ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT 1904, on colonial questions (about "rights" of the Great Britain in Egypt, France in Morocco, etc.). Together with the Franco-Russian union 1891-93 and English-Russian agreement 1907 has formed basis{fundamentals} Antanty.

The ANGLO-JAPANESE UNION, is encased 30.1.1902; it is directed against Russia, and also pursued the objective strengthening of domination of allies in China and Korea. Resting on the Anglo-Japanese union, Japan has untied russko-Japanese war 1904-05. On the Washington conference 1921-22 Anglo-Japanese union is substituted by the agreement the USA, the Great Britain, France and Japan.

ANGLY, the German nation. Lived in the south p-ova Jutland. In 5-6 centuries the part anglov participat in Anglo-Saxon seizure of Britain; on their name England calls.

ENGOBE (frants. engobe), cover{coating} from the white or colour clay, superimposed on a stoneware (before furnacing) for elimination of surface imperfections and collimating to her of any colour.

ANGRBODA (dr .-èñë. promising to a mountain), in the Scandinavian mythology velikansha, generated three htonicheskih monsters - wolf Fernira, snake Ermunganda and vladychitsu kingdoms dead Hel.

ANGREN, city (with 1946) in Uzbekistan, region Tashkenskaja, on r. Ahangaran. A depot. 132,6 thousand inhabitants (1991.) Center of production of brown coal. Factories: himiko-metallurgical, azotno-fertilizer; manufacture of industrial rubber goods. 2 state district power stations. Pedagogical institute. An Istoriko-study of local lore museum.

ANGRENSKOE the DEPOSIT coal, in Uzbekistan. It is developed with 1940. The area 70 êì2. Uglenosny adjournments jury. Potent (40-150 ì) a deposit of brown coal. Balance reserves up to depth of 860 m - 1,9 billion t. Carbons brown, marks Á2. Combustion heat of 13,9 MDZH/KG. Production 6,4 million t (1990).

ANGSTROM (the off-system unit of length, 1 is meant À), And = 10-10 m = 10-8 sm = 0,1 nm, A.J.Angstremom (1868) is entered, it is applied in optician, an atomic physics, solid-state physics, etc.

ANGSTROM (Ongstrem), the Swedish scientists, father, the son and âíóê:.. 1) Andres Jonas (1814-74), physics and the astronomer, one of osnovatelej spectral analysis... 2) Whip JUhan (1857-1910), a geophysics, has created a compensatory pyrheliometer and the pyrgeometer... 3) Anders Knutson (r. 1888), a geophysics, has created the pyranometer, probeed changes of a solar constant and solar activity.

ANGULEM (Angouleme), city in the west France, on r. Charente, an administrative centre of department Charente and main city of historical range Angumua. Ok. 100 thousand inhabitants. A machine industry, an impregnated-paper, polygraphic, faience industry; brewage. Pozdneromansky a cathedral Sen-Pierre (1-n a floor. 12 century) with 6 domes and a sculptural decor.

ANGUMUA (Angoumois), historical range in France. 6,1 thousand êì2. The population 350 t. Hours. Main city - Angulem. In terrain Angumua - department Charente and in part Dordogne.

ANGUS, in irish mythology the powerful wizard - sid possessing ability invisibly to be tolerated by air and to do{make} invisible subjects which he occluded a flap of the storm coat.

ANDALIB Nurmuhamed-Garib (ok. 1712-80), the Turkmen poet. Romantic dastany (" Lejli and Medzhnun "), poems ("Nesimi" - about the Azerbaijan poet; legendary - historical "Oguzname"); the poetic story "Melik Mehrinigar".

ANDALUSITE, mineral of subclass of nesosilicates, Al2SiO5. Hardness 6,5-7,5; firmness of 3,1-3,2 g / sm3. Grey, yellow, etc. crystals and their units in metamorphic breeds. Raw material for high-alumina refractories and tonkokeramicheskih items.

ANDALUSIA (Andalucia), autonomous region in the south of Spain. 87,3 thousand êì2. The population 7 million person (1992). Adm. ts. - Seville. Actuates provinces: Almeria, Granada, Cadiz, Cordoba, Malaga, Seville, Huelva, Haen.

LOWLAND ANDALUSSKAJA, in the south of Spain, primarily in basin r. Guadalquivir. Thrickets of the Mediterranean bushes. Groves citrous, olivas, vineyards; crops grain. Large cities - Seville, Cordoba, Cadiz.

ANDALUSSKIE MOUNTAINS (Kordiljera-Betika), a range in the south of Spain. Length ok. 630 kms, an altitude up to 3478 m (Mulhacen). Deciduous forests and the Mediterranean bushes.

ANDAMANSKIE AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, allied terrain of India, on like islands. 8,3 thousand êì2. The population of 279 thousand person (1991). Adm. ts. - Port Blair.

ANDAMAN ISLANDS, in Indian ok., between the Bengal a hall. And Andamanskim m., a part of terrain of India. St. 6 thousand êì2. Are surrounded with coral reefs. An altitude up to 732 m. Tropical monsoon forests. On Andaman islands - Port Blair.

ANDAMAN SEA Indian ok., between a continental part of Asia, circuit Andamanskih and islands Nikobarskih and about. Sumatra. 605 thousand êì2, depth up to 4507 m. Primary ports: Yangon, Georgetown.