Encyclopedia - Theory: Encyclopedia - Theory
Theory has a number of distinct meanings in different fields of knowledge, depending on the context and their methodologies. Theory - Ety...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Theory - Mathematics
In mathematics, the word theory is used informally to refer to certain distinct bodies of knowledge about mathematics. This knowledge con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Theory - Science
In scientific usage, a theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, as it does in other contexts. Neither is a scientific theo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berserker: Encyclopedia - Berserker
Berserkers (or Berserks) were Norse warriors who had sworn allegiance to the sky god Odin and worked themselves into a frenzy before a ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscosity: Encyclopedia - Viscosity
Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid to deformation under shear stress. It is commonly perceived as "thickness", or resist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gender: Encyclopedia - Gender
In a variety of different contexts, gender refers to the masculinity or femininity of words, persons, characteristics, or non-human organ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hermeneutics: Encyclopedia - Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics may be described as the theory of interpretation and understanding of a text through empirical means. It should not be confu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blond: Encyclopedia - Blond
Blond (feminine, blonde) is a hair color found in certain mammals characterised by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin and higher le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia - Assassination
In its most common use, assassination has come to mean the killing of an important person. An assassin — one who carries out the assass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tofu: Encyclopedia - Tofu
Tofu, sometimes also called bean curd or doufu (nearly always in the context of Chinese recipes), is a food made by coagulating soy milk,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witchcraft: Encyclopedia - Witchcraft
The term witchcraft (and witch) is a controversial one with a complicated history. Witchcraft is viewed differently in different cultures...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stonehenge: Encyclopedia - Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consciousness: Encyclopedia - Consciousness
Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise such key features as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperialism - Marxist Theory Of Imperialism
Karl Marx never published a theory of imperialism, although he referred to colonialism in Das Kapital as an aspect of the prehistory of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foo Fighter: Encyclopedia Ii - Foo Fighter - Etymology
There were several other terms used to describe these objects (such as "Kraut fireballs"), but "foo fighter" seems to have been the most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperialism - Etymology
The term imperialism was a new word in the mid-19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it dates back to 1858. The Latin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperialism - Modern Imperialism
There is a contemporary debate surrounding the United States and whether the power it exerts upon much of the world and its policy amount...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foo Fighter: Encyclopedia Ii - Foo Fighter - History
Foo fighters were reported on many occasions from around the world; a few examples are noted below. A nightime sighting from September, 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berserker: Encyclopedia Ii - Berserker - Theories Regarding The Causes Of Berserker Behavior
Theories about what causes berserker behavior include spiritual possession, ingestion of materials with psychoactive properties, psycholo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berserker: Encyclopedia Ii - Berserker - Etymology
The term berserker comes from Norse "berserkr", meaning literally "bear shirt" or "bare shirt", alluding either to wearing the "clothes" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Money In Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Money In Harry Potter - Banks
The only reference to a bank in Harry Potter is Gringotts, which is located on Diagon Alley in London. Hagrid indicates that wizards have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berserker: Encyclopedia Ii - Berserker - Literary References
The earliest surviving reference to the term berserker is in Haraldskvæði, a skaldic poem written by Thórbiôrn Hornklofi in the late ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etheric Plane: Encyclopedia Ii - Etheric Plane - New Scientific Conception Of The Aether Ether
During the 19th century science adopted ideas and developed theories related to the luminiferous aether and performed several experiments...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berserker: Encyclopedia Ii - Berserker - Theories Regarding The Causes Of Berserker Behavior
Theories about what causes berserker behavior include spiritual possession, ingestion of materials with psychoactive properties, psycholo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Money In Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Money In Harry Potter - Coin Design And Specifications
On every Galleon there is a serial number referring to the goblin who cast it. In Order of the Phoenix, Hermione bewitched fake Galleons ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Gender - Grammatical Gender
Main article: grammatical gender In linguistics, grammatical gender is a type of inflection. We say that a language has grammatical gende...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Gender - Other Uses
Gender - Fasteners and connectors. In electrical and mechanical trades and manufacturing, each of a pair of mating connectors or fasten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscosity: Encyclopedia Ii - Viscosity - Viscosity Of Some Common Materials
Some dynamic viscosities of Newtonian fluids are listed below: Gases (at 0 °C): Liquids (at 20 °C): Fluids with variable compositions, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscosity: Encyclopedia Ii - Viscosity - Viscosity Of Some Common Materials
Some dynamic viscosities of Newtonian fluids are listed below: Gases (at 0 °C): Liquids (at 25 °C): a Data from CRC Handbook of Chemist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldness: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldness - Evolutionary Theories Of Male Pattern Baldness
There is no consensus regarding the details of the evolution of baldness. Most theories regard it as resulting from sexual selection. A n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consciousness: Encyclopedia Ii - Consciousness - Physical Approaches
Even at the dawn of Newtonian science, Leibniz and many others were suggesting physical theories of consciousness. Modern physical theori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavic Peoples - The Slavic Homeland Debates
Slavic peoples - General argument. A common theory is that the Proto-Indo-Europeans, and also the later Proto-Slavs, originated from th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Gender - Etymology And Usage
Gender comes from Middle English gendre, from Latin genus, all meaning "kind", "sort", or "type". Ultimately from the proto Indo European...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Gender - Sex
Main article: Biological sex Gender can refer to the (biological) condition of being male or female, applied to humans, animals, plants, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Gender - Social Category
Since 1950 an increasing part of the academic literature, and of the public discourse uses gender for the perceived or projected (self-id...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscosity: Encyclopedia Ii - Viscosity - Newton's Theory
When a shear stress is applied to a solid body, the body deforms until the deformation results in an opposing force to balance that appli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscosity: Encyclopedia Ii - Viscosity - Molecular Origins
The viscosity of a system is determined by how molecules constituting the system interact. There are no simple but correct expressions fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscosity: Encyclopedia Ii - Viscosity - Can Solids Have A Viscosity?
It is commonly asserted that amorphous solids, such as glass, have viscosity, arguing on the basis that all solids flow, to some possibly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscosity: Encyclopedia Ii - Viscosity - Can Solids Have A Viscosity?
It is commonly asserted that amorphous solids, such as glass, have viscosity, arguing on the basis that all solids flow, to some possibly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Gender - Etymology And Usage
Gender comes from Middle English gendre, from Latin genus, all meaning "kind", "sort", or "type". Ultimately from the proto Indo European...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berserker: Encyclopedia Ii - Berserker - Etymology
The term berserker comes from Norse "berserkr", meaning literally "bear shirt" or "bare shirt", alluding either to wearing the "clothes" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berserker: Encyclopedia Ii - Berserker - Literary References
The earliest surviving reference to the term berserker is in Haraldskvæði, a skaldic poem written by Thórbiôrn Hornklofi in the late ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berserker: Encyclopedia Ii - Berserker - Berserkers In Modern Popular Culture
Berserker - Comics. There is an manga series (and subsequently anime) entitled Berserk. The Marvel Comics character Wolverine is known...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldness: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldness - Mechanism Of Male Pattern Baldness
While the precise mechanism which underlies androgenic alopecia is unknown, a high level of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is crucial in initi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldness: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldness - Common Baldness Myths
There are many myths regarding the possible causes of baldness and its relationship with one's virility, intelligence, ethnicity, job, so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Source For Conspiracy Theories
Assassinations are a classic subject of conspiracy theories. The assassination of a prominent figure is a singular event which can dramat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavic Peoples - Ethno-cultural Subdivisions
Slavs are customarily divided into three major subgroups: East Slavs, West Slavs, and South Slavs, each with a somewhat different backgro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavic Peoples - Ethnonyms Applied To Slavs
The peoples we now know as Slavs appeared in early histories as "Venedes" or "Wends", but as noted above, their connection to the Venedes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavic Peoples - Etymology Of Slav
Even the origin of the word "Slav" remains controversial. In the Old Slavonic language that word is "slověne". There are obvious similar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavic Peoples - Slavs In The Historical Period
Slavs emerged from obscurity when the westward movement of Germans and Celts in the 5th and 6th centuries AD (necessitated by the onslaug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavic Peoples - Ethno-cultural Subdivisions
Slavs are customarily divided into three major subgroups: East Slavs, West Slavs, and South Slavs, each with a somewhat different backgro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slavic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Slavic Peoples - Ethnonyms Applied To Slavs
The peoples we now know as Slavs appeared in early histories as "Venedes" or "Wends", but as noted above, their connection to the Venedes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Information: Encyclopedia Ii - Information As An Influence Which Leads To A Transformation
Information is any type of pattern that influences the formation or transformation of other patterns. In this sense, there is no need for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Information: Encyclopedia Ii - Information - Information As An Influence Which Leads To A Transformation
Information is any type of pattern that influences the formation or transformation of other patterns. In this sense, there is no need for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscosity: Encyclopedia Ii - Viscosity - Measurement Of Viscosity
Viscosity is measured with various types of viscometer, typically at 25°C (standard state). For some fluids, it is a constant over a wid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viscosity: Encyclopedia Ii - Viscosity - Fluidity
The reciprocal of viscosity is fluidity, usually symbolised by φ (=1/μ) or F (=1/η), depending on the convention used, measured in rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldness: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldness - Approaches To Baldness
Baldness - Psychological implications. The psychological implications for individuals experiencing hair loss vary widely. There can be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldness: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldness - Concealing Hair Loss
One method of hiding hair loss is the comb over, which involves restyling the remaining hair to cover the balding area. It is usually a t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tofu: Encyclopedia Ii - Tofu - History
Very little is known about the exact historic origins of tofu and its method of production. While there are many theories regarding tofu'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blond: Encyclopedia Ii - Blond - Etymology Spelling And Grammar
The adjective is a relatively recent borrowing into English from French (the traditional English terms for blond being "fair-haired", "fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blond: Encyclopedia Ii - Blond - Distribution Among Humans
Fair hair is characteristic of the peoples of Northern Europe, particularly Scandinavia and Finland; very pale hair is often referred to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blond: Encyclopedia Ii - Blond - Instinctive And Cultural Reactions
Dark-haired people have historically found pale hair to be striking, and often wished to emulate it. The dark-haired women of Rome, for i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blond: Encyclopedia Ii - Blond - Etymology, Spelling, And Grammar
The adjective is a relatively recent borrowing into English from French (the traditional English terms for blond being "fair-haired", "fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Etymology
The term Assassin originally referred to a heretical Islamic order known as the Hashshashin. According to one derivation, the word means ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Reasons For Assassinations
Assassination - Assassination as a political tool. Some would argue that assassination is one of the oldest tools of power politics, da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Moral Issues
Moral equivalence is also important when examining the use of assassination. Opponents of what one American officer called "trial, judgme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Techniques
It's entirely likely that the first strategy used by a political or religious killer was a remarkably simple one: find the leader and sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Counter-measures
It would not be a large stretch to say that, in addition to terrorism, political assassination is one of the biggest threats to any moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tofu: Encyclopedia Ii - Tofu - Preparation
Tofu has very little flavour or smell on its own. As such, tofu can be prepared either in savory or sweet dishes, acting as a canvas for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euphemism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euphemism - Euphemisms For Death
The English language contains numerous euphemisms related to dying, death, burial, and the people and places which deal with death. The p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blond: Encyclopedia Ii - Blond - Etymology Spelling And Grammar
The adjective is a relatively recent borrowing into English from French (the traditional English terms for blond being "fair-haired", "fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blond: Encyclopedia Ii - Blond - Distribution Among Humans
]]]] Fair hair is characteristic of the peoples of Northern Europe, particularly Scandinavia and Finland; very pale hair is often referre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Definition Problems
Unlike some topics, notably terrorism, wherein there is a substantial grey area and often bitter controversy between which specific insta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tofu: Encyclopedia Ii - Tofu - Nutritional Information
Tofu is low in calories, contains beneficial amounts of iron (especially important for women of child bearing age) and isoflavones (impor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tofu: Encyclopedia Ii - Tofu - Sales And Distribution
In the West, tofu can be obtained in Asian markets, farmers' markets, and health food stores. Depending on its local popularity, many gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tofu: Encyclopedia Ii - Tofu - Production
Tofu is made by coagulating soy milk and pressing the resulting curds. Although pre-made soy milk may be used, most tofu producers begin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tofu: Encyclopedia Ii - Tofu - Varieties
There is a wide variety of tofu available in the both western and eastern markets. Despite the daunting variety, tofu products can be spl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consciousness: Encyclopedia Ii - Consciousness - Philosophical Approaches
Some philosophers suggest that consciousness resists or even defies definition. Others believe it can be usefully distinguished between p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capitalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Capitalism - History Of Capitalism
Capitalism - Capitalism as a theory. Main article: History of theory of capitalism Most theories of what has come to be called capitali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capitalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Capitalism - History Of Capitalism
Capitalism - Capitalism as a theory. Main article: History of theory of capitalism Most theories of what has come to be called capitali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consciousness: Encyclopedia Ii - Consciousness - Cognitive Neuroscience Approaches
Modern investigations into and discoveries about consciousness are based on psychological statistical studies and case studies of conscio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consciousness: Encyclopedia Ii - Consciousness - Spiritual Approaches
Spiritual approaches to consciousness involve the idea of altered states of consciousness or religious experience. Changes in the state o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consciousness: Encyclopedia Ii - Consciousness - Tests Of Consciousness
As there is still not a clear definition of consciousness, no empirical tests currently exist to test consciousness as a whole. Some have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witchcraft: Encyclopedia Ii - Witchcraft - Etymology
The origins of the term witch are highly disputed. That the word derives directly from Old English. More words believed to found the exis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witchcraft: Encyclopedia Ii - Witchcraft - European Witchcraft
The characterization of the witch in Europe is not derived from a single source. Popular neopagan beliefs suggest that witches were femal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witchcraft: Encyclopedia Ii - Witchcraft - Middle Eastern Witchcraft
Witchcraft - Ancient Middle Eastern and Near Eastern beliefs. The belief in witchcraft and its practice seem to have been widespread in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stonehenge: Encyclopedia Ii - Stonehenge - Etymology
Christopher Chippendale's Stonehenge Complete gives the derivation of Stonehenge as being from the Old English words "stān" meaning "sto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witchcraft: Encyclopedia Ii - Witchcraft - Practices Typically Considered To Be Witchcraft
Influencing another person's body or property: Practices to which the witchcraft label have been historically applied are those which inf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witchcraft: Encyclopedia Ii - Witchcraft - African Witchcraft
Africans have a wide range of views of traditional religions. African Christians typically accept Christian dogma as do their counterpart...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Witchcraft: Encyclopedia Ii - Witchcraft - Theories Of Neopagan Witchcraft
Some neopagans believe that witchcraft should be used for good, and eschew any evil usages (See the Wiccan Rede and the Rule of Three (Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consciousness: Encyclopedia Ii - Consciousness - Philosophical Approaches
Some philosophers suggest that consciousness resists or even defies definition. Others believe it can be usefully distinguished between p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberalism - Development Of Liberal Thought
Liberalism - Origins of liberal thought. The focus on "liberty" as an essential right of people within the polity has been repeatedly a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberalism - Contemporary Liberalism
Liberalism - A general overview of political positions. Today the word "liberalism" is used differently in different countries. (See Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberalism - Contemporary Liberalism
Liberalism - A general overview of political positions. The word liberalism is today used differently in various countries. (See Libera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capitalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Capitalism - Criticisms Of Capitalism
Capitalism - Unequal distribution of wealth and income. Main article: Economic inequality It is reasonable to expect that some disparit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capitalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Capitalism - Criticisms Of Capitalism
Capitalism - Unequal distribution of wealth and income. Main article: Economic inequality It is reasonable to expect that some dispar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Cell - Introduction
Solar cell - Etymology. The term "photovoltaic" comes from the Greek photos meaning light, and the name of the Italian physicist Volta,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 0 Number: Encyclopedia Ii - 0 Number - In Mathematics
0 number - Elementary algebra. Zero (0) is the lowest non-negative integer. The natural number following zero is one and no natural num...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stonehenge: Encyclopedia Ii - Stonehenge - Development Of Stonehenge
The Stonehenge complex was built in several construction phases spanning 2,000 years, although there is evidence for activity both before...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Theory - Science
In scientific usage, a theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, as it often does in other contexts. Scientific theories ar...   » Read the article