Nanjing, city, capital of Jiangsu sheng (province), east-central China. It is a port on the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) and a major industrial and communications centre. Rich in history, it served seven times as the capital of regional empires, twice as the seat of revolutionary government, once

traditional Chinese medicine: Bian Qiao: Bian Qiao wrote the popular Nanjing (Difficult Classic), from which information on diagnostic methods was later incorporated into the Huangdi neijing. He also included the measurements and weights of various organs taken from cadavers. One of Bian Qiao’s major struggles was against superstition. He endeavoured to instruct medical men and…

Nanjing Massacre, (December 1937–January 1938), mass killing and ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army after its seizure of Nanjing, China, on December 13, 1937, during the Sino-Japanese War that preceded World War II. The number of Chinese

Ha Jin: Literary works: …life in the United States; Nanjing Requiem (2011), which depicts the heroic deeds of an American missionary in China during the Nanjing Massacre; A Map of Betrayal (2014), about a Chinese mole in the CIA; and The Boat Rocker (2016), in which a Chinese journalist in New York City attempts…

Battle of Nanjing, Zheng Chenggong, also known as Koxinga or Coxinga, was the most loyal supporter of the final claimant to the throne of the Ming dynasty after it had been replaced by the Manchu Qing dynasty. He led a series of campaigns that culminated in an unsuccessful attempt to capture

Nanjing Massacre, (December 1937–January 1938), mass killing and ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army after its seizure of Nanjing, China, on December 13, 1937, during the Sino-Japanese War that preceded World War II. The number of Chinese

Third Battle of Nanjing, the last major battle, fought March–July 1864, of the Taiping Rebellion. At the time of the Battle of Sanhe in 1858, the Taiping Rebellion in China had seemed capable of overthrowing the rule of the Qing emperors. But by 1864 the bulk of the followers of Christian convert

Treaty of Nanjing, (August 29, 1842) treaty that ended the first Opium War, the first of the unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers. China paid the British an indemnity, ceded the territory of Hong Kong, and agreed to establish a “fair and reasonable” tariff. British

Nanjangud: The Srikanteshwara, or Nanjundeshwara, Temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, is an important landmark that attracts thousands of pilgrims annually. One of the biggest temple complexes in Karnataka, it is dotted with a large number of shrines to different deities. In the 17th and 18th…

China: Education of China: The three outside Beijing are Nankai University in Tianjin, which is especially strong in the social sciences; Fudan University, a comprehensive institution in Shanghai; and Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan) University in Guangzhou (Canton), the principal university of South China. In addition, every province has a key provincial university, and there are…

Matsu Island, small island under the jurisdiction of Taiwan in the East China Sea, lying off the Min River estuary of mainland China and about 130 miles (210 km) northwest of Chi-lung (Keelung), Taiwan. Matsu is the main island of a group of 19, the Matsu Islands, which constitute Lien-kiang

nankeen, durable, firm-textured cotton cloth originally made in China and now imitated in various countries. The name is derived from Nanjing, the city in which the cloth is said to have been originally manufactured. The characteristic yellowish colour of nankeen is attributed to the peculiar

heron: …Europe, Africa, and Asia; the Nankeen night heron (N. caledonicus) in Australia, New Caledonia, and the Philippines; and the yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) from the eastern and central United States to southern Brazil. Another night heron is the boat-billed heron, or boatbill (Cochlearius cochlearius), of Central and South America,…

Beijing: The early empires: …the same site, calling it Nanjing (“Southern Capital”) to distinguish it from other capitals in their Manchurian homeland. The Liao capital was bounded by a square wall with a perimeter of almost 14 miles (23 km) and a height of some 32 feet (10 metres). It had eight gates and…

Nanjing, city, capital of Jiangsu sheng (province), east-central China. It is a port on the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) and a major industrial and communications centre. Rich in history, it served seven times as the capital of regional empires, twice as the seat of revolutionary government, once

Nanjing Massacre, (December 1937–January 1938), mass killing and ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army after its seizure of Nanjing, China, on December 13, 1937, during the Sino-Japanese War that preceded World War II. The number of Chinese

Nanking porcelain, Chinese blue-and-white porcelain made for export during the Qing dynasty (especially in the reign of Kangxi, 1661–1722) at Jingdezhen. It was shipped to Europe in great quantity from the port of Nanking (Nanjing); as a result, Western dealers in the 19th century used the city’s

China: Sino-Tibetan of China: The third is the southern variant, also known as the Nanjing or Lower Yangtze variant, which is spoken in northern Jiangsu and in southern and central Anhui. Some authorities also recognize a fourth variant, Northwestern, which is used in most of northwestern China. Related to Mandarin are the Hunan,…

Nanking porcelain, Chinese blue-and-white porcelain made for export during the Qing dynasty (especially in the reign of Kangxi, 1661–1722) at Jingdezhen. It was shipped to Europe in great quantity from the port of Nanking (Nanjing); as a result, Western dealers in the 19th century used the city’s

Treaty of Nanjing, (August 29, 1842) treaty that ended the first Opium War, the first of the unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers. China paid the British an indemnity, ceded the territory of Hong Kong, and agreed to establish a “fair and reasonable” tariff. British

Beijing: City site: …the ranges—the most important being Juyong (northwest of Beijing), Gubei (northeast), and Shanhai (east in Hebei, on the Bo Hai)—and are so situated that all roads leading from Mongolia and the Northeast to the North China Plain are bound to converge on Beijing. For centuries, therefore, Beijing was an important…

Nan Madol, archaeological site and abandoned city off the east coast of the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia. The “Venice of the Pacific” is a term often used to describe Nan Madol. This is an apt comparison, given that Nan Madol and Venice are both based upon a network of canals and waterways.

Sin, in Mesopotamian religion, the god of the moon. Sin was the father of the sun god, Shamash (Sumerian: Utu), and, in some myths, of Ishtar (Sumerian: Inanna), goddess of Venus, and with them formed an astral triad of deities. Sin is considered a member of the special class of Mesopotamian gods

Anselm Feuerbach: …he painted of the model Nanna Risi between 1860 and 1865 (e.g., Nanna, 1861) and the Raphaelesque likenesses he painted of his stepmother, Henriette Feuerbach.

Dravidian languages: Telugu: …first literary work is by Nannaya Bhatta; dating from the 11th century, it is a poetic translation of a part of the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”). The first Telugu grammar, Andhra shabda chintamani (“Treatise on the Language of the People”), was written in Sanskrit and is said…

Nanni di Banco was a Florentine sculptor whose works exemplify the stylistic transition from the Gothic to the Renaissance that occurred in Italy in the early 15th century. Nanni was trained by his father, Antonio di Banco, a sculptor who worked with Niccolò d’Arezzo on the Cathedral of Florence.

Nanning, city and capital of the Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China. The city is located in the south-central part of Guangxi on the north bank of the Yong River (the chief southern tributary of the Xi River system) and lies some 19 miles (30 km) below the confluence of the You and the Zuo

algae: Annotated classification: …than 15 species; Eustigmatos and Nannochloropsis. Class Phaeophyceae (brown algae or brown seaweeds) Range from microscopic forms to large kelps more than 20 metres long; at least 1,500 species, almost all marine; includes Ascophyllum, Ectocarpus,

mouse: Geographic distribution and habitat: The 19 species of subgenus Nannomys live throughout sub-Saharan Africa in many different habitats: sandy and stony deserts, open grasslands, heath, scrub, dry and wet savannas, lowland to montane tropical forests, swamp margins, and cultivated areas.

palm: Characteristic morphological features: Chamaedorea, Hyphaene, Nannorrhops, Nypa, Vonitra) appear to involve equal or subequal division at the apex that results in a forking habit. The two newly formed branches may continue equally, or one may be overtopped by the other (Nannorrhops). When thickening occurs, as in the royal palms (Roystonea)…

pencil fish: eques, N. beckfordi, and N. marginatus are common aquarium species.

pencil fish: …fish belong to the genus Nannostomus (family Lebiasinidae) and reach a length of 2.5 to 4 cm (1 to 2 inches). N. eques, N. beckfordi, and N. marginatus are common aquarium species.

pencil fish: beckfordi, and N. marginatus are common aquarium species.

goat: Females are called does or nannys, and immature goats are called kids. Wild goats include the ibex and markhor.

Chris Evans: Superheroes: the Human Torch and Captain America: …Danny Boyle; the comic drama The Nanny Diaries; and Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Among his next movies were The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008), scripted by Tennessee Williams; the action movie The Losers (2010); and the cult favorite Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).

Colin Firth: From the The King’s Speech to the Kingsman series: …Johannes Vermeer; the family film Nanny McPhee (2005); and the box-office hit Mamma Mia! (2008), a musical based on the songs of ABBA. In Tom Ford’s 2009 adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel A Single Man, he portrayed a gay professor who, following the death of his lover, displays a stoic…

Ralph Fiennes: title Nanny McPhee Returns). He gained further attention in the early 21st century for his roles as the sinister Lord Voldemort in the popular Harry Potter film series; as Hades in the action-adventure movies Clash of the Titans (2010) and Wrath of the Titans (2012); and…

Ralph Fiennes: title Nanny McPhee Returns). He gained further attention in the early 21st century for his roles as the sinister Lord Voldemort in the popular Harry Potter film series; as Hades in the action-adventure movies Clash of the Titans (2010) and Wrath of the Titans (2012); and…

donkey orchid: filifolia) and nanny-goat orchid (D. laevis).

viburnum: rufidulum), similar but taller; the sheepberry, or nannyberry (V. lentago), with finely toothed, oval leaves; and the arrowwood (V. dentatum), with roundish to oval, coarsely toothed leaves. Laurustinus (V. tinus), a 3-metre-tall evergreen with oblong leaves, is native to the Mediterranean area. Sweet viburnum (V. odoratissimum), from India and Japan,…

reptile: Size range: …reptile is the adult male nano-chameleon (Brookesia nana), which measures as small as 21.6 mm (about 0.9 inch) long. Some members of lizard families are also quite small, with some geckos (family Gekkonidae), skinks (family Scincidae), and microteiids (family Gymnopthalmidae) growing no longer than 4 cm (about 2 inches). Certain…

archaea: …subdivisions have been proposed, including Nanoarchaeota and Thaumarchaeota.

David S. McKay: …involved in the study of nanobacteria, thought by some to constitute a new life-form. However, they were found to be too small to be considered living things. He later claimed that nanobacteria, which are encased in shells made up of calcium compounds, accounted for the increased incidence of kidney stones…

microelectromechanical system: …metre) for devices known as nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). At these scales the frequency of oscillation for structures increases (from megahertz up to gigahertz frequencies), offering new design possibilities (such as for noise filters); however, the devices become increasingly sensitive to any defects arising from their fabrication.

nanotechnology: Nanofabrication: Two very different paths are pursued. One is a top-down strategy of miniaturizing current technologies, while the other is a bottom-up strategy of building ever-more-complex molecular devices atom by atom. Top-down approaches are good for producing structures with long-range order and for making macroscopic…

nanomedicine, branch of medicine that seeks to apply nanotechnology—that is, the manipulation and manufacture of materials and devices that are roughly 1 to 100 nanometres (nm; 1 nm = 0.0000001 cm) in size—to the prevention of disease and to imaging, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, repair, and

spectroscopy: Basic features of electromagnetic radiation: …units of angstroms or in nanometres. One angstrom (abbreviated by the symbol Å) is 10−10 metre, which is also the typical diameter of an atom. One nanometre (nm) is 10−9 metre. The micrometre (μm), which equals 10−6 metre, is often used to describe infrared radiation.

Robert Flaherty: His first film, Nanook of the North (1922), a dramatic interpretation of the Eskimo way of life, was based on 16 months of living with them and filming their lives. His film was an international success, and its subjective presentation of reality set a model of excellence for…

nanoparticle, ultrafine unit with dimensions measured in nanometres (nm; 1 nm = 10−9 metre). Nanoparticles exist in the natural world and are also created as a result of human activities. Because of their submicroscopic size, they have unique material characteristics, and manufactured nanoparticles

Study Found a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics in Human Brains: of microplastics and nanoplastics in the brains of human cadavers. For a visual reference, about the same amount of plastic is used to make one of the single-use spoons frequently found with take-out and delivery food orders.

nanotechnology: The “nanoscale” is typically measured in nanometres, or billionths of a metre (nanos, the Greek word for “dwarf,” being the source of the prefix), and materials built at this scale often exhibit distinctive physical and chemical properties due to quantum mechanical effects. Although usable devices this…

nanoparticle: Nanoparticle-based technologies: …technologies include the use of nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) particles as a field-deployable means of remediating organochlorine compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), in the environment. NZVI particles are able to permeate into rock layers in the ground and thus can neutralize the reactivity of organochlorines in deep aquifers. Other…

nanotechnology: Nanomaterials: …new electronic, photonic, and magnetic nanosensors, sometimes known as “smart dust.” Because of their small size, nanosensors exhibit unprecedented speed and sensitivity, extending in some cases down to the detection of single molecules. For example, nanowires made of carbon nanotubes, silicon, or other semiconductor materials exhibit exceptional sensitivity to chemical…

nanotechnology, the manipulation and manufacture of materials and devices on the scale of atoms or small groups of atoms. The “nanoscale” is typically measured in nanometres, or billionths of a metre (nanos, the Greek word for “dwarf,” being the source of the prefix), and materials built at this

geomagnetic field: Representation of the field: …and a smaller unit, the nanotesla (nT; one nanotesla equals 10−9 tesla), is normally used. A nanotesla is equivalent to one gamma, a unit originally defined as 10−5 gauss, which is the unit of magnetic field in the centimetre-gram-second system. Both the gauss and the gamma are still frequently used…

carbon nanotube, nanoscale hollow tubes composed of carbon atoms. The cylindrical carbon molecules feature high aspect ratios (length-to-diameter values) typically above 103, with diameters from about 1 nanometer up to tens of nanometers and lengths up to millimeters. This unique one-dimensional

nanotechnology: …example, billions of microscopic “nanowhiskers,” each about 10 nanometres in length, have been molecularly hooked onto natural and synthetic fibres to impart stain resistance to clothing and other fabrics; zinc oxide nanocrystals have been used to create invisible sunscreens that block ultraviolet light; and silver nanocrystals have been embedded…

nanowire, thin wire, generally having a diameter less than or equal to 100 nanometers (1 nm = 1 × 10−9 metre). The first nanoscale quantum-well wire (a thinly layered semiconductor structure) was developed in 1987 by scientists at Bell Laboratories. A nanowire of more-refined design was developed

pipa: …and Taiwan is sometimes called nanpa (“southern pipa”). An important instrument in the Nanyin (“southern music”; Fujianese) or Nanguan (“southern pipes”; Taiwanese) ensemble, it preserves many ancient traits; for example, it has a rounder body with two crescent sound holes, 13 frets (4 on the neck, 9 on the body).…

Hongshui River: …upper course is named the Nanpan River. It flows south and then northeast and is joined by the Beipan River at the border of Guizhou and Guangxi. Below this point it is known as the Hongshui River. It then flows across northwestern Guangxi, joining the main stream of the Yu…

Nanping, city in north-central Fujian sheng (province), China. Nanping occupies an important position in the communications network of northern Fujian. It is situated on the northwest bank of the Min River at the place where that river is formed by the confluence of three major tributary

nanxi, one of the first fully developed forms of Chinese drama. Nanxi emerged in the area around Wenzhou in southern China during the Song dynasty (960–1279). Originally the creation of folk authors, the earliest nanxi combined Song plays with local folk songs and ballads. They were characterized

Kublai Khan: Social and administrative policy: …or northern Chinese, and the nanren, or southern Chinese—the latter group also referred to pejoratively as manzi (“barbarians”)—who lived in what had been Nan Song China. The expenses of state and the support of the privileged bore heavily on those two classes. Kublai’s continuing wars produced a heavy and useless…

Nanshe, in Mesopotamian religion, Sumerian city goddess of Nina (modern Surghul, Iraq) in the southeastern part of the Lagash region of Mesopotamia. According to tradition, Nanshe’s father Enki (Akkadian: Ea) organized the universe and placed her in charge of fish and fishing. Nanshe was also

Ryukyu Islands, archipelago, extending some 700 miles (1,100 km) southwestward from the southern Japanese island of Kyushu to northeastern Taiwan. The archipelago defines the boundary between the East China Sea (west) and the Philippine Sea (east). With a total land area of 1,193 square miles

Ryukyu Islands, archipelago, extending some 700 miles (1,100 km) southwestward from the southern Japanese island of Kyushu to northeastern Taiwan. The archipelago defines the boundary between the East China Sea (west) and the Philippine Sea (east). With a total land area of 1,193 square miles

Ryukyu Trench, deep ocean trench running north along the eastern edge of the Ryukyu Islands (Japan) in the Philippine Sea, between Taiwan and the Japanese archipelago. The Ryukyu Trench reaches a maximum depth of 24,629 feet (7,507 m) about 60 miles (90 km) south of Okinawa. It is 1,398 miles

Arctic Ocean: Topography of the ocean floor: …Arctic Ocean subbasins, called the Nansen Basin, lies between the Nansen-Gakkel Ridge and the Eurasian continental margin and has a floor depth of 13,800 feet.

Nansen bottle, ocean-water sampler devised late in the 19th century by the Norwegian oceanographer Fridtjof Nansen and subsequently modified by various workers. The standard Nansen bottle is made of metal and has a capacity of 1.25 litres. It is equipped with plug valves at either end. The bottle

Arctic Ocean: Topography of the ocean floor: …ridge system is called the Nansen Cordillera, which was named for Fridtjof Nansen after its discovery in the early 1960s. It is a locus of active ocean-floor spreading, with a well-developed rift valley and flanking rift mountains. The Fram Basin lies between the Nansen-Gakkel Ridge and the Lomonosov Ridge at…

Nansen International Office for Refugees, international office opened by the League of Nations in 1931 to complete the work of Fridtjof Nansen, who had been the League of Nations’ high commissioner for refugees from 1921 until his death in 1930. The organization was given a mandate to solve the r

Fridtjof Nansen: Statesman and humanitarian: …displaced persons known as the “Nansen passport.” In 1931 the Nansen International Office for Refugees was created in Geneva (after Nansen’s death); it cared mainly for anticommunist (“White”) Russians, for Armenians from Turkey, and, later, for Jews from Nazi Germany.

Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, oceanographer, statesman, and humanitarian who led a number of expeditions to the Arctic (1888, 1893, 1895–96) and oceanographic expeditions in the North Atlantic (1900, 1910–14). For his relief work after World War I he was awarded the Nobel Prize for

suspension bridge: History and uses: …in Wuhan (Hubei), and the Nansha Bridge, spanning 1,688 metres (5,538 feet) in Dongguan (Guangdong).

Spratly Islands, large group of reefs, shoals, atolls, and small islets in the South China Sea of the Pacific Ocean. They are located north of insular Malaysia and are roughly midway between Vietnam and the Philippines, and they are claimed—wholly or in part—by several countries in the region. The

Nanshe, in Mesopotamian religion, Sumerian city goddess of Nina (modern Surghul, Iraq) in the southeastern part of the Lagash region of Mesopotamia. According to tradition, Nanshe’s father Enki (Akkadian: Ea) organized the universe and placed her in charge of fish and fishing. Nanshe was also

Saigō Takamori was a leader in the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate who later rebelled against the weaknesses he saw in the Imperial government that he had helped to restore. Although his participation in the restoration made him a legendary hero, it also, to his mortification, relegated his

Takizawa Bakin: Bakin’s finest work is Nansō Satomi hakkenden (1814–42; “Satomi and the Eight Dogs”), on the theme of restoring a family’s fortunes; it is acclaimed as a classic of Japanese literature.

Nantahala River: …miles (64 km) north through Nantahala National Forest. Nantahala Dam (1942) impounds Nantahala Lake, sometimes called Aquone Lake. Farther north, the river cuts a scenic gorge 8 miles (13 km) long with sides up to 2,000 feet (600 metres) high. Nantahala Gorge is the subject of many Cherokee legends; its…

Nantahala River, river rising in the Nantahala Mountains southwest of Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., near the border between Georgia and North Carolina. It flows 40 miles (64 km) north through Nantahala National Forest. Nantahala Dam (1942) impounds Nantahala Lake, sometimes called Aquone Lake.

Lake Chūzenji: Volcanic Mount Nantai, which rises to an elevation of 8,150 feet (2,484 metres), towers above the lake’s northern shore; lower mountains surround most of the irregular 13-mile (21-km) shoreline. Fed by small rivers in the west and northwest, the lake occupies a structural depression, and at…

Nanterre, town, Hauts-de-Seine département, Île-de-France région, north-central France. It is located on the east bank of a loop of the meandering Seine River and separated from Paris by the suburbs of Puteaux and Neuilly-sur-Seine. Nanterre was formerly a heavily industrialized inner-city suburb

brioche: Brioche Nanterre is made up of balls of dough arranged along the bottom of a loaf pan, whereas the similar brioche Parisienne has balls of dough arranged in a circle. A specialty brioche comes from the village of Saint-Pierre-d’Albigny: flavoured with saffron or anise, it…

Nantes, city, Loire-Atlantique département, Pays de la Loire région, western France. Nantes is situated at the head of the estuary of the Loire River, where it is joined by the Erdre and the Sèvre rivers, 35 miles (56 km) from the sea and southwest of Paris. It is one of the French towns that has

Edict of Nantes, law promulgated at Nantes in Brittany on April 13, 1598, by Henry IV of France, which granted a large measure of religious liberty to his Protestant subjects, the Huguenots. The edict was accompanied by Henry IV’s own conversion from Huguenot Calvinism to Roman Catholicism and

University of Nantes, autonomous, state-financed coeducational institution of higher learning at Nantes, in western France. Founded in 1970 under the 1968 law reforming French higher education, the university replaced the former University of Nantes founded in 1962, which in turn had its origins in

Robert Nanteuil was the outstanding French portrait engraver of his age, whose achievement resulted in the elevation of engraving from a humble craft to a fine art. He became known by his crayon portraits and was pensioned by Louis XIV and appointed designer and engraver of the cabinet to that

Nantgarw porcelain, an English granular, soft-paste porcelain, pure white in colour, containing bone ash. It was made at a factory founded in 1813 by William Billingsley at Nantgarw, Glamorgan, Wales. Translucent and restrained in shape, it attracted the London trade, and much of Nantgarw porcelain

Chao Nanthasen was the ruler (1781–95?) of the Lao principality of Vientiane who conquered the rival Lao state of Luang Prabang in 1791. In 1781 the Siamese, who had captured Vientiane in 1778, chose Nanthasen to succeed his father, King Siribunyasan. Like the rulers of Luang Prabang and

Nanticoke, city, Luzerne county, northeast-central Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Susquehanna River, about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre. In the early 18th century white settlers were attracted to the site of a village of the Nanticoke Indians and set up a gristmill, iron forge, and sawmill

Nanticoke, a confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indians who lived along the eastern shores of what are now Maryland and southern Delaware; their name means “tidewater people.” They were related to the Delaware and the Conoy. Nanticoke subsistence depended largely on fishing and

Japan: Languages: …major dialects of Hondo and Nantō. The Hondo dialect is used throughout Japan and may be divided into three major subdialects: Eastern, Western, and Kyushu. The Eastern subdialects were established in the 7th and 8th centuries and became known as the Azuma (“Eastern”) language. After the 17th century there was…

Akaroa: …to France to organize the Nanto-Bordelaise Company (1839), which, backed by a warship, dispatched a settlement force. Arriving in 1840, the settlers found that the British had in the interim declared sovereignty over South Island. An agreement reached between the French and the British allowed the company to establish its…

Duke Ellington: Ellington’s ensemble: …sonorities of the distinctive trombonist Joe (“Tricky Sam”) Nanton (who played muted “growl” sounds) all influenced Ellington’s early “jungle style,” as seen in such masterpieces as “East St. Louis Toodle-oo” (1926) and “Black and Tan Fantasy” (1927).

Nantong, city, eastern Jiangsu sheng (province), China. It is situated on the northern shore of the head of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) estuary. Northward, it is connected with the Tongyang and Tonglü canal systems, which serve the coastal zone of Jiangsu north of the Yangtze and connect

museum: Asia: …of the word was the Nantong Museum in Jiangsu province, founded in 1905, to be followed within a decade by the National Museum of Chinese History in Beijing (the museum merged with the Museum of the Chinese Revolution in 2003 to create the National Museum of China) and the Beijiang…

Nantosuelta, in Celtic religion, a goddess worshipped primarily in Gaul and sometimes portrayed together with Sucellus (“Good Striker”), the Gaulish god of agriculture. Her name was reconstructed by linguists and cannot be definitely translated, yet two accepted approximations of its meaning in

Nan-t’ou, county (hsien, or xian), central Taiwan. It is bordered by T’ai-chung (Taizhong) special municipality to the north, Chang-hua (Zhanghua) and Yün-lin (Yunlin) counties to the west, Chia-i (Jiayi) county and Kao-hsiung (Gaoxiong) special municipality to the south, and Hua-lien (Hualien)

Nantucket, island in the Atlantic Ocean, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S., across Nantucket Sound. It is separated from Martha’s Vineyard (15 miles [24 km] west) by the Muskeget Channel. The island is coextensive with Nantucket town (township); with Tuckernuck and

Nantwich, town (parish), Cheshire East unitary authority, historic county of Cheshire, northwestern England. It is situated in the River Weaver valley, about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Crewe. The town dates from Roman times, when its salt deposits were important. Today it contains more than 100