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 Jackson, Shoeless Joe ... jafr Jackson, Shoeless Joe American professional baseball player, by many accounts one of the greatest, who was ultimately banned ... [1 Related Articles] Jackson, Sir Frederick (from the article "Nansen, Fridtjof") ...a hut of stone and covered it with a roof of walrus hides and lived ... Jackson, Sir Henry Bradwardine British naval officer responsible for the development of radio telegraphy in the British Navy. Jackson, Sir Mike (from the article "Literature") Gen. Sir Mike Jackson's Soldier: The Autobiography also drew attention because of its criticism of ... Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Confederate general in the American Civil War, one of its most skillful tacticians, who gained ... [9 Related Articles] Jackson, Tito (from the article "Jackson, Michael") ...were Jackie Jackson (byname of Sigmund Jackson; b. May 4, 1951Gary), Tito Jackson (byname of ... Jackson, Walter (from the article "Encyclopaedia Britannica") ...of continental Europe. Ownership of the Encyclopaedia Britannica passed permanently to the United States when ... Jackson, William English composer and writer on music, whose opera The Lord of the Manor (1780) held ... Jackson, William Henry American photographer whose landscape photographs of the American West helped popularize the terrain. [1 Related Articles] Jackson-Sherman weathering stages (from the article "Jackson-Sherman soil weathering stages") ...mineralogy of the clay-size particles in soils is itself a reliable indicator of soil age. ... Jackson-Vanik amendment (from the article "international relations") ...subsequent congressional acts designed to limit executive freedom in foreign policy. The War Powers Act ... Jacksonian Democracy (from the article "United States") Jacksonian democracyadministration of JacksonJackson, AndrewJacksonian ... jacksonian epilepsy (from the article "epilepsy") Jacksonian seizures are partial seizures that begin in one part of the body such as ... Jacksonville city, Pulaski county, central Arkansas, U.S., 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Little Rock. The ... Jacksonville city, Jackson county, southwestern Oregon, U.S. It lies along Jackson Creek, just west of Medford, ... Jacksonville city, seat (1755) of Onslow county, southeastern North Carolina, U.S. It lies along the New ... Jacksonville city, seat (1822) of Duval county, northeastern Florida, U.S., the centre of Florida's "First Coast" ... Jacksonville city, seat (1825) of Morgan county, west-central Illinois, U.S. It lies about 35 miles (55 ... Jacksonville.com (from the article "Media and Publishing") The most popular community-generated content was not deep, intellectual, journalistic-style stories, however. Jacksonville.com reported that ... Jacmel town and port, on the southern coast of Haiti, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of ... Jaco (from the article "East Timor") country occupying the eastern half of the island of Timor, the small nearby islands of ... Jacob (from the article "Baltic states") Courland, nominally under Lithuanian suzerainty, developed as a virtually independent state. Duke Jacob (1642-82) actively ... Jacob Hebrew patriarch who was the grandson of Abraham, the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and ... [8 Related Articles] Jacob ben Asher Jewish scholar whose codification of Jewish law was considered standard until the publication in 1565 ... [4 Related Articles] Jacob ben Hayim ibn Adonijah (from the article "biblical literature") ...accompanied by the Aramaic Targums and the major medieval Jewish commentaries-was edited by Felix Pratensis ... Jacob ben Isaac Ashkenazi (from the article "Yiddish literature") The most influential Yiddish rendering of the Bible was Tsene-rene ("Go Out ... Jacob Joseph Of Polonnoye rabbi and preacher, the first theoretician and literary propagandist of Jewish Hasidism. Jacob Of Edessa distinguished Christian theologian, historian, philosopher, exegete, and grammarian, who became bishop of Edessa (c. 684). ... [1 Related Articles] Jacob Of Serugh Syriac writer described for his learning and holiness as "the flute of the Holy Spirit ... Jacob's coat (from the article "copperleaf") ...plants of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), but usually A. wilkesiana, a popular shrub of tropical ... Jacob's ladder any of about 25 species of the genus Polemonium of the family Polemoniaceae, native to ... [1 Related Articles] Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (from the article "Performing Arts") ...David Michalek into hyperslow-motion 10-minute huge projections shown three at a time. In September the ... Jacob, Francois French biologist who, together with Andre Lwoff and Jacques Monod, was awarded the 1965 Nobel ... [3 Related Articles] Jacob, Georges founder of a long line of French furniture makers. He was among the first cabinetmakers ... Jacob, John (from the article "Jacobabad") ...Sindh province, Pakistan. The city lies at a junction of the Pakistan Western Railway and ... Jacob, Max French poet who played a decisive role in the new directions of modern poetry during ... [2 Related Articles] Jacob, Max (from the article "puppetry") ...Count Franz Pocci, a Bavarian court official of the mid-19th century, who wrote a large ... Jacob, Suzanne (from the article "Canadian literature") ...of Living Things). Similarly, Louise Dupre established her reputation as a poet before writing the ... Jacoba Of Bavaria duchess of Bavaria, countess of Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut, whose forced cession of sovereignty in ... Jacobabad city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The city lies at a junction of the Pakistan Western Railway ... Jacobean age (from Latin Jacobus, "James"), period of visual and literary arts during the reign of James ... [3 Related Articles] Jacobean literature (from the article "English literature") ...confined to a single general statement that covers all cases, for each tragedy belongs to ... Jacobellis v. Ohio (from the article "obscenity") ...years the court struggled to develop a more adequate definition. The difficulty of the task ... Jacobellis, Lindsey (from the article "Skiing") American Lindsey Jacobellis, who lost the Olympic gold medal in 2006 with an ill-conceived celebratory ... Jacobi, Abraham German-born physician who established the first clinic for diseases of children in the United States ... [1 Related Articles] Jacobi, Carl German mathematician who, with Niels Henrik Abel of Norway, founded the theory of elliptic functions. 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[18 Related Articles] Jacobite (from the article "calligraphy") ...riddled with sects and heretical movements. After 431 the Syriac language and script split into ... Jacobs House (from the article "Wright, Frank Lloyd") ...Unlike the Prairie houses these "Usonians" were flat roofed, usually of one floor placed on ... Jacobs three-bladed windmill (from the article "turbine") ...higher rotor-tip speeds than windmills. Each blade is twisted like an airplane propeller. An automatic ... Jacobs, Aletta (from the article "contraception") ...practical purposes the education of the general populace on the subject of contraception was not ... Jacobs, Bernard B. U.S. theatrical producer who wielded immense power and influenced the opening and closing of shows ... Jacobs, Dolly (from the article "circus") ...to a Spanish cadence thrilled American audiences from 1925 until his retirement in 1959; Antoinette ... Jacobs, Harriet A. American abolitionist and autobiographer who crafted her own experiences into an eloquent and uncompromising slave ... [2 Related Articles] Jacobs, Helen Hull American tennis player and writer who, in the 1920s and '30s, became known for her ... [2 Related Articles] Jacobs, Hirsch U.S. trainer and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses, the foremost trainer in the United States from ... Jacobs, Jane American-born Canadian urbanologist noted for her clear and original observations on urban life and its ... [4 Related Articles] Jacobs, Joseph Australian-born English folklore scholar, one of the most popular 19th-century adapters of children's fairy tales. ... Jacobs, Klaus Johann German-born Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist took control of his family's coffee-trading business in 1969, moved ... Jacobs, Lawrence R. (from the article "public opinion") ...them as pandering to public opinion to curry favour with their constituents or as being ... Jacobs, Marc American star designer Marc Jacobs, known for his sartorial fashion interpretations of trends in contemporary ... [1 Related Articles] Jacobs, W.W. English short-story writer best known for his classic horror story "The Monkey's Paw." Jacobsen, Arne Danish architect and designer of many important buildings in an austere modern style; he is ... [1 Related Articles] Jacobsen, Erik (from the article "alcoholism") One of the popular modern drug treatments of alcoholism, initiated in 1948 by Erik Jacobsen ... Jacobsen, Jens Peter Danish novelist and poet who inaugurated the Naturalist mode of fiction in Denmark and was ... [1 Related Articles] Jacobsen, Josephine Canadian-born American poet and short-story writer. [1 Related Articles] jacobsite (from the article "jacobsite") manganese iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite (q.v.) series of spinels.structure Jacobson's organ an organ of chemoreception that is part of the olfactory system of amphibians, reptiles, and ... 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Jacquard, Joseph-Marie French inventor of the Jacquard loom (see ), which served as the impetus for the ... [5 Related Articles] Jacque, Charles (from the article "Barbizon school") ...at Barbizon, others visiting only infrequently; those of the group who were to become most ... Jacquerie insurrection of peasants against the nobility in northeastern France in 1358-so named from the nobles' ... [6 Related Articles] Jacques Cartier, Mount mountain on the north side of the Gaspe Peninsula in Gaspesian Provincial Park, eastern Quebec ... [1 Related Articles] Jacquet, Alain-Georges-Frank French artist was one of the most prominent practitioners of nouvelle realisme (New Realism), the ... Jacquet, Illinois American musician and bandleader (b. Oct. 31, 1922, Broussard, La.-d. July 22, 2004, New York, ... Jacquet, Luc French documentary filmmaker, who earned the Academy Award for best documentary feature for [2 Related Articles] Jacui River river, Rio Grande do Sul estado ("state"), southern Brazil. It rises in the hills east ... [1 Related Articles] Jacupiranga (from the article "mineral deposit") ...a major source of rare earths; the Loolekop Complex, Palabora, S.Af., mined for copper and ... Jadavpur University (from the article "Calcutta") ...than 150 affiliated colleges. Besides these colleges, university colleges of arts (humanities), commerce, law, medicine, ... jade either of two tough, compact, typically green gemstones that take a high polish. Both minerals ... [7 Related Articles] Jade Bay bay, Lower Saxony Land (state), northwestern Germany. It is a broad inlet of the North ... Jade, Claude French actress (b. Oct. 8, 1948, Dijon, France-d. Dec. 1, 2006, Boulogne-Billancourt, France), starred as ... jadeite gem-quality silicate mineral in the pyroxene family that is one of the two forms of ... [3 Related Articles] Jadid, Salah al- Syrian military officer and Ba'th politician (b. 1926?, Duwayr B'abda, near Jablah, Syria--d. Aug. 19, ... [1 Related Articles] Jadida, El Atlantic port city, north-central Morocco, lying about 55 miles (90 km) southwest of Casablanca. The ... Jadidist (from the article "Central Asia, history of") ...the catalyst in the case of the Uzbeks was knowledge of the educational reforms and ... Jadwiga queen of Poland (1384-99) whose marriage to Jogaila, grand duke of Lithuania (Wladyslaw II Jagiello ... [2 Related Articles] Jaeckel, Richard American baby-faced tough-guy actor whose 54-year career took him from roles mainly as stereotypical characters ... jaeger (German and Dutch: "hunter"), any of three species of seabirds belonging to the genus Stercorarius ... [4 Related Articles] Jaeger, Hans Henrik novelist, ultranaturalist, and leader of the Norwegian "Boheme," a group of urban artists and writers ... Jaekelopterus rhenaniae (from the article "eurypterid") Frequently referred to as giant scorpions, most eurypterids were small animals, although Jaekelopterus rhenaniae (also ... Jael (from the article "biblical literature") ...in the book of Judith it evidently has symbolic value. Judith is an exemplary Jewish ... Jaen provincia (province) in the comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) of ... Jaen city, capital of Jaen provincia (province) in the comunidad ... [2 Related Articles] Jaeren lowland plain area, southwestern Norway. Extending approximately 25 miles (40 km) northward from Eigersund and ... Jaerisch, Paul (from the article "solids, mechanics of") ...Boussinesq and the Italian mathematician Valentino Cerruti. The Prussian mathematician Leo August Pochhammer analyzed the ... Jaffa (from the article "Tel Aviv-Yafo") ...centre in Israel, situated on the Mediterranean coast some 40 miles (60 km) northwest of ... Jaffa Gate (from the article "Jerusalem") ...be entered through any of seven gates in the wall: the New, Damascus, and Herod's ... Jaffe, Philipp (from the article "diplomatics") ...of Austrian History Research), established by Sickel in 1854. Meanwhile, the Regesta, comprising short, synoptical ... Jaffe, Stanley R. (from the article "1979: Best Picture") Other Nominees Jaffee, Irving American speed skater who won two Olympic gold medals (1932). His first Winter Games title ... [1 Related Articles] Jaffi Kurdish rug (from the article "Kurdish rug") Jaffi Kurdish rugs and saddlebag faces, from the Turko-Iranian borderland, show diamond grids, each lozenge ... Jaffna historical monarchy in northern Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), populated by Tamil-speaking people of South Indian ... [2 Related Articles] Jaffna port, northern Sri Lanka. It is situated on a flat, dry peninsula at the island's ... [4 Related Articles] Jaffna Peninsula (from the article "Sri Lanka") ...parts of the country. In the rural areas of the Wet Zone lowlands, they account ... jafr (from the article "'Ali") ...that makes the spiritual journey to God possible. Numerous references are also to be found ...

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