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 Palmas ... pan Palmas city, capital of Tocantins estado (state), north-central Brazil. It lies at the centre of the ... palmately compound leaf (from the article "angiosperm") ...leaves lack a petiole and so are attached directly to the stem (sessile), and others ... Palmatolepis (from the article "conodont") ...different species of cones, bars, and blade types. The greatest abundance and diversity of conodont ... Palmatolepis triangularis (from the article "Famennian Stage") ...during the Upper Kellwasser Event. The boundary point between the underlying Frasnian Stage and the ... Palmdale city, Los Angeles county, southwestern California, U.S. North of the city of Los Angeles, Palmdale ... Palme d'Or (from the article "International Film Awards 2007") In the world of culture, the brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne (see Palme, Olof prime minister of Sweden (1969-76, 1982-86), prominent leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ... [1 Related Articles] Palmeiro, Rafael (from the article "Baseball") ...for a third-time offender, with the right of appeal for reinstatement after two years. There ... Palmela, Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Duke de Portuguese liberal statesman and supporter of Queen Maria II. palmella stage (from the article "heterochlorid") ...chromatophores with yellow to yellow-green pigments. Food reserves are stored as leucosin (a carbohydrate) and ... Palmer city, southern Alaska, U.S. Located near the mouth of the Matanuska River, it lies 42 ... Palmer Archipelago island group off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated ... Palmer Land broad southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula, about 400 miles (640 km) east of Peter ... [1 Related Articles] Palmer raids (from the article "Palmer, A. Mitchell") ...On Jan. 2, 1920, government agents in 33 cities rounded up thousands of persons, many ... Palmer, A. Mitchell American lawyer, legislator, and U.S. attorney general (1919-21) whose highly publicized campaigns against suspected radicals ... Palmer, Alice Elvira Freeman American educator who exerted a strong and lasting influence on the academic and administrative character ... [1 Related Articles] Palmer, Arnold professional American golfer, the first to win the Masters Tournament (Augusta, Ga.) four times and ... [1 Related Articles] Palmer, Bertha Honore American socialite remembered especially for her active contributions to women's, artistic, and Chicago civic affairs. [2 Related Articles] Palmer, Bruce American four-star general and U.S. Army vice chief of staff (b. April 13, 1913, Austin, ... Palmer, Bruce Canadian bass guitarist (b. Sept. 9, 1946, Liverpool, N.S.-d. Oct. 1, 2004, Belleville, Ont.), was ... Palmer, Carl (from the article "Emerson, Lake and Palmer") ...Greg Lake (b. Nov. 10, 1948Bournemouth, Dorset), and Carl Palmer (b. March 20, 1951Birmingham). Palmer, Carson (from the article "Football") ...a record 28 touchdowns. The unusually high number of MVP candidates included league leaders Tiki ... Palmer, D. D. (from the article "chiropractic") ...the musculoskeletal structures and functions of the body and the nervous system in the restoration ... Palmer, David (from the article "Squash") ...during his career, saved what might go down as his most monumental effort until his ... Palmer, E H English Orientalist, distinguished as a linguist and as a traveler, among whose many translations is ... Palmer, Earl American drummer provided the "solid stickwork and feverish backbeat" that laid the foundations for rock ... Palmer, Ernest (from the article "1941: Other Winners") ...JordanOriginal Screenplay: Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles for Citizen KaneCinematography, Black-and-White: Arthur Miller for ... Palmer, John (from the article "Bath") ...built by John Wood the Elder between 1728 and 1735; the Circus, begun by Wood ... Palmer, Nathaniel American sea captain and explorer after whom Palmer Land, a stretch of western Antarctic coast ... [3 Related Articles] Palmer, Patrick (from the article "Ozma, Project") A second experiment, called Ozma II, was conducted at the same observatory by Benjamin Zuckerman ... Palmer, Phoebe Worrall American evangelist and religious writer, an influential and active figure in the 19th-century Holiness movement ... Palmer, Potter American merchant and real-estate promoter who was responsible for the development of much of the ... [2 Related Articles] Palmer, Robert Alan British singer (b. Jan. 19, 1949, Batley, Yorkshire, Eng.-d. Sept. 26, 2003, Paris, France), was ... Palmer, Samuel English painter and etcher of visionary landscapes who was a disciple of William Blake. [1 Related Articles] Palmer, Sir Geoffrey New Zealand Labour Party leader and prime minister of New Zealand for a year in ... Palmer, Timothy U.S. pioneer builder of covered timber truss bridges. [1 Related Articles] Palmer, Vance Australian author of novels, short stories, and plays whose work is noted for disciplined diction ... [1 Related Articles] Palmerston Atoll atoll of the northern Cook Islands, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand ... Palmerston North city, southern North Island, New Zealand, overlooking the Manawatu River. The settlement, named after Lord ... Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, Baron Temple Of Mount Temple English Whig-Liberal statesman whose long career, including many years as British foreign secretary (1830-34, 1835-41, ... [8 Related Articles] Palmesel (from the article "folk art") ...of "nuns' work," including small devotional objects, many in collage, as well as vestments and ... Palmgren, Selim Finnish pianist and composer who helped establish the nationalist movement in Finnish music. Palmieri, Eddie (from the article "salsa") ...and through huge contributions by a number of musicians of Puerto Rican heritage, most notably ... Palmieri, Luigi (from the article "seismograph") A device involving water spillage was developed in 17th-century Italy. Later a water-filled bowl and ... Palmieri, Matteo (from the article "humanism") Matteo Palmieri wrote thatthe true merit of virtue lies in effective action, and effective action ... Palmira city, Valle del Cauca departamento (department), southwestern Colombia. It lies in the rich Cauca River ... palmistry reading of character and divination of the future by interpretation of lines and undulations on ... palmitic acid (from the article "common saturated fatty acids") ...meaning "goat." Some hard cheeses (e.g., Swiss cheese) contain natural propanoic acid. The higher even-numbered ... palmityl-S-ACP (from the article "metabolism") Ultimately, a molecule with 16 carbon atoms, palmityl-S-ACP, is formed. In most organisms a deacylase ... Palmolive-Peet Company (from the article "Colgate-Palmolive Company") In 1928 Colgate & Company was bought by Palmolive-Peet Company. Palmolive-Peet's founder, B.J. Johnson, had ... Palmoxylon cliffwoodensis (from the article "palm") The earliest fossils of palms are leaves of Sabal magothiensis and stems of Palmoxylon cliffwoodensis ... Palmquist, Gustaf (from the article "Baptist General Conference") conservative Baptist denomination that was organized in 1879 as the Swedish Baptist General Conference of ... Palmyra ancient city in south-central Syria, 130 miles (210 km) northeast of Damascus. The name Palmyra, ... [8 Related Articles] Palmyra town (township), Wayne county, western New York, U.S., on the New York State Canal System, ... Palmyra Atoll coral atoll, unincorporated territory of the United States, in the Northern Line Islands in the ... palmyra bassine (from the article "brush") ...squirrels, and badgers is used in certain kinds of household and toilet brushes, as are ... palmyra palm (from the article "palm") Other palms are used extensively in both the Old and New worlds. Sugar and alcohol ... Palmyrene (from the article "Aramaic language") In the early centuries AD, Aramaic divided into East and West varieties. West Aramaic dialects ... Palmyrenian alphabet Semitic script used in Palmyra, a city on the trade routes between Syria and Mesopotamia, ... Palni Hills range of hills, an eastward extension of the Western Ghats, southwestern Tamil Nadu state, southern ... [1 Related Articles] Palo Alto city, Santa Clara county, northern California, U.S. Located 35 miles (55 km) south of San ... Palo Alto Research Center (from the article "graphical user interface") The next wave of GUI innovation occurred at the Xerox Corporation's Palo Alto (California) Research ... Palo Alto, Battle of (May 8, 1846), first clash in the Mexican War, fought at a small site in ... [1 Related Articles] palo verde (Spanish: "green wood"), any member of the genera Cercidium and Parkinsonia, of the pea family ... Paloc (from the article "Nograd") The Hungarian population of Nograd is descended from the Paloc, a group of people from ... Palola (from the article "annelid") ...or less fused along the median line, and a pair of embedded maxillary carriers; parapodia ... Palolo siciliensis (from the article "palolo worm") The palolo worm of the South Pacific (Palolo siciliensis [P. viridis or Eunice viridis]) inhabits ... palolo worm any of various segmented marine worms of the families Eunicidae and Nereidae (class Polychaeta, phylum ... [5 Related Articles] Palomar Observatory astronomical observatory located on Mount Palomar, about 40 miles (65 km) north-northeast of San Diego, ... [2 Related Articles] Palomar, Mount peak (6,126 feet [1,867 metres]) in Cleveland National Forest, southern California, U.S. It lies about ... Palomino colour type of horse distinguished by its cream, yellow, or gold coat and white or ... Palomino De Castro Y Velasco Spanish painter, scholar, and author, the last court painter to King Charles II of Spain. ... [1 Related Articles] Palomo, Jose (from the article "comic strip") ...This book was a rare example of comics criticism reaching the wider audience; it became ... Palou, Francisco (from the article "San Francisco") Settlers from Monterey, under Lieutenant Jose Joaquin Moraga and the Reverend Francisco Palou, established themselves ... palp proboscid (from the article "bivalve") ...(consumer of loose organic materials), and the modern palaeotaxodonts still pursue this mode of life. ... palpation (from the article "diagnosis") Palpation is the act of feeling the surface of the body with the hands to ... palpebral aperture (from the article "eye, human") ...for lid closure; (3) a fibrous layer that gives the lid its mechanical stability, its ... palpebral conjunctiva (from the article "eye, human") ...the surface of the eyeball, constituting an outer covering to the forward part of this ... palpigrade (from the article "arachnid") ...species widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. Size 0.8-4.5 cm; cephalothorax broader than long; 8 ... palsa (from the article "permafrost") Near the southern border of permafrost occur palsas, low hills and knobs of perennially frozen ... palstave (from the article "hand tool") ...continued the tradition of the knee-shaft handle. Another type of metal head was given a ... Palta Ecuadorian Indian ethnolinguistic group that lived in the Andean highlands at the time of the ... [1 Related Articles] Paltrow, Bruce American producer and director (b. Nov. 26, 1943, Brooklyn, N.Y.-d. Oct. 3, 2002, Rome, Italy), ... Paltrow, Gwyneth (from the article "Fashions") ...first purchasers of bargain-priced classics-leotards, fitted shirts, kimono dresses, jumpsuits, and leather trench coats-inspired by ... Palu city, capital of Sulawesi Tengah (Central Celebes) provinsi (province), west-central Celebes, Indonesia. ... [1 Related Articles] Paludan, Jacob Danish novelist and conservative critic whose work expressed a mistrust-based on the fear of Americanization ... Paludan-Muller, Frederik Danish poet who achieved early acclaim in the Danish late-Romantic movement (the so-called palustric acid (from the article "isoprenoid") ...of broad groups of tissues. For example, the nonvolatile substances present in resins produced by ... palygorskite a fibrous magnesium aluminum silicate. The structure of palygorskite contains extended silicon-oxygen sheets, justifying the ... [3 Related Articles] palynology scientific discipline concerned with the study of plant pollen and spores and certain microscopic planktonic ... [3 Related Articles] palynomorph (from the article "palynology") ...and paleontology. Accordingly, the scope of palynologic research is extremely broad, ranging from the analysis ... Pama-Nyungan languages (from the article "Australian Aboriginal languages") The major issue in the internal subgrouping of Australian languages is the relationship between the ... Pamba (from the article "Kerala") ...with vast coconut palm groves, form the so-called Venice of India. Among the rivers that ... pamir (from the article "Hindu Kush") Undulating grassland, called pamir, occurs above the tree line in the eastern Hindu Kush, while ... Pamir argali (from the article "argali") ...in the highlands of eastern Central Asia. It may stand 1.3 m (4 feet) high ... Pamir River (from the article "Panj River") ...and constitutes part of the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The Panj River is formed ... Pamir-Alay (from the article "Turkmenistan") ...of Turkmenistan consists of the southern part of the Turan Plain. Mountains and foothills rise ... Pamirs highland region of Central Asia. The Pamir mountain area centres on the nodal orogenic uplift ... [9 Related Articles] Pamlico Algonquian-speaking Indians who lived along the Pamlico River in what is now Beaufort county, N.C., ... Pamlico Formation (from the article "Great Dismal Swamp") ...Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It is densely forested and contains scattered natural ... Pamlico Sea (from the article "Okeechobee, Lake") ...the country (after Lake Michigan and Iliamna Lake, Alaska). The lake lies about 40 miles ... Pamlico Sound shallow body of water along the eastern shore of North Carolina, U.S. The largest sound ... Pampa South Indian poet and literary figure, called adikavi ("first poet") in the Kannada language. He ... [2 Related Articles] Pampa city, seat (1902) of Gray county, northern Texas, U.S., 55 miles (88 km) northeast of ... Pampanga River river on Luzon Island, Philippines, rising in several headstreams in the Caraballo Mountains and flowing ... Pampangan cultural-linguistic group of the Philippines. The Pampangan, numbering about 1,970,000 in the late 20th century, ... pampas cat (Felis colocolo), small cat, family Felidae, native to South America. It is about 60 cm ... pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana), one of more than 20 species of tall, reedlike Central and South American ... Pampas, the vast plains extending westward across central Argentina from the Atlantic coast to the Andean foothills, ... [13 Related Articles] Pampean Sierras (from the article "Argentina") ...compact units trending north-south, the flat valleys between are called bolsones (basins). ... pampero (from the article "Gran Chaco") Although light breezes are common, outbreaks of cool polar air from the south, called pamperos ... Pamphilus (from the article "Eusebius of Caesarea") Eusebius was baptized and ordained at Caesarea, where he was taught by the learned presbyter ... pamphlet brief booklet; in the UNESCO definition, it is an unbound publication that is not a ... [1 Related Articles] Pamphylia ancient maritime district of southern Anatolia, originally a narrow strip of land that curved along ... [2 Related Articles] Pamphylia Secunda (from the article "Perga") ...(Acts of the Apostles 13:13). A difficult mountain route into Phrygia began at Perga, and ... Pamphylian (from the article "Anatolia") ...with Lycia as early as about 700. Curiously, it was under the aegis of Persian ... Pamplona city, Norte de Santander departamento, northeastern Colombia. It is sited in the ... Pamplona capital of both the provincia (province) and the comunidad ... [4 Related Articles] Pampulha (from the article "Latin American architecture") ...in Brazil. Future Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek, then the mayor of Belo Horizonte, commissioned Niemeyer ... Pamuk, Orhan Turkish novelist, best known for works that probe Turkish identity and history. He was awarded ... [6 Related Articles] Pamunkey (from the article "Virginia") ...Algonquian-speaking population at the time of European settlement range roughly from 14,000 to 22,000 in ... Pamyat (from the article "fascism") In the 1980s the leading group espousing Black Hundred ideology was Pamyat ("Memory"), whose main ... Pan in Greek mythology, a fertility deity, more or less bestial in form. He was associated ... [2 Related Articles] pan type of Chinese bronze vessel produced during the Shang dynasty (c. 18th-12th century BC) and, ... [1 Related Articles] Pan (from the article "human evolution") ...human lineage, containing Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and Homo, whereas others entertain the possibility that Graecopithecus is ... pan card game played only in the western United States, where it is popular as a ...

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