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T
(from the article "formal logic") The modal system known as T has as axioms some set of axioms adequate for ...
T and O rendering
(from the article "cartography") ...a spherical Earth. Maps produced during the Middle Ages followed Ptolemy's guide, but they used ...
T association
(from the article "nebula") ...of the gas into the dense cloud. Rapid star formation may occur in the compressed ...
T cell
(from the article "interleukin") ...and they are designated numerically, IL-1 through IL-15. The immunological functions of most of the ...
T Coronae Borealis
(from the article "star") ...layers of the star seem to be affected; the main mass settles down after the ...
T square
(from the article "square") In drafting, a T-shaped instrument known as a T square is used for establishing a ...
T Tauri star
any of a class of very young stars having a mass of the same order ... [2 Related Articles]
T'aebaek Mountains
main ridge of the Korean Peninsula, stretching along the coast of the Sea of Japan ... [2 Related Articles]
t'aeguk
(from the article "Korea, North, flag of") The flag was introduced on July 10, 1948, two months before the Democratic People's Republic ...
T'aejo
(from the article "Koguryo") By the reign of King T'aejo (53-146 CE), a royal hereditary system had been established. ...
t'ai
(from the article "arts, East Asian") ...the conduct of state rituals was the Ming-t'ang ("Spirit Hall"), discussed in Chou literature but ...
T'ai ch'ing
(from the article "Daoism") ...to immortality (aurifaction)-from the mere counterfeiting of the precious substance, with intention to deceive (aurifiction). ...
T'ai chu'u calendar
(from the article "chronology") ...period of time between one new moon and the next) before the one in which ...
T'ai Hsu
Chinese Buddhist monk and philosopher.
T'ai Lake plain
(from the article "Chekiang") The vegetation of the northern, or T'ai Lake, plain differs from that of the rest ...
T'ai Mountains
(from the article "Shantung") Of the two main hill masses, the westernmost (inland) complex is the most extensive. It ...
T'ai-chung
hsien (county), west-central Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsiens of Miao-li (north), I-lan and ...
T'ai-chung
shih (municipality), west-central Taiwan, since 1959 the seat of the provincial administration of Taiwan province. ... [1 Related Articles]
T'ai-erh-chuang
(from the article "Shantung") ...even though the Japanese had gained control of most of Shantung by the end of ...
T'ai-i
(from the article "Daoism") ...the retreat of the Song government south of the Yangtze River (1126), a number of ...
T'ai-nan
hsien (county), southwestern Taiwan, with an area of 778 square miles (2,016 square km). It ...
T'ai-nan
shih (municipality), southwestern Taiwan, with an area of 68 square miles (176 square km). It ...
T'ai-p'ing Mountain
(from the article "I-lan") ...mica, copper, talc, marble, and iron ore are worked or mined. The major industries include ...
T'ai-pei
northernmost hsien (county), Taiwan, occupying an area of 792 square miles (2,051 square km). It ...
T'ai-pei basin
(from the article "T'ai-pei") ...elevation of 4,590 feet (1,400 m), gradually gives way to the alluvial river basins and ...
T'ai-tung
hsien (county), southeastern Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsiens of Hua-lien (north) and Kao-hsiung ...
T'ai-tung
coastal shih (municipality) and seat, T'ai-tung hsien (county), southeastern Taiwan, on the southern bank of ...
T'ai-yuan Basin
(from the article "Shansi") ...a layer of loess. The Fen River Valley comprises a chain of linked, loess-filled basins ...
T'aigo Wangsa
Buddhist monk, founder of the T'aigo sect of Korean Buddhism.
T'an Yuan-ch'un
(from the article "Chinese literature") This same spirit of revolt was shared by Chung Hsing and T'an Yuan-ch'un, of a ...
T'an-luan
(from the article "Buddhism") ...in the Western Paradise is made possible by invoking Amida. The nembutsu ...
T'ang Chi-yao
(from the article "China") ...in Japan), began a movement against the monarchy. More significant was a military revolt in ...
T'ang Hsien-tsu
(from the article "arts, East Asian") ...full-length opera in time, and it quickly spread to all parts of China, where it ...
T'ang Min
(from the article "Min languages") Min speakers use a pronunciation (called Tang Min) for the literary language that differs from ...
T'ang River
(from the article "Honan") ...of this axis, running in a southeasterly direction and marking the border between Honan and ...
t'ang-ak
(from the article "arts, East Asian") ...examples of music traditions long gone from the land of their origin. For example, in ...
T'ang-ku-la-yu-mu
(from the article "Tibet") Among the province's lakes, the three largest are located in central Tibet, northwest of Lhasa: ...
T'ang-Sung school
(from the article "Chinese literature") ...The Ch'in-Han school tried to underrate the achievements of Han Yu and Liu Tsung-yuan, along ...
T'ao River
(from the article "Honan") ...axis, running in a southeasterly direction and marking the border between Honan and Hupeh. The ...
T'ao-yuan
hsien (county), northern Taiwan, with an area of 471 sq mi (1,221 sq km). It ...
T'ao-yuan
shih (municipality) and seat of T'ao-yuan hsien (county), northern Taiwan, situated 13 mi (21 km) ...
t'i-hung
(from the article "arts, East Asian") The carved lacquer first developed in the Yuan dynasty continued through the Ming and Ch'ing ...
T'ien
(Chinese: "Heaven"), in indigenous Chinese religion, the supreme power reigning over lesser gods and men. ... [5 Related Articles]
T'ien Hau
(from the article "Hong Kong") ...is not unusual to find images of a number of other gods or goddesses inside. ...
T'ien Kuan
(from the article "San Kuan") in Chinese mythology, the Three Officials: T'ien Kuan, official of heaven who bestows happiness; Ti ...
T'ien Lung
(from the article "lung") Ancient Chinese cosmogonists defined four types of dragons: the Celestial Dragon (T'ien Lung), who guards ...
T'ien-Lung
(from the article "Wen Ti") In representations, Wen Ti usually sits, wears a mandarin robe, and holds a sceptre. He ...
t'ien-shih
(from the article "Daoism") ...dispensation at first was probably intended as a substitute for the effete rule of the ...
T'ien-shih Tao
(from the article "Daoism") ...the same time as the group in the northeast arose, in the second half of ...
T'ien-t'ai
rationalist school of Buddhist thought that takes its name from the mountain in southeastern China ... [15 Related Articles]
t'ien-tsun
(from the article "Daoism") ...claimed that they had been first revealed to his own ancestor, the famous Ge Xuan, ...
t'ien-tzu
(from the article "T'ien") Chinese rulers were traditionally referred to as Son of Heaven (t'ien-tzu), and their authority was ...
T'ongyong
city and port, South Kyongsang do (province), southeastern South Korea. The city ...
T'ou-man
(from the article "Central Asia, history of") ...suitable than its traditional Chinese counterpart for new types of warfare. About 200 BCa new ...
t'ser
(from the article "measurement system") ...palm, five a hand. Twelve digits, or three palms, equaled a small span. Fourteen digits, ...
T'u-t'an chai
(from the article "Daoism") ...was directed toward the salvation of the dead. Jinlujai ("Retreat of the Golden Register"), on ...
T'u-ti
(Chinese: "Place God"), type of Chinese god whose deification and functions are determined by local ...
T'ung-ch'uan
(from the article "Shensi") The basin in the north of the province has enormous coal reserves, second in size ...
t'ung-ku
(from the article "arts, East Asian") ...ocarinas, and flutes mentioned earlier are examples from the first three categories. The bells are ...
T'ung-p'u trunk line
(from the article "Shansi") Shansi relies heavily on rail lines, both for intraprovince transport and for shipping raw materials, ...
T-26
(from the article "tank") ...with 37- to 47-millimetre guns for fighting other tanks began to displace them. An early ...
T-28
(from the article "tank") ...tanks with more powerful 75-millimetre guns was clearly recognized in Germany, leading in 1934 to ...
T-34
(from the article "tank") ...with 75- or 76-millimetre guns. Thus, in 1939, while the Germans were still developing the ...
T-34/85
(from the article "tank") ...attitude. The Soviet army, however, maintained large armoured forces, and the threat they posed to ...
T-35
(from the article "tank") ...more powerful 75-millimetre guns was clearly recognized in Germany, leading in 1934 to the design ...
T-54
(from the article "tank") Similar increases took place in the calibre of Soviet tank guns. After World War II ...
T-55
(from the article "tank") Similar increases took place in the calibre of Soviet tank guns. After World War II ...
T-62
(from the article "tank") ...Soviet tank guns. After World War II the basic T-34/85 tanks armed with 85-millimetre guns ...
T-64
(from the article "tank") ...with 85-millimetre guns were replaced by T-54 and T-55 tanks armed with 100-millimetre guns. They ...
T-72
(from the article "tank") ...85-millimetre guns were replaced by T-54 and T-55 tanks armed with 100-millimetre guns. They were ...
T-80
(from the article "tank") ...guns were replaced by T-54 and T-55 tanks armed with 100-millimetre guns. They were followed ...
T-cell antigen receptor
(from the article "immune system") T-cell antigen receptors
T-cell lymphoma
(from the article "blood disease") ...cats, and cows. These animal viruses are not infectious for human cells. A human retrovirus, ...
T-class asteroid
(from the article "Asteroid taxonomic classes") P- and T-class asteroids have low albedos and no known meteorite or naturally occurring mineralogical ...
T-cross-section rail
(from the article "railroad") ...on the relatively poor track, and a swiveling leading truck guided them into tight curves. ...
T-dependent antigen
(from the article "immune system") ...secretes cytokines, which can interact with the B cell and provide additional stimulation. Antigens that ...
T-formation
(from the article "Halas, George") ...team in the U.S. professional National Football League (NFL). Halas revolutionized American football strategy in ...
T-grain crystal
(from the article "motion-picture technology") Current technology has made use of a flatter crystal or "T-grain" that exposes more readily ...
T-HT
(from the article "Croatia") During the second wave of privatization of the Croatian telecommunication company T-HT on September 17, ...
T-independent antigen
(from the article "immune system") Most antigens are T-dependent. Some, however, are able to stimulate B cells without the help ...
T-maze
(from the article "animal learning") ...and complex mazes used in earlier studies (the very first published experiment used a scaled-down ...
T. F. Green International Airport
(from the article "Rhode Island") The state's main air terminal is T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick. In the 1980s ...
T.K.S. Brothers
(from the article "South Asian arts") ...companies with their song and dance extravaganzas have dominated Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Mysore. The ...
T1 carrier system
(from the article "telecommunication") ...or it may be modulated onto a carrier signal for transmission via radio wave. Examples ...
T4 bacteriophage
(from the article "virus") Certain bacterial viruses, such as the T4 bacteriophage, have evolved an elaborate process of infection: ...
T4 Program
Nazi German effort-framed as a euthanasia program-to kill incurably ill, physically or mentally disabled, emotionally ... [2 Related Articles]
T4M system
(from the article "telephone and telephone system") ...two-way voice circuits. Digital coaxial systems were introduced into the U.S. long-distance network beginning in ...
Ta Keo
(from the article "Cambodia") ...the patronage of a wealthy priestly family, one of whose members had been Jayavarman's teacher. ...
Ta Ming Kung
(from the article "arts, East Asian") ...months on a grid plan, with eastern and western markets and the Imperial City placed ...
Ta Mok
Cambodian guerrilla leader (b. c. 1926, Takeo province, Cambodia, French Indochina-d. July 21, 2006, Phnom ... [1 Related Articles]
Ta P'ing Plateau
(from the article "Vietnam") ...considerably higher elevation. Among its outstanding topographic features is Fan Si Peak, which at 10,312 ...
Ta valley
(from the article "Chekiang") ...eastern Chekiang, mountains occupy 93 percent of the land surface, while another 1 percent consists ...
Ta Yu
(Chinese: "Yu the Great"), in Chinese mythology, the Tamer of the Flood, one of China's ... [3 Related Articles]
Ta' Zuta
(from the article "Malta") ...Point ir-Raheb near Fomm ir-Rih Bay to the coast northeast of Gharghur at Madliena Fort. ...
Ta'abbata Sharran
(from the article "Arabic literature") ...("brigand") poets, who were depicted as living a life of solitude and hardship in the ...
Ta'if Accord
(from the article "Beirut") ...heavily damaged when the Lebanese army clashed with the LF. The issues leading to the ...
Ta'if, Al-
city, western Saudi Arabia. Lying at an elevation of 6,165 feet (1,879 metres) on a ... [4 Related Articles]
Ta'if, Treaty of Al-
(from the article "Hudaydah, Al-") ...rulers of Asir, to the north, but the area was retaken by Yemen in 1925. ...
Ta'izz
city, southwestern Yemen, in the Yemen Highlands. It is one of the country's chief urban ... [1 Related Articles]
ta'liq script
in Arabic calligraphy, cursive style of lettering developed in Iran in the 10th century. It ... [2 Related Articles]
Ta'mim, Al-
muhafazah (governorate), in northeastern Iraq, created from the northern part of Kirkuk muhafazah. It encompasses ...
ta'thir
(from the article "Islamic arts") ...formulas, variety of intonations, and other conventional devices. The performer improvises within the framework of ...
ta'til
(from the article "tashbih") (Arabic: "assimilating"), in Islam, anthropomorphism, comparing God to created things. Both tashbih and its opposite, ...
ta'wil
(from the article "Batiniyah") ...religiously and politically schismatic group. The Ismailis believed that beneath every obvious or literal meaning ...
ta'zir
(from the article "punishment") Most other offenses in Islamic law are called ta'zir crimes (discretionary crimes), ...
ta-asobi
(from the article "feast") In Japan, among those engaged in agriculture, the ta-asobi ("rice-field ritual") festival is celebrated at ...
ta-ch'u
(from the article "Chinese literature") Aside from drama and ta-ch'u (a suite of melodies sung in narration of stories), which ...
Ta-liang Mountains
(from the article "Shensi") ...of immense thickness. Its raised western rim forms the Liu-p'an Mountains, which extends from the ...
Ta-t'ien-wan Stadium
(from the article "Chungking") Sports and recreation are dominant features of Chungking's cultural life. Ta-t'ien-wan Stadium, the city's main ...
Ta-ti-wan I
(from the article "China") Two major cultures can be identified in the northwest: Laoguantai, in eastern and southern Shaanxi ...
Ta-yu
(from the article "Kiangsi") ...minerals. The area around P'ing-hsiang in the west is the coking coal capital of south ...
Taaffe, Eduard, Count von
statesman and twice prime minister of Austria (1868-70 and 1879-93) who controlled most of the ... [2 Related Articles]
Taal Lake
lake in southwestern Luzon, Philippines, occupying a volcanic crater with a maximum width of 15 ...
taangata whenua
(from the article "Maori") To most Maori, being Maori means recognizing and venerating their Maori ancestors, having claims to ...
Taarab
(from the article "Kenya") ...area around Lake Victoria inhabited by the Luo; called benga, it is ...
Tab
(from the article "Coca-Cola Company, The") ...acquisition of new products. In 1946 the company purchased rights to the Fanta soft drink, ...
tab
(from the article "drum") ...were expected to extemporize their parts. By the 13th century, three types of drum appear ...
Tabah Incident
(from the article "Egypt") ...Kamil and his alliance with the khedive, who became more willing to cooperate with Cromer. ...
Tabal
(from the article "Anatolia") ...King Tutammu of Patina, who had been strategically safe as long as Arpad had not ...
tabali
(from the article "African architecture") ...probably comparable with that of earlier centuries, but with the former cylindrical huts replaced by ...
Tabanus
(from the article "horse fly") any member of the insect family Tabanidae (order Diptera), but more specifically any member of ...
Tabanus lineola
(from the article "horse fly") ...may refer either to the fly's roving habits or to its mouthparts, which resemble a ...
tabaqat
(from the article "Islamic world") ...hadith stimulated a characteristic form of premodern Muslim intellectual and literary activity, ...
tabard
(from the article "dress") ...was noted for its plainness. There was little or no decoration, and garments were unbelted. ...
Tabard, Francois
(from the article "tapestry") ...Lurcat's art did not become definitive until the 1930s, when under the influence of Gothic ...
Tabari, at-
Muslim scholar, author of enormous compendiums of early Islamic history and Qur'anic exegesis, who made ... [5 Related Articles]
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