Trade, Balance Of
Difference in value over a period of time between a nation's imports and exports of goods and services, usually expressed in the unit of currency of a particular nation (e.g., dollars for the United States, pounds sterling for the United Kingdom). The balance of trade is part of a larger economic unit, the balance of payments (the sum total of all economic transactions between
Trade, Balance Of
Difference in value over a period of time between a nation's imports and exports of goods and services, usually expressed in the unit of currency of a particular nation (e.g., dollars for the United States, pounds sterling for the United Kingdom). The balance of trade is part of a larger economic unit, the balance of payments (the sum total of all economic transactions between
Earth
Terrestrial body whose solid surface, abundant waters, and oxygen-rich atmosphere have combined to create conditions suitable for life. This article discusses the structure, composition, and properties of the solid Earth. For detailed treatment of its surface features, atmosphere, and waters, see the articles atmosphere, hydrosphere, ocean, river, lake, and continental
Azo Compound
Most aromatic
Azo Compound
Most aromatic
Papago
The Papago speak a Uto-Aztecan language, a dialectal variant of Piman, and culturally they are similar to the Pima (see also Uto-Aztecan languages). There are, however, certain dissimilarities. The drier, harsher
Bahr Al-jabal
Also spelled �Bahr el-Jebel�, English �Mountain Nile� that section of the Nile River between Nimule near the Uganda border and Malakal in south-central Sudan. Below Nimule the river flows northward over the Fula Rapids, past Juba (the head of navigation), and through as-Sudd, an enormous, papyrus-choked swamp where half its water is lost. It receives the Bahr al-Ghazal at Lake No and then turns east to join with the Sobat River of
Aalto, Alvar
In full �Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto� Finnish architect, city planner, and furniture designer whose international reputation rests on a distinctive blend of modernist refinement, indigenous materials, and personal expression in form and detail. His mature style is epitomized by the S�yn�tsalo, Fin., town hall group (1950 - 52).
Indian Philosophy, The logical period
The logical period of Indian thought began with the Kusanas (1st - 2nd centuries). Gautama (author of the Nyaya-sutras; probably flourished at the beginning of the Christian Era) and his 5th-century commentator Vatsyayana established the foundations of the Nyaya as a school almost exclusively preoccupied with logical and epistemological issues. The Madhyamika (�Middle
Resorcinol
Also called �m-dihydroxybenzene� phenolic compound used in the manufacture of resins, plastics, dyes, medicine, and numerous other organic chemical compounds. It is produced in large quantities by sulfonating benzene with fuming sulfuric acid and fusing the resulting benzenedisulfonic acid with caustic soda. Reaction with formaldehyde produces resins used to make rayon and nylon amenable
Appian Of Alexandria
In addition to a lost autobiography, Appian wrote in Greek a Romaica,
Sweetsop
Also called �Sugar Apple� (Annona squamosa), small tree or shrub of the custard apple, or Annonaceae, family. It has thin, oblong ovate leaves, solitary greenish flowers, and a yellowish green fruit resembling a shortened pinecone. The tuberculate fruit, the fusion of many ripened ovaries and the receptacle, is 7.5 to 10 cm (3 to 4 inches) in diameter and contains a sweet, creamy-yellow, custardlike
Auerbach, Red
Auerbach began coaching at St. Alban's Preparatory School (1940) and Roosevelt High School (1940 - 43), both in Washington, D.C. He served during World War II in the U.S. Navy (1943 - 46) and after the war coached the Basketball
Furniture, 19th century and modern
E.D. and F. Andrews, Shaker Furniture: The Craftsmanship of an American Communal Sect (1937); R.V. Symonds and B.B. Whineray, Victorian Furniture (1962), with many illustrations; Serge Grandjean, Empire Furniture, 1800 to 1825 (1966); Mikolaus Pevsner, Pioneers of Modern Design from William Morris to Walter Gropius (1960); Jean Cassou, Emile Langue, and Nikolaus Pevsner, Les Sources du vingtieme siecle (1961); John F. Pile, Modern Furniture (1979); Jonathan L. Fairbanks and Elizabeth Bidwell Bates, American Furniture, 1620 to the Present (1981); David A. Hanks, Innovative Furniture in America from 1800 to the Present (1981).
O.m.
Recipient of the Order of Merit, a British honour. See Merit, Order of.
Bratteli, Trygve (martin)
Entering the Labour Party's youth organization in 1928, Bratteli became editor of the newspaper Arbeiderungdommen (�Labour Youth�) in the 1930s and served as secretary of the organization until 1940 and as its chairman in 1945 - 46. From 1940 to 1942, during the early years of the German occupation
Bulbul
Any of about 119 species of birds of the family Pycnonotidae (order Passeriformes) of Africa and Asia, including some called greenbuls and brownbuls. Members range in size from 14 to 28 cm (5.5 to 11 inches) long. They are active, noisy, plain-coloured birds that sometimes damage orchards. Representative of the 47 species of the genus Pycnonotus is the African bulbul (P. barbatus, including
Lowell, A(bbott) Lawrence
A member of a prominent Boston family, Lowell was the brother of the astronomer Percival Lowell and of the poet Amy Lowell. He graduated from Harvard (A.B. 1877, LL.B. 1880) and practiced law in Boston for 17 years before turning
Utkal Plains
Coastal plains in eastern Orissa state, eastern India. Extending over approximately 16,000 sq mi (41,400 sq km) and fronting the Bay of Bengal on the east, the plains are bounded by the Tamilnad Plain on the south, the Lower Ganges Plain on the north, and the Eastern Ghats on the west. The Utkal Plains are coastal lowlands consisting chiefly of Mahanadi Delta deposits and marine sediments,
Detective Story
The traditional elements of the detective story are: (1) the seemingly perfect crime; (2) the wrongly accused suspect at whom circumstantial evidence points; (3) the bungling of dim-witted police; (4) the greater powers of observation and superior mind of the detective;
Mesopotamia, History Of, Shalmaneser III and Shamshi-Adad V of Assyria
The son and successor of Ashurnasirpal was Shalmaneser III (858 - 824). His father's equal in both brutality and energy, he was less realistic in his undertakings. His inscriptions, in a peculiar blend of Assyrian and Babylonian, record his considerable achievements but are not always able to conceal his failures. His campaigns were directed mostly against Syria. While he was
Power Series
In mathematics, infinite series that can be thought of as a polynomial with an infinite number of terms, such as 1 x x2 x3 . . . ad infinitum. Usually, a given power series will converge (that is, approach a finite sum) for all values of x less than a certain constant and diverge for all values greater than that constant (See also convergence). This constant can be determined by the ratio
C�rdoba
City, west-central Veracruz estado (�state�), east-central Mexico. It lies at 3,031 feet (924 m) above sea level along the San Antonio River, within sight of the dormant volcano Citlalt�petl. The settlement was founded in 1618 as Villa de C�rdoba and was host to the signing of the Treaty of C�rdoba on Aug. 24, 1821, giving Mexico its independence from Spain. The city is set in a tropical landscape and
Andersen, Hjallis
A three-time world, European, and Norwegian champion (1950 - 52), Andersen was the favourite to win the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races at the 1952 Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway. He won a surprise
Sedimentary Rock, Origin of ironstones
The origin of ironstones also is not well understood, but most appear to be derived from the erosion and redeposition of lateritic (iron-rich, red) soils. Ironstones occur as thin (a few tens of metres at most) units interbedded with shallow marine and transitional carbonates, mudrocks, and sandstones. They generally have an o�litic texture. Cross-bedding, ripple marks,
Baptist Missionary Association Of America
Association of independent, conservative Baptist churches, organized as the North American Baptist Association in Little Rock, Ark., in 1950, in protest against the American Baptist Association's policy of seating messengers at meetings who were not members of the churches that elected them. The present name was adopted in 1968. These churches cooperate in missions and
Wright, Quincy
Wright received his B.A. from Lombard College, Galesburg, Ill., in 1912 and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1915. He taught at Harvard University in 1916 - 19 and at the University of Minnesota in 1919 - 23. In 1923 he became
Mabinogion
The finest of the tales are the four related
Black Bear
Also called �American Bear� (Ursus americanus), forest-dwelling bear (family Ursidae) that has been reduced in population and range but is still the most common North American bear. The cinnamon bear and the blue-gray or blue-black glacier bear represent colour phases of this species. The American black bear probably constitutes only one species, rather than the more than 80 described
Iphigeneia
Iphigeneia served as a key figure
