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- American missionary to Persia who worked with considerable success to improve women's education and health in and around Orumiyeh (Urmia), in present-day Iran.
- Fiske, Harrison Grey
- American playwright, theatrical manager, and journalist who with his wife, Minnie Maddern Fiske, produced some of the most significant plays of the emerging realist drama, particularly those of Henrik Ibsen. [1 Related Articles]
- Fiske, John
- American historian and philosopher who popularized European evolutionary theory in the United States. [1 Related Articles]
- Fiske, Minnie Maddern
- American actress who became one of the leading exemplars of realism on the American stage, especially through her performances in Henrik Ibsen's plays. [1 Related Articles]
- Fiskenaesset
- (from the article "Precambrian time") ...peridotite and dunite. All these rocks occur in layered igneous complexes, which in their well-preserved state may be up to 2 km (1.2 miles) thick and 100 km (60 miles) ...
- fissile core
- (from the article "nuclear weapon") As is indicated above, the minimum mass of fissile material necessary to sustain a chain reaction is called the critical mass. This quantity depends on the type, density, and shape ...
- fissile material
- in nuclear physics, any species of atomic nucleus that can undergo the fission reaction. The principal fissile materials are uranium-235 (0.7 percent of naturally occurring uranium), plutonium-239, and uranium-233, the ... [3 Related Articles]
- fission barrier
- (from the article "nuclear fission") ...where the surface tension is at a minimum. On the other hand, the Coulomb repulsion decreases as the drop deforms and the protons are positioned farther apart. These opposing tendencies ...
- fission fragment
- (from the article "radioactivity") In the less common forms of radioactivity, fission fragments, neutrons, or protons may be emitted. Fission fragments are themselves complex nuclei with usually between one-third and two-thirds the charge Z ...
- fission hypothesis
- (from the article "Moon") ...Coaccretion suggests that the Moon and Earth were formed together from a primordial cloud of gas and dust. This scenario, however, cannot explain the large angular momentum of the present ...
- fission product
- in physics, any of the lighter atomic nuclei formed by splitting heavier nuclei (nuclear fission), including both the primary nuclei directly produced (fission fragments) and the nuclei subsequently generated by ... [2 Related Articles]
- fission-track dating
- method of age determination that makes use of the damage done by the spontaneous fission of uranium-238, the most abundant isotope of uranium. The fission process results in the release ... [1 Related Articles]
- Fissipedia
- (from the article "carnivore") ...forms. Other mammalogists, tending toward conservative taxonomy, think the relationship of the terrestrial and aquatic carnivores can be best expressed by retaining them in two suborders, the Fissipedia ("split-footed") and ...
- fissure
- (from the article "coloboma") failure of one or more structures in the eye to fuse during embryonic life, creating a congenital fissure in that eye. Frequently several structures are fissured: the choroid (the pigmented ...
- fissure of Rolando
- (from the article "brain") Two major furrows-the central sulcus and the lateral sulcus-divide each cerebral hemisphere into four sections: the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes. The central sulcus, also known as the fissure ...
- fissure vein
- (from the article "vein") ...within definite boundaries in unwanted rock or minerals (gangue). The term, as used by geologists, is nearly synonymous with the term lode, as used by miners. There are two distinct ...
- fissure vent
- (from the article "The most common volcano types of the world") These features constitute the surface trace of dikes (underground fractures filled with magma). Most dikes measure about 0.5 to 2 metres (1.5 to 6.5 feet) in width and several kilometres ...
- Fissurella
- (from the article "gastropod") ...have a few flatly coiled whorls that massively increase in width, as in Haliotis; become elongated and spike-shaped, as in Turritella; or be humped to form a limpet shape, as ...
- fit
- in literature, a division of a poem or song, a canto, or a similar division. The word, which is archaic, is of Old English date and has an exact correspondent ...
- FITA round
- in the sport of archery, a form of target shooting competition used in international and world championship events, authorized by the Federation Internationale de Tir a l'Arc (FITA), the world ...
- Fitch, Clyde
- American playwright best known for plays of social satire and character study.
- Fitch, Frederick
- (from the article "logic, history of") ...axiomless method of "natural deduction," which used only rules of inference; it originated in a suggestion by Russell in 1925 but was developed by Quine and the American logicians Frederick ...
- Fitch, John
- pioneer of American steamboat transportation who produced serviceable steamboats before Robert Fulton. [2 Related Articles]
- Fitch, Ralph
- merchant who was among the first Englishmen to travel through India and Southeast Asia.
- Fitch, Val Logsdon
- American particle physicist who was corecipient with James Watson Cronin of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1980 for an experiment conducted in 1964 that disproved the long-held theory that ... [1 Related Articles]
- Fitchburg
- city, Worcester county, north-central Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along the Mohawk Trail scenic highway and a branch of the Nashua River, just northwest of Leominster and about 50 miles (80 ...
- Fitinghoff, Laura
- (from the article "children's literature") ...of an officially commissioned book that turned out to be a work of art. Nils, for all its burden of instruction, is a fantasy. At the same time, a realistic ...
- fitnah
- in Islamic usage, a heretical uprising, especially the first major internal struggle within the Muslim community (AD 656-661), which resulted in both civil war and religious schism-between the Sunnites and ... [4 Related Articles]
- fitness walking
- (from the article "walking") Organized noncompetitive walking is extremely popular in the United States and Europe. Millions participate for the relaxation and exercise it offers. Walking for recreation or fitness is differentiated from hiking ...
- Fito, Mount
- (from the article "Upolu") ...and 16 miles (26 km) across at its widest point, with an area of 432 square miles (1,119 square km). Its volcanic central mountain range reaches a maximum elevation of ...
- Fitrat, Abdalrauf
- (from the article "Tajikistan") A number of Tajik poets and novelists achieved fame during the 20th century. They include Abdalrauf Fitrat, whose dialogues Munazara (1909; The Dispute) and Qiyamat (1923; Last Judgment) have been ...
- fits, theory of
- (from the article "physical science") ...to quantify the phenomena in any way. Newton observed quantitative relations between the thickness of the film and the diameters of the rings of colour, a regularity he attempted to ...
- Fittig, Rudolf
- German organic chemist who contributed vigorously to the flowering of structural organic chemistry during the late 19th century.
- Fitton, Mary
- English lady considered by some to be the still-mysterious "dark lady" of William Shakespeare's sonnets, though her authenticated biography does not suggest acquaintance with him. The identification is now discounted ...
- Fitts, Dudley
- American teacher, critic, poet, and translator, best known for his contemporary English versions of classical Greek works.
- Fitz-Gerald, Sarah
- In February 2003 Sarah Fitz-Gerald of Australia announced her retirement from the Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) world tour. The surprise announcement by the number one ranked Fitz-Gerald came ...
- Fitzalan family
- (from the article "Scotland") ...families came to Scotland, and their members were rewarded with lands and offices. Among the most important were the Bruces in Annandale, the de Morvilles in Ayrshire and Lauderdale, and ...
- Fitzalan, Walter
- (from the article "Renfrewshire") ...the Clyde. The kingdom fell under the control of the Scots (who had invaded from Ireland) and lasted until 1124, when Strathclyde was finally united to the Scottish crown under ...
- Fitzgerald
- city, seat (1906) of Ben Hill county, south-central Georgia, U.S., about 80 miles (130 km) south of Macon. It was settled in 1895 after the governor of Georgia, William J. ...
- Fitzgerald, Barry
- (from the article "1944: Best Supporting Actor") Other Nominees
- FitzGerald, Edward
- English writer, best known for his Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which, though it is a very free adaptation and selection from the Persian poet's verses, stands on its own as ... [4 Related Articles]
- Fitzgerald, Ella
- American singer who became world famous for the wide range and rare sweetness of her voice. She became an international legend during a career that spanned some six decades. [6 Related Articles]
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- American short-story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age (the 1920s), his most brilliant novel being The Great Gatsby (1925). His private life, with his wife, ... [6 Related Articles]
- FitzGerald, Garret
- prime minister of Ireland (1981-82, 1982-87), as leader of the Fine Gael party in coalition with the Labour Party. [1 Related Articles]
- FitzGerald, George Francis
- physicist who first suggested a method of producing radio waves, thus helping to lay the basis of wireless telegraphy. He also developed a theory, now known as the Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction, ... [2 Related Articles]
- Fitzgerald, Geraldine Mary
- Irish-born actress (b. Nov. 24, 1913, Greystones, County Wicklow, Ire.-d. July 17, 2005, New York, N.Y.), was a versatile performer whose long career was especially notable for her supporting roles ...
- FitzGerald, James
- (from the article "New Zealand") ...responsible government-i.e., a system under which the governor could act in domestic matters only upon the advice of ministers enjoying the confidence of the elected chamber. Henry Sewell and James ...
- Fitzgerald, James Fitzmaurice
- Irish Roman Catholic nobleman who led two unsuccessful uprisings against English rule in the province of Munster in southwest Ireland. [2 Related Articles]
- Fitzgerald, Len
- Australian rules football player was one of Australia's finest "footy" players in the era before the separate state leagues evolved into the national Australian Football League (AFL). Fitzgerald made ...
- Fitzgerald, Lord Edward
- Irish rebel who was renowned for his gallantry and courage, who was a leading conspirator behind the uprising of 1798 against British rule in Ireland. [1 Related Articles]
- Fitzgerald, P. A.
- (from the article "animal rights") In the 3rd or 4th century AD, the Roman jurist Hermogenianus wrote, "Hominum causa omne jus constitum" ("All law was established for men's sake"). Repeating the phrase, P.A. Fitzgerald's 1966 ...
- Fitzgerald, Patrick J.
- U.S. Attorney and Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald had made headlines for years by announcing convictions and indictments, but he remained largely unnoticed until October 2005, when he captivated the country ... [2 Related Articles]
- Fitzgerald, Penelope
- English novelist and biographer noted for her deft characterizations and for her ability to note the telling detail. Although most of her fiction is short, it is intricate in plot. [1 Related Articles]
- FitzGerald, R.D.
- Australian poet known for his technical skill and seriousness. [1 Related Articles]
- Fitzgerald, Robert
- American poet, educator, and critic who was best known for his translations of Greek classics.
- Fitzgibbon, Sister Irene
- American Roman Catholic nun who established programs in New York City for the welfare of foundling children and unwed mothers.
- FitzHamon, Robert
- (from the article "Cardiff") ...crossed the Taff, and strengthened it in the face of seaborne attacks from Ireland. The town began its continuous existence with the arrival of the Normans in the 11th century. ...
- Fitzherbert, Maria
- secret wife of the Prince of Wales, the future George IV of Great Britain. [1 Related Articles]
- FitzMary, Simon
- (from the article "Bedlam") In 1247 the asylum was founded at Bishopsgate, just outside the London wall, by Simon FitzMary, former sheriff of London; it was then known as the Priory of St. Mary ...
- Fitzneale, Richard
- bishop of London and treasurer of England under kings Henry II and Richard I and author of the Dialogus de scaccario ("Dialogue of the Exchequer").
- FitzOsbern, William, 1st Earl Of Hereford, Seigneur De Breteuil
- Norman soldier and lord, one of William the Conqueror's closest supporters.
- FitzOsbert, William
- English crusader and populist, a martyr for the poorer classes of London.
- Fitzpatrick, Sean
- New Zealand rugby union football player who was a powerful and mobile hooker who came to be regarded by many as the all-time greatest at his position. At the time ...
- Fitzroy River
- river in eastern Queensland, Australia, formed by the confluence of the Dawson and Mackenzie rivers, on the slopes of the Eastern Highlands. The united stream flows northeast across the Broadsound ...
- Fitzroy River
- river in northern Western Australia. It rises in the Durack Range in east Kimberley and traces a 325-mile (525-kilometre) course that flows southwest through the rugged King Leopold Ranges and ... [1 Related Articles]
- Fitzroy, Mount
- (from the article "Los Glaciares National Park") ...(4,459 square km) and was established in 1937. The park has two distinct regions-forests and grassy plains in the east and needlelike peaks, lakes, large glaciers, and snowfields in the ...
- Fitzroy, Robert
- British naval officer, hydrographer, and meteorologist who commanded the voyage of HMS Beagle, which sailed around the world with Charles Darwin aboard as naturalist. The voyage provided Darwin with much ...
- Fitzsimmons, Cotton
- American basketball coach (b. Oct. 7, 1931, Hannibal, Mo.-d. July 24, 2004, Phoenix, Ariz.), guided teams to the National Basketball Association play-offs 12 times and was twice named NBA Coach ...
- Fitzsimmons, Fat Freddie
- professional right-handed baseball pitcher for the National League who was famous for his windup, in which he rotated his pitching arm while twisting his body so that he faced second ...
- Fitzsimmons, Robert
- British-born boxer, the first fighter to hold the world boxing championship in three weight divisions.
- Fitzsimmons, Sunny Jim
- U.S. racehorse trainer who, during his 78-year career, trained the winners of 2,275 races, bringing in purses totalling more than $13,000,000. He trained more than 250 winners of stakes events, ... [1 Related Articles]
- Fitzthedmar, Arnold
- London alderman and merchant who compiled a chronicle of the mayors and sheriffs of London, 1188-1274.
- Fitzwalter, Robert
- English baronial leader against King John.
- Fitzwilliam Museum
- art galleries located in Cambridge, Eng. The museum was erected to house the collection bequeathed in 1816 to Cambridge University by Viscount Fitzwilliam. The original building was completed in 1875 ...
- Fitzwilliam, William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of
- (from the article "Beresford, John") In 1795 Beresford was dismissed from office by the new British viceroy of Ireland, the 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, who advocated conciliating other Irishmen besides the Protestant landowners. Fitzwilliam, however, was ...
- Fiume question
- post-World War I controversy between Italy and Yugoslavia over the control of the Adriatic port of Fiume (known in Croatia as Rijeka; q.v.). [2 Related Articles]
- Five Articles of Perth
- (from the article "Scotland") ...presbyteries, synods, and the General Assembly-shows James's readiness for compromise, and he showed a wise cautiousness toward liturgical reform after encountering hostility over his Five Articles of Perth (1618), which ...
- Five Civilized Tribes
- (from the article "Muskogee") ...rivers, surrounded by lakes, southeast of Tulsa. Founded in 1872 on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and named for the Muskogee (or Upper Creek) Indians, it became the agency headquarters for the ...
- Five Colleges of Ohio
- (from the article "Denison University") ...college with which it had been affiliated since the 1860s. Since 1995, Denison has been a member (with the College of Wooster, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, and Ohio Wesleyan University) ...
- Five Dynasties
- in Chinese history, period of time between the fall of the Tang dynasty (AD 907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties followed one another ... [5 Related Articles]
- Five Families
- (from the article "Anastasia, Albert") ...in 1931, at Lucky Luciano's command. In the late 1930s he became active head of "Murder, Inc.," a notorious murder-for-hire organization, and in the late 1940s became boss of one ...
- Five Fifths
- (from the article "Ireland") ...of all Ireland (ard ri Eireann). A division of the country into five groups of tuatha, known as the Five Fifths (Cuig Cuigi), occurred ...
- Five Finger Rapids
- (from the article "Yukon River") ...lazily across the valley floor, with numerous sandbars and small islands dotting the channel. About 25 miles north of the village of Carmacks, four small, rocky islands split the river ...
- Five Forks, Battle of
- (from the article "Petersburg Campaign") ...Battle of Fort Stedman, leaving Lee with 50,000 troops as opposed to Grant's 120,000. Soon after, Grant crushed a main Southern force under General George E. Pickett and General Fitzhugh ...
- five freedoms
- (from the article "airplane") ...Aviation held in November-December, 1944, the United States advocated an "open skies" policy. Strongly opposed was Britain, which argued that freedom of the skies actually had five expressions, of which ...
- Five Good Emperors
- the ancient Roman imperial succession of Nerva (reigned AD 96-98), Trajan (98-117), Hadrian (117-138), Antoninus Pius (138-161), and Marcus Aurelius (161-180), who presided over the most majestic days of the ... [1 Related Articles]
- Five Great Kings
- in Tibetan Buddhism, a group of five deified heroes popularly worshiped as protection against enemies. Some accounts suggest they were five brothers who came to Tibet from northern Mongolia, and ...
- five hundred
- card game for two to six players, devised in 1904 by the United States Playing Card Company. Though later eclipsed by bridge, it still has a substantial American following and ...
- Five Hundred, Council of
- (from the article "democracy") The powers of the Assembly were broad, but they were by no means unlimited. The agenda of the Assembly was set by the Council of Five Hundred, which, unlike the ...
- Five Hundred, Council of
- (from the article "Directory") It included a bicameral legislature known as the Corps Legislatif. The lower house, or Council of Five Hundred (Conseil de Cinq-Cents), consisted of 500 delegates, 30 years of age or ...
- Five Ks
- (from the article "Sikhism") ...required that those initiated into the Khalsa carry arms and never cut their hair (so that at least the men would never be able to deny their identity as Khalsa ...
- Five Men of the Pear-Jar Room
- (from the article "Ki Tsurayuki") ...details are available about Tsurayuki's life and character. He appears to have devoted his life chiefly to literature. His son, Ki Tokibumi (or Tokifumi), was one of the five poets ...
- Five Mile Act
- (from the article "Protestantism") ...Persecution. The Conventicle Act of 1664 punished any person over 16 years of age for attending a religious meeting not conducted according to The Book of Common ...
- Five Mouths
- (from the article "Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area") The cobweb survives in main arteries that radiate out from the centre, leaving the old city through post stations called the Five Mouths. The most important of these was Shinagawa, ...
- Five Particulars
- (from the article "World War I") ...saw Wilson's famous series of pronouncements on his war aims: the Fourteen Points (January 8), the "Four Principles" (February 11), the "Four Ends" (July 4), and the "Five Particulars" (September ...
- Five Pecks of Rice
- great Daoist-inspired popular movement that occurred near the end of China's Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) and greatly weakened the government. The Five Pecks of Rice movement became a prototype ...
- Five Principles
- (from the article "India") India's foreign policy, defined by Nehru as nonaligned, was based on Five Principles (Panch Shila): mutual respect for other nations' territorial integrity and sovereignty; nonaggression; noninterference in internal affairs; equality ...
- Five, Council of
- (from the article "Paris Peace Conference") ...of government, as the chief Japanese plenipotentiary, Prince Saionji Kimmochi, abstained from concerning himself with matters of no interest to Japan. The foreign ministers continued to meet as a Council ...
- Five, Group of
- (from the article "international payment and exchange") Faced with this unwelcome prospect, senior officials of the "Group of Five" (France, West Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) met at the Plaza Hotel in New ...
- Five, The
- group of five Russian composers-Cesar Cui, Aleksandr Borodin, Mily Balakirev, Modest Mussorgsky, and Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov-who in the 1860s banded together in an attempt to create a truly national school of ... [1 Related Articles]
- Five-Anti campaign
- (from the article "China") ...political campaigns brought the revolutionary essence of the CCP home to key urban groups. The Three-Antis campaign targeted communist cadres who had become too close to China's capitalists. The Five-Antis ...
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