On-Line Listings of Heavy Metal Rock Bands

European Nuclear Society

Glossary of Font Design

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Forests and Chases in England and Wales, c. 1000 to c. 1850

The dictionary records the state of the English language as it was used between ca. 700-1100 AD by the Anglo-Saxon inhabitans of the British Isles.

Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History

A peer-reveiwed academic resource

“The Dictionary of Sydney is a website about the history of Sydney – its urban myths, characters, political players, writers, dreamers, intellectuals, sports people, criminals – anyone and everything that contributes to Sydney’s story.”

Neither American nor English literature has hitherto possessed a Cyclopædia of Political Science and Political Economy. The want of a work of reference on these important branches of knowledge has long been felt, especially by lawyers, journalists, members of our state and national legislatures, and the large and intelligent class of capitalists and business men who give serious thought to the political and social questions of the day.

Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels. We are a modern “museum” that helps making the world understandable, using the Internet.

The branch of science devoted to the study of molecular and crystalline structure and properties, with far-reaching applications in mineralogy, chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology and materials science.

The most up-to-date scientific knowledge on early childhood development, from conception to age five.

America has long been home to all manner of skeptics and secularists, who have found protection — but not necessarily popular acceptance — under the Constitution’s guarantees against the establishment of religion and religious tests for office. Nowadays, though, nontheism is going mainstream.

The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research in a manner accessible to a broader audience. The encyclopedia is published by a foundation under the patronage of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW/ASSH) and the Swiss Historical Society (SGG-SHH) and is financed by national research grants. Besides a staff of 35 at the central offices, the contributors include 100 academic advisors, 2500 historians and 100 translators

UNESCO is a non-profit intergovernmental organization. Contributions to UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre—made by individuals like you—are used for projects implemented by experts to protect World Heritage sites around the world

This Stitch Dictionary of hand embroidery stitches enables you to learn and improve your hand embroidery skills with illustrated step by step tutorials. I also hope to share with readers how rich and diverse contemporary hand embroidery is and how many of the traditional stitches are being adapted and reworked for a contemporary setting.

Contains almost 800,000 words from Old English to the present day arranged into detailed hierarchies within broad conceptual categories such as Thought or Music.

Encyc houses over 100 concepts relevant to the history of eugenics and its continued implications in contemporary life. These entries represent in-depth explorations of key concepts for understanding eugenics.

Welcome to the graphic design, prepress & print dictionary. Stan Schwartz supplied most of the printing and finishing terms of this online glossary. I added the publishing and computer related terminology. Click a letter to go to that page. This dictionary covers graphic design, prepress and print terminology

The Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une Société de Gens de lettres was published under the direction of Diderot and d'Alembert, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. Containing 74,000 articles written by more than 130 contributors, the Encyclopédie was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well as a machine de guerre which served to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightenment. The impact of the Encyclopédie was enormous. Through its attempt to classify learning and to open all domains of human activity to its readers, the Encyclopédie gave expression to many of the most important intellectual and social developments of its time.

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Language Dictionaries

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The encyclopedia within the Marxists Internet Archive.

A daily updated filename extension database.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics (EAGLL) is a unique work that brings together the latest research from across a range of disciplines which contribute to our knowledge of Ancient Greek. It is an indispensable research tool for scholars and students of Greek, of linguistics, and of other Indo-European languages, as well as of Biblical literature.

Guide to some of the words you’ll hear that are used within the singing community.

American Psychological Association.

The British Psychological Society.

Encyclopedia of the news, history, and science of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS).

The largest Idioms dictionary online.

Alphabetical list of all active volcanoes in the world online.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The National Aviary is America’s only independent indoor nonprofit zoo dedicated exclusively to birds. Located in Allegheny Commons Park on Pittsburgh’s historic North Side, the National Aviary’s diverse collection comprises more than 500 birds representing more than 150 species from around the world, many of them threatened or endangered in the wild.

The work of William Savage (1770–1843), a British printer and engraver. Opening his own printing business in 1803 in London, he made his reputation with Edward Foster's British Gallery of Engravings and invented a printing ink without oil. The dictionary was compiled between 1822 and 1832, from notes gathered throughout his career.

“Lee Jackson is a Victorian enthusiast, creator of the popular online resource on the social history of Victorian London, www.victorianlondon.org, and currently working on a PhD entitled 'Dickensland'. His book 'Dirty Old London' (Yale University Press, 2014) was described by The Times as 'a tightly argued, meticulously researched history of sanitation that reads like a novel' and by the Lancet as 'a triumph of popular scholarship'. His latest book 'Palaces of Pleasure: How the Victorians Invented Mass Entertainment' (Yale University Press, 2019) covers topics as diverse as the origins of modern public house, football, music hall, the Victorian seaside, dance halls and pleasure gardens.”

Database and e-research tool for art and design researchers. “We're part of HuNI (Humanities Networked Infrastructure) combines data from many Australian cultural websites into the biggest humanities and creative arts database ever assembled in Australia. HuNI data covers all disciplines and brings together information about the people, works, events, organisations and places that make up the country's rich cultural landscape.”

The ADB is produced by the National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University (ANU) and is available both as a hard copy publication and online.

IPNI (2020). International Plant Names Index. Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens.

“The International Olive Council is the only intergovernmental organisation in the world to bring together olive oil and table olive producing and consuming stakeholders. This places it in a unique position as a forum for authoritative discussion on issues of interest to the olive industry.”

Free off line bilingual dictionary program to download for multiple languages.

Most common words from our glossary of septic system terms and definitions online by Advanced Septic Services...

Help us to record, conserve and remember our war memorials.

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The Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine is the most comprehensive work in the English language on Ukraine, its history, people, geography, economy, and cultural heritage. This site was created and is updated/maintained by a team of scholars and editors from the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) (University of Alberta/University of Toronto).

Vegetables.co.nz is a not-for-profit levy-funded organisation representing a collaboration of national vegetable industry groups. These groups aim to increase the knowledge of and consumption of New Zealand fresh grown vegetables.

British History Online is a collection of nearly 1300 volumes of primary and secondary content relating to British and Irish history, and histories of empire and the British world. BHO also provides access to 40,000 images and 10,000 tiles of historic maps of the British Isles.

"The Talking Glossary features more than 250 common genetic terms pronounced and explained in an easy-to-understand way by leading scientists and professionals at the National Human Genome Research Institute. In addition to definitions, specialists in the field of genetics share their descriptions of terms, and many terms include images, animation and links to related terms."

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is a component of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.

The terms and definitions found in this glossary relate to the science of meteorology.