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 Gaugamela, Battle of ... gazetteer Gaugamela, Battle of (Oct. 1, 331 BC) clash between the forces of Alexander the Great of Macedonia and ... [5 Related Articles] gauge (from the article "gauge") a measure of the bore of a shotgun. See bore.use in shotguns gauge in manufacturing and engineering, a device used to determine, either directly or indirectly, whether a ... gauge in railroad transportation, the width between the inside faces of running rails. Because the cost ... [2 Related Articles] gauge boson (from the article "subatomic particle") In addition to the Higgs particle, or particles, electroweak theory also predicts the existence of ... gauge invariance (from the article "gauge theory") ...wave fields. In a gauge theory there is a group of transformations of the field ... gauge length (from the article "materials testing") ...set of grips to grasp the test piece. In the static tension test, the test ... gauge pressure (from the article "pressure gauge") The reading on a gauge, which is the difference between two pressures, is known as ... gauge symmetry (from the article "subatomic particle") ...that the force varies in strength and direction around the magnet. The appropriate fields for ... gauge theory class of quantum field theory, a mathematical theory involving both quantum mechanics and Einstein's special ... [7 Related Articles] gauge transformation (from the article "gauge theory") ...special theory of relativity that is commonly used to describe subatomic particles and their associated ... gauging station site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gauge height (water ... Gaugler, William American fencing master. He was one of the most prominent and respected students of the ... Gauguin, Paul French painter, printmaker, and sculptor who sought to achieve a "primitive" expression of spiritual and ... [14 Related Articles] Gaul (from the article "France") ...isolated area west of the Pyrenees in both Spain and France, who speak a language ... Gaul the region inhabited by the ancient Gauls, comprising modern-day France and parts of Belgium, western ... [18 Related Articles] Gaul, Charly Luxembourgian cyclist (b. Dec. 8, 1932, Luxembourg-d. Dec. 6, 2005, Luxembourg), was one of international ... Gauleiter (from the article "Fuhrer") ...Heinrich Himmler, head of the unified police system. Also directly responsible to (and selected by) ... Gaulish language ancient Celtic language or languages spoken in western and central Europe and Asia Minor before ... [2 Related Articles] Gaulle, Charles de French soldier, writer, statesman, and architect of France's Fifth Republic. [46 Related Articles] Gault, Henri Andre Paul Victor French food critic (b. Nov. 4, 1929, Pacy-sur-Eure, France-d. July 9, 2000, Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds, France), collaborated ... Gaultheria genus of 235 species of upright or prostrate evergreen shrubs, of the heath family (Ericaceae), ... Gaultier, Denis celebrated lute virtuoso whose style influenced the French school of harpsichord music. Gaultier, Gregory (from the article "Squash") ...(PSA) world number one status for the full year (despite having his younger countryman Ramy ... Gaumata (from the article "Darius I") ...Cyrus, who had usurped the throne the previous March. In the Bisitun inscription Darius defended ... Gaumont Pictures (from the article "Guy-Blache, Alice") ...(Many historians support Guy's claim that her fairy tale preceded the story films of Georges ... Gaumont, Leon (from the article "motion picture, history of the") Pathe's only serious rival on the Continent at this time was Gaumont Pictures, founded by ... Gaumukh River (from the article "Ganges River") ...level in an ice cave at the foot of the Himalayan glacier known as Gangotri. ... Gaung, U (from the article "Mindon") ...further trouble, he signed a commercial treaty in 1867 that gave the British generous economic ... Gaunilo Benedictine monk of the Marmoutier Abbey near Tours, France, who opposed St. Anselm of Canterbury's ... [2 Related Articles] gauntlet (from the article "military technology") By the early 13th century European amourers had learned to make mail with a sufficiently ... gaur (Bos gaurus), one of several species of wild cattle, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla). The gaur ... [2 Related Articles] Gaur Rajput (from the article "Sheopur") town, northwestern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. The town and fort were founded in 1537 ... Gauri Somnath (from the article "Godarpura") ...mostly of the 14th and 18th centuries. The Omkar temple, on an island in the ... Gauri Tal (from the article "Bhind") ...and brassware manufacture are the major industries. It was the seat of the Bhadwriya Cauhan ... Gaurinath Singh (from the article "Assam") Conflict among the princes gradually weakened the central administration until 1786, when the ruling prince, ... Gause, G. F. (from the article "competitive exclusion, principle of") (after G.F. Gause, a Soviet biologist, and J. Grinnell, an American naturalist, who first clearly ... gauss unit of magnetic induction in the centimetre-gram-second system of physical units. One gauss corresponds to ... [3 Related Articles] Gauss elimination in linear and multilinear algebra, a process for finding the solutions of a system of ... [1 Related Articles] Gauss's law either of two statements describing electric and magnetic fluxes. Gauss's law for electricity states that ... [1 Related Articles] Gauss, Carl Friedrich German mathematician, generally regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time for his ... [36 Related Articles] Gaussberg, Mount (from the article "Drygalski, Erich Dagobert von") ...government, Drygalski's party landed on Antarctica at about 90° E, in the area now known ... Gaussian (from the article "Pople, Sir John A.") ...the development in the 1960s of increasingly powerful computers that could perform such calculations opened ... Gaussian curvature (from the article "nature, philosophy of") ...of surfaces created by the 18th- and 19th-century German mathematician and astronomer Carl Friedrich Gauss, ... Gaussian integer (from the article "algebra") ...led to the factorization properties of numbers of the type a + Ib (a and b integers ... Gautama (from the article "Indian philosophy") The logical period of Indian thought began with the Kusanas (1st-2nd centuries). Gautama (author of ... Gautamiputra Satakarni (from the article "Satavahana Dynasty") ...first stage of this conflict is represented by Ksatrapa Nahapana's penetration into the Nasik and ... Gauteng province, northeastern South Africa. It consists of the cities of Pretoria, Johannesburg, Germiston, and Vereeniging ... [1 Related Articles] Gauthey, Emiland-Marie French engineer, best known for his construction of the Charolais Canal, or Canal du Centre, ... Gautier d'Arras author of early French romances. He lacked the skill and profundity of his contemporary Chretien ... Gautier de Coincy (from the article "French literature") ...par personnages ("Miracles of Our Lady with Dramatic Characters"), a collection of 40 Gautier de Metz French poet and priest who is usually credited with the authorship of a treatise about ... Gautier, Hubert French engineer and scientist, author of the first book on bridge building. Gautier, Leon literary historian who revived an interest in early French literature with his translation and critical ... [1 Related Articles] Gautier, Theophile poet, novelist, critic, and journalist whose influence was strongly felt in the period of changing ... [6 Related Articles] Gautsch von Frankenthurn, Paul, Baron statesman who served three times as Austrian prime minister. [2 Related Articles] Gauvin, Lise (from the article "Canadian literature") ...Cracks), and Jacques Brault's Agonie (1984; Death-Watch) all have elements of fictional diaries. Reworking Montesquieu's ... Gauvreau, Claude (from the article "Canadian literature") ...of artists known as Les Automatistes, repudiated Quebec's Jansenist past in the revolutionary manifesto gauze light, open-weave fabric made of cotton when used for surgical dressings and of silk and ... gauze weave (from the article "textile") Gauze weaving is an open weave made by twisting adjacent warps together. It is usually ... Gavarni, Paul French lithographer and painter whose work is enjoyable for its polished wit, cultured observation, and ... [1 Related Articles] Gavarnie mountain village and valley on the approach to the natural amphitheatre known as the Cirque ... Gavazzeni, Gianandrea Italian composer and conductor who was best known for his nearly 50 years of conducting ... Gavazzi, Alessandro reformer in church and politics during the Risorgimento (Italian unification) who inveighed against the neglect ... Gaveston, Piers, Earl of Cornwall favourite of the English king Edward II. The king's inordinate love for him made him ... [3 Related Articles] gavial (Gavialis gangeticus), an exceptionally long and narrow-snouted crocodilian classified as the sole species in the ... [3 Related Articles] Gavialidae (from the article "crocodile") ...crocodiles)3 genera and 14 species; teeth of upper and lower jaws form one interdigitating row ... Gaviidae (from the article "loon") any of five species of diving birds constituting the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae. Loons were ... Gaviiformes (from the article "bird") ...and stout; stance upright; feathers short and dense, molted in patches; length 35-115 cm (14-45 ... Gavin, James Maurice U.S. Army commander known as "the jumping general" because he parachuted with combat troops during ... [1 Related Articles] Gaviria Trujillo, Cesar (from the article "Colombia") ...policies. Despite threats of terrorism, however, about half of the population voted in the peaceful ... Gavle town and port, capital of Gavleborg lan (county), east-central Sweden, on an inlet of the ... [1 Related Articles] Gavleborg lan (county), east-central Sweden, on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia. ... gavotte lively peasants' kissing dance that became fashionable at the 17th- and 18th-century courts of France ... Gavrilo patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1938-50), noted for his anti-Nazi stand and, later, for ... Gavur Kalesi (from the article "art and architecture, Anatolian") ...in the protective embrace of a god is hardly less impressive than the symbolism of ... Gawai Dayak (from the article "Malaysia") The states have their own holidays. Sarawak, for instance, celebrates Gawai Dayak ("Dayak Festival"). Rooted ... Gawain hero of Arthurian legend and romance. A nephew and loyal supporter of King Arthur, Gawain ... [1 Related Articles] Gawan, Mahmud (from the article "India") The most notable personality of the period was Mahmud Gawan, who was a leading administrator ... Gawhar Shad (from the article "Shah Rokh") ...Herat in Khorasan (now in western Afghanistan). Particularly important were the library and the school ... Gawler town, South Australia, northeast of Adelaide. It lies at the confluence of the North and ... Gawler Block (from the article "Australia") In the far southwest, the Darling Range forms an upfaulted block underlain mainly by granite ... Gawler Ranges mountains and hills in South Australia, extending 100 miles (160 km) east-west across the northern ... [1 Related Articles] Gawler, George (from the article "Gawler") ...of Adelaide. It lies at the confluence of the North and South Para rivers (which ... Gawra Period (from the article "Tepe Gawra") ...The site, which apparently was continuously occupied from the Halaf Period (c. 5050-c. 4300 BC) ... Gay and Lesbian Pride Week (from the article "gay rights movement") ...45 minutes and resumed on succeeding nights. Gay rights organizations proliferated in the United States ... Gay Games (from the article "sports") ...this stereotype, which has damaged efforts to increase wider participation and greater spectator interest, conventional ... Gay Men's Health Crisis (from the article "homosexuality") ...it was particularly prevalent in urban gay communities. As a result homosexuals were at the ... gay rights movement civil-rights movement that advocates equal rights for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transsexuals; seeks to ... [3 Related Articles] Gay's Lion Farm (from the article "El Monte") ...Southern Pacific Railroad depot was established there in 1873, spurring the development of local agriculture, ... Gay, Delphine (from the article "Vigny, Alfred-Victor, comte de") ...a literary leader of the Romantic movement in France. The Romantic poet Alphonse de Lamartine ... Gay, John English poet and dramatist, chiefly remembered as the author of The Beggar's ... [6 Related Articles] Gay, John (from the article "Utilitarianism") Another strand of Utilitarian thought took the form of a theological ethics. John Gay, a ... Gay, Sophie French writer and grande dame who wrote romantic novels and plays about upper-class French society ... Gay, Tyson (from the article "Track and Field Sports (Athletics)") American sprinters Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix won three gold medals each. For Gay, who ... Gay-Lussac's law of combining volumes (from the article "Gay-Lussac, Joseph-Louis") ...one were not animated with the desire to discover laws, they would often escape the ... Gay-Lussac, Joseph-Louis French chemist and physicist who pioneered investigations into the behaviour of gases, established new techniques ... [6 Related Articles] gay-pride parade (from the article "Latvia") ...people with low incomes to stage protests and seek employment abroad. Municipal elections were held ... Gaya city, south-central Bihar state, northeastern India. It lies along the Phalgu River, a tributary of ... [1 Related Articles] gayal (Bos frontalis), one of the species of true cattle, belonging to the subfamily Bovinae (order ... Gayangos, Pascual de (from the article "Prescott, William H(ickling)") Working with a superb personal library of perhaps 5,000 volumes and with the help of ... Gayatri mantra (from the article "Hinduism") ...and Tantric elements. If not shortened, the morning ceremonies consist of self-purification, bathing, prayers, and ... Gaye, Marvin American soul singer-songwriter-producer who, to a large extent, ushered in the era of artist-controlled popular ... [3 Related Articles] Gaykhatu (from the article "Iran") The pressure was increased beyond the economy's endurance: the Il-Khanid government ran into fiscal difficulties. ... Gaylani, Rashid 'Ali al- Iraqi lawyer and politician who was prime minister of Iraq (1933, 1940-41, 1941) and one ... [4 Related Articles] Gayley, James American metallurgist who invented a device to ensure uniform humidity in the air stream going ... gaylussite a carbonate mineral, hydrated sodium and calcium carbonate [formulated Na2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O], that precipitates from soda lakes. ... Gaymard, Herve (from the article "France") ...was also conducive to a "no" in the referendum campaign. Unemployment in France remained persistently ... Gaynor, Janet (from the article "1927/28: Best Actress") Other Nominees Gayomart in later Zoroastrian creation literature, the first man, and the progenitor of mankind. Gayomart's spirit, ... [2 Related Articles] Gayoom, Maumoon Abdul (from the article "Maldives") Area: 298 sq km (115 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 305,000 | Capital: Male ... Gaz de France (from the article "Belgium") ...of GDP to just over 90%. Belgium's energy sector was set for a shake-up in ... Gaza (from the article "Nguni") ...Shaka, were able to conquer other African peoples and to establish new states throughout southern ... Gaza kingdom established in the highlands of the middle Sabi River in Mozambique in the 1830s ... [3 Related Articles] Gaza city and principal urban centre of the Gaza Strip, southwestern Palestine. Formerly the administrative headquarters ... [10 Related Articles] Gaza Strip territory occupying 140 square miles (363 square km) along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of ... [18 Related Articles] Gaza, Battle of (from the article "Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount") ...of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. The strength of his personality created a new spirit in ... Gaza, Theodore (from the article "humanism") ...Academy of Florence. George of Trebizond (Georgius Trapezuntius, 1395-1484), a student of Vittorino, was a ... Gazala-Bir Hakeim line (from the article "World War II") ...26, he prepared a counteroffensive. When the British still imagined his forces to be hopelessly ... Gazankulu former nonindependent Bantustan, northeastern Transvaal, South Africa, designated for the Shangaan and Tsonga people. It ... [1 Related Articles] Gazargamu (from the article "Gbaya") The Gbaya migrated southeastward from what is now the Hausa area of northern Nigeria early ... gazebo lookout or belvedere in the form of a turret, cupola, or garden house set on ... 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