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 Macropipus ... Madox, Thomas Macropipus (from the article "photoreception") The third type of superposition eye, discovered in 1988 in the crab genus macroscopic symptom (from the article "plant disease") ...of cabbage leaves in hot weather resulting from clubroot or root knot). Microscopic disease symptoms ... macrosociology (from the article "social structure") Only a few sociologists have developed structural theories that apply to institutions and whole societies-an ... Macrotermes natalensis (from the article "termite") ...side faces east-west, an orientation that probably functions to help regulate temperature. Spectacular mounds are ... Macrozamia genus of about 40 species of palmlike cycads (plants of the family Zamiaceae), native to ... [1 Related Articles] Macrozamia hopei (from the article "gymnosperm") ...a new set of leaves. After several years these dwarf shoots develop into short, stubby ... MacStiofain, Sean British-born Irish militant (b. Feb. 17, 1928, London, Eng.-d. May 17, 2001, Navan, County Meath, ... Mactan Island coral island, central Philippines, located in the Bohol Strait off the eastern shore of the ... macula (from the article "ear, human") ...as the otolith organs (Figure 4). Because they respond to gravitational forces, they are also ... macula lutea in anatomy, the small yellowish area of the retina near the optic disk that provides ... [3 Related Articles] macula sacculi (from the article "ear, human") ...function: Detection of linear acceleration: static equilibrium). In the utricle the macula projects from the ... macula utriculi (from the article "ear, human") ...and which monitors the position of the head relative to the vertical (see The physiology ... macular degeneration (from the article "nutrition, human") There is evidence that intake of the antioxidants vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta-carotene as ... Macumba Afro-Brazilian religion that is characterized by a marked syncretism of traditional African religions, European culture, ... macuquinas (from the article "coin") ...being very nearly round and containing all the lettering and required symbols; but the press ... Macy's major American department store chain. Its principal outlet, the 11-story department store that occupies a ... [3 Related Articles] Macy, Anne Sullivan American teacher of Helen Keller, widely recognized for her achievement in educating to a high ... [1 Related Articles] Mad War (from the article "Anne Of France") ...Duc d'Orleans, the future Louis XII of France; and the States General were convened (1484). ... Mada'in Salih (from the article "Arabia, history of") ...which is also attested by written records beginning in the first half of the 1st ... Madaba town, west-central Jordan. It is situated on a highland plain more than 2,500 feet (760 ... Madaba mosaic map (from the article "Madaba") The town is famous in historical cartography for the Madaba mosaic map, thought to be ... Madabbar, Johannes (from the article "Ethiopian literature") ...About 1600, nevertheless, a few substantial works in Ge'ez appeared, including Hawi, an enormous theological ... Madach, Imre Hungarian poet whose reputation rests on his ambitious poetic drama Az ember tragediaja (1861; The ... Madagascan region (from the article "biogeographic region") Madagascar is so different from the continent of Africa that it is generally given equal ... Madagascar island country lying off the southeastern coast of Africa. Madagascar is the fourth largest island ... [27 Related Articles] Madagascar jasmine (from the article "Stephanotis") ...short-stalked flowers grow in clusters from the leaf axils and have a leafy, five-parted calyx ... Madagascar periwinkle (from the article "malformation") ...tomato flower rather specifically. These structures enlarge greatly under the influence of the virus and ... Madagascar Plan (from the article "Wannsee Conference") The conference marked a turning point in Nazi policy toward the Jews. An earlier idea, ... Madagascar white-eye (from the article "anseriform") ...and the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), both found throughout the Northern Hemisphere; in the latter are ... Madagascar, flag of national flag consisting of a horizontal red stripe over a green stripe, with a vertical ... Madagascar, history of (from the article "Madagascar") HistoryIndonesiaIndonesiaThe archipelago: its prehistory and ... Madama, Palazzo (from the article "Western architecture") ...structural members, and intricate spatial compositions that show his relation to Borromini and also represent ... madambo (from the article "Malawi") ...on the infertile plateaus and escarpments. Woodland, with species of acacia tree, covers isolated, more ... Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (from the article "primate") Members of the order Primates show a remarkable range of size and adaptive diversity. The ... Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co. (from the article "Walker, Sarah Breedlove") Walker organized agents to sell her hair treatment door-to-door and in 1910 transferred her business-by ... Madanapala (from the article "Gahadavala Dynasty") ...The Gahadavalas sought to ward off the growing menace of Muslim incursions by expedient alliances ... Madang port on the northeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. It ... Madani, 'Izz al-Din al- (from the article "Arabic literature") Tunisia and Morocco provide some of the best examples of a thriving theatre tradition. The ... Madaniyah (from the article "surah") ...which vary in length from several pages to several words, encompasses one or more revelations ... Madariaga y Rojo, Salvador de Spanish writer, diplomat, and historian, noted for his service at the League of Nations and ... [1 Related Articles] Maddalena Archipelago (from the article "Maddalena Island") island. It lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea (of the Mediterranean) off the northeast coast of ... Maddalena Island island. It lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea (of the Mediterranean) off the northeast coast of ... Maddalena Pass gap between the Cottian Alps (north) and the Maritime Alps (south). The pass lies at ... Maddalena, La (from the article "Maddalena Island") ...miles (20 square km) and is the principal island of the Maddalena Archipelago, which includes ... Madden Dam (from the article "Chagres River") stream in Panama forming part of the Panama Canal system. It rises in the Cordillera ... Madden NFL video game sports-simulation series created by EA Sports, a division of the American company Electronic ... Madden, Lake (from the article "Panama Canal") ...Gatun a series of three locks lift vessels 26 metres (85 feet) to Gatun Lake. ... Madden-Julian oscillation (from the article "climate") Monsoon rainfall and dry spells alternate on several timescales. One such well-known timescale is found ... madder any of several species of plants belonging to the genus Rubia of the madder family, ... [1 Related Articles] Madderakka Sami goddess of childbirth. She is assisted by three of her daughters-Sarakka, the cleaving woman; ... [1 Related Articles] Maddox, Lester Garfield American businessman and politician (b. Sept. 30, 1915, Atlanta, Ga.-d. June 25, 2003, Atlanta), served ... [1 Related Articles] Maddox, Richard Leach (from the article "photography, history of") ...made to find a dry substitute for wet collodion so that plates could be prepared ... Madduwattas (from the article "Arzawa") ...It was later reconquered by the Hittite Mursilis II (1339-06 BC). During the reign of ... Maddux, Greg American professional baseball player who was one of the game's most successful pitchers, known for ... [2 Related Articles] Maddy, Penelope (from the article "mathematics, philosophy of") During the 1980s and '90s, various Americans developed three nontraditional versions of mathematical Platonism: one ... Madeira fortified wine from the Portuguese island of Madeira in the Atlantic. Because the island was ... Madeira Island (from the article "Madeira Islands") Madeira Island, the largest of the group, is 34 miles (55 km) long and has ... Madeira Islands archipelago of volcanic origin in the North Atlantic Ocean, belonging to Portugal and comprising two ... [2 Related Articles] Madeira River major tributary of the Amazon. It is formed by the junction of the Mamore and ... [3 Related Articles] Madeira-Mamore Railway (from the article "Madeira River") ...Amazon to the Cachoeira (falls) de Santo Antonio 807 miles (1,300 km) upstream, the first ... Madeira-vine (from the article "Basellaceae") ...vines, distributed primarily in the New World tropics. Members of the family have fleshy, untoothed ... Madeleine Paris church designed by Pierre-Alexandre Vignon in 1806. The Madeleine, in the form of a ... [2 Related Articles] madeleine delicate, scallop-shaped French tea cake often served with fruit or sherbet. In its preparation, flour, ... Madeleine of Jesus, Sister (from the article "Little Brothers of Jesus and Little Sisters of Jesus") The Little Brothers were founded in 1933 by Rene Voillaume in southern Oran, Alg.; the ... Madeleine, Church of the (from the article "Vezelay") ...Yonne departement, Bourgogne region, north-central France. The village lies on a hill on the left ... mademoiselle the French equivalent of "Miss," referring to an unmarried female. Etymologically it means "my (young) ... Madera Volcano one of two volcanic cones (the other is Concepcion) forming Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua, ... 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Madhava (from the article "mathematics, South Asian") Some of the most fascinating mathematical developments in India in the 2nd millennium-indeed, in the ... Madhava I (from the article "Ganga Dynasty") The first ruler of the Western Ganga, Konganivarman, carved out a kingdom by conquest, but ... Madhavacarya Hindu statesman and philosopher. He lived at the court of Vijayanagar, a southern Indian kingdom. ... [1 Related Articles] Madhloum, Tariq (from the article "Nineveh") Most impressive was the Shamash Gate, which has been thoroughly excavated by Tariq Madhloum on ... Madhubani town, north-central Bihar state, northeastern India. It is situated 16 miles (26 km) northeast of ... Madhubuti, Haki R. African-American author, publisher, and teacher. [1 Related Articles] Madhumati River distributary of the upper Padma River (Ganges [Ganga] River), flowing through southwestern Bangladesh. It leaves ... Madhupur Tract (from the article "Bangladesh") ...and Jamuna (Brahmaputra) rivers. Except for small higher areas of jungle-covered old alluvium (rising to ... Madhva Hindu philosopher, exponent of Dvaita (q.v.; dualism, or belief in a basic difference in kind ... [4 Related Articles] Madhya Bharat Plateau plateau comprising the northern part of the Central Highlands, central India. Extending over approximately 22,000 ... Madhya Pradesh state of India, extending over 114,705 square miles (297,085 square km). As its name implies- [5 Related Articles] madhyamagrama (from the article "South Asian arts") ...scale the interval ri-pa (E- to A) contains 10 srutis; i.e., one more than the ... Madhyamika (Sanskrit: "Intermediate"), important school in the Mahayana ("Great Vehicle") Buddhist tradition. Its name derives from ... [10 Related Articles] Madi group of more than 150,000 people who inhabit both banks of the Nile River in ... [1 Related Articles] madia oil plant (from the article "tarweed") A few species are grown as garden plants for their yellow or brownish yellow flowers ... Madigan, Cecil Thomas (from the article "Simpson Desert") ...1845 and was called (together with Sturt's Stony Desert) the Arunta Desert on a chart ... madih (from the article "Mu'allaqat, Al-") ...movements that describe the poet's horse or camel, scenes of desert events, and other aspects ... Madikizela-Mandela, Winnie South African social worker and activist considered by many black South Africans to be the ... [2 Related Articles] Madilu System Congolese musician was a singer and a composer who reached near legendary status in Africa, ... Madinah 'Isa planned community in the state and emirate of Bahrain, north-central Bahrain island, in the Persian ... [1 Related Articles] Madinat al-Sha'b town, southern Yemen, former administrative capital of Yemen (Aden). The town is located on the ... Madinat Habu the necropolis region of western Thebes in Upper Egypt that is enclosed by the outer ... [4 Related Articles] Madison city, capital (1838) of Wisconsin, U.S., and seat (1836) of Dane county. Madison, Wisconsin's second ... [1 Related Articles] Madison city, seat (1873) of Lake county, southeastern South Dakota, U.S. It lies about 50 miles ... Madison county, central New York state, U.S., mostly comprising a rugged upland, bounded by Oneida Lake ... Madison borough (town), Morris county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S. It lies 18 miles (29 km) west ... Madison city, seat (1811) of Jefferson county, southeastern Indiana, U.S. It lies along the Ohio River ... Madison Boulder (from the article "Carroll") ...Trail crosses Crawford Notch State Park in the northwest. Other public lands include Wentworth, White ... Madison River river in southwestern Montana and northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Madison River rises in the northwestern ... Madison Square Garden indoor sports arena in New York City. The original Madison Square Garden (1874) was a ... [4 Related Articles] Madison Square Theatre (from the article "theatre") ...were seeking a means of effecting scene changes that would not require an intermission. In ... Madison, Dolley American first lady (1809-17), the wife of James Madison, fourth president of the United States. ... [2 Related Articles] Madison, Guy (ROBERT OZELL MOSELEY), U.S. film and television actor who starred as television's Wild Bill Hickok ... Madison, Helene American swimmer, the outstanding performer in women's freestyle competition between 1930 and 1932. She won ... [1 Related Articles] Madison, James fourth president of the United States (1809-17) and one of the Founding Fathers of his ... [17 Related Articles] Madiun kotamadya (municipality) in East Java (Jawa Timur) propinsi (province), Java, Indonesia. The city lies on ... Madiun Affair communist rebellion against the Hatta-Sukarno government of Indonesia, which originated in Madiun, a town in ... Madl, Ferenc (from the article "Hungary") Area: 93,030 sq km (35,919 sq mi) | Population (2005 est.): 10,078,000 | Capital: Budapest ... Madlala-Routledge, Nozizwe (from the article "South Africa") ...Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang had a liver transplant early in the year, and soon after ... Madler, Johann Heinrich von German astronomer who (with Wilhelm Beer) published the most complete map of the Moon of ... [1 Related Articles] Madness (from the article "ska") ...a significant influence on British pop culture, and so-called 2-Tone groups (whose name derived from ... Madog Ab Owain Gwynedd legendary voyager to America, a son (if he existed at all) of Owain Gwynedd (d. ... Madog ap Maredudd (from the article "Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr") outstanding Welsh poet of the 12th century, court poet to Madog ap Maredudd, prince of ... Madonie, Le mountain range in Palermo provincia, northwest-central Sicily. The range extends for 30 miles (48 km) ... Madonna American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur whose immense popularity in the 1980s and '90s allowed ... [10 Related Articles] Madonna in Christian art, depiction of the Virgin Mary; the term is usually restricted to those ... [9 Related Articles] Madonna and Child (from the article "painting, Western") ...space in his paintings, and he was above all concerned with his actors as humans ... Madonna del Sasso (from the article "Locarno") ...the Pretorio, or law court, in which the Pact of Locarno, an attempt to guarantee ... Madonna dell'Orto (from the article "Tintoretto") Tintoretto's works for the Madonna dell'Orto, which occupied him for approximately a decade, also give ... Madonna di San Biago (from the article "Sangallo Family") Antonio da Sangallo the Elder (1455-1535), a military architect in his younger years, is best ... 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