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- (from the article "formal logic") The modal system known as T has as axioms some set of axioms adequate for PC (such as those of PM), and in addition Lp ⊃ pL(p ⊃ q) ⊃ ...
- T and O rendering
- (from the article "cartography") ...a spherical Earth. Maps produced during the Middle Ages followed Ptolemy's guide, but they used Jerusalem as the central feature and placed East at the top. These representations are often ...
- T association
- (from the article "nebula") ...of the gas into the dense cloud. Rapid star formation may occur in the compressed region, producing an expanding group of young stars. Such groups, the so-called O Associations (with ...
- T cell
- (from the article "interleukin") ...and they are designated numerically, IL-1 through IL-15. The immunological functions of most of the interleukins are known to some degree. IL-1 and IL-2 are primarily responsible for activating T ...
- T Coronae Borealis
- (from the article "star") ...layers of the star seem to be affected; the main mass settles down after the outburst into a state much as before until a new outburst occurs. The existence of ...
- T square
- (from the article "square") In drafting, a T-shaped instrument known as a T square is used for establishing a horizontal reference on the drafting board.
- T Tauri star
- any of a class of very young stars having a mass of the same order as that of the Sun. So called after a prototype identified in a bright region ... [2 Related Articles]
- T'aebaek Mountains
- main ridge of the Korean Peninsula, stretching along the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea), north to Hwangnyong Mountain (4,160 feet [1,268 m]), North Korea, and continuing south ... [2 Related Articles]
- t'aeguk
- (from the article "Korea, North, flag of") The flag was introduced on July 10, 1948, two months before the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was proclaimed. Previously, however, the traditional Korean t'aegukflagof white with ...
- T'aejo
- (from the article "Koguryo") By the reign of King T'aejo (53-146 CE), a royal hereditary system had been established. With the promulgation by King Sosurim (reigned 371-384) of various laws and decrees aimed at ...
- t'ai
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...the conduct of state rituals was the Ming-t'ang ("Spirit Hall"), discussed in Chou literature but not yet known through excavations. Late Chou texts also describe platforms or towers, t'ai, made ...
- T'ai ch'ing
- (from the article "Daoism") ...to immortality (aurifaction)-from the mere counterfeiting of the precious substance, with intention to deceive (aurifiction). These alchemical methods have been designated as belonging to the Taiqing ("Great Purity") tradition, from ...
- T'ai chu'u calendar
- (from the article "chronology") ...period of time between one new moon and the next) before the one in which the winter solstice occurred. The Ch'in year was continuously used until 104 BC, when Emperor ...
- T'ai Hsu
- Chinese Buddhist monk and philosopher.
- T'ai Lake plain
- (from the article "Chekiang") The vegetation of the northern, or T'ai Lake, plain differs from that of the rest of the province. Formed from a lake, it is covered with rich alluvial soil and ...
- T'ai Mountains
- (from the article "Shantung") Of the two main hill masses, the westernmost (inland) complex is the most extensive. It consists of a northern series of three parallel faulted ranges-the Hsing, Lu, and T'ai, which ...
- T'ai-chung
- hsien (county), west-central Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsiens of Miao-li (north), I-lan and Hua-lien (east), and Chang-hua and Nan-t'ou (south) and by the Taiwan Strait (west). Northern extensions ...
- T'ai-chung
- shih (municipality), west-central Taiwan, since 1959 the seat of the provincial administration of Taiwan province. T'ai-chung grew in the early 19th century as the collecting centre for a fertile agricultural ... [1 Related Articles]
- T'ai-erh-chuang
- (from the article "Shantung") ...even though the Japanese had gained control of most of Shantung by the end of 1937, they miscalculated Chinese strength and suffered a serious defeat-their first of the war-at T'ai-erh-chuang, ...
- T'ai-i
- (from the article "Daoism") ...the retreat of the Song government south of the Yangtze River (1126), a number of new Daoist sects were founded in the occupied North and soon attained impressive dimensions. Among ...
- T'ai-nan
- hsien (county), southwestern Taiwan, with an area of 778 square miles (2,016 square km). It is bordered by Chia-i hsien (north), by Kao-hsiung hsien (southeast), and by T'ai-nan shih (municipality) ...
- T'ai-nan
- shih (municipality), southwestern Taiwan, with an area of 68 square miles (176 square km). It is one of the oldest urban settlements on the island. The Han Chinese settled there ...
- T'ai-p'ing Mountain
- (from the article "I-lan") ...mica, copper, talc, marble, and iron ore are worked or mined. The major industries include rice, sugar, and sawmilling; fish processing; and fertilizer, cement, chemical, and paper manufacturing. T'ai-p'ing Mountain, ...
- T'ai-pei
- northernmost hsien (county), Taiwan, occupying an area of 792 square miles (2,051 square km). It is bordered by I-lan hsien (southeast), T'ao-yuan hsien (southwest), and the East China Sea (north). ...
- T'ai-pei basin
- (from the article "T'ai-pei") ...elevation of 4,590 feet (1,400 m), gradually gives way to the alluvial river basins and coastal plains in the north. In the extreme north the Ch'i-hsing Mountains rise to 3,675 ...
- T'ai-tung
- hsien (county), southeastern Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsiens of Hua-lien (north) and Kao-hsiung and P'ing-tung (southwest) and by the Philippine Sea (east). Thickly forested southeastern slopes of the ...
- T'ai-tung
- coastal shih (municipality) and seat, T'ai-tung hsien (county), southeastern Taiwan, on the southern bank of the Pei-nan River, 58 miles (94 km) northeast of Kao-hsiung.
- T'ai-yuan Basin
- (from the article "Shansi") ...a layer of loess. The Fen River Valley comprises a chain of linked, loess-filled basins that crosses the plateau from northeast to southwest. The largest of the valley's basins is ...
- T'aigo Wangsa
- Buddhist monk, founder of the T'aigo sect of Korean Buddhism.
- T'an Yuan-ch'un
- (from the article "Chinese literature") This same spirit of revolt was shared by Chung Hsing and T'an Yuan-ch'un, of a later school, who were so unconventional that they explored the possibilities of writing intelligibly without ...
- T'an-luan
- (from the article "Buddhism") ...in the Western Paradise is made possible by invoking Amida. The nembutsu must be supplemented, however, by the chanting of sutras, meditation on the Buddha, worshiping of ...
- T'ang Chi-yao
- (from the article "China") ...in Japan), began a movement against the monarchy. More significant was a military revolt in Yunnan, led by Gen. Cai E (Ts'ai O; a disciple of Liang Qichao) and by ...
- T'ang Hsien-tsu
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...full-length opera in time, and it quickly spread to all parts of China, where it held the stage until the advent of Peking opera, two centuries later. Important k'un-ch'u dramatists ...
- T'ang Min
- (from the article "Min languages") Min speakers use a pronunciation (called Tang Min) for the literary language that differs from that used in other Sinitic languages. The Tang Min pronunciation of the standard language preserves ...
- T'ang River
- (from the article "Honan") ...of this axis, running in a southeasterly direction and marking the border between Honan and Hupeh. The T'ung-pai range is separated from the Fu-niu by a gap some 75 to ...
- t'ang-ak
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...examples of music traditions long gone from the land of their origin. For example, in the Silla period, court music was divided into hyang-ak, Korean music;
- T'ang-ku-la-yu-mu
- (from the article "Tibet") Among the province's lakes, the three largest are located in central Tibet, northwest of Lhasa: Lakes T'ang-ku-la-yu-mu (Tibetan Tangra Yum), Na-mu (Nam), and Ch'i-lin (Ziling). South of Lhasa lie two ...
- T'ang-Sung school
- (from the article "Chinese literature") ...The Ch'in-Han school tried to underrate the achievements of Han Yu and Liu Tsung-yuan, along with the Sung essayists, and proudly declared that post-Han prose was not worth reading. The ...
- T'ao River
- (from the article "Honan") ...axis, running in a southeasterly direction and marking the border between Honan and Hupeh. The T'ung-pai range is separated from the Fu-niu by a gap some 75 to 100 miles ...
- T'ao-yuan
- hsien (county), northern Taiwan, with an area of 471 sq mi (1,221 sq km). It is bordered by the hsiens of T'ai-pei (north), I-lan (east), and Hsin-chu (south) and by ...
- T'ao-yuan
- shih (municipality) and seat of T'ao-yuan hsien (county), northern Taiwan, situated 13 mi (21 km) southwest of Taipei city, in the northern part of the western coastal plain. Developed during ...
- t'i-hung
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") The carved lacquer first developed in the Yuan dynasty continued through the Ming and Ch'ing and was made in many different factories. It reached a high level in carved red ...
- T'ien
- (Chinese: "Heaven"), in indigenous Chinese religion, the supreme power reigning over lesser gods and men. The term T'ien may refer to a deity, to impersonal nature, or to both. [5 Related Articles]
- T'ien Hau
- (from the article "Hong Kong") ...is not unusual to find images of a number of other gods or goddesses inside. For a fishing and trading port, the most significant deities are those associated with the ...
- T'ien Kuan
- (from the article "San Kuan") in Chinese mythology, the Three Officials: T'ien Kuan, official of heaven who bestows happiness; Ti Kuan, official of earth who grants remission of sins; and Shui Kuan, official of water ...
- T'ien Lung
- (from the article "lung") Ancient Chinese cosmogonists defined four types of dragons: the Celestial Dragon (T'ien Lung), who guards the heavenly dwellings of the gods; the Dragon of Hidden Treasure (Fu Tsang Lung); the ...
- T'ien-Lung
- (from the article "Wen Ti") In representations, Wen Ti usually sits, wears a mandarin robe, and holds a sceptre. He is flanked by a male and a female servant, one called T'ien-Lung (Heavenly Deaf One), ...
- t'ien-shih
- (from the article "Daoism") ...dispensation at first was probably intended as a substitute for the effete rule of the Han central administration. Zhang is said in time to have ascended on high and to ...
- T'ien-shih Tao
- (from the article "Daoism") ...the same time as the group in the northeast arose, in the second half of the 2nd century CE, the same title was given to its founder, Zhang Daoling. It ...
- T'ien-t'ai
- rationalist school of Buddhist thought that takes its name from the mountain in southeastern China where its founder and greatest exponent, Chih-i, lived and taught in the 6th century. The ... [15 Related Articles]
- t'ien-tsun
- (from the article "Daoism") ...claimed that they had been first revealed to his own ancestor, the famous Ge Xuan, early in the 3rd century. In these works the Dao is personified in a series ...
- t'ien-tzu
- (from the article "T'ien") Chinese rulers were traditionally referred to as Son of Heaven (t'ien-tzu), and their authority was believed to emanate from heaven. Beginning in the Chou dynasty, sovereignty was explained by the ...
- T'ongyong
- city and port, South Kyongsang do (province), southeastern South Korea. The city was created in 1995 when Ch'ungmu city was combined with T'ongyong county. Until it was ...
- T'ou-man
- (from the article "Central Asia, history of") ...suitable than its traditional Chinese counterpart for new types of warfare. About 200 BCa new and powerful barbarian people emerged on China's western borders, the Hsiung-nu. Little is known of ...
- t'ser
- (from the article "measurement system") ...palm, five a hand. Twelve digits, or three palms, equaled a small span. Fourteen digits, or one-half a cubit, equaled a large span. Sixteen digits, or four palms, made one ...
- T'u-t'an chai
- (from the article "Daoism") ...was directed toward the salvation of the dead. Jinlujai ("Retreat of the Golden Register"), on the other hand, was intended to promote auspicious influences on the living. The Tutanjai ("Mud ...
- T'u-ti
- (Chinese: "Place God"), type of Chinese god whose deification and functions are determined by local residents. The chief characteristic of a T'u-ti is the limitation of his jurisdiction to a ...
- T'ung-ch'uan
- (from the article "Shensi") The basin in the north of the province has enormous coal reserves, second in size only to those of Shansi. Important modern mines are those at T'ung-ch'uan, on the northern ...
- t'ung-ku
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...ocarinas, and flutes mentioned earlier are examples from the first three categories. The bells are obvious metal examples. Another ancient member of the metal category is a large bronze drum ...
- T'ung-p'u trunk line
- (from the article "Shansi") Shansi relies heavily on rail lines, both for intraprovince transport and for shipping raw materials, industrial commodities, and foodstuffs outside the province. The longest of these, the T'ung-p'u trunk line, ...
- T-26
- (from the article "tank") ...with 37- to 47-millimetre guns for fighting other tanks began to displace them. An early example was the Vickers-Armstrong six-ton model of 1930, copied on a large scale in the ...
- T-28
- (from the article "tank") ...tanks with more powerful 75-millimetre guns was clearly recognized in Germany, leading in 1934 to the design of the Pz. IV. The problem was realized less clearly in the Soviet ...
- T-34
- (from the article "tank") ...with 75- or 76-millimetre guns. Thus, in 1939, while the Germans were still developing the Pz. III from a 37-millimetre to a 50-millimetre version, the Russians were already concentrating on ...
- T-34/85
- (from the article "tank") ...attitude. The Soviet army, however, maintained large armoured forces, and the threat they posed to western Europe as the Cold War became more intense, together with the havoc created by ...
- T-35
- (from the article "tank") ...more powerful 75-millimetre guns was clearly recognized in Germany, leading in 1934 to the design of the Pz. IV. The problem was realized less clearly in the Soviet Union, even ...
- T-54
- (from the article "tank") Similar increases took place in the calibre of Soviet tank guns. After World War II the basic T-34/85 tanks armed with 85-millimetre guns were replaced by T-54 and T-55 tanks ...
- T-55
- (from the article "tank") Similar increases took place in the calibre of Soviet tank guns. After World War II the basic T-34/85 tanks armed with 85-millimetre guns were replaced by T-54 and T-55 tanks ...
- T-62
- (from the article "tank") ...Soviet tank guns. After World War II the basic T-34/85 tanks armed with 85-millimetre guns were replaced by T-54 and T-55 tanks armed with 100-millimetre guns. They were followed in ...
- T-64
- (from the article "tank") ...with 85-millimetre guns were replaced by T-54 and T-55 tanks armed with 100-millimetre guns. They were followed in the 1960s by the T-62, with a 115-millimetre gun, and in the ...
- T-72
- (from the article "tank") ...85-millimetre guns were replaced by T-54 and T-55 tanks armed with 100-millimetre guns. They were followed in the 1960s by the T-62, with a 115-millimetre gun, and in the 1970s ...
- T-80
- (from the article "tank") ...guns were replaced by T-54 and T-55 tanks armed with 100-millimetre guns. They were followed in the 1960s by the T-62, with a 115-millimetre gun, and in the 1970s and ...
- T-cell antigen receptor
- (from the article "immune system") T-cell antigen receptors
- T-cell lymphoma
- (from the article "blood disease") ...cats, and cows. These animal viruses are not infectious for human cells. A human retrovirus, human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I), has been suggested to be the cause of a type ...
- T-class asteroid
- (from the article "Asteroid taxonomic classes") P- and T-class asteroids have low albedos and no known meteorite or naturally occurring mineralogical counterparts, but they may contain a large fraction of carbon polymers or organic-rich silicates or ...
- T-cross-section rail
- (from the article "railroad") ...on the relatively poor track, and a swiveling leading truck guided them into tight curves. On the Camden and Amboy Railroad, another pioneering line, the engineer John Jervis invented the ...
- T-dependent antigen
- (from the article "immune system") ...secretes cytokines, which can interact with the B cell and provide additional stimulation. Antigens that induce a response in this manner, which is the typical method of B-cell activation, are ...
- T-formation
- (from the article "Halas, George") ...team in the U.S. professional National Football League (NFL). Halas revolutionized American football strategy in the late 1930s when he, along with assistant coach Clark Shaughnessy, revived the T formation ...
- T-grain crystal
- (from the article "motion-picture technology") Current technology has made use of a flatter crystal or "T-grain" that exposes more readily to light without an increase in the visible dimension of the grain. This enables use ...
- T-HT
- (from the article "Croatia") During the second wave of privatization of the Croatian telecommunication company T-HT on September 17, the government put up for sale 23% of its 35% stake in the firm; a ...
- T-independent antigen
- (from the article "immune system") Most antigens are T-dependent. Some, however, are able to stimulate B cells without the help of T cells. The T-independent antigens are usually large polymers with repeating, identical antigenic determinants. ...
- T-maze
- (from the article "animal learning") ...and complex mazes used in earlier studies (the very first published experiment used a scaled-down replica of the maze at Hampton Court, London) soon gave way to something very much ...
- T. F. Green International Airport
- (from the article "Rhode Island") The state's main air terminal is T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick. In the 1980s the airport itself was substantially enlarged and the terminal renovated, and passenger traffic increased significantly ...
- T.K.S. Brothers
- (from the article "South Asian arts") ...companies with their song and dance extravaganzas have dominated Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Mysore. The most outstanding Tamil company since the independence of India in 1947 has been the T.K.S. ...
- T1 carrier system
- (from the article "telecommunication") ...or it may be modulated onto a carrier signal for transmission via radio wave. Examples of such systems include the North American T carriers as well as digital point-to-point microwave ...
- T4 bacteriophage
- (from the article "virus") Certain bacterial viruses, such as the T4 bacteriophage, have evolved an elaborate process of infection: following adsorption and firm attachment of the virus's tail to the bacterium surface by means ...
- T4 Program
- Nazi German effort-framed as a euthanasia program-to kill incurably ill, physically or mentally disabled, emotionally distraught, and elderly people. Adolf Hitler initiated this program in 1939, and, while it was ... [2 Related Articles]
- T4M system
- (from the article "telephone and telephone system") ...two-way voice circuits. Digital coaxial systems were introduced into the U.S. long-distance network beginning in 1962. Using time-division multiplexing, the most recent digital cable system (the T4M system, first deployed ...
- Ta Keo
- (from the article "Cambodia") ...the patronage of a wealthy priestly family, one of whose members had been Jayavarman's teacher. In Yasodharapura itself, Jayavarman V began work on the imposing temple mountain now called Ta ...
- Ta Ming Kung
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...months on a grid plan, with eastern and western markets and the Imperial City placed in the central northern section, a plan later followed at Peking. In 634 T'ang T'ai-tsung ...
- Ta Mok
- Cambodian guerrilla leader (b. c. 1926, Takeo province, Cambodia, French Indochina-d. July 21, 2006, Phnom Penh, Cambodia), as a senior leader of the Khmer Rouge, was believed to have been ... [1 Related Articles]
- Ta P'ing Plateau
- (from the article "Vietnam") ...considerably higher elevation. Among its outstanding topographic features is Fan Si Peak, which at 10,312 feet (3,143 metres) is the highest point in Vietnam. South of the Black (Da) River ...
- Ta valley
- (from the article "Chekiang") ...eastern Chekiang, mountains occupy 93 percent of the land surface, while another 1 percent consists of low hills. Only 6 percent is level land, distributed along Hang-chou Bay and the ...
- Ta Yu
- (Chinese: "Yu the Great"), in Chinese mythology, the Tamer of the Flood, one of China's saviour-heroes and reputed founder of China's oldest dynasty, the Hsia. One legend among many recounts ... [3 Related Articles]
- Ta' Zuta
- (from the article "Malta") ...Point ir-Raheb near Fomm ir-Rih Bay to the coast northeast of Gharghur at Madliena Fort. The highest areas are coralline limestone uplands that constitute a triangular plateau; Ta' Zuta, which ...
- Ta'abbata Sharran
- (from the article "Arabic literature") ...("brigand") poets, who were depicted as living a life of solitude and hardship in the desert accompanied only by its fiercest denizens (the snake, the hyena, and the wolf). Ta'abbata ...
- Ta'if Accord
- (from the article "Beirut") ...heavily damaged when the Lebanese army clashed with the LF. The issues leading to the estrangement of these former allies and their eventual confrontation involved the question of whether or ...
- Ta'if, Al-
- city, western Saudi Arabia. Lying at an elevation of 6,165 feet (1,879 metres) on a tableland southeast of Mecca, it is the country's principal summer resort. Once the seat of ... [4 Related Articles]
- Ta'if, Treaty of Al-
- (from the article "Hudaydah, Al-") ...rulers of Asir, to the north, but the area was retaken by Yemen in 1925. A Yemeni-fomented revolt in Asir (by then part of Saudi Arabia) in 1934 led to ...
- Ta'izz
- city, southwestern Yemen, in the Yemen Highlands. It is one of the country's chief urban centres and a former national capital. [1 Related Articles]
- ta'liq script
- in Arabic calligraphy, cursive style of lettering developed in Iran in the 10th century. It is thought to have been the creation of Hasan ibn Husayn 'Ali of Fars, but, ... [2 Related Articles]
- Ta'mim, Al-
- muhafazah (governorate), in northeastern Iraq, created from the northern part of Kirkuk muhafazah. It encompasses the eastern part of the alluvial plain of the Tigris River and the foothills of ...
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