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 N ... Nagaoka N (from the article "metalogic") In order to clarify the abstract concepts of metalogic, a formal system N (with its ... n'dama cattle (from the article "Congo") ...corn (maize), peanuts (groundnuts), and fruit. Livestock consists of sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry. The ... N'Djamena capital of Chad, on the southwestern border, adjacent to Cameroon. It lies on the east ... [5 Related Articles] N'Dour, Youssou (from the article "Performing Arts") ...and nine other cities to call attention to world poverty on the eve of the ... n'dragheta (from the article "Calabria") Despite these changes the local Calabrian Mafia, called the n'dragheta, persists, and its long-established practice ... N'ko alphabet (from the article "Bambara") The Bambara, like other West African peoples, use the distinctive N'ko alphabet, which reads from ... N-1 (from the article "Energia") ...N1-L3 program, designed to compete with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo program ... N-156 (from the article "Northrop Grumman Corporation") In the 1950s Northrop Aircraft-which became Northrop Corporation in 1958-successfully applied the concept of low ... n-body problem (from the article "celestial mechanics") The general problem of n bodies, where n is greater than three, has been attacked ... n-butyl alcohol (from the article "liquid") ...often depending strongly on temperature. In most cases, rising temperature produces enhanced solubility, but this ... N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor (from the article "nervous system") ...receptor sites glutamate depolarizes the membrane by opening nonspecific cation channels, which allow a net ... n-p-n transistor (from the article "electronics") A transistor is constructed with two p-n junctions parallel and very close to one another. ... n-propyl alcohol (from the article "chemical industry") In the alcohols with three carbon atoms, there are two possible structures, or isomers. One ... N-square law (from the article "naval warfare") ...reach most of the ships on the opposite side, making concentration of firepower by a ... N-Town plays an English cycle of 42 scriptural (or "mystery") plays dating from the second half of ... n-type semiconductor (from the article "crystal") ...may have a high density of impurities that cause holes, and a high electrical conductivity ... N-type star (from the article "stellar classification") Supplementary classes of cool stars include R and N (often called C-type, or carbon stars: ... N.W. Ayer & Son (from the article "Ayer, Francis Wayland") U.S. advertising pioneer who founded N.W. Ayer & Son and revolutionized that industry by making ... N.W.A. (from the article "gangsta rap") ...music was the subject of outrage in some corners. But gangsta rap became a national ... Na Chul (from the article "New Religious Movement") ...century, Korea had been heavily influenced by Christian missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant. In the ... Na'imah, Mikha'il Lebanese literary critic, playwright, essayist, and short-story writer who helped introduce modern realism into Arabic ... Na-Dene languages major grouping (phylum or superstock) of North American Indian languages, consisting of three language families-Athabascan ... Na-mu, Lake (from the article "Tibet") Among the province's lakes, the three largest are located in central Tibet, northwest of Lhasa: ... Naab River (from the article "Germany") ...Danube draws upon a series of right-bank Alpine tributaries, which, through reliance on spring and ... NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (from the article "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People") ...of education and public information to win popular support, and direct action to achieve specific ... Naas market and garrison town (urban district) and county seat of County Kildare, Ireland. Naas was ... Nabahani (from the article "eastern Africa, history of") During the 15th century, Shirazi families continued to rule in Malindi, Mombasa, and Kilwa and ... Nabarro, F. R. N. (from the article "solids, mechanics of") ...ground displacement and deformation induced by tectonic faulting. Also, the first elastodynamic solutions for the ... Nabataean member of a people of ancient Arabia whose settlements lay in the borderlands between Syria ... [6 Related Articles] Nabataean (from the article "Aramaic language") In the early centuries AD, Aramaic divided into East and West varieties. West Aramaic dialects ... Nabataean alphabet writing system used between approximately 150 BC and AD 150 in the Nabataean kingdom of ... [2 Related Articles] nabati (from the article "Saudi Arabia") Native Bedouin poetry, known as nabati, is extremely popular. It has similarities ... Nabatiyyah al-Tahta, Al- town, southern Lebanon. It is the major centre of tobacco growing in Lebanon. Other agricultural ... Nabbes, Thomas English dramatist and writer of verse, one of a number of lesser playwrights of the ... Naber, John American swimmer who won four gold medals and a silver at the 1976 Olympics in ... [1 Related Articles] Naberezhnye Chelny city, Tatarstan, west-central Russia, on the left bank of the Kama River. The city is ... Nabeshima ware (from the article "Imari ware") ...Korean craftsmen and by the popularity of Chinese wares; but by the mid-17th century, native ... Nabeul town in northeastern Tunisia located on the Gulf of Hammamet. Formerly a Phoenician settlement, it ... Nabha city, southeastern Punjab state, northwestern India. It is located some 16 miles (26 km) west ... Nabi (from the article "Turkish literature") The leading poet of the later 17th century was Nabi, a provincial notable who became ... Nabi Salih (from the article "Bahrain") ...and Sitrah, both to the northeast-are joined to Bahrain Island by causeways that have facilitated ... Nabi Shu'ayb, Mount Al- (from the article "Arabia") ...plateau, edged with deeply dissected escarpments on three sides and sloping gently northeastward from the ... Nabighah al-Dhubyani, al- pre-Islamic Arab poet, the first great court poet of Arabic literature. His works were among ... 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Nabokov, Vladimir Russian-born American novelist and critic, the foremost of the post-1917 emigre authors. He wrote in ... [3 Related Articles] Nabonassar (from the article "Tiglath-pileser III") ...lands of Puqudu, northeast of Baghdad, were joined to the Arrapkha (Kirkuk) province, thereby holding ... Nabonidus king of Babylonia from 556 until 539 BC, when Babylon fell to Cyrus, king of ... [11 Related Articles] Nabopolassar (from the article "Nebuchadrezzar II") Nebuchadrezzar II was the oldest son and successor of Nabopolassar, founder of the Chaldean empire. ... naboria (from the article "Latin America, history of") ...when possible, but the limits of his resources were soon reached. He needed permanent indigenous ... Nabrit, James M., Jr. American lawyer and academic who while practicing law (1930-36) in Houston, Texas, and serving as ... Nabu major god in the Assyro-Babylonian pantheon. He was patron of the art of writing and ... [3 Related Articles] Nabu-apla-iddina (from the article "Sippar") ...before 1174 BC, when it was sacked by the Elamite king Kutir-Nahhunte. It recovered and ... Nabu-rimanni the earliest Babylonian astronomer known by name, who devised the so-called System A, a group ... [1 Related Articles] Nabuco de Araujo, Joaquim Aurelio Barreto statesman and diplomat, leader of the abolition movement in Brazil, and man of letters. [2 Related Articles] Nacala (from the article "Mozambique") ...offer some of the liveliest nightlife in southern Africa. Other major cities and towns, most ... Nacaome city, southern Honduras, on the seasonally dry Nacaome River. It was founded in 1535 and ... Nachi-katsuura town, Wakayama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean. Lying within Yoshino-Kumano National Park, ... Nachikufan industry industry of the African Late Stone Age practiced by hunting-gathering peoples who occupied the wooded ... [1 Related Articles] Nachman, Jerry American journalist (b. Feb. 24, 1946, Brooklyn, N.Y.-d. Jan. 19/20, 2004, Hoboken, N.J.), became well ... Nachtigal, Gustav explorer of the Sahara who helped Germany obtain protectorates in western equatorial Africa. After spending ... [3 Related Articles] Nachtwey, James photojournalist noted for his unflinching and moving images of wars, conflicts, and social upheaval. [1 Related Articles] Nacna Kutthara (from the article "South Asian arts") The Parvati Devi temple at Nacna Kutthara, also of this period, is interesting for the ... Nacogdoches city, seat (1837) of Nacogdoches county, eastern Texas, U.S., near the Angelina River, 140 miles ... nacrite (from the article "nacrite") clay mineral, a form of kaolinite [Al2Si2O5(OH)4] (q.v.).form of kaolinite Nacunday Falls (from the article "Plata, Rio de la") ...called the Rio Grande de Curitiba), the Iguacu flows about 380 miles from east to ... Nadal Prize (from the article "Literature") The Nadal Prize was awarded to Felipe Benitez Reyes for his parody novel Mercado de ... Nadal, Rafael Spanish tennis player who emerged in the early 21st century as one of the game's ... [6 Related Articles] Nadar French writer, caricaturist, and photographer who is remembered primarily for his photographic portraits, which are ... [1 Related Articles] Nadasdy, Ferenc (from the article "Wesselenyi Conspiracy") ...Roman Catholic magnates, including the palatine administrator Ferenc Wesselenyi; the ban (governor) of Croatia, Peter ... Nadel, S.F. Austrian-born British anthropologist whose investigations of African ethnology led him to explore theoretical questions. Nadelman, Elie Polish-born sculptor whose mannered, curvilinear human figures greatly influenced early 20th-century American sculpture. Nader Khan, Mohammad (from the article "Barakzay Dynasty") ...Khan gained preeminence and founded the dynasty about 1837. Thereafter his descendants ruled in direct ... Nader's Raiders (from the article "Nader, Ralph") ...of privacy, and the case was settled after GM admitted wrongdoing before a Senate committee. ... Nader, Ralph American lawyer and consumer advocate who was a four-time candidate for U.S. president (1996, 2000, ... [4 Related Articles] NADH dehydrogenase (from the article "metabolism") ...(or NADP+) thus produced (usually written as NADH + H+ or NADPH + H+) diffuses ... Nadi brothers Italian brothers who were among the greatest and most versatile fencers in the history of ... Nadi, Aldo (from the article "Nadi brothers") ...U.S.) led Italy to a sweep of the gold medals in the three team events. ... Nadi, Nedo (from the article "Nadi brothers") ...Nov. 10, 1965Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.) led Italy to a sweep of the gold medals ... Nadiad city, east-central Gujarat state, west-central India. It is situated in the lowlands between the Vindhya ... Nadig, Marie-Therese Swiss Alpine skier who won surprise victories over the pre-Olympic favourite, Austrian Annemarie Moser-Proll, in ... nadir (from the article "zenith") point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer on the Earth. The point 180° ... Nadir Shah Iranian ruler and conqueror who created an Iranian empire that stretched from the Indus River ... [16 Related Articles] Nadir Shah Zhara, Mount (from the article "Hindu Kush") ...[7,349 metres]). Another line of imposing mountains, which includes Mounts Langar (23,162 feet [7,060 metres]), ... Nadir, Banu (from the article "Muhammad") ...valiant uncle Hamzah, however, lost their lives in the struggle. The Jews of Medina, who ... Nadira Indian actress (b. Dec. 5, 1931/32, Baghdad, Iraq-d. Feb. 9, 2006, Mumbai [Bombay], India), starred ... Nador city, northeastern Morocco. The city is a small Mediterranean port on the Bou Areg Lagoon ... Nadym Ob (from the article "Ob River") ...the confluence of the Poluy (from the right) the river branches out again to form ... Naemul (from the article "Korea, history of") ...57 BC. The actual task of state building, however, was begun for Koguryo by King ... Naeroyfjord (from the article "The Environment") The World Heritage Committee inscribed seven new sites on the World Heritage list in July. ... Naess, Arne (from the article "Skepticism") ...the doubting activity from natural practical activities in the world. Skeptical philosophizing went on in ... Naestved city, southern Sjaelland (Zealand), Denmark, on the Susa River. Naestved originated around a Benedictine monastery, ... Naevius, Gnaeus second of a triad of early Latin epic poets and dramatists, between Livius Andronicus and ... [4 Related Articles] Nafata (from the article "Usman dan Fodio") During the 1790s, when Usman seems to have lived continuously at Degel, a division developed ... Nafels, Battle of (April 9, 1388), major victory for the Swiss Confederation in the first century of its ... Naffara (from the article "art, African") ...type of animal mask called waniugo has a cup for a magical substance on top; ... Nafis (from the article "Ziyadid Dynasty") ...who divided the government of the kingdom between two other Mamluks, the northern provinces falling ... nafs al-kulliyah (from the article "hudud, al-") ...al-Hakim's contemporaries. Hamzah himself became the first principle, or hadd, Universal Intelligence (al-'Aql); al-'Aql generated ... Nafud, An- desert, northern Saudi Arabia, covering about 25,000 square miles (64,000 square km). The reddish, sandy ... [6 Related Articles] Nafusah Plateau hilly limestone massif, northwestern Libya. It extends in a west-northeasterly arc between Al-Jifarah (Gefara) plain ... [1 Related Articles] Nag Tibba (from the article "Himalayas") ...There is a general conformity of altitude among neighbouring summits, which creates the appearance of ... Naga city, southeastern Luzon, Philippines. It is situated along the Bicol River, south of San Miguel ... naga ("serpent"), in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, a member of a class of semidivine beings, half ... [6 Related Articles] Naga group of tribes inhabiting the Naga Hills of Nagaland (q.v.) state in northeastern India. They ... [4 Related Articles] Naga Hills part of the complex mountain barrier on the border of India and Myanmar (Burma). A ... [2 Related Articles] Naga People's Convention (from the article "Nagaland") ...government. Despite the agreement, unrest continued in the form of noncooperation with the Indian government, ... naga sannyasin (from the article "dasnami sannyasin") Some extreme dasnamis go about naked. They are called naga ("naked") sannyasins and are the ... naga vairagin (from the article "vairagin") Most vairagins, when not wandering or on pilgrimage, reside in monastic communities called sthanas ("spots" ... naga-bakama (from the article "dress") ...under the itsutsu-ginu or to the kosode worn next ... Nagabhata II (from the article "India") ...This initiated a lengthy tripartite struggle. Dharmapala soon retook Kannauj and put his nominee on ... Nagabhata line (from the article "Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty") ...dynasties of medieval Hindu India. The line of Haricandra ruled in Mandor, Marwar (Jodhpur, Rajasthan), ... Nagai Kafu Japanese novelist strongly identified with Tokyo and its immediate premodern past. [1 Related Articles] Nagako, Dowager Empress Japanese royal (b. March 6, 1903, Tokyo, Japan-d. June 16, 2000, Tokyo), was the consort ... Nagaland state of India. It lies in the hills and mountains of the northeastern part of ... 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