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 Hackensack ... Hafstein, Hannes Hackensack city, seat (1713) of Bergen county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., on the Hackensack River, just ... Hackenschmidt, George professional wrestler who ranked with Tom Jenkins and Frank Gotch among the greatest in the ... [2 Related Articles] hacker (from the article "Computers and Information Systems") Another security threat came from zombies, computers that had been surreptitiously taken over by hackers ... Hacker, Katharina (from the article "Literature") The winner of the 2006 German Book Prize, announced on October 2 on the eve ... Hacket, Buddy American comedian and actor (b. Aug. 31, 1924, New York, N.Y. -d. June 30, 2003, ... Hackett, Albert U.S. screenwriter and playwright (b. Feb. 16, 1900, New York, N.Y.--d. March 16, 1995, New ... Hackett, Grant (from the article "Swimming") ...(13 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze). Swimmers from 12 countries earned gold medals, and ... Hackett, James Henry American actor, important chiefly for his encouragement of drama in the United States. Hackett, Steve (from the article "Genesis") ...Phil Collins (b. Jan. 31, 1951London), and Steve Hackett (b. Feb. 12, 1950London). hacking (from the article "rugby") Representatives of several leading football clubs met in 1863 to try to devise a common ... Hackl, Georg German luger who was the only singles luger to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals ... [2 Related Articles] hackle (from the article "industrial glass") ...small mirror.) The edges of the mirror have a fine fibrous or misty texture, called ... hackly fracture (from the article "mineral") ...smooth, curved surfaces that resemble the interior of a seashell; it is commonly observed in ... Hackman, Gene American motion-picture actor known for his rugged appearance and his emotionally honest and natural performances. ... [2 Related Articles] Hackney inner borough of London, in the historic county of Middlesex. Hackney lies north of the ... hackney any carriage plying for hire, although hackney coach usually refers to a four-wheeled carriage drawn ... Hackney stylish carriage horse breed, now used primarily as a show horse. It was developed in ... [2 Related Articles] hackney coach (from the article "hackney") any carriage plying for hire, although hackney coach usually refers to a four-wheeled carriage drawn ... Hackney pony heavy harness pony breed derived from the cross of a Hackney horse and a Welsh ... hacksaw (from the article "saw") The hand hacksaw has a U-shaped frame and blades 20 to 30 cm (8 to ... Hackworth, David Haskell colonel (ret.), U.S. Army (b. Nov. 11, 1930, Venice, Calif.-d. May 4, 2005, Tijuana, Mex.), ... Hadad the Old Testament Rimmon, West Semitic god of storms, thunder, and rain, the consort of ... [3 Related Articles] hadada ibis (from the article "ibis") The hadada ibis, or hadada (Hagedashia hagedash), of Africa, is a greenish ibis known for ... hadal zone (from the article "marine ecosystem") ...continental slope and rise. The abyssal zone (between 4,000 and 6,000 metres) represents a substantial ... Hadamard, Jacques-Salomon French mathematician who proved the prime number theorem, which states that as n approaches infinity, ... [2 Related Articles] Hadano city, Kanagawa ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, stretching between Tanzawa-yama (Mt. Tanzawa; north; 5,141 ft [1,567 ... Hadar (from the article "Tlemcen") ...a bustling trade in agricultural products and textile (including silk), leather, and metal handicrafts and ... Hadar site of paleoanthropological excavations in the lower Awash River valley in the Afar region of ... [1 Related Articles] Hadar remains (from the article "Hadar") The Hadar remains include partial skeletons of Australopithecus afarensis, a key species in human evolution. ... hadar, al- (from the article "Arabia") An age-old antagonism exists between the settled peoples, al-hadar, and the nomadic ... Hadassah American religious organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Jewish social and religious values in the ... [1 Related Articles] Hadassah Medical Center (from the article "Jerusalem") The Hadassah Medical Centre at 'En Kerem, one of the most advanced institutions of its ... hadd (from the article "punishment") ...French, Swiss, or English systems of justice. Traditional Islamic law (Shari'ah) divides crimes into two ... Hadd, Al- (from the article "Muharraq, Al-") ...lies just north of Al-Muharraq city. Until shortly before Bahraini independence (1971), the air-field served ... Haddad, Malek Algerian poet, novelist, and cultural adviser. Haddad abandoned law studies in Aix-en-Provence to write for ... Haddawah (from the article "Sufism") The great variety of possible forms may be seen by comparing the Haddawah, vagabonds in ... Hadden, Briton (from the article "Media and Publishing") A noteworthy book on magazine history published during the year was The Man Time Forgot ... Haddington royal burgh (town), East Lothian council area and historic county, southeastern Scotland, on the left ... [1 Related Articles] haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), valuable North Atlantic food fish of the cod family, Gadidae, that is often ... [2 Related Articles] Haddon, Alfred Cort one of the founders of modern British anthropology. Virtually the sole exponent of anthropology at ... Haddon, Elizabeth (from the article "Haddonfield") borough (town), Camden county, southwestern New Jersey, U.S., a southeastern suburb of Camden. First settled ... Haddonfield borough (town), Camden county, southwestern New Jersey, U.S., a southeastern suburb of Camden. First settled ... Hadean Eon (from the article "community ecology") ...found in Greenland and are 3.9 billion years old. They formed at a time when ... Hadejia town and traditional emirate, eastern Jigawa state, northern Nigeria. It lies on the northern bank ... Hadejia River (from the article "Jigawa") ...and south, Kano to the southwest, and Katsina to the northwest. The state consists mostly ... Hadeland glass (from the article "glassware") In Denmark the Holmegaard glassworks and in Norway the Hadeland glassworks both followed in some ... Haden, Charlie American bass virtuoso and bandleader, one of the first improvisers to play free jazz and ... [1 Related Articles] Haden, Sir Francis Seymour (from the article "printmaking") English printmaking of the 19th century centred around two great personalities, Sir Francis Seymour Haden ... Hadera city, western Israel. It lies on the Plain of Sharon midway between Tel Aviv-Yafo and ... [1 Related Articles] Hadera, Nahal (from the article "Hadera") ...coastal plain, Hadera (from Arabic khadhir, "green") was founded in 1890 by Jewish immigrants from ... Haderslev city, southeastern Jutland, Denmark. It lies along Haderslev Fjord 9 miles (14 km) from the ... Hades ("the Rich"), in Greek religion, son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and brother of ... [5 Related Articles] Hades (from the article "hell") ...BCE), Hades is an underworld god, a chthonic personification of death whose realm, divided from ... Hades (from the article "Hades") in the Greek Old Testament, translation of the Hebrew Sheol, the dwelling place of the ... Hadfield, Sir Robert Abbott, Baronet British metallurgist who developed manganese steel, an alloy of exceptional durability that found uses in ... [1 Related Articles] Hadhramaut region in east-central Yemen, on the Gulf of Aden. The region comprises a hilly area ... [4 Related Articles] Hadhramaut, Wadi (from the article "Yemen") ...the Red Sea through five major watercourses (wadis) and, in the southern part, southward into ... Hadi ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman (from the article "Mahdist") ...make the Ansar into a religious and political force. In 1959 he was succeeded as ... Hadi, al- fourth caliph of the 'Abbasid dynasty (reigned 785-786). [2 Related Articles] Hadi, al- (from the article "Arabia, history of") In Yemen lasting movements were being shaped by the close of the 9th century; the ... Hadi, Sayyid Shaykh bin Ahmad, al- Malay Islamic writer and polemicist, journalist, and publisher who made significant contributions to modern Malay ... Hadiboh (from the article "Socotra") ...agriculture. In the interior, nomads keep cattle and other animals and raise some crops. The ... Hadid, Zaha Iraqi-born British architect known for her radical deconstructivist designs. In 2004 she became the first ... [4 Related Articles] Hadimu (from the article "Zanzibar") The southern and eastern portions of Zanzibar island have been mainly populated by a Bantu-speaking ... Hadith record of the traditions or sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, revered and received as a ... [26 Related Articles] Hadjeray (from the article "Chad") ...Lake Chad region and, in the Kanem area, are associated with the Kanembu and Tunjur, ... Hadjidakis, Manos (from the article "1960: Other Winners") ...Gold for ExodusScoring of a Musical Picture: Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman for Song without ... Hadley cell model of the Earth's atmospheric circulation that was proposed by George Hadley (1735). It consists ... [7 Related Articles] Hadley Rille valley on the Moon, typical of the class of features known as sinuous rilles, which ... [1 Related Articles] Hadley, Arthur T. (from the article "Encyclopaedia Britannica") ...It added 11 supplementary volumes to those of the ninth, updating much of the material, ... Hadley, George English physicist and meteorologist who first formulated an accurate theory describing the trade winds and ... Hadley, Henry one of the most prominent American composers of his day. Hadley, Hopton (from the article "Macfadden, Bernarr") In 1897 Macfadden traveled to England where he collaborated with bicycle entrepreneur Hopton Hadley to ... Hadley, James (from the article "Godfrey, Thomas") Godfrey's invention was challenged by James Hadley, vice president of the Royal Society in London, ... Hadley, Jerry American opera singer was acclaimed in the U.S. and Europe for his bold stage presence ... Hadley, John British mathematician and inventor who improved the reflecting telescope, producing the first such instrument of ... [1 Related Articles] Hadokht Nask (from the article "Zoroastrianism") ...The Siroza enumerates the deities presiding over the 30 days of the month. The Yashts ... Hadramawt ancient South Arabian kingdom that occupied what are now southern and southeastern Yemen and the ... [4 Related Articles] Hadramawtian (from the article "South Arabic language") Minaean, Sabaean, Qatabanian, and Hadramawtian are the four known South Arabic dialects of ancient times. ... Hadrat Mirza Bashir-ad-Din Mahmud Ahmad (from the article "Ahmadiyah") ...("successor"). In 1914, when he died, the Ahmadiyah split, the original, Qadiani, group recognizing Ghulam ... Hadrian Roman emperor (AD 117-138), the emperor Trajan's nephew and successor, who was a cultivated admirer ... [33 Related Articles] Hadrian's Villa country residence built (c. AD 125-134) at Tivoli near Rome by the emperor Hadrian. This ... [7 Related Articles] Hadrian's Wall continuous Roman defensive barrier that guarded the northwestern frontier of the province of Britain from ... [6 Related Articles] hadron any member of a class of subatomic particles that are built from quarks and thus ... [5 Related Articles] Hadron-Electron Ring Accelerator (from the article "DESY") ...existence of gluons, the messenger particles of the strong force that bind quarks together within ... hadrosaur (from the article "Life Sciences") Other dinosaurs from China that were described included a number of specimens found in Mongolia: ... Hadrosaurus foulkii (from the article "dinosaur") ...and description of the first dinosaur skeleton to be recognized in North America, that of ... Hadrumetum ancient Phoenician colony some 100 miles (160 km) south of Carthage, on the east coast ... [2 Related Articles] Hadyach, Treaty of (from the article "Ukraine") Khmelnytsky's successor, Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky, broke with Moscow and in 1658 concluded the new Treaty ... Hadza (from the article "African architecture") ...(shelters) may be little more than depressions in the ground, but groups such as the ... Hadza language (from the article "Khoisan languages") ...on the point of extinction bears testimony to inexorable social, economic, linguistic, and demographic forces ... Hadziacz Agreement (from the article "Poland") Eastern wars still continued for Poland for several years. In Ukraine the Hadziacz agreement of ... Haeberlin, Paul French chef and restaurateur transformed his family's inn in the Alsatian town of Illhaeusern into ... [1 Related Articles] haeccitas (from the article "philosophy, Western") ...that makes the common nature a specific individual-e.g., Socrates. Duns Scotus calls such a reality ... Haeckel, Ernst German zoologist and evolutionist who was a strong proponent of Darwinism and who proposed new ... [6 Related Articles] Haedo Range range of hills, north-central Uruguay. With the Grande Range (Cuchilla Grande) to the east, it ... Haefliger, Ernst Swiss tenor was a noted interpreter of Mozart operas, German lieder, and the oratorios, ... haegum two-stringed vertical fiddle used in many traditional Korean musical genres. A hardwood bow strung with ... [1 Related Articles] Haein Temple (from the article "Kyongsang-nam") ...in the large port cities of Ulsan, Masan, and Chinhae. The mountain Chiri-san (6,283 feet ... Haeju city, southwestern North Korea. Situated on Haeju Bay, facing the Yellow Sea, it is the ... Haematosiphon inodora (from the article "bedbug") ...as a bat bug, will bite humans and is sometimes found living in human dwellings. ... Haemodoraceae (from the article "Commelinales") Haemodoraceae, or the bloodwort family (116 species), includes the kangaroo paws (Anigozanthos) native to Australia, ... Haemon (from the article "Antigone") ...brother and convinced of the injustice of the command, buried Polyneices secretly. For that she ... Haemophilus genus of very small rod-shaped bacteria of uncertain affiliation. All species of Haemophilus are strict ... Haemophilus gallinarum (from the article "Haemophilus") H. gallinarum causes infectious coryza in fowl. H. parasuis (itself not disease-causing), together with a ... Haemophilus influenzae (from the article "cephalosporin") ...to be more effective against gram-negative bacterial species that are resistant to the first-generation cephalosporins. ... Haemophilus suis (from the article "Haemophilus") H. gallinarum causes infectious coryza in fowl. H. parasuis (itself not disease-causing), together with a ... Haemopis (from the article "annelid") ...with 3 toothed jaws or none, noneversible; terrestrial or freshwater; bloodsuckers or carnivorous; size, minute ... Haemstede, Adrian (from the article "Acontius, Jacobus") ...sacraments, partly because he was considered to hold Anabaptist beliefs (in the baptism of adult ... Haemulon (from the article "grunt") ...warm and tropical waters of the major oceans. They are snapperlike but lack canine teeth. ... Haenlein, Paul (from the article "airship") In 1872 a German engineer, Paul Haenlein, first used an internal-combustion engine for flight in ... Haetzer, Ludwig Anabaptist, iconoclast, and Reformer. Hafez one of the finest lyric poets of Persia. [5 Related Articles] Haff (from the article "Baltic Sea") ...of long shingle bars (Nehrungen), capped by moving sand dunes, has been ... Hafiz Ibrahim, Muhammad Egyptian poet known as the "poet of the Nile." [1 Related Articles] Hafiz Rahmat Khan (from the article "Pilibhit") ...Sugar processing is the largest industry, and there is an active trade in agricultural products, ... Hafiz, 'Abd al-Halim Egyptian singer who was noted for his emotional renditions of romantic and nationalistic songs. Hafiz-i Abru in full 'abd Allah Ibn Lutf Allah Ibn 'abd Ar-rashid Al-bihdadini Hafiz-i Abru Persian historian, ... hafiza (from the article "South Asian arts") ...were suppressed, being contrary to a strict interpretation of the Qur'an. These arts survived only ... Haflinger (from the article "horse") Originating in the South Tyrol, the Haflinger is a mountain pony, enduring, robust, and versatile, ... Hafnarfjordhur town, southwestern Iceland, on the southwestern shore of Faxa Bay. In the 20th century it ... Hafner ware glazed earthenware made in Germany as early as 1350, originally as stove tiles molded in ... [1 Related Articles] hafnium chemical element (atomic number 72), metal of Group IVb of the periodic table. It is ... [4 Related Articles] Hafrsfjord, Battle of (from the article "Norway") ...Harald I Fairhair, of the Oslo Fjord area, managed-in alliance with chiefs of the Frostatingslag ... Hafsid dynasty Amazigh (Berber) dynasty of the 13th-16th century in Ifriqiyyah (Tunisia and eastern Algeria), founded by ... [4 Related Articles] Hafstein, Hannes Icelandic statesman and poet, a pioneer of literary realism in Iceland.

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