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 Halekii-Pihana Heiaus State Monument ... Hall, Terry Halekii-Pihana Heiaus State Monument (from the article "Wailuku") ...and Japanese gardens and Kaahumanu Church (1837; present building, 1876). The church was built to ... Halemaumau Pit (from the article "Kilauea") ...floor of Kilauea's caldera went through several periods of lava filling and collapse. By 1919 ... Halepa, Pact of convention signed in October 1878 at Khalepa, a suburb of Canea, by which the Turkish ... Hales, Stephen English botanist, physiologist, and clergyman who pioneered quantitative experimentation in plant and animal physiology. [3 Related Articles] Halevy, Elie French historian, author of the best detailed general account of 19th-century British history, Histoire du ... Halevy, Fromental French composer whose five-act grand opera La Juive (1835; "The Jewess") was, with Giacomo Meyerbeer's ... [1 Related Articles] Halevy, Ludovic French librettist and novelist who, in collaboration with Henri Meilhac, wrote the librettos for most ... [2 Related Articles] Haley, Alex American writer whose works of historical fiction and reportage depicted the struggles of African Americans. [2 Related Articles] Haley, Bill American singer and songwriter considered by many to be the father of rock and roll ... [3 Related Articles] Haley, Jack, Jr. American film and television producer and director (b. Oct. 25, 1933, Los Angeles, Calif.-d. April ... Haley, Margaret Angela American educator, a strong proponent and organizer of labour unions for Chicago public school teachers. Haley, Sir William director general of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1944 to 1952, editor of [1 Related Articles] half cadence (from the article "cadence") The half cadence ends the phrase on a dominant chord, which in tonal music does ... half hitch (from the article "knot") A half hitch (E) is the simplest form of hitch and is actually a variant ... Half Moon (from the article "international relations") ...arsenal consisted of a mere handful of warheads and only 32 long-range bombers converted for ... half rhyme in prosody, two words that have only their final consonant sounds and no preceding vowel ... half volley (from the article "cricket") ...and uncertainty as to exactly where and how it will pitch. A good-length ball is ... half-ass (from the article "ass") Asses are small, sturdy animals, ranging from 90 to 150 cm (3 to 5 feet) ... half-bred (from the article "Thoroughbred") A horse having only one Thoroughbred parent is called a Grade Thoroughbred in the United ... Half-Breed (from the article "United States") Garfield had not been closely identified with either the Stalwarts or the Half-Breeds, the two ... half-clear benefit (from the article "benefit performance") ...several types of benefit. The clear benefit, coveted by all performers, provided the actor with ... half-court offense (from the article "basketball") ...not have the opportunity for a fast break, employ a more deliberate style of offense. ... half-duplex transmission (from the article "telephone and telephone system") ...may operate in a variety of transmission modes, including simplex, half-duplex, and full-duplex. Simplex transmission ... half-hitch coiling (from the article "basketry") In half-hitch coiling, the thread forms half hitches (simple knots) holding the coils in place, ... half-life in radioactivity, the interval of time required for one-half of the atomic nuclei of a ... [12 Related Articles] half-moon conure (from the article "conure") ...Conures are found from Mexico to Argentina. Several are familiar caged birds; though handsome, they ... half-roll (from the article "air warfare") A diving maneuver called the split-S, half-roll, or Abschwung was frequently executed against bombers. Heavily ... half-timber work method of building in which external and internal walls are constructed of timber frames and ... [1 Related Articles] half-track motor vehicle that has wheels in the front and tanklike tracks at the back. Rugged ... [1 Related Articles] half-truth (from the article "formal logic") ...John's children are asleep" (assuming that John has no children)-the question of truth or falsity ... half-uncial (from the article "majuscule") ...forerunners was a script called uncial-a rounder, more open majuscule form influenced by cursive. Uncial ... half-wave dipole antenna (from the article "radar") The half-wave dipole, whose dimension is one-half of the radar wavelength, is the classic type ... half-wave rectifier (from the article "rectifier") If only one polarity of an alternating current is used to produce a pulsating direct ... Half-Way Covenant religious-political solution adopted by 17th-century New England Congregationalists, also called Puritans, that allowed the children ... [5 Related Articles] Halfan (from the article "Ibero-Maurusian industry") ...culture in Spain, which is broadly contemporary (c. 15,000 BC). Subsequent study, however, suggests that ... halfbeak any of about 70 species of marine and freshwater fishes of the family Hemiramphidae (order ... [1 Related Articles] Halfdan founder of the Danish kingdom of York (875/876), supposedly the son of Ragnar Lodbrok, the ... Halffter, Rodolfo (from the article "Latin American music") Latin American composers by and large followed international trends in the 20th century. In Mexico, ... halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis), edible Pacific fish of the family Kyphosidae (order Perciformes). Some authorities place it ... halftone process in printing, a technique of breaking up an image into a series of dots so ... [5 Related Articles] Haliburton, Thomas Chandler Canadian writer best known as the creator of Sam Slick, a resourceful Yankee clock peddler ... [2 Related Articles] halibut any of various flatfishes (order Pleuronectiformes), especially the large and valuable Atlantic and Pacific halibuts ... [2 Related Articles] Halicarnassus ancient Greek city of Caria, situated on the Gulf of Cerameicus. According to tradition, it ... [3 Related Articles] Halicarnassus, Mausoleum of one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The monument was the tomb of Mausolus, ... [10 Related Articles] Halictidae (from the article "bee") ...are primitive wasplike bees consisting of five or six subfamilies, about 45 genera, and some ... Halictus malachurus (from the article "hymenopteran") The social behaviour of Halictus (Evylaeus) malachurus has advanced another step. Morphological differences are apparent ... Halictus quadricinctus (from the article "hymenopteran") The activities of certain solitary bees of the subfamily Halictinae are helpful in understanding certain ... halide (from the article "halogen element") ...another element, a halogen is itself reduced; i.e., the oxidation number 0 of the free ... halide mineral any of a group of naturally occurring inorganic compounds that ... [2 Related Articles] Halidon Hill, Battle of (July 19, 1333), major engagement in Scotland's protracted struggle for political independence from England. The ... [2 Related Articles] Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada, and seat (1759) of Halifax county. It lies on ... [6 Related Articles] Halifax town, metropolitan borough of Calderdale, metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern ... Halifax British heavy bomber used during World War II. The Halifax was designed by Handley Page, ... [1 Related Articles] Halifax town, seat of Halifax county, northeastern North Carolina, U.S., on the Roanoke River about 70 ... Halifax Resolves (from the article "Halifax") ...Dunk, 2nd earl of Halifax. It thrived as a river port, and between 1776 and ... Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st earl of, Viscount Sunbury Whig statesman, a financial genius who created several of the key elements of England's system ... [1 Related Articles] Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of British viceroy of India (1925-31), foreign secretary (1938-40), and ambassador to the United States (1941-46). [2 Related Articles] Halifax, Fort (from the article "Kennebec") ...(built 1829-32), and the University of Maine at Augusta (opened 1965). Other cities are Hallowell, ... Halifax, George Montagu Dunk, 2nd earl of English statesman, after whom the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is named. Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of English statesman and political writer known as "The Trimmer" because of his moderating position in ... [1 Related Articles] Halik Mountains (from the article "Tien Shan") ...where at an elevation of 6,801 feet (2,073 metres) lies the great undrained Lake Sayram. ... Halil, Patrona Turkish bath waiter, who, after a Turkish defeat by Persia, led a mob uprising (1730) ... [2 Related Articles] Halim Pasa, Said Ottoman statesman who served as grand vizier (chief minister) from 1913 to 1916. [1 Related Articles] Halimah bint Abi Dhu'ayb (from the article "rada'") ...to suckle their children in the belief that a healthy Bedouin woman would raise healthier ... Halimi, Alphonse Algerian-born boxer (b. Feb. 18, 1932, Constantine, French Algeria-d. Nov. 12, 2006, Paris, France), held ... Haliotis (from the article "gastropod") From earliest times, humans have used many snail species as food. Periwinkles (Littorina) in Europe ... Halisahar city, southeastern West Bengal state, northeastern India, just east of the Hooghly River. Halisahar is ... halite naturally occurring sodium chloride (NaCl), common or rock salt. Halite occurs on all continents in ... [12 Related Articles] halitza (Hebrew: "drawing off"), Jewish ritual whereby a widow is freed from the biblical obligation of ... Hall Braille writer (from the article "Braille") Braille is also produced by special machines with six keys, one for each dot in ... hall church church in which the aisles are approximately equal in height to the nave. The interior ... [3 Related Articles] Hall current (from the article "geomagnetic field") ...by charge accumulation in the magnetosphere, they flow in the same direction as the electric ... Hall effect development of a transverse electric field in a solid material when it carries an electric ... [8 Related Articles] Hall field (from the article "magnetohydrodynamic power generator") ...for its discoverer, the American physicist Edwin H. Hall. As a result of this effect, ... Hall for Chamber Music (from the article "Berlin") ...of modern art (Neue Nationalgalerie); the gallery was the last creation of architect Ludwig Mies ... Hall generator (from the article "magnetohydrodynamic power generator") ...electrode walls are segmented and insulated from each other to support the axial electric field ... Hall of Worthies (from the article "Korea, history of") ...of movable-type printing, developed in Korea in 1234, many publications were produced in such fields ... Hall v. De Cuir (from the article "Waite, Morrison Remick") ...that, despite its apparently plain language, the Fifteenth Amendment had not conferred a federal right ... Hall voltage (from the article "Hall effect") ...of the conductor leaves the other side oppositely charged and produces a difference of potential. ... Hall's theorem (from the article "combinatorics") The following theorem due to Konig is closely related to Hall's theorem and can be ... Hall, Adelaide U.S.-born jazz improviser whose wordless rhythms ushered in what became known as scat singing. [1 Related Articles] Hall, Asaph American astronomer who discovered the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, in 1877 and ... [3 Related Articles] Hall, Basil British naval officer and traveler remembered for noteworthy accounts of his visits to the Orient, ... Hall, Ben (from the article "Forbes") ...the Lachlan River. Named after former New South Wales chief justice Sir Francis Forbes, it ... Hall, Carl Christian Danish politician whose policies led Denmark into a disastrous war with Germany. [1 Related Articles] Hall, Charles Francis American explorer who made three Arctic expeditions. [3 Related Articles] Hall, Charles Martin American chemist who discovered the electrolytic method of producing aluminum, thus bringing the metal into ... [5 Related Articles] Hall, Chester Moor English jurist and mathematician who invented the achromatic lens, which he utilized in building the ... [1 Related Articles] Hall, Cliff Jamaican musician sang lead vocals and played harmonica and guitar with the internationally renowned Liverpool-based ... Hall, Conrad L. American cinematographer (b. June 21, 1926, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia-d. Jan. 4, 2003, Santa Monica, ... [2 Related Articles] Hall, Donald American poet, essayist, and critic, whose poetic style moved from studied formalism to greater emphasis ... [2 Related Articles] Hall, Edward (from the article "communication") Of more general, cross-cultural significance are the theories involved in the study of proxemics developed ... Hall, Edward English historian whose chronicle was one of the chief sources of William Shakespeare's history plays. [5 Related Articles] Hall, Edward Nathaniel American engineer, (b. Aug. 4, 1914, New York, N.Y.-d. Jan. 15, 2006, Torrance, Calif.), was ... Hall, Edwin Herbert (from the article "Hall effect") ...field in a solid material when it carries an electric current and is placed in ... Hall, Emmett Matthew Canadian lawyer and judge (b. Nov. 29, 1898, St-Colomban, Que.--d. Nov. 12, 1995, Saskatoon, Sask.), ... Hall, Floris Adriaan van (from the article "William II") William II became king of The Netherlands in October 1840 on his father's abdication. Although ... Hall, Frank H. (from the article "Braille") Braille is also produced by special machines with six keys, one for each dot in ... Hall, G. Stanley psychologist who gave early impetus and direction to the development of psychology in the United ... [4 Related Articles] Hall, Gary, Jr. (from the article "Swimming") The champions from the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia, in both the shortest and longest ... Hall, George (from the article "Cardiff Giant") famous hoax perpetrated by George Hall (or Hull) of Binghamton, New York, U.S. A block ... Hall, Gus American political organizer who was general secretary of the Communist Party of the United States ... [1 Related Articles] Hall, Henry American actor whose role in the 1935 Broadway play Dead End took ... Hall, James one of the earliest U.S. authors to write of the American frontier. Hall, James American geologist and paleontologist who was a major contributor to the geosynclinal theory of mountain ... [2 Related Articles] Hall, John educational reformer in Cromwellian England. Hall, John L. American physicist, who shared one-half of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Physics with Theodor W. ... [3 Related Articles] Hall, Joseph English bishop, moral philosopher, and satirist, remarkable for his literary versatility and innovations. [4 Related Articles] Hall, Joyce C American businessman, cofounder and chief executive (1910-66) of Hallmark Cards, Inc., the largest greeting-card manufacturer ... Hall, Kenneth (from the article "Jamaica") Area: 10,991 sq km (4,244 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 2,680,000 | Capital: Kingston ... Hall, Lars-Goran Swedish athlete who was the only person to win two individual Olympic gold medals in ... [1 Related Articles] Hall, Marshall English physiologist who was the first to advance a scientific explanation of reflex action. [1 Related Articles] Hall, Oakley Maxwell American novelist spun tales of the Old West in novels that gained cult followings, notably ... Hall, Radclyffe English writer whose novel The Well of Loneliness (1928) created a scandal and was banned ... Hall, Richard (from the article "Muscle Shoals studios") Songwriter-engineer-turned-producer Rick Hall set up Fame Studios in Florence in 1961. He recruited his session ... Hall, Rob (from the article "Everest, Mount") ...efficient logistics, satellite weather forecasts, the use of a copious amount of fixed ropes, and ... Hall, Robert English Baptist minister, writer, social reformer, and an outstanding preacher. Hall, Robert A., Jr. (from the article "Kensington Stone") ...Scandinavian exploration of the interior of North America. Most scholars deem it a forgery, claiming ... Hall, Roger (from the article "New Zealand literature") ...[both published 1974]). Greg McGee probed the surface of New Zealand's "national game," rugby, in ... Hall, Samuel English engineer and inventor of the surface condenser for steam boilers. [1 Related Articles] Hall, Sir Arnold Alexander British aeronautical engineer and administrator (b. April 23, 1915, Liverpool, Eng.-d. Jan. 9, 2000, Dorney, ... Hall, Sir Benjamin (from the article "Big Ben") ...Lord Grimthorpe), partially built by Edward Dent, and finished by his son, Frederick Dent. The ... Hall, Sir James, 4th Baronet Scottish geologist and physicist who founded experimental geology by artificially producing various rock types in ... Hall, Sir John farmer, public official, and politician who as prime minister of New Zealand (1879-82) skillfully formed ... Hall, Sir Peter English theatrical manager and director who held notably successful tenures as director of the Royal ... [1 Related Articles] Hall, Terry British ventriloquist charmed British audiences for more than 20 years with his bashful "sidekick," ...

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