flexible rodlike structure of mesodermal cells that is the principal longitudinal structural element of chordates and of the early embryo of vertebrates, in both of which it plays an organizational role in nervous system development. In later vertebrate development, it becomes part of the vertebral column. The notochord derives during ... [7 Related Articles]
(from the article "biogeographic region") The Notogaean, or Australian, realm begins east of Lydekker's Line and extends out into the Pacific Ocean (Figure 2). It consists of four regions: Australian, Oceanic, New Zealand, and Hawaiian. The faunas of many of the Pacific Islands, however, have as much in common with the Paleotropical fauna as with ...
(from the article "annelid") ...prostomial appendages; 1 or 2 anterior segments without setae; parapodia biramous; setae all simple; size, 1 to 20 or more cm; examples of genera: Capitella, Notomastus, Arenicola, Maldane, Axiothella.Sedentary; setae of...
(from the article "back swimmer") The genus Notonecta, distributed worldwide, may be quite destructive to fishes and tadpoles. It will bite humans when handled, the bite feeling somewhat like a bee sting. Its eggs are deposited either on or in the plant tissue of pond vegetation.
(from the article "Caudata") ...Europe; North Africa; Middle East; Afghanistan to Japan, China, and northern Vietnam; eastern and western North America; 15 genera (including Triturus and Salamandra in Europe, Notophthalamus and Taricha in North America, and Cynops in Japan) and about 56...
any of about eight species of air-breathing, freshwater fishes constituting the family Notopteridae, found in quiet waters from Africa to Southeast Asia. Notopterids are long-bodied, small-scaled fishes with a small dorsal fin (if present) and a long, narrow anal fin that runs along most of the undersurface and continues into ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "osteoglossomorph") ...or rocks in shallow, quiet water, which the adults reach after a short migration. The young of the goldeye (H. alosoides) remain there until late summer before migrating downstream. In Notopterus chitala (Notopteridae), one parent, probably the male, clears an area of the bottom near some submerged object (e.g., rock, ...
), American rap singer whose transformation from drug dealer and street hustler to one of hip-hop's premier artists was chronicled in his platinum-selling debut album, Ready to Die (1994); weeks before the release of his second album, Life After Death, he was killed during a drive-by shooting (b. May 21, ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "marsupial") 12 species in 4 primitive genera restricted to New Guinea and adjacent islands. Weight up to 7 kg (15 pounds).2 species in 1 genus found in the deserts of central...
(from the article "marsupial mole") ...comprising the family Notoryctidae. Found in hot sandy wastes of south-central and northwestern Australia, the 18-centimetre (7-inch) N. typhlops and the 10-centimetre (4-inch) N. caurinus (by some not separated from N. typhlops) are remarkably like true moles. The forefeet bear triangular claws used in digging, and the skin of the ...
(from the article "marsupial mole") either of the two species of small marsupial mammals of the genus Notoryctes, comprising the family Notoryctidae. Found in hot sandy wastes of south-central and northwestern Australia, the 18-centimetre (7-inch) N. typhlops and the 10-centimetre (4-inch) N. caurinus (by some not separated from N. typhlops) are remarkably like true moles. ...
(from the article "marine ecosystem") Marine organisms have evolved a wide variety of unique physiological and morphological features that allow them to live in the sea. Notothenid fishes in Antarctica are able to inhabit waters as cold as −2° C (28° F) because of proteins in their blood that act as antifreeze. Many organisms are ...
(from the article "Antarctica") ...nearly 20,000 kinds of modern fish, no more than about 100 are known from seas south of the Antarctic Convergence. Nearly three-fourths of the 90 or so sea-bottom species belong to the superfamily Notothenioidea, the Antarctic perches. At sea bottom there are also the Zoarcidae, or eel-pouts; the Liparidae, or ...
(from the article "bryophyte") ...from a basal meristem just above the foot; spores shed throughout the growing season by longitudinal lines of openings extending from the apex downward as the sporangium ages, sometimes (in Notothylas) by decomposition of the sporangium jacket.Characteristics are those of the class; widely distributed...
extinct group of hoofed mammals found as fossils, mostly in South America, although the oldest forms seem to have originated in East Asia. Notoungulates lived from the late Paleocene Epoch (about 57 million years ago) to the beginning of the Pleistocene Epoch (about 1.8 million years ago) and were most ...
(from the article "football, gridiron") The only rival to Pop Warner's wing formations in the 1920s and '30s was Knute Rockne's Notre Dame box, his refinement of the shift from the T to a box-shaped formation that was first developed by Stagg. A series of rule changes eventually rendered the box shift ineffective, but Rockne, ...
(from the article "Luxembourg") Notre Dame Cathedral (Cathedrale Notre-Dame), a Gothic-style church built by Jesuits in 1613, contains the tomb of John the Blind, king of Bohemia and count of Luxembourg from 1310 to 1346. Several members of the royal family and noted bishops are buried in the crypt.
(from the article "McGroarty, Sister Julia") Irish-born American religious leader and educator, the first American superior in the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, whose efforts increased the scope and quality of Roman Catholic education in the United States.work of SchrieckSchrieck, Sister Louise Van der Roman ...
mountain range in eastern Quebec province, Canada. The mountains are a continuation of the Green Mountains of Vermont, U.S., and an outcrop of the northern Appalachians. Named by Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer, they extend for about 500 miles (800 km) in a northeasterly direction through the Gaspe Peninsula. ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Tournai") Tournai's Cathedral of Notre Dame is a cruciform 11th-12th-century basilica, one of the finest in Europe, with five massive towers, a Gothic choir, and 13th-century reliquary shrines. The city contains other notable medieval churches. Among other landmarks are the Belfry (c. 1188; 236 feet [72 m] high), the 13th-century Trous ...
(from the article "Kortrijk") The Church of Notre Dame (Onze Lieve Vrouwkerk; 1191-1211), with the attached chapel of the counts of Flanders (1374), contains Anthony Van Dyck's "Elevation of the Cross" (1631) and a 14th-century statue of St. Catherine. Other historic landmarks in Kortrijk include the Broelbrug (bridge; c. 1400), with its two massive ...
private institution of higher learning in Notre Dame (adjacent to South Bend), Ind., U.S. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Formerly a men's university, it became coeducational in 1972. Comprising colleges of arts and letters, science, engineering, and business, schools of architecture and law, and a graduate school, ... [9 Related Articles]
(from the article "hall church") ...cathedrals. St. Elizabeth, Marburg (c. 1257-83), is an archetypal hall church. The form has been revived from time to time. A significant modern example is Auguste Perret's church of Notre-Dame (1922-23), at Le Raincy, Fr., one of the first buildings and the first church to display the expressive structural possibilities ...
(from the article "Charleville-Mezieres") ...severely damaged during the French Wars of Religion in the 16th century and later in World Wars I and II. Traces of the 16th-century ramparts can still be seen on the right bank of the Meuse. The Basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Esperance has a Gothic choir and nave, but the ...
cathedral church in Paris, France. It is the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages and is distinguished for its size, antiquity, and architectural interest. [4 Related Articles]
during the late 12th and early 13th centuries, an important group of composers and singers working under the patronage of the great Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. The Notre-Dame school is important to the history of music because it produced the earliest repertory of polyphonic (multipart) music to gain international ... [3 Related Articles]
(from the article "Coutances") The town is dominated by the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, built on the site of a church consecrated about 1090. The present structure is mainly 13th-century Gothic, with slender turrets massed around conspicuous towers. In the interior there are fine rose windows with the stained glass of the 14th century. One ...
(from the article "Strasbourg") Strasbourg's 11th-15th-century Cathedral of Notre-Dame, damaged in 1870 and in World War II, has been carefully restored. Built of red Vosges sandstone, it is a harmonious edifice despite the variety of its architectural styles. It has an asymmetrical facade (mainly 13th century) with fine sculptured portals and only one tower, ...
(from the article "Lausanne") Historic buildings include the early Gothic Cathedral of Notre-Dame, consecrated in 1275 by Pope Gregory X in the presence of the Holy Roman emperor Rudolf I of Habsburg; the Saint-Francois Church, erected during the same period but partly rebuilt in the late 14th century; and the city hall (rebuilt 1674). ...
(from the article "Noyon") ...Paris. The town, on the lower slopes and at the foot of a hill, occupies both banks of the Verse River, which is a tributary of the Oise. Noyon formerly was an important ecclesiastical centre. Its Cathedral of Notre-Dame is a fine transitional late 12th-century Romanesque-Gothic edifice. The fifth church ...
(from the article "Le Puy-en-Velay") ...(53 feet high) of Our Lady of France was erected in 1860. At the foot of the hill, on a platform surrounded by the steep narrow streets of the Old Town, stands the 11th-12th-century Romanesque Cathedral of Notre-Dame, which shows Byzantine influence in its octagonal cupolas and decoration. The adjacent ...
(from the article "Dole") ...1423) were transferred to Besancon. The birthplace of Louis Pasteur in Dole is preserved as a monument, and the Hopital Pasteur is housed in a 17th-century building. The Gothic-style Church of Notre-Dame dates from the 16th century. Dole's industries include food processing, clothing manufacture, and electronics, while, in the surrounding ...
(from the article "Senlis") Senlis is rich in medieval buildings. The Church (formerly the Cathedral) of Notre-Dame, with its elegant 13th-century spire (256 feet [78 m] high), constitutes one of the finest surviving examples of Ile-de-France Gothic, despite some Renaissance additions. It was begun in 1155 but was not completed until the 16th century. ...
(from the article "Chelles") ...Paris region, north-central France, near the Marne River. It is the site of ancient Calae and has ruins of the 7th-century Abbey of Notre-Dame-de-Chelles (founded by Bathilde, widow of Clovis II, and destroyed during the French Revolution). Prehistoric remains found nearby in the 19th century were designated ...
(from the article "Le Mans") ...France, is exteriorly supported by buttresses of an exceptionally light and elegant design. The cathedral features magnificent 13th-century stained-glass windows and two fine Renaissance tombs. The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Couture (10th-13th century) possesses a Gothic facade with remarkable 13th-century sculptures. The Church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, which was founded by Henry II of...
(from the article "Western architecture") ...and Childebert built Sainte-Croix-et-Saint-Vincent (today Saint-Germain-des-Pres). Both churches were decorated with marble and mosaic and roofed with bronze tiles-as was the church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Daurade in Toulouse, which probably dates from the end of the 6th century and was demolished only as late as 1761.
(from the article "Marseille") High on the hill over the south side of the Old Port stands the celebrated Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, a sanctuary honoured from the 8th century. Its present structure was built in 1853-64; its steeple, crowned by a 30-foot (nine-metre) gilded statue of the Virgin, rises 150 feet over the hillside.
(from the article "stained glass") ...to reveal the true expressive potentialities of slab glass and concrete. A third important work of this period is the long friezelike window created by the sculptor Leon Zack for the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Pauvres (1955) in Issy-les-Moulineaux, remarkable for its daring sequence of colour harmonies and delicate lead line motifs ...
(from the article "Corbusier, Le") ...in France were commissioned as a result of the influence of the Dominican father Reverend Couturier, creator of the review L'Art Sacre. The more lyrical of the two, the chapel Notre-Dame-du-Haut at Ronchamp (1950-55), sacrifices Le Corbusier's famous principles of apparent functionalism; the wall has been built to a double ...
(from the article "Chalons-en-Champagne") ...suffered some damage then but has been restored. The cathedral has a 17th-century west facade, fine 13th-century stained-glass windows, and a remarkable main altar. The collegiate church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (12th century) is a mixture of Gothic and Romanesque styles and has stained-glass windows dating from 1525 and 1526, a Gothic ...
(from the article "Poitiers") ...by boulevards that follow the line of the ancient fortifications. The great artistic wealth of Poitiers is not immediately noticeable, for its many old monuments are dispersed throughout the town. Notre-Dame-la-Grande church is a good example of Romanesque architecture, with a remarkable 12th-century facade containing a profusion of fine sculptures. ...
(from the article "Union College") ...(known as College Grounds) was designed by French architect and landscape planner Joseph Jacques Ramee in 1813. Historic landmarks include Jackson's Gardens, which opened in the 1830s, and Nott Memorial, a 16-sided Gothic Revival building that was designed by Edward T. Potter in 1858 and completed in 1875. Enrollment is ...
large inlet of Georgian Bay (and Lake Huron) indenting Grey and Simcoe counties in southeastern Ontario, Canada, and fed by the Nottawasaga, Bighead, Beaver, and Pretty rivers. The bay's entrance lies between Cape Rich (west) and Christian Island (east). Many apple orchards are located near the bay's shores, which form ...
river in western Quebec province, Canada. The river drains Lake Matagami at 765 feet (233 m) above sea level, flows northwestward for 140 miles (225 km), and empties into Rupert Bay at the south end of James Bay. Its chief headstreams, the Bell, Chibougamau, and Waswanipi, all flow into Lake ...
river rising in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Union County, northern Georgia, U.S., and flowing 40 mi (64 km) north, to empty into the Hiwasee Reservoir near Murphy, in Cherokee County, N.C. Nottely Dam (completed 1942), a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) installation impounding a reservoir for flood control, is 9 ...
(from the article "Nottingham") The old Saxon town is now marked by Nottingham Castle on Standard Hill, so named because there, in 1642, Charles I raised his standard (flag) at the outbreak of the English Civil Wars. The present castle, after renovation by the corporation (1875-78), houses a museum and art gallery. The link ...
(from the article "Scranton") ...overshadowed the iron industry and brought in waves of immigrant miners, whose wives were skilled in the silk-weaving, clothing, and other industries. Scranton is noted for its production of Nottingham lace.production technologytextileNet and lace making...one to the right. As these ...
(from the article "fishing") ...Never popular in Great Britain, such reels became the prototype of the bait-casting reel as devised by two Kentucky watchmakers in the early 1800s. The predominant British reel was called the Nottingham reel, based on the wooden lace bobbin devised in that ancient lacemaking town. It was a wide-drum, ungeared, ...
(from the article "Nottingham") ...was given by Lord Trent, otherwise Jesse Boot, founder of Boots Company, Ltd., who subsequently financed much of its development. It was incorporated as the University of Nottingham in 1948. The Nottingham Trent University was established as a polytechnic in 1970 and gained university status in 1992. The city has ...
English lord high admiral who commanded England's fleet against the Spanish Armada. Although he was not as talented a seaman as his subordinates Sir Francis Drake and John Hawkins, Howard's able leadership contributed greatly to this important English victory. [1 Related Articles]
