A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Ball, Sir Alexander John, 1st Baronet ... Balqash Ball, Sir Alexander John, 1st Baronet rear admiral, a close friend of Admiral Lord Nelson, who directed the blockade of Malta ... Ball, Thomas sculptor whose work had a marked influence on monumental art in the United States, especially ... Ball, Walter William Rouse (from the article "number game") ...Henry Dudeney, a contributor to the Strand Magazine, published several very popular collections of puzzles ... ball-and-socket joint in vertebrate anatomy, a joint in which the rounded surface of a bone moves within ... [2 Related Articles] Balla, Giacomo Italian artist and founding member of the Futurist movement in painting. [3 Related Articles] ballad short narrative folk song whose distinctive style crystallized in Europe in the late Middle Ages ... 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Ballarat Reform League (from the article "Eureka Stockade") ...and the acquittal of his alleged killers by a government board of inquiry further inflamed ... Ballard Family printers who from 1560 to 1750 virtually monopolized music printing in France. Ballard, Edna W. (from the article "I AM movement") theosophical movement founded in Chicago in the early 1930s by Guy W. Ballard (1878-1939), a ... Ballard, Florence (from the article "Supremes, the") ...Ross (byname of Diane Earle; b. March 26, 1944Detroit, Mich., U.S.), Florence Ballard (b. June ... Ballard, Guy (from the article "I AM movement") theosophical movement founded in Chicago in the early 1930s by Guy W. Ballard (1878-1939), a ... Ballard, Hank American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter best remembered for songs that were frequently as scandalous as ... [1 Related Articles] Ballard, J.G. British author of science fiction set in ecologically unbalanced landscapes caused by decadent technological excess. Ballard, John (from the article "Babington, Anthony") ...associated at Paris with Mary's supporters, who were planning her release with the help of ... Ballard, Robert American oceanographer and marine geologist whose pioneering use of deep-diving submersibles laid the foundations for ... [1 Related Articles] Ballard, Robert (from the article "Ballard Family") The founder of the dynasty was Robert Ballard (d. 1588), brother-in-law to the celebrated lutenist ... ballas (from the article "industrial diamond") Ballas, or shot bort, is composed of concentrically arranged, spherical masses of minute diamond crystals. ... ballast (from the article "railroad") When track is laid on a completed roadbed, its foundation is ballast, usually of crushed ... ballast tank (from the article "harbours and sea works") ...maintenance care without putting the dock out of use. The most vulnerable areas, those immediately ... ballata (from the article "musical form") ...however, are reverting types. In the Middle Ages there existed the fixed forms used in ... Balleroy, Chateau of (from the article "Mansart, Francois") ...1623, when he designed the facade of the chapel of the church of the Feuillants ... Ballesteros, Seve Spanish golfer who was one of the sport's most prominent figures in the 1970s and ... Ballestrero, Anastasio Alberto Cardinal Italian Roman Catholic priest who served as archbishop of Turin from 1977 to 1989 and ... ballet theatrical dance in which a formal academic dance technique-the danse d'ecole-is combined ... [16 Related Articles] Ballet Caravan (from the article "American Ballet") Ballet Caravan, founded by Kirstein in 1936 to produce works by young American choreographers, presented ... Ballet comique de la reine court entertainment that is considered the first ballet. Enacted in 1581 at the French court ... [2 Related Articles] ballet d'action ballet in which all the elements of production (e.g., choreography, set design, and costuming) are ... [4 Related Articles] Ballet Folklorico (from the article "Mexico") ...and help disseminate Mexican art in all its forms, the federal government sponsors the National ... Ballet Gulbenkian (from the article "Performing Arts") The announcement of the closure of the Ballet Gulbenkian, based in Lisbon, came with no ... ballet movement in classical ballet, any of the formalized actions of a dancer that follow specific rules ... [1 Related Articles] ballet position any of the five positions of the feet fundamental to all classical ballet. The term ... Ballet Rambert oldest existing ballet company in England. Since the 1930s the Ballet Rambert has been an ... [4 Related Articles] Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo ballet company founded in Monte-Carlo in 1932. The name Ballets Russes had been used by ... [4 Related Articles] ballet slipper (from the article "Fashions") ...in high-fashion spring-summer collections-notably Michael Kors's Perspex and black-leather open-toe sandals and Gucci's strappy silk-ribbon ... Ballet West (from the article "Christensen, Willam") ...and choreography, established an annual campus Ballet Gala with guest artists (1955), and founded the ... Ballets 1933, Les (from the article "Balanchine, George") ...to his reputation by composing La Concurrence (1932) and Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit (from the article "Petit, Roland") ...in Paris. In 1945 Petit was instrumental in creating Les Ballets des Champs-Elysees, where he ... Ballets des Champs-Elysees, Les (from the article "Petit, Roland") ...Ballet school, he joined the company in 1940 but left in 1944 to create and ... Ballets Russes ballet company founded in Paris in 1909 by the Russian impresario Sergey Diaghilev. The original ... [14 Related Articles] balletto in music, genre of light vocal composition of the late 16th-early 17th centuries, originating in ... Ballia town, eastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies along the Ganges River, 75 miles ... Balliett, Whitney Lyon American writer became the most influential of all jazz critics by describing the music ... Ballina town and port, north coastal New South Wales, Australia, at the mouth of the Richmond ... Ballina urban district, County Mayo, Ireland, on the River Moy. The town, the largest in Mayo, ... Ballinasloe market town and urban district, County Galway, Ireland, on the River Suck and a northerly ... balling (from the article "reptile") ...under coils of their bodies. For most species with this habit, the body may be ... Ballinger, Richard A U.S. secretary of the interior (1909-11) whose land-use policy contributed to the rift between the ... Balliol College (from the article "Balliol, John de") Scottish magnate of Norman descent, one of the richest landowners of his time in Britain, ... Balliol family medieval family that played an important part in the history of Scotland and came originally ... [1 Related Articles] Balliol, John de Scottish magnate of Norman descent, one of the richest landowners of his time in Britain, ... [2 Related Articles] ballista ancient missile launcher designed to hurl javelins or heavy balls. Ballistas were powered by torsion ... [2 Related Articles] ballistic galvanometer (from the article "galvanometer") The ballistic galvanometer is designed to deflect its indicating needle (or mirror) in a way ... ballistic missile (from the article "Military Affairs") In January China became only the third country (after the former Soviet Union and the ... ballistic missile defense radar (from the article "radar") The systems for detecting and tracking ballistic missiles and orbiting satellites are much larger than ... Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (from the article "radar") ...Two antennas make up a system, with each capable of covering a sector 120 degrees ... ballistic pendulum device for measuring the velocity of a projectile, such as a bullet. A large wooden ... [2 Related Articles] ballistics science of the propulsion, flight, and impact of projectiles. It is divided into several disciplines. ... [4 Related Articles] ballistite (from the article "explosive") In 1887 Nobel introduced another of his revolutionary inventions, which he called Ballistite. He mixed ... ballistocardiogram (from the article "ballistocardiography") ...of the body, which in turn causes movements in a suspended supporting structure, usually a ... ballistocardiography graphic recording of the stroke volume of the heart for the purpose of calculating cardiac ... ballistospore in fungi, a spore forcibly propelled from its site. The basidiospores of the mushrooms, produced ... Ballivian, Lake predecessor to modern Lake Titicaca, on the Bolivia-Peru border during the Pleistocene Epoch (approximately 1.8 ... ballivus (from the article "agency") About this time, the doctrine of principal and agent developed in England as an outgrowth ... balloon large airtight bag filled with hot air or a lighter-than-air gas, such as helium or ... [13 Related Articles] balloon angioplasty (from the article "atherosclerosis") ...have been saved by coronary bypass surgery, in which sections of blood vessels from other ... balloon flight passage through the air of a balloon that contains a buoyant gas, such as helium ... balloon fly any member of a family of flies in the insect order Diptera that are named ... balloon framing framework of a wooden building in which the elements consist of small members nailed together. ... [1 Related Articles] balloon tuboplasty (from the article "infertility") ...tube can be used to remove an obstruction and, as a result, correct the underlying ... balloon vine (species Cardiospermum halicacabum), woody perennial vine in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) that is native to ... [1 Related Articles] balloonflower plant that is the only species of its genus, an East Asian perennial of the ... ballooning unpowered balloon flight in competition or for recreation, a sport that became popular in the ... [8 Related Articles] ballooning (from the article "gypsy moth") ...stage. Small larvae spin silk from glands in their mouthparts and hang from branches high ... Ballot Act (from the article "Australian ballot") In Great Britain the secret ballot was finally introduced for all parliamentary and municipal elections ... ballotade (from the article "horsemanship") ...is more upward than forward; the levade, in which the horse stands balanced on its ... Ballou, Hosea (from the article "Tufts University") Hosea Ballou (1796-1861), nephew of the theologian Hosea Ballou (1771-1852), was joined by Universalist church ... Ballou, Hosea American theologian who for more than 50 years was an influential leader in the Universalist ... [2 Related Articles] ballpoint pen (from the article "Frawley, Patrick Joseph, Jr.") ...his father's import-export firm, and by his early 20s he was managing his own import-export ... ballroom dance European and American social dancing performed by couples. It includes the standard repertory of dances ... [3 Related Articles] Bally city, southeastern West Bengal state, northeastern India. Bally lies just west of the Hooghly River. ... Bally, Charles (from the article "stylistics") The traditional idea of style as something properly added to thoughts contrasts with the ideas ... Ballycastle town, Moyle district (established 1973), formerly in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated along ... [1 Related Articles] Ballyman Church (from the article "Bray") ...terminate southward in Bray Head, a 653-foot (199-metre) quartzite peak. Bray is an important tourist ... Ballymena district, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1973 and was formerly in County Antrim. Ballymena ... Ballymena town and seat of Ballymena district, Northern Ireland. It lies in the River Main valley ... [1 Related Articles] Ballymoney (from the article "Ballymoney") ...on a tributary of the River Bann, was the birthplace of James McKinley, grandfather of ... Ballymoney town, seat, and district (established 1973), formerly within County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The town of ... Ballymun (from the article "Dublin") After the war, as shortages eased, new suburbs began to spread. In 1969 high-rise apartment ... Ballynahinch (from the article "Down") ...chief crops are oats, barley, wheat, and hay. Livestock raising (sheep and pigs) is also ... balm any of several fragrant herbs of the mint family, particularly Melissa officinalis, also called balm ... balm of Gilead (from the article "balm") ...laevis, Molucca balm, or bells of Ireland. Aromatic exudations from species of Commiphora (trees and ... balm of Gilead poplar (from the article "poplar") ...tacamahac (P. tacamahaca or P. balsamifera), which is native throughout northern North America in swampy ... Balmaceda, Jose Manuel liberal reformer and president of Chile (1886-91) whose conflict with his legislature precipitated a civil ... 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Balmoral Castle private residence of the British sovereign, on the right bank of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, ... [1 Related Articles] Balnaves, Henry politician and diplomat who was one of the chief promoters of the Reformation in Scotland. Baloch group of tribes speaking the Balochi language and estimated at about five million inhabitants in ... [5 Related Articles] Balochi language modern Iranian language of the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. Balochi speakers live ... [8 Related Articles] Balochistan westernmost province of Pakistan. It is bordered by Iran (west), by Afghanistan (northwest), by North-West ... [9 Related Articles] Balochistan Plateau (from the article "Pakistan") The vast tableland of Balochistan contains a great variety of physical features. In the northeast ... Balochistan Students Union (from the article "Pakistan") ...Province. Ethnic interests are served by organizations such as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (formerly the ... Balochistan, University of (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") The University of Balochistan was established in Quetta in 1970. The Balochi Academy and the ... Balodis, Janis army officer and politician who was a principal figure in the foundation and government of ... [1 Related Articles] Baloise Art Prize (from the article "Art and Art Exhibitions") ...America, the artist's copy of photographer Gary Gross's controversial photo of a nude 10-year-old Brooke ... Balon, Jean ballet dancer whose extraordinarily light, elastic leaps reputedly inspired the ballet term "ballon" used to ... [1 Related Articles] Balqash city, east-central Kazakhstan. The city is a landing on the northern shore of Lake Balqash. ...

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