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 Furrer, Jonas ...  Furrer, Jonas Swiss statesman, president of the Swiss Confederation four times. furriery (from the article "fur") The making of dressed furs into such garments as coats, stoles, wraps, and hats is ... furrow (from the article "agricultural technology") When a bottom turns the soil, it cuts a trench, or furrow, throwing to one ... Furse, Roger K. (from the article "1948: Other Winners") ...Black-and-White: William Daniels for The Naked CityCinematography, Color: Winton Hoch, William V. Skall, Joseph Valentine ... Fursey, Saint monk, visionary, one of the greatest early medieval Irish monastic missioners to the Continent. His ... Furst, Anton (from the article "1989: Other Winners") Original Screenplay: Tom Schulman for Dead Poets SocietyAdapted Screenplay: Alfred Uhry for Driving Miss DaisyCinematography: ... Furst, Janos Hungarian violinist and conductor was best known as the founding leader (1966-71) of the ... Furstenberg (from the article "pottery") Some excellent figures were made at Furstenberg, where hard porcelain was first manufactured in 1753, ... Furstenbund league founded on July 23, 1785, under the leadership of King Frederick II the Great ... [2 Related Articles] Furstenburg (from the article "Innsbruck") The old town has narrow streets lined with medieval houses and arcades. One of the ... furta sacra (from the article "Christianity") ...miracles associated with new social conditions, such as releasing petitioners from prison. Moreover, a new ... Furtado, Celso Monteiro Brazilian economist (b. July 26, 1920, Pombal, Braz.-d. Nov. 20, 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Braz.), ... Furth city, Bavaria Land (state), south-central Germany. It is situated at the junction ... Further Spain (from the article "ancient Rome") ...of the Second Punic War, Roman legions had marched into Spain against the Carthaginians and ... Furttenbach, Joseph (from the article "stage design") ...sources and making use of colour on stage. The earliest known definite description of stage ... Furtwangler, Adolf German archaeologist whose catalogs of ancient Greek sculpture, vase painting, and gems brought thousands of ... Furtwangler, Wilhelm German conductor, one of the great exponents of Romantic music. Known for his passionate, romantic ... [1 Related Articles] Furumark, Arne (from the article "typology") Typologies are characteristic of the social sciences and have had a great development in archaeology. ... Furuta Oribe distinguished figure in the history of the Japanese tea ceremony. [3 Related Articles] furyu (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...urban entertainments of the commoner in Japan were secularized forms of Buddhist dance plays (ennen) ... fusain (from the article "Petrologic components in coal and their groupings") ...Durain is thought to have formed in peat deposits below water level, where only liptinite ... Fusarium nivale (from the article "snow mold") Snow mold is most damaging on golf courses and other turf areas. Fusarium nivale, which ... Fusarium oxysporum (from the article "Fusarium wilt") widespread plant disease caused by many forms of the soil-inhabiting fungus Fusarium oxysporum. Several hundred ... Fusarium wilt widespread plant disease caused by many forms of the soil-inhabiting fungus Fusarium oxysporum. Several hundred ... [2 Related Articles] Fusaro, Lake of coastal lagoon in Napoli provincia, Campania regione, southern Italy, west of Naples. The lagoon is ... fuse in electrical engineering, a safety device that protects electrical circuits from the effects of excessive ... [1 Related Articles] fuse in explosives technology, device for firing explosives in blasting operations, in fireworks, and in military ... [6 Related Articles] fused plating (from the article "Boulsover, Thomas") English inventor of fused plating, or "old Sheffield plate." fused quartz (from the article "Dielectric constants of some materials") ...a mineral that is found in great abundance in nature-particularly in quartz and beach sands. ... fused tetanus (from the article "muscle") ...tetanus. It is possible to stimulate the muscle at a frequency between these extremes so ... fusee (from the article "watch") ...greatly influenced by the force driving it, this problem was quite serious. Solution of the ... fusel oil a mixture of volatile, oily liquids produced in small amounts during alcoholic fermentation. A typical ... [1 Related Articles] fuselage central portion of the body of an airplane, designed to accommodate the crew, passengers, and ... [4 Related Articles] Fuseli, Henry Swiss-born artist whose paintings are among the most dramatic, original, and sensual works of his ... [3 Related Articles] Fushun city, central Liaoning sheng (province), northeastern China. It is situated some 25 ... [1 Related Articles] fusible alloy (from the article "alloy") The term fusible metals, or fusible alloys, denotes a group of alloys that have melting ... fusiform initial (from the article "angiosperm") Unlike the apical meristems, which consist of a population of similar cells, the cambium consists ... fusinite (from the article "Petrologic components in coal and their groupings") The inertinite group makes up 5 to 40 percent of most coals. Their reflectance values ... fusion (from the article "welding") In fusion welding the flux has a protective role in facilitating a controlled reaction of ... fusion crust (from the article "meteor and meteoroid") ...much heat that the meteorite can be touched immediately with the bare hand. Often the ... fusion inhibitor (from the article "drug") Yet another class of HIV drugs is the fusion inhibitors (e.g., enfuvirtide). Fusion inhibitors work ... fusion kabuki (from the article "Kabuki Goes West") ...began teaching mostly academically oriented courses on Japanese theatre. The one significant exception was the ... fusion reactor a device to produce electrical power from the energy released in a nuclear fusion reaction. [3 Related Articles] Fussen city, Bavaria Land (state), extreme southern Germany. It lies along the Lech ... Fussen, Peace of (from the article "Maximilian III Joseph") elector of Bavaria (1745-77), son of the Holy Roman emperor Charles VII. By the Peace ... Fust, Johann early German printer, financial backer of Johann Gutenberg (the inventor of printing in Europe), and ... [4 Related Articles] Fust, Milan (from the article "Hungarian literature") ...stories established high standards in narrative prose; and Arpad Toth and Gyula Juhasz, who voiced ... Fustat ware in Islamic ceramics, style of pottery originating from al-Fustat (now part of Cairo), where, however, ... Fustat, Al- capital of the Muslim province of Egypt during the Umayyad and 'Abbasid caliphates and under ... [5 Related Articles] Fustel de Coulanges, Numa Denis French historian, the originator of the scientific approach to the study of history in France. [1 Related Articles] fustian fabric originally made by weaving two sets of cotton wefts, or fillings, on a linen ... fustic either of two natural dyes. Old fustic, or yellowwood, is derived from the heartwood of ... Fusulina genus of extinct fusulinid foraminiferans (protozoans with a shell) found as fossils in marine rocks ... Fusulinella genus of extinct fusulinid foraminiferans (protozoans with a shell) found as fossils in Late Carboniferous ... fusulinid any of a large group of extinct foraminiferans (single-celled organisms related to the modern amoebas ... [2 Related Articles] fusuma (from the article "interior design") ...square, set at six-foot intervals; and the ceiling boards one foot to 1.5 feet (30 ... Futabatei Shimei Japanese novelist and translator of Russian literature; his Ukigumo (1887-89; "The Drifting ... [1 Related Articles] futah (from the article "Yemen") ...Men sometimes wear the full-length, loose-fitting thawb-frequently with a jacket over it-but ... Futamigaura beach (from the article "Ise-Shima National Park") ...Kokichi first succeeded in producing a cultured pearl at the beginning of the 20th century. ... Futarasan Shrine (from the article "Nikko") ...for the new city. There are scores of hot mineral springs in the Mount Nasu ... Futch, Edward American boxing trainer (b. Aug. 9, 1911, Hillsboro, Miss.- d. Oct. 10, 2001, Las Vegas, ... futon (from the article "bed") Traditional Japanese bedding, the use of which persisted in the late 20th century, consisted of ... Futun River (from the article "Fukien") ...the Fukien-Chekiang border. The Chien has its own subsystem of tributary streams that drain the ... Futuna Island (from the article "Horne Islands") pair of volcanic islands (Futuna and Alofi) forming the southwestern part of the French overseas ... future (from the article "salvation") ...expressive of more immediate concerns. But the menace of death is of another order, and ... future contingent proposition (from the article "logic, history of") ...addition, modal factors were incorporated into the theory of supposition. But the most important developments ... Future Fund (from the article "Australia") The centrepiece of what Costello hoped would be his last budget was the creation of ... Future Movement (from the article "Lebanon") On October 4 U.S. Pres. George W. Bush received Lebanese MP Saad al-Hariri. The meeting ... Future of Europe, Convention on the (from the article "European Union") In 2002 the Convention on the Future of Europe, chaired by former French president Valery ... future tense (from the article "logic, history of") ...tenses other than the present, there is a famous passage in the De interpretatione that ... futures commercial contract calling for the purchase or sale of specified quantities of a commodity at ... [5 Related Articles] Futurism early 20th-century artistic movement that centred in Italy and emphasized the dynamism, speed, energy, and ... [25 Related Articles] Futurity Stakes (from the article "Winkfield, James") ...consecutive rides in the Kentucky Derby, where he finished third, first, first, and second from ... futurology in the social sciences, the study of current trends in order to forecast future developments. ... [1 Related Articles] futuwa (from the article "'Ali") In Islamic civilization, the futuwwat ("spiritual chivalry") were military and economic orders ... Fux, Johann Joseph Austrian composer, one of the most successful of his time, whose theoretical work on counterpoint, ... [1 Related Articles] Fuxin city, northwestern Liaoning sheng (province), northeastern China. It is located near the ... Fuxing in Chinese mythology, star god of happiness, one of the three stellar divinities known collectively ... [1 Related Articles] Fuzhou city and capital of Fujian sheng (province), southeastern China. It is situated ... [2 Related Articles] Fuzhou language (from the article "China") ...coastal region, stretching from Shanghai to Guangzhou (Canton). The most important of these is the ... Fuzhou Navy Yard (from the article "Fuzhou") In 1866 the port was the site of one of China's first major experiments with ... Fuzuli, Mehmed bin Suleyman Turkish poet and the most outstanding figure in the classical school of Turkish literature. [1 Related Articles] fuzzy control (from the article "fuzzy logic") In technical applications, fuzzy control refers to programs or algorithms using fuzzy logic to allow ... fuzzy logic in mathematics, a form of logic based on the concept of a fuzzy set. Membership ... [2 Related Articles] fuzzy set (from the article "fuzzy logic") Most concepts used in everyday language, such as "high temperature," "round face," or "aquatic animal," ... Fw 190 German fighter aircraft that was second in importance only to the Bf 109 during World ... [3 Related Articles] Fw 190A-2 (from the article "Fw 190") ...mid-war period. It established a clear ascendancy over opposing Allied fighters that lasted until the ... Fw 190D (from the article "Fw 190") The designer of the Fw 190, Kurt Tank, remedied the fighter's performance deficiencies by fitting ... Fw 190F (from the article "Fw 190") In the meantime, the Fw 190F and G had become the Luftwaffe's standard fighter-bomber for ... Fyffe, Will Scottish actor, music-hall entertainer, and pantomimist, one of the most popular character comedians of British ... fyke net (from the article "commercial fishing") A more modern type of trap is the bag-shaped fyke net, held open by hoops; ... Fylde borough (district), administrative and historic county of Lancashire, England. It lies on the north bank ... fylgja (from the article "Germanic religion and mythology") There is no record of a cult of the fylgja (plural fylgjur), a word best ... fylke (from the article "Norway") ...political life functions through a multiparty system. Before national elections political parties nominate their candidates ... fynbo (from the article "scrubland") ...in dry regions is moisture shortage, other factors may play important roles. In some cases ... Fynn, Henry Francis (from the article "Shaka") ...Bulawayo lay 100 miles to the north. Fascinated by their ways and their artifacts, but ... Fyodor I tsar of Russia (1584-98) whose death ended the rule of the Rurik dynasty in Russia. [1 Related Articles] Fyodor II tsar who ruled Russia briefly (April-June 1605) during the Time of Troubles (1598-1613). Fyodor III tsar of Russia (reigned 1676-82) who fostered the development of Western culture in Russia, thereby ... 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