Ptolemy XIV (Macedonian king of
Egypt)
Cleopatra volume 3 page 134
Ptolemy (Egyptian scientist)
astronomy volume 1 page 215
ptomaine poisoning: see in index food
poisoning
puberty (stage of growth)
acne volume 1 page 18
public aquarium: see in index aquarium
public assistance: see in index social welfare
program
public education
education volume 4 page 106
Public Enemy (U.S. rap group)
rap volume 11 page 27
public health
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 163, picture,
volume 10 page 164
public library
images
boy in a library picture, volume 7
page 141
librarian with students picture, volume
7 page 142
library volume 7 page 142
208 protective coloration BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
public school system: see in index public
education
public transportation
elevated railway picture, volume 13
page 92
publishing: see in index book; cartoon;
magazine; map; printing; writing
puck (ice hockey equipment)
ice hockey volume 6 page 67
pudu (mammal)
deer volume 4 page 26
Puebla, Battle of (Mexican-French history)
Cinco de Mayo volume 3 page 119
Pueblo de la Reyna de los Angeles, El
(city in California, U.S.): see in index
Los Angeles
Pueblo Indians (Native American
people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 164
MORE TO EXPLORE
adobe volume 1 page 30
Anasazi volume 1 page 114
Native Americans volume 9 page 17
Navajo volume 9 page 23
Zuni adobe houses picture, volume 10
page 164
Puerto Rican (people)
Hispanic Americans volume 6 page 61
Puerto Rico (Caribbean island commonwealth
of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 165, picture,
volume 10 page 165
MORE TO EXPLORE
Ponce de Leon volume 10 page 122
Puerto Rico Trench (submarine depression,
Atlantic Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean volume 1 page 220
puffin (bird): see in index Atlantic puffin
pug (breed of dog)
toy dogs table, volume 4 page 62
pugilism (sport): see in index boxing
puja (Hinduism)
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
Pulaski, Casimir (Polish patriot and U.S.
army officer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 166, picture,
volume 10 page 166
Pulaski Legion (U.S. military unit)
Pulaski volume 10 page 166
pulley (mechanics)
machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume
8 page 6
Pullman Strike (U.S. history)
Cleveland volume 3 page 136
pulmonary circulation (physiology)
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 39
pulp (tooth)
teeth volume 13 page 31
pulp (wood): see in index wood pulp
puma (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 167, picture,
volume 10 page 167
pummelo (fruit): see in index shaddock
pumper truck (fire truck)
firefighting volume 5 page 26
pumpkin (plant and food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 167, picture,
volume 10 page 167
pump truck (fire truck): see in index
pumper truck
punched card (data processor)
computer volume 3 page 174
PunicWars (Roman history, 264-146
BC)
ancient Rome volume 11 page 90
Carthage volume 3 page 48
punishment (law)
law volume 7 page 117
prison volume 10 page 154
Punjab (state in India)
Sikhism volume 12 page 87
Punjab (province in Pakistan)
Indus River volume 6 page 132
Punjabi (people)
Pakistan volume 10 page 13
Punta del Este (town in Uruguay) picture,
volume 14 page 43
Puntland (region in Africa)
Somalia volume 12 page 131
pupa (biology)
butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158
Monarch butterfly picture, volume 2
page 158
flea volume 5 page 33
insect volume 6 page 140
metamorphosis volume 8 page 107
mosquito volume 8 page 189
pupil (part of eye)
eye volume 4 page 176, picture, volume 4
page 175
puppet
Bunraku picture, volume 13 page 59
California condor chick picture, volume
15 page 108
Muppets picture, volume 6 page 40
puppetry: see in index puppet
pure democracy (form of government):
see in index direct democracy
pure math (mathematics)
mathematics volume 8 page 77
student studying arithmetic picture,
volume 8 page 77
Purim (Judaism)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 168, picture,
volume 10 page 168
Puritanism (Christianity): see in index
Puritans
Puritans (religious group)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 168, picture,
volume 10 page 169
MORE TO EXPLORE
Massachusetts Bay Colony volume 8
page 74
Mayflower volume 8 page 83
Plymouth Colony volume 10 page 102
Salem witch trials volume 12 page 20
purple pitcher plant (plant)
pitcher plant volume 10 page 90
purring (cat behavior)
cat volume 3 page 58
pursuit (bicycle race)
cycling volume 3 page 235
PUSH, Operation (U.S. organization)
Jackson volume 7 page 7
pussy willow (plant)
willow volume 15 page 45
putsch (politics): see in index rebellion
putter (golf club)
golf volume 5 page 125
Pygmy (people)
Gabon volume 5 page 78
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Pygmy 209
pygmy hippopotamus (mammal)
hippopotamus volume 6 page 60
pygmy marmoset (primate)
monkey volume 8 page 167
pygmy pine (tree)
conifer volume 3 page 182
Pyongyang (capital city of North Korea)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 169, picture,
volume 10 page 170
MORE TO EXPLORE
festival picture, volume 7 page 80
North Korea volume 7 page 79
pyramid (architecture)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 170
MORE TO EXPLORE
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 114
Pyramids of Giza picture, volume 4
page 110, picture, volume 10 page 170
Saqqarah, Egypt picture, volume 1
page 168
Pyramids of Giza (pyramids in Egypt)
picture, volume 4 page 110, picture, volume
10 page 170
architecture volume 1 page 168
Pyrenees (mountain range in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 171, picture,
volume 10 page 171
MORE TO EXPLORE
Spain picture, volume 12 page 153
pyrexia (medical disorder): see in index
fever
Pytheas (ancient Greek explorer)
polar exploration volume 10 page 110
Python (Greek mythology)
Apollo volume 1 page 150
python (snake)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 172
MORE TO EXPLORE
green tree python picture, volume 10
page 172
snake volume 12 page 112
Qaddafi, Muammar al- (Libyan statesman)
Libya volume 7 page 145
Qaeda, al- (international terrorist network)
bin Laden volume 2 page 71
Bush volume 2 page 157
terrorism volume 13 page 49
United States volume 14 page 31
Qahirah, Al- (city in Egypt): see in index
Cairo
Qahtan (Arab legendary figure)
Arabs volume 1 page 159
Qa!idah, al- (international terrorist network):
see in index Qaeda, al-
Qajar Dynasty (Iranian dynasty)
Iran volume 6 page 149
Qatar (country in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 4, picture,
volume 11 page 4
MORE TO EXPLORE
Doha picture, volume 4 page 64
Qibli misr (region of the Nile Valley in
Africa): see in index Upper Egypt
Qin Dynasty (Chinese history, 221-206
BC)
China volume 3 page 103
Qing Dynasty (Chinese history, 1644-
1911)
China volume 3 page 103
Mongolia volume 8 page 164
Taiwan volume 13 page 9
Quadracci Pavilion (building in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, U.S.) picture, volume
15 page 53
quadrilateral (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
Quakerism (religion): see in index Quakers
Quakers (religious group)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 5
MORE TO EXPLORE
meeting picture, volume 11 page 5
Penn volume 10 page 54
Pennsylvania volume 10 page 56
Underground Railroad volume 14
page 9
quaking aspen (tree) picture, volume 1
page 210
aspen volume 1 page 210
quality of sound (sound): see in index
timbre
Quapaw (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 6
MORE TO EXPLORE
Osage volume 9 page 152
Quapaw sash picture, volume 11 page 6
quark (subatomic particle)
atom volume 1 page 224
quarrying (mining)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 6, picture,
volume 11 page 7
MORE TO EXPLORE
machine-cut limestone blocks picture,
volume 7 page 153, picture, volume 11
page 7
Quarrymen (British rock group): see in
index Beatles, the
quarterback (sports)
football volume 5 page 49
quartz (mineral)
crystal volume 3 page 226, picture, volume
3 page 226
Qudwah al-Husayni, Muhammad !Abd
ar-Ra#uf al- (Palestinian leader): see in
index Arafat, Yasir
Quebec (province in Canada)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 8
MORE TO EXPLORE
street signs picture, volume 11 page 9
Quebec (city in Quebec, Canada)
Champlain volume 3 page 81
Quebec province volume 11 page 8
Quebecois (people): see in index French
Canadian
quebracho (tree)
Paraguay volume 10 page 30
210 pygmy hippopotamus BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Quechua (Native American people)
Bolivia volume 2 page 102
queen (insect caste)
ants volume 1 page 133
bee volume 2 page 46, picture, volume 2
page 46
termite volume 13 page 48
wasp volume 15 page 21
Queen Latifah (U.S. rapper and actress)
hip-hop volume 6 page 59
rap volume 11 page 26
Queens (borough in New York City, New
York, U.S.)
New York City volume 9 page 60
Queensland (state in Australia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 10, picture,
volume 11 page 10
Queenstown (city in New Zealand)
aerial view picture, volume 9 page 62
Queens University (university in Belfast,
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)
picture, volume 2 page 53
quetzal (bird)
Guatemala volume 5 page 166
quill (bird anatomy)
feather volume 5 page 8, picture, volume
5 page 8
quill (in mammals)
porcupine volume 10 page 128
quill pig (rodent): see in index porcupine
quinceanera (Mexican celebration) picture,
volume 6 page 61
Quincy Market (market in Boston, Massachusetts,
U.S.) picture, volume 2
page 114
Quinnehtukqut (river in the U.S.): see in
index Connecticut River
Quito (capital city of Ecuador)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 11, picture,
volume 11 page 11
MORE TO EXPLORE
Ecuador volume 4 page 102
quiver (archery)
archery equipment picture, volume 1
page 165
Quivira (historical land in North
America)
Coronado volume 3 page 200
Qur#an (sacred text of Islam): see in index
Koran
Ra (Egyptian god)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 30, picture,
volume 11 page 31
MORE TO EXPLORE
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
Rabat (capital city of Morocco)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 13, picture,
volume 11 page 13
MORE TO EXPLORE
Morocco volume 8 page 183
rabbi (Judaism)
Judaism volume 7 page 37
rabbit (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 13, picture,
volume 11 page 14
rabies (disease)
animal disease volume 4 page 55
Pasteur volume 10 page 41
raccoon (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 14, picture,
volume 11 page 15
race (human)
anthropology volume 1 page 141
race (sport): see in index racing
race into space (world history): see in
index space race
rachis (feather part)
feather volume 5 page 8, picture, volume
5 page 8
racial desegregation: see in index racial
integration
racial discrimination (social practice and
ideology): see in index racism
Racial Equality, Congress of (U.S. organization)
civil rights movement volume 3
page 130
racial integration
Arkansas volume 1 page 181
Little Rock picture, volume 1 page 181
Eisenhower volume 4 page 118
Robinson and baseball volume 11
page 73
Truman volume 13 page 101
racial prejudice (social practice and ideology):
see in index racism
racial segregation: see in index segregation
racing (sport)
sailboats picture, volume 5 page 147
track and field picture, volume 13
page 85
racing bicycle (vehicle)
bicycle volume 2 page 69
racism (social practice and ideology)
anthropology volume 1 page 141
apartheid volume 1 page 144
racket (sports equipment)
tennis volume 13 page 45
radar (electronics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 15, picture,
volume 11 page 16
MORE TO EXPLORE
navigation volume 9 page 24
WorldWar II volume 15 page 67
radiation (energy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 16
MORE TO EXPLORE
burn and scald volume 2 page 152
cancer volume 3 page 31
heat volume 6 page 32
nuclear energy volume 9 page 103
radio volume 11 page 19
types of electromagnetic radiation picture,
volume 11 page 18
wavelengths picture, volume 11 page 17
Radical Reconstruction (U.S. history)
Reconstruction volume 11 page 34
Radical Republican (U.S. history)
Reconstruction volume 11 page 34
radio (communication)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 18, picture,
volume 11 page 18, picture, volume 11
page 19
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA radio 211
MORE TO EXPLORE
navigation volume 9 page 24
radiation volume 11 page 17
telecommunication volume 13 page 34
radioactivity (physics)
Curie family volume 3 page 232
radiation volume 11 page 18
radio antenna (physics): see in index
radio wave
radiocarbon dating (technology)
archaeology volume 1 page 163
radio telescope
New Mexico picture, volume 13 page 39
telescope volume 13 page 39
radio wave (physics)
Marconi volume 8 page 53
radar volume 11 page 15, picture, volume
11 page 16
radiation volume 11 page 17
types of electromagnetic radiation
picture, volume 11 page 18
radio volume 11 page 18
radio telescope picture, volume 13
page 39
telephone volume 13 page 36
Radisson, Pierre Esprit de (French
explorer)
fur trade volume 5 page 76
radius (bone)
arm volume 1 page 182, picture, volume
1 page 182
radula (mollusk anatomy)
mollusk volume 8 page 157
raft (watercraft)
boat types picture, volume 2 page 98
Ragnarok (Norse mythology)
Valhalla volume 14 page 51
ragtime (music)
jazz volume 7 page 16
railroad
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 20, picture,
volume 11 page 20
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cheyenne volume 3 page 90
Denver volume 4 page 39
Dewit Clinton steam locomotive picture,
volume 13 page 27
rain (weather)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 21
MORE TO EXPLORE
flood volume 5 page 33
water volume 15 page 24, picture, volume
15 page 23
rainbow (weather)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 22, picture,
volume 11 page 22
MORE TO EXPLORE
light volume 7 page 148
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition (U.S. organization)
Jackson volume 7 page 7
rainbow trout (fish) picture, volume 13
page 99
lamprey picture, volume 7 page 103
raindrop (weather)
rainbow volume 11 page 22
rainfall (weather): see in index rain
rain forest
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 23, picture,
volume 11 page 24
MORE TO EXPLORE
Africa volume 1 page 40
Angola volume 1 page 122
Cameroon picture, volume 11 page 23
Gabon picture, volume 5 page 78
Amazon
Amazon River volume 1 page 91
Brazil volume 2 page 125
Costa Rica picture, volume 3 page 74
forest volume 5 page 53
Rainier III (prince of Monaco)
Monaco volume 8 page 158
Rainier, Mount (mountain inWashington
state, U.S.) picture, volume 15
page 16
Washington volume 15 page 15
Raisin in the Sun, A (play by Hansberry)
Hansberry volume 6 page 14
Raleigh (state capital of North Carolina,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 25
MORE TO EXPLORE
North Carolina volume 9 page 85
State Capitol picture, volume 11 page 25
Raleigh, SirWalter (English explorer)
English colonies picture, volume 1
page 105
rally (meeting): see in index demonstrations
and protests
Ramadan (month of fasting in Islam)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 25
MORE TO EXPLORE
boys preparing meals picture, volume 11
page 26
Islam volume 6 page 164
rambling (recreation): see in index hiking
Ram Mohun Roy (Indian reformer): see
in index Roy, Ram Mohun
Ramses II (ruler of Egypt)
pharaoh volume 10 page 69
statue of Ramses II picture, volume 10
page 69
Rana family (Nepali dynasty)
Nepal volume 9 page 32
range (landform): see in index mountain
range
Rangoon (capital city of Myanmar): see
in index Yangon
Rania (queen of Jordan) picture, volume 7
page 34
rank (military)
army volume 1 page 189
rap (music)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 26, picture,
volume 11 page 26
MORE TO EXPLORE
hip-hop volume 6 page 58
Raphael (Italian painter and architect)
realistic portrait picture, volume 11
page 46
Renaissance volume 11 page 46
School of Athens picture, volume 10
page 73
rap music (music): see in index rap
Rappers Delight (song by Sugarhill
Gang)
hip-hop volume 6 page 59
rap music volume 11 page 26
raptor (bird): see in index bird of prey
raqs sharqi (dance): see in index belly
dance
rare-earth element (family of chemical
elements)
periodic table table, volume 3 page 86
212 radioactivity BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
rash (skin ailment)
Lyme disease volume 7 page 188, picture,
volume 7 page 188
raspberry (plant and fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 27, picture,
volume 11 page 27
rat (rodent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 28, picture,
volume 11 page 28
MORE TO EXPLORE
rodent volume 11 page 80
rationality: see in index reason
rattle (musical instrument)
Chickasaw people picture, volume 3
page 94
rattlesnake
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 28, picture,
volume 11 page 28
MORE TO EXPLORE
tail volume 13 page 7
Ravardiere, La (capital city of French
Guiana): see in index Cayenne
raven (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 29, picture,
volume 11 page 29
raw material (industry)
manufacturing volume 8 page 46
raw petroleum: see in index crude petroleum
ray (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 30
MORE TO EXPLORE
stingrays swimming picture, volume 11
page 30
ray (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
ray flower (type of flower petal)
daisy volume 4 page 6
sunflower volume 12 page 204
rayon (textile fiber)
clothing volume 3 page 142
fibers volume 5 page 17
Rayy (ancient city in Iran)
Tehran volume 13 page 32
Rd. (in roadway names): see in index road
Re (Egyptian god): see in index Ra
reaction: see in index chemical reaction
Readers Digest (U.S. magazine)
magazine volume 8 page 14
reading (education)
Braille picture, volume 2 page 121
children picture, volume 5 page 17, picture,
volume 7 page 160, picture, volume
7 page 164
writing volume 15 page 77
Reagan, Ronald (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 31, picture,
volume 11 page 32
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bush volume 2 page 155
Ford volume 5 page 52
timeline volume 11 page 31
realism (artistic style)
painting volume 10 page 10
reason
Enlightenment volume 4 page 142
Reason, Age of (European history): see in
index Enlightenment
reasoning: see in index reason
rebellion (politics)
war volume 15 page 9
recall (mental process)
memory volume 8 page 99
receiver (electronics and physics)
radar volume 11 page 15
radio volume 11 page 19
sound picture, volume 12 page 134
telegraph volume 13 page 35
receptor (sense cell)
senses volume 12 page 68
rechargeable battery (electronics): see in
index secondary battery
reciprocating engine (motor)
airplane volume 1 page 55
recluse (monk): see in index hermit
recognition (mental process)
memory volume 8 page 99
Reconstruction (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 33, picture,
volume 11 page 33
MORE TO EXPLORE
African Americans volume 1 page 43
American CivilWar volume 1 page 98
carpetbagger picture, volume 11 page 34
Hayes volume 6 page 30
Johnson volume 7 page 27
United States volume 14 page 29
record player (sound-reproduction
device): see in index phonograph
recreation
cave volume 3 page 64
recreational drug
drug volume 4 page 79
rectangle (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
rectum (anatomy)
human digestive system picture, volume
4 page 47
recycling
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 35
MORE TO EXPLORE
conservation volume 3 page 188
images
Cub Scout gathering newspapers for
recycling picture, volume 12 page 53
plastic picture, volume 10 page 97
sorted recyclables picture, volume 11
page 35
pollution volume 10 page 118
red (color)
light picture, volume 3 page 155
pigment picture, volume 3 page 156
red algae (protist) picture, volume 1
page 77
red-bellied lemur (primate) picture, volume
7 page 128
red-billed tropic bird
West Indies seabird in flight picture,
volume 15 page 32
red blood cell
blood volume 2 page 92, picture, volume
2 page 92
lung volume 7 page 184
Red Cloud (Cayuga chief ) picture, volume
3 page 64
Red Crescent (charitable organization):
see in index Red Cross and Red Crescent
Red Cross and Red Crescent (charitable
organization)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 36, picture,
volume 11 page 36
MORE TO EXPLORE
Barton volume 2 page 30
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Red Cross and Red Crescent 213
red elm (tree): see in index slippery elm
red-eyed tree frog (amphibian) picture,
volume 5 page 71
Red Fort (fort in Delhi, India)
Delhi volume 4 page 32, picture, volume
4 page 32
red fox (mammal) picture, volume 5
page 57
fox volume 5 page 57
Red Guards (Chinese political movement)
Mao volume 8 page 48
red kangaroo (mammal)
marsupial volume 8 page 63, picture,
volume 8 page 63
red panda (mammal): see in index lesser
panda
Red Planet (planet): see in index Mars
Red Sea (sea in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 37
MORE TO EXPLORE
coral reef picture, volume 11 page 37
Red Square (square in Moscow, Russia)
picture, volume 8 page 186
May Day military parade picture, volume
14 page 14
Moscow volume 8 page 186
red squirrel (rodent): see in index Eurasian
red squirrel
red-tailed hawk (bird)
bill structure and eating habits picture,
volume 2 page 77
red-winged blackbird picture, volume 2
page 84
blackbirds volume 2 page 84
red wolf (mammal)
wolf volume 15 page 54
redwood (tree)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 37, picture,
volume 11 page 38
MORE TO EXPLORE
conifer volume 3 page 182, picture, volume
3 page 183
sequoia volume 12 page 70
redwood sorrel (plant) picture, volume 12
page 76
reed (plant)
market in Ecuador picture, volume 4
page 103
reed (musical instrument part)
musical instruments volume 8 page 216
Reed Dance (Swazi ceremony) picture,
volume 12 page 211
Reeds, Sea of (ancient sea in Egypt)
Moses volume 8 page 188
reed warbler (bird)
feeding cuckoo chick picture, volume 3
page 229
reef squid (mollusk), picture, volume 12
page 172
reel (cinematography)
movie volume 8 page 198
referee (sports)
soccer volume 12 page 118
wrestling volume 15 page 74
Chinese wrestlers picture, volume 15
page 74
sumo picture, volume 15 page 73
reference, frame of (physics)
motion volume 8 page 191
refinery (petroleum industry): see in index
petroleum refinery
reflecting telescope
telescope volume 13 page 38, picture,
volume 13 page 38
reflection (physics)
light and reflection properties picture,
volume 7 page 149
mirror volume 8 page 139
optics volume 9 page 143
reflector (reflective surface): see in index
mirror
Reformation (Christianity)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 38
MORE TO EXPLORE
Calvin volume 3 page 16
Christianity volume 3 page 114
Europe volume 4 page 164
Germany volume 5 page 106
Switzerland volume 12 page 219
Luther volume 7 page 186, picture, volume
11 page 39
Protestantism volume 10 page 158
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 83
Reformed Judaism
Judaism volume 7 page 38
refracting telescope
telescope volume 13 page 38, picture,
volume 13 page 38
refraction (physics)
mirage volume 8 page 138
optics volume 9 page 143, picture, volume
9 page 143
refrigeration (process of cooling)
food poisoning volume 5 page 46
refugee
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 39
MORE TO EXPLORE
Afghan refugees picture, volume 11
page 41
Uzbek refugee camp in Kyrgyzstan picture,
volume 11 page 39
WorldWar II refugees picture, volume
11 page 41
refuse recycling: see in index recycling
reggae (music)
Jamaica volume 7 page 10
Regina (provincial capital of
Saskatchewan, Canada)
legislative assembly building picture,
volume 12 page 40
Saskatchewan volume 12 page 39
rehabilitation (criminal justice system)
prison volume 10 page 154
Rehoboth Beach (city in Delaware, U.S.)
beach picture, volume 4 page 31
Reims (city in France)
Joan of Arc volume 7 page 25
reincarnation (religious belief )
Dalai Lama volume 4 page 7
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
Jainism volume 7 page 8
reindeer (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 42, picture,
volume 11 page 42
MORE TO EXPLORE
deer volume 4 page 26
usefulness to people
Chipewyan volume 3 page 105
Sami picture, volume 5 page 22
reinforced concrete (building material)
picture, volume 3 page 176
concrete volume 3 page 176
214 red elm BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
rejection (physiology)
transplant volume 13 page 91
relativity, special theory of (physics)
Einstein volume 4 page 116
relay (race format)
swimming volume 12 page 216
track and field volume 13 page 86
relief sculpture
sculpture volume 12 page 55
religion
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 42
MORE TO EXPLORE
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
Asia volume 1 page 203
censorship volume 3 page 69
religious art
painting volume 10 page 7
sculpture volume 12 page 56
religious music
classical music volume 3 page 132
Rembrandt (Dutch artist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 43, picture,
volume 11 page 44
Remembrance Day (British and Canadian
holiday)
Veterans Day volume 14 page 75
remora fish
symbiosis volume 12 page 222, picture,
volume 12 page 221
Renaissance (European history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 44
MORE TO EXPLORE
arts
architecture volume 1 page 171
dance volume 4 page 13
drawing volume 4 page 76
Leonardo da Vinci volume 7 page 131
Michelangelo volume 8 page 114
painting volume 10 page 9
realistic portrait by Raphael picture,
volume 11 page 46
sculpture volume 12 page 56
theater volume 13 page 58
Enlightenment influence volume 4
page 142
Europe volume 4 page 164
Italy volume 6 page 173
Rome volume 11 page 87
Vesalius picture, volume 11 page 45
Western Hemisphere, in about 1500
map, volume 11 page 45
renal pelvis (anatomy)
kidney volume 7 page 63
renewable resource (environment)
conservation volume 3 page 187
natural resources volume 9 page 21
Reno (city in Nevada, U.S.)
Nevada volume 9 page 41
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (French artist)
Monet volume 8 page 160
painting volume 10 page 10
reporter (journalism)
newspaper volume 9 page 54
representative, sales (business): see in
index sales agent
representative democracy (form of government)
democracy volume 4 page 35
government volume 5 page 131
Representatives, House of (U.S. government)
House and Senate joint session picture,
volume 14 page 33
United States government volume 14
page 33
reproduction (biology)
animals
amphibians
frog volume 5 page 71
toad volume 13 page 73
birds volume 2 page 78
mammals volume 8 page 37
ape volume 1 page 148
monkey volume 8 page 169
primate volume 10 page 149
rabbit and hare volume 11 page 14
marine animals
fish volume 5 page 28
hydra volume 6 page 104, picture,
volume 6 page 104
mollusk volume 8 page 157
sea horse volume 12 page 59
shark volume 12 page 77
microorganisms
amoeba volume 1 page 109
bacteria volume 2 page 5
reptiles
lizard volume 7 page 171
python volume 10 page 172
worm volume 15 page 71
genetics volume 5 page 93
living thing volume 7 page 168
reproductive system (anatomy and
physiology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 46
MORE TO EXPLORE
adolescence volume 1 page 31
female and male reproductive systems
picture, volume 11 page 47
ovary and egg cycle picture, volume 11
page 48
pregnancy and fetus development picture,
volume 11 page 49, picture, volume
11 page 50
reptile (animal class)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 50
MORE TO EXPLORE
animal volume 1 page 125
vertebrates volume 14 page 72
brain volume 2 page 122, picture, volume
2 page 122
ear volume 4 page 88
egg volume 4 page 108
hibernation volume 6 page 50
images
adders scales picture, volume 11
page 51
crocodiles picture, volume 11 page 51
eastern box turtle picture, volume 11
page 53
flying lizard picture, volume 11
page 52
nose volume 9 page 100
prehistoric life volume 10 page 145
urinary system volume 14 page 41
republic (form of government)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 53
MORE TO EXPLORE
ancient Rome volume 11 page 89
democracy volume 4 page 35
monarchy volume 8 page 159
Baha i Faith
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucius
Daoism
Eastern
Orthodox
Churches
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Judaism
Protestantism
Roman
Catholicism
Shinto
Sikhism
Zoroastrianism
To learn about some religions,
look for these articles:
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Republica, Plaza de la (plaza in Buenos
Aires, Argentina) picture, volume 2
page 145
Republican (Spanish history)
Spanish CivilWar volume 12 page 158,
picture, volume 12 page 158
Republican Party (U.S. political party,
1790-1820)
Adams volume 1 page 23
Hamilton volume 6 page 11
Jefferson volume 7 page 18
Republican Party (U.S. political party,
1854-present)
Lincoln volume 7 page 155
Taft volume 13 page 5
Republica Portuguesa (country in
Europe): see in index Portugal
Republic of: see in index under the specific
part of the name, for example,
Benin; Congo, Republic of the except as
found below
Republic of China (self-governing island
in Asia): see in index Taiwan
Republic of Colombia (historic republic
in South America): see in index Gran
Colombia
Requiem (work by Mozart)
Mozart volume 8 page 201
Research Triangle Park (area of North
Carolina, U.S.)
Raleigh volume 11 page 25
reservation, Indian: see in index Indian
reservation
reservoir rock (geology)
petroleum volume 10 page 68
residency (medical practice)
medicine volume 8 page 93
resin (chemical compound)
amber volume 1 page 92
fossil volume 5 page 55
pine volume 10 page 86
resource (ecology): see in index natural
resource
resource recovery: see in index recycling
respiration (gas exchange between organisms
and environment)
air volume 1 page 51
nose volume 9 page 99
respiratory system (anatomy and physiology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 54
MORE TO EXPLORE
cough volume 3 page 206
images
alveoli and capillaries picture, volume
11 page 55
breathing picture, volume 11 page 56
fish picture, volume 11 page 54
grasshopper picture, volume 11
page 54
living thing volume 7 page 168
resurrection (religion)
Easter volume 4 page 93
Jesus Christ volume 7 page 23
Koran volume 7 page 78
reticulated python (snake)
python volume 10 page 172
retina (anatomy of the eye)
eye volume 4 page 176, picture, volume 4
page 175
lens volume 7 page 131
retrieval (mental process): see in index
recall
returning boomerang (weapon and toy)
boomerang volume 2 page 110
Return of the Jedi (film)
model for special effects picture, volume
8 page 198
Return of the King, The (work by
Tolkien)
Tolkien volume 13 page 77
Reunion (island in the Indian Ocean and
department of France)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 56
MORE TO EXPLORE
mountains picture, volume 11 page 56
Revelation, Book of (New Testament)
Bible volume 2 page 68
Revelations (dance by Ailey)
Ailey volume 1 page 51
Revelation to John (New Testament): see
in index Revelation, Book of
Revere, Paul (U.S. military officer and
silversmith)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 57, picture,
volume 11 page 57
MORE TO EXPLORE
American Revolution volume 1
page 100
decorative arts volume 4 page 25
minuteman volume 8 page 138
revolution (politics)
war volume 15 page 9
Revolution, American (U.S. history,
1775-83): see in index American Revolution
Revolution, French (French history,
1789): see in index French Revolution
Revolution, Russian (Russian history,
1917): see in index Russian Revolution
Reyes syndrome (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 58
MORE TO EXPLORE
chicken pox volume 3 page 95
Reyes Catolicos (Spanish history): see in
index Catholic Monarchs
Reykjavik (capital city of Iceland)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 59
MORE TO EXPLORE
Iceland volume 6 page 108
Reza Shah Pahlavi (shah of Iran)
Iran volume 6 page 149
Rezu!at !Azza (territory in the Middle
East): see in index Gaza Strip
RFU (British sports organization): see in
index Rugby Football Union
Rgveda (Hindu literature): see in index
Rigveda
Rhea (Greek goddess)
Demeter volume 4 page 34
Hades volume 6 page 5
Hera volume 6 page 43
Zeus volume 15 page 104
rhea (bird)
flightless birds volume 2 page 79
Rhine River (river in Europe)
Germany volume 5 page 105
Liechtenstein volume 7 page 147
rhinoceros (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 59, picture,
volume 11 page 59
rhinoceros viper (reptile)
various snakes picture, volume 12
page 113
216 Republica, Plaza de la BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
rhizome (botany)
iris volume 6 page 157
Rhode Island (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Breakers mansion picture, volume 11
page 61
Newport Harbor picture, volume 11
page 61
Providence picture, volume 10
page 160
history
Narraganset volume 9 page 10
Tyler volume 13 page 124
Rhodesia (historical country in Africa):
see in index Zimbabwe
Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of
(historical federation in Africa)
Zimbabwe volume 15 page 106
rhododendron (woody plant)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 62, picture,
volume 11 page 62
rhubarb (plant and food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 62, picture,
volume 11 page 62
rhyme (poetic device)
poetry volume 10 page 105
rhythm (music)
dance volume 4 page 12
music volume 8 page 212
rhythm (poetry)
poetry volume 10 page 105
rhythmic gymnastics (sport) picture,
volume 5 page 174
gymnastics volume 5 page 175
rhythmic metre (music): see in index
meter
rib (bone)
respiratory system volume 11 page 55
Ribat (capital city of Morocco): see in
index Rabat
ribat (architecture)
Ribat of Harthema, in Monastir, Tunisia
picture, volume 13 page 110
Ribat al-Fath (capital city of Morocco):
see in index Rabat
Ribaut, Jean (French explorer)
French exploration of Florida picture,
volume 1 page 107
rib cage (anatomy)
respiratory system picture, volume 11
page 56
lungs picture, volume 7 page 184
skeletal system volume 12 page 96
rice (grain)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 63
MORE TO EXPLORE
cultivation areas
Arkansas picture, volume 1 page 181
Mekong River volume 8 page 96
Philippines picture, volume 10 page 72
rice paddy (agriculture): see in index
paddy
Richmond (state capital of Virginia,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 64, picture,
volume 11 page 64
MORE TO EXPLORE
Virginia volume 14 page 94
Richmond, Henry Tudor, earl of (king
of England): see in index Henry VII
Richter scale (seismology)
earthquake volume 4 page 93
Rickey, Branch (U.S. baseball executive)
Robinson volume 11 page 73
rickshaw (vehicle)
busy street in Dhaka picture, volume 4
page 43
Riddar Island (island of Stockholm, Sweden)
picture, volume 12 page 187
Ride, Sally (U.S. astronaut and physicist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 64, picture,
volume 11 page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
space exploration volume 12 page 152
Rideau Canal (canal in Ontario, Canada)
Ottawa volume 9 page 155
ride sharing: see in index carpooling
ridged field cultivation (agriculture): see
in index terrace cultivation
Riel, Louis (Canadian rebel leader)
Manitoba volume 8 page 45
rifle (weapon)
weapon volume 15 page 26, picture,
volume 15 page 26
Rift Valley (geological feature in Africa
and Asia): see in index Great Rift Valley
rift valley (landform)
valley volume 14 page 53
Riga (capital city of Latvia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 65, picture,
volume 11 page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
Latvia volume 7 page 115
right angle (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
right-angled triangle (mathematics): see
in index right triangle
right of asylum (law): see in index asylum
Rights, Bill of (British history)
Parliament volume 10 page 38
Rights, Bill of (United States Constitution):
see in index United States Bill of
Rights
rights, civil (law): see in index civil rights
rights, human: see in index human rights
Rights of Man and of the Citizen, Declaration
of the (document of the
French Revolution, 1789)
French Revolution volume 5 page 70
human rights volume 6 page 97
Lafayette volume 7 page 101
right to public assembly
bill of rights volume 2 page 70
right to vote: see in index suffrage
right triangle (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
Rigveda (Hindu literature)
Veda volume 14 page 60
Rijn, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van
(Dutch artist): see in index Rembrandt
rime (poetic device): see in index rhyme
ring (boxing)
boxing volume 2 page 118
ring (planetary)
planets volume 10 page 93, picture, volume
10 page 93
Saturn volume 12 page 42
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA ring 217
Uranus volume 14 page 39
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Circus (U.S. circus company)
circus volume 3 page 120
ringmaster (circus)
circus volume 3 page 120
ring of fire (chain of volcanic activity in
the Pacific Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 66
MORE TO EXPLORE
earthquake volume 4 page 92
Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 4
plate tectonics volume 10 page 98
volcano volume 14 page 100
rings (gymnastics)
gymnastics volume 5 page 174, picture,
volume 5 page 175
ring system (planetary): see in index ring
ring-tailed lemur (mammal)
lemur volume 7 page 128
primate picture, volume 10 page 149
tail volume 13 page 7
rink (ice skating facility): see in index
hockey rink; ice rink
Rio de Janeiro (city in Brazil)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 66, picture,
volume 11 page 67
MORE TO EXPLORE
Carnival picture, volume 2 page 127
Rio de la Plata (historical viceroyalty and
state in South America)
Argentina volume 1 page 176
Rio dos Camaroes (river in Africa): see in
indexWouri River
Rio Grande (river in North America)
Big Bend National Park picture, volume
9 page 79
Rio Negro (river in Uruguay)
Uruguay volume 14 page 42
Rio Negro, Embalse del (artificial lake in
Uruguay): see in index Embalse del Rio
Negro
river
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 67
MORE TO EXPLORE
dam volume 4 page 9
erosion
canyon formation volume 3 page 31
valley volume 14 page 52, picture, volume
4 page 152, picture, volume 14
page 53
flood volume 5 page 33
irrigation volume 6 page 160
Jordan River picture, volume 7 page 36
Mississippi River picture, volume 11
page 67
water volume 15 page 22
waterfall volume 15 page 24
Rivera, Diego (Mexican painter)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 68
MORE TO EXPLORE
Kahlo volume 7 page 44
Mexico City volume 8 page 114
Pan American Unity picture, volume
11 page 68
riverboat (vessel): see in index steamboat
river dolphin (mammal)
dolphin volume 4 page 64
River Indians (Native American people):
see in index Mohican
river jack (reptile): see in index rhinoceros
viper
river mouth (river): see in index mouth
Riyadh (capital city of Saudi Arabia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 69, picture,
volume 11 page 69
MORE TO EXPLORE
Kingdom Centre building picture, volume
12 page 45
Kings Camel Race picture, volume 12
page 44
Saudi Arabia volume 12 page 43
roach (insect): see in index cockroach
road (transportation)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 70
MORE TO EXPLORE
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
images
cloverleaf picture, volume 11 page 71
unpaved country road picture, volume
11 page 70
Persia volume 10 page 61
transportation volume 13 page 92
road bicycle (vehicle): see in index racing
bicycle; touring bicycle
road race (bicycle race)
cycling volume 3 page 234
road-racing bicycle (vehicle): see in index
racing bicycle
roadrunner (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 71, picture,
volume 11 page 71
MORE TO EXPLORE
cuckoo volume 3 page 229
road sign: see in index street sign
Robbins, Jerome (U.S. choreographer)
dance volume 4 page 14
Robert I (king of Scotland)
Scotland volume 12 page 53
Roberts, John G., Jr. (U.S. jurist)
U.S. Senate confirmation hearing picture,
volume 14 page 36
Robert the Bruce (king of Scotland): see
in index Robert I
Robespierre, Maximilien de (French
revolutionary) picture, volume 5 page 70
robin (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 72
MORE TO EXPLORE
American robin picture, volume 2
page 78, picture, volume 11 page 72
European robin picture, volume 11
page 72
Robinson, Jackie (U.S. athlete)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 73, picture,
volume 11 page 73
MORE TO EXPLORE
Campanella, Doby, Newcombe, and
Robinson picture, volume 2 page 32
Robinson, Jesse Louis (U.S. minister
activist): see in index Jackson, Jesse
Robinson, Ray Charles (U.S. musician):
see in index Charles, Ray
Robinson Crusoe (work by Defoe)
literature for children volume 7
page 163
robot
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 74, picture,
volume 11 page 74
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mars robot Opportunity picture, volume
12 page 152
technology and invention volume 13
page 28
rock (geology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 75
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MORE TO EXPLORE
soil volume 12 page 124
rock (music): see in index rock music
rock and roll (music): see in index rock
music
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (museum
in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) picture, volume
9 page 126
rock bass (fish)
bass volume 2 page 37
rock carving: see in index petroglyph
rock cycle (geology)
rock volume 11 page 76
rock elm (tree)
elm volume 4 page 128
rocket (jet-propulsion device)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 76, picture,
volume 11 page 77
Rocket (steam locomotive) picture,
volume 11 page 21
rockfall (geology)
landslide volume 7 page 104
Rockies, The (mountain range in North
America): see in index Rocky Mountains
rock moss (plant): see in index granite
moss
rock music
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 77, picture,
volume 11 page 78
MORE TO EXPLORE
popular music volume 10 page 128
Presley volume 10 page 146
Rock of Monaco (area in Monaco)
Monaco volume 8 page 158
Rocky Mountains (mountain range in
North America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 78, picture,
volume 11 page 79
MORE TO EXPLORE
Canada
Alberta volume 1 page 69
Banff National Park picture, volume 3
page 23
North America volume 9 page 79
United States volume 14 page 24
Colorado volume 3 page 157
Idaho volume 6 page 111
Bitterroot Mountains picture, volume
6 page 112
Wyoming volume 15 page 79
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (disease)
American dog ticks picture, volume 13
page 63
rococo (artistic style)
painting volume 10 page 10
rod (retinal cell)
eye volume 4 page 176
rodent (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 80
MORE TO EXPLORE
capybara picture, volume 11 page 80
rodeo (sport)
cowboys picture, volume 15 page 80
horse volume 6 page 87
Rodgers, Jimmie (U.S. singer)
country music volume 3 page 208
Rodin, Auguste (French sculptor)
sculpture volume 12 page 57
Rodney, Caesar (U.S. statesman)
Delaware volume 4 page 31
roe (fish eggs)
egg volume 4 page 108
Roentgen ray (radiation beam): see in
index X-ray
Rogers, Mount (mountain in Virginia,
U.S.)
Virginia volume 14 page 94
Rolfe, John (British colonial official)
Jamestown volume 7 page 11
Pocahontas volume 10 page 104
rolled oats
oats volume 9 page 115
Rollerblading (recreation): see in index
in-line skating
roller skating (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 80
MORE TO EXPLORE
in-line skating picture, volume 11
page 81
skating volume 12 page 94
Rom (people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 81, picture,
volume 11 page 81
MORE TO EXPLORE
flamenco dancer picture, volume 12
page 154
nomad volume 9 page 77
Roma (capital city of Italy): see in index
Rome
romaine lettuce (vegetable)
lettuce volume 7 page 135
Roman alphabet: see in index Latin
alphabet
Roman Catholic Church (Christianity):
see in index Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism (Christianity)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
architecture volume 1 page 170
images
African church picture, volume 15
page 85
church altar picture, volume 3
page 112
Colombian church picture, volume 3
page 153
Polish monastery picture, volume 10
page 108
beliefs and practices
Bible volume 2 page 67
Mass picture, volume 11 page 82
pope volume 10 page 125
saint volume 12 page 9
Central America volume 3 page 75
Christianity volume 3 page 112
Europe volume 4 page 162
history
Elizabeth I volume 4 page 125
Enlightenment volume 4 page 142
Holy Roman Empire volume 6
page 74
Inquisition volume 6 page 137, picture,
volume 6 page 137
Galileo volume 5 page 82
refugee volume 11 page 40
Ireland volume 6 page 154
Northern Ireland volume 9 page 90
Protestantism
Huguenots volume 6 page 92
Reformation volume 11 page 38
Henry VIII volume 6 page 39
Luther volume 7 page 186
United Kingdom picture, volume 14
page 18
Latin America volume 7 page 113
North America volume 9 page 81
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Roman Catholicism 219
Maryland volume 8 page 69
South African worshippers picture, volume
11 page 83
Romance languages
ancient Rome volume 11 page 89
Europe volume 4 page 162
language volume 7 page 105
Roman CivilWar (ancient Roman history)
ancient Rome volume 11 page 90
Roman Empire (ancient state, 27
BC-476 AD): see in index Rome,
ancient
Romanesque art (artistic period and
style)
architecture volume 1 page 170
Roman Forum (forum in Rome, Italy)
Rome volume 11 page 87
Romania (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 84, picture,
volume 11 page 84
MORE TO EXPLORE
folk festival picture, volume 11 page 85
geography
Bucharest picture, volume 2 page 140
castle picture, volume 11 page 85
Moldova volume 8 page 154
Chisinau volume 3 page 107
Roman numeral
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
clock picture, volume 11 page 86
numbers and number systems volume 9
page 107
Romanov dynasty (Russian dynasty)
Russia volume 11 page 106
Roman Republic and Empire (ancient
state in Europe, Africa, and Asia): see in
index Rome, ancient
romanticism (artistic style)
painting volume 10 page 10
Romany language
Rom volume 11 page 82
Rome (capital city of Italy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 87, picture,
volume 11 page 87
MORE TO EXPLORE
catacomb volume 3 page 58
city volume 3 page 125
Colosseum picture, volume 11 page 90
Italy volume 6 page 172
Rome, ancient (ancient state in Europe,
Africa, and Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 88
MORE TO EXPLORE
arts
architecture volume 1 page 169
Colosseum picture, volume 11
page 90
concrete volume 3 page 176
HadriansWall picture, volume 4
page 131
temple volume 13 page 42, picture,
volume 3 page 237
theater in Amman, Jordan picture,
volume 1 page 108
theater in Libya picture, volume 7
page 145
mosaic picture, volume 11 page 89
sculpture volume 12 page 56
banking volume 2 page 25
government and law
census volume 3 page 71
dictatorship volume 4 page 46
human rights volume 6 page 97
republic volume 11 page 54
history
Bonn volume 2 page 107
Christianity volume 3 page 113
decline
human migration volume 8 page 127
empire volume 4 page 130
Europe volume 4 page 163
France volume 5 page 59
Great Britain volume 14 page 18
Cardiff volume 3 page 37
London volume 7 page 175
Wales volume 15 page 4
important people
Augustus volume 1 page 227
Caesar volume 3 page 7
Cleopatra volume 3 page 134
Italy volume 6 page 173
Romania volume 11 page 84
Spain volume 12 page 154
Turkey volume 13 page 112
people and culture
Africa
Carthage volume 3 page 48
Libya volume 7 page 145
Tunis volume 13 page 108
armor picture, volume 1 page 186
circus volume 3 page 120
fasces picture, volume 5 page 7
fig volume 5 page 18
flag volume 5 page 30
gladiator volume 5 page 117
Pompeii volume 10 page 120
slavery volume 12 page 106
sports volume 12 page 168
boxing volume 2 page 119
swimming volume 12 page 217
science and technology
aqueduct volume 1 page 156, picture,
volume 1 page 155
brass volume 2 page 123
calendar volume 3 page 10
catapult volume 3 page 59
numbers and number systems volume
9 page 107
road volume 11 page 71
Romeo and Juliet (play by Shakespeare)
balcony scene picture, volume 7
page 161
Rommel, Erwin (German field marshal)
WorldWar II volume 15 page 68
Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor (U.S. diplomat,
humanitarian, and first lady): see in
index Roosevelt, Eleanor
Roosevelt, Edith (first lady of the U.S.)
Roosevelt volume 11 page 94
Roosevelt, Eleanor (U.S. diplomat,
humanitarian, and first lady)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 91, picture,
volume 11 page 91
MORE TO EXPLORE
Anderson volume 1 page 117
Roosevelt, Franklin volume 11 page 92
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
picture, volume 6 page 98
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 92, picture,
volume 11 page 92
MORE TO EXPLORE
Great Depression volume 5 page 147
Hoover volume 6 page 82
Roosevelt, Eleanor volume 11
page 91
timeline volume 11 page 92
Truman volume 13 page 100
WorldWar II volume 15 page 70
meeting at Yalta picture, volume 15
page 70
Roosevelt, Theodore (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 94, picture,
volume 11 page 94
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MORE TO EXPLORE
Spanish-AmericanWar volume 12
page 157
Taft volume 13 page 5
timeline volume 11 page 94
Roosevelt Dam (dam in Arizona, U.S.)
Phoenix volume 10 page 76
rooster (bird) picture, volume 3 page 94
chicken volume 3 page 94
root (plant part)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 96
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
interior picture, volume 11 page 96
grass and sugar beet roots picture, volume
11 page 96
mistletoe picture, volume 10 page 33
seed volume 12 page 62
sweet potato volume 12 page 215
vegetable volume 14 page 61
root (tooth)
teeth volume 13 page 31
root hair (root part)
root volume 11 page 96, picture, volume
11 page 96
root system (plant part): see in index root
root tip (root part)
root volume 11 page 96
Rorschach Test (psychological tool) picture,
volume 10 page 162
rose (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 97, picture,
volume 11 page 97
roseate spoonbill (bird)
bill structure and eating habits picture,
volume 2 page 77
Roseau (capital city of Dominica)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 97
MORE TO EXPLORE
cathedral picture, volume 11 page 98
Dominica volume 4 page 65
rose fever (medical disorder): see in index
hay fever
rose hip (botany)
rose volume 11 page 97
rosemary (herb)
herb volume 6 page 45
rose period (Picasso)
Picasso volume 10 page 80
Rosetta Stone
hieroglyphic writing volume 6 page 54
Rosh Hashana (Judaism)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 98, picture,
volume 11 page 98
MORE TO EXPLORE
New Years Day volume 9 page 56
Ross, Araminta (U.S. abolitionist): see in
index Tubman, Harriet
Ross, Betsy (U.S. seamstress)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 98, picture,
volume 11 page 99
MORE TO EXPLORE
flags volume 5 page 29
Ross, Nellie Tayloe (governor ofWyoming)
Wyoming volume 15 page 79
Rossio Square (square in Lisbon, Portugal):
see in index Dom Pedro IV Square
rotary engine
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141
rotation (physics)
Moon volume 8 page 178
planets and dwarf planets volume 10
page 93, picture, volume 10 page 93
Earth volume 4 page 90
Mars volume 8 page 59
Mercury volume 8 page 102
Neptune volume 9 page 33
Pluto volume 10 page 101
Saturn volume 12 page 42
Uranus volume 14 page 39
Venus volume 14 page 66
Rothko, Mark (U.S. artist)
painting volume 10 page 11
rotor (helicopter part): see in index main
rotor; tail rotor
Rotorua (city in New Zealand)
Maori village picture, volume 9 page 62
rough (golf )
golf volume 5 page 125
Rough Rider (U.S. cavalry)
Roosevelt volume 11 page 94
Spanish-AmericanWar volume 12
page 157
round (sports)
boxing volume 2 page 118
rounders (English game)
baseball volume 2 page 32
Round Table, Order of the (legendary
group of knights) picture, volume 1
page 193
Arthurian legend volume 1 page 194
roundworm (animal)
parasite volume 10 page 33
worm volume 15 page 71
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (Swiss-born
French philosopher)
constitution volume 3 page 189
human rights volume 6 page 97
rowboat (watercraft)
boat volume 2 page 98, picture, volume 2
page 98
Mekong delta in Vietnam picture, volume
8 page 96
Rowlands, John (British explorer): see in
index Stanley, Sir Henry Morton
Rowling, J. K. (British author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 99, picture,
volume 11 page 99
MORE TO EXPLORE
literature for children volume 7
page 164
Roy, Ram Mohun (Indian reformer)
Hinduism volume 6 page 57
Royal Bengal (animal): see in index Bengal
tiger
Royal Marines (British military)
marines volume 8 page 56
Royal Palace (palace in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia) picture, volume 10 page 74
royal python (snake): see in index ball
python
Royal Road (ancient road in Asia)
Persia volume 10 page 61
royalty (insect caste)
termite volume 13 page 48
Rua (Hun ruler): see in index Rugila
Rub! al-Khali (desert in Arabia)
Saudi Arabia volume 12 page 43
rubber (part of baseball field)
baseball volume 2 page 31
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA rubber 221
rubella (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 100, picture,
volume 11 page 100
Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish artist)
Marie de Medicis picture, volume 8
page 91
painting volume 10 page 10
rubeola (disease): see in index measles
ruby (gemstone)
jewelry and gems volume 7 page 24
rudder (steering mechanism)
airplane volume 1 page 55
boat volume 2 page 97, picture, volume 2
page 97
Rudolf I (king of Germany)
Hapsburgs volume 6 page 15, picture,
volume 6 page 15
statue picture, volume 6 page 74
Rudolph,Wilma (U.S. athlete)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 100, picture,
volume 11 page 101
rug (floor covering)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 101, picture,
volume 11 page 101
MORE TO EXPLORE
Iranian weaver picture, volume 6
page 149
Uzbekistan synagogue picture, volume
12 page 222
rugby (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 102, picture,
volume 11 page 102, picture, volume
11 page 103
Rugby Football League (British sports
organization)
rugby volume 11 page 103
Rugby Football Union (British sports
organization)
rugby volume 11 page 103
Rugby School (school in Rugby,
England, United Kingdom)
rugby volume 11 page 103
Rugby Union (British sports organization):
see in index Rugby Football
Union
rugger (sport): see in index rugby
Rugila (Hun ruler)
Hun volume 6 page 99
Ruhallah Khomeyni (Iranian leader): see
in index Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah
Rumford (city in New Hampshire, U.S.):
see in index Concord
runner (plant part)
plant volume 10 page 96
running (athletics)
sprinter picture, volume 5 page 17
track and field volume 13 page 84, picture,
volume 13 page 85
running (locomotion)
ostrich volume 9 page 154
running track (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 84
runoff (hydrology)
flood volume 5 page 33
Ruperts Land (historical region in
Canada)
Northwest Territories volume 9 page 96
Russell, Charles Edward (U.S. journalist
and writer)
1910 campaign poster picture, volume
12 page 119
Russia (country in Europe and Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 104
MORE TO EXPLORE
arts
architecture
Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed
picture, volume 4 page 94
kremlin: see in index kremlin
Hermitage picture, volume 1 page 196
geography
Asia volume 1 page 200
Belaya River picture, volume 14
page 38
small town picture, volume 11
page 105
Ural Mountains volume 14 page 38
Volga River volume 14 page 103
history
Alaska
Tlingit picture, volume 13 page 72
Estonia volume 4 page 154
exploration and settlement of the
Americas volume 1 page 107
feudalism volume 5 page 14
Finland volume 5 page 23
Helsinki volume 6 page 36
Kyrgyzstan volume 7 page 94
Latvia volume 7 page 115
Riga volume 11 page 66
Moldova
Chisinau volume 3 page 107
Napoleon I volume 9 page 8
Sweden volume 12 page 214
timeline volume 11 page 104
tsar volume 13 page 103
Vikings volume 14 page 89
WorldWar I volume 15 page 61
natural gas volume 5 page 92, picture,
volume 5 page 92
winter picture, volume 11 page 105
Russian CivilWar (Russian history,
191820)
Russian Revolution volume 11 page 108
Russian Communist Party: see in index
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Russian Empire (historic Eurasian
empire)
Helsinki volume 6 page 36
Kiev volume 7 page 64
Peter the Great volume 10 page 67
Poland volume 10 page 108
Tallinn volume 13 page 13
Tbilisi volume 13 page 24
Tlingit volume 13 page 71
Russian Orthodox church (Eastern
Orthodoxy)
Eastern Orthodox Churches volume 4
page 94, picture, volume 4 page 94
Russian Revolution (Russian history,
1917)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 108
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lenin volume 7 page 130, picture, volume
14 page 13
Moscow volume 8 page 187
Nicholas II volume 9 page 65
protesters outside the tsars palace in
Petrograd picture, volume 11
page 108
Russia volume 11 page 107
Stalin volume 12 page 176
WorldWar I volume 15 page 64
rust (plant disease)
parasite volume 10 page 33
Rutgers University (university system in
New Jersey, U.S.)
football volume 5 page 50
Ruth, Babe (U.S. baseball player)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 109, picture,
volume 11 page 109
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rutting season (zoology): see in index
mating season
Rwanda (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 110
MORE TO EXPLORE
open-air market picture, volume 7
page 64
women carrying baskets picture, volume
11 page 110
Rwandan CivilWar (19901997)
Rwanda volume 11 page 110
rye (plant and food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 111
MORE TO EXPLORE
cutting and threshing rye picture, volume
11 page 111
rye plants picture, volume 11 page 111
rye flour
rye volume 11 page 111
SA (Nazi organization): see in index Storm
Troopers
Sabah family (Kuwaiti ruling family)
Kuwait volume 7 page 91
Sabbath (Judaism)
Judaism volume 7 page 37
saber-toothed cat (mammal subfamily)
extinct animals volume 1 page 127
Sabinio (extinct volcano in Central
Africa)
Virunga Mountains volume 14 page 97
Sac (Native American people): see in
index Sauk
Sacagawea (Native American explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 4, picture,
volume 12 page 4
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lewis and Clark Expedition volume 7
page 137
SACC (South African religious organization):
see in index South African Council
of Churches
saccharin (chemical compound)
sugar volume 12 page 202
sacrament (religious rite)
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 83
Sacramento (state capital of California,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 5
MORE TO EXPLORE
California volume 3 page 11
State Capitol picture, volume 5
page 133, picture, volume 12 page 5
sacred music: see in index religious music
Sadat, Anwar el- (president of Egypt)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 5, picture,
volume 12 page 6
MORE TO EXPLORE
assassination volume 1 page 211
Egypt volume 4 page 111
Saddam Hussein (president of Iraq)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 6, picture,
volume 12 page 6
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bush volume 2 page 157
Iran-IraqWar volume 6 page 150
Iraq volume 6 page 153
Persian GulfWar volume 10 page 62
terrorism volume 13 page 49
sadhu (Hindu ascetic)
saint volume 12 page 9
sadre (religious dress)
Zoroastrianism volume 15 page 109
Safavid Dynasty (Iranian dynasty)
Persia volume 10 page 62
safety (condition)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 7, picture,
volume 12 page 7
MORE TO EXPLORE
automobile volume 1 page 237
safety (sports score)
football volume 5 page 50
safety warning
toy volume 13 page 84
saga (literature)
Vikings volume 14 page 89
sage (herb)
herb volume 6 page 45
Sagebrush State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Nevada
Sagittarius (astronomy)
constellation volume 3 page 188
Lagoon Nebula picture, volume 9
page 30
zodiac signs picture, volume 15 page 107
saguaro (plant)
cactus volume 3 page 6
Tonto National Forest picture, volume
10 page 75
Sahara (desert in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 8
MORE TO EXPLORE
Algeria volume 1 page 78
palm trees in distant oasis picture,
volume 12 page 8
Chad volume 3 page 78
desert volume 4 page 40
Mali volume 8 page 32
Mauritania volume 8 page 79
Niger volume 9 page 67
Sahel (region in Africa)
Chad volume 3 page 78
Sa!id, As- (region of the Nile Valley in
Africa): see in index Upper Egypt
saiga (species of mammal)
antelope types picture, volume 1
page 139
Saigon (city in Vietnam): see in index Ho
Chi Minh City
sail (watercraft part)
boat volume 2 page 98
navy volume 9 page 26
sailboat (watercraft) picture, volume 7
page 102
boat volume 2 page 98, picture, volume 2
page 98
race in Chesapeake Bay picture, volume
8 page 69
race on Lake Huron picture, volume 5
page 147
sailing (boating): see in index sailboat
sailplane (aircraft) picture, volume 5
page 119
Saimiri (primate): see in index squirrel
monkey
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Saimiri 223
saint (religion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 9, picture,
volume 12 page 9
MORE TO EXPLORE
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 82
Saint Andrew, Church of (church in
Kiev, Ukraine) picture, volume 7 page 63
Saint Augustine (city in Florida, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 10, picture,
volume 12 page 10
MORE TO EXPLORE
United States volume 14 page 27
Saint Bartholomews Day, Massacre of
(French history)
Huguenots volume 6 page 92
Saint Basil, Cathedral of (church, Moscow,
Russia) picture, volume 4 page 94,
picture, volume 8 page 186
Moscow volume 8 page 186
Saint Bernard (breed of dog)
working dogs table, volume 4 page 62
Saint Christopher and Nevis (island
country in theWest Indies): see in index
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Clair, Lake (lake in Tasmania, Australia)
Tasmania volume 13 page 19
Saint Colemans Cathedral (cathedral in
Cobh, Ireland) picture, volume 3
page 61
Saint-Denis (capital city of Reunion,
France)
Reunion volume 11 page 56
Saint-Domingue (former French colony
in theWest Indies): see in index Haiti
Saint Georges (capital city of Grenada)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 10, picture,
volume 12 page 11
MORE TO EXPLORE
Grenada volume 5 page 160
Saint Helens, Mount (volcano inWashington,
U.S.) picture, volume 5 page 97
volcano volume 14 page 102
Saint Ignace (city in Michigan, U.S.)
Marquette volume 8 page 57, picture,
volume 7 page 31, picture, volume 8
page 57
Saint Isaacs Cathedral (cathedral in
Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Saint Petersburg volume 12 page 16
Saint Joe National Forest (national forest
in Idaho, U.S.) picture, volume 9
page 44
Saint Johns (capital city of Antigua and
Barbuda)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 11
MORE TO EXPLORE
Antigua and Barbuda volume 1
page 143
Saint Johns (provincial capital of Newfoundland
and Labrador, Canada)
Newfoundland and Labrador volume 9
page 45
Saint Johns River (river in Florida, U.S.)
Florida volume 5 page 34
Saint John the Evangelist (painting by
El Greco) picture, volume 5 page 150
Saint Kitts and Nevis (island country in
theWest Indies)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 12
Saint Lawrence, Gulf of (gulf in
Canada)
Cartier volume 3 page 49
Saint Lawrence River (river in North
America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 13, picture,
volume 12 page 13
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cartier volume 3 page 48
Champlain volume 3 page 81
Saint Lawrence Seaway (waterway in
North America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 13
MORE TO EXPLORE
Great Lakes volume 5 page 148
Erie volume 4 page 149
Huron volume 6 page 103
Michigan volume 8 page 118
Ontario volume 9 page 141
Ohio volume 9 page 126
Saint Louis (city in Missouri, U.S.)
Gateway Arch picture, volume 8
page 146
Saint Louis Cardinals (U.S. baseball
team)
2004World Series picture, volume 2
page 30
Saint Lucia (island country in theWest
Indies)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 14, picture,
volume 12 page 14
Saint Marks Basilica (church in Venice,
Italy): see in index Basilica di San Marco
Saint Marks Square (square in Venice,
Italy): see in index San Marco, Piazza
Saint Marys River (river in North
America)
Sault Sainte Marie canals volume 12
page 46
Saint Michaels Town (town in Barbados):
see in index Bridgetown
Saint Naum, Monastery of (monastery,
Macedonia) picture, volume 8 page 5
Saint Patricks Day (feast day)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 15, picture,
volume 12 page 15
Saint Paul (state capital of Minnesota,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 15, picture,
volume 12 page 16
MORE TO EXPLORE
Minnesota volume 8 page 135
Saint Paul, Cathedral of (cathedral in
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.) picture,
volume 12 page 16
Saint Peters Basilica (church in Vatican
City)
Pieta picture, volume 8 page 115
Vatican City volume 14 page 59
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 16, picture,
volume 12 page 17
MORE TO EXPLORE
Hermitage museum picture, volume 1
page 196
Moscow volume 8 page 187
Peter the Great volume 10 page 67
Russian Revolution volume 11
page 108, picture, volume 11 page 108
Saint Sava Church (church in Belgrade,
Serbia) picture, volume 2 page 56
Saints Peter and Paul, Cathedral of
(cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Saint Petersburg volume 12 page 16
Saint Valentines Day: see in index Valentines
Day
224 saint BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(island country in theWest Indies)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 18
Sakartvelo (country in southwestern
Asia): see in index Georgia, Republic of
Sakhy Shrine (shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan)
new year ceremony picture, volume 7
page 43
saki (monkey) picture, volume 8 page 167
Sakkara (archaeological site in Egypt): see
in index Saqqarah
Sakti (Hindu god): see in index Shakti
Saladin (Muslim ruler)
Crusades volume 3 page 223
salamander (amphibian order)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 19, picture,
volume 12 page 19
MORE TO EXPLORE
amphibian volume 1 page 110
Salamis, Battle of (Greek-Persian history)
PersianWars volume 10 page 63
sale (business): see in index selling
Salem (city in Massachusetts, U.S.)
Salem witch trials volume 12 page 20
Salem (state capital of Oregon, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 19
MORE TO EXPLORE
Oregon volume 9 page 147
State Capitol picture, volume 12 page 20
Salem witch trials (American colonial
history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 20
MORE TO EXPLORE
rye volume 11 page 111
trial of two women picture, volume 12
page 20
sales (business): see in index selling
sales agent (business)
newspaper volume 9 page 54
sales tax
tax volume 13 page 21
saline lake: see in index salt lake
Salisbury (capital city of Zimbabwe): see
in index Harare
Salish (Native American people)
British Columbia volume 2 page 132
saliva (biochemistry)
digestive system volume 4 page 47
mouth volume 8 page 196
salivary gland (anatomy)
human digestive system picture, volume
4 page 47
mumps volume 8 page 206
salivary secretion (biochemistry): see in
index saliva
Salix (plant genus): see in index willow
Salk, Jonas (U.S. physician and
researcher)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 21, picture,
volume 12 page 21
MORE TO EXPLORE
vaccine volume 14 page 49
Salle, Sieur de La (French explorer): see
in index La Salle, Sieur de
salmon (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 22, picture,
volume 12 page 22
MORE TO EXPLORE
animal migration volume 8 page 126
Salmonella (bacteria) picture, volume 5
page 46
salt (acid-base reactions)
acid and base volume 1 page 17
salt (sodium chloride)
crystal volume 3 page 226, picture, volume
3 page 226
Dead Sea picture, volume 4 page 20
irrigation volume 6 page 162
ocean volume 9 page 117
salt flat picture, volume 8 page 131
salt lake
Dead Sea picture, volume 4 page 20
Great Salt Lake picture, volume 14
page 45
Salt Lake City (state capital of Utah,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 23, picture,
volume 12 page 23
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mormon Temple picture, volume 8
page 182
Utah volume 14 page 44
Salto Angel (waterfall in Venezuela): see
in index Angel Falls
salt water
lake volume 7 page 102
saltwater crocodile (reptile): see in index
estuarine crocodile
Salvia officinalis (herb): see in index sage
Salzburg (city in Austria) picture, volume
1 page 234
samara (plant reproductive body)
elm volume 4 page 128
Samarra (city in Iraq)
minaret of a mosque picture, volume 6
page 151
Samaveda (Hindu literature)
Veda volume 14 page 60
sambo (sport)
wrestling volume 15 page 73
Samhain: see in index Halloween
Sami (people)
father and son in traditional dress picture,
volume 9 page 98
Finland volume 5 page 22, picture, volume
5 page 22
Norway volume 9 page 97
reindeer volume 11 page 42
Sweden volume 12 page 213
Samoa (island country in the Pacific
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 24
MORE TO EXPLORE
village on the island of Savaii picture,
volume 12 page 24
sample (data gathering)
statistics volume 12 page 183
samurai (Japanese warrior)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 25, picture,
volume 12 page 25
MORE TO EXPLORE
Japans history volume 7 page 14
martial arts volume 8 page 64
San (people)
Kalahari volume 7 page 45
Lesotho volume 7 page 134
Namibia volume 9 page 7
Sanaa (capital city of Yemen)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 26, picture,
volume 12 page 26
MORE TO EXPLORE
Yemen volume 15 page 90, picture, volume
15 page 90
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Sanaa 225
San Andreas Fault (geologic fault in
North America)
earthquake volume 4 page 92
San Antonio (city in Texas, U.S.)
RiverWalk picture, volume 13 page 52
sand
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 26, picture,
volume 12 page 27
MORE TO EXPLORE
brick and tile volume 2 page 128
glass volume 5 page 118
sand dune picture, volume 12 page 27
soil volume 12 page 125
sand dune
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 27, picture,
volume 12 page 27
MORE TO EXPLORE
Algeria picture, volume 1 page 78
Death Valley picture, volume 4 page 23
desert volume 4 page 40
Lake Michigan picture, volume 8
page 118
Namibia picture, volume 9 page 6
sand volume 12 page 27
Texas picture, volume 13 page 51
San Diego (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
San Diego Zoo picture, volume 15
page 107, picture, volume 15 page 108
San Diego Zoo (zoo in San Diego, California,
U.S.)
Hidden Jungle exhibit picture, volume
15 page 107
Sandinista (political and military organization
in Nicaragua)
Nicaragua volume 9 page 64
sand painting
Navajo sand painting picture, volume 9
page 23
sandstone (rock)
rock volume 11 page 76
Treasury at Petra picture, volume 7
page 34
Sandstone Falls (waterfall inWest Virginia,
U.S.) picture, volume 15 page 34
sandstorm (weather): see in index dust
storm
sand trap (golf ): see in index bunker
Sandwich Islands (islands in the Pacific
Ocean): see in index Hawaii
San Francisco (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
images
Golden Gate Bridge picture, volume 3
page 12
mural by Rivera picture, volume 11
page 68
San Francisco Bay (bay in California,
U.S.)
Golden Gate Bridge picture, volume 3
page 12
San Francisco Giants (U.S. baseball
team)
Mays volume 8 page 84
San Gabriel (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
sangha (Buddhism)
Buddha volume 2 page 143
Buddhism volume 2 page 144
San Jose (capital city of Costa Rica)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 28, picture,
volume 12 page 28
MORE TO EXPLORE
Costa Rica volume 3 page 203
San Juan (capital city of Puerto Rico)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 28, picture,
volume 12 page 28
MORE TO EXPLORE
Puerto Rico volume 10 page 165
San Juan Capistrano (city in California,
U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
San Luis Obispo (city in California,
U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
San Marco, Piazza (square in Venice,
Italy)
Venice volume 14 page 65
San Marco Basilica (church in Venice,
Italy): see in index Basilica di San Marco
San Marcos National Monument,
Castillo de (monument in St. Augustine,
Florida, U.S.): see in index Castillo
de San Marcos National Monument
San Marino (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 29, picture,
volume 12 page 29
San Marino (capital city of San Marino)
San Marino volume 12 page 29
San Martin, Jose de (Argentine revolutionary)
South America volume 12 page 144
San Rafael (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
San Rafael, Mount (mountain in Paraguay)
Paraguay volume 10 page 30
San Salvador (capital city of El Salvador)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 30, picture,
volume 12 page 30
MORE TO EXPLORE
El Salvador volume 4 page 129
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de (president
of Mexico)
Gadsden Purchase volume 5 page 80
Mexico volume 8 page 112
Santa Barbara (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
Santa Catalina Island (island in California,
U.S.)
island gray fox picture, volume 2 page 73
Santa Clara (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
Santa Claus (legendary person)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 30, picture,
volume 12 page 31
MORE TO EXPLORE
Christmas volume 3 page 115
Santa Cruz (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
Santa Fe (state capital of New Mexico,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 31, picture,
volume 12 page 31
MORE TO EXPLORE
New Mexico volume 9 page 51
Santa Fe Trail volume 12 page 33
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Santa Fe Museum of Fine Arts (museum
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.) picture,
volume 12 page 31
Santa Fe Trail (trade route in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 32
MORE TO EXPLORE
Santa Fe volume 12 page 32
Santa Maria (ship)
Columbus volume 3 page 163
Santa Maria la Menor, Cathedral of
(cathedral, Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic) picture, volume 12 page 34
Santee (Native American people): see in
index Dakota
Santiago (capital city of Chile)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 33, picture,
volume 12 page 33
MORE TO EXPLORE
Chile volume 3 page 98
Santo Domingo (capital city of the
Dominican Republic)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 34
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor picture,
volume 12 page 34
Dominican Republic volume 4 page 66
Santos Football Club (Brazilian football
club)
Pele volume 10 page 50
San Vitale Basilica (church in Ravenna,
Italy)
mosaic of Theodora picture, volume 2
page 159
Sao Paulo (state capital of Sao Paulo,
Brazil)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 35
Sao Paulo fever (disease): see in index
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Sao Tome (capital city of Sao Tome and
Principe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 35, picture,
volume 12 page 36
MORE TO EXPLORE
Sao Tome and Principe volume 12
page 36
Sao Tome and Principe (island country
of Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 36, picture,
volume 12 page 36
sap (botany)
maple volume 8 page 52
sapphire (gemstone)
jewelry and gems volume 7 page 24
saprophyte (type of fungus)
fungus volume 5 page 75
sapsucker (bird)
woodpecker volume 15 page 59
Saqqarah (archaeological site in Egypt)
pyramid picture, volume 1 page 168
Sarajevo (capital city of Bosnia and
Herzegovina)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 37, picture,
volume 12 page 37
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bosnia and Herzegovina volume 2
page 112
Saratoga, Battles of (American Revolution,
1777)
American Revolution volume 1
page 101
General Burgoyne surrenders picture,
volume 1 page 101
Sarcee (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 37, picture,
volume 12 page 38
SARS (respiratory disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 38, picture,
volume 12 page 38
MORE TO EXPLORE
epidemic volume 4 page 146, picture,
volume 4 page 146
Sarsi (Native American people): see in
index Sarcee
Sasanian (people)
Persia volume 10 page 61
Saskatchewan (province in Canada)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 39
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Regina picture, volume 12 page 40
wheat field picture, volume 12 page 40
Sasquatch (legendary creature)
legendary animals volume 1 page 129
Sassacus (Pequot chief )
Mohegan volume 8 page 152
Satchmo (U.S. musician): see in index
Armstrong, Louis
satellite (natural or artificial orbiting
object)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 41
MORE TO EXPLORE
artificial satellite
images of Hurricane Katrina picture,
volume 15 page 28
television broadcasting volume 13
page 41, picture, volume 13 page 40
natural satellite
Earth volume 4 page 90
planets volume 10 page 92
Saturn volume 12 page 42
Uranus volume 14 page 39
satellite dish (electronics)
television volume 13 page 41
satellite radio
radio volume 11 page 19
satellite television (broadcasting)
transmission picture, volume 13 page 40
Saturn (planet)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 41, picture,
volume 12 page 42
MORE TO EXPLORE
planets volume 10 page 92, picture, volume
10 page 93
solar system volume 12 page 127, picture,
volume 12 page 127
Sa!ud family (Arabian dynasty)
Riyadh volume 11 page 69
Saudi Arabia (country in the Middle
East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Arabian Peninsula volume 1 page 156
Asia volume 1 page 200
people and culture
garden in Riyadh picture, volume 11
page 69
Internet cafe picture, volume 12
page 44
irrigation picture, volume 6 page 161
Kingdom Centre building picture,
volume 12 page 45
Kings Camel Race picture, volume 12
page 44
petroleum plant picture, volume 8
page 124
timeline volume 12 page 43
Sauk (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 46, picture,
volume 12 page 46
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Sauk 227
MORE TO EXPLORE
Black Hawk volume 2 page 86
Fox volume 5 page 57
Sauk and Fox tribe (Native American
peoples)
Fox volume 5 page 57
Sault Sainte Marie (city in Ontario,
Canada)
Sault Sainte Marie canals volume 12
page 46
Sault Sainte Marie (city in Michigan,
U.S.)
Sault Sainte Marie canals volume 12
page 47
Sault Sainte Marie canals (canals in
North America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 46
Saurischia (dinosaur order)
dinosaur volume 4 page 51, picture, volume
4 page 50
sauropod (dinosaur infraorder)
dinosaur volume 4 page 51
Savaii (island in Samoa)
village on the island of Savaii picture,
volume 12 page 24
savanna (life zone)
biome volume 2 page 74
grassland volume 5 page 143
places
Africa volume 1 page 40, picture, volume
5 page 143
South America volume 12 page 140
tropics volume 13 page 99
Savannah (city in Georgia, U.S.)
oak trees covered with Spanish moss
picture, volume 5 page 102
saving (economics)
banking volume 2 page 24
sawfish (fish)
ray volume 11 page 30
saw grass (plant)
Everglades volume 4 page 168
Saxon (people)
Alfred the Great volume 1 page 76
Anglo-Saxon volume 1 page 121
Holy Roman Empire volume 6 page 75
saxophone (musical instrument)
wind instruments picture, volume 8
page 217
Say Hey Kid (U.S. baseball player): see
in index Mays,Willie
scalawag (U.S. history)
Reconstruction volume 11 page 34
scald (injury)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 152
scale (animal anatomy)
lizard volume 7 page 169
reptile volume 11 page 51
snake volume 12 page 112
adder picture, volume 11 page 51
scale (mapmaking)
map and globe volume 8 page 49
scallop (mollusk)
bivalve volume 2 page 84
shell picture, volume 2 page 83
scalpel (medical instrument)
laser volume 7 page 111
surgery volume 12 page 207
Scandinavia (region in northern Europe)
Denmark volume 4 page 37
Odin volume 9 page 124
Sweden volume 12 page 212
WorldWar II volume 15 page 66
scarlet fever (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 47, picture,
volume 12 page 47
scarlet ibis (bird)
Trinidad and Tobago volume 13 page 97
scarlet king snake (reptile)
various snakes picture, volume 12
page 113
Schism of 1054 (Christianity)
Byzantine Empire volume 2 page 159
Schitsuumsh (Native American people):
see in index Coeur dAlene
schizophrenia (psychology)
mental illness volume 8 page 100
Schonbrunn Palace (palace in Vienna,
Austria) picture, volume 14 page 82
school (animal behavior)
Yellowspot emperor fish picture, volume
5 page 27
school (educational facility)
education volume 4 page 105
students in classroom picture, volume 4
page 106
school age (growth stage)
child development volume 3 page 97
school library (education)
librarian with students picture, volume 7
page 142
library volume 7 page 142
school system
education volume 4 page 106
school teaching: see in index teaching
Schulz, Charles (U.S. cartoonist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 48, picture,
volume 12 page 48
MORE TO EXPLORE
working on cartoon picture, volume 3
page 49
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman (U.S. general)
Persian GulfWar, 1991 picture, volume
10 page 62
Schwarzwald (mountainous region in
Germany): see in index Black Forest
science
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 49
MORE TO EXPLORE
Enlightenment volume 4 page 142
medical researchers working in a laboratory
picture, volume 12 page 49
Renaissance volume 11 page 45
science fair project picture, volume 12
page 50
submarine volume 12 page 196
science fiction (literature)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 50
MORE TO EXPLORE
robot volume 11 page 75
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
picture, volume 12 page 50
utopia volume 14 page 46
science museum
cloud exhibit picture, volume 8 page 211
museum volume 8 page 211
scientific method
science volume 12 page 49
scientific satellite (artificial orbiting
object)
satellite volume 12 page 41
sci-fi (literature): see in index science fiction
Scioto River (river in the U.S.)
Columbus picture, volume 3 page 162
228 Sauk and Fox tribe BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
SCLC (U.S. organization): see in index
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
sclera (part of eye)
eye volume 4 page 175, picture, volume 4
page 175
scoring (sports)
rugby volume 11 page 103
Scorpio (astrology): see in index Scorpius
scorpion (arachnid)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 51, picture,
volume 12 page 51
Scorpius (astronomy)
constellation volume 3 page 188
zodiac signs picture, volume 15 page 107
Scot (ancient people)
Scotland volume 12 page 53
Scotland (part of the United Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 52
MORE TO EXPLORE
England volume 4 page 139
golf volume 5 page 126
images
Scottish Exhibition and Conference
Centre picture, volume 14 page 17
Urquhart Castle picture, volume 12
page 52
Northern Ireland volume 9 page 90
United Kingdom volume 14 page 16
Scots pine (tree)
conifers picture, volume 3 page 183
Scott, Coretta (U.S. civil-rights activist):
see in index King, Coretta Scott
Scott, Dred (U.S. slave) picture, volume 4
page 77
Dred Scott decision volume 4 page 77
Scott, Robert F. (English officer and
explorer)
Antarctica volume 1 page 137
polar exploration volume 10 page 111
Scottie (breed of dog): see in index Scottish
terrier
Scottish Exhibition and Conference
Centre (building in Glasgow, Scotland,
United Kingdom) picture, volume 14
page 17
Scottish Highlands (region in Scotland,
United Kingdom): see in index Highlands
Scottish Parliament (government in
Scotland, United Kingdom)
Scotland volume 12 page 53
Scottish terrier (breed of dog)
terrier breeds table, volume 4 page 62
scouting (youth group activity)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 53
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cub Scout gathering newspapers for
recycling picture, volume 12 page 53
Indonesian Girl Scouts picture, volume
12 page 54
Scouts (youth organization): see in index
Boy Scouts
screech owl (bird) picture, volume 2
page 80
screenwriting (filmmaking)
movie volume 8 page 198
screw (machine component)
machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume
8 page 6
Screw Auger Falls (waterfall in Maine,
U.S.) picture, volume 1 page 151
Screwtape Letters, The (book by
Lewis)
Lewis volume 7 page 137
scrimmage, line of (sports)
football volume 5 page 49
script: see in index screenwriting; writing
scroll painting (art)
Chinese scrolls picture, volume 10 page 9
scrotum (anatomy) picture, volume 11
page 47
reproductive system volume 11 page 48
scrum (sports)
rugby volume 11 page 103
scull (watercraft)
boat volume 2 page 98
sculling (sport): see in index scull
sculptor: see in index sculpture
sculpture
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 54
MORE TO EXPLORE
abstract sculpture by Hepworth picture,
volume 12 page 57
brass volume 2 page 123
bronze volume 2 page 134
Hermitage picture, volume 1 page 196
Olmec head picture, volume 9 page 132
Picassos work in Chicago picture, volume
10 page 79
sculptor at work picture, volume 12
page 55
stone angel in Rome picture, volume 12
page 55
sculpture in the round (threedimensional
sculpture)
sculpture volume 12 page 55
SDI (United States defense system): see in
index Strategic Defense Initiative
sea (body of water): see in index Aral Sea;
Baltic Sea; Bering Sea; Black Sea; Caribbean
Sea; Caspian Sea; Dead Sea; Mediterranean
Sea; North Sea; Red Sea
LIFE SCIENCES
Anatomy
Biology
Botany
Ecology
Genetics
Medicine
Zoology
PHYSICAL
SCIENCES
Astronomy
Chemistry
Geology
Mathematics
Physics
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Anthropology
Archaeology
Economics
Geography
Psychology
Social Science
Sociology
OTHER SCIENCE
TOPICS
Acid and Base
Acid Rain
Adaptation
Air
Artificial
Intelligence
Atmosphere
Atom
Color
Conservation
Crystal
Ecosystem
Electricity
Energy
Environment
Evolution
Force
Global Warming
Gravity
Greenhouse
Effect
Human Origins
Lens
Light
Living Thing
Matter
Molecule
Motion
Optics
Pollution
Recycling
Sound
Technology and
Invention
Water
Weather
Wind
To learn more about science,
look for these articles:
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA sea 229
sea, inland (physical feature): see in index
lake
sea anemone (invertebrate order)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 57
MORE TO EXPLORE
anemone fish picture, volume 5 page 28
jewel anemone picture, volume 12
page 57
sea bass (fish)
bass volume 2 page 37
sea battle: see in index naval warfare
seabed: see in index ocean floor
sea cave (geology)
cave volume 3 page 63
sea eagle (bird)
eagle volume 4 page 86
sea elephant (mammal): see in index
elephant seal
seafloor: see in index ocean floor
sea horse (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 58, picture,
volume 12 page 58
sea ice (ice formation)
Arctic Ocean volume 1 page 173
Sea Knight helicopter (U.S. military
aircraft) picture, volume 8 page 56
seal (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 59, picture,
volume 12 page 59, picture, volume 12
page 59
seal (art)
Indus Valley Civilization picture, volume
6 page 136
seal engraving (art): see in index seal
sea lion (mammal) picture, volume 12
page 59
seal volume 12 page 59
seaplane (aircraft) picture, volume 1
page 53
airplane volume 1 page 53
Sears Tower (building in Chicago, Illinois,
U.S.): see in indexWillis Tower
sea-run trout (fish): see in index rainbow
trout
sea serpent (mythical beast)
legendary animals volume 1 page 128
seashell
chalk volume 3 page 79
sea snake (snake)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
banded sea krait picture, volume 12
page 60
season (meteorological division)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 60, picture,
volume 12 page 61
MORE TO EXPLORE
Demeter volume 4 page 34
Earth volume 4 page 90
Hades volume 6 page 5
sea stack (rock formation)
off the coast of Australia picture, volume
14 page 78
sea star (class of echinoderm): see in index
starfish
seat belt (safety device)
automobile volume 1 page 237, picture,
volume 12 page 7
Seattle (city inWashington, U.S.)
trans-Pacific container ship picture, volume
10 page 5
sea turtle (reptile)
turtle volume 13 page 117
sea wasp (marine invertebrate)
jellyfish volume 7 page 20
sea water: see in index salt water
seaweed
farming picture, volume 7 page 71
Seb (Egyptian god): see in index Geb
second (unit of time)
time volume 13 page 67
secondary battery (electronics)
battery volume 2 page 40
secondary bow (multicolored arc in the
sky)
rainbow volume 11 page 23, picture,
volume 11 page 22
secondary consumer (biology)
food chain volume 5 page 45
secondary education
education volume 4 page 106
secondary rainbow (multicolored arc in
the sky): see in index secondary bow
secondary school: see in index secondary
education
secondary tooth (anatomy): see in index
permanent tooth
Second Battle ofWounded Knee (U.S.
history, 1973): see in indexWounded
Knee, Second Battle of
Second Crusade (European, Christian
and Islamic history): see in index Crusades
second-degree burn (injury)
burn and scald volume 2 page 152
second position (ballet)
ballet positions picture, volume 2
page 14
Second Reich (historic country in
Europe): see in index German Empire
Second SeminoleWar (U.S. history,
183542)
Osceola volume 9 page 153
Seminole volume 12 page 64
Tyler volume 13 page 124
Van Buren volume 14 page 55
Second Temple (Judaism): see in index
Jerusalem, Temple of
Secretariat (United Nations)
United Nations volume 14 page 23
Secret Intelligence Service (British government)
spy volume 12 page 170
section (mathematics)
map and globe volume 8 page 51
security (finance)
stock exchange volume 12 page 185
security and protection system
X-ray machine at airport picture, volume
15 page 82
Security Council (United Nations)
United Nations volume 14 page 22
security system: see in index security and
protection system
seder (Judaism)
family and friends gather picture, volume
10 page 40
Passover volume 10 page 40
sedimentary rock (geology)
rock volume 11 page 76
230 sea, inland BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
seed (plant reproductive part)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 62
MORE TO EXPLORE
bean plant picture, volume 10 page 96
fruit volume 5 page 72
images
almond fruits picture, volume 1
page 88
Lawson cypress and English elm picture,
volume 13 page 94
papaya picture, volume 10 page 27
pea picture, volume 7 page 125, picture,
volume 10 page 42
Pomo woman picture, volume 10
page 120
sorghum picture, volume 12 page 133
plant volume 10 page 95
shell volume 12 page 80
seed coat (botany)
seed volume 12 page 62
Seeing Eye dog: see in index guide dog
Sef dynasty (African history)
Kanem-Bornu Empire volume 7 page 46
segmented worm (animal)
worm volume 15 page 71
segregation (social practice)
apartheid volume 1 page 144, picture,
volume 1 page 145
United States
African Americans volume 1 page 43
civil rights movement volume 3
page 129
National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People volume 9
page 14
people
Abernathy volume 1 page 9
Anderson volume 1 page 117
Evers volume 4 page 169
Marshall volume 8 page 61
Meredith volume 8 page 103
Parks volume 10 page 36
Tuskegee Airmen volume 13
page 118
Wells-Barnett volume 15 page 29
places
Alabama picture, volume 8 page 177
Seine River (river in France)
continental island picture, volume 6
page 167
Paris volume 10 page 34
seismic sea wave (giant wave): see in
index tsunami
seismograph (device for measuring earthquakes)
earthquake volume 4 page 93
sei whale (mammal)
whale species picture, volume 15 page 37
seizure (medical disorder)
epilepsy volume 4 page 147
Sela (ancient city in Jordan): see in index
Petra
Selective Service Act (U.S. legislation,
1917)
Wilson volume 15 page 47
self-pollination (botany) picture, volume
10 page 116
flower volume 5 page 38
pollen volume 10 page 116
Self-Portrait with Straw Hat (painting
by Van Gogh) picture, volume 14
page 56
Seljuk Turks (Turkish dynasty)
Crusades volume 3 page 223
Islam volume 6 page 165
Turkey volume 13 page 112
Selle, Mount (mountain in Haiti)
elevation volume 6 page 8
selling (business)
advertising volume 1 page 32
selva (region in South America): see in
index montana
semen (biochemistry)
reproductive system volume 11 page 48
semicircular canal (anatomy)
ear volume 4 page 87, picture, volume 4
page 87
semiconductor (electronics)
electronics volume 4 page 123
semifinished material (industry): see in
index raw material
Seminole (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 63
MORE TO EXPLORE
Everglades volume 4 page 168
Florida volume 5 page 36
Osceola volume 9 page 153
Seminole traditional dress picture, volume
12 page 64
SeminoleWars (U.S. history): see in
index First SeminoleWar; Second SeminoleWar;
Third SeminoleWar
Semitic alphabet, North: see in index
North Semitic
Senate (Roman history)
ancient Rome volume 11 page 89
republic volume 11 page 54
Senate (U.S. government)
Supreme Court nominee hearing picture,
volume 14 page 36
United States government volume 14
page 33
Sendak, Maurice (U.S. artist and author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 64, picture,
volume 12 page 64
MORE TO EXPLORE
Where theWild Things Are costumes
picture, volume 4 page 72
Seneca (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cornplanter picture, volume 12 page 65
Hiawatha volume 6 page 49
Iroquois volume 6 page 160
Senegal (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 66, picture,
volume 12 page 66, picture, volume 12
page 67
MORE TO EXPLORE
Wolof Empire volume 15 page 54
Senegambia (confederation in Africa)
Gambia volume 5 page 84
Senegal volume 12 page 67
Sengen Shrine (shrine in Fujinomiya,
Japan)
Mount Fuji volume 5 page 74
Senghor, Leopold (president of Senegal)
Senegal volume 12 page 66
Senior (father with same name as son)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
senses
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 68, picture,
volume 12 page 68, picture, volume 12
page 68
MORE TO EXPLORE
living thing volume 7 page 168
reptile volume 11 page 52
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA senses 231
sensory nerve (anatomy) picture, volume
9 page 36
nervous system volume 9 page 35
sensory receptor (sense cell): see in index
receptor
sentence (grammar)
language volume 7 page 105
Seoul (capital city of South Korea)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 69, picture,
volume 7 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
Christmas tree picture, volume 3
page 114
Kyongbokkung Palace picture, volume
12 page 69
South Korea volume 7 page 82
sepal (flower part)
cabbage volume 3 page 4
separation of powers (political science
and government): see in index powers,
separation of
Separatist (religious group)
Mayflower volume 8 page 83
Plymouth Colony volume 10 page 102
Puritan volume 10 page 168
September 11 attacks (U.S. history,
2001)
bin Laden volume 2 page 71
Bush volume 2 page 157
damaged Pentagon building picture,
volume 13 page 49
New York volume 9 page 59
septicemic plague (disease)
plague volume 10 page 92
Sequoia (tree genus)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 70
Sequoia National Park (national park in
California, U.S.)
giant sequoia trees picture, volume 5
page 113
Sequoyah (Cherokee leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 70, picture,
volume 12 page 70
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cherokee volume 3 page 88
Serapis (British naval ship)
Jones volume 7 page 32, picture, volume
7 page 32
Serb (people)
Belgrade volume 2 page 56
Serbia volume 12 page 71
Serbia (historical republic of Serbia and
Montenegro)
Belgrade picture, volume 12 page 72
Serbia (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 71, picture,
volume 12 page 72
MORE TO EXPLORE
history
Kosovo volume 7 page 86
Montenegro volume 8 page 175
WorldWar I volume 15 page 61
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 95
Serbia and Montenegro (historic country
in Europe)
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 96
Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, Kingdom
of (historical kingdom in Europe,
191829)
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 95
Serengeti National Park (park in Tanzania)
Tanzania volume 13 page 15
Serengeti Plain (region in Tanzania)
Tanzania volume 13 page 15
serfdom
feudalism volume 5 page 14
labor volume 7 page 96
Middle Ages volume 8 page 122
serfs giving animals to their lord picture,
volume 5 page 14
serfs working in the Middle Ages picture,
volume 7 page 96
slavery volume 12 page 105
Ukraine volume 14 page 7
serpent eagle (bird)
eagles volume 4 page 86
Serpent Mound (earthwork in Ohio,
U.S.) picture, volume 8 page 194
Serra, Junipero (Spanish Franciscan missionary)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 73
MORE TO EXPLORE
Spanish missions volume 8 page 140
serve (sports)
tennis volume 13 page 45
volleyball volume 14 page 104
service (task done for another person)
economics volume 4 page 100
trade volume 13 page 87
service dog: see in index guide dog
service industry
industry volume 6 page 134
Sesame Street (U.S. television program)
Henson volume 6 page 41
Set (Egyptian god): see in index Seth
set (tennis)
tennis volume 13 page 46
set design (theater and filmmaking)
theater volume 13 page 58
Seth (Egyptian god)
Isis and Osiris volume 6 page 163
settlement colony (colonialism)
colony volume 3 page 154
settlement of the Americas: see in index
Americas
Seurat, Georges (French painter)
painting volume 10 page 10
Seuss, Dr. (U.S. author and illustrator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 73, picture,
volume 12 page 73
MORE TO EXPLORE
literature for children volume 7
page 164
seven-spotted ladybug (insect)
types of beetles picture, volume 2
page 49
17-year cicada (insect)
locust volume 7 page 173
seventeen-year locust (insect): see in
index 17-year cicada
Seventh Crusade (European, Christian
and Islamic history): see in index Crusades
severe acute respiratory syndrome (respiratory
disease): see in index SARS
Seville orange (fruit): see in index sour
orange
Seward,William H. (U.S. government
official)
Alaska volume 1 page 64
232 sensory nerve BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
sewing
shop in Kinshasa picture, volume 7
page 69
sewing machine
shop in Kinshasa picture, volume 7
page 69
sex cell (biology): see in index gamete
sextant (navigation instrument) picture,
volume 9 page 25
sexual reproduction (biology)
reproductive system volume 11
page 47
Seychelles (island country in the Indian
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 74, picture,
volume 12 page 74
MORE TO EXPLORE
tropical forest picture, volume 5 page 54
Victoria picture, volume 14 page 79
Seychellois Creole (people)
Seychelles volume 12 page 74
Seymour, Jane (queen of England): see in
index Jane Seymour
Shabazz, el-Hajj Malik el- (U.S. Muslim
leader): see in index Malcolm X
Shabbat (Judaism): see in index Sabbath
Shackleton, Ernest Henry (English
explorer)
Antarctica volume 1 page 137
polar exploration volume 10
page 111
shaddock (plant)
citrus fruits volume 3 page 123
shaft (animal anatomy)
feather volume 5 page 8, picture, volume
5 page 8
shagbark hickory (tree) picture, volume 6
page 51
hickory volume 6 page 50
Shah, Birendra (king of Nepal)
Nepal volume 9 page 32
Shah, Prithvi Narayan (king of Nepal)
Nepal volume 9 page 32
shahadah (Islam)
Muslim statement of faith in Arabic
calligraphy picture, volume 8 page 203
Shah Jahan (Mughal emperor)
Mughal Empire volume 8 page 202
Taj Mahal volume 13 page 11
Shakespeare,William (English author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 75, picture,
volume 12 page 75
MORE TO EXPLORE
drama volume 4 page 73
Shakti (Hindu god)
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
shamrock (plant)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 76, picture,
volume 12 page 76
MORE TO EXPLORE
Saint Patricks Day volume 12 page 15
Shangdu (city in Mongolia)
Polo volume 10 page 119
Shang Dynasty (Chinese history, 1766-
1122 BC)
China volume 3 page 102
Shanghai (city in China)
automated teller machine in Shanghai,
China picture, volume 2 page 25
Shang-tu (city in Mongolia): see in index
Shangdu
Shantungosaurus (dinosaur)
dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4
page 53
Sharchops (Asian people)
Bhutan volume 2 page 66
share (finance): see in index stock
shark (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 76, picture,
volume 12 page 76, picture, volume 12
page 77
MORE TO EXPLORE
sensory reception picture, volume 12
page 68
symbiosis volume 12 page 222, picture,
volume 12 page 221
vertebrate embryo development picture,
volume 5 page 109
Sharp, Granville (English scholar and
philanthropist)
Freetown volume 5 page 65
sharp-shinned hawk (bird)
hawk volume 6 page 28
Shasta daisy (flowering plant)
daisy volume 4 page 6
Shatt Al-!Arab (river in Iraq)
Euphrates River volume 4 page 159
Tigris River volume 13 page 66
Shauhaunapotinia (Iowa chief ) picture,
volume 6 page 144
Shaw, George Bernard (Irish dramatist)
drama volume 4 page 74
Shawnee (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 78, picture,
volume 12 page 78
MORE TO EXPLORE
Algonquian volume 1 page 80
Tecumseh volume 13 page 29
West Virginia volume 15 page 35
sheep (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 78
MORE TO EXPLORE
goat volume 5 page 121
images
ewe with two lambs picture, volume 12
page 78
grazing in the Cotswolds picture, volume
4 page 140
Swaledale picture, volume 12 page 79
New Zealand volume 9 page 62
sheepberry (tree)
viburnum volume 14 page 76
sheep laurel (shrub)
laurel volume 7 page 116
shelf fungus (organism): see in index
bracket fungus
shell (animal anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 79, picture,
volume 12 page 79
MORE TO EXPLORE
mollusk volume 8 page 157
bivalve volume 2 page 84
pearls picture, volume 7 page 24
scallop picture, volume 2 page 83
turtle volume 13 page 117
shell (watercraft): see in index scull
shellbark hickory (tree)
hickory volume 6 page 50
Shenandoah National Park (national
park in Virginia, U.S.)
Blue Ridge Mountains picture, volume
14 page 94
Shepard, Alan B., Jr. (U.S. astronaut)
space exploration volume 12 page 151
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Shepard, Alan B., Jr. 233
Sherman,William Tecumseh (U.S. general)
American CivilWar volume 1 page 97
Georgia volume 5 page 102
Sherman Antitrust Act (U.S. legislation,
1890)
Harrison volume 6 page 22
Sherpa (people)
Hillary volume 6 page 54
Himalayas volume 6 page 55
Mount Everest volume 4 page 167
Tenzing Norgay volume 13 page 46
Shi!ah (Islam)
Caliphate volume 3 page 14
Iran volume 6 page 148
Islam volume 6 page 164
Kurds volume 7 page 90
martyr volume 8 page 67
Shibuya (district in Tokyo, Japan) picture,
volume 13 page 76
shield (armor) picture, volume 15 page 9
shield fern (fern genus) picture, volume 5
page 12
shield volcano (landform)
volcano volume 14 page 101, picture,
volume 14 page 101
Shi!ite (Islam): see in index Shi!ah
Shiloh, Battle of (1862, American Civil
War)
American CivilWar volume 1 page 96
Shinjuku (district in Tokyo, Japan)
Tokyo volume 13 page 76
Shinto (religion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 80
MORE TO EXPLORE
Japan volume 7 page 13
Meiji Shrine picture, volume 8 page 95
Shinto temple picture, volume 12
page 80
Shintoist (religious adherent)
Shinto volume 12 page 80
ship (large watercraft)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 81
MORE TO EXPLORE
aircraft carrier picture, volume 12
page 82
cargo ship picture, volume 12 page 81
cruise ship picture, volume 12 page 82
ocean liner picture, volume 13 page 93
passenger ship picture, volume 9 page 24
Lusitania picture, volume 7 page 185
Valletta picture, volume 14 page 52
Phoenician ship picture, volume 10
page 74
ship from Venice, Italy picture, volume 5
page 31
ship navigation
navigation volume 9 page 23
shipping (of goods)
Canadian port picture, volume 13
page 87
freight train volume 11 page 20
shipping (water transportation)
harbor volume 6 page 17
iceberg volume 6 page 107
North Sea volume 9 page 92
Northwest Passage volume 9 page 93
Shira (volcano in Tanzania)
Mount Kilimanjaro volume 7 page 65
Shiva (Hindu god): see in index Siva
Shlomo (king of Israel): see in index
Solomon
shock (medical condition)
burn and scald volume 2 page 152
shock wave (physics)
earthquake volume 4 page 91
radiation volume 11 page 17
shofar (musical instrument) picture, volume
15 page 94
Rosh Hashana picture, volume 11
page 98
shogun (Japanese title)
Meiji volume 8 page 95
samurai volume 12 page 25
shogunate (Japanese history)
Japan volume 7 page 14
Shona (people)
Great Zimbabwe volume 5 page 149
Zimbabwe volume 15 page 105
shooting star (astronomy): see in index
meteor
shoplifting (crime)
sign picture, volume 3 page 216
shorebird: see in index wading bird
shoreline (landform): see in index coastline
short-nosed echidna (mammal) picture,
volume 4 page 97
echidna volume 4 page 97
shortsightedness (visual disorder): see in
index nearsightedness
short story (literature)
fiction volume 5 page 18
short-tailed weasel (mammal): see in
index stoat
short-term memory (mental function)
memory volume 8 page 98
short-track speed skating (sport)
ice skating volume 6 page 110
shortwave radio (communications)
telecommunication antennas picture,
volume 13 page 34
Shoshone (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 83, picture,
volume 12 page 83
MORE TO EXPLORE
Comanche volume 3 page 164
Lewis and Clark Expedition volume 7
page 138
Native Americans volume 9
page 18
Sacagawea volume 12 page 4
Wyoming volume 15 page 80
shot put (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 86, picture,
volume 13 page 85
Show Me State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Missouri
shrew (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 84, picture,
volume 12 page 84
shrew mole (mammal)
mole volume 8 page 155
Shriver, Eunice Kennedy (U.S. philanthropist)
Special Olympics volume 12 page 161
shul (place of worship): see in index synagogue
shutter (camera device)
camera volume 3 page 20, picture, volume
3 page 20
Shwedagon Pagoda (temple buildings in
Yangon, Myanmar)
Yangon volume 15 page 86
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Si (chemical element): see in index silicon
Siam (country in Southeast Asia): see in
index Thailand
siamang (primate)
gibbon volume 5 page 114
Sian (city in China): see in index Xian
Siberia (region in Asia)
Asia volume 1 page 200
Russia volume 11 page 104
Siberian elm (tree)
elm volume 4 page 128
Siberian husky (breed of dog)
working dogs table, volume 4 page 62
Siberian iris (plant) picture, volume 6
page 157
Siberian tiger (mammal) picture, volume
13 page 65
tiger volume 13 page 65
Sicily (island in Italy)
Mount Etna volume 4 page 157
sickle-cell anemia (blood disorder)
human disease volume 4 page 57
sickness: see in index disease
Siddhartha Gautama (founder of Buddhism):
see in index Buddha
Siddiq, al- (Muslim caliph): see in index
Abu Bakr
side-striped jackal (mammal)
jackal volume 7 page 4
sidestroke (swimming)
swimming volume 12 page 215
sidewalk surfing (sport and hobby): see
in index skateboarding
sidewinding (zoology)
reptile volume 11 page 52
snake volume 12 page 114
Sidon (city in Lebanon) picture, volume 7
page 120
Sierra Leone (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 85
MORE TO EXPLORE
voting line picture, volume 4 page 35
Sierra Nevada (mountain range in the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 86, picture,
volume 12 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
California volume 3 page 11
Nevada volume 9 page 40
sight (physiology and senses)
primate volume 10 page 148
senses volume 12 page 68, picture, volume
12 page 68
sign (promotion)
advertising volume 1 page 32
sign, street: see in index street sign
signature (publishing)
book and bookmaking volume 2
page 109
sign language (form of communication)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 87, picture,
volume 12 page 87
MORE TO EXPLORE
deafness volume 4 page 21
language volume 7 page 105
teacher using sign language picture, volume
12 page 87
Sikhism (religion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 87
MORE TO EXPLORE
Indira Gandhi volume 5 page 85
major world religions table, volume 11
page 43
monk volume 8 page 166
Sikh leader reading the Adi Granth picture,
volume 12 page 88
Sikh temple picture, volume 6 page 124
Silenus (Greek mythology)
Midas volume 8 page 121
silica (chemical compound)
glass volume 5 page 118
silicon (chemical element)
electronics volume 4 page 123
silk (fiber)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 88
MORE TO EXPLORE
clothing volume 3 page 142
fibers volume 5 page 16
images
silk cloth picture, volume 12 page 89
silkworm picture, volume 12 page 89
insects volume 6 page 140
spiders volume 12 page 164
Silk Road (trade route)
Polo volume 10 page 119
silk volume 12 page 89
Uzbekistan volume 14 page 47
silkworm (caterpillar)
butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158
silk volume 12 page 88, picture, volume
12 page 89
silky anteater (mammal): see in index
two-toed anteater
Silla (ancient kingdom in Korea)
North Korea volume 7 page 80
South Korea volume 7 page 83
Silmarillion, The (work by Tolkien)
Tolkien volume 13 page 77
silt (mineral)
soil volume 12 page 125
silver (chemical element)
Carson City volume 3 page 45
money volume 8 page 160
silverback (gorilla) picture, volume 5
page 129
silver fox (mammal)
fox volume 5 page 57
Silver State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Nevada
Silverstein, Shel (U.S. author, poet, and
cartoonist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 90, picture,
volume 12 page 90
Simien Mountains National Park
(national park in Ethiopia)
walia ibex on a mountainside picture,
volume 4 page 155
simple eye (anatomy)
insect anatomy picture, volume 6
page 138
simple fracture (of bone) picture, volume
2 page 106
simple machine
machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume
8 page 6
simulator (training device)
space exploration volume 12 page 151
Sinai, Mount (mountain in Egypt)
Moses volume 8 page 187
Sinai Peninsula (peninsula in Egypt)
Egypt volume 4 page 109
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Singapore (island nation in Southeast
Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 91
MORE TO EXPLORE
city-state volume 3 page 126
Malaysia volume 8 page 28
skyscrapers picture, volume 12 page 104
symbol of Singapore picture, volume 12
page 91
Singapore (capital city of Singapore)
Singapore volume 12 page 91
Singapore River (river in Singapore) picture,
volume 12 page 104
Singapura (capital city of Singapore): see
in index Singapore
Singh, Gobind (Sikh Guru): see in index
Gobind Singh
Singh, Manmohan (prime minister of
India)
India volume 6 page 125
Singhalese (people): see in index Sinhalese
singing (vocal music)
music volume 8 page 212
singles (tennis)
tennis volume 13 page 45
Sinhalese (people)
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte volume 12
page 173
Sri Lanka volume 12 page 174
Sino-Tibetan languages
language volume 7 page 105
Sinterklaas (legendary person): see in
index Santa Claus
Sioux (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 92
MORE TO EXPLORE
Crazy Horse volume 3 page 211
Custer volume 3 page 233
Native Americans volume 9 page 16
Sioux holding a bow and arrows picture,
volume 12 page 92
Sitting Bull volume 12 page 93, picture,
volume 12 page 93
South Dakota volume 12 page 149
Black Hills volume 2 page 87
Wounded Knee volume 15 page 72
Sioux Uprising (U.S. history)
Minnesota volume 8 page 136
Siqueiros, David Alfaro (Mexican
painter)
Rivera volume 11 page 69
SIS (British government): see in index
Secret Intelligence Service
Sistine Chapel (chapel in Vatican City)
Michelangelo volume 8 page 115
Vatican City volume 14 page 59
sit-in (social protest)
civil rights movement volume 3
page 130
Sitka (town in Alaska, U.S.)
Tlingit gathering picture, volume 13
page 72
Sitting Bull (chief of Sioux nation)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 92, picture,
volume 12 page 93
MORE TO EXPLORE
Sioux volume 12 page 92
Siva (Hindu god)
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
shrine picture, volume 6 page 56
Six-DayWar (Middle East, 1967)
Arab-IsraeliWars volume 1
page 158
Six Nations Reserve (Native American
Reserve in Canada)
Tuscarora volume 13 page 118
Sixth Crusade (European, Christian and
Islamic history): see in index Crusades
Skanderbeg (Albanian hero)
citadel at Kruje picture, volume 1
page 65
skate (fish)
ray volume 11 page 30
skate (sports equipment)
types of skates picture, volume 6
page 109
skateboarding (sport and hobby)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 93, picture,
volume 12 page 93
MORE TO EXPLORE
skating volume 12 page 94
skate park
skateboarding volume 12 page 94
skating (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 94, picture,
volume 12 page 94
skating, roller (sport): see in index roller
skating
skeletal muscle (anatomy)
bone and body movement picture, volume
8 page 208
human skeletal muscles picture, volume
8 page 207
muscle volume 8 page 208
skeletal system (anatomy and physiology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 95
MORE TO EXPLORE
four animal skeletal systems picture,
volume 12 page 95
human skeletal system picture, volume
12 page 96
knee joint in cross section picture, volume
12 page 97
skeleton (anatomy)
coral volume 3 page 197
Skelton, MarthaWayles (wife of Thomas
Jefferson)
Jefferson volume 7 page 17
skiing (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 97
MORE TO EXPLORE
Alpine skiing courses picture, volume 12
page 98
freestyle skiing courses picture, volume
12 page 99
Olympic Games volume 9 page 134
skiers in Vermont picture, volume 14
page 69
slalom ski racing picture, volume 12
page 98
snowboarding half-pipe course picture,
volume 12 page 100
ski jumping (sport)
skiing volume 12 page 98
skin (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 101
MORE TO EXPLORE
acne volume 1 page 18
amphibians volume 1 page 109
armadillo volume 1 page 183
burn and scald volume 2 page 152
human skin picture, volume 12 page 101
cosmetics volume 3 page 202
skin, human (anatomy)
skin volume 12 page 101
skin graft (physiology)
transplant volume 13 page 91
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skipjack tuna (fish)
tuna volume 13 page 106
Sklodowska, Maria (French physicist):
see in index Curie, Marie
Skopje (capital city of Macedonia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 102
MORE TO EXPLORE
Macedonia volume 8 page 5
skull (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 102, picture,
volume 12 page 102
MORE TO EXPLORE
skeletal system volume 12 page 97
skunk (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 103, picture,
volume 12 page 103
skunk bear (mammal): see in index wolverine
skyscraper (building)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 104
MORE TO EXPLORE
architecture volume 1 page 171
cities volume 3 page 125
Chicago volume 3 page 92, picture,
volume 3 page 93, picture, volume 6
page 117
Hong Kong picture, volume 6 page 78
Kuala Lumpur picture, volume 7
page 88
Kuwait picture, volume 7 page 92
New York City picture, volume 9
page 59
Singapore picture, volume 12 page 104
Tokyo picture, volume 3 page 124
worlds tallest buildings picture, volume
12 page 104
steel volume 12 page 184
slalom (ski race) picture, volume 12
page 98
Alpine skiing courses picture, volume 12
page 98
skiing volume 12 page 99
slate (rock) picture, volume 11 page 76
Slav (people)
Balkan Peninsula volume 2 page 12
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 95
Slovakia volume 12 page 109
slave (sociology)
slavery volume 12 page 105
slave rebellions
Turner volume 13 page 116
slavery (human practice)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 105
MORE TO EXPLORE
abolitionist movement volume 1 page 11
Africa volume 1 page 42
Angola volume 1 page 123
Ashanti volume 1 page 197
Gabon volume 5 page 78
Gambia volume 5 page 84
Ghana volume 5 page 111
Reunion volume 11 page 57
civil rights volume 3 page 128
empire volume 4 page 131
human migration volume 8 page 126
human rights volume 6 page 97
images
former slave houses picture, volume 12
page 107
slave ship layout picture, volume 12
page 106
slave ship memorial picture, volume 12
page 105
labor volume 7 page 96
North America volume 9 page 81
South America volume 12 page 144
Brazil volume 2 page 127, volume 12
page 35
French Guiana volume 5 page 68
Guyana volume 5 page 173
United States
African Americans volume 1 page 43
Alabama volume 1 page 61
American CivilWar volume 1 page 94
Brown volume 2 page 136
Buchanan volume 2 page 138
Columbus volume 3 page 161
Confederacy volume 3 page 176
Davis volume 4 page 18
Douglass volume 4 page 67
Dred Scott Decision volume 4 page 76
Emancipation Proclamation volume 4
page 130
Fillmore volume 5 page 20
Fugitive Slave Acts volume 5 page 73
Jefferson volume 7 page 17
Kansas volume 7 page 48
Topeka volume 13 page 81
Kansas-Nebraska Act volume 7
page 49
Lincoln volume 7 page 155
Lincoln-Douglas debates volume 7
page 157
Louisiana volume 7 page 181
MexicanWar volume 8 page 109
Michigan volume 8 page 117
Mississippi volume 8 page 142
Missouri volume 8 page 147
Missouri Compromise volume 8
page 148
Monroe volume 8 page 171
Mott volume 8 page 193
Pierce volume 10 page 80
Seminole volume 12 page 64
South Carolina volume 12 page 148
Stowe volume 12 page 194
Taylor volume 13 page 23
Truth volume 13 page 102
Tubman volume 13 page 105
Underground Railroad volume 14
page 9
Virginia volume 14 page 96
West Indies
Grenada volume 5 page 160
Haiti
Toussaint Louverture volume 13
page 83
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
volume 12 page 18
slave trade
Ashanti volume 1 page 197
Benin volume 2 page 60
Porto-Novo volume 10 page 132
colonization of the Americas volume 1
page 104
Dahomey volume 4 page 5
Dakar volume 4 page 7
Luanda volume 7 page 183
Nigeria volume 9 page 69
Praia volume 10 page 143
Sao Tome volume 12 page 35
slavery volume 12 page 106, picture,
volume 12 page 106
Slavic alphabet: see in index Cyrillic
alphabet
Slavic languages
Europe volume 4 page 162
language volume 7 page 105
sled
polar exploration picture, volume 10
page 111
sled dog
dog breeds table, volume 4 page 62
Iditarod volume 6 page 113, picture,
volume 6 page 113
sleep
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 107
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA sleep 237
MORE TO EXPLORE
hibernation volume 6 page 50
sleight of hand (entertainment)
magic volume 8 page 17
Sleipnir (Norse mythology)
Odin volume 9 page 124
slime mold (organism) picture, volume 10
page 158
protist volume 10 page 159
slip casting (ceramics)
pottery volume 10 page 139
slippery elm (tree)
elm volume 4 page 128
sloth (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 108, picture,
volume 12 page 108
sloth bear (mammal)
bear volume 2 page 41
Slovak (people)
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238
Slovakia (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 109, picture,
volume 12 page 109
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bratislava picture, volume 2 page 124
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238
Slovakia (historical region in Europe)
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238
Slovene (people)
Slovenia volume 12 page 110
Slovenia (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 110
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Kranjska Gora and Julian Alps picture,
volume 12 page 110
Lake Bled picture, volume 2 page 13
Ljubljana picture, volume 7 page 171
history
Serbia volume 12 page 72
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 95
slow loris (primate)
primate picture, volume 10 page 149
slug (mollusk)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 111
MORE TO EXPLORE
mollusk volume 8 page 156
sluice (passage through a dam)
dam volume 4 page 10
small intestine (anatomy)
cholera volume 3 page 110
digestive system volume 4 page 48
frog picture, volume 4 page 48
human picture, volume 4 page 47, picture,
volume 6 page 143
proximity to liver picture, volume 7
page 167
intestines volume 6 page 142
pancreas volume 10 page 24, picture,
volume 10 page 24
Small Magellanic Cloud (galaxy) picture,
volume 14 page 37
smallmouth black bass (fish)
bass volume 2 page 37
smallpox (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 111
MORE TO EXPLORE
Native Americans volume 9 page 19
vaccine volume 14 page 49, picture, volume
12 page 111
Small Temple (archaeological site in
Egypt): see in index Abu Simbel
smart bomb (military technology)
bomb volume 2 page 104
Smeaton, John (English engineer)
lighthouse volume 7 page 150
smell (sense)
nose volume 9 page 99
senses volume 12 page 68, picture, volume
12 page 68
smelting (metallurgy)
iron volume 6 page 158
metal volume 8 page 106
Smith, Abigail (first lady of the U.S.): see
in index Adams, Abigail
Smith, Eleanor Rosalynn (first lady of
the U.S.): see in index Carter, Rosalynn
Smith
Smith, John (British explorer)
Pocahontas volume 10 page 103
Smith, Joseph (U.S. religious leader)
Mormons volume 8 page 181
Smith, Tommie (U.S. athlete)
1968 Olympic Games silent protest
picture, volume 1 page 44
Smithfield (state capital ofWashington,
U.S.): see in index Olympia
Smithsonian Institution (cultural institution
inWashington, D.C., U.S.)
Adams volume 1 page 25
Washington, D.C. volume 15 page 18
smog (atmosphere)
pollution volume 10 page 117
smoking (tobacco)
human disease volume 4 page 57
Smoky Mountains (mountain range,
North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S.):
see in index Great Smoky Mountains
smooth muscle (anatomy)
muscle volume 8 page 209
smothering (firefighting)
firefighting volume 5 page 26
smut (plant disease)
parasite volume 10 page 33
Sn (chemical element): see in index tin
snail (mollusk)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 111, picture,
volume 12 page 112
MORE TO EXPLORE
mollusk volume 8 page 156
muscular foot picture, volume 8
page 207
shell volume 12 page 80
Snake (Native American people): see in
index Shoshone
snake (reptile)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 112
MORE TO EXPLORE
ear volume 4 page 88
nose volume 9 page 100
reptile volume 11 page 51
scales picture, volume 11 page 51
sensory reception picture, volume 12
page 68
types of snakes
green mamba picture, volume 12
page 115
mangrove snake picture, volume 12
page 114
various snakes picture, volume 12
page 113
snake eagle (bird): see in index serpent
eagle
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Snake River (river in the U.S.)
Wyoming picture, volume 15 page 79
snapping turtle (reptile)
turtle volume 13 page 117
snare drum (musical instrument)
percussion instruments picture, volume
8 page 215
sneeze (reflex action) picture, volume 1
page 84
Snoopy (cartoon character)
Schulz volume 12 page 48
snout (anatomy)
pig picture, volume 9 page 99
snow (weather)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 115, picture,
volume 12 page 116
MORE TO EXPLORE
avalanche volume 1 page 238
blizzard picture, volume 12 page 192
glacier volume 5 page 117
mountain region picture, volume 12
page 115
water cycle picture, volume 15 page 23
wind picture, volume 15 page 48
snow and ice climate: see in index polar
climate
snowboarding (winter sport)
half-pipe course picture, volume 12
page 100
skiing volume 12 page 99
snowflake (precipitation)
crystal volume 3 page 226
snow volume 12 page 115
snowstorm (weather)
storm volume 12 page 193
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(animated film by Disney)
animation volume 1 page 131
soccer (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 116
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
2006World Cup picture, volume 12
page 118
Beckham picture, volume 2 page 45
children at play picture, volume 12
page 167
field picture, volume 12 page 117
Hamm picture, volume 12 page 118
Pele volume 10 page 50, picture, volume
10 page 50
rugby volume 11 page 103
social anthropology (science): see in
index cultural anthropology
social class (sociology): see in index caste
social contract (political and government
philosophy)
constitution volume 3 page 189
social dance
dance volume 4 page 14
social equality: see in index equal rights
social insect
insect volume 6 page 139
socialism (political and economic system)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 119
MORE TO EXPLORE
campaign poster picture, volume 12
page 119
capitalism volume 3 page 34
communism volume 3 page 167
economics volume 4 page 101
InternationalWorking Mens Association
picture, volume 12 page 120
labor volume 7 page 97
social sciences
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 120
MORE TO EXPLORE
family in a park picture, volume 12
page 121
science volume 12 page 49
Social Security (U.S. government program)
New Deal volume 9 page 44
Social Security Act (U.S. legislation,
1935)
Roosevelt volume 11 page 93
social welfare program
banking picture, volume 2 page 25
Society of Friends (religious group): see
in index Quakers
sociology (science)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 121, picture,
volume 12 page 121
sodium chloride (chemical compound):
see in index salt
sodium fluoride (chemical compound)
dentistry volume 4 page 38
Sofia (capital city of Bulgaria)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 122
MORE TO EXPLORE
Alexander Nevski Memorial Church
picture, volume 12 page 122
Bulgaria volume 2 page 148
softball (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 122, picture,
volume 12 page 123, picture, volume
12 page 124
softball (ball)
softball volume 12 page 123
soft magnet (physics)
magnet volume 8 page 19
soft palate (anatomy)
anatomy of mouth picture, volume 8
page 197
soft tick (arachnid)
tick and mite volume 13 page 63
software (computing)
computer volume 3 page 172
electronic games volume 4 page 121
softwood (type of tree)
forest volume 5 page 53
soil
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 124
MORE TO EXPLORE
cross section of soil and glacial till picture,
volume 12 page 124
erosion volume 4 page 153
Sojourner (U.S. Martian rover) picture,
volume 8 page 59
solar cell (electricity)
solar energy volume 12 page 125
solar corona (sun): see in index corona
solar eclipse (astronomy)
comparison to lunar eclipse picture,
volume 4 page 98
eclipse volume 4 page 98
total solar eclipse picture, volume 4
page 98
solar energy
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 125
MORE TO EXPLORE
energy volume 4 page 138
flat-plate collectors picture, volume 12
page 125
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solar flare (astronomy)
sun volume 12 page 203, picture, volume
12 page 203, picture, volume 12
page 203
solar furnace (technology)
solar energy volume 12 page 125
solar heating (technology)
solar energy volume 12 page 125
solar system (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 126, picture,
volume 12 page 127
MORE TO EXPLORE
gravity volume 5 page 144
planets volume 10 page 92
satellite volume 12 page 41
sun volume 12 page 202
solar flare picture, volume 12 page 203
sunspot picture, volume 12 page 203
solar wind (astronomy)
aurora volume 1 page 228
solar system volume 12 page 127
sun volume 12 page 203
soldier (military)
army volume 1 page 189
soldier (insect caste)
ants volume 1 page 133
termites volume 13 page 48
solid (state of matter)
matter volume 8 page 78, picture, volume
8 page 78
Solidarity (Polish organization)
demonstration picture, volume 7 page 98
labor volume 7 page 98
Poland volume 10 page 109
solidification (phase change): see in index
freezing
solid state (state of matter): see in index
solid
solid waste (biology): see in index feces
soliloquy (dramatic device)
drama volume 4 page 72
Solomon (king of Israel)
Judaism volume 7 page 38
Solomon Islands (island country in the
Pacific Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 129
MORE TO EXPLORE
coral reefs picture, volume 12 page 129
dancers in traditional clothing picture,
volume 6 page 79
Solomons Temple (Judaism): see in index
Jerusalem, Temple of
solution cave (geology)
cave volume 3 page 62
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr (Russian
author)
Soviet Union volume 14 page 12
Somali (people)
Somalia volume 12 page 130
Somalia (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 130
MORE TO EXPLORE
nomads picture, volume 9 page 76
schoolchildren picture, volume 8
page 151, picture, volume 12 page 130
Somaliland (historical region in Africa)
Somalia volume 12 page 131
somma volcano (geology)
volcano volume 14 page 101, picture,
volume 14 page 101
Somme, Battle of the (1916, France)
WorldWar I volume 15 page 62
sonar (technology)
submarine volume 12 page 197
song (vocal music)
folk music volume 5 page 41
songbird (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 132, picture,
volume 12 page 132
MORE TO EXPLORE
communication picture, volume 3
page 167
song box (body part): see in index syrinx
Songhai empire (historical empire in
Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 132
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mali volume 8 page 32
Niger volume 9 page 67
song sparrow (bird)
sparrow volume 12 page 159
Soninke (people)
Ghana Empire volume 5 page 112
sonnet (poetic form)
poetry volume 10 page 106
Sonni !Ali (West African ruler)
Songhai empire volume 12 page 133
Sonoma (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
Sony Corporation (Japanese company)
baseball-throwing robot picture, volume
11 page 74
Soo Canals (canals in North America):
see in index Sault Sainte Marie canals
Soo Locks (locks in Michigan, U.S.)
Sault Sainte Marie canals volume 12
page 47
Sooner State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Oklahoma
sorcery: see in index witchcraft
Sorenstam, Annika (Swedish golfer)
golf volume 5 page 126
sorghum (grain)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 133, picture,
volume 12 page 133
sorghum (syrup)
sorghum volume 12 page 134
Sotho (people)
Lesotho volume 7 page 134
Maseru volume 8 page 70
traditional houses picture, volume 7
page 134
Soto, Hernando de (Spanish explorer):
see in index de Soto, Hernando
Sotomayor, Sonia (U.S. jurist)
Hispanic Americans volume 6 page 63
Soufriere (Saint Lucia) picture, volume 12
page 14
Soufriere, Mount (volcano in Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines volume
12 page 18
soul music
Charles volume 3 page 82
sound (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 134, picture,
volume 12 page 134, picture, volume
12 page 135
MORE TO EXPLORE
language volume 7 page 105
poetry volume 10 page 105
radiation volume 11 page 17
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sound recording volume 12 page 135
sound recording
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 135
MORE TO EXPLORE
Edison phonograph picture, volume 12
page 135
MP3 player picture, volume 12 page 136
sound track (recording)
movie volume 8 page 198
sound wave (physics): see in index sound
sour-cherry (tree and fruit)
cherry volume 3 page 89
sour orange (fruit)
orange volume 9 page 144
South, the (region in the U.S.)
American CivilWar volume 1 page 94
Charleston historic homes picture, volume
12 page 148
civil rights movement volume 3
page 129
Evers volume 4 page 168
home and church in Biloxi picture, volume
8 page 142
Louisiana plantation picture, volume 7
page 181
plantation slave homes picture, volume
12 page 107
Stowe volume 12 page 195
Turner volume 13 page 116
South Africa (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 137
MORE TO EXPLORE
African National Congress volume 1
page 45
geography
gold mining picture, volume 8
page 133
Kalahari: see in index Kalahari
history
civil rights
apartheid volume 1 page 144
discrimination volume 4 page 54
Gandhi volume 5 page 86
gold rush volume 5 page 124
Lesotho volume 7 page 134
Namibia volume 9 page 7
Windhoek volume 15 page 49
timeline volume 12 page 137
Tutu volume 13 page 120
people and culture
Roman Catholic worshippers picture,
volume 11 page 83
school girls picture, volume 12
page 137
Zulu prince picture, volume 12
page 138
voting volume 14 page 105, picture,
volume 3 page 128
South African Council of Churches
(South African religious organization)
Tutu volume 13 page 120
South African Republic (historical independent
state in southern Africa)
South Africa volume 12 page 138
South AfricanWar (British-South African
history, 1899-1902): see in index
BoerWar
South America (continent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 140
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Amazon River volume 1 page 91
Andes mountains volume 1 page 117,
picture, volume 1 page 118, picture,
volume 10 page 65
Angel Falls picture, volume 14 page 63
Iguazu Falls picture, volume 12
page 142
Latin America volume 7 page 112
Ushuaia, Argentina picture, volume 12
page 140
history
abolitionist movement volume 1
page 11
Bolivar volume 2 page 101
exploration and settlement of the
Americas volume 1 page 102
people and culture
Native Americans: see in index South
American Indian
Peruvian farmer picture, volume 12
page 143
South American Indian (Native American
peoples)
Amazon River volume 1 page 92
arts: see in index Native American arts
Brazil volume 2 page 126
Peru volume 10 page 64
potato volume 10 page 137
South Asia (region in Asia)
Asia volume 1 page 200
South Atlantic Ocean (region of the
Atlantic Ocen)
Atlantic Ocean volume 1 page 220
South Australia (state in Australia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 145, picture,
volume 12 page 145
South Beach (area in Miami, Florida,
U.S.)
sidewalk cafe area picture, volume 5
page 35
South Carolina (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 147
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
historic building in Columbia picture,
volume 3 page 160
historic homes in Charleston picture,
volume 12 page 148
Myrtle Beach picture, volume 12
page 148
South Dakota (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 149
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
bison in state park picture, volume 2
page 82
Mount Rushmore picture, volume 12
page 150
State Capitol picture, volume 10
page 82
Southeast American Indian (Native
American people): see in index Southeast
Indian
Southeast Asia (region of Asia)
Asia volume 1 page 200
Southeast Indian (Native American
people): see in index Caddo; Cherokee;
Chickasaw; Choctaw; Creek; Natchez;
Seminole
Southern Alps (mountains in New
Zealand)
New Zealand volume 9 page 61
southern anaconda (reptile): see in index
yellow anaconda
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
For more about South America,
look for articles on these countries:
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA southern anaconda 241
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
(U.S. organization)
Abernathy volume 1 page 9
civil rights movement volume 3
page 130
Jackson volume 7 page 7
King volume 7 page 66
Southern Europe (region in Europe)
Europe volume 4 page 160
Southern Hemisphere (geography)
Earth volume 4 page 90
equatorial division of Earth picture,
volume 4 page 147
hemisphere volume 6 page 37
season volume 12 page 61
southern lights (atmospheric phenomenon):
see in index aurora australis
southern magnolia (plant)
magnolia volume 8 page 20
Southern Paiute (Native American
people)
Paiute volume 10 page 12
Southern Ponca (Native American
people)
Ponca volume 10 page 122
Southern Rhodesia (historical British
colony in Africa): see in index Zimbabwe
Southern States (region in the U.S.): see
in index South, the
Southern Uplands (region in Scotland,
United Kingdom)
Scotland volume 12 page 52
South Island (island in New Zealand)
New Zealand volume 9 page 61
South Korea: see in index Korea, South
South Pacific, University of the (university
in Suva, Fiji)
Suva volume 12 page 209
South Pole
Amundsen volume 1 page 113
Antarctica volume 1 page 135
polar exploration volume 10 page 111
season volume 12 page 62
weather station picture, volume 3
page 137
South Vietnam: see in index Vietnam
SouthWest Africa: see in index Namibia
SouthWest Africa Peoples Organization
(political organization in Namibia)
Namibia volume 9 page 7
Southwest Asia (region of Asia)
Asia volume 1 page 200
Southwest Indian (Native American
people)
Utah volume 14 page 45
South Yemen (historical country in the
Middle East): see in index Peoples
Democratic Republic of Yemen
Soviet Union (historic country in Eurasia):
see in index Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
sow (mammal)
pig volume 10 page 83
Soweto Rebellion (South African history,
1976)
apartheid volume 1 page 145
soybean (plant)
bean volume 2 page 41
legume volume 7 page 125
soy sauce (food)
fermentation volume 5 page 11, picture,
volume 5 page 11
space (astronomy)
rocket volume 11 page 77
spacecraft
Magellan picture, volume 14 page 66
Mars volume 8 page 59
Pluto volume 10 page 102
rocket volume 11 page 76
Saturn volume 12 page 42
Voyager 2
Neptune picture, volume 9 page 33
Uranus picture, volume 14 page 39
space exploration
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 151
MORE TO EXPLORE
Discovery picture, volume 12 page 151
exploration volume 4 page 174
robots picture, volume 12 page 152
space programs
Apollo program picture, volume 4
page 175
Magellan picture, volume 14 page 66
Voyager 2 picture, volume 14 page 39
space laboratory: see in index space station
space navigation
navigation volume 9 page 25
space probe (unmanned exploratory
spacecraft)
exploration volume 4 page 175
space exploration volume 12 page 152
space program: see in index space exploration;
spacecraft
space race (world history)
space exploration volume 12 page 151
space shuttle
Discovery picture, volume 12 page 151
Ride volume 11 page 65
rocket volume 11 page 77
space exploration volume 12 page 152
space station (artificial satellite)
satellite volume 12 page 41
space exploration volume 12 page 152
space suit
vacuum volume 14 page 50
Spain (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 153
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Alhambra fortress and palace picture,
volume 12 page 156
Barcelona picture, volume 12 page 154
Madrid picture, volume 8 page 13
Pyrenees volume 10 page 172, picture,
volume 10 page 171, picture, volume
12 page 153
history
Americas volume 1 page 102
Arawak volume 1 page 162
Argentina volume 2 page 146
Aztec picture, volume 1 page 240
Bolivar volume 2 page 101
Bolivia volume 2 page 103, volume 7
page 108, volume 12 page 198
Carib volume 3 page 40
Central America volume 3 page 75
Chile volume 3 page 99, volume 12
page 34
Colombia volume 2 page 100
conquistador volume 3 page 186
Costa Rica volume 3 page 203, volume
12 page 28
Creek volume 3 page 213
Cuba volume 6 page 25
Dominican Republic volume 4
page 66
Ecuador volume 4 page 103
242 Southern Christian Leadership Conference BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
El Salvador volume 4 page 129, volume
12 page 30
Equatorial Guinea volume 4
page 148
Guatemala volume 5 page 167, volume
5 page 168
Haiti volume 6 page 9
Honduras volume 6 page 77, volume
13 page 32
Inca volume 6 page 121
Jamaica volume 7 page 10
Latin America volume 7 page 112
Magellan volume 8 page 16
Maya volume 8 page 82
Mexico volume 8 page 111, volume 8
page 114
Miwok volume 8 page 150
Nicaragua volume 8 page 38, volume
9 page 64
North America volume 9 page 83
Panama volume 10 page 22, volume
10 page 24
Paraguay volume 1 page 216, volume
10 page 31
Peru volume 7 page 152, volume 10
page 65
Pima volume 10 page 86
Pomo volume 10 page 120
Puerto Rico volume 10 page 165,
volume 12 page 28
Spanish mission volume 8 page 139,
table, volume 8 page 140
Tohono Oodham volume 13
page 75
Uruguay volume 14 page 43
Venezuela volume 14 page 64
Yaqui volume 15 page 88
Zuni volume 15 page 110
Asia and the Pacific region
Federated States of Micronesia volume
8 page 119
Guam volume 5 page 165
Palau volume 10 page 16
Philippines volume 8 page 43, volume
10 page 72
Europe
Basques volume 2 page 36
Gibraltar volume 5 page 114
Hapsburgs volume 6 page 16
Inquisition volume 6 page 137
Moor volume 8 page 180
Spanish Armada volume 1 page 183
timeline volume 12 page 153
United States volume 14 page 27
Baton Rouge volume 2 page 39
California volume 3 page 13
Hopi people volume 6 page 83
Los Angeles volume 7 page 178
Saint Augustine volume 12 page 10
Spanish-AmericanWar volume 12
page 157
Texas volume 13 page 51
people and culture
flamenco dancer picture, volume 12
page 154
traditional costume picture, volume 4
page 162
Spalato (city in Croatia): see in index Split
spandex (artificial fiber)
fibers volume 5 page 17
Spanish-AmericanWar (Spanish-U.S.
history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 157
MORE TO EXPLORE
Guam volume 5 page 165
McKinley volume 8 page 87
Philippines volume 10 page 72
Puerto Rico volume 10 page 165
Roosevelt volume 11 page 94
soldiers picture, volume 12 page 157
United States volume 14 page 30
Spanish Armada (Spanish naval fleet): see
in index Armada, Spanish
Spanish CivilWar (Spanish history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 158, picture,
volume 12 page 158
Spanish Guinea (former Spanish colony
in Africa): see in index Equatorial
Guinea
Spanish language
Central America volume 3 page 75
North America volume 9 page 81
Spain volume 12 page 154
Spanish mission (Spanish history): see in
index mission, Spanish
Spanish moss (plant)
oak trees in Georgia picture, volume 5
page 102
Spanish Succession,War of the (European
history)
Spain volume 12 page 155
spark plug (electrical device)
automobile volume 1 page 236
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141
sparrow (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 159
MORE TO EXPLORE
Eurasian tree sparrow picture, volume 12
page 160
finch volume 5 page 21
Sparta (ancient city-state of Greece)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 160, picture,
volume 12 page 160
MORE TO EXPLORE
ancient Greece volume 5 page 154, volume
5 page 156
city-state volume 3 page 126
speaker (House of Commons)
Parliament volume 10 page 37
speaker of the House (U.S. government)
United States government volume 14
page 33
spear (weapon)
war picture, volume 15 page 9
special effect (technology)
movie volume 8 page 198
Return of the Jedi picture, volume 8
page 198
Titanic picture, volume 8 page 199
special hospital (medical facility)
hospital volume 6 page 88
Special Olympics (international athletic
organization)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 161, picture,
volume 12 page 161
species diversity (environmental science):
see in index biodiversity
speckled trout (fish)
trout volume 13 page 99
spectacled bear (mammal)
bear volume 2 page 41
spectacles (optical aid): see in index eyeglasses
spectral tarsier (primate): see in index
Sulawesi tarsier
spectrum (physics)
light volume 7 page 148
prism volume 10 page 153
speech (ability to talk)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 161, picture,
volume 12 page 162
MORE TO EXPLORE
child development volume 3 page 97
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA speech 243
communication volume 3 page 167
language volume 7 page 104
tongue volume 13 page 80
writing volume 15 page 76
speech disorder (medical condition)
speech volume 12 page 162
speed (mechanics)
motion volume 8 page 192
sound volume 12 page 134, picture, volume
12 page 134
speedboat (water vessel)
pirate volume 10 page 90
speed skate (sports equipment)
ice skating volume 6 page 109
speed skating picture, volume 6 page 110
types of skates picture, volume 6
page 109
speed skating (sport) picture, volume 6
page 110
ice skating volume 6 page 110
types of skates picture, volume 6
page 109
spelunker (cave explorer): see in index
cave exploration
spelunking: see in index cave exploration
sperm (reproductive cell)
chromosome volume 3 page 116
egg volume 4 page 108
gender determination picture, volume 5
page 93
genetics volume 5 page 93
pollen volume 10 page 116
reproductive system volume 11 page 48
spermatozoa (reproductive cell): see in
index sperm
sperm whale (mammal)
whale species picture, volume 15 page 37
sphagnum moss (plant): see in index peat
moss
sphere (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 99
sphinx (mythology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 163, picture,
volume 12 page 163
MORE TO EXPLORE
Alexandria, Egypt picture, volume 1
page 75
Sphinx of Thebes (Greek mythology)
sphinx volume 12 page 163
spice (food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 163, picture,
volume 12 page 164
MORE TO EXPLORE
East Indies picture, volume 4 page 95
pepper volume 10 page 59
Spice, Isle of (island country in theWest
Indies): see in index Grenada
Spice Islands (islands in the Indian and
Pacific Oceans): see in index East Indies;
Moluccas
spider (arachnid)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 164, picture,
volume 12 page 164
MORE TO EXPLORE
heart volume 6 page 32
silk volume 12 page 89
spider crab (crustacean)
crustacean volume 3 page 225
Spike (cartoon character)
Schulz volume 12 page 48
spike (plant part)
wheat volume 15 page 39
spillway (construction)
dam volume 4 page 10
spin (ice skating)
figure skating picture, volume 6
page 110
spin (physics): see in index rotation
spinach (plant and food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 165, picture,
volume 12 page 165
spinal cord (anatomy) picture, volume 9
page 36
nervous system volume 9 page 34, picture,
volume 9 page 35
Spindletop (oilfield in Texas, U.S.)
Texas volume 13 page 52
spine (anatomy)
meningitis volume 8 page 99
skeletal system volume 12 page 96
spinneret (animal anatomy)
spider volume 12 page 164
spinning jenny (textiles)
Industrial Revolution volume 6
page 133
spiny anteater (mammal): see in index
echidna
spiny hedgehog (mammal)
hedgehog volume 6 page 33
spiracle (anatomy)
exoskeleton volume 4 page 173
grasshopper respiratory system picture,
volume 11 page 54
spiral galaxy (astronomy)
galaxy volume 5 page 81
Whirlpool Galaxy picture, volume 5
page 81
spire (architecture)
twin-spired cathedral picture, volume 15
page 100
Spirit (Christianity): see in index Holy
Spirit
Spirit (Mars rover)
Mars volume 8 page 60
Spirit of Saint Louis (aircraft) picture,
volume 7 page 157
Lindbergh volume 7 page 157
spiritual (music)
gospel music volume 5 page 130
spitting cobra (snake)
cobra volume 3 page 145
spleen (anatomy)
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 39
lymphatic system picture, volume 7
page 189
malaria volume 8 page 25
Split (city in Croatia)
outdoor cafe picture, volume 3 page 219
Split Sides (dance by Cunningham)
picture, volume 4 page 11
spoils system (politics)
Hayes volume 6 page 30
Spokane (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 166, picture,
volume 12 page 166
SpokaneWar (U.S. history, 1858)
Spokane volume 12 page 166
spoken language: see in index speech
sponge (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 166, picture,
volume 12 page 167
sponge gourd (gourd): see in index loofah
spongy bone (anatomy)
arm picture, volume 2 page 106
244 speech disorder BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
bone volume 2 page 106
spoonbill (bird)
ibis volume 6 page 106
spore (seedlike reproductive body)
ferns volume 5 page 12
fungus volume 5 page 75
moss volume 8 page 190
plant volume 10 page 95
protist volume 10 page 159
sport fishing (recreation): see in index
fishing
sporting breed (dog group)
dog volume 4 page 63, table, volume 4
page 62
sports
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 167
MORE TO EXPLORE
children playing soccer picture, volume
12 page 167
Native American ball game picture, volume
3 page 109
spotted hyena (mammal) picture, volume
6 page 104
hyena volume 6 page 104
spotted-tailed native cat (mammal)
marsupial picture, volume 8 page 63
spring (machine component)
clock volume 3 page 140
spring (place where water naturally flows
from the ground)
Budapest volume 2 page 141
Reykjavik volume 11 page 59
Tbilisi volume 13 page 24
volcano volume 14 page 101
spring (season)
season volume 12 page 61
springbok (mammal)
herd in Kalahari desert picture, volume 7
page 44
spring equinox (astronomy): see in index
vernal equinox
Springfield (state capital of Illinois, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 168
MORE TO EXPLORE
Illinois volume 6 page 116
images
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
picture, volume 6 page 118
Lincoln statue picture, volume 12
page 169
sprinkler system (irrigation tool)
farm in France picture, volume 6
page 162
irrigation volume 6 page 161
sprint (bicycle race)
cycling volume 3 page 235
sprint (footrace)
track and field volume 13 page 84
Spruce Knob (mountain inWest Virginia,
U.S.)
Allegheny Mountains volume 1 page 83
Sputnik 1 (Soviet artificial satellite)
rocket volume 11 page 77
satellite volume 12 page 41
space exploration volume 12 page 151
spy (intelligence)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 169, picture,
volume 12 page 169
Squanto (Native American interpreter
and guide)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 170, picture,
volume 12 page 170
square (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
Square Deal (U.S. history)
Roosevelt volume 11 page 94
squash (plant and food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 171, picture,
volume 12 page 171
squid (mollusk)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 171, picture,
volume 12 page 172
MORE TO EXPLORE
mollusk volume 8 page 156, picture,
volume 8 page 156
squire (rank)
knight volume 7 page 74
squirrel (rodent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 172, picture,
volume 12 page 172
MORE TO EXPLORE
nest volume 9 page 37
tail volume 13 page 6
squirrel monkey (primate)
monkey volume 8 page 168
Sr. (father with same name as son): see in
index Senior
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (judicial and
legislative capital of Sri Lanka)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 173
MORE TO EXPLORE
Colombo volume 3 page 154
Sri Lanka volume 12 page 174
Sri Lanka (island country in the Indian
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 174
MORE TO EXPLORE
Colombo picture, volume 3 page 154
hospital volume 6 page 88
stilt fishers picture, volume 12 page 174
woman picking tea leaves picture, volume
12 page 175
St. (abbreviation): see in index saint
Stabroek (Dutch colonial city in
Guyana): see in index Georgetown
stadium (architecture)
track and field volume 13 page 84
Aaron, Hank
Ali, Muhammad
Armstrong,
Lance
Ashe, Arthur
Beckham, David
Bell, Cool Papa
Gretzky, Wayne
Johnson, Jack
Johnson, Magic
Jordan, Michael
Mays, Willie
Owens, Jesse
Paige, Satchel
Payton, Walter
Pele
Robinson,
Jackie
Rudolph, Wilma
Ruth, Babe
Thorpe, Jim
Williams, Venus
and Serena
Woods, Tiger
Zaharias, Babe
Didrikson
To learn about some famous
athletes, look for these articles:
Archery
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Cricket
Cycling
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Hockey, Ice
Ice Skating
Iditarod
Lacrosse
Marathon
Martial Art
Olympic Games
Rugby
Skateboarding
Skating
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
For more about sports, look
for these articles:
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA stadium 245
stag beetle (insect)
types of beetles picture, volume 2
page 49
stage (theater)
theater volume 13 page 57
stage direction (theater)
drama volume 4 page 72
stage manager (theater)
theater volume 13 page 58
stage race (bicycle race)
cycling volume 3 page 234
stainless steel (metal)
steel volume 12 page 184
staircase (architectural feature)
decorated with tiles picture, volume 2
page 129
stalactite (mineral formation)
cave volume 3 page 63, picture, volume 3
page 63
stalagmite (mineral formation)
Carlsbad Caverns picture, volume 3
page 62
cave volume 3 page 63, picture, volume 3
page 63
Stalin, Joseph (prime minister of the
Soviet Union)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 176, picture,
volume 12 page 176
MORE TO EXPLORE
Soviet Union volume 14 page 13
terrorism volume 13 page 49
WorldWar II volume 15 page 70
meeting at Yalta picture, volume 15
page 70
Stalinabad (capital city of Tajikistan): see
in index Dushanbe
Stalingrad, Battle of (WorldWar II)
WorldWar II volume 15 page 68
Stalwart (U.S. political faction)
Garfield volume 5 page 88
Hayes volume 6 page 30
stamen (botany)
flower volume 5 page 38
images
cross-pollination picture, volume 10
page 117
parts of a flower picture, volume 5
page 38
self-pollination picture, volume 10
page 116
stammering (speech disorder): see in
index stuttering
stamp (postage)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 177
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
Black Heritage picture, volume 2
page 26
Gadsden Purchase picture, volume 5
page 80
Khwarizmi, al- picture, volume 7
page 62
upside down picture picture, volume
12 page 177
postal service volume 10 page 136
Stamp Act (British law, 1765)
American Revolution volume 1 page 99
Franklin volume 5 page 64
stamp collecting (hobby) picture, volume
6 page 65
stamp volume 12 page 177
unusual stamp picture, volume 12
page 177
standard (measurement)
measurement volume 8 page 88
standard language (legal designation): see
in index official language
Standing Bear (Ponca chief ) picture, volume
10 page 122
Stanley (capital of Falkland Islands,
United Kingdom)
Falkland Islands volume 5 page 5
Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (British
explorer)
exploration volume 4 page 174
Kinshasa volume 7 page 70
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady (U.S. suffragette)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 178, picture,
volume 12 page 178
MORE TO EXPLORE
Anthony volume 1 page 140
Mott volume 8 page 194
womens rights volume 15 page 57
stanza (literature)
poetry volume 10 page 105
star (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 179, picture,
volume 12 page 179, picture, volume
12 page 179
MORE TO EXPLORE
black hole volume 2 page 88
celestial navigation picture, volume 9
page 25
constellation picture, volume 3 page 188
galaxy volume 5 page 81
MilkyWay volume 8 page 129
new stars forming picture, volume 14
page 37
prism volume 10 page 154
starboard (nautical term)
boat volume 2 page 97, picture, volume 2
page 97
starfish (class of echinoderm)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 180, picture,
volume 12 page 180
MORE TO EXPLORE
mutation occurrence picture, volume 8
page 220
Starkey, Richard (British musician): see
in index Starr, Ringo
Star Mosque (building in Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Dhaka volume 4 page 42
Starr, Ellen Gates (U.S. social reformer)
Addams volume 1 page 28
Starr, Ringo (British musician)
the Beatles volume 2 page 43
Starry Night (work by Van Gogh)
Van Gogh volume 14 page 56
Stars and Stripes (U.S. flag) volume 5
page 29
flag volume 5 page 29
Independence Day parade picture, volume
6 page 122
Ross volume 11 page 98, picture, volume
11 page 99
Star-Spangled Banner, The (U.S.
national anthem)
Key volume 7 page 60
national anthem volume 9 page 12
sheet music picture, volume 7 page 60
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
(motion picture) picture, volume 12
page 50
246 stag beetle BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
StarWars (United States defense system):
see in index Strategic Defense Initiative
state (U.S. political subdivision)
electoral college volume 4 page 119
State, Department of (U.S. government
agency)
government executive departments
table, volume 14 page 35
State College of Agricultural and the
Mechanic Arts (university in Orono,
Maine, U.S): see in index Maine, University
of
State Department (U.S. government
agency): see in index State, Department
of
state education: see in index public education
state government
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 181, picture,
volume 12 page 181, picture, volume
12 page 182
State House (building in Concord, New
Hampshire, U.S.) picture, volume 3
page 175
State House (building in Trenton, New
Jersey, U.S.) picture, volume 13 page 95
Staten Island (island and borough in
New York City, New York, U.S.)
New York City volume 9 page 60
State of Israel (country in the Middle
East): see in index Israel
states rights (government)
state government volume 12 page 182
static electricity (physics)
effect on a childs hair picture, volume 4
page 121
electricity volume 4 page 120
static equilibrium (physiology): see in
index equilibrium
statistician: see in index statistics
statistics (science of analyzing numerical
information)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 182, picture,
volume 12 page 182, table, volume
12 page 183
statue (sculpture)
Great Sphinx at Giza picture, volume 12
page 163
Lincoln picture, volume 12 page 169
merlion picture, volume 12 page 91
monument in downtown Ashgabat picture,
volume 1 page 199
Ramses II picture, volume 10 page 69
Statue of Liberty National Monument
(monument in New York City, New
York, U.S.): see in index Liberty, Statue
of
Staufer dynasty (German dynasty): see in
index Hohenstaufen family
stave (literature): see in index stanza
steam
boiling water picture, volume 4 page 166
states of matter picture, volume 8
page 78
water volume 15 page 22
steamboat (vessel) picture, volume 8
page 141
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
SteamboatWilly (animated film by
Disney)
animation volume 1 page 131
Disney volume 4 page 58
steam engine (machine)
Industrial Revolution volume 6
page 133
navy volume 9 page 26
railroad volume 11 page 21
Rocket steam locomotive picture, volume
11 page 21
technology and invention volume 13
page 26
transportation volume 13 page 92
steel (metal alloy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 184, picture,
volume 12 page 184
MORE TO EXPLORE
alloy volume 1 page 87
architecture volume 1 page 168
iron volume 6 page 158
metal volume 8 page 106
skyscraper volume 12 page 104
steel sculpture by Picasso picture, volume
10 page 79
technology and invention volume 13
page 26
steel, stainless (metal): see in index stainless
steel
steel industry
fire picture, volume 5 page 25
Pennsylvania volume 10 page 57
steel rolls in a mill picture, volume 12
page 184
steeplechase (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 86
Stegosaurus (dinosaur)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 184, picture,
volume 12 page 185
MORE TO EXPLORE
dinosaur volume 4 page 51, picture, volume
4 page 53
Ornithischian dinosaurs picture, volume
4 page 50
stem (plant part)
seed volume 12 page 62
vegetable volume 14 page 60
stem lettuce (vegetable)
lettuce volume 7 page 135
step (dance)
ballet volume 2 page 13
Stephen I (king of Hungary)
Hungary volume 6 page 101
statue in Budapest picture, volume 2
page 141
Stephenson, George (British inventor)
railroad volume 11 page 21
Rocket steam locomotive picture, volume
11 page 21
Stephenson, Robert (British engineer)
Rocket steam locomotive picture, volume
11 page 21
steppe (grassland)
grassland volume 5 page 143
Russia volume 11 page 105
Stepped pyramid (pyramid at Saqqarah
in Egypt): see in index Step Pyramid
Step Pyramid (pyramid at Saqqarah in
Egypt)
pyramid volume 10 page 171
steps (architectural feature): see in index
staircase
stern (watercraft part)
boat volume 2 page 97, picture, volume 2
page 97
ship volume 12 page 81
stethoscope (instrument) picture, volume
9 page 111
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA stethoscope 247
Steuben, FrederickWilliam, baron von
(U.S. military officer)
Valley Forge picture, volume 1 page 101
Stevenson, Robert Louis (British author)
Apia volume 1 page 149
Stewart, Henry (British lord): see in index
Darnley, Henry Stewart, Lord
stick insect (insect): see in index walkingstick
Stieler, Josef Karl (German painter)
Beethoven portrait picture, volume 2
page 47
still-life painting
painting volume 10 page 8
still rings (gymnastics): see in index rings
stingray (fish) picture, volume 11 page 30
ray volume 11 page 30
stink badger (mammal)
badger volume 2 page 6
stoat (mammal) picture, volume 15
page 27
stock (finance)
stock exchange volume 12 page 185
Stockbridge Indians (Native American
people)
Mohican volume 8 page 153
stock exchange (finance)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 185, picture,
volume 12 page 186
Stockholm (capital city of Sweden)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 187
MORE TO EXPLORE
Riddar Island picture, volume 12
page 187
Sweden volume 12 page 212, picture,
volume 12 page 213
Stockholm Bloodbath (Swedish history)
Sweden volume 12 page 214
stock market (finance): see in index stock
exchange
Stock Market Crash of 1929 (U.S. history)
stock exchange volume 12 page 186
Stoicism (philosophy)
human rights volume 6 page 97
stolen base (baseball)
Bell volume 2 page 59
stolon (plant part): see in index runner
stomach (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 187, picture,
volume 12 page 188
MORE TO EXPLORE
digestive system volume 4 page 47
frog picture, volume 4 page 48
grasshopper picture, volume 4 page 48
human picture, volume 4 page 47
proximity to liver picture, volume 7
page 167
stone (material)
architecture volume 1 page 168
Stonehenge picture, volume 12
page 190
quarrying picture, volume 11 page 7
sculpture volume 12 page 55
Stone Age (prehistoric period)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 188
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bronze Age volume 2 page 134
prehistoric life volume 10 page 146
technology and invention volume 13
page 25, picture, volume 13 page 25
stone fruit (botany): see in index drupe
Stonehenge (ancient monument in
England, United Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 190, picture,
volume 12 page 190
Stone Mountain Park (park in Georgia,
U.S.)
sculpture of Confederate leaders picture,
volume 5 page 102
Stone Soup (U.S. magazine)
magazine cover picture, volume 8
page 14
stone-tool industry (archaeology)
Stone Age volume 12 page 188
stoneware (ceramics)
pottery volume 10 page 139
Stonies (Native American people): see in
index Assiniboin
stony coral (invertebrate order)
coral volume 3 page 197
stopwatch
athletics picture, volume 13 page 67
storage (computing)
computer volume 3 page 173
stork (bird family)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 190
MORE TO EXPLORE
wood stork picture, volume 12 page 191
storm (weather)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 191, picture,
volume 12 page 192, picture, volume
12 page 192
Storms, Cape of (promontory of South
Africa): see in index Good Hope, Cape
of
Storm Troopers (Nazi organization) picture,
volume 9 page 26
storytelling (art form)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 193, picture,
volume 12 page 193, picture, volume
12 page 194
MORE TO EXPLORE
mythology picture, volume 8 page 222
Stowe (town in Vermont, U.S.) picture,
volume 14 page 68
Stowe, Harriet Beecher (U.S. writer and
educator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 194, picture,
volume 12 page 195
MORE TO EXPLORE
abolitionist movement volume 1 page 12
straight angle (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
Strategic Defense Initiative (United
States defense system)
Reagan volume 11 page 33
stratosphere (atmospheric region)
atmosphere volume 1 page 223
stratovolcano (landform)
volcano volume 14 page 101, picture,
volume 14 page 101
stratus cloud
cloud volume 3 page 144, picture, volume
3 page 143
straw (agriculture)
grass volume 5 page 141
strawberry (plant and fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 195, picture,
volume 12 page 195
MORE TO EXPLORE
plant volume 10 page 96
strawweight (weight class in boxing)
boxing volume 2 page 118
248 Steuben, Frederick William, baron von BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
streaked tulip (botany)
tulip volume 13 page 106
stream of consciousness (literary technique)
literature volume 7 page 162
street (transportation): see in index road
street sign
Quebec picture, volume 11 page 9
street-style skateboarding (sport)
skateboarding volume 12 page 94
strep throat (bacterial infection)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 196, picture,
volume 12 page 196
Streptococcus (bacteria genus)
strep throat volume 12 page 196
stress (psychological and biological factor)
endocrine system volume 4 page 136
use of art therapy picture, volume 8
page 101
striated muscle (anatomy): see in index
skeletal muscle
strike (baseball and softball)
baseball volume 2 page 31
softball volume 12 page 123
strike (employer-employee relations)
Coolidge volume 3 page 194
strikeout (baseball)
baseball volume 2 page 31
striker (cricket position) picture, volume 3
page 215
cricket volume 3 page 214, picture, volume
3 page 214
striker (soccer position): see in index forward
strike zone (sports)
baseball volume 2 page 31
stringed instrument
African stringed instrument picture,
volume 8 page 214
modern orchestra seating arrangement
picture, volume 9 page 145
music volume 8 page 213
musical instruments volume 8 page 215,
picture, volume 8 page 216
orchestra volume 9 page 145
string quartet (music)
classical music volume 3 page 132
stringybark tree: see in index eucalyptus
striped hyena (mammal)
hyena volume 6 page 104
striped skunk (mammal) picture, volume
12 page 103
strip mining
coal volume 3 page 144
Stroessner, Alfredo (president of Paraguay)
Paraguay volume 10 page 31
stroke play (golf )
golf volume 5 page 126
stronghold (military science): see in index
fortress
strophe (literature): see in index stanza
Strzelecki Desert (desert in South Australia,
Australia) picture, volume 12
page 145
Stuart, Gilbert (U.S. painter)
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