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 celestial equator ... Cenomani celestial equator (from the article "Equator") In astronomy, the celestial equator is the great circle in which the plane of the ... celestial globe representation of stars and constellations as they are located on the apparent sphere of the ... [1 Related Articles] celestial latitude (from the article "astronomical map") Celestial longitude and latitude are defined with respect to the ecliptic and ecliptic poles. Celestial ... celestial longitude (from the article "astronomical map") Celestial longitude and latitude are defined with respect to the ecliptic and ecliptic poles. Celestial ... celestial mechanics in the broadest sense, the application of classical mechanics to the motion of celestial bodies ... [9 Related Articles] celestial meridian (from the article "telescope") ...type of telescope system.) The main optical axis of the instrument is aligned on a ... celestial navigation use of the observed positions of celestial bodies to determine a navigator's position. At any ... [3 Related Articles] celestial photography (from the article "Wolf, Max") German astronomer who applied photography to the search for asteroids and discovered 228 of them.contribution ... celestial pole (from the article "astronomical map") The daily eastward rotation of the Earth on its axis produces an apparent diurnal westward ... celestial sphere the apparent surface of the heavens, on which the stars seem to be fixed. For ... [3 Related Articles] celestial unknown, method of (from the article "mathematics, East Asian") Li Ye's book also contains a method, unknown to Qin Jiushao, that seems to have ... celestina (from the article "keyboard instrument") In 1772 a device called a celestina was patented by Adam Walker of London; it ... 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Visceral vessels include the celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric, which ... celiac disease an inherited autoimmune digestive disorder in which people cannot tolerate gluten, a protein constituent of ... [3 Related Articles] celiac ganglion (from the article "nervous system, human") ...inferior mesenteric. Lying on the anterior surface of the aorta, preaortic ganglia provide axons that ... celibacy the state of being unmarried and, therefore, sexually abstinent, usually in association with the role ... [27 Related Articles] Celibidache, Sergiu Romanian-born German conductor noted for both his perfectionism, which occasioned numerous rehearsals, and his opposition ... Celine, Louis-Ferdinand French writer and physician who, while admired for his talent, is better known for his ... [1 Related Articles] Celje city, central Slovenia, on the Savinja River about 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Ljubljana, ... cell in biology, the basic membrane-bound unit that contains the fundamental molecules of life and of ... [59 Related Articles] cell (from the article "telephone and telephone system") The geographic area served by a cellular radio system is broken up into smaller geographic ... cell in electricity, unit structure used to generate an electrical current by some means other than ... cell adhesion molecule (from the article "Edelman, Gerald Maurice") ...the 1970s Edelman shifted his research to focus on questions outside of immunology: specifically, how ... Cell Broadband Engine (from the article "International Business Machines Corporation") ...addition to producing supercomputers for governments and large corporations, IBM's supercomputer division, in cooperation with ... cell colony (from the article "plant development") Three-dimensional body forms may evolve from the association of cells in colonies. Cells among the ... cell culture the maintenance and growth of the cells of multicellular organisms outside the body in specially ... cell cycle (from the article "cancer") ...of cells by coding for proteins that form a signaling "cascade." This cascade relays messages ... cell deletion (from the article "death") ...has stressed the biological importance of this other kind of cell death, which has been ... cell determination (from the article "cell") ...time and in the correct proportion; otherwise, there would be a jumble of randomly assorted ... cell division (from the article "cell division") the process by which cells reproduce. See meiosis; mitosis.VIDEOdamage and program theories of aging cell junction (from the article "cell") ...life, and their amounts in tissues change as the organs develop. The CAM, however, are ... cell membrane (from the article "Plasma membrane lipid composition") A thin membrane surrounds every living cell, delimiting the cell from the environment around it. ... cell of Mauthner (from the article "nervous system") ...the cranial nerves. The hindbrain exerts partial control over the spinal motor neurons through the ... cell plate (from the article "cell") ...consisting of actin and myosin, the proteins involved in muscle contraction and other forms of ... Cell processor (from the article "Computers and Information Systems") Some experts said that the IBM Cell processor in Sony's PlayStation 3 could be used ... cell surface antigen (from the article "blood group") ...sites on the surfaces of red cells of another type. The reaction between red cells ... cell theory (from the article "zoology") The so-called cell theory, which was enunciated about 1838, was never actually a theory. As ... cell wall (from the article "bacteria") Lying outside of this membrane is a rigid wall that determines the shape of the ... cell wall (from the article "cell") The plant cell wall is a specialized form of extracellular matrix that surrounds every cell ... cell-mediated food allergy (from the article "nutritional disease") ...E antibodies and releases chemical mediators such as histamine, resulting in gastrointestinal, skin, or respiratory ... cell-mediated immunity (from the article "connective tissue disease") ...those seen in serum sickness and in rheumatoid arthritis and the kidney damage seen in ... cell-surface receptor (from the article "cell") ...The ability of the cells to distinguish cells of their own species from those of ... cella in Classical architecture, the body of a temple (as distinct from the portico) in which ... [3 Related Articles] Cellamare, Antonio Giudice, Prince de (from the article "Maine, Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du") ...Louise-Benedicte de Bourbon-Conde, was enraged by the regent's actions. In 1718 she involved du Maine ... cellar room beneath ground level, especially one for storing fruits and vegetables, both raw and canned, ... [1 Related Articles] cellarette small, movable wine cooler and, later, also a deep, metal-lined tray with compartments for holding ... Celle city, Lower Saxony Land (state), north-central Germany, on the Aller River, at the southern edge ... Celler-Kefauver Act (from the article "Clayton Antitrust Act") ...(shipping) agreements and the distribution of sales territories among so-called natural competitors. Two sections of ... Celliers, Jan Francois Elias (from the article "South African literature") ...writers of the second movement, which spanned the first two decades of the 20th century. ... Cellini's halo bright white ring surrounding the shadow of the observer's head on a dew-covered lawn with ... Cellini, Benvenuto Florentine sculptor, goldsmith, and writer, one of the most important Mannerist artists and, because of ... [10 Related Articles] cello bass musical instrument of the violin group, with four strings, pitched C-G-D-A upward from two ... [3 Related Articles] cellocut (from the article "printmaking") The cellocut method was named by its originator, U.S. printmaker Boris Margo, one of the ... cellophane regenerated cellulose extruded into thin, flat, transparent sheets. Extrusion through a small hole or spinneret ... [1 Related Articles] Cellorigo, Gonzalez de (from the article "Spain") ...their money in the censos, the government annuities. These cells of Boettcher (from the article "ear, human") ...to be similar, if not identical, to that of the perilymph. Beyond the hair cells ... cells of Claudius (from the article "ear, human") ...is thought to be similar, if not identical, to that of the perilymph. Beyond the ... cells of Hensen (from the article "ear, human") ...its composition is thought to be similar, if not identical, to that of the perilymph. ... cellular adhesion (from the article "cancer") ...tumour cells. Normally, cells are cohesive and stick to one another by a series of ... cellular automata (from the article "spreadsheet") ...to educational uses-for example, to display the synthesis of sound from simple audio waveforms. Furthermore, ... cellular endosperm (from the article "angiosperm") ...on the basis of when the cell wall forms. In nuclear endosperm formation, repeated free-nuclear ... Cellular Jail (from the article "Andaman Islands") ...steamer service connects Port Blair with North, Middle, South, and Little Andaman. Vinayak Damodar (Vir) ... cellular respiration the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules, diverting the chemical energy in ... [3 Related Articles] cellulase (from the article "Some compounds produced by bacteria on an industrial scale") Various other classes of compounds are digested by hydrolytic enzymes specific for them. Not all ... celluloid the first synthetic plastic material, developed by the American inventor John Wesley Hyatt in the ... [5 Related Articles] cellulose a complex carbohydrate, or polysaccharide, consisting of 3,000 or more glucose units. The basic structural ... [22 Related Articles] cellulose acetate man-made textile fibre produced from the plant substance cellulose, which is obtained from soft woods ... [3 Related Articles] cellulose diacetate (from the article "industrial polymers, major") ...British chemist George Miles in 1903-05 with the discovery that, when the highly acetylated cellulose ... cellulose triacetate (from the article "cellulose acetate") Cellulose triacetate, generally known in the United States by the trade name Arnel, is chemically ... cellulosic ethanol (from the article "Biofuels-The Next Great Source of Energy?") ...of oxygen, and methanol, butanol, and dimethyl ether, which are in development. Much focus is ... Celosia genus of about 45 species of herbaceous plants, of the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), native to ... celsian an uncommon feldspar mineral, barium aluminosilicate (BaAl2Si2O8), that occurs as hard, light-coloured, glassy masses and ... Celsius temperature scale scale based on 0° for the freezing point of water and 100° for the boiling ... 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Celtiberia an area in present north-central Spain occupied from the 3rd century BC onward by tribes ... [1 Related Articles] Celtiberian (from the article "Scipio Africanus the Younger") The background of the next phase of Scipio's life was again Spain, where for years ... Celtiberian War (from the article "Arevaci") The Arevaci and the Belli rose up against the Romans in the Celtiberian War, which ... Celtic Ash (from the article "The Belmont Stakes") ...Northern Dancer, 1964; and Majestic Prince, 1969. In 1964, riding Northern Dancer, he won the ... Celtic Church the early Christian church in the British Isles, founded probably in the 3rd century. Highly ... [6 Related Articles] Celtic field system (from the article "United Kingdom") ...The earliest ironsmiths made daggers of the Hallstatt type but of a distinctively British form. ... Celtic Football Club (from the article "Football") Celtic won its 40th Scottish League championship, but for the first time in nine years, ... Celtic languages branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken throughout much of Western Europe in Roman and ... [10 Related Articles] Celtic literature the body of writings composed in Gaelic and the languages derived from it, Scottish Gaelic ... [6 Related Articles] Celtic religion religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts. [1 Related Articles] Celtis, Conradus German scholar known as Der Erzhumanist ("The Archhumanist"). He was also a Latin lyric poet ... Celto-Gallic (from the article "San Marino") ...and Argentina. Nearly nine-tenths of San Marino's citizens are Roman Catholics, though there is no ... Celto-Iberian language extinct Indo-European language of the western part of the Iberian Peninsula. Celto-Iberian was written in ... [1 Related Articles] Cem (from the article "Bayezid II") Bayezid II was the elder son of the sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople. ... Cemal Pasa (from the article "Damascus") ...son of the grand sharif of Mecca, made secret visits there to ... Cemal Pasa Turkish army officer and a leading member of the Ottoman government during World War I. [2 Related Articles] cement in general, adhesive substances of all kinds, but, in a narrower sense, the binding materials ... [6 Related Articles] cement rock (from the article "cement") ...and chalk, but others, such as coral or shell deposits, also are used. Clays, shales, ... cementation (from the article "cobalt processing") In the production of a so-called cemented carbide, such as tungsten carbide, a briquetted mixture ... cementation in geology, hardening and welding of clastic sediments (those formed from preexisting rock fragments) by ... [2 Related Articles] cemented carbide (from the article "powder metallurgy") ...two or more metals with a lubricant and then pressed or briquetted by a hard ... cementite (from the article "iron processing") ...carbon (the majority lying in the range of 0.01 to 1.2 percent), and cast irons ... cementoblast (from the article "cementum") ...material covering the roots and sometimes other parts of the teeth of mammals. Cementum is ... cementum in anatomy, thin layer of bonelike material covering the roots and sometimes other parts of ... [1 Related Articles] cemetery place set apart for burial or entombment of the dead. Reflecting geography, religious beliefs, social ... [4 Related Articles] Cemetery H (from the article "India") An intriguing development occurs along the Saraswati valley: there the early Post-Urban stage is associated ... Cen Shen one of the celebrated poets of the Tang dynasty (618-907) of China. cenacle a literary coterie formed around various of the early leaders of the Romantic movement in ... [2 Related Articles] Cenci, Beatrice young Roman noblewoman whose condemnation to death by Pope Clement VIII aroused public sympathy and ... Cenci, Francesco (from the article "Cenci, Beatrice") Beatrice was the daughter (by his first wife) of Francesco Cenci, a vicious and violent ... Cendrars, Blaise French-speaking poet and essayist who created a powerful new poetic style to express a life ... [1 Related Articles] Cenel nEogain (from the article "Ireland") ...Connaught, and Meath. Later they claimed to be kings of all of Ireland, although their ... Ceni, Rogerio (from the article "Football") ...Internacional defeated cup defender Sao Paulo Football Club 4-3 on aggregate (2-1, 2-2). Sao Paulo ... Cenis, Mount massif and pass over the French Alps to Italy, Savoie departement, southeastern France, northeast of ... Cennini, Cennino late Gothic Florentine painter who perpetuated the traditions of Giotto, which he received from his ... [1 Related Articles] cenobitic monasticism form of monasticism based on "life in common" (Greek koinobion), characterized by strict discipline, regular ... [6 Related Articles] Cenomani a Celtic people of Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy) who, during the 3rd and 2nd centuries ...

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