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 Galbraith, John Kenneth ... gallinule Galbraith, John Kenneth Canadian-born American economist and public servant known for his support of public spending and for ... [4 Related Articles] Galbulae (from the article "piciform") ...13 secondaries; 8 to 12 rectrices (tail feathers); aftershaft present; no down in adults; hole-nesting ... Galbulimima (from the article "Magnoliales") ...have been milled for timber, which has been used in building construction and for furniture ... Galdho Peak highest mountain peak of Norway and the Scandinavian Peninsula. It lies in the Jotunheim Mountains, ... [2 Related Articles] gale wind that is stronger than a breeze; specifically a wind of 28-55 knots (50-102 km ... Gale, Richard Nelson British army officer who commanded the British airborne troops employed in northwestern Europe during World ... 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[5 Related Articles] Galena River (from the article "Galena") city, seat (1827) of Jo Daviess county, northwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies along the Galena ... Galeommatoidea (from the article "bivalve") One group of bivalves, the superfamily Galeommatoidea, form highly intimate relationships with other marine invertebrates, ... galeones (from the article "Spanish treasure fleet") ...Sevilla (Seville) to the American colonies each year: the flota left in the spring for ... Galeotti, Pier Paolo (from the article "medal") ...Genoese statesman and admiral Andrea Doria. For the first time the struck medal became a ... Galeran de Bretagne (from the article "romance") ...are known, resembles the Cupid and Psyche story told in the Roman writer Apuleius' Golden ... Galerella (from the article "mongoose") ...(common mongooses)10 species of Africa, southern Asia, and southern Europe.Genus Galerella (slender ... Galericinae (from the article "insectivore") ...Erinaceinae (hedgehogs)15 species in 4 genera from Europe, Asia, and Africa.Subfamily Galericinae (moonrat and gymnures)8 ... Galerie Der Sturm (from the article "Sturm, Der") ...were featured; and in 1912, writings, drawings, and prints by members of the Der Blaue ... Galerius Roman emperor from 305 to 311, notorious for his persecution of Christians. [6 Related Articles] Galerius, Arch of (from the article "Western sculpture") ...completed for the celebrations of his decennalia (10th anniversary of his reign) in 315, show ... Galesauridae (from the article "cynodont") The suborder Cynodontia contains, according to some classifications, five families-Procynosuchidae, Galesauridae, Tritylodontidae, Chiniquodontidae, and Trithelodontidae. ... Galesburg city, seat (1873) of Knox county, western Illinois, U.S. It lies about 50 miles (80 ... Galgodon Highlands region of broken mountain terrain, northern Somalia, eastern Africa. It lies parallel to the Gulf ... [2 Related Articles] Gali, Francisco (from the article "Miro, Joan") ...to an estate they bought especially for this purpose-Montroig, near Tarragona, Spain-and in 1912 they ... Galiani, Ferdinando Italian economist whose studies in value theory anticipated much later work. Galib Dede Turkish poet, one of the last great classical poets of Ottoman literature. [2 Related Articles] Galicia historic region of eastern Europe that was a part of Poland before Austria annexed it ... [14 Related Articles] Galicia comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) and historic region of Spain encompassing the northwestern ... [4 Related Articles] Galicia-Volhynia (from the article "Ukraine") ...Vladimir-Suzdal (and later Moscow) formed the core from which developed the future Russian state (see also ... Galician language Romance language with many similarities to the Portuguese language. It is spoken by some 4 ... [5 Related Articles] Galician literature (from the article "Spanish literature") Galician literature Galician-Portuguese (from the article "Portuguese literature") ...cantigas de escarnio e maldizer ("songs of mockery and vilification"). This body ... Galidiinae (from the article "mongoose") ...Suricata (meerkat)1 African species.Subfamily Galidiinae (Malagasy mongooses)5 species in 4 genera found ... Galilean invariance (from the article "physical science, principles of") ...in fact, would not be discernible by an observer in a closed box. The supposed ... Galilean microscope (from the article "biology") ...near the end of the 16th century, it was discovered that if certain lenses are ... Galilean relativity (from the article "mechanics") According to the principle of Galilean relativity, if Newton's laws are true in any reference ... Galilean satellite (from the article "Jupiter") Galileo proposed that the four Jovian moons he discovered in 1610 be named the Medicean ... Galilean telescope instrument for viewing distant objects, named after the great Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), who ... [2 Related Articles] Galilean transformations set of equations in classical physics that relate the space and time coordinates of two ... [1 Related Articles] Galilee northernmost region of ancient Palestine, corresponding to modern northern Israel. Its biblical boundaries are indistinct; ... [4 Related Articles] galilee (from the article "galilee") a large porch or narthex, originally for penitents, at the west end of a church. ... Galilee, Sea of lake in Israel through which the Jordan River flows. From 1948 to 1967 it was ... [3 Related Articles] Galilei, Vincenzo father of the astronomer Galileo and a leader of the Florentine Camerata, a group of ... [3 Related Articles] Galileo Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, ... 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Galitzen, Michael Riley American diver who won four Olympic medals. Galiwinku island in the Arafura Sea, 2 miles (3 km) across Cadell Strait from Napier Peninsula, ... Gall Hunkpapa Sioux war chief, who was one of the most important military leaders at the ... [1 Related Articles] gall (from the article "gall") an abnormal, localized outgrowth or swelling of plant tissue caused by infection from bacteria, fungi, ... gall flower (from the article "Rosales") ...hard-shelled fruit termed the achene. The fig itself is actually a collection of many of ... gall fly any of several different species of insects that cause swelling (galls) in the tissues of ... gall midge any minute, delicate insect (order Diptera) characterized by beaded, somewhat hairy antennae and few veins ... [2 Related Articles] gall wasp any of a group of wasps in the family Cynipidae (order Hymenoptera) that are notable ... 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Gallagher, John Patrick Canadian geologist and industrialist who founded (1950) Dome Petroleum Ltd., built it into a large, ... Gallagher, Liam (from the article "Britpop") ...(in full Noel Thomas David Gallagher; b. May 29, 1967Manchester) and singer Liam Gallagher ... Gallagher, Noel (from the article "Britpop") Oasis stood for authenticity. At heart the band was two brothers from Manchester, guitarist-songwriter Noel ... Gallagher, Rory Irish blues-rock guitarist, singer, and composer (b. March 2, 1948--d. June 14, 1995). Gallagher, Tess American poet, author of naturalistic, introspective verse about self-discovery, womanhood, and family life. Gallagher, Tom (from the article "Tony Blair: A 10-Year Retrospective") On May 10, 2007-almost exactly 10 years after he became Britain's youngest prime minister since ... Galland, Adolf German fighter ace and officer who commanded the fighter forces of the Luftwaffe (German air ... 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Gallatin School of Individualized Study (from the article "New York University") ...school; a college of dentistry; a law school; a school of social work; a school ... Gallatin, Albert fourth U.S. secretary of the Treasury (1801-14). He insisted upon a continuity of sound governmental ... [4 Related Articles] Gallaudet University (from the article "Washington") ...and is supported largely by federal appropriations. The University of the District of Columbia, which ... Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins educational philanthropist and founder of the first American school for the deaf. gallbladder a muscular membranous sac that stores and concentrates bile, a fluid that is received from ... [4 Related Articles] Galle port and city, Sri Lanka, situated on a large harbour on the island's southern coast. ... [2 Related Articles] Galle, Emile celebrated French designer and pioneer in technical innovations in glass. He was a leading initiator ... 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[5 Related Articles] Galleria Umberto I (from the article "Naples") ...Naples has no modern parallel, the San Carlo remains an important element of Europe's musical ... Galleriinae (from the article "lepidopteran") ...wing venation; small subfamily Nymphulinae has aquatic larvae with tracheal gills for living in still ... gallery in architecture, any covered passage that is open at one side, such as a portico ... gallery camera (from the article "photoengraving") ...on a plane surface, without the distortions common (though usually unnoticed) in the average portrait ... gallery grave long chamber grave, a variant of the collective tomb burials that spread into western and ... [1 Related Articles] galleta (from the article "Hilaria") in botany, genus of perennial grasses in the family Poaceae, consisting of about seven species ... galley (from the article "proofreading") ...publication. Proofreading dates from the early days of printing. A contract of 1499 held the ... galley large seagoing vessel propelled primarily by oars. The Egyptians, Cretans, and other ancient peoples used ... [4 Related Articles] Galley Hill man (from the article "primate") While new discoveries have clarified the human story, older ones, which had served only to ... galley proof (from the article "proofreading") ...A contract of 1499 held the author finally responsible for correction of proofs. In modern ... galley warfare sea warfare fought between forces equipped with specialized oar-driven warships, particularly in the Mediterranean Sea, ... Gallgaidhel (from the article "Galloway") The name Galloway is derived from the Gallgaidhel, or Gallwyddel ("Stranger Gaels"), the original Celtic ... Galli priests, often temple attendants or wandering mendicants, of the ancient Asiatic deity, the Great Mother ... [3 Related Articles] Galli-Curci, Amelita Italian-born American singer, one of the outstanding operatic sopranos of her time. 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The second, produced in Palestine from the Hexaplaric Septuagint, tended to ... Gallicanism a complex of French ecclesiastical and political doctrines and practices advocating restriction of papal power; ... [14 Related Articles] Gallico, Paul (from the article "Golden Gloves") ...Tribune. First sponsored by the Tribune in 1926, annual tournaments were held ... Gallieni, Joseph-Simon French army officer figure who successfully directed the pacification of the French Sudan and Madagascar ... [5 Related Articles] Gallienus Roman emperor jointly with his father, Valerian, from 253 until 260, then sole emperor to ... [4 Related Articles] Galliffet, Gaston-Alexandre-Auguste, marquis de, Prince De Martigues French military leader who severely suppressed revolts in the Paris Commune in 1871. galliform any of the gallinaceous (that is, fowl-like or chickenlike) birds. The order includes about 290 ... 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