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 G ring ... Gagarin, Yury Alekseyevich G ring (from the article "Saturn") ...be a tightly wound spiral. Between the A and F rings, distributed along the orbit ... G-class asteroid (from the article "Asteroid taxonomic classes") Asteroids of the B, C, F, and G classes have low albedos and spectral reflectances ... G-Mark (from the article "industrial design") ...Hirano & Associates (1960)-studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. In ... g-orbital (from the article "crystal") ...(oxygen, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium) need two electrons to fill their outer p-shell. (Electron shells ... G-protein (from the article "Gilman, Alfred G.") American pharmacologist who shared the 1994 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with American biochemist ... G-type star (from the article "Cepheid variable") ...are closely related to their luminosity and that are therefore useful in measuring interstellar and ... G2 V star (from the article "Sun") The Sun is classified as a G2 V star, with G2 standing for the second ... Ga people of the southeast coast of Ghana, speaking a dialect of the Kwa branch of ... [3 Related Articles] Ga-Dangme (from the article "Togo") ...ethnic group. There are also some scattered Yoruba, mainly Ana. Groups who emigrated from present-day ... Gaarder, Jostein When it first appeared in the United States in September 1994, Sophie's World was already ... Gabala radar station (from the article "Azerbaijan") Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin suggested on June 7 that the joint use by Russia and ... Gabar any member of the small Zoroastrian minority in Iran. The name Gabar was formerly applied ... [2 Related Articles] gabardine any of several varieties of worsted, cotton, silk, and mixed tightly woven fabrics, embodying certain ... gabbai treasurer or honorary official of a Jewish Orthodox congregation, often placed in charge of funds ... Gabbiani, Domenico (from the article "painting, Western") ...Giaquinto, as court painter in Madrid, turned increasingly toward the Rococo, and Sebastiano Conca worked ... gabbro any of several medium- or coarse-grained rocks that consist primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene. ... [6 Related Articles] Gabelentz, Hans Conon von der German linguist, ethnologist, and government official who conducted important studies of a large number of ... Gabelich, Gary American automobile-racing driver who set a world one-mile land-speed record of 622.407 miles per hour ... gabelle form of tax in France before the Revolution of 1789-in particular, from the 15th century ... [1 Related Articles] Gabelsberger shorthand (from the article "shorthand") ...training, a need existed for a method that would be easier to learn. The German ... Gabelsberger, Franz Xaver (from the article "shorthand") ...for stenographers in business. Because the geometric systems then in use required a high level ... gaberdine (from the article "caftan") A caftan has long, wide sleeves and is open in the front, although frequently it ... Gabes town in southeastern Tunisia. Situated on a Mediterranean oasis along the Gulf of Gabes, the ... [1 Related Articles] Gabes, Gulf of inlet, on the east coast of Tunisia, northern Africa. It is 60 miles (100 km) ... gabija in Baltic religion, the domestic hearth fire. In pre-Christian times a holy fire (sventa ugnis) ... Gabin, Jean one of the most popular film actors in France from the 1930s to the '60s. [1 Related Articles] Gabinetto Scientifico e Letterario G.B. Vieusseux (from the article "Florence") ...including many rare editions. The Riccardiana and Moreniana libraries adjoining the Medici Palace have the ... Gabinian law (from the article "ancient Rome") ...processes, the plebeians sought to expand their freedom. Voting in electoral and judicial assemblies had ... Gabinius, Aulus Roman politician and a supporter of Pompey the Great. [3 Related Articles] gable triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, extending from the eaves ... [1 Related Articles] gable end (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...entire system of architecture is named); the beams are sequentially shortened and alternate with vertical ... Gable, Christopher Michael British ballet dancer and actor (b. March 13, 1940, Hackney, London, Eng.--d. Oct. 23, 1998, ... Gable, Clark American film actor who epitomized the American ideal of masculinity and virility for three decades. ... [2 Related Articles] Gable, Dan American freestyle wrestler who is often considered to be the greatest amateur wrestler in American ... Gabler, Milt (from the article "Decca Records") ...vocal groups (the Mills Brothers and the Ink Spots) and big bands (led by Lionel ... Gabler, Norma American textbook reviewer together with her husband, Mel Gabler (died 2004), exerted enormous influence in ... Gabo, Naum pioneering Constructivist sculptor who used materials such as glass, plastic, and metal and created a ... [6 Related Articles] Gabon country lying on the west coast of Africa, astride the Equator. A former French colony, ... [23 Related Articles] Gabon country lying on the west coast of Africa, astride the Equator. A former French colony, ... [3 Related Articles] Gabon Airlines (from the article "Gabon") ...of a 25% increase in the price of foodstuffs and fuel. In an attempt to ... Gabon Estuary inlet of the Gulf of Guinea, in western Gabon. It is fed by the Como ... Gabon, flag of horizontally striped green-yellow-blue national flag. It has a width-to-length ratio of 3 to 4. Gabonese (from the article "eschatology") Several of these societies hold messianic beliefs structured around the myth of the return of ... Gabonese Democratic Party (from the article "Gabon") Pres. Omar Bongo's Democratic Party (PDG) entered 2007 with an overwhelming majority in the parliament, ... Gabonese People, Union of the (from the article "Gabon") On March 18 members of the opposition Union of the Gabonese People (UPG) fought with ... Gaboon viper extremely venomous but usually docile ground-dwelling snake found in tropical forests of central and western ... [1 Related Articles] Gabor, Dennis Hungarian-born electrical engineer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1971 for his invention ... [2 Related Articles] Gabor, Eva U.S. actress (b. Feb. 11, 1921, Budapest, Hung.--d. July 4, 1995, Los Angeles, Calif.), was ... Gaboriau, Emile French novelist who is best known as the father of the roman ... Gaborone town, capital of Botswana. The seat of government was transferred there from Mafeking (now spelled ... [5 Related Articles] Gabreski, Francis Stanley American fighter pilot (b. Jan. 28, 1919, Oil City, Pa.-d. Jan. 31, 2002, Huntington, N.Y.), ... Gabri ware (from the article "Buyid Dynasty") Buyid pottery, usually called Gabri ware, is a red-bodied earthenware covered with a white slip ... Gabriel in the Bible and the Qur'an, one of the archangels. Gabriel was the heavenly messenger ... [4 Related Articles] Gabriel American bondsman who planned the first major slave rebellion in U.S. history (Aug. 30, 1800). ... [3 Related Articles] Gabriel (from the article "rocket and missile system") ...a range of about 17 miles and supplemented its active radar guidance with passive infrared ... Gabriel synthesis (from the article "amine") ...hydrogen atoms on the reacting site). To avoid the problem of multiple alkylation, methods have ... Gabriel, Ange-Jacques French architect who built or enlarged many chateaus and palaces during the reign of Louis ... [5 Related Articles] Gabriel, Peter former lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis and solo artist known for the ... [4 Related Articles] Gabrieli, Andrea Italian Renaissance composer and organist, known for his madrigals and his large-scale choral and instrumental ... [6 Related Articles] Gabrieli, Giovanni Italian Renaissance composer, organist, and teacher, celebrated for his sacred music, including massive choral and ... [8 Related Articles] Gabrielino any of two, or possibly three, dialectally and culturally related North American Indian groups who ... [1 Related Articles] Gabrilowitsch, Ossip Russian-born American pianist noted for the elegance and subtlety of his playing. Gabrovo town, north-central Bulgaria. It is situated on both banks of the Yantra River, at the ... Gabu region located in northeastern Guinea-Bissau. The Corubal River flows east-west through the southern half of ... Gabu town located in eastern Guinea-Bissau. Gabu is situated along the Colufe River, a tributary of ... Gabu Plain (from the article "Guinea-Bissau") The coastal area is demarcated by a dense network of drowned valleys, called rias. The ... Gabu Plateau (from the article "Gabu") ...Colufe River flows east-west through the centre and empties into the Geba River. The Geba ... gacaca (from the article "Rwanda") The 1994 genocide still preoccupied the nation. In March local courts called gacaca began the ... gaccha among the image-worshipping Shvetambara sect of the Indian religion Jainism, a group of monks and ... [1 Related Articles] Gacy, John Wayne American serial killer whose murders of 33 boys and young men in the 1970s received ... [1 Related Articles] Gad (from the article "prophecy") In reconstructing the history of Israelite prophecy, the prophets Samuel, Gad, Nathan, and Elijah (11th ... Gad one of the 12 tribes of Israel that in biblical times composed the people of ... [1 Related Articles] Gad al-Haq Ali Gad al-Haq Egyptian religious leader who, as grand sheikh of al-Azhar, the Muslim world's highest religious body, ... gada (from the article "eastern Africa") ...the large units, kinship is only an ancillary principle of association, supplementing more important ties ... Gadadhara Bhattacaryya (from the article "Indian philosophy") ...of this school were Paksadhara Misra of Mithila, Vasudeva Sarvabhauma (16th century), his disciple Raghunatha ... Gadamer, Hans-Georg German philosopher whose system of philosophical hermeneutics, derived in part from concepts of Wilhelm Dilthey, ... [2 Related Articles] Gadara ancient city of Palestine, a member of the Decapolis, located just southeast of the Sea ... Gadd, Cyril John (from the article "India") The first serious attempt at establishing a chronology for the Indus civilization relied on cross-dating ... Gadda, Carlo Emilio Italian essayist, short-story writer, and novelist outstanding particularly for his original and innovative style, which ... [2 Related Articles] Gaddang (from the article "Igorot") ...Bontoc, southern Kalinga, Tinggian) nearly all live in populous villages, but one ethnic unit (the ... Gaddi (from the article "Himalayas") ...the Outer Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indo-Europeans are called the Dogri dynasty. ... Gaddi, Agnolo son and pupil of Taddeo Gaddi, who was himself the major pupil of the Florentine ... [1 Related Articles] Gaddi, Taddeo pupil and most faithful follower of the Florentine master Giotto. A capable artist, although lacking ... [1 Related Articles] Gaddis, William American novelist of complex, satiric works who was considered one of the best of the ... [1 Related Articles] Gade, Niels Danish composer who founded the Romantic nationalist school in Danish music. He studied violin and ... Gades, Antonio Spanish dancer and choreographer (b. Nov. 14, 1936, Elda, Spain-d. July 20, 2004, Madrid, Spain), ... [1 Related Articles] gadfly petrel (from the article "gadfly petrel") any of several species of petrels distinguished from others by their fluttering type of flight. ... Gadia Lohar (from the article "Rajasthan") ...peoples in the Alwar, Jaipur, Bharatpur, and Dholpur areas include the Minas (Mewatis); the Meos; ... Gadifer de La Salle Poitevin adventurer who, with Jean de Bethencourt, began the conquest of the Canary Islands. [1 Related Articles] Gadiformes (from the article "paracanthopterygian") The Paracanthopterygii comprises six orders: Batrachoidiformes, or toadfishes, about 45 species; Gadiformes, or codfishes, about ... Gadinidae (from the article "gastropod") ...specialization.)Superfamily PatelliformiaBrackish water or marine limpets with (Siphonariidae) gill-like structures or with a lung (Gadinidae).Superfamily ... gadje (from the article "Rom") ...refer to themselves by one generic name, Rom (meaning "man" or "husband"), ... Gadolin, Johan (from the article "rare-earth element") In 1794, Johan Gadolin, a Finnish chemist, while investigating a rare Swedish mineral, discovered a ... gadolinite (from the article "rare-earth element") ...a new element and to which he gave the name ytterbia, from Ytterby, the village ... gadolinium (Gd), chemical element, rare-earth metal of the lanthanoid series of the periodic table. Silvery white ... [2 Related Articles] Gador, Sierra de (from the article "Granada") The province contains the lead mines of the Sierra de Gador (the richest in the ... Gadsden city, seat (1866) of Etowah county, northeastern Alabama, U.S. It is situated on the Coosa ... Gadsden Purchase (Dec. 30, 1853), transaction that followed the conquest of much of northern Mexico by the ... [3 Related Articles] Gadsden, James U.S. soldier, diplomat, and railroad president, whose name is associated with the Gadsden Purchase (q.v.). [1 Related Articles] Gaduk Pass (from the article "Elburz Mountains") ...or another of the slopes. Only two passes allow a relatively easy crossing in a ... gadulka (from the article "gusla") The word gusla sometimes refers also to the gadulka, a similar Bulgarian instrument with three ... Gadus (from the article "Gadus") fish genus of the family Gadidae, including the individuals and groups known as bib, cod, ... gadwall (Anas strepera), small, drably coloured duck of the family Anatidae, a popular game bird. Almost ... [1 Related Articles] Gaea Greek personification of the Earth as a goddess. Mother and wife of Uranus (Heaven), from ... [7 Related Articles] Gaede, Wolfgang (from the article "mass spectrometry") ...with pressures that are routinely four to five orders of magnitude lower than those first ... Gaedel, Ed (from the article "Veeck, Bill") ...was sold, and Veeck headed another group that bought the American League St. Louis Browns. ... Gaekwar Dynasty Indian ruling family and title of its head whose capital was at Baroda in Gujarat ... [1 Related Articles] Gaelic Athletic Association (from the article "Dublin") Dublin played a leading role in the cultural renaissance that began in 1884 with the ... Gaelic football Irish version of football (soccer), an offshoot of Britain's medieval melee, in which entire parishes ... Gaelic League (from the article "Hyde, Douglas") ...and first president of the Republic of Ireland (Eire). He was the outstanding figure in ... Gaelic revival resurgence of interest in Irish language, literature, history, and folklore inspired by the growing Irish ... [1 Related Articles] Gaels, Society of (from the article "Fine Gael") Fine Gael was founded in September 1933 in the amalgamation of the Society of Gaels ... Gaeltacht (from the article "Ireland") ...tourism) and the fertility of the land was in many cases insufficient to provide an ... Gaeta town, seaport, and archiepiscopal see, Latina province, Lazio region, south-central Italy, on the Gulf of ... [1 Related Articles] Gaetuli (from the article "Gaetulia") ancient district of interior North Africa that in Roman times, at least, was inhabited by ... Gaetulia ancient district of interior North Africa that in Roman times, at least, was inhabited by ... Gafencu, Grigore Romanian lawyer, diplomat, journalist, and politician who as foreign minister at the outbreak of World ... gaff (from the article "fishing") ...with material for the line led to the use of a gut string (mentioned by ... Gaffney city, seat of Cherokee county, northern South Carolina, U.S., near the Broad River. Named for ... Gafsa town situated in west-central Tunisia. The ancient name of the locality is applied to the ... Gafurov, B. G. (from the article "Tajikistan") ...Soviet Union, the underdeveloped, mountainous Tajik S.S.R. underwent a spectacular social and economic transformation. A ... gag rule in U.S. history, any of a series of congressional resolutions that tabled, without discussion, petitions ... [1 Related Articles] Gag, Wanda Hazel American artist and author whose dynamic visual style imbued the often commonplace subjects of both ... [1 Related Articles] gagaku ancient court music. The name is a Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters for elegant ... [8 Related Articles] Gagan Singh (from the article "Jung Bahadur") Jung Bahadur, a man of great courage and ability, gained control over the government after ... Gagarin, Yury Alekseyevich Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first man to travel into space. [5 Related Articles]

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