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- (from the article "toucan") ...are Ramphastos species. An example common in zoos is the red-breasted (also called green-billed) toucan (R. dicolorus) of Amazonia. Another common zoo resident is the keel-billed toucan (R. sulfuratus), which ...
- keelboat
- (from the article "Mississippi River") ...of the United States. Unwieldy and expendable, these craft floated downstream to leave their cargoes and occupants as advance guards of American political and economic expansion. Only the long, slim ...
- Keele River
- (from the article "Mackenzie River") North of the trading post at Wrigley, the Redstone and Keele rivers enter from the west; they have deep canyons where they break out of the Mackenzie Mountains but flow ...
- keeled boxfish
- (from the article "boxfish") Related to the boxfishes are the keeled boxfishes of the family Aracanidae. These fishes also have a carapace, but there is a keel along the underside and openings behind the ...
- keeled skink
- (from the article "skink") Some of the more common genera are described below. Keeled skinks (Tropidophorus), which are semiaquatic, are found from Southeast Asia to northern Australia. Mabuyas (
- Keeler gap
- (from the article "Saturn") ...gap (1.45 Saturn radii), within the C ring; the Huygens gap (1.95 Saturn radii), at the outer edge of the B ring; the Encke gap (2.21 Saturn radii), a gap ...
- Keeler, Christine
- (from the article "Profumo affair") ...country estate of Lord Astor on July 8, 1961, British Secretary of State for War John Profumo, then a rising 46-year-old Conservative Party politician, was introduced to 19-year-old London dancer ...
- Keeler, James
- American astronomer who confirmed that Saturn's ring system is not a solid unit but is composed of a vast swarm of tiny particles. [1 Related Articles]
- Keeler, Ruby
- Canadian-born U.S. actress and dancer (b. Aug. 25, 1909, Halifax, N.S.--d. Feb. 28, 1993, Rancho Mirage, Calif.), starred as a fresh-faced ingenue who would triumphantly emerge from the chorus line ...
- Keeler, Wee Willie
- American professional baseball player nicknamed because his height was only 5 feet 412 inches (about 1.6 metres), whose place-hitting ability ("Hit 'em where they ain't") made up for his lack ...
- Keeling, Charles David
- American scientist (b. April 20, 1928, Scranton, Pa.-d. June 20, 2005, Hamilton, Mont.), presented the first evidence that carbon dioxide produced by automobiles and factories was negatively affecting the Earth's ... [1 Related Articles]
- Keely, John E.W.
- fraudulent American inventor.
- Keen, Morris L.
- (from the article "Burgess, Hugh") ...experiments with straw, cornstalks, bamboo, and cane demonstrated that wood was still the best basic ingredient for papermaking. After a struggle to gain acceptance for his process, Burgess, with Morris ...
- Keen, William Williams
- doctor who was the United States' first brain surgeon.
- Keenan, Brian
- Northern Irish republican militant served two prison sentences for delivering weapons to the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and helping orchestrate the IRA bombing campaign in Britain in the 1970s, but ...
- Keenan, Philip Childs
- American astronomer (b. March 31, 1908, Bellevue, Pa.-d. April 20, 2000, Columbus, Ohio), developed with fellow astronomer William Wilson Morgan the influential MK (for Morgan Keenan) system for classifying stars ... [1 Related Articles]
- Keene
- city, seat of Cheshire county, southwestern New Hampshire, U.S., on the Ashuelot River. The original site (Upper Ashuelot), one of the Massachusetts grants of 1733, was abandoned (1746-50) because of ... [1 Related Articles]
- Keene, Charles Samuel
- English artist and illustrator who was associated with the periodical Punch from 1851 until 1890. His brief and uncluttered illustrations feature gently satirized characters drawn from lower- and middle-class life. [1 Related Articles]
- Keene, Christopher
- U.S. musician (b. Dec. 21, 1946, Berkeley, Calif.--d. Oct. 8, 1995, New York, N.Y.), was an influential conductor and arts administrator who harboured a special enthusiasm for contemporary opera. In ...
- Keene, Henry
- (from the article "Western architecture") ...a few years by Batty Langley, author of Gothic Architecture Improved by Rules and Proportions (1742). Pretensions to archaeological accuracy appear in two churches built in 1753 by Henry Keene-that ...
- Keene, Laura
- actress and the first notable female theatre manager in the United States.
- keep
- (from the article "castle") The baileys at the foot of the mound were enclosed by palisades and later by walls and towers of masonry. Almost at the same time that the shell keep was ...
- Keeshan, Bob
- American television producer and entertainer best known for his role as Captain Kangaroo on the children's program of the same name (1955-84). [1 Related Articles]
- keeshond
- breed of dog long kept on Dutch barges as a guard and companion. Originally a dog kept by working-class people, the keeshond was the symbol of the 18th-century Dutch Patriots ...
- Keesom, Willem Hendrik
- Dutch physicist who specialized in cryogenics and was the first to solidify helium.
- Keessel, Dionysius Godefridus van der
- (from the article "Roman-Dutch law") ...masterpiece of condensed exposition, remains a legal classic. Grotius' commentaries were followed by those of Johannes Voet and Simon van Groenewegen van der Made. Toward the end of the 18th ...
- Keet Seel
- (from the article "Navajo National Monument") ...of three prehistoric cliff dwellings near the town of Tonalea in northeastern Arizona, U.S. Located in the Navajo Reservation, the three sites-Betatakin (Navajo: "Ledge House"), Keet Seel ("Broken Pottery"; see ...
- Keetmanshoop
- town, southeastern Namibia. The town lies about 285 miles (460 km) south of Windhoek, the national capital, with which it is connected by road. Keetmanshoop was established in 1866 as ...
- Keewatin
- region, southwestern Nunavut territory, Canada. Keewatin, formerly part of the Keewatin and eastern Mackenzie districts, was created a region of the Northwest Territories in the early 1970s. In April 1999 ...
- Keewatin Series
- (from the article "Coutchiching Series") ...have formed about 2.6 billion years ago during Precambrian Time (the Precambrian lasted from 3.96 billion to 540 million years ago). Rocks of the Coutchiching Series appear to underlie those ...
- Kef, El-
- town in northwestern Tunisia, about 110 miles (175 km) southwest of Tunis. El-Kef is situated at an elevation of 2,559 feet (780 metres) on the slopes of the Haut (high) ...
- Kefa
- (from the article "Sidamo") any of the Cushitic-speaking peoples of southwestern Ethiopia who are not Oromo; they are mostly concentrated in the Omo River and Rift Valley regions. The Sidamo founded the Kefa kingdom ...
- Kefar Sava
- city, west-central Israel, in the southern Plain of Sharon. The locality is not mentioned in the Bible but is referred to in the Talmud. Although the name appears in the ...
- Keffi
- town, western Plateau state, central Nigeria. It was founded about 1800 by Abdu Zanga (Abdullahi), a Fulani warrior from the north who made it the seat of a vassal emirate ...
- Keflavik International Airport
- (from the article "Iceland") ...The merchant marine fleet transports most of Iceland's imports and exports. Icelandair as well as local air service carriers are important internally in compensating for the limited road system. Keflavik ...
- Kegalle
- town, west-central Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Kegalle lies at the bottom of a steep rock face and is the site of a junior technical college. The surrounding region produces graphite, precious ...
- Kegon
- Buddhist philosophical tradition introduced into Japan from China during the Nara period (710-784). Although the Kegon school can no longer be considered an active faith teaching a separate doctrine, it ... [4 Related Articles]
- Kegon Falls
- (from the article "Chuzenji, Lake") ...depression that has been deepened to 558 feet (170 m) by a lava obstruction at its eastern end. The Daiya River, its sole outlet, emerges from the lake in the ...
- Kehew, Mary Morton Kimball
- American reformer who worked to improve the living and working conditions of mid-19th-century workingwomen in Boston, especially through labour union participation. [1 Related Articles]
- Kehltal
- (from the article "valley") ...Valleys of this kind develop under the influence of groundwater flow in Hawaii (see below Processes). Gutter-shaped valleys with convex sides and broad floors are called Kehltal; and ...
- Kehr, Eckhart
- (from the article "international relations") ...Historians influenced by sociology and economics, in turn, located the seeds of the fateful foreign policies preceding the war in the economic and social conflicts of prewar Europe. A young ...
- Keian no Ofuregaki
- (from the article "Japan") ...They were strictly prohibited from buying, selling, or abandoning their land or from changing their occupation; minute restrictions were also placed on their attire, food, and housing. The Keian no ...
- Keidanren
- Japanese association of business organizations that was established in 1946 for the purpose of mediating differences between member industries and advising the government on economic policy and related matters. It ... [2 Related Articles]
- Keighley
- town, Bradford metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern England. It lies along the River Worth near its confluence with the Aire, in a deep ...
- Keigwin, Richard
- English naval officer and officer of the East India Company, prominent as the leader of "Keigwin's Rebellion" against the company in Bombay in 1683. [1 Related Articles]
- Keihanshin Industrial Zone
- industrial region, south central Japan, centring on the Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. [3 Related Articles]
- Keihin Industrial Zone
- industrial region, centring on the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. [1 Related Articles]
- Keino, Kip
- Kenyan distance runner, who won four Olympic medals. [2 Related Articles]
- Keio University
- private institution of higher learning located in Tokyo. The university is part of a larger organization, Keio Gijuku, that includes elementary and secondary schools in its system. Keio was founded ... [1 Related Articles]
- Keira sultanate
- (from the article "Darfur") The Keira, a chiefly clan affiliated with the Fur, ruled Darfur from approximately 1640 to 1916. The first historical mention of the name Fur occurred in 1664. During that period ...
- keiretsu
- (from the article "Japan") Japanese industry is increasingly characterized by a tendency toward tie-ups, mergers, and takeovers among the larger manufacturing and industrial concerns. The much-studied and controversial keiretsu system illustrates this feature of ...
- Keiser, Reinhard
- leading early composer of German opera. His works bridged the Baroque style of the late 17th century and the Rococo style galant of the early 18th century. [1 Related Articles]
- Keita
- (from the article "western Africa, history of") The Keita clan seem originally to have been traders from lower down the Niger, and the strategy of their empire was to extend their power down river to the Niger ...
- Keita, Bahr
- (from the article "Chari River") ...(its true headstream), the Gribingui, and the Ouham (q.v.), which brings to it the greatest volume of water. Near Sarh the Chari is joined on its right bank by the ...
- Keita, Modibo
- socialist politician and first president of Mali (1960-68). [2 Related Articles]
- Keita, Salif
- Malian football (soccer) player and the first recipient of the African Player of the Year award in 1970. Keita symbolized independent Africa's football passion and prowess. [1 Related Articles]
- Keita, Salif
- (from the article "Performing Arts") ...the Heart of the Moon mixed Toure's hypnotic blueslike guitar work with virtuoso flurries of rapid-fire improvised kora playing. Diabate made a further appearance on the new album by Salif ...
- Keita, Seydou
- Malian photographer (b. 1921/23?, French Sudan-d. Nov. 21, 2001, Paris, France), fashioned insightful studio portraits of ordinary Malian people, usually posed with intriguing combinations of African and Western clothing and ... [1 Related Articles]
- Keitai
- (from the article "Japan") ...represented a decline of Yamato power both at home and abroad. It was also marked by another shift of the court, this time back to the old region around Mount ...
- Keitekishu
- (from the article "medicine, history of") In 1570 a 15-volume medical work was published by Menase Dosan, who also wrote at least five other works. In the most significant of these, the Keitekishu (a manual of ...
- Keitel, Wilhelm
- field marshal and head of the German Armed Forces High Command during World War II. One of Adolf Hitler's most loyal and trusted lieutenants, he became chief of the Fuhrer's ... [3 Related Articles]
- Keith, Benjamin Franklin
- American impresario who founded the most powerful circuit of theatres in vaudeville history.
- Keith, Brian, Jr.
- American actor who appeared in over 100 films, including The Parent Trap and The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! but achieved more fame on television, especially as the ...
- Keith, George
- (from the article "Christianity") The Protestant attempt to return to primitive Christianity has led to strong affirmations of Christ-mysticism. The early Quaker George Keith wrote that Christ is born spiritually in humanity when "his ...
- Keith, George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount
- (from the article "Egypt") ...Egypt. Sir Sydney Smith, the British naval commander in the eastern Mediterranean, sponsored the convention, but in this he had exceeded his powers and was instructed by his superior officer, ...
- Keith, James
- Scottish Jacobite who was a military commander under Frederick II of Prussia.
- Keith, Minor C.
- (from the article "Costa Rica") ...on agricultural exports strained transportation, and, with mainly British funds, Costa Rica sought to link the Valle Central with the seaports by railway. The chief promoter was an American, Minor ...
- Keith, Sir Arthur
- Scottish anatomist and physical anthropologist who specialized in the study of fossil humans and who reconstructed early hominin forms, notably fossils from Europe and North Africa and important skeletal groups ... [1 Related Articles]
- Keith, Sir William
- (from the article "Franklin, Benjamin") ...By the spring of 1724 he was enjoying the companionship of other young men with a taste for reading, and he was also being urged to set up in business ...
- Keith, William
- Scottish-born American painter known for his California landscapes.
- Keith-Albee United Bookings Office
- (from the article "Morris, William") Morris was hired by Klaw and Erlanger, heads of a legitimate theatre trust, to book vaudeville acts for their theatre chain. This position put him in conflict with the Keith-Albee ...
- Keiyo Industrial Zone
- industrial region in east-central Japan that, along with the Keihin Industrial Zone, is part of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. Keiyo is neither an administrative nor a political entity. It occupies ...
- Keizan Jokin
- posthumous name Josai Daishi priest of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, who founded the Soji Temple (now in Yokohama), one of the two head temples of the sect.
- Kek Lok Si Temple
- (from the article "George Town") ...exports include tin, rubber, and copra. The University of Science of Malaysia (founded 1969) is at Minden Barracks on the outskirts. Also on the outskirts is the city's most spectacular ...
- Kekaya
- (from the article "India") The Kekayas, Madras, and Ushinaras, who had settled in the region between Gandhara and the Beas River, were described as descendants of the Anu tribe. The Matsyas occupied an area ...
- Kekchi
- Mayan Indians of central Guatemala, living in damp highlands and lowlands of irregular terrain. The Kekchi raise corn and beans as staple crops. These are planted together in plots that ... [1 Related Articles]
- Keke, Harold
- (from the article "Solomon Islands") ...fraud, corruption, and poor public-sector management; revenue-gathering systems had fallen into abeyance, and some government activities had not been audited for 20 years. In March militia leader Harold Keke and ...
- Kekes, Mount
- (from the article "Matra Mountains") the highest range in northern Hungary, and part of the region's central highland belt. The range's maximum elevation is reached at Mount Kekes (3,327 feet [1,014 m]). The Matra is ...
- Kekkonen, Urho Kaleva
- Finnish prime minister (1950-53, 1954-56) and president (1956-81), noted for his Soviet-oriented neutrality. [1 Related Articles]
- keklap
- (from the article "commercial fishing") ...Africa, and the Aztecs made a similar product. In China a scum called lan, collected from ponds and freshwater lakes, provides sustenance for large numbers of people. A related scum, ...
- Kekri
- in ancient Finnish religion, a feast day marking the end of the agricultural season that also coincided with the time when the cattle were taken in from pasture and settled ...
- Kekuaokalani
- (from the article "Kailua-Kona") ...home and council area of the king, who died in Kailua in 1819. After Kamehameha's death there was a battle between his successor, Kamehameha II, who had abandoned traditional Hawaiian ...
- Kekule structure
- (from the article "chemical bonding") There is a VB wavefunction for each of these so-called Kekule structures. (They are so called after Friedrich August Kekule, who is commonly credited with having first proposed the hexagonal ...
- Kekule von Stradonitz, August
- German chemist who established the foundation for the structural theory in organic chemistry. [10 Related Articles]
- Kelaa des Srarhna, el-
- (from the article "Kelaa des Srarhna, el-") El-Kelaa des Srarhna province is bounded by the provinces of Settat (north), Beni Mellal (northeast), Azilal (southeast), Marrakech (south), Safi (southwest), and el-Jadida (northwest). It embraces an area of 3,888 ...
- Kelaa des Srarhna, el-
- town, provincial capital, and province (established 1973), Tensift region, western Morocco. The town, located about 47 mi (75 km) northeast of Marrakech, is a local market centre in the eastern ...
- Kelabit
- (from the article "Malaysia") Smaller indigenous groups, such as the Orang Ulu-an ethnic category embracing the Kenyah, Kayan, Kelabit, Bisaya (Bisayah), Penan, and others-also contribute much to Sarawak's ethnic and cultural character. The Kenyah, ...
- Kelang
- (from the article "Kuala Lumpur") Kuala Lumpur lies in hilly country astride the confluence of the Kelang and Gombak rivers; its name in Malay means "Muddy Confluence." Malaysia's Main Range rises nearby to the north, ...
- Kell blood-group system
- (from the article "Major human blood group systems") Other blood groups were identified later, such as Kell, Diego, Lutheran, Duffy, and Kidd. The remaining blood group systems were first described after antibodies were identified in patients. Frequently, such ...
- Kell, Vernon
- (from the article "MI5") ...of state to Elizabeth I. In the early 20th century it was realized that some form of centralized control of intelligence functions was necessary. MI5 was formed in 1909 under ...
- Kellar, Harry
- first great magician native to the United States. Called the "dean of magic" and "the most beloved magician in history," he was the most popular magician from 1896 until 1908. [1 Related Articles]
- Kellas, Eliza
- American educator, best remembered for her strong and effective leadership of the Emma Willard School in Troy.
- kellegi
- (from the article "rug and carpet") ...kanarehs, which are mainly used for walking and which measure some 18 × 3 feet (5.5 × 1 metres). The principal rug, or kellegi, averaging 12 × ...
- Keller, Christoph
- (from the article "Europe, history of") ...medium aevum, as did the popular historical textbook The Nucleus of Middle History Between Ancient and Modern (1688), by the German historian Christoph Keller-although Keller observed that ...
- Keller, Ferdinand
- Swiss archaeologist and prehistorian who conducted the first systematic excavation of prehistoric Alpine lake dwellings, at Obermeilen on Lake Zurich. He thus initiated the study of similar remains elsewhere in ... [1 Related Articles]
- Keller, Gottfried
- the greatest German-Swiss narrative writer of late 19th-century Poetischer Realismus ("Poetic Realism").
- Keller, Helen
- American author and educator who was blind and deaf. Her education and training represent an extraordinary accomplishment in the education of persons with these disabilities. [2 Related Articles]
- Keller, Louis
- (from the article "Social Register") The Social Register was founded in 1887 by Louis Keller, a former gossip-sheet publisher; it was priced at $1.75 and contained 3,600 names. Ownership stayed among three families related to ...
- Keller, Rose
- (from the article "Sade, Marquis de") ...imprisoned, on orders of the king, in the fortress of Vincennes. Freed several weeks later, he resumed his life of debauchery and went deeply into debt. In 1768 the first ...
- Kellerman, Annette
- (from the article "physical culture") Although the Gibson Girl, and later the flapper, exemplified the independent spirit of the new woman, swimmer and vaudeville and movie star Annette Kellerman epitomized the physical culture ideal. In ...
- Kellermann, Bernhard
- German journalist and writer best known for his novel Der Tunnel (1913; The Tunnel, 1915), a sensational technical-utopian work about the construction of a tunnel between Europe and North America.
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