Breed Specific Legislation
stag beetle
stage
stagecoach - Stagecoaches in Europe, Stagecoaches in the United States
stagflation - Theories of stagflation, Historical stagflation, Responses to stagflation
Stahlhelm - History, First World War variants, Inter-war and Second World War variants
stained glass - Manufacture, History
Stalinism - Stalinism as political theory, Stalinist economic policy, Points of view on Stalinism
stamen - Plant sexuality
Stamp Act - Stamp acts in Britain and America, Headline text
Stand Watie - Early life, Civil War service, Leadership of the Southern Cherokee, Further reading
standard language
standard of living
Stanford Moore
Stanford White - Birth, McKim, Mead and White, Homes and cottages, Mansions and social clubs, Monuments and memorials
Stanislao Cannizzaro
Stanislav Grof - Bibliography
Stanley - Place names, Other
Stanley (Jasspon) Kunitz - Life, Career, Bibliography
Stanley (Lawrence) Elkin - Works, Books edited by Stanley Elkin
Stanley Cohen
Stanley Cup - History
Stanley Forman Reed
Stanley Holloway - Musical theatre credits, Selected filmography, Reference
Stanley Ketchel - Professional boxing career, Middleweight Champion, Ketchel/Johnson, Murder
Stanley Kubrick - Early life, Film career and later life, Unrealized projects, Character, Politics, Religion, Filmography
Stanley M(arion) Garn
Stanley Matthews - Biography, Trivia
Stanley Milgram - Obedience to authority, Small World Phenomenon
Stanley William Hayter
stapelia
star (astronomy) - Observation history, Star designations, Formation and evolution, Distribution, Characteristics, Radiation, Classification, Variable stars, Structure
star (computing) - Observation history, Star designations, Formation and evolution, Distribution, Characteristics, Radiation, Classification, Variable stars, Structure
star cluster - Globular clusters, Open clusters, Intermediate forms, Astronomical significance of clusters
Star of Bethlehem - Biblical narrative, Prophecies and miraculous births, Proposed explanations for the star
Star of David - As a Jewish symbol, Use by the Nazis, Magen David Adom
star system - Binary star systems, Multiple star systems
starch - Biochemistry, Starches as food, Non-food applications, Tests, Starch derivatives
stargazer
Stark Young - Biography
starling - Species list, Cultural references
START
state (politics) - Etymology, State forms over time, Changing roles of states, Legal status
Staten Island - History, Government
states' rights - Controversy of states' rights to 1865, States' rights since 1865, The civil rights movement
Stations of the Cross - Stations of the Cross, Background, Modern Usage, Other pictures related to the Stations of the Cross
statistical mechanics - Fundamental postulate, Microcanonical ensemble
statistics - History, Conceptual overview, Statistical methods, Specialized disciplines, Software, Criticism
Statius - Life, Works, In later literature
status
statute - International law
Stavanger - Population, History, Modern Stavanger, Stavanger 2008, - European Capital of Culture 2008, Tourism, Sister cities
Stavros (Spyros) Niarchos
steam - Uses
steam engine - Invention and development, Reciprocating engines, Turbine engines, Other engines, Applications, Advantages, Efficiency
stearic acid - Metabolism
steel - Iron and steel, History of iron and steelmaking, Types of steel, Uses of steel
steel engraving
Steen Steensen Blicher - Works, Blicher works in English
steeplechase (athletics) - Rules, History, Records
steeplechase (horse racing) - History, Steeplechase racing in the United States, Eventing
Stefan Banach - Work, Quotes
Stefan George - Biography, Work, Influence, Online texts, Bibliography
Stefan Heym - Life, Works, Literature and Links
Stefan Lochner
Stefan Wolpe - Listening
Stefan Zweig - Life and work, Bibliography
Stefano Benni
Stefano D'Arrigo - Biography
Stefano della Bella
Stefano Jacini
Stefano Landi - Biography, Music and influence, References and further reading
Steffi Graf - Grand Slam singles finals, Major tournament singles performance timeline
stele - Notable individual stelae
Stella (Dorothea) Gibbons
Stella McCartney - Biography, Chloé, Gucci Group, Adidas, H&M, Criticism, Personal life, Trivia
stellar evolution - Birth, Maturity, The later years and death of stars
stem (botany)
Stendhal - Biography, Stendhal Syndrome, Crystallization, Works
step dance
Stepan Timofeyevich Razin
Stephan Hermlin - Awards
stephanotis
Stephen - Equivalents of Stephen in various languages, Historical figures known by the name Stephen
Stephen (Bantu) Biko - Influences and formation of ideology, Quotations, References in the arts, Trivia
Stephen (Butler) Leacock - Early life, Academic and political life, Literary life, Death and tributes, Bibliography, Quotable quotes
Stephen (Collins) Foster - Early Life, Adulthood, Death and Memorials, Sources, Trivia / References in Popular Culture
Stephen (Edwin) King
Stephen (Gordon) Hendry - Tournament wins
Stephen (John) Byers - Early career, Minister, Railtrack, Political troubles, Alleged misfeasance in public office, MG Rover
Stephen (John) Fry - Childhood and education, Career, Personal life, Quotations, List of works, Trivia
Stephen (Joshua) Sondheim - Early life, Career, Major works, Minor works, Awards and recognitions, Sources
Stephen (Meredith) Potter - Foundations of his literary career, Satire and more, Close of his oeuvre, Personal life, His Bibliography
Stephen (Pearl) Andrews - Quote, Bibliography, External Links
Stephen (Townley) Crane - Biography of Stephen Crane, Bibliography, References and further reading
Stephen (William) Hawking - Biography, Research fields, Illness, Distinction, Comments on global warming, Losing an old bet, Selected publications, Awards
Stephen Daldry - Quotes
Stephen Day(e)
Stephen Decatur - Early civilian life, Military career, Death, Further reading
Stephen Decatur - Early civilian life, Military career, Death, Further reading
Stephen Dillane - External Links
Stephen Dodson Ramseur - Early life, Civil War, Further reading
Stephen Gardiner
Stephen Girard
Stephen Greenblatt - Biographical information, Literary interests, influences and personal favourites, Works, Honours, Selected works, Quotations
Stephen Hales
Stephen Harriman Long - Major Long and the Long Expedition
Stephen Hawes - Reference
Stephen J(ohnson) Field
Stephen Jay Gould - Personal life, Gould as a scientist, Gould as a public figure, Controversies
Stephen Langton - Life, Works
Stephen Lawrence - Murder, trials and aftermath, Lawrence remembered, Public inquiries into the police investigation, Bibliography
Stephen Poliakoff - Personal life, Other Poliakoff films
Stephen Samuel Wise - Education and Early Career, Zionist activism, Public Office, Criticism of Wise, Translations, Death
Stephen Smale
Stephen Tyng Mather
steppe
steradian - Definition
stereochemistry
stereophonic sound - Stereo recording, Various methods of stereo recording, Binaural recording, Playing back stereo recordings, Broadcasting in stereo
Sterkfontein
sterling - Places
sternum - Overview, Structure, Articulations, Fractures of the sternum
steroid - Anery Sharpe, Origin
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