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Anthimus VI ... anthropometry

Anthimus VI Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople who attempted to maintain his ecclesiastical authority over the rebellious Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and, with others, wrote an Orthodox encyclical letter repudiating Roman Catholic overtures toward reunion. Anthimus VII Tsatsos Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople (1895-96), theologian, orator, and a leading critic of the Roman Catholic Church. anthomyiid fly any of a group of common flies (order Diptera) that resemble the housefly in appearance. The lesser housefly (Fannia canicularis) and the latrine fly (F. scalaris) are important anthomyiid flies. They breed in filth, can carry diseases, and are often found in the home. In most species the larvae feed ... Anthony Adverse historical novel by Hervey Allen, published in 1933. A long, rambling work set in Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the Napoleonic era, Anthony Adverse relates the many adventures of the eponymous hero. These include slave trading in Africa, his experiences as a businessman and plantation owner in New Orleans, ... Anthony III Studite Greek Orthodox monk and patriarch of Constantinople (reigned 974-979) who advocated the church's independence from the state. A theological writer, he collaborated in drawing up liturgical literature for Eastern Orthodox worship. Anthony Lagoon settlement, east-central Northern Territory, Australia, on the Barkly Tableland. Named for a permanent water hole in the course of Creswell Creek, sighted in 1878 by Ernest Favenc, it became an important watering point on a cattle route from Western Australia to Queensland. Anthony Lagoon has an airfield and is an ... Anthony Melissa Byzantine monk, author whose collection of teachings and maxims taken from Sacred Scripture, early Christian writers, and secular authors promoted a popular Greek Orthodox tradition of moral-ascetical practice. Anthony Of Bourbon king of Navarre, duke of Vendome, and father of Henry IV of France. Anthony of Egypt, Saint religious hermit and one of the earliest monks, considered the founder and father of organized Christian monasticism. His rule represented one of the first attempts to codify guidelines for monastic living. Anthony of Kiev founder of Russian monasticism through the introduction of the Greek Orthodox ideal of the contemplative life. Anthony Of Novgorod monk and archbishop of Novgorod, Russia (1211-c. 1231), noted for his political and commercial diplomacy with the West and for the earliest cultural and architectural chronicle of Constantinople (modern Istanbul) and a resume of the Greek Orthodox liturgy at the basilica of Hagia Sophia (Church of the Holy Wisdom). Anthony of Padua, Saint Franciscan friar, doctor of the church, and patron of the poor. Baptized Ferdinand, he joined the Augustinian canons (1210) and probably became a priest. In 1220 he joined the Franciscan order, hoping to preach to the Saracens and be martyred. Instead, he taught theology at Bologna, Italy, and at Montpellier, ... Anthony Of Tagrit Syrian Orthodox theologian and writer, a principal contributor to the development of Syriac literature and poetry. Anthony, Carmelo American professional basketball player who plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Anthony, Earl Roderick American professional bowler, who helped to make bowling a major television sport in the United States during the 1970s, when he was frequently a tournament finalist. He was the first bowler to earn more than $1 million in prizes. Anthony, Katharine American biographer best known for The Lambs (1945), a controversial study of the British writers Charles and Mary Lamb. The greater portion of her work examined the lives of notable American women. Anthony, Michael West Indian author of novels, short stories, and travelogues about domestic life in his homeland of Trinidad. Written in a sparse style, his works were often coming-of-age stories featuring young protagonists from his native village of Mayaro. Anthony, Susan B. pioneer crusader for the woman suffrage movement in the United States and president (1892-1900) of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Her work helped pave the way for the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Anthony, William Arnold physicist and pioneer in the teaching of electrical engineering in the United States. anthophyllite an amphibole mineral, a magnesium and iron silicate that occurs in altered rocks, such as the crystalline schists of Kongsberg, Nor., southern Greenland, and Pennsylvania. Anthophyllite is commonly produced by regional metamorphism of ultrabasic rocks. Because its fibres have a low tensile strength, anthophyllite asbestos is not as important as ... anthracene a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon found in coal tar and used as a starting material for the manufacture of dyestuffs and in scintillation counters. Crude anthracene crystallizes from a high-boiling coal-tar fraction. It is purified by recrystallization and sublimation. Oxidation yields anthraquinone (q.v.), an intermediate in the production of dyes and ... anthracite the most highly metamorphosed form of coal. It contains more fixed carbon (86 percent or greater on a dry, ash-free basis) than any other form of coal and the least amount of volatile matter (14 percent or less on a dry, ash-free basis), and it has calorific values near 35 ... anthracnose plant disease of warm humid areas that infects a variety of plants from trees to grasses. It is caused by certain fungi (usually Colletotrichum or Gloeosporium) producing spores in tiny, sunken, saucer-shaped fruiting bodies (acervuli). Symptoms include sunken spots of various colours in leaves, stems, fruits, or flowers. The spots ... anthraquinone the most important quinone derivative of anthracene and the parent substance of a large class of dyes and pigments. It is prepared commercially by oxidation of anthracene or condensation of benzene and phthalic anhydride, followed by dehydration of the condensation product. anthraquinone dye any of a group of organic dyes having molecular structures based upon that of anthraquinone. The group is subdivided according to the methods best suited to their application to various fibres. anthrax acute, infectious, febrile disease of animals and humans caused by Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium that under certain conditions forms highly resistant spores capable of persisting and retaining their virulence for many years. Although anthrax most commonly affects grazing animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and mules, humans can develop ... anthropic principle in cosmology, any consideration of the structure of the universe, the values of the constants of nature, or the laws of nature that has a bearing upon the existence of life. Anthropocene Epoch unofficial interval of geologic time, making up the third worldwide division of the Quaternary Period (2.6 million years ago to the present), spanning the period from the second half of the 18th century to the present. It is characterized as the time in which the collective activities of human beings ... anthropological linguistics study of the relationship between language and culture; it usually refers to work on languages that have no written records. In the United States a close relationship between anthropology and linguistics developed as a result of research by anthropologists into the American Indian cultures and languages. Early students in this ... Anthropology: Year in Review 1994 Culture, in the words of University of Chicago anthropologist Marshall Sahlins, today "is on everybody's lips." Discussions of cultural identity, multiculturalism, cultural autonomy, and cultural diversity were taking centre stage everywhere. Entire nation-states were coming together and splitting apart along cultural demarcation lines. People who only a few years earlier ... Anthropology: Year in Review 1995 The discovery of fossil evidence in Ethiopia supporting the evolutionary divergence of humans and apes roughly 4.5 million to 6 million years ago, long predicted on the basis of molecular evidence, was announced in 1994. Consisting of teeth, jaw fragments, a skull base, and an arm, the fossils were classified ... Anthropology: Year in Review 2013 anthropology "the science of humanity," which studies human beings in aspects ranging from the biology and evolutionary history of Homo sapiens to the features of society and culture that decisively distinguish humans from other animal species. Because of the diverse subject matter it encompasses, anthropology has become, especially since the middle ... 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Now one of the principal techniques of physical anthropology, the discipline originated in the 19th century, when early studies of human biological and cultural evolution stimulated an interest in the systematic description of populations both living and extinct. In ...