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 eyeglasses ...  eyeglasses lenses set in frames for wearing in front of the eyes to aid vision or ... [4 Related Articles] eyelash (from the article "integument") ...supply. These specialized hairs are few in number, their distribution being confined chiefly to the ... eyelid movable tissue, consisting primarily of skin and muscle, that shields and protects the eyeball from ... [8 Related Articles] eyeliner (from the article "cosmetic") ...is usually considered indispensable to a complete maquillage (full makeup), includes mascara to emphasize the ... eyepiece (from the article "microscope") ...lens arrays. One of them, the objective, has a short focal length and is placed ... eyepiece lens (from the article "telescope") ...first lens through which light from a celestial object passes is called the objective lens. ... eyespot a heavily pigmented region in certain one-celled organisms that apparently functions in light reception. The ... [2 Related Articles] eyespot (from the article "sugarcane") ...by stunting and death. Leaf scald is a vascular disease caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas ... eyestalk complex (from the article "crustacean") The X-organ-sinus-gland complex is located in the eyestalk. The X-organ passes its secretions to the ... eyestrain (from the article "eye disease") Eyestrain, or asthenopia, is the term used to describe subjective symptoms of fatigue, discomfort, lacrimation ... eyewall (from the article "tropical cyclone") ...and an inner radius of about 30 to 50 km (20 to 30 miles). In ... eyewitness memory (from the article "memory") Conflicting accounts by eyewitnesses demonstrate that memory is not a perfect recording of events from ... Eyja Fjord (from the article "Akureyri") town, northern Iceland. It lies at the southern end of Eyja Fjord. Akureyri is the ... Eylau, Battle of (Feb. 7-8, 1807), one of the engagements in the Napoleonic War of the Third Coalition. ... Eymeric, Nicholas Roman Catholic theologian, grand inquisitor at Aragon, and supporter of the Avignon papacy. Eyraud, Eugene (from the article "Easter Island") ...a major slave raid launched from Peru in 1862, followed by smallpox epidemics, reduced the ... Eyre Basin (from the article "Australia") The Interior Lowlands are dominated by three major basins, the Carpentaria Basin, the Eyre Basin, ... Eyre de Lanux, Elizabeth U.S. artist, writer, and Art Deco designer who created lacquered furniture and geometric patterned rugs ... Eyre North, Lake (from the article "Eyre, Lake") Lake Eyre, the lowest part of which lies about 50 feet (15 metres) below sea ... Eyre Peninsula large promontory of South Australia, projecting into the Indian Ocean. A broad-based triangular formation about ... [3 Related Articles] Eyre South, Lake (from the article "Eyre, Lake") ...part of which lies about 50 feet (15 metres) below sea level, consists of two ... Eyre, Edward John English explorer in Australia for whom Lake Eyre and the Eyre Peninsula (both in South ... [2 Related Articles] Eyre, Lake great salt lake in central South Australia, with a total area of 3,700 square miles ... [4 Related Articles] Eyring, Henry (from the article "chemical kinetics") ...van 't Hoff and Swedish physicist Svante August Arrhenius that were put forward to explain ... Eyring, Teresa (from the article "Performing Arts") Notable staff changes included the appointment of Teresa Eyring, the highly regarded former managing director ... Eysenck Personality Inventory (from the article "emotion") A number of major personality theories, such as theories of temperament, identify dimensions or traits ... Eysenck, Hans Jurgen German-born British psychologist best known for espousing controversial views; he held that genetic makeup might ... [2 Related Articles] Eyskens, Gaston economist and statesman who as Belgian premier (1949-50, 1958-61, and 1968-72) settled crises concerning aid ... [1 Related Articles] Eystein I Magnusson king of Norway (1103-22) whose reign with his brother Sigurd I Jerusalemfarer was the longest ... [3 Related Articles] Eyth, Max engineer, inventor, and a pioneer in the mechanization of agriculture. His expert knowledge of machinery ... eyvan (from the article "Ghaznavid Dynasty") The Ghaznavids introduced the "four eyvan" ground plan in the palace at Lashkari Bazar near ... Eyzies-de-Tayac caves series of prehistoric rock dwellings located downstream from Lascaux Grotto and near the town of ... Ezana (from the article "Ethiopia") ...merchants. It was through such communities, established for the purposes of trade, that the Monophysite ... Eze (from the article "Cote d'Azur") ...departement and extending into southern Var departement. The population is predominantly urban. Traditional inland towns ... Ezeiza town and southwestern suburb of Buenos Aires, Arg. The Ezeiza International Airport, completed in 1950, ... Ezekiel prophet-priest of ancient Israel and the subject and in part the author of an Old ... [5 Related Articles] Ezekiel (from the article "Judaism") A Jewish dramatist of the period, Ezekiel (c. 100 BCE), composed tragedies in Greek. Fragments ... Ezekiel, The Book of one of the major prophetical books of the Old Testament. According to dates given in ... [5 Related Articles] ezel (from the article "Ethiopian chant") ...manners of chanting: ge'ez, in which most melodies are performed; araray, presumably containing "cheerful" melodies ... Ezida (from the article "Calah") ...the outer walled town was completed by his son Shalmaneser III and other monarchs. The ... Ezion-geber seaport of Solomon and the later kings of Judah, located at the northern end of ... [2 Related Articles] Ezo (from the article "Japan") ...selected from among the sons of local officials with martial prowess. Kammu, continuing campaigns that ... Ezo (from the article "Japan") In the early 1800s foreign relations, which national seclusion policies had been designed to avoid, ... Ezochi (from the article "Japan") ...to include limited areas near the capital of Kyoto as far as Osaka and present-day ... ezov (from the article "hyssop") Ezov, the hyssop of the Bible, a wall-growing plant used in ritual cleansing of lepers, ... Ezra religious leader of the Jews who returned from exile in Babylon, reformer who reconstituted the ... [13 Related Articles] Ezra and Nehemiah, books of two Old Testament books that together with the books of Chronicles formed a single history ... [5 Related Articles] Ezzelino III da Romano Italian noble and soldier who was podesta (chief governing officer) of Verona (1226-30, 1232-59), Vicenza ... [3 Related Articles]

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