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 P'alkwanhoe ... Pacific Coastal Lowlands P'alkwanhoe (Korean: "Assembly of P'alkwan"), most important of Korea's ancient national festivals, a ritualistic celebration that ... P'an Hill (from the article "Canton") ...Sung dynasty (960-1279) the increase in Canton's population and the growth of foreign trade made ... P'an Ku central figure in Chinese Taoist legends of creation. P'an Ku, the first man, is said ... [1 Related Articles] P'an-k'ang (from the article "Honan") ...culture, having a hierarchical class structure, advanced buildings, and elaborate ritual in which beautiful bronze ... p'an-t'ao (Chinese: "flat peach"), in Chinese Taoist mythology, the peach of immortality that grew in the ... P'anmunjom village, central Korea, in the demilitarized zone established after the Korean War, 5 miles (8 ... [2 Related Articles] p'ansori (from the article "Korean literature") The final type of folk literature is found in the texts of p'ansori of the ... p'Bitek, Okot Ugandan poet, novelist, and social anthropologist whose three verse collections-Song of Lawino (1966), Song of ... [2 Related Articles] P'eng-hu Islands archipelago and hsien (county) of Taiwan, consisting of about 64 small islands, approximately 30 miles ... [1 Related Articles] P'ing-ting-shan (from the article "Honan") ...anthracite coal are found along the slopes of the T'ai-hang Mountains, and big reserves of ... P'ing-tung southernmost hsien (county) of Taiwan. It is bordered by Kao-hsiung hsien (northwest), T'ai-tung hsien (northeast), ... P'ing-tung shih (municipality) and seat of P'ing-tung hsien (county), southwestern Taiwan. It is located 13 miles ... p'iri Korean double-reed musical instrument, a type of cylindrical oboe. The large mouthpiece and the body ... [2 Related Articles] P'ohang city, Kyongsang-puk do (province), eastern South Korea. A fishing port, it lies on the eastern ... p'u (Chinese: "simple," "in primordial condition"), in Chinese Taoism, metaphorical expression often translated as "uncarved block" ... [1 Related Articles] p'u-fang (from the article "dress") ...Ming portraits show officials clothed in red pao that have large bird ... P'u-mo Lake (from the article "Tibet") ...are located in central Tibet, northwest of Lhasa: Lakes T'ang-ku-la-yu-mu (Tibetan Tangra Yum), Na-mu (Nam), ... P'u-tu Lake (from the article "Yunnan") ...The water of the central and eastern parts of the plateau drains into the Nan-p'an ... p'ungsuchirisol (Korean: "theory of wind, water, and land"), in Korean religion, geomancy, a belief that the ... P'yongan-pukto (from the article "Korea, North") ...each with a different natural environment and historical background. Of the eight Korean provinces of ... P'yongsong city, western North Korea, located about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of P'yongyang, the national ... P'yongyang capital of North Korea, on the Taedong River about 30 miles (48 km) inland from ... [7 Related Articles] P-38 fighter and fighter-bomber employed by the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. A ... [2 Related Articles] P-47 fighter and fighter-bomber used by the Allied air forces during World War II. A single-seat ... [2 Related Articles] P-51 a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft originally designed and produced by North American Aviation for the ... [3 Related Articles] P-51B (from the article "World War II") ...ball-bearing factory at Schweinfurt, for instance, on Oct. 14, 1943, lost 60 out of the ... P-51D (from the article "P-51") ...for daylight duties over Europe, and the plane was produced under license in Australia toward ... P-59A (from the article "military aircraft") Meanwhile, the U.S. aviation industry entered the jet race with the receipt by General Electric ... P-61 Black Widow (from the article "Northrop Grumman Corporation") ...Two years later Northrop reestablished his company as Northrop Aircraft, Inc., which he directed until ... P-80 Shooting Star (from the article "military aircraft") ...first flight the following year. It was slower than contemporary piston-engined fighters, but in 1943-44 ... p-adic completion of the rational numbers (from the article "metalogic") A widely known application to the area of algebra is that which deals with certain ... p-aminohippuric acid (from the article "renal system") The concept of clearance is also useful in the measurement of renal blood flow. Para-aminohippuric ... p-block element (from the article "organometallic compound") The metal in main-group organometallic compounds can be any of the elements in the s ... P-class asteroid (from the article "Asteroid taxonomic classes") P- and T-class asteroids have low albedos and no known meteorite or naturally occurring mineralogical ... p-i-n diode (from the article "semiconductor device") A p-i-n diode is a p-n junction with an ... p-n junction in electronics, the interface within diodes, transistors, and other semiconductor devices between two different types ... [10 Related Articles] p-n-p transistor (from the article "electronics") The use of a p-n-p second amplifier allows direct connection between the amplifiers (see figure). ... p-orbital (from the article "chemical bonding") ...orbitals. Thus, an s subshell (l = 0) consists of a single orbital, which is ... P-protein (from the article "sieve tube") The small pores of sieve cells and the larger ones of sieve elements are traversed ... p-type semiconductor (from the article "integrated circuit") The process of introducing impurities is known as doping or implantation. Depending on a dopant's ... p-value (from the article "statistics") A concept known as the p-value provides a convenient basis for drawing conclusions in hypothesis-testing ... P/51 rifle (from the article "small arm") ...several countries, notably Britain and the United States, saw the significance of Minie's invention. In ... P1 (from the article "Pluto") Pluto's other two moons, called Hydra and Nix (provisionally designated S/2005 P1 and S/2005 P2, ... P2 (from the article "Pluto") Pluto's other two moons, called Hydra and Nix (provisionally designated S/2005 P1 and S/2005 P2, ... p53 (from the article "tumour suppressor gene") ...Subsequent research revealed that mutations in this gene also play a role in cancers of ... pa (from the article "Maori") The war consisted essentially of a series of generally successful sieges of Maori Pa Hsien heterogeneous group of holy Taoists, each of whom earned the right to immortality and had ... [3 Related Articles] Pa Sak River river in central Thailand. It rises in the northern portion of the Phetchabun Range and ... Pa-an town, southern Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the left bank of the Salween River, 27 miles ... pa-ku wen-chang (from the article "China") ...By the end of the Ming dynasty, the writing of examination responses had become highly ... Pa-kua Shan (from the article "Chang-hua") ...(east), and Yun-lin (south) and by the Formosa Strait (west). Its northern and southern boundaries ... Paamiut town, southwestern Greenland, on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of 30-miles- (48-km-) long Kvanefjord ... Paar family (from the article "postal system") ...The growth of demand made letter carrying a profitable business, leading to the rise of ... Paar, Jack American humorist who, as host (1957-62) of The Tonight Show (later called ... [2 Related Articles] Paarl town, Western Cape province, South Africa, east of Cape Town, on the Groot-Berg River between ... Paasche index index developed by German economist Hermann Paasche for measuring current price or quantity levels relative ... Paasche, Hermann (from the article "Paasche index") index developed by German economist Hermann Paasche for measuring current price or quantity levels relative ... Paasikivi, Juho Kusti Finnish statesman and diplomat who, as prime minister (1918, 1944-46) and then president (1946-56) of ... [2 Related Articles] paatere (from the article "New Zealand literature") ...Some chants are recited rather than sung. These include karakia (forms of incantation invoking a ... Paats River (from the article "Finland") In the extreme north the Paats River and its tributaries drain large areas into the ... Paats, William (from the article "football (soccer)") ...famous Penarol), which played both cricket and football. In Chile, British sailors initiated play in ... paauw (from the article "bustard") The little bustard (Otis tetrax) ranges from western Europe and Morocco to Afghanistan. The bustards ... pabbajja Buddhist rite of ordination by which a layman becomes a novice (Pali samanera; Sanskrit sramanera). ... [2 Related Articles] Pabianice town and suburb of Lodz, in Lodzkie wojewodztwo (province), central Poland, in ... Pablo, Augustus Jamaican reggae musician who was renowned as a master of the melodica, a harmonica with ... Pablo, Michel (from the article "International, Fourth") Trotsky died in 1940, and after World War II the Fourth International's leadership fell to ... Pablos, Juan (from the article "publishing, history of") ...during this early period. In 1539 Juan Cromberger of Sevilla, whose father, Jacob, had set ... Pabna city, west-central Bangladesh. It lies along the Ichamati River, which is a tributary of the ... Pabst, G.W. German film director whose films were among the most artistically successful of the 1920s. Pabst's ... [3 Related Articles] Pac-Man In 1980 the Japanese arcade game manufacturer Namco Limited introduced the world to paca either of two species of South American rodents with piglike bodies, large heads, and swollen ... [1 Related Articles] Pacaraima Mountains central tabular upland of the Guiana Highlands in Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana. The Pacaraima Mountains ... [1 Related Articles] pacarana a rare and slow-moving South American rodent found only in tropical forests of the western ... Pacasmayo seaport town, northwestern Peru. It lies near the mouth of the Jequetepeque River. The surrounding ... Pacatus Drepanius, Latinius Gallo-Roman orator and poet, the author of an extant panegyric addressed to Theodosius I at ... Pacaya (from the article "Guatemala") ...continued. Although major highways reopened, some temporary repairs were still unfinished, and others were washed ... pacca (from the article "South Asian arts") ...sages) wear towering headgear and billowing skirts and have their fingers fitted with long silver ... Paccard, Michel-Gabriel (from the article "Blanc, Mont") ...de Saussure first drew attention to Mont Blanc's distinction as western Europe's highest mountain. That ... Pacciani, Pietro (from the article "Monster of Florence") In 1994 Pietro Pacciani, an itinerant farm labourer, was convicted of murdering seven of the ... pace (from the article "measurement system") ...units were always expressed in feet. The cubit (cubitum) was 112 feet ... pace (from the article "horsemanship") ...in perfect cadence and rapid succession. The legs on either side move together, the hindleg ... Pace University private, coeducational institution of higher learning with campuses in New York City, Pleasantville, and White ... Pace, Luigi da (from the article "mosaic") In Italy, many of the great painters of the 15th and 16th centuries delivered designs ... pacemaker electronic cardiac-support device that produces rhythmic electrical impulses that take over the regulation of the ... [4 Related Articles] pacemaker (from the article "nervous system") Finally, pacemaker systems are present in animals with nerve nets. In the sea anemone Metridium ... pacemaker enzyme (from the article "metabolism") ...of metabolites through catabolic and anabolic pathways, and for integrating the numerous different pathways in ... pacer (from the article "cycling") ...in Boston, two years after the start of professional baseball and 13 years before basketball ... Pacetti, Camillo (from the article "Western sculpture") In Milan, Camillo Pacetti directed the sculptural decoration of the Arco della Pace. The work ... Pach, Walter (from the article "Armory Show") ...with a broad, highly developed taste, capable of appreciating trends in art far more radical ... Pachacamac creator deity worshipped by the pre-Inca maritime population of Peru; it was also the name ... Pachacamac large pre-Columbian ruin located in the Lurin Valley on the central coast of present-day Peru. ... [2 Related Articles] Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui Inca emperor (1438-71), an empire builder who, because he initiated the swift, far-ranging expansion of ... [7 Related Articles] Pachaimalai Hills range of hills in Tamil Nadu state, southern India, an eastward extension of the Eastern ... Pachamama (from the article "nature worship") ...free from warrior and nation-building peoples with their emphasis on war (as in western Sudan, ... Pachauri, R. K. (from the article "Climate Change-The Global Effects") ...bring severe stress on the capability of supplying such necessities as water, food, and health ... Pacheco de la Espriella, Abel (from the article "Costa Rica") Area: 51,100 sq km (19,730 sq mi) | Population (2006 est.): 4,274,000 | Capital: San ... Pacheco Pereira, Duarte Portuguese seafarer and compiler of sailing directions. The Portuguese poet Luis de Camoes called him ... [1 Related Articles] Pacheco, Francisco Spanish painter, teacher, and scholar. Although an undistinguished artist himself, he is remembered as the ... [2 Related Articles] Pacheco, Gregorio (from the article "Bolivia") ...it profitable to withdraw from direct involvement in national political life. Whereas Bolivian presidents under ... Pacheco, Jose Emilio Mexican critic, novelist, short-story writer, translator, and poet. His poetry transmits his metaphysical concerns in ... Pacheco, Juan, Marques of Villena (from the article "Spain") The nobles continued to engage in an intense struggle for influence and power in the ... Pachelbel, Johann German composer known for his works for organ and one of the great organ masters ... [1 Related Articles] Pacher, Michael late Gothic painter and wood-carver, one of the earliest artists to introduce the principles of ... [2 Related Articles] pachinko (from the article "pinball machine") ...all pinball machines were manufactured in the United States, but the game came to be ... Pachisi board game, sometimes called the national game of India. Four players in opposing partnerships of ... [1 Related Articles] Pachman, Ludek Czechoslovak chess grandmaster and political activist (b. May 11, 1924, Bela pod Bezdezem, Czech. [now ... Pachmann, Vladimir von Russian pianist known for his performances of the music of Frederic Chopin. Pachmann studied in ... Pachnocybales (from the article "fungus") ...Homoptera); basidiospores germinate on insects, with haustoria coiled inside insect; example genera include Septobasidium and ... Pachomius, Saint founder of Christian cenobitic (communal) monasticism, whose rule (book of observances) for monks is the ... [7 Related Articles] Pachuca city, capital of Hidalgo estado (state), east-central Mexico. It lies about 50 ... [2 Related Articles] pachycaulous (from the article "cycadophyte") ...of internal vascular connectives are not externally apparent. The cycad trunk is about as thick ... pachycephalosaur (from the article "dinosaur") In important respects the pachycephalosaurs conformed to the basic ornithopod body plan, and there is ... Pachycephalosaurus genus of large and unusual dinosaurs found as fossils in deposits of North America dating ... [1 Related Articles] Pachycormiformes (from the article "holostean") The division Holosteans includes the orders Semionotiformes, Pycnodontiformes, Amiiformes, and perhaps Pachycormiformes. In these orders ... Pachydiscus seppenradensis (from the article "cephalopod") ...30 centimetres (12 inches) and rarely longer than a metre (39 inches). But arm spans ... Pachymeres, George outstanding 13th-century Byzantine liberal-arts scholar, whose chronicle of the Palaeologus emperors is the period's main ... Pachypodium (from the article "Apocynaceae") ...Mandevilla, and Allamanda are attractive woody vines. Dogbane (Apocynum) and Amsonia sometimes are grown as ... pachytene stage (from the article "heredity") ...homologous chromosomes, one member of which is represented in blue (from the father) and the ... Pacific Belt Zone (from the article "Japan") ...and comparing statistics. In addition, planners have come to refer to the string of industrialized ... Pacific bleeding heart (from the article "bleeding heart") ...as the shorter eastern, or wild, bleeding heart (D. eximia), which produces sprays of small ... pacific blockade (from the article "visit and search") While the principle of freedom of the seas normally forbids visit and search of foreign ... Pacific Campaign (from the article "World War II") ...attack, unannounced beforehand by the Japanese as it was, unified the American public and swept ... Pacific Coast region, western North America, possessing two unifying geologic and geographic properties-the Pacific Ocean, which constitutes ... Pacific Coast Hockey Association (from the article "Patrick family") In 1911 the Patrick family moved west to Victoria, where the brothers with their father, ... Pacific Coast Oil Company (from the article "Chevron Corporation") Chevron's origins trace back to 1879 with the founding of Pacific Coast Oil Company, which ... Pacific Coastal Lowlands (from the article "Mexico") The Pacific Coastal Lowlands begin near Mexicali and the Colorado River delta in the north ...

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