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13623 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%20Melville | Herman Melville | Herman Melville (born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously pub... |
13624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20fidelity | High fidelity | High fidelity (often shortened to Hi-Fi or HiFi) is the high-quality reproduction of sound. It is important to audiophiles and home audio enthusiasts. Ideally, high-fidelity equipment has inaudible noise and distortion, and a flat (neutral, uncolored) frequency response within the human hearing range.
High fidelity co... |
13625 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden | Holden | Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian automobile marque owned by General Motors and as well a former automobile manufacturer, which manufactured cars in Australia before switching to importing cars under the Holden brand. It was headquartered in Port Melbourne.
The company was founded in 1... |
13627 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank%20Greenberg | Hank Greenberg | Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the... |
13628 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich%20Schliemann | Heinrich Schliemann | Heinrich Schliemann (; 6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and pioneer in the field of archaeology. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeological excavator of Hisarlik, now presumed to be the site of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Myc... |
13629 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnos | Hypnos | In Greek mythology, Hypnos (; Ancient Greek: Ὕπνος means 'sleep') is the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent is known as Somnus. His name is the origin of the word hypnosis.
Description
Hypnos is usually the fatherless son of Nyx ("The Night"), although sometimes Nyx's consort Erebus ("The Darkness") is nam... |
13631 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy%20orders | Holy orders | In certain Christian churches, holy orders are the ordained ministries of bishop, priest (presbyter), and deacon, and the sacrament or rite by which candidates are ordained to those orders. Churches recognizing these orders include the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox (ιερωσύνη [hierōsynē], ιεράτευμα [hierateuma],... |
13633 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer | Homer | Homer (; , Hómēros) was an ancient Greek author and epic poet. He is the reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two epic poems that are the foundational works of ancient Greek literature. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time; for example in Dante Alighieri's Divine C... |
13635 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%20Gernsback | Hugo Gernsback | Hugo Gernsback (; born Hugo Gernsbacher, August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967) was a Luxembourgish–American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher, best known for publications including the first science fiction magazine. His contributions to the genre as publisher—although not as a writer—were so significant th... |
13636 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20computing%20hardware | History of computing hardware | The history of computing hardware covers the developments from early simple devices to aid calculation to modern day computers. Before the 20th century, most calculations were done by humans. Early mechanical tools to help humans with digital calculations, like the abacus, were referred to as calculating machines or ca... |
13637 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausdorff%20space | Hausdorff space | In topology and related branches of mathematics, a Hausdorff space, separated space or T2 space is a topological space where for any two distinct points there exist neighbourhoods of each which are disjoint from each other. Of the many separation axioms that can be imposed on a topological space, the "Hausdorff conditi... |
13644 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkwind | Hawkwind | Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of the earliest space rock groups. Since their formation in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and have incorporated many different styles into their music, including hard rock, progressive rock and psychedelic rock. They are also regarded as an in... |
13645 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse | Horse | The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, odd-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today. ... |
13647 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann%20Ebbinghaus | Hermann Ebbinghaus | Hermann Ebbinghaus (24 January 185026 February 1909) was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory, and is known for his discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect. He was also the first person to describe the learning curve. He was the father of the neo-Kantian philosopher Juli... |
13648 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%20%28disambiguation%29 | Hilbert (disambiguation) | David Hilbert (1862–1943) was a German mathematician.
Hilbert may also refer to:
Places
12022 Hilbert, an asteroid
Hilbert (crater), on the Moon
Hilbert, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Hilbert, Wisconsin, a village
Hilbert Wildlife Management Area, West Virginia
Other uses
Hilbert (name), listing p... |
13652 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi | Hindi | Hindi (Devanagari: , हिंदी, ISO: ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: , ISO: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani ... |
13653 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huginn%20and%20Muninn | Huginn and Muninn | In Norse mythology, Huginn (Old Norse: "thought") and Muninn (Old Norse "memory" or "mind") are a pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin. Huginn and Muninn are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources: the Prose Edda a... |
13654 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat%20engine | Heat engine | In thermodynamics and engineering, a heat engine is a system that converts heat to mechanical energy, which can then be used to do mechanical work. It does this by bringing a working substance from a higher state temperature to a lower state temperature. A heat source generates thermal energy that brings the working su... |
13655 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimdall | Heimdall | In Norse mythology, Heimdall (from Old Norse Heimdallr, ) is a god who keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök from his dwelling Himinbjörg, where the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst meets the sky. He is attested as possessing foreknowledge and keen senses, particularly eyesight and hearing. The god and his p... |
13658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20of%20Lords | House of Lords | The House of Lords, formally The Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, also known as the House of Peers,is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function... |
13660 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeomorphism | Homeomorphism | In the mathematical field of topology, a homeomorphism, topological isomorphism, or bicontinuous function is a continuous function between topological spaces that has a continuous inverse function. Homeomorphisms are the isomorphisms in the category of topological spaces—that is, they are the mappings that preserve all... |
13661 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hvergelmir | Hvergelmir | In Norse mythology, Hvergelmir (Old Norse: ; "bubbling boiling spring") is a major spring. Hvergelmir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In the Poetic Edda, Hvergelmir is mentioned in a singl... |
13665 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausdorff%20maximal%20principle | Hausdorff maximal principle | In mathematics, the Hausdorff maximal principle is an alternate and earlier formulation of Zorn's lemma proved by Felix Hausdorff in 1914 (Moore 1982:168). It states that in any partially ordered set, every totally ordered subset is contained in a maximal totally ordered subset.
The Hausdorff maximal principle is one ... |
13666 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel%20%28mythological%20being%29 | Hel (mythological being) | Hel (Old Norse: ) is a female being in Norse mythology who is said to preside over an underworld realm of the same name, where she receives a portion of the dead. Hel is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century. In additi... |
13667 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawar%20Islands | Hawar Islands | The Hawar Islands (; transliterated: Juzur Ḥawār) are an archipelago of desert islands owned by Bahrain, situated off the west coast of Qatar in the Gulf of Bahrain of the Persian Gulf.
Description
The islands used to be one of the settlements of the Bahraini branch of the Dawasir who settled there in the early 19th ... |
13669 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Dietrich%20Genscher | Hans-Dietrich Genscher | Hans-Dietrich Genscher (21 March 1927 – 31 March 2016) was a German statesman and a member of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 1969 to 1974, and as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1992 (except for a two-week bre... |
13675 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Ainsworth | Henry Ainsworth | Henry Ainsworth (1571–1622) was an English Nonconformist clergyman and scholar. He led the Ancient Church, a Brownist or English Separatist congregation in Amsterdam alongside Francis Johnson from 1597, and after their split led his own congregation. His translations of and commentaries on the Hebrew scriptures were in... |
13677 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindus | Hindus | Hindus (; ) are persons who regard themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism. Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent.
The term "Hindu" trace back to Old Persian which d... |
13678 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando%20de%20Alarc%C3%B3n | Hernando de Alarcón | Hernando de Alarcón (born 1500) was a Spanish explorer and navigator of the 16th century, noted for having led an early expedition to the Baja California Peninsula, during which he became one of the first Europeans to ascend the Colorado River from its mouth and perhaps the first to reach Alta California.
Little is k... |
13679 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakka%20cuisine | Hakka cuisine | Hakka cuisine is the cooking style of the Hakka people, and it may also be found in parts of Taiwan and in countries with significant overseas Hakka communities. There are numerous restaurants in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India and Thailand serving Hakka cuisine. Hakka cuisine was listed in 201... |
13680 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunan%20cuisine | Hunan cuisine | Hunan cuisine, also known as Xiang cuisine, consists of the cuisines of the Xiang River region, Dongting Lake and western Hunan Province in China. It is one of the Eight Great Traditions of Chinese cuisine and is well known for its hot and spicy flavours, fresh aroma and deep colours. Common cooking techniques include ... |
13681 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation | Hyperinflation | In economics, hyperinflation is very high and typically accelerating inflation. It quickly erodes the real value of the local currency, as the prices of all goods increase. This causes people to minimize their holdings in that currency as they usually switch to more stable foreign currencies, such as the US dollar. Whe... |
13682 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert%20Hoover | Herbert Hoover | Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician and engineer who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 and a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Great Depression. Before serving as president, Hoover led the Commission ... |
13684 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard%20of%20Bingen | Hildegard of Bingen | Hildegard of Bingen (; ; ), also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner during the High Middle Ages. She is one of the best-known composers of sacred monophon... |
13686 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilversum | Hilversum | Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilversum is part of the Randstad, one of the largest conurbations in Europe, and... |
13688 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hound%20of%20Heaven | The Hound of Heaven | "The Hound of Heaven" is a 182-line poem written by English poet Francis Thompson (1859–1907). The poem became famous and was the source of much of Thompson's posthumous reputation. The poem was first published in Thompson's first volume of poems in 1893. It was included in the Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse (19... |
13692 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Internet | History of the Internet | The history of the Internet has its origin in information theory and the efforts to build and interconnect computer networks that arose from research and development in the United States and involved international collaboration, particularly with researchers in the United Kingdom and France.
Fundamental theoretical wo... |
13693 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace | Horace | Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his Odes as just about the only Latin lyrics worth reading: "He can be lofty sometim... |
13694 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20Windows%20version%20history | Microsoft Windows version history | Microsoft Windows was announced by Bill Gates on November 10, 1983. Microsoft introduced Windows as a graphical user interface for MS-DOS, which had been introduced two years earlier. The product line evolved in the 1990s from an operating environment into a fully complete, modern operating system over two lines of dev... |
13696 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki | Helsinki | Helsinki ( or ; ; , ; ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland a... |
13699 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart | Hobart | Hobart () is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-smallest if territories are taken into account, before Northern Territory. Hobart is located in Tasmania's south-east on ... |
13700 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod | Hesiod | Hesiod (; Hēsíodos, 'he who emits the voice') was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. He is generally regarded as the first written poet in the Western tradition to regard himself as an individual persona with an active role to play in his ... |
13702 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew%20numerals | Hebrew numerals | The system of Hebrew numerals is a quasi-decimal alphabetic numeral system using the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
The system was adapted from that of the Greek numerals in the late 2nd century BCE.
The current numeral system is also known as the Hebrew alphabetic numerals to contrast with earlier systems of writing... |
13704 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxy | Hydroxy | Hydroxy can refer to:
In chemical nomenclature, the prefix "hydroxy-" shows the presence of a hydroxyl functional group (−OH).
An abbreviation for the medication hydroxyzine, which is commonly sold under the brand names Atarax, Ucerax, Serecid, and Vistaril.
Hydroxy gas, a nickname for oxyhydrogen, a combination of ... |
13706 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero | Hero | A hero (heroine in its feminine form) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly solely gender-specific terms (like actor), hero is often used to refer to any gender, though heroine only refers to wom... |
13711 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxide | Hydroxide | Hydroxide is a diatomic anion with chemical formula OH−. It consists of an oxygen and hydrogen atom held together by a single covalent bond, and carries a negative electric charge. It is an important but usually minor constituent of water. It functions as a base, a ligand, a nucleophile, and a catalyst. The hydroxide i... |
13713 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.%20R.%20Giger | H. R. Giger | Hans Ruedi Giger ( ; ; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as "biomechanical". Giger later abandoned airbrush for pastels, markers and ink. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award ... |
13714 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniola | Hispaniola | Hispaniola (, also ; ; Latin and ; ; ) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the region's second largest in area, after the island of Cuba.
The island is divided into two separate nations: the Spanish-speaking Dominican Repub... |
13717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle%20Berry | Halle Berry | Halle Maria Berry (; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in the Miss World 1986. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang ... |
13722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Koch | Robert Koch | Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (; ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera (though the bacterium itself was discovered by Filippo Pacini in 1854), and anthrax, he is regarde... |
13726 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogshead | Hogshead | A hogshead (abbreviated "hhd", plural "hhds") is a large cask of liquid (or, less often, of a food commodity). More specifically, it refers to a specified volume, measured in either imperial or US customary measures, primarily applied to alcoholic beverages, such as wine, ale, or cider.
Varieties and standardisation
... |
13727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huallaga | Huallaga | Huallaga may refer to:
Locations in Peru:
Huallaga Province
Huallaga River
Huallaga Valley |
13729 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda | Honda | is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a production of 400 million by the end of 2019, as well as the world's largest manufactur... |
13730 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball | Handball | Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes... |
13733 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%27s%20basis%20theorem | Hilbert's basis theorem | In mathematics, specifically commutative algebra, Hilbert's basis theorem says that a polynomial ring over a Noetherian ring is Noetherian.
Statement
If is a ring, let denote the ring of polynomials in the indeterminate over . Hilbert proved that if is "not too large", in the sense that if is Noetherian, the same... |
13734 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterocyclic%20compound | Heterocyclic compound | A heterocyclic compound or ring structure is a cyclic compound that has atoms of at least two different elements as members of its ring(s). Heterocyclic chemistry is the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the synthesis, properties, and applications of these heterocycles.
Examples of heterocyclic compounds includ... |
13743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Connick%20Jr. | Harry Connick Jr. | Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host. He has sold over 28million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top60 best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 16million i... |
13744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20humorists | List of humorists | A humorist (American English) or humourist (British English) is an intellectual who uses humor in writing or public speaking. Humorists are distinct from comedians, who are show business entertainers whose business is to make an audience laugh, though it is possible for some persons to occupy both roles in the course o... |
13746 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic%20shock | Hydrostatic shock | Hydrostatic shock is the controversial concept that a penetrating projectile (such as a bullet) can produce a pressure wave that causes "remote neural damage", "subtle damage in neural tissues" and/or "rapid incapacitating effects" in living targets. It has also been suggested that pressure wave effects can cause indir... |
13749 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith | Hadith | Ḥadīth ( or ; , pl. aḥādīth, , , , literally means "talk" or "discourse") or Athar (, , literally means "tradition") in Islam refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as transmitted through chains of narrators. In othe... |
13755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull%20%28watercraft%29 | Hull (watercraft) | A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, or flying boat. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be fully or partially covered with a deck. Atop the deck may be a deckhouse and other superstructures, such as a funnel, derrick, or mast. The line where the hull meets the water surface is called t... |
13756 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn | Hymn | A hymn is a type of song, usually religious and partially coincident with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word hymn derives from Greek (hymnos), which means "a song of praise". ... |
13758 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20physics | History of physics | Physics is a branch of science whose primary objects of study are matter and energy. Discoveries of physics find applications throughout the natural sciences and in technology. Physics today may be divided loosely into classical physics and modern physics.
Ancient history
Elements of what became physics were drawn p... |
13761 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrofoil | Hydrofoil | A hydrofoil is a lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by aeroplanes. Boats that use hydrofoil technology are also simply termed hydrofoils. As a hydrofoil craft gains speed, the hydrofoils lift the boat's hull out of the water, decreasing drag an... |
13763 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri%20Chopin | Henri Chopin | Henri Chopin (18 June 1922 – 3 January 2008) was a French avant-garde poet and musician.
Life
Henri Chopin was born in Paris, 18 June 1922, one of three brothers, and the son of an accountant. Both his siblings died during the war. One was shot by a German soldier the day after an armistice was declared in Paris, the ... |
13764 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassium | Hassium | Hassium is a chemical element with the symbol Hs and the atomic number 108. Hassium is highly radioactive; its most stable known isotopes have half-lives of approximately ten seconds. One of its isotopes, 270Hs, has magic numbers of both protons and neutrons for deformed nuclei, which gives it greater stability against... |
13765 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Kissinger | Henry Kissinger | Henry Alfred Kissinger (; ; born Heinz Alfred Kissinger; May 27, 1923) is a German-born American politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant who served as United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. A Jewish refugee who f... |
13767 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra%20%28genus%29 | Hydra (genus) | Hydra ( ) is a genus of small, freshwater organisms of the phylum Cnidaria and class Hydrozoa. They are native to the temperate and tropical regions. Biologists are especially interested in Hydra because of their regenerative ability; they do not appear to die of old age, or to age at all.
Morphology
Hydra has a tubu... |
13768 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrus | Hydrus | Hydrus is a small constellation in the deep southern sky. It was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first appeared on a 35-cm (14 in) diameter celestial globe published in late 1597 (or early 1598) in Amsterdam by Pla... |
13770 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules | Hercules | Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the Greek hero's iconography and myths for their literature and art under the name ... |
13772 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Poland | History of Poland | The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to its collapse and partitions, two world wars, communism, and the restoration of democracy.
The roots of Polish history can... |
13773 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrad%C4%8Dany | Hradčany | Hradčany (; ), the Castle District, is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle.
The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about in length and an average of about wide. Its history stretches back to the 9th century. St Vitus Cathedral is located in the castle area.
Most of... |
13774 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston | Houston | Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, fourth-most populous city in the United States, most populous city in the Southern United States, as well as the sixth-most populous in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the... |
13776 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head%20%28disambiguation%29 | Head (disambiguation) | The head is the part of an animal or human that usually includes the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
Head or Heads may also refer to:
Human head
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
Albums
Heads (Bob James album), 1977
Head (The Jesus Lizard album), 1990
Head (The Monkees album), a 1968 soundtrack of the ... |
13777 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard%20disk%20drive | Hard disk drive | A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage and one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material. The platters are paired with magnetic heads, usually arranged on a movin... |
13782 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew%20calendar | Hebrew calendar | The Hebrew calendar (), also called Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance, and as an official calendar of the state of Israel. It determines the dates for Jewish holidays and the appropriate public reading of Torah portions, yahrzeits (dates to commemorate the death of a re... |
13786 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Holocaust%20Industry | The Holocaust Industry | The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering is a 2000 book by Norman Finkelstein, in which the author argues that the American Jewish establishment exploits the memory of the Nazi Holocaust for political and financial gain, as well as to further the interests of Israel. According to Fink... |
13787 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic%20Order%20of%20the%20Golden%20Dawn | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn | The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (), more commonly the Golden Dawn (), was a secret society devoted to the study and practice of the occult, metaphysics, and paranormal activities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known as a magical order, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was active in Great Brit... |
13790 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash%20function | Hash function | A hash function is any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values. The values returned by a hash function are called hash values, hash codes, digests, or simply hashes. The values are usually used to index a fixed-size table called a hash table. Use of a hash function to index a hash ... |
13791 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20jump | High jump | The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly ... |
13792 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclitus | Heraclitus | Heraclitus of Ephesus (; , "Glory of Hera"; , ) was an Ancient Greek, pre-Socratic, Ionian philosopher and a native of the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire.
His paradoxical philosophy and appreciation for wordplay and cryptic utterances has earned him the epithet "The Obscure" since antiquit... |
13793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison%20Schmitt | Harrison Schmitt | Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, retired NASA astronaut, university professor, former U.S. senator from New Mexico, and the most recent person living, and only civilian to have walked on the Moon. Schmitt is the last surviving crew member of Apollo 17.
In December 1972, as on... |
13795 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilaire%20Rouelle | Hilaire Rouelle | Hilaire Marin Rouelle (15 February 1718 – 7 April 1779) was an 18th-century French chemist. Commonly cited as the 1773 discoverer of urea, he was not the first to do so. Dutch scientist Herman Boerhaave had discovered this chemical as early as 1727. Rouelle is known as "le cadet" (the younger) to distinguish him from h... |
13798 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halon | Halon | Halon may refer to:
Haloalkane, or halogenoalkane, a group of chemical compounds consisting of alkanes with linked halogens (in particular, bromine-containing haloalkanes)
Halomethane fire extinguishing systems
Various compounds that have been used in agriculture, dry cleaning, fire suppression, and other applicati... |
13800 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg may refer to a place in the United States:
Harrisonburg, Louisiana
Harrisonburg, Virginia |
13802 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer | Hammer | A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to drive nails into wood, to shape metal (as with a forge), or to crush rock. Hammers are used for a wide range of driving, shapi... |
13804 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana | Hiragana | is a Japanese syllabary part of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana as well as kanji.
It is a phonetic lettering system. The word hiragana literally means "ordinary" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrasted with kanji).
Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems. With few exceptions, each m... |
13805 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenstaufen | Hohenstaufen | The Hohenstaufen (, , ), also called Staufer, was a noble dynasty of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079 and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The most prominent kings Frederick I (1155), Henry VI (1191) and Frederick II (1220) ascended the im... |
13806 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Malaysia | History of Malaysia | Malaysia is located on a strategic sea lane that exposes it to global trade and various cultures. Strictly, the name "Malaysia" is a modern concept, created in the second half of the 20th century. However, contemporary Malaysia regards the entire history of Malaya and Borneo, spanning thousands of years back to prehist... |
13808 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Israel | History of Israel | The Land of Israel, also known as the Holy Land or Palestine, is the birthplace of the Jewish people, the place where the final form of the Hebrew Bible is thought to have been compiled, and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity. It contains sites sacred to Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, Islam, Druze and the... |
13810 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey%20Mudd%20College | Harvey Mudd College | Harvey Mudd College (HMC) is a private college in Claremont, California, focused on science and engineering. It is part of the Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds and resources. The college enrolls 902 undergraduate students , and awards the Bachelor of Science degree.
The college was funded by th... |
13811 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven | Heaven | Heaven or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as gods, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the beliefs of some religions, heavenly beings can descend to Earth or incarnate and earthly ... |
13812 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Libya | History of Libya | Libya's history covers its rich mix of ethnic groups added to the indigenous Berbers/Amazigh people. Amazigh have been present throughout the entire history of the country. For most of its history, Libya has been subjected to varying degrees of scholar control, from Europe, Asia, and Africa. The modern history of indep... |
13813 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Afghanistan | History of Afghanistan | The history of Afghanistan as a state began in 1823 as the Emirate of Afghanistan after the fall of the predecessor, the Afghan Durrani Empire, considered the founding state of modern Afghanistan. The written recorded history of the land presently constituting Afghanistan can be traced back to around 500 BCE when the a... |
13814 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20modern%20Greece | History of modern Greece | The history of modern Greece covers the history of Greece from the recognition of its autonomy from the Ottoman Empire by the Great Powers (Britain, France, and Russia) in 1828, after the Greek War of Independence, to the present day.
Background
The Byzantine Empire had ruled most of the Greek-speaking world since la... |
13815 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracles | Heracles | Heracles ( ; ), born Alcaeus (, Alkaios) or Alcides (, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon. He was a great-grandson and half-brother (as they are both sired by the god Zeus) of Perseus, and similarly a half-brother of Dionysus. He was the greate... |
13820 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Rollins | Henry Rollins | Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, actor, presenter, comedian, and activist. He hosts a weekly radio show on KCRW, is a regular columnist for Rolling Stone Australia, and was a regular columnist for LA Weekly.
After performing in the short-li... |
13821 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadron | Hadron | In particle physics, a hadron (; "stout, thick") is a composite subatomic particle made of two or more quarks held together by the strong interaction. They are analogous to molecules that are held together by the electric force. Most of the mass of ordinary matter comes from two hadrons: the proton and the neutron, wh... |
13822 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisuke%20Hironaka | Heisuke Hironaka | is a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970 for his contributions to algebraic geometry.
Career
Hironaka entered Kyoto University in 1949. After completing his undergraduate studies at Kyoto University, he received his Ph.D. in 1960 from Harvard University while under the direction of Oscar Za... |
13824 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20of%20Habsburg | House of Habsburg | The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in English (, ; ; ), also known as the House of Austria (, ; ), is a German dynasty which was once one of the most prominent royal houses of Europe in the 2nd millennium.
The house takes its name from Habsburg Castle, a fortress built in the 1020s in present-da... |
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