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 George Peabody College for Teachers ... Gergiev, Valery George Peabody College for Teachers (from the article "Vanderbilt University") ...granted in 1879, and an engineering department was formed in 1886. The Methodists retained control ... George Philip and Son British publishing house, one of the oldest in the United Kingdom, located in London. The ... George Resolution (from the article "Bricker, John W.") ...Confederation of the 18th century. Ultimately defeated, the Bricker Amendment was greatly attenuated during the ... George River river in Nord-du-Quebec region, northeastern Quebec province, Canada. It rises near the Labrador (Newfoundland) border, ... George the Monk Byzantine historian, author of a world chronicle that constitutes a prime documentary source for mid-9th-century ... George the Pisidian Byzantine epic poet, historian, and cleric whose classically structured verse was acclaimed as a model ... 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[5 Related Articles] George VI king of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. [4 Related Articles] George Washington (from the article "submarine") The first modern strategic submarines were of the U.S. George Washington class, which became operational ... George Washington Battalion (from the article "Abraham Lincoln Battalion") ...largely of communists; but, unlike the Europeans, the majority of Americans were students, and none ... George Washington Birthplace National Monument historical area consisting of 538 acres (218 hectares) of plantation land in Westmoreland county, eastern ... [1 Related Articles] George Washington Bridge vehicular suspension bridge crossing the Hudson River, U.S., between The Palisades park near Fort Lee, ... [2 Related Articles] George Washington Carver National Monument (from the article "Joplin") ...improve skills in the elementary grades. The Joplin Museum Complex includes the Tri-State Mineral Museum ... George Washington University, The private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Washington, D.C., U.S. It consists of the Columbian ... George William elector of Brandenburg (from 1619) through much of the Thirty Years' War. [2 Related Articles] George, Eddie Governors of the Bank of England had always been powerful people, but traditionally they exercised ... George, Elizabeth By her own account, American mystery writer Elizabeth George scored a great success in allowing ... George, Grace (from the article "Brady, William A") ...more than 250 plays, including Way Down East; an all-star revival of Uncle Tom's Cabin; ... George, Henry land reformer and economist who in Progress and Poverty (1879) proposed the single tax: that ... [1 Related Articles] George, Kyle (from the article "Curling") Canada's Kyle George won the men's title at the world junior championships in Pinerolo, Italy, ... George, Lake freshwater lake, southeastern New South Wales, Australia, located about 25 mi (40 km) northeast of ... George, Lake (from the article "East African lakes") Lake Edward, of which the deepest part (367 feet) is in the west under the ... George, Lake lake, northeastern New York state, U.S. It is 32 miles (51 km) long, 1-3 miles ... George, Nelson (from the article "Al Benson") Critic and historian Nelson George called Al Benson, who worked at several Chicago radio stations ... George, Prince (from the article "Venizelos, Eleutherios") ...Khania, to secure the union of Crete with Greece. After the intervention of the European ... George, Saint early Christian martyr who during the Middle Ages became an ideal of martial valour and ... [2 Related Articles] George, Stefan lyric poet responsible in part for the emergence of Aestheticism in German poetry at the ... [2 Related Articles] George-Kreis (from the article "George, Stefan") ...Mallarme and others in the Symbolist movement. Returning to Germany, where he divided his time ... Georgefischeriales (from the article "fungus") ...basidia produced in a layer on the surface of parasitized plants; example genera include Exobasidium, ... Georgetown town, port on MacCarthy Island in the Gambia River in central Gambia. It was founded ... Georgetown section of the city of Washington, D.C., U.S., at the confluence of the Potomac River ... [3 Related Articles] Georgetown town, seat (1867) of Clear Creek county, north-central Colorado, U.S. It lies along the South ... Georgetown port city, seat of Georgetown county, eastern South Carolina, U.S. It lies near the Atlantic ... [1 Related Articles] Georgetown county, eastern South Carolina, U.S. The Atlantic Ocean is the eastern border, the Great Pee ... Georgetown capital city of Guyana. The country's chief port, Georgetown lies on the Atlantic Ocean at ... [6 Related Articles] Georgetown University private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Washington, D.C., U.S. Though it is affiliated with ... Georgia country of Transcaucasia located at the eastern end of the Black Sea on the southern ... [34 Related Articles] Georgia constituent state of the United States of America. The largest of the U.S. states east ... [24 Related Articles] Georgia Institute of Technology public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. The institute consists of the ... [2 Related Articles] Georgia Platform statement of qualified support for the U.S. Union among Georgia conservatives following the Compromise of ... Georgia Railroad (from the article "Thomson, J Edgar") ...for a rail line from Philadelphia to Columbia. In 1830, he became head of the ... Georgia Southern University public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Statesboro, Georgia, U.S., about 50 miles (80 km) ... Georgia State University public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. It is part of the ... Georgia v. Randolph (from the article "Law") The court resolved two significant issues regarding unlawful police searches. Georgia v. Randolph held that ... Georgia v. Stanton (from the article "Chase, Salmon P.") ...measures and by his fairness in presiding over the Senate's impeachment trial (ending in acquittal) ... Georgia, flag of national flag consisting of a white field with a red cross dividing the field into ... Georgia, flag of U.S. state flag consisting of a striped red-white-red field (background) with a blue canton containing ... Georgia, history of (from the article "Georgia") Archaeological findings make it possible to trace the origins of human society on the territory ... Georgia, Strait of narrow passage of the eastern North Pacific between the central east coast of Vancouver Island ... Georgia, University of public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Athens, Georgia, U.S. It is part of the ... [3 Related Articles] Georgiadis, Nicholas Greek-born stage designer, artist, and teacher (b. Sept. 14, 1923, Athens, Greece-d. March 10, 2001, ... Georgian (from the article "Abkhazia") ...are located-the capital, Sokhumi, Och'amch'ire, and the resort centres of Gagra and Novy Afon. Prior ... Georgian alphabet (from the article "Georgian language") ...New Georgian literary language is based on an East Georgian dialect and originated in the ... Georgian Bay bay, northeastern arm of Lake Huron, south-central Ontario, Canada. It is sheltered from the lake ... [1 Related Articles] Georgian Bay Islands National Park (from the article "Principal national parks of the world") The Georgian Bay Islands National Park, established in 1929, comprises some 40 islands in the ... Georgian House (from the article "Edinburgh") ...Victorian banking hall (1858). In George Street is the parish church of St. Andrew, an ... Georgian language official language of the Republic of Georgia, whose spoken form has many dialects, usually divided ... [6 Related Articles] Georgian literature the body of written works in the Georgian language. [4 Related Articles] Georgian Orthodox church autocephalous (independent) church of the Orthodox communion in Georgia. The church is one of the ... [2 Related Articles] Georgian poetry a variety of lyrical poetry produced in the early 20th century by an assortment of ... Georgian style the various styles in the architecture, interior design, and decorative arts of Britain during the ... [6 Related Articles] georgic a poem dealing with practical aspects of agriculture and rural affairs. The model for such ... Georgiev, Kimon (from the article "Bulgaria") ...dire economic situation and stem a rising tide of labour unrest. On the night of ... Georgievsk, Treaty of (July 24, 1783), agreement concluded by Catherine II the Great of Russia and Erekle II ... [1 Related Articles] Georgina River (from the article "Diamantina River") ...for 560 miles (900 km) southwest past Birdsville to Goyder Lagoon in South Australia, draining ... Georgofili, Accademia dei (from the article "Italy") ...laissez-faire economics and on the belief that land is the source of all wealth-characterized Tuscany ... geosphere (from the article "biosphere") ...carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, molecular nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and water vapour. It was a hostile ... geostationary orbit (from the article "satellite communication") ...are carried into space by rocket-powered expendable launch vehicles, although in the 1980s a significant ... Geostationary Space Launch Vehicle (from the article "launch vehicle") ...Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) was then developed; it used a mixture of solid- and liquid-fueled ... geostress (from the article "tunnels and underground excavations") Also important is the geostress-i.e., the state of stress existing in situ prior to tunneling. ... geostrophic balance (from the article "ocean") ...frictional forces are of minor importance, and the equation of motion for horizontal forces can ... geostrophic current (from the article "ocean") ...Hemisphere this direction is such that the high pressure is to the right when looking ... geostrophic motion fluid flow in a direction parallel to lines of equal pressure (isobars) in a rotating ... [3 Related Articles] geostrophic wind (from the article "climate") ...pressure, and x and y the distances toward the east and north, respectively. This simple ... geosynchronous overlay (from the article "GPS") Yet another augmentation technique is known as geosynchronous overlays. Geosynchronous overlays employ GPS payloads "piggybacked" ... geosyncline linear trough of subsidence of the Earth's crust within which vast amounts of sediment accumulate. ... [6 Related Articles] geotaxis (from the article "mechanoreception") ...provided if these reflexes are abolished after surgical elimination of both statocysts. Many animals exhibit ... geotectonics (from the article "rock") ...strain of rocks in response to stresses is called rock mechanics. When the scale of ... geotherm (from the article "metamorphic rock") In general, temperatures increase with depth within the Earth along curves referred to as geotherms. ... geothermal energy power obtained by using heat from the Earth's interior. Most geothermal resources are in regions ... [8 Related Articles] geothermal gradient (from the article "metamorphic rock") ...transport of hot or cold rocks at rates faster than those needed to maintain thermal ... geothermometry (from the article "geology") ...species that results from the influence of differences in mass of molecules containing different isotopes. ... Geox (from the article "Fashions") ...such as designer jeans, collectors item T-shirts, bright cashmeres, and fun fur, as well as ... Gepidae a Germanic tribe that lived on the southern Baltic coast in the 1st century AD, ... [5 Related Articles] Gera city, Thuringia Land (state), east-central Germany. It lies along the Weisse Elster ... Gera Bond (from the article "Joachim Frederick") Joachim established the rule of primogeniture for the Hohenzollern electorate by a family agreement known ... Geral Mountains (from the article "plateau") ...India, were erupted 60,000,000 to 65,000,000 years ago when India lay in the Southern Hemisphere, ... Geraldine League (from the article "O'Donnell, Manus") ...by Manus O'Donnell, who on the death of Hugh Dubh in July 1537 was inaugurated ... Geraldton town and Indian Ocean port, southwestern Western Australia. It lies along Champion Bay, across Geelvinck ... Geraldton wax plant (from the article "waxplant") The Geraldton wax plant (Chamelaucium uncinatum), in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), from Australia, is a ... Geraldus (from the article "Ekkehard I the Elder") ...a history of Sankt Gallen written in part by Ekkehard IV, that Ekkehard I-while still ... Geraniaceae (from the article "Geraniales") ...geranium order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, belonging to the basal Rosid group of the core ... Geraniales the geranium order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, belonging to the basal Rosid group of the ... geraniol (from the article "isoprenoid") ...monoterpene derivatives include the terpene alcohol citronellol and the corresponding aldehyde citronellal, both of which ... geranium any of a group of about 300 species of perennial herbs or shrubs in the ... [1 Related Articles] geranium (from the article "geranium") any of a group of about 300 species of perennial herbs or shrubs in the ... geranium oil (from the article "geranium") Several African Pelargonium species are commercially important for geranium oil, an essential oil used in ... geranyl pyrophosphate (from the article "isoprenoid") The formation of geranyl pyrophosphate, the precursor of the monoterpenes, from two molecules of IPPP ... Gerard (from the article "Hospitallers") ...in Jerusalem by Italian merchants from Amalfi to care for sick and poor pilgrims. After ... Gerard of Abbeville (from the article "Bonaventure, Saint") ...of St. Francis. Revered by his order, Bonaventure recodified its constitutions (1260), wrote for it ... Gerard of Chatenois (from the article "Lorraine") With the dissolution of the lower duchy, the upper duchy came to be called simply ... Gerard of Cremona European medieval scholar who translated the works of many major Greek and Arabic writers into ... [1 Related Articles] Gerard, Balthasar (from the article "Netherlands, The") Holland and Zeeland were on the verge of offering the title of count to William ... Gerard, Francois, Baron Neoclassical painter best known for his portraits of celebrated European personalities, particularly the leading figures ... [1 Related Articles] Gerard, John English herbalist, author of The Herball, or generall historie of plantes (1597). Gerard, Saint Venetian Benedictine monk, one of the chief Christian evangelizers of Hungary. He was a scion ... Gerardi Conedera, Juan Jose, Bishop Guatemalan religious leader who, in his campaign for human rights, led the Recovery of Historical ... Gerber convention (from the article "bridge") This was devised in 1938 by John Gerber of Houston, Texas. An unnecessary bid of ... gerbil any of more than 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats ... [2 Related Articles] Gerbrandy, Pieter Sjoerds Dutch statesman who as prime minister (1940-45) conducted The Netherlands' World War II government-in-exile and ... Gerd (from the article "Germanic religion and mythology") The Eddic poem Skirnismal ("The Lay of Skirnir") relates the wooing of Freyr's bride, Gerd ... Gere, Richard American actor and humanitarian, perhaps best known for his portrayal of genteel characters in romantic ... gerechtshoven (from the article "Netherlands, The") ...which also can hear appeals from cantonal court decisions. Appeals against decisions from the district ... Geremek, Bronislaw Polish historian and politician was an outspoken supporter of government reform in the 1980s, a ... gerenuk (species Litocranius walleri), slender antelope, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), with an unusually long neck and ... Geres Mountains short range of mountains, less than 20 mi (32 km) long, with a maximum width ... Gereshk town, southwestern Afghanistan. It lies along the Helmand River, 75 miles (120 km) west-northwest of ... Gerevich, Aladar Hungarian fencer, who played a leading role in the Hungarian team's 36-year dominance of the ... gerewol (from the article "art, African") ...(East African pastoral peoples such as the Pokot and Samburu). Perhaps the most striking example ... Gergiev, Valery When conductor Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Opera appeared at the Kennedy Center for the ...

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