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 W component ... wahdat ash-shuhud W component (from the article "Milky Way Galaxy") ...motion. They may be divided into a set of components related to directions in the ... W National Park (from the article "Principal national parks of the world") ...In its place, many oil palms and ronier palms have been planted and food crops ... W particle one of two massive electrically charged subatomic particles that are thought to transmit the weak ... [10 Related Articles] W Ursae Majoris star (from the article "star") Novas appear to be binary stars that have evolved from contact binaries of the W ... W. G. Low House (from the article "McKim, Charles Follen") ...and influential American architectural firm of its time. Until 1887 the firm excelled at informal ... W.C. Austin Reclamation Project (from the article "Altus") ...products, especially cotton, stimulated the city's growth during World War I, but during the Great ... 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Waal Interglacial Stage division of Pleistocene time and deposits in The Netherlands and northern Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch ... Waal River (from the article "Gelderland") The southern division of the province is watered by the Rhine, Waal, and Maas (Meuse) ... Waals, Johannes Diederik van der Dutch physicist, winner of the 1910 Nobel Prize for Physics for his research on the ... [4 Related Articles] Wabag town on the island of New Guinea, north-central Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Situated ... Wabana town, southeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, just northwest of St. John's, on Bell Island ... Wabar Craters group of meteorite craters discovered in 1932 in the Rub' al-Khali desert of Saudi Arabia. ... Wabash city, seat (1835) of Wabash county, northeastern Indiana, U.S., on the Wabash River, 45 miles ... Wabash and Erie Canal (from the article "Evansville") The Wabash and Erie Canal was completed in 1853 to Evansville, its southern terminus, and, ... Wabash College (from the article "Mills, Caleb") In 1833 Mills moved to Indiana and settled in Crawfordsville, where he established a school ... Wabash River largest southward-flowing tributary of the Ohio River, rising in Grand Lake, western Ohio. It flows ... [1 Related Articles] WABC (from the article "WABC") WABC in New York City was relatively late getting into the game of Top 40 ... wabi (from the article "Sen Rikyu") ...He returned to the utter simplicity practiced by Shuko, a 15th-century monk who founded the ... wabi-cha (from the article "Japan") ...Kamakura period, spread among warriors and even common people from the mid-14th century. In the ... Wabigoon Belt (from the article "Precambrian time") ...occurrences are the Barberton belt in South Africa; the Sebakwian, Belingwean, and Bulawayan-Shamvaian belts of ... 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Wachsmann, Konrad German-born American architect notable for his contributions to the mass production of building components. wacke sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains (0.063-2 mm [0.0025-0.078 inch]) with a fine-grained clay matrix. ... [4 Related Articles] Wackenroder, Wilhelm Heinrich writer and critic who was the originator, with his friend Ludwig Tieck, of some of ... [2 Related Articles] Wacker process (from the article "acetaldehyde") ...chemical compounds. It has been manufactured by the hydration of acetylene and by the oxidation ... Wackernagel, Jacob Swiss historical and comparative linguist known primarily for his monumental work on Sanskrit. Waco city, seat (1850) of McLennan county, north-central Texas, U.S. Waco lies along the Brazos River, ... [2 Related Articles] wad black and earthy substance that consists mainly of hydrated manganese oxides; it is an important ... Wad Madani city, east-central Sudan. 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Wadi Al-Murabba'at (from the article "Dead Sea Scrolls") The documents were recovered in the Judaean wilderness from five principal sites: Khirbat Qumran, Wadi ... Wadi Halfa town, extreme northern Sudan. It lies on the east bank of the Nile River 6 ... wadiyar (from the article "Karnataka") ...In the latter part of the 16th century the Vijayanagar empire faded, giving place to ... Wadjet cobra goddess of ancient Egypt. Depicted as a cobra twined around a papyrus stem, she ... Wadsworth Atheneum (from the article "Hartford") ...interest, including the tombstone of the American Revolutionary War hero Israel Putnam. A gem of ... Wadsworth, Charles (from the article "Dickinson, Emily") ...her sister and father, who was then ending his term as U.S. representative. On the ... Wadsworth, Edward (from the article "London Group") ...whose work was strongly influenced by Cubist and Futurist geometry and colour, also joined the ... Wadud, Amina (from the article "Religion") In another intra-Muslim disagreement, Amina Wadud, a professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, ... Waelhens, Alphonse de (from the article "Phenomenology") ...Thus, mainly through Van Breda's efforts, Louvain has become the most important centre for Phenomenology. ... Waena, Sir Nathaniel (from the article "Solomon Islands") Area: 28,370 sq km (10,954 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 495,000 | Capital: Honiara ... Wafangdian city, southern Liaoning sheng (province), northeastern China. It is situated in the ... Wafd (Arabic: "Egyptian Delegation"), nationalist political party that was instrumental in gaining Egyptian independence from Britain. ... 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Wagoner, Rick (from the article "Economic Affairs") ...stock fell to its lowest level in more than a decade, and analysts said that ... wagonette horse-drawn carriage designed to carry a large number of passengers who sat on long bench-style ... wagoto (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...warrior class. By Genroku times, new kabuki dramatic styles had emerged. The actor Sakata TojuIo ... Wagram, Battle of (July 5-6, 1809), victory for Napoleon, which forced Austria to sign an armistice and led ... [4 Related Articles] Wagstaff, Harold English rugby player who was a member of the noted Huddersfield team of 1914-15. wagtail any of the 7 to 10 species of the bird genus Motacilla, of the family ... [1 Related Articles] Wah town, Punjab province, northern Pakistan. It is connected by road with Peshawar and Rawalpindi and ... Wah, Fred (from the article "Canadian literature") ...Won't Let Go, 1999). Also from Saskatchewan, Karen Solie (Short Haul Engine, 2001; Modern and ... 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