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 Menninger, Karl Augustus ... merchandise agent Menninger, Karl Augustus (from the article "Menninger family") ...in 1889 and became convinced of the benefit of group medical practice after visiting the ... Menninger, William Claire (from the article "Menninger family") ...interest in psychiatry and the Topeka area's lack of hospital care for the mentally ill ... Menno Simons Dutch priest, an early leader of the peaceful wing of Dutch Anabaptism, whose followers formed ... [5 Related Articles] Mennonite member of a Protestant church that arose out of the Anabaptists, a radical reform movement ... [21 Related Articles] Meno (from the article "Hippocrates") Meno, a pupil of Aristotle, specifically stated in his history of medicine the views of ... Menoceras (from the article "Agate Fossil Beds National Monument") ...Scottsbluff. The beds were laid down as sedimentary deposits about 20 million years ago (Miocene ... Menodotus Of Nicomedia philosopher of the Skeptical school of empirical medicine, credited with elaborating the first scientific method ... menologema (from the article "diplomatics") ...sigillion, was used for privileges of lesser importance. It was not signed by the emperor ... Menominee Algonquian-speaking North American Indians who, when first encountered by the missionary-voyageur Jean Nicolet in 1639, ... [5 Related Articles] Menominee city, seat (1861) of Menominee county and the southernmost city in the Upper Peninsula of ... Menominee language (from the article "North American Indian languages") ...the boundaries of a single word by compounding and affixation, is especially characteristic of Eskimo ... Menon, V K Krishna Indian nationalist and champion of India's anti-colonialism and neutralism. Menongue town, southeastern Angola. It was originally named for Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, ... menopause final cessation of menstruation and therefore the end of a woman's reproductive life. The popular ... [11 Related Articles] Menophaneses (from the article "Delos") For 150 years after the breakup of Alexander the Great's empire, Delos was independent. Under ... Menor, Erdoza (from the article "jai alai") ...Asis in the front court and Ramon Soroa and Tomas Cortajarena in the back court. ... menorah multibranched candelabra, used in the religious rituals of Judaism, that has been an important symbol ... [7 Related Articles] menorrhagia (from the article "reproductive system disease") Excessive menstrual bleeding, or menorrhagia, may be due to an imbalance of the thyroid or ... menotaxis (from the article "animal behaviour") ...the animal is not oriented directly toward or away from the source of stimulation. In ... Menotti, Ciro (from the article "Italy") The July Revolution of 1830 in Paris set in motion an Italian conspiratorial movement in ... Menotti, Gian Carlo Italian composer, whose operas gained wider popularity than any others of their time. His realistic ... [3 Related Articles] Menou, 'Abd Allah Jacques (from the article "Egypt") His successor, 'Abd Allah Jacques Menou, a French officer (and former nobleman) who had turned ... mens rea in Anglo-American law, criminal intent or evil mind. In general, the definition of a criminal ... [1 Related Articles] Mensa Bonsu (from the article "Asante empire") ...revolts in the northern provinces. The old southern provinces were formally constituted the Gold Coast ... mensalao scandal (from the article "Brazil") ...from the Chamber of Deputies, Jefferson blew the whistle on a payola scheme orchestrated by ... Mense, Carlo (from the article "Neue Sachlichkeit") ...Kunsthall. In a 1925 exhibition assembled at the Kunsthalle, Hartlaub displayed the works of the ... Menshevik member of the non-Leninist wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party, which evolved into a ... [19 Related Articles] Menshikov, Aleksandr Danilovich prominent Russian political figure during and after the reign of Peter I the Great. A ... [4 Related Articles] Menshikov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich, Knyaz commander of the Russian forces in the first half of the Crimean War. Menshov, Vladimir (from the article "1980: Best Foreign-Language Film") Other Nominees menstrual cycle (from the article "menstruation") periodic discharge from the vagina of blood, secretions, and disintegrating mucous membrane that had lined ... menstruation periodic discharge from the vagina of blood, secretions, and disintegrating mucous membrane that had lined ... [17 Related Articles] Mensur (from the article "duel") ...of honour were authorized by the military code up to World War I and were ... mensural notation European system of musical notation used from c. 1260 to 1600. It evolved as a ... [3 Related Articles] mensuration (from the article "mathematics") After the 3rd century BC, mathematical research shifted increasingly away from the pure forms of ... mental ability (from the article "intelligence, human") The American psychologist L.L. Thurstone disagreed with Spearman's theory, arguing instead that there were seven ... mental age intelligence test score, expressed as the chronological age for which a given level of performance ... [1 Related Articles] mental discipline theory (from the article "pedagogy") The earliest mental-discipline theories of teaching were based on a premise that the main justification ... mental disorder any illness with significant psychological or behavioral manifestations that is associated with either a painful ... [19 Related Articles] Mental Health Act (from the article "mental hygiene") ...This voluntary national group provides resident facilities for disturbed persons, offers follow-up services, and trains ... mental hygiene the science of maintaining mental health and preventing the development of psychosis, neurosis, or other ... [19 Related Articles] mental set (from the article "thought") A mental set, or "entrenchment," is a frame of mind involving a model that represents ... Mentawai Islands group of about 70 islands, Sumatera Barat provinsi (province), Indonesia. They lie off the western ... [1 Related Articles] Mentawai rat (from the article "rat") ...Himalayan field rat (R. nitidus) has a brown back, gray underparts, and ... Mentel Bible (from the article "biblical literature") The first printed Bible (the Mentel Bible) appeared at Strassburg no later than 1466 and ... Mentelin, Johann (from the article "publishing, history of") ...son-in-law), continued the business together after 1455; but Mainz itself never became a major centre ... Mentese (from the article "Mentese Dynasty") Founded by Mentese, the dynasty's principality extended along the Aegean and the Mediterranean coasts, and ... Mentese Dynasty Turkmen dynasty (c. 1290-1425) that ruled in the Mugla-Milas region of southwestern Anatolia. Mentese Ibrahim (from the article "Mentese Dynasty") ...Aegean and the Mediterranean coasts, and its fleet engaged in trade and piracy. After repulsing ... Mentha the mint genus, containing 25 species of aromatic herbs native in temperate Eurasia, North America, ... Mentha longifolia (from the article "mint") ...resinous dots in the leaves and stems. Oils of mints are used as scents in ... menthol terpene alcohol with a strong minty, cooling odour and taste. It is obtained from peppermint ... [2 Related Articles] Menton town, Alpes-Maritimes departement, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region, southeastern France. Situated near the Italian border ... [2 Related Articles] Mentor city, Lake county, northeastern Ohio, U.S. It lies on Lake Erie, about 20 miles (32 ... Mentor of Rhodes (from the article "Artaxerxes III") ...of the first attempt (351) encouraged the Phoenician towns and the princes of Cyprus to ... Mentuhotep II king (ruled 2008-1957 BCE) of ancient Egypt's 11th dynasty (2081-1938 BCE) who, starting as the ... [2 Related Articles] Mentuhotep II, temple of (from the article "Dayr al-Bahri") Of the three ancient Egyptian structures on the site, one, the funerary temple of King ... Mentuhotep III (from the article "Egypt, ancient") Mentuhotep II's successors, Mentuhotep III (1957-45 BC) and Mentuhotep IV (1945-38 BC), also ruled from ... Mentuhotep IV (from the article "Egypt, ancient") Mentuhotep II's successors, Mentuhotep III (1957-45 BC) and Mentuhotep IV (1945-38 BC), also ruled from ... Mentzelia (from the article "Loasaceae") The clusters of red-orange, pouchlike petals of C. lateritia measure about 5 cm (2 inches) ... menu (from the article "information processing") The main types of popular query modes are the menu, the "fill-in-the-blank" technique, and the ... Menuhin, Yaltah American-born British musician (b. Oct. 7, 1921, San Francisco, Calif.-d. June 9, 2001, London, Eng.), ... Menuhin, Yehudi, Lord Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon one of the leading violin virtuosos of the 20th century. [2 Related Articles] Menuisiers-Ebenistes, Corporation des 18th-century French craft guild concerned with woodworking, the menuisiers doing principally the work of the ... Menzel Bourguiba town located in north-central Tunisia. It lies on the southwestern shore of Lake Bizerte, 10 ... [1 Related Articles] Menzel, Adolf von German painter and printmaker, best known in his own day as a brilliant historical painter, ... Menzel, Jiri (from the article "1967: Best Foreign-Language Film") Other Nominees Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon statesman who, as prime minister of Australia (1939-41, 1949-66), strengthened military ties with the United ... [5 Related Articles] Menzies, William Cameron one of the most influential set designers in Anglo-American filmmaking, whose work on The Tempest ... [2 Related Articles] Meotoiwa (from the article "Ise-Shima National Park") ...at the beginning of the 20th century. The Toba area now produces the great majority ... meperidine synthetic drug used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain. It is an opioid ... [3 Related Articles] Mephistopheles familiar spirit of the Devil in late settings of the legend of Faust. It is ... Meppel gemeente (municipality), east-central Netherlands. It is situated near the confluence of the Drentshe Hoofd and ... meprobamate drug used in the treatment of anxiety. A central nervous system depressant, meprobamate acts selectively ... [5 Related Articles] mer among the Cheremis and Udmurts (also called Votyaks), a district where people would gather periodically ... Mer de Glace (French: "Sea of Ice"), one of the longest glaciers in the Alps, extending for 3.5 ... Merabishvili, Vano (from the article "Georgia") ...hawkish Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili, on November 10, appointing him economy minister to succeed Irakli ... Meramec River tributary of the Mississippi River rising in the Ozark Mountains, near Salem in Dent county, ... Meramecian Series (from the article "Carboniferous Period") ...The Kinderhookian Series includes the Hannibal Formation and the Chouteau Group. It is succeeded by ... Merano city, Trentino-Alto Adige regione, northern Italy. It lies at the foot of the central chain ... Merapi, Mount volcanic mountain peak located near the centre of the island of Java, Indonesia. The volcano ... [2 Related Articles] Meratus Mountains (from the article "Kalimantan Selatan") The low-lying Meratus Mountains run in a north-south arc that almost bisects the province; on ... Merbabu, Mount (from the article "Jawa Tengah") ...runs west to east through the central part of the province and is surmounted by ... Merbold, Ulf German physicist who was the first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to go into space, ... merbromin antiseptic used to prevent infection in small cuts and abrasions. Commonly marketed as Mercurochrome, merbromin ... Mercadante, Saverio Italian composer and teacher who was a transitional figure in opera composition between Gaetano Donizetti, ... Mercader, Ramon (from the article "Trotsky, Leon") Trotsky was the object of two assassination attempts, presumably by Stalinist agents. The first, a ... Mercado de Villacorta, Alonso (from the article "Panama City") ...to sack old Panama; in 1671, however, Henry (afterward Sir Henry) Morgan completely destroyed it. ... Mercado Hill (from the article "Durango") ...operations and pulp mills. Although mining has been carried on for years, the deposits of ... Mercalli scale (from the article "Richter, Charles F.") ...1935 the magnitude scale that came to be associated with his name. Based on instrumental ... Mercanti, Piazza (from the article "Milan") ...Within the city centre, the main focus of activity centred on the Castello Sforzesco, a ... mercantile agency specialized organization engaged in supplying information on the creditworthiness and financial strength of business firms ... mercantile city (from the article "urban culture") Mercantile cities appeared at the geographic margins or at times of dissolution of agrarian empires-for ... mercantile open stock policy (from the article "insurance") ...explosives and other devices is as great as the loss of the money, jewelry, or ... mercantilism economic theory and practice common in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century that ... [28 Related Articles] mercantilist (from the article "ship") ...was so, it should be appreciated that Britain's North American colonies were vital to its ... Mercantour Massif (from the article "Alps") ...valley in Switzerland. Their forms include the low-lying arid limestones of the Maritime Alps near ... mercaptide (from the article "organosulfur compound") Similar to alcohols, thiols react with alkalies and other bases to form salts. In the ... mercapto group (from the article "chemical compound") ...odour, and striped skunks deter predators by releasing a liquid spray containing 3-methyl-1-butanethiol. When present ... mercaptoacetic acid (from the article "organosulfur compound") ...is named butanethiol. The prefix mercapto- is placed before the name of a compound if ... mercaptobenzothiazole (from the article "accelerator") ...Despite its toxicity, aniline was used as an accelerator for several years. Thiocarbanilide, less poisonous ... Mercara town, southern Karnataka (formerly Mysore) state, southern India, in the Western Ghats, at an elevation ... Mercat Cross (from the article "Edinburgh") Opposite St. Giles, slightly to the east, are the City Chambers. This building, completed in ... Mercator projection type of map projection introduced in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator. It is often described as ... [5 Related Articles] Mercator, Gerardus Flemish cartographer whose most important innovation was a map, embodying what was later known as ... [6 Related Articles] Mercator, Isidore (from the article "False Decretals") ...False Decretals-also called the Decretals of Pseudo-Isidore because their compilers passed as Saint Isidore of ... Merce Cunningham Dance Company (from the article "Performing Arts") At the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, an exhibition called "Invention: Merce ... Merced city, seat (1872) of Merced county, central California, U.S. It is situated on Bear Creek ... Mercedarian religious order founded by St. Peter Nolasco in Spain in 1218, for the purpose of ... Mercedario, Cerro Andean mountain peak in San Juan provincia (province), western Argentina, near the ... [1 Related Articles] Mercedes city, east-central San Luis provincia (province), west-central Argentina. It is located on ... Mercedes city, southwestern Uruguay, on the Negro River. The city, which was founded in 1781, is ... [1 Related Articles] Mercedes-Benz (from the article "Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance (also called Le Mans 24-Hour Race)") ...its first four-wheeled automobile in 1893 and produced the first of a series of racing ... Mercedes-Benz Museum (from the article "Architecture") One of the remarkable buildings of the year was the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Ger. ... Mercenaries' War (from the article "Hamilcar Barca") Hamilcar then returned to Africa, where his mercenary troops, long unpaid, revolted in what is ... mercenary hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political interests ... [6 Related Articles] Mercer county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered by Ohio to the west and located midway between the ... Mercer county, west-central New Jersey, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the west (the Delaware River constituting ... Mercer, David playwright who established his reputation on the London stage in the mid-1960s with plays that ... Mercer, John (from the article "mercerization") ...one-fourth. Higher-quality cotton goods are usually mercerized; cloths so treated take brighter, longer-lasting colours from ... Mercer, Johnny American lyricist, vocalist, and composer who contributed to many Broadway musical productions and Hollywood films. [5 Related Articles] Mercer, Joseph distinguished British football (soccer) player (1931-54) and manager. Mercer, Lucy (from the article "Roosevelt, Eleanor") In 1918 Eleanor discovered that Franklin had been having an affair with her social secretary, ... mercerization in textiles, a chemical treatment applied to cotton fibres or fabrics to permanently impart a ... [1 Related Articles] Mercersburg Theology (from the article "Schaff, Philip") The so-called Mercersburg Theology, formulated by Schaff and his theological colleague John W. Nevin (1803-86), ... merchandise agent (from the article "marketing") Manufacturers may use brokers and agents, who do not take title possession of the goods, ...

© 2006, Encyclopædia Universalis France S.A. Tous droits de propriété industrielle et intellectuelle réservés.