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epistemology
(Encyclopedia) epistemologyepistemologyĭpĭsˌtəmŏlˈəjē [key] [Gr.,=knowledge or science], the branch of philosophy that is directed toward theories of the sources, nature, and limits of knowledge.…amniocentesis
(Encyclopedia) amniocentesisamniocentesisămˌnēōˌsĕntēˈsĭs [key], diagnostic procedure in which a sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus is removed from the uterus by means of a fine needle…Cambrian period
(Encyclopedia) Cambrian period [Lat. Cambria=Wales], first period of the Paleozoic geologic era (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) extending from approximately 570 to 505…Bruno, Giordano
(Encyclopedia) Bruno, GiordanoBruno, Giordanojōrdäˈnō br&oomacr;ˈnō [key], 1548–1600, Italian philosopher, b. Nola. The son of a professional soldier, he entered the Dominican order early in his…ecology
(Encyclopedia) ecology, study of the relationships of organisms to their physical environment and to one another. The study of an individual organism or a single species is termed autecology; the…Ulysses Cannot Sleep--Penelope's Prayer to Diana--The Two Signs from Heaven--Eumaeus and Philoetius Arrive--The Suitors Dine--Ctesippus Throws an Ox's Foot at Ulysses--Theoclymenus Foretells Disaster and Leaves the House - The Odyssey
Telemachus and Ulysses Remove... The Trial of the Axes, During... Ulysses Cannot Sleep--Penelope's Prayer to Diana--The Two Signs from Heaven--Eumaeus and Philoetius Arrive--The…noise pollution
(Encyclopedia) noise pollution, human-created noise harmful to health or welfare. Transportation vehicles are the worst offenders, with aircraft, railroad stock, trucks, buses, automobiles, and…lymphatic system
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Lymphatic system lymphatic systemlymphatic systemlĭmfătˈĭk [key], network of vessels carrying lymph, or tissue-cleansing fluid, from the tissues into the veins of the…liquefaction
(Encyclopedia) liquefaction, change of a substance from the solid or the gaseous state to the liquid state. Since the different states of matter correspond to different amounts of energy of the…Hawking, Stephen William
(Encyclopedia) Hawking, Stephen William, 1942–2018, British theoretical physicist, b. Oxford, England, grad. University College, Oxford, 1962, Ph.D. Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 1966. In 1962 Hawking was…Trending
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