(from the article "Manchester") ...entirely on resort-related activities. The manufacture of fishing rods is important, and the American Museum of Fly Fishing is there. Nearby Bromley Mountain and Stratton Mountain attract skiers. Mount Equinox ...
motion of the equinoxes along the ecliptic (the plane of the Earth's orbit) caused by the cyclic precession of the Earth's axis of rotation. [14 Related Articles]
(from the article "Camus, Albert") ...in 1934-35 he was also a member of the Algerian Communist Party. In addition, he wrote, produced, adapted, and acted for the Theatre du Travail (Workers' Theatre, later named the ...
(from the article "physical science, principles of") ...plotted; from these E follows by calculating -grad phi. By the use of the potential, the necessity of vector addition of individual field contributions is avoided. An ...
(from the article "Earth exploration") ...of resistivity with depth. In this case, electrode spacing is increased and, correspondingly, the effective depth of the contributing section. Several other techniques are commonly employed. Equipotential methods entail mapping ...
(from the article "electricity") ...centred on the location of the +Q charge, no work is done; the electric potential at the initial position has the same value as at the final position. The sphere ...
(from the article "Lashley, Karl S.") ...are mediated by the cerebral cortex (the convoluted outer layer of the cerebrum) as a whole, contrary to the view that every psychological function is localized at a specific place ...
(from the article "probabilism") Probabiliorism, which enjoins following the more probable opinion, was predominant in the 18th century before the formulation of equiprobabilism (either of two equally probable opinions may be followed) by the ...
(from the article "Equisetopsida") ...leaves; 2 families: Sphenophyllaceae and Cheirostrobaceae.Two families: Calamitaceae, extinct tree horsetails; and Equisetaceae, herbaceous living horsetails and fossil allies with needlelike leaves in whorls along the stem; 15 extant ...
(from the article "Equisetopsida") ...scrambling or vinelike understory plants, 1 metre (3 feet) tall, with small, wedge-shape leaves; 2 families: Sphenophyllaceae and Cheirostrobaceae.Two families: Calamitaceae, extinct tree horsetails; and Equisetaceae, herbaceous living horsetails ...
(division Pteridophyta), class of primitive spore-bearing vascular plants. Most members of the group are extinct and known only from their fossilized remains. The sole living genus, Equisetum, order Equisetales, is ... [3 Related Articles]
(from the article "horsetail") ...has as many as 48 ridges. The giant horsetail of Europe (E. telmateia) is about the same height as common scouring rush. The tallest of all horsetails is a slender ...
(from the article "horsetail") Giant horsetail (E. praealtum) of North America and Asia, which reaches 3.5 metres (11.5 feet), also is evergreen. Each shoot has as many as 48 ridges. The giant horsetail of ...
(from the article "lien") In addition to the common-law possessory liens, there are also equitable and statutory liens. Courts of equity will in certain situations recognize a creditor's interest in a debtor's property even ...
(from the article "property law") The basic distinction between legal and equitable ownership is quite simple. The legal owner of the property (trustee) has the right to possession, the privilege of use, and the power ...
(from the article "property") ...their common-law origins: easements (such as rights of way), profits (such as the right to take minerals or timber), real covenants (such as a promise to pay a homeowners' association ...
in Anglo-American law, the custom of courts outside the common law or coded law. Equity provided remedies in situations in which precedent or statutory law might not apply or be ... [8 Related Articles]
(from the article "ethics") Samuel Clarke (1675-1729), the next major intuitionist, accepted More's axiom of benevolence in slightly different words. He was also responsible for a "principle of equity," which, though derived from the ...
(from the article "chemical compound") ...closer to the bromine atom. All three hydrogens on the CH3 group are exposed to the same local magnetic field and consequently have the same chemical shift. Such hydrogens are ...
(from the article "automata theory") The most natural classification is by equivalence. If two machines (finite transducers) share the same inputs, then representative states from each are equivalent if every sequence x belonging to the ...
in classical prosody, the principle that one long syllable is equal to two short ones. The principle is used as the basis for substitution in quantitative verse.
in logic and mathematics, the formation of a proposition from two others which are linked by the phrase "if, and only if." The equivalence formed from two propositions p and ... [3 Related Articles]
(from the article "set theory") ...called equivalence relations. In an equivalence relation, all elements related to a particular element, say a, are also related to each other, and they form what is called the equivalence ...
(from the article "analysis") ...added gradually, in a procedure termed a titration, to the analyte until the chemical reaction is completed. The added titrant volume that is just sufficient to react with all of ...
fundamental law of physics that states that gravitational and inertial forces are of a similar nature and often indistinguishable. In the Newtonian form it asserts, in effect, that, within a ... [3 Related Articles]
(from the article "formal logic") A relation that is reflexive, symmetrical, and transitive is called an equivalence relation.set theoryRelations in set theoryRelations that have all ...
(from the article "formal logic") ...of a wff is replaced by an equivalent of that part, the resulting wff and the original are also equivalents. Such replacements need not be uniform. The application of this ...
(from the article "solids, mechanics of") ...that is found to agree moderately well with experiment, the plastic flow relation is formulated in terms of the second invariant of deviatoric stress, commonly rewritten as ... and ...
in chemistry, the quantity of a substance that exactly reacts with, or is equal to the combining value of, an arbitrarily fixed quantity of another substance in a particular reaction. ...
(from the article "applied logic") These fallacies, called fallacies of ambiguity, arise when the conclusion is achieved through an improper use of words. The principal instances are as follows: (1) Equivocation occurs when a word ...
(from the article "horse") ...retained the three-toed foot of their ancestors. One line, however, led to the one-toed Pliohippus, the direct predecessor of Equus. Pliohippus ...
lake in western Yunnan province, China. It lies in a deep basin at the eastern foot of the snow-covered Diancang range (also called Cang Shan) between the upper waters of ...
(from the article "calendar") Not before the first century BC is there any evidence that the years of events were recorded in well-defined eras, whether by cycles, as the Olympic Games in Greece and ...
a very long span of geological time; in formal usage, a portion of geological time of the greatest magnitude. Three eras are recognized: Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, and Cenozoic Era. ...
(from the article "chronology") From the Grecian period onward, Jews used the Seleucid era (especially in dating deeds; hence its name Minyan Shetarot, or "Era of Contracts"). In vogue in the East until the ...
(from the article "China") The reign of Taizong (626-649), known traditionally as the "era of good government of Zhenguan," was not notable for innovations in administration. Generally, his policies developed and refined those of ...
(from the article "chronology") ...being ignored. This chronology was the most widespread in the early Middle Ages, but its use diminished rapidly in the 13th century, although public notaries continued to use it until ...
(from the article "chronology") ...("Order of the World"), transmitted, according to Talmudic tradition, by Rabbi Yosi ben Halafta in the 2nd century AD. The author was possibly the first to use the rabbinic Era ...
(from the article "chronology") ...use in Visigothic Spain of the 6th and 7th centuries and, after the Arab invasions, in the unconquered Christian kingdoms in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. It was abolished, ...
(from the article "chronology") ...kingdoms in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. It was abolished, in favour of the Era of the Incarnation, in Catalonia in 1180, in Aragon in 1350, in Castile in ...
(from the article "metalwork") ...the process of inlaying engraved ornamental designs with niello, a silver sulfide or mixture of sulfides. The first authors to write on the preparation of niello and its application to ...
(from the article "religion, study of") ...his work in comparative mythology, the history of alchemy, and other similar areas of concern has proved greatly influential in stimulating the investigations of other interested scholars. Thus, the Eranos ...
piece of rubber or other material used to rub out marks made by ink, pencil, or chalk. The modern eraser is usually a mixture of vegetable oil, fine pumice, and ...
(from the article "Spain") ...among their number, most of the Illuminists seem to have been conversos. Again, it was among the conversos that Erasmianism (named after the famous ...
humanist who was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, the first editor of the New Testament, and also an important figure in patristics and classical literature. [35 Related Articles]
early Christian bishop, martyr, and one of the patron saints of sailors, who is romantically associated with Saint Elmo's fire (the glow accompanying the brushlike discharges of atmospheric electricity that ... [1 Related Articles]
doctrine that the state is superior to the church in ecclesiastical matters. It is named after the 16th-century Swiss physician and Zwinglian theologian Thomas Erastus, who never held such a ... [2 Related Articles]
Swiss physician and religious controversialist whose name is preserved in Erastianism, a doctrine of church-state relationship that he himself never taught. [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "era") ...the Precambrian, or earliest, eras are classified independently. An era is composed of one or more geological periods. The stratigraphic, or rock, term that corresponds to "era" is "erathem." era
in Greek religion, one of the nine Muses, the patron of lyric and erotic poetry or hymns. She is often depicted playing a lyre. See also Muse. [1 Related Articles]
systematic procedure for finding prime numbers that begins by arranging all of the natural numbers (1, 2, 3, &elipsis;) in numerical order. After striking out the number 1, simply strike ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Budapest") ...Danube's western side from Neolithic times onward. Two miles north of Castle Hill, in what became Obuda, a settlement named Ak-Ink ("Ample Water") was established by the Celtic Eravisci. This ...
(from the article "Italian literature") Poets of the so-called Fourth Generation-from the title of a 1954 anthology of postwar verse edited by Pietro Chiara and Luciano Erba-include Erba himself and the poet and filmmaker Nelo ...
Turkish politician whose tenure as the first Islamist prime minister of Turkey (1996-97) ended abruptly amid accusations that he was attempting to undermine Turkey's secular constitution. [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "Zwaardecroon, Hendrick") Zwaardecroon also was responsible for the ruthless repression (1721) of the so-called conspiracy of Pieter Erberfelt, who, it was claimed (probably falsely), was plotting to expel the Dutch from the ...
(Er), chemical element, rare-earth metal of the lanthanoid series of the periodic table. Erbium is a grayish silver element that also occurs as a series of pink compounds. It had ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "Clovis II") Merovingian Frankish king of Neustria and Burgundy from 639, the son of Dagobert I. He was dominated successively by Aega and by Erchinoald, Neustrian mayors of the palace. In about ...
(from the article "Turkey") ...of about 6,500 feet. A noteworthy feature is the extensive area of geologically recent volcanic activity in Nigde, Nevsehir, and Kayseri provinces, including the volcanic peaks of Erciyes (12,848 feet ...
a rousing, somewhat bombastic manner of public speaking or writing. In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act I, scene 2), "Ercles' vein" is Bottom's expression for the style of ...
town, Campania regione, southern Italy. It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Gulf of Naples, just southeast of the city of Naples. The ...
(from the article "Este, House of") The long rule of Leonello's and Borso's half-brother Ercole I (1471-1505) marked one of the most important periods for the history of the house of Este and of Ferrara. He ...
(from the article "Este, House of") During the reign of Alfonso's son and successor Ercole II (1534-59), the military events proved less interesting (though the wars of 1557-58 were difficult) than the personal ones. Ercole married ...
(from the article "Serbia") Hydroelectric power and coal are the principal sources of energy in Serbia, which has no nuclear power stations. Facilities at the Ðerdap dam on the Danube generate significant electric power. ...
(from the article "Iron Gate") the last gorge of the Ðerdap gorge system on the Danube River, dividing the Carpathian and Balkan mountains and forming part of the boundary between Serbia and Romania. It is ...
(from the article "Mongolia") ...policy, the new government was formed on September 28. The 16 members were a mix of MD and MPRP former ministers such as Deputy Prime Minister Chultemiyn Ulaan, but the ...
city, northern Mongolia. It lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orhon rivers about 150 miles (240 km) northwest of Ulaanbaatar. Erdenet is a major industrial centre that was ...
(from the article "Nurhachi") ...to his Manchurian opponents as well as to the Chinese empire. But its potential became clearer as the organization advanced. In 1599, under Nurhachi's direction, a Manchu nobleman and scholar, ...
(from the article "Karakorum") ...Hung-wu invaded Mongolia and won a decisive victory, capturing 70,000 Mongols and destroying Karakorum. Later it was partially rebuilt but was subsequently abandoned. The Buddhist monastery of Erdeni Dzu (built ...
(from the article "Adair v. the United States") ...forbidding workers from joining labour unions. William Adair of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad fired O.B. Coppage for belonging to a labour union, an action in direct violation of the ...
Hungarian "freelance" mathematician (known for his work in number theory and combinatorics) and legendary eccentric who was arguably the most prolific mathematician of the 20th century, in terms of both ... [2 Related Articles]
ancient Urartian palace-fortress probably built by King Argishti I in the first quarter of the 8th century BC; it was located on the hill of Arin Berd, near modern Yerevan ...
(from the article "Chaos") ...concepts occur in the Theogony of Hesiod. First there was Chaos in Hesiod's system, then Gaea and Eros (Earth and Desire). Chaos, however, did not generate Gaea; the offspring of ...
(from the article "Major volcanoes of the world") ...Mount Kenya, built on that plateau. Similarly, the Transantarctic Mountains probably are high because of recent heating of the lithosphere beneath them. At the end of the range are two ...
ancient Mesopotamian city located northwest of Ur (Tall Al-Muqayyar) in southeastern Iraq. The site has been excavated from 1928 onward by the German Oriental Society and the German Archeological Institute. ... [15 Related Articles]
Ionic temple of Athena, built during 421-405 BC on the Acropolis at Athens, famous largely for its complexity and for the exquisite perfection of its details. The temple's Ionic capitals ... [9 Related Articles]
legendary king and probably also a divinity of Athens. According to the Iliad, he was born from the corn land and raised by the goddess Athena, who established him in ...
enlargement, hardening, and elevation of the male reproductive organ, the penis. Internally, the penis has three long masses of cylindrical tissue, known as erectile tissue, that are bound together by ... [6 Related Articles]
a deep muscle of the back; it arises from a tendon attached to the crest along the centre of the sacrum (the part of the backbone at the level of ... [1 Related Articles]
town, south-central Turkey. It stands near the foot of the central Taurus Mountains on the northern approach to the Cilician Gates, a major pass. A frontier fortification of the Byzantine ... [1 Related Articles]
town, northern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast. The town was founded about 560 BC as Heraclea Pontica by a colony of Megarians who soon subjected the native Mariandynians and ...
(from the article "Georgia") ...The Ottomans were expelled by the Persian conqueror Nadir Shah, who gave Kartli to T'eimuraz II (1744-62), one of the Kakhian line of the Bagratids. When T'eimuraz died, his son ...
(from the article "Australia") ...climate and precipitation mostly in winter, is arced across the southern margin, embracing Tasmania and extending up the eastern seaboard to overlap slightly with the Tropical Zone. The Eremian Zone ...
(from the article "Mantegna, Andrea") During the following year (1449), Mantegna worked on the fresco decoration of the Ovetari Chapel in the Eremitani Church in Padua. The figures of Saints Peter, Paul, and Christopher in ...
(from the article "Tien Shan") ...occur along their crests. The basins are bounded to the south by the low-rising Qoltag Mountains. West of the Turfan Depression is one of the greatest mountain knots of the ...
city, north-central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the Gobi (desert) near the border with Mongolia, on the Trans-Mongolian railway.
(from the article "Bulgaria") ...that the Liberals were starting to follow the same pro-Western tendencies as the Conservatives. As a result, Alexander dismissed the Liberal government in favour of a pro-Russian one led by ...
(from the article "Nissaba") in Mesopotamian religion, Sumerian deity, city goddess of Eresh on the ancient Euphrates River near Uruk in the farming regions; she was goddess of the grasses in general, including the ...
in Mesopotamian religion, goddess in the Sumero-Akkadian pantheon who was Lady of the Great Place (i.e., the abode of the dead) and in texts of the 3rd millennium BC wife ... [4 Related Articles]
(from the article "Eretna Dynasty") The dynasty's founder, Eretna, was an officer of Uighur (Uyghur) origin in the service of Demirtas, the Il-Khanid governor of Anatolia, who revolted (1326) against the Il-Khanid ruler Abu Sa'id ...
ancient Greek coastal town of the island of Euboea. Jointly with its neighbour Chalcis, it founded Cumae in Italy (c. 750 BC), the first of the Greek colonies in the ... [2 Related Articles]
