GeorgeWashington picture, volume 15
page 19
Stuart, Mary (queen of Scotland): see in
index Mary, Queen of Scots
Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee (U.S. organization)
civil rights movement volume 3
page 130
studio painting (art): see in index easel
painting
stun gun (weapon)
weapon volume 15 page 26
stupa (Buddhist monument)
architecture volume 1 page 169
sturgeon (fish)
Caspian Sea volume 3 page 51
stuttering (speech disorder)
speech volume 12 page 162
style of life: see in index lifestyle
stylus (writing implement)
Braille volume 2 page 121
sub (ship): see in index submarine
subacute meningitis (disease): see in
index viral meningitis
subatomic particle (physics)
atom volume 1 page 224
subirrigation (agriculture): see in index
subsurface irrigation
submarine (ship)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 196, picture,
volume 12 page 197
MORE TO EXPLORE
navy volume 9 page 25
oceanography picture, volume 9 page 119
WorldWar I volume 15 page 63
submarine canyon (geological feature)
canyon formation volume 3 page 31
subsoil (geology)
soil volume 12 page 125
substrate (enzymatic reactions)
enzyme volume 4 page 144
subsurface irrigation (agriculture)
irrigation volume 6 page 161
subsurface water (water below Earths
surface): see in index groundwater
suburb picture, volume 3 page 124
city volume 3 page 124
subway (railroad)
railroad volume 11 page 20
succulent (type of plant)
cactus volume 3 page 6
suckling (physiology): see in index nursing
Sucre (judicial capital city of Bolivia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 198, picture,
volume 12 page 198
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bolivia volume 2 page 102
sucrose (chemical compound): see in
index sugar
Sudan, The (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 199
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Khartoum mosque picture, volume 7
page 61
Middle East volume 8 page 124
village near the Nile River picture, volume
12 page 200
Sudanese man herding cattle picture,
volume 12 page 200
Sudanese Republic: see in index Mali
Sudetenland (historical region in Europe)
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Sudetenland 249
Sue (dinosaur fossil) picture, volume 8
page 212
Suez, Isthmus of (isthmus in Egypt)
Suez Canal volume 12 page 201
Suez Canal (canal in Egypt)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 201
MORE TO EXPLORE
canal volume 3 page 28
Egypt volume 4 page 109
Mediterranean Sea volume 8 page 94
Port Louis volume 10 page 131
Queen Victoria volume 14 page 77
Red Sea volume 11 page 37
transportation volume 13 page 93
suffrage (right to vote)
South Africa picture, volume 3 page 128
voting volume 14 page 105
sugar (chemical compound)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 201, picture,
volume 12 page 202
MORE TO EXPLORE
crystal volume 3 page 226, picture, volume
3 page 226
Mauritius volume 8 page 80
sugarcane picture, volume 12 page 201
sugar beet (plant)
beet volume 2 page 46
root picture, volume 11 page 96
sugar volume 12 page 202
sugarcane (plant)
chopped stalks picture, volume 12
page 201
sugar volume 12 page 202
sugar glider (mammal)
marsupial picture, volume 8 page 63
Sugarhill Gang (U.S. music group)
hip-hop volume 6 page 59
rap music volume 11 page 26
Sugar Loaf (mountain in Brazil)
Rio de Janeiro volume 11 page 67, picture,
volume 11 page 67
sugar maple (tree) picture, volume 8
page 51
maple volume 8 page 52
Suharto (president of Indonesia)
Indonesia volume 6 page 131
suicide bombing (violence)
terrorism volume 13 page 49
suit (law): see in index lawsuit
Sukarno (president of Indonesia)
Indonesia volume 6 page 131
Sukhothai (historical kingdom in Thailand)
Thailand volume 13 page 55
Sukuma (people)
Tanzania volume 13 page 15
Sulawesi tarsier (primate)
primate picture, volume 10 page 149
Sule Pagoda (pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar)
picture, volume 15 page 86
Suleyman the Magnificent (Ottoman
sultan)
Ottoman Empire volume 9 page 156
sulfuric acid (chemical compound)
acid and base volume 1 page 17
Sullivan, Anne (U.S. teacher): see in
index Macy, Anne Sullivan
Sullivan, Louis (U.S. architect)
architecture volume 1 page 171
Sultan of Swat (U.S. baseball player): see
in index Ruth, Babe
Sultan Zayed Mosque (mosque in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) picture,
volume 1 page 15
Sumatra (island in Indonesia)
boy carrying jackfruit picture, volume 6
page 131
Sumatran rhinoceros (mammal)
rhinoceros volume 11 page 59
Sumer (ancient region in Iraq)
Mesopotamia volume 8 page 104
Sumerian (people)
abacus volume 1 page 7
army volume 1 page 190
Iraq volume 6 page 152
mythology volume 8 page 223
writing volume 15 page 77
Sumerian calendar
calendar volume 3 page 10
summer (season)
Rocky Mountains picture, volume 11
page 79
season volume 12 page 61
Summer Olympics: see in index Olympic
Games
summer solstice (astronomy)
season volume 12 page 61, picture, volume
12 page 61
summer squash (plant and food) picture,
volume 12 page 171
squash volume 12 page 171
sumo (sport) picture, volume 15 page 73
wrestling volume 15 page 73
Sumter, Fort (fort in Charleston, South
Carolina, U.S.)
American CivilWar volume 1 page 96
Davis volume 4 page 19
sun (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 202, picture,
volume 12 page 203, picture, volume
12 page 203
MORE TO EXPLORE
aurora volume 1 page 228
celestial navigation picture, volume 9
page 25
eclipse volume 4 page 97, picture, volume
4 page 98, picture, volume 4
page 98
energy volume 4 page 137, picture, volume
4 page 139
greenhouse effect picture, volume 5
page 157
heat volume 6 page 32
light volume 7 page 148
MilkyWay volume 8 page 129, picture,
volume 8 page 129
planets volume 10 page 92, picture, volume
10 page 93
season volume 12 page 61, picture, volume
12 page 61
solar system volume 12 page 127
tides picture, volume 13 page 64
time
clock volume 3 page 141
sundial volume 12 page 204, picture,
volume 12 page 204
water volume 15 page 23
sun bear (mammal)
bear volume 2 page 41
sundial (timekeeping device)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 204, picture,
volume 12 page 204
MORE TO EXPLORE
time volume 13 page 69
Sundiata (king of Mali)
Ghana Empire volume 5 page 112
Mali empire volume 8 page 33
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sunflower (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 204, picture,
volume 12 page 204
MORE TO EXPLORE
sunflower crop in Kansas picture, volume
7 page 47
Sunflower State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Kansas
suni (mammal)
antelope types picture, volume 1
page 139
sunlight (solar radiation)
climate volume 3 page 137
energy source picture, volume 4
page 139
photosynthesis volume 10 page 78
rainbow volume 11 page 22
Sunnite (Islam)
Caliphate volume 3 page 14
Islam volume 6 page 164
Kurds volume 7 page 90
Sun Records (U.S. record company)
Presley volume 10 page 147
Sunshine State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Florida
sunspot (astronomy)
sun volume 12 page 203, picture, volume
12 page 203
Sun Yat-sen (Chinese leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 205, picture,
volume 12 page 205
MORE TO EXPLORE
China volume 3 page 104
Super Bowl (U.S. football championship)
football volume 5 page 50
supercomputer
computer volume 3 page 172
supergiant slalom (ski race)
Alpine skiing courses picture, volume 12
page 98
skiing volume 12 page 99
superhighway (road): see in index
expressway
Superior, Lake (lake in North America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 206, picture,
volume 12 page 206
MORE TO EXPLORE
facts about North America volume 9
page 83
Great Lakes volume 5 page 147
supernova (astronomy)
star volume 12 page 180
supply (economic force): see in index supply
and demand
supply and demand (economic force)
economics volume 4 page 100
village market picture, volume 4
page 100
supportive tissue (anatomy): see in index
skeleton
supreme being: see in index god
Supreme Court of the United States: see
in index United States Supreme Court
sura (chapter of Koran)
Koran volume 7 page 78
surface irrigation (agriculture)
irrigation volume 6 page 161
surface runoff (hydrology): see in index
runoff
surfing (water sport)
skateboarding volume 12 page 94
surgeon (medical doctor)
operating room picture, volume 12
page 207
surgery volume 12 page 207
surgery (medical procedure)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 207, picture,
volume 12 page 207
MORE TO EXPLORE
X-ray picture, volume 8 page 93
Suriname (country in South America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 208
MORE TO EXPLORE
Paramaribo picture, volume 10 page 32
Presidential Palace in Paramaribo picture,
volume 12 page 208
Surrealism (art and literature)
painting volume 10 page 11
survival of the fittest (biology)
mimicry volume 8 page 131
Suryavarman II (king of Khmer empire)
AngkorWat volume 1 page 120
suspension bridge (transportation structure)
bridge volume 2 page 130, picture, volume
2 page 130
suspension system (vehicles)
automobile volume 1 page 236
Susu (people)
Ghana Empire volume 5 page 112
Guinea volume 5 page 169
Suthu (people): see in index Sotho
Suto (people): see in index Sotho
Sutter, John Augustus (U.S. pioneer)
Sacramento volume 12 page 5
Suva (capital city of Fiji)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 209
MORE TO EXPLORE
Fiji volume 5 page 19
Parliament House picture, volume 12
page 209
Sveti Stefan (resort and former monastery
in Adriatic Sea, Montenegro) picture,
volume 8 page 175
Swahili language (African language)
Tanzania volume 13 page 16
Swaledale (breed of sheep) picture, volume
12 page 79
swallowing (physiology)
tongue volume 13 page 80
Swallows Nest Castle (castle in Yalta,
Ukraine) picture, volume 4 page 164
swamp (wetland)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 209, picture,
volume 12 page 209
MORE TO EXPLORE
marsh volume 8 page 60
wetland volume 15 page 36
swan (waterfowl)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 210
MORE TO EXPLORE
building a nest picture, volume 4
page 101
goose volume 5 page 127
mute swan picture, volume 12 page 210
Swan Lake (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
picture, volume 2 page 14
SWAPO (political party in Namibia): see
in index SouthWest Africa Peoples
Organization
swarming (animal behavior)
krill volume 7 page 88, picture, volume 7
page 87
locust volume 7 page 173
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA swarming 251
Swazi (people)
Swaziland volume 12 page 211
Swaziland (kingdom in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 211
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mbabane market picture, volume 8
page 85
Reed Dance ceremony picture, volume
12 page 211
sweat gland (anatomy)
skin volume 12 page 101
Sweden (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 212
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Baltic Sea picture, volume 2 page 17
Kristianstad picture, volume 12
page 212
railway station picture, volume 12
page 213
Stockholm picture, volume 12
page 187, picture, volume 12
page 213
history
Finland volume 5 page 23
Norway volume 9 page 98
Peter the Great volume 10 page 67
polar exploration volume 10 page 110
timeline volume 12 page 212
sweet almond (tree and nut)
almond volume 1 page 87
sweet bay (tree and shrub): see in index
laurel
sweet-cherry (tree and fruit)
cherry volume 3 page 89
sweet orange (fruit)
orange volume 9 page 143
sweet pepper (plant): see in index bell
pepper
sweet potato (plant and edible root)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 215, picture,
volume 12 page 215
MORE TO EXPLORE
Carver volume 3 page 51
Swift, Jonathan (Irish author and clergyman)
literature for children volume 7
page 163
Swilling, Jack (U.S. pioneer)
Phoenix volume 10 page 75
swimming (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 215
MORE TO EXPLORE
Olympic Games volume 9 page 133
swimming (form of locomotion)
fish volume 5 page 28
swing (music)
jazz volume 7 page 16
Swiss chard (plant)
beet volume 2 page 46
Switzerland (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 218
MORE TO EXPLORE
small village near the Alps picture, volume
12 page 218
swordfish (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 220, picture,
volume 12 page 220
Sydney (city in New SouthWales, Australia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 220
MORE TO EXPLORE
colony picture, volume 3 page 155
New SouthWales volume 9 page 53
Sydney Opera House picture, volume 12
page 221
Sydney Harbour Bridge (bridge in Sydney,
North SouthWales, Australia)
Sydney volume 12 page 220
Sydney Opera House (building in Sydney,
New SouthWales, Australia) picture,
volume 12 page 221
New SouthWales volume 9 page 53
Sydney volume 12 page 220
symbiosis (biological process)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 221, picture,
volume 12 page 221
MORE TO EXPLORE
lichen volume 7 page 146
symbol, chemical (scientific abbreviation):
see in index chemical symbol
symphony (music)
Beethoven volume 2 page 47
classical music volume 3 page 132
music volume 8 page 213
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (work
by Beethoven): see in index Ninth
Symphony
synagogue (place of worship)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 222, picture,
volume 12 page 222
MORE TO EXPLORE
Judaism volume 7 page 37
temple volume 13 page 42
Torah volume 13 page 82
synthetic gem (chemical compound)
jewelry and gems volume 7 page 25
Syria (country in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 223, picture,
volume 12 page 224, picture, volume
12 page 224
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Damascus picture, volume 4 page 10
Middle East volume 8 page 124
history
Arab-IsraeliWars volume 1 page 158
Israel volume 6 page 169
Lebanon volume 7 page 121
WorldWar I volume 15 page 63
Syrian Desert (desert in the Middle East)
Syria volume 12 page 223
syrinx (bird anatomy)
songbird volume 12 page 132
systematics (biological classification): see
in index taxonomy
systemic circulation (physiology)
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 39
tabasco (plant)
pepper volume 10 page 59
tabby (cat)
cat volume 3 page 56
table beet (plant): see in index garden
beet
table salt (sodium chloride): see in index
salt
tackle (sports)
rugby volume 11 page 103
soccer volume 12 page 117
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tadpole (animal stage)
frog volume 5 page 71
metamorphosis volume 8 page 108, picture,
volume 8 page 107
toad volume 13 page 73
Tadzhik (people): see in index Tajik
tae kwon do (martial art)
martial arts volume 8 page 65
Taft,William Howard (president and
chief justice of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 4, picture,
volume 13 page 4
MORE TO EXPLORE
timeline volume 13 page 4
Tagore, Rabindranath (Bengali poet)
national anthem volume 9 page 13
Tahat, Mount (mountain in Algeria)
Algeria volume 1 page 78
Tahoe, Lake (lake in the U.S.)
Nevada volume 9 page 40
taiga (life zone)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 5, picture,
volume 13 page 5
MORE TO EXPLORE
biome volume 2 page 74
Russia volume 11 page 104
taikonaut (space explorer): see in index
astronaut
tail (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 6
MORE TO EXPLORE
opossum picture, volume 13 page 6
tail (aircraft structure)
airplane volume 1 page 54
tail feather (bird anatomy)
feather volume 5 page 9
tail rotor (helicopter part)
helicopter volume 6 page 35
parts of a helicopter picture, volume 6
page 35
Taino (Native American people)
Arawak volume 1 page 162
Cuba volume 3 page 228
Puerto Rico volume 10 page 165
Taipei (capital city of Taiwan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 7, picture,
volume 13 page 7
MORE TO EXPLORE
Taiwan volume 13 page 8
Taipei 101 (building in Taipei, Taiwan)
four of the worlds tallest buildings picture,
volume 12 page 104
Taitu (empress of Ethiopia)
Addis Ababa volume 1 page 29
Taiwan (self-governing island in Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 8
MORE TO EXPLORE
Buddha statues picture, volume 13
page 9
Chiang volume 3 page 92
Taipei picture, volume 13 page 7
Tajik (people)
Afghanistan volume 1 page 36
Tajikistan volume 13 page 10
Tajikistan (country in Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 10
MORE TO EXPLORE
monument in Dushanbe picture, volume
4 page 83
snow-covered peaks of Pamir Mountains
picture, volume 13 page 10
Taj Mahal (mausoleum in Agra, India)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 11, picture,
volume 13 page 11
MORE TO EXPLORE
architecture volume 1 page 171
Tajumulco Volcano (mountain in Guatemala)
Central America volume 3 page 74
Guatemala volume 5 page 166
Talbot,William Henry Fox (British
inventor)
camera volume 3 page 21
photography volume 10 page 77
Taleban (Islamic militia): see in index
Taliban
Tale of Genji, The (work by Murasaki)
literature volume 7 page 161
Tale of Two Cities, A (work by Dickens)
Dickens volume 4 page 45
Tales, Told for Children (work by
Andersen)
Andersen volume 1 page 116
Tales of Mother Goose (fairy tales by
Perrault)
Mother Goose volume 8 page 191
Taliban (Islamic militia and ruling faction
in Afghanistan)
Afghanistan volume 1 page 37
Kabul volume 7 page 43
Tallahassee (state capital of Florida, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 11, picture,
volume 13 page 12
MORE TO EXPLORE
Florida volume 5 page 34
Tallchief, Maria (U.S. dancer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 12, picture,
volume 13 page 12
Tall Corn State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Iowa
Tallinn (capital city of Estonia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 13
MORE TO EXPLORE
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral picture,
volume 13 page 13
Estonia volume 4 page 154
tally system (mathematics)
numbers and number systems volume 9
page 106
Talmud (Judaism)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 13, picture,
volume 13 page 14
MORE TO EXPLORE
Judaism volume 7 page 37
talon (anatomy): see in index claw
tamarack (tree): see in index eastern larch
tamarin (monkey) picture, volume 8
page 167
Tamerlane (Mongol conqueror): see in
index Timur Lenk
Tamesis (river in England, United Kingdom):
see in index Thames River
Tamias (mammal genus): see in index
chipmunk
Tamil (people)
Sri Lanka volume 12 page 174
taming of animals: see in index domestication
of animals and plants
Tananarive (capital city of Madagascar):
see in index Antananarivo
Tanganyika (former British territory in
Tanzania)
Tanzania volume 13 page 15
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Tanganyika 253
Tanganyika, Lake (lake in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 14
tango (dance) picture, volume 4 page 12
tank (military vehicle) picture, volume 15
page 10
WorldWar I volume 15 page 63
tanker (ship)
ship volume 12 page 82
unloading petroleum in California picture,
volume 10 page 68
tanker truck (fire truck)
firefighting volume 5 page 26
tannin (biochemistry)
hemlock volume 6 page 38
mangrove volume 8 page 42
Paraguay volume 10 page 30
Tantrism (Buddhism and Hinduism)
Hinduism volume 6 page 57
Tanzania (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 15
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Dar es Salaam picture, volume 4
page 16
Mount Kilimanjaro volume 7 page 65,
picture, volume 7 page 65
Ngorongoro Crater picture, volume 13
page 15
Masai men rest from herding cattle picture,
volume 13 page 16
Taoism (Chinese philosophy and religion):
see in index Daoism
Taos (city in New Mexico, U.S.)
adobe Taos Pueblo picture, volume 1
page 30
Tao-te Ching (Chinese literature): see
in index Daodejing
tape cassette: see in index cassette
tape recorder (audio equipment)
sound recording volume 12 page 136
tapestry (handweaving)
unicorn design picture, volume 1
page 129
tapir (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 17, picture,
volume 13 page 17
taproot (root system)
root volume 11 page 96
sugar beet picture, volume 11 page 96
Tara Masjid (building in Dhaka, Bangladesh):
see in index Star Mosque
Tarawa Atoll (atoll of Gilbert Islands of
Kiribati, Pacific Ocean) picture, volume
2 page 10
Bairiki volume 2 page 10
target archery: see in index archery
target cell (biology)
hormone volume 6 page 84
Tarheel State (state in the U.S.): see in
index North Carolina
tarsier (primate)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 17, picture,
volume 13 page 17
tartar (dentistry)
dentistry volume 4 page 38
tart cherry (tree and fruit): see in index
sour-cherry
Tashkent (capital city of Uzbekistan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 18
MORE TO EXPLORE
Tashkent museum picture, volume 13
page 18
Uzbekistan volume 14 page 47
Tasman, Abel (Dutch explorer and navigator)
Australia volume 1 page 231
Tasmania volume 13 page 20
Tasmania (island state in Australia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 19, picture,
volume 13 page 20
Tasmanian tiger (extinct mammal): see in
index thylacine
Tasmanian wolf (extinct mammal): see in
index thylacine
taste (sense)
senses volume 12 page 68, picture, volume
12 page 68
tongue volume 13 page 80
taste bud (anatomy)
senses volume 12 page 68
tongue volume 13 page 80, picture, volume
13 page 80
Tatar (Eurasian people)
Crimea volume 3 page 217
Genghis Khan volume 5 page 95
Taufaahau (king of Tonga): see in index
George Tupou I
Taurus (astronomy)
constellation volume 3 page 188
zodiac signs picture, volume 15
page 107
tax (economics): see in index taxation
taxation (economics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 20, picture,
volume 13 page 22
MORE TO EXPLORE
American Revolution volume 1 page 99
Millenium Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
picture, volume 13 page 21
state government volume 12 page 182
taxonomy (biological classification)
kingdom picture, volume 7 page 168
living thing volume 7 page 169
Taylor, Zachary (president of U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 22, picture,
volume 13 page 22
MORE TO EXPLORE
MexicanWar volume 8 page 109
Battle of Buena Vista picture, volume 8
page 109
timeline volume 13 page 22
Ta Yun-ho (canal in China): see in index
Grand Canal
TB (disease): see in index tuberculosis
Tbilisi (capital city of Georgia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 23, picture,
volume 13 page 24
MORE TO EXPLORE
Georgia volume 5 page 103
T cell (part of the immune system)
immune system volume 6 page 119
lymphatic system volume 7 page 191
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (Russian
composer)
ballet volume 2 page 14
classical music volume 3 page 132
tea (drink)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 24
Teach, Edward (English pirate): see in
index Blackbeard
teacher: see in index teaching
teaching
education history volume 4 page 107
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elementary school classroom picture,
volume 4 page 106
team sports
sports volume 12 page 168
tea plant
farmworker in Sri Lanka picture, volume
12 page 175
tea volume 13 page 24
tea harvest in Malaysia picture, volume
13 page 24
Teapot Dome Scandal (U.S. history)
Harding volume 6 page 18
technology
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 25
MORE TO EXPLORE
dialysis machine picture, volume 13
page 29
Edison with lightbulb picture, volume
13 page 27
Stone Age tool picture, volume 13
page 25
windmill and waterwheel picture, volume
13 page 26
tectonics (geology): see in index plate
tectonics
Tecumseh (Shawnee chief )
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 29, picture,
volume 13 page 30
MORE TO EXPLORE
Harrison volume 6 page 22
Shawnee volume 12 page 78
teeing ground (golf )
golf volume 5 page 124
teenager (stage of human development):
see in index adolescence
teeth (anatomy): see in index tooth
Tegucigalpa (capital city of Honduras)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 32, picture,
volume 13 page 32
MORE TO EXPLORE
Honduras volume 6 page 77
Teheran (Iran): see in index Tehran
Tehillim (biblical text): see in index
Psalms
Tehran (capital city of Iran)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 32
MORE TO EXPLORE
bazaar picture, volume 13 page 33
Iran volume 6 page 147
Tel Aviv-Yafo (city in Israel)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 33, picture,
volume 13 page 33
telecommunication
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 34
MORE TO EXPLORE
communication volume 3 page 167
industry volume 6 page 135
radiation volume 11 page 17
radio volume 11 page 19
telecommunication antennas picture,
volume 13 page 34
telecommunications systems: see in
index telecommunication
telegraph (communications system)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 35, picture,
volume 13 page 35
MORE TO EXPLORE
Edison volume 4 page 105
Marconi volume 8 page 54, picture, volume
8 page 53
Morse Code volume 8 page 185
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
telecommunication volume 13 page 34
telephone (communication device)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 36, picture,
volume 13 page 37
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bell volume 2 page 58, picture, volume 2
page 58
fiber optics volume 5 page 15
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
telecommunication volume 13 page 34
telescope (instrument)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 38, picture,
volume 13 page 38, picture, volume 13
page 39
MORE TO EXPLORE
astronomy volume 1 page 215, picture,
volume 1 page 214
Galileo volume 5 page 82
Uranus volume 14 page 38
X-ray volume 15 page 82
television (broadcasting)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 39
MORE TO EXPLORE
censorship volume 3 page 69
deafness volume 4 page 21
plasma display picture, volume 13
page 40
retail business competition picture, volume
3 page 34
telecommunication volume 13 page 34
transmission picture, volume 13 page 40
video recording volume 14 page 80
Tell, the (region in Algeria)
Algeria volume 1 page 78
Temasek (island nation in Southeast
Asia): see in index Singapore
Temne (people)
Sierra Leone volume 12 page 85
temperance movement (social history)
Anthony volume 1 page 140
temperate desert (geography): see in
index cold desert
temperate rain forest (botany)
rain forest volume 11 page 23
temperate rainforest (botany): see in
index temperate rain forest
temperature (measurement of hotness or
coldness)
climate volume 3 page 137
season volume 12 page 61
weather volume 15 page 27
temple (building for worship)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 42
MORE TO EXPLORE
Baha#i temple picture, volume 2 page 7
Airplane
Automobile
Battery
Binoculars
Calendar
Camera
Catapult
Clock
Compact Disc
Computer
Electricity
Electronic
Games
Fiber Optics
Gyroscope
Helicopter
Internal-
Combustion
Engine
Internet
Irrigation
Laser
Machine
Microscope
Morse Code
Printing
Radar
Radio
Railroad
Robot
Rocket
Telecommunication
Telegraph
Telephone
Telescope
Television
X-rays
For more about technology, look for
these articles:
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Buddhist temples picture, volume 1
page 121, picture, volume 1 page 203,
picture, volume 8 page 81, picture,
volume 8 page 221, picture, volume 13
page 42, picture, volume 14 page 83
Mayan temple picture, volume 3 page 75
Shinto temple picture, volume 12
page 80
Temple Square picture, volume 8
page 182
Temple of: see in index under the specific
part of the name, for example, Apollo,
Temple of
tempo (music)
music volume 8 page 212
Temuchin (Mongolian emperor): see in
index Genghis Khan
Temujin (Mongolian emperor): see in
index Genghis Khan
Ten Commandments (Old Testament)
Judaism volume 7 page 37
Moses volume 8 page 188
tendon (anatomy)
knee joint in cross section picture, volume
12 page 97
muscle picture, volume 8 page 208
skeletal system volume 12 page 97
Tennessee (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
Jackson volume 7 page 5
Nashville picture, volume 13 page 44
Tennessee River (river in the U.S.)
Ohio River volume 9 page 127
Tennessee Valley Authority (U.S. government
agency)
New Deal volume 9 page 44
Tennessee volume 13 page 44
Tenniel, Sir John (English artist)
Alices Adventures inWonderland
picture, volume 3 page 43
tennis (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 45, picture,
volume 13 page 45, picture, volume 13
page 46
MORE TO EXPLORE
Williams sisters volume 15 page 44
tennis ball (sports equipment)
tennis volume 13 page 45
Tenochtitlan (historic city in Mexico)
Aztec volume 1 page 240
Cortes volume 3 page 201, picture, volume
3 page 201
tension (psychological and biological
factor): see in index stress
tentacle (invertebrate anatomy)
jellyfish volume 7 page 19
sea anemone volume 12 page 57
Tenth Muse, The (poems by Bradstreet)
picture, volume 2 page 120
Bradstreet volume 2 page 120
Tenzing Norgay (Nepalese mountaineer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 46
MORE TO EXPLORE
Hillary volume 6 page 54
Himalayas volume 6 page 55
Mount Everest volume 4 page 167
Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama) picture,
volume 4 page 7
Dalai Lama volume 4 page 8
Teotihuacan (ancient city in Mexico)
pyramids volume 10 page 171, picture,
volume 8 page 110
tepee (dwelling)
Blackfoot volume 2 page 85
Chipewyan picture, volume 3 page 106
Crow volume 3 page 222
Flathead volume 5 page 32
Wichita volume 15 page 43
Yakama picture, volume 15 page 85
Teresa, Mother (Roman Catholic nun)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 47, picture,
volume 13 page 47
termite (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 47, picture,
volume 13 page 48
MORE TO EXPLORE
aardvark volume 1 page 6
insect volume 6 page 139
nest volume 9 page 37
tern (bird)
gull volume 5 page 171
terrace cultivation (agriculture)
Machu Picchu volume 8 page 8
terra-cotta tile (building material)
brick and tile volume 2 page 129
Terrell, Ernie (U.S. boxer)
fighting Ali picture, volume 1 page 82
terrestrial planet (astronomy)
planets volume 10 page 92, picture, volume
10 page 93
terrier (dog group)
dog table, volume 4 page 62
territorial behavior (biology)
mammal volume 8 page 36
dog volume 4 page 63
songbird volume 12 page 132
Territory of: see in index under the specific
part of the name, for example, Guam
Terror, Reign of (French history)
French Revolution volume 5 page 70
Robespierre picture, volume 5 page 70
terrorism
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 48
MORE TO EXPLORE
bin Laden volume 2 page 71
crime volume 3 page 216
Libya volume 7 page 145
London volume 7 page 176
terrorist attack investigation picture,
volume 10 page 112
NATO volume 9 page 84
Pakistan volume 10 page 15
police volume 10 page 112
Spain volume 12 page 156
Madrid volume 8 page 14
United States volume 14 page 31
Bush volume 2 page 157
New York City volume 9 page 60
Pentagon after 9/11 attack picture,
volume 13 page 49
testa (botany): see in index seed coat
testes (anatomy)
endocrine system volume 4 page 136,
picture, volume 4 page 135
reproductive system volume 11 page 47
human reproductive system picture,
volume 11 page 47
Teton (Native American people): see in
index Lakota
Teton Range (mountain range inWyoming,
U.S.)
Wyoming picture, volume 15 page 79
tetragon (mathematics): see in index
quadrilateral
Teutonic Order (religious order)
Prussia volume 10 page 161
tewaraathon (sport): see in index lacrosse
256 Temple of BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Texas (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 50
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Gulf coast picture, volume 13 page 51
Rio Grande picture, volume 9 page 79
San Antonio cafe picture, volume 13
page 52
history
Alamo volume 1 page 62
Bush volume 2 page 156
MexicanWar volume 8 page 109, volume
8 page 112
Polk volume 10 page 116
Tyler volume 13 page 124
United States volume 14 page 29
Texas longhorn (breed of cattle): see in
index longhorn
Texas Medical Center (medical center in
Houston, Texas, U.S.)
Houston volume 6 page 89
textile
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 53, picture,
volume 13 page 53
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
power looms picture, volume 6
page 134
shop in Nouakchott picture, volume 9
page 100
silk cloth picture, volume 12 page 89
technology and invention volume 13
page 26
Thailand (country in Southeast Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 54, picture,
volume 13 page 54, picture, volume 13
page 55
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Asia volume 1 page 200
Bangkok picture, volume 2 page 20,
picture, volume 13 page 42
traditional dance picture, volume 4
page 13
Thames, Battle of the (War of 1812)
Harrison volume 6 page 23
Thames River (river in England, United
Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 56, picture,
volume 13 page 56
MORE TO EXPLORE
London Eye picture, volume 7 page 176
Thanksgiving (holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 56, picture,
volume 13 page 57
MORE TO EXPLORE
Massasoit volume 8 page 75
thatching (construction method)
Natchez house picture, volume 9 page 12
That Luang (temple in Vientiane, Laos)
picture, volume 14 page 83
Thayendanegea (Mohawk chief ): see in
index Brant, Joseph
theater (art form and building)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 57
MORE TO EXPLORE
A Midsummer Nights Dream picture,
volume 4 page 73
architecture
Afghanistan picture, volume 13
page 59
Globe Theater picture, volume 13
page 58
Roman theater in Jordan picture, volume
1 page 108
Roman theater in Libya picture, volume
7 page 145
Bunraku puppet theater picture, volume
13 page 59
The Piano Lesson picture, volume 4
page 74
Where theWild Things Are picture,
volume 4 page 72
theater-in-the-round (theater): see in
index arena stage
theatrical dance
dance volume 4 page 13
Thebes (ancient city in Egypt)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
Theodora (Byzantine empress)
mosaic portrait picture, volume 2
page 159
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
(national park in North Dakota, U.S.)
Badlands region picture, volume 9
page 88
Theophrastus (Greek philosopher)
botany volume 2 page 115
theory
science volume 12 page 50
Theotokopoulos, Domenikos (Cretanborn
Spanish painter): see in index
Greco, El
Thera (island in Greece)
Oia picture, volume 5 page 152
Theravada (Buddhism)
Buddhism volume 2 page 144
thermal spring (place where water naturally
flows from the ground): see in
index spring
thermometer (measuring instrument)
weather volume 15 page 28
thermonuclear bomb (fusion device)
bomb volume 2 page 104
thermos (insulated flask): see in index
vacuum bottle
thermosphere (atmospheric region)
atmosphere volume 1 page 223
theropod (dinosaur suborder)
dinosaur volume 4 page 51
Tyrannosaurus rex volume 13 page 125
Theropoda (dinosaur suborder): see in
index theropod
The Three Little Pigs (fable): see in
index Three Little Pigs, The
Thimphu (capital city of Bhutan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 60, picture,
volume 13 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bhutan volume 2 page 66
Third Crusade (European, Christian and
Islamic history): see in index Crusades
third-degree burn (injury)
burn and scald volume 2 page 152
third molar (anatomy): see in index wisdom
tooth
third position (ballet)
ballet positions picture, volume 2
page 14
Third Reich (historic empire in Europe)
Germany volume 5 page 106
Hitler volume 6 page 65
Third SeminoleWar (U.S. history,
1855-58)
Seminole volume 12 page 64
Thirteen colonies (British and U.S. history):
see in index American colonies
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Thirteen colonies 257
Thirteenth Amendment (U.S. Constitution)
abolitionist movement volume 1 page 12
African Americans volume 1 page 43
slavery volume 12 page 107
thistle (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 60, picture,
volume 13 page 61
thobe (article of clothing) picture, volume
11 page 4
Thocmectony (Native American educator,
author and lecturer): see in index
Winnemucca, Sarah
tholos (ancient Greek architecture)
temple remains at Delphi picture, volume
5 page 154
Thomas Point Lighthouse (lighthouse in
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S.) picture,
volume 7 page 149
Thomsons gazelle (mammal)
antelope types picture, volume 1
page 139
thoracic basket (anatomy): see in index
rib cage
thorax (anatomy)
ant volume 1 page 133
insect volume 6 page 138, picture, volume
6 page 138
thorn (botany)
hawthorn volume 6 page 28
Thoroughbred (breed of horse)
evolution picture, volume 4 page 170
horse volume 6 page 86
Thorpe, Jim (U.S. athlete)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 61, picture,
volume 13 page 61
Thousand and One Nights, The
(Middle Eastern tales): see in index Arabian
Nights
Thousand Days, TheWar of a (Colombian
history)
Colombia volume 3 page 153
Thrace (ancient region in Europe)
Bulgaria volume 2 page 149
Thracian (people)
Sofia volume 12 page 122
thread (sewing material)
lace making picture, volume 7 page 100
Three Affiliated Tribes (Native American
tribal group)
Arikara volume 1 page 177
Hidatsa volume 6 page 53
Mandan volume 8 page 40
three-day measles (disease): see in index
rubella
Three Gorges (area in China)
Xiling Gorge picture, volume 3 page 102
Three Gorges Dam (dam in China)
Yangtze River volume 15 page 87
Three Kingdoms period (Korean history)
North Korea volume 7 page 80
South Korea volume 7 page 83
Three Little Pigs, The (fable) picture,
volume 5 page 4
fable volume 5 page 4
Three Sisters (geological formation in
New SouthWales, Australia) picture,
volume 9 page 53
three-toed sloth (mammal) picture, volume
12 page 108
throat (anatomy): see in index pharynx
throne (furniture)
Nepalese throne picture, volume 8
page 159
Through the Looking-Glass (work by
Carroll)
Carroll volume 3 page 43
throughway (road): see in index expressway
throwing (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 86
thrush family (birds): see in index bluebird;
OldWorld blackbird; robin
thrust (physics)
airplane volume 1 page 56
thrust stage (theater)
theater volume 13 page 57
thumb (anatomy)
hand volume 6 page 12
primate volume 10 page 148
thunderstorm (weather)
storm volume 12 page 191
Thutmose I (king of Egypt)
Nubia volume 9 page 103
Thutmose III (king of Egypt)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 114
Hatshepsut volume 6 page 24
thylacine (extinct mammal) picture, volume
1 page 127
thymine (chemical compound)
DNA volume 4 page 61
thymus (gland)
lymphatic system volume 7 page 191,
picture, volume 7 page 189
thyroid gland (anatomy)
endocrine system volume 4 page 135,
picture, volume 4 page 135
Tiananmen (gateway in Beijing, China)
Beijing volume 2 page 50
Tiananmen Square (square in Beijing,
China)
Beijing volume 2 page 50
Tiananmen Square incident (Chinese
history)
Beijing volume 2 page 51
Tian Shan (mountains in Central Asia)
Asia picture, volume 1 page 202
Tiantan (temple in Beijing, China): see in
index Heaven, Temple of
Tiantan Park (park in Beijing, China)
Beijing volume 2 page 50
Tiberius (Roman emperor)
ancient Rome volume 11 page 90
Tibet (autonomous region in China)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 62
MORE TO EXPLORE
history
Bhutan volume 2 page 66
Dalai Lama volume 4 page 7
Mount Everest volume 4 page 167
Potala Palace picture, volume 13 page 62
Tibet, Plateau of (plateau in Asia)
Tibet volume 13 page 62
Tibetan Buddhism (religion)
Dalai Lama volume 4 page 7, picture,
volume 4 page 7
Tibet volume 13 page 62
Tibeto-Chinese languages: see in index
Sino-Tibetan languages
tibia (bone)
knee volume 7 page 73
leg volume 7 page 123
258 Thirteenth Amendment BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
tick (arachnid)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 63, picture,
volume 13 page 63
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lyme disease volume 7 page 188
typhus volume 13 page 124
Ticonderoga, Fort (fort in New York,
U.S.)
capture by Ethan Allen picture, volume 1
page 83
tidal wave (giant sea wave): see in index
tsunami
tide (oceanic movement)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 63, picture,
volume 13 page 64
MORE TO EXPLORE
ocean volume 9 page 117
Tien Shan (mountain range in Asia): see
in index Tian Shan
Tierra del Fuego (archipelago in South
America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 64
Tiffany, Louis Comfort (U.S. designer)
glass vase picture, volume 4 page 25
tiger (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 65, picture,
volume 13 page 65
tiger cat (mammal): see in index spottedtailed
native cat
tiger shark
shark volume 12 page 77
Tigray (Eritrean people)
Eritrea volume 4 page 151
Tigre (Eritrean people)
Eritrea volume 4 page 151
Tigris River (river in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 66
MORE TO EXPLORE
Iraq volume 6 page 151
Tikriti, Saddam Hussein al- (president
of Iraq): see in index Saddam Hussein
Tilden, Samuel J. (U.S. politician)
Hayes volume 6 page 29
tile (building material)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 128, picture,
volume 2 page 129
MORE TO EXPLORE
ceramics picture, volume 3 page 76
till (geology): see in index glacial till
timber (natural substance): see in index
wood
timber wolf (mammal): see in index gray
wolf
timbre (sound)
sound volume 12 page 135, picture, volume
12 page 135
Timbuktu (city in Mali)
Songhai empire volume 12 page 133
time (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 66, picture,
volume 13 page 67
MORE TO EXPLORE
clock volume 3 page 140
sundial volume 12 page 204
timepiece (timekeeping device): see in
index clock; watch
time zone
time volume 13 page 67
timpani (musical instrument)
percussion instruments picture, volume
8 page 215
Timpanogos (lake in Utah, U.S.): see in
index Great Salt Lake
Timur Lenk (Mongol conqueror)
Mongol Empire volume 8 page 162
tin (chemical element)
bronze volume 2 page 134
Tionontati (Native American people)
Ontario volume 9 page 140
tipi (dwelling): see in index tepee
Tippecanoe, battle of (U.S. history)
Harrison volume 6 page 23
Tirane (capital city of Albania)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 69, picture,
volume 13 page 69
MORE TO EXPLORE
Albania volume 1 page 65
tire
automobile volume 1 page 236
Tirthankara (Jainism)
Jainism volume 7 page 8
Tishcohan (Delaware chief ) picture, volume
4 page 29
Tisquantum (American Indian interpreter
and guide): see in index Squanto
Titan (Greek mythology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 70, picture,
volume 13 page 71
MORE TO EXPLORE
Aphrodite volume 1 page 148
Apollo volume 1 page 150
Artemis volume 1 page 191
Atlas volume 1 page 222
Demeter volume 4 page 34
Hades volume 6 page 5
Hera volume 6 page 43
Hermes volume 6 page 47
Hestia volume 6 page 48
Poseidon volume 10 page 135
Prometheus volume 10 page 155
Zeus volume 15 page 104
Titan (moon of Saturn)
Saturn volume 12 page 42
Titania (moon of Uranus)
Uranus volume 14 page 39
Titanic (British ocean liner)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 70, picture,
volume 13 page 70
MORE TO EXPLORE
model used for a movie picture, volume
8 page 199
Titano, Mount (mountain in San
Marino) picture, volume 12
page 29
Titian (Italian painter)
portrait of young woman picture, volume
10 page 9
Titicaca, Lake (lake in South America)
Bolivia volume 2 page 103
Peru volume 10 page 64
Tito, Josip Broz (president of Yugoslavia)
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 95
Titograd (capital city of Montenegro): see
in index Podgorica
Tituba (West Indian slave)
Salem witch trials volume 12
page 20
Tlaxcala (Native American people)
Cortes volume 3 page 201, picture, volume
3 page 201
Tlingit (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 71
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Tlingit 259
MORE TO EXPLORE
Native Americans volume 9 page 18
Tlingit traditional clothing picture, volume
13 page 72
totem pole picture, volume 9 page 18
toad (amphibian)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 72
MORE TO EXPLORE
amphibian volume 1 page 110
natterjack toad picture, volume 13
page 72
Oriental fire-bellied toad picture, volume
13 page 73
protective coloration picture, volume 10
page 157
To Anacreon in Heaven (English
drinking song): see in index Star-
Spangled Banner, The
tobacco (plant)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 73, picture,
volume 13 page 73
Tobago (island in theWest Indies): see in
index Trinidad and Tobago
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (play
by Nemiroff )
Hansberry volume 6 page 14
toddlerhood (growth stage) picture, volume
3 page 96
child development volume 3 page 97
toe (anatomy)
foot volume 5 page 47
toenail (anatomy): see in index nail
Togo (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 74, picture,
volume 13 page 74
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lome picture, volume 7 page 174
Togoland (historical colony in Africa): see
in index Togo
To His Excellency, GeneralWashington
(poem by Wheatley)
Wheatley volume 15 page 40
Tohono Oodham (Native American
people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 75, picture,
volume 13 page 75
MORE TO EXPLORE
Pima volume 10 page 85
Tokugawa period (Japanese history)
Tokyo volume 13 page 76
Tokugawa shogunate (Japanese history)
Japan volume 7 page 14
Tokyo (capital city of Japan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 75, picture,
volume 3 page 124
MORE TO EXPLORE
Japan volume 7 page 12
Shibuya picture, volume 13 page 76
Tokyo Stock Exchange
stock exchange volume 12 page 186
Toleration Act (1689, England)
Puritan volume 10 page 169
Tolkien, J. R. R. (English author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 76, picture,
volume 13 page 77
Toltec (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 77
MORE TO EXPLORE
Toltec telamon statues at Tula picture,
volume 13 page 77
tomato (plant and fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 78, picture,
volume 13 page 78
tomb (funerary architecture)
ancient Egypt picture, volume 4
page 113, picture, volume 6 page 53
India picture, volume 1 page 170
Pakistan picture, volume 10 page 14
Petra picture, volume 7 page 34
pyramid volume 10 page 170
Tombaugh, Clyde (U.S. astronomer)
Pluto volume 10 page 102
Tombs of the Kings, Valley of the
(archaeological site in Egypt): see in
index Kings, Valley of the
tone (sound)
music volume 8 page 212
Tonga (African people)
Zambia volume 15 page 101
Tonga (island country in the Pacific
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 79, picture,
volume 13 page 79
MORE TO EXPLORE
Royal Palace picture, volume 9 page 105
Tongass National Forest (forest, Alaska,
U.S.)
pine trees picture, volume 10 page 86
Tongatapu Island (largest island in
Tonga)
Nukualofa volume 9 page 105
Tonga volume 13 page 79
Tonghak (Korean religion): see in index
Chondogyo
tongue (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 80, picture,
volume 13 page 80
MORE TO EXPLORE
frogs digestive system picture, volume 4
page 48
human digestive system picture, volume
4 page 47
mouth volume 8 page 197
Tonkin Gulf Resolution (U.S. policy,
1964): see in index Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
tonsillitis (medical disorder)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 81, picture,
volume 13 page 81
tonsils (anatomy)
lymphatic system picture, volume 7
page 189
tonsillitis volume 13 page 81, picture,
volume 13 page 81
Tonto National Forest (forest in Arizona,
U.S.) picture, volume 10 page 75
tool
culture volume 3 page 231
Iron Age volume 6 page 159, picture,
volume 6 page 158
tooth (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 30, picture,
volume 13 page 31
MORE TO EXPLORE
dentistry volume 4 page 38, picture, volume
4 page 38
human digestive system picture, volume
4 page 47
mouth volume 8 page 197, picture, volume
8 page 197
tooth decay
dentistry volume 4 page 38
toothed whale (mammal)
whale volume 15 page 36
260 toad BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
tope (Buddhist monument): see in index
stupa
Topeka (state capital of Kansas, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 81, picture,
volume 13 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
Kansas volume 7 page 47
Topkapi Palace Museum (museum,
Istanbul, Turkey)
Istanbul volume 6 page 171
topographic map (cartography)
geography volume 5 page 97
map and globe volume 8 page 49
topsoil (geology)
erosion picture, volume 4 page 152
soil volume 12 page 125
Torah (biblical text)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 82, picture,
volume 13 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bible volume 2 page 67
Judaism volume 7 page 37
Moses volume 8 page 188
synagogue volume 12 page 222
tornado (weather) picture, volume 12
page 192
storm volume 12 page 192
Toronto (provincial capital of Ontario,
Canada)
Ontario volume 9 page 139
outdoor skating rink picture, volume 9
page 140
skyscrapers and Lake Ontario picture,
volume 9 page 81
Torquemada, Tomas de (Spanish inquisitor)
Inquisition volume 6 page 137
Torres Channel (arm of Lake Atlin in
British Columbia, Canada)
Coast Mountains picture, volume 2
page 133
tortoise (reptile)
desert tortoise picture, volume 13
page 117
shell volume 12 page 80
tortoiseshell (cat coloration)
cat volume 3 page 56
Tory (U.S. and Canadian history): see in
index loyalist
total deafness
deafness volume 4 page 21
total eclipse (astronomy)
eclipse volume 4 page 98
totalitarianism (form of government)
dictatorship volume 4 page 46
totem pole
Tlingit picture, volume 9 page 18
Toubkal, Mount (mountain in Morocco)
Morocco volume 8 page 183
touch (sense)
senses volume 12 page 68, picture, volume
12 page 68
touchdown (sports)
football volume 5 page 49
Tour de France (bicycle race)
Armstrong volume 1 page 187
cycling volume 3 page 234
Tour Eiffel (tower in Paris, France): see in
index Eiffel Tower
touring bicycle (vehicle)
bicycle volume 2 page 69
tourism
Africa
Kenya volume 7 page 59
Namibia volume 9 page 7
Caribbean Sea volume 3 page 41
Jamaica volume 7 page 10, volume 7
page 68
Europe
Monaco volume 8 page 158
Rome volume 11 page 87
San Marino volume 12 page 29
Switzerland volume 12 page 219
Venice volume 14 page 65
Indian Ocean
Reunion volume 11 page 57
Seychelles volume 12 page 74
North America
Lake Superior volume 12 page 206
Nevada volume 9 page 41
Pennsylvania volume 10 page 56
Rocky Mountains volume 11 page 79
Sierra Nevada volume 12 page 86
South Carolina volume 12 page 147
Tennessee volume 13 page 44
Utah volume 14 page 44
Virginia volume 14 page 95
Oceania volume 9 page 121
Rio de Janeiro volume 11 page 67
Tasmania picture, volume 13 page 20
Tbilisi volume 13 page 24
Thailand volume 13 page 55
tournament (competitive event)
wrestling picture, volume 15 page 74
tournament (medieval military games)
picture, volume 7 page 74
tourney (competitive event): see in index
tournament
tourney (medieval military games): see in
index tournament
Toussaint Louverture (Haitian leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 83, picture,
volume 13 page 83
Tower of London (building in London,
United Kingdom): see in index London,
Tower of
Townshend, Charles (British chancellor)
American Revolution volume 1 page 99
Townshend Acts (British law, 1767)
American Revolution volume 1 page 99
toxic chemical: see in index poison
toy
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 83, picture,
volume 13 page 84
MORE TO EXPLORE
kites picture, volume 7 page 72
toy dog (dog group)
dog volume 4 page 63, table, volume 4
page 62
Toy Story (animated film)
animation volume 1 page 131, picture,
volume 1 page 130
trachea (anatomy)
lung volume 7 page 184, picture, volume
7 page 184
respiratory system volume 11 page 55
track and field (sports)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 84
MORE TO EXPLORE
hurdling picture, volume 13 page 86
Olympic Games volume 9 page 133
pole vault picture, volume 13 page 86
stopwatch picture, volume 13 page 67
track and field events picture, volume 13
page 85
track meet (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 84
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA track meet 261
track race (bicycle race)
cycling volume 3 page 235
trade (economics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 87, picture,
volume 13 page 87
MORE TO EXPLORE
boys trading baseball cards picture, volume
13 page 88
capitalism volume 3 page 34
trade guild (trade association): see in
index guild
trade limit (economics)
trade volume 13 page 88
trader nomad (people): see in index
craftsman-handyman-trader nomad
trade route (transportation and economics)
Atlantic Ocean volume 1 page 221
Red Sea volume 11 page 37
trade volume 13 page 89
trade unionism: see in index organized
labor
trade wind (air current)
wind volume 15 page 48
trading (economics): see in index market
traditional animation (motion pictures)
animation volume 1 page 130, picture,
volume 1 page 130
cartoon volume 3 page 50
tragedy (literature and theater)
drama volume 4 page 73
Shakespeare volume 12 page 75
Tai Chi chuan (martial art) picture,
volume 8 page 64
martial arts volume 8 page 65
Trail of Tears (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 89, picture,
volume 13 page 89
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cherokee volume 3 page 88
Jackson volume 7 page 7
Native Americans volume 9 page 19
train (railway vehicle)
city transportation picture, volume 13
page 92
railroad volume 11 page 20
trait (biology)
genes and eye color picture, volume 5
page 94
genetics volume 5 page 93
Trakai Castle (castle in Lithuania) picture,
volume 7 page 165
trampoline (tumbling equipment)
gymnastics volume 5 page 175
Transantarctic Mountains (mountains in
Antarctica)
Antarctica volume 1 page 135
Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist
Republic (historical state in Eurasia)
Armenia volume 1 page 185
transcontinental railroad
railroad volume 11 page 21
Transilvania (region in Romania): see in
index Transylvania
transistor (electronics)
computer volume 3 page 173
electronics volume 4 page 123
Transjordan: see in index Jordan
transmigration (religious belief ): see in
index reincarnation
transmission (construction)
automobile volume 1 page 236, picture,
volume 1 page 235
transmitter (electronics)
radar volume 11 page 15
radio volume 11 page 19
telegraph volume 13 page 35
transplant (surgery)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 91
MORE TO EXPLORE
artificial hip joint picture, volume 13
page 91
hepatitis volume 6 page 42
transportation
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 91, picture,
volume 13 page 92, picture, volume 13
page 93
MORE TO EXPLORE
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
Transportation, Department of (U.S.
government agency)
government executive departments
table, volume 14 page 35
Transylvania (region in Romania)
Romania volume 11 page 84
trapeze (circus act equipment): see in
index flying trapeze
treacle (syrup): see in index molasses
treason (crime)
crime volume 3 page 216
Treasure State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Montana
Treasury (tomb at Petra in Jordan) picture,
volume 7 page 34
Treasury, Department of the (U.S. government
agency)
government executive departments
table, volume 14 page 35
Treaty of: see in index under the specific
part of the name, for example, Versailles,
Treaty of
tree (woody plant)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 93, picture,
volume 13 page 94, picture, volume 13
page 94
MORE TO EXPLORE
bark volume 2 page 28, picture, volume 2
page 28
leaf: see in index leaf
mistletoe picture, volume 10 page 33
rain forest picture, volume 11 page 24
tree conservation replanting picture,
volume 3 page 187
wind picture, volume 15 page 48
tree climbing (locomotion): see in index
climbing
tree farm
agriculture volume 1 page 48
tree fern (plant)
tree volume 13 page 93
tree frog (amphibian)
green tree frog picture, volume 1
page 110
tree frog in the rain picture, volume 11
page 21
tree peony (plant)
peony volume 10 page 58
tree sloth (mammal): see in index sloth
tree squirrel (rodent)
squirrel volume 12 page 172
trembling aspen (tree): see in index quaking
aspen
262 track race BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
trench (marine geology)
ocean volume 9 page 118
trench warfare
WorldWar I volume 15 page 62, picture,
volume 15 page 63
Trent, Council of (Roman Catholicism)
Reformation volume 11 page 39
Trenton (state capital of New Jersey,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 95
MORE TO EXPLORE
New Jersey volume 9 page 49
State House picture, volume 13 page 95
Trenton and Princeton, Battles of (U.S.
War of Independence)
American Revolution volume 1
page 101
Trenton volume 13 page 95
Trevi Fountain (fountain in Rome, Italy)
picture, volume 11 page 87
Trevithick, Richard (British engineer)
railroad volume 11 page 21
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
triangle (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
Triassic period (geochronology)
dinosaur picture, volume 4 page 53
tributary (part of river system)
river volume 11 page 68
triceps muscle (anatomy)
skeletal muscle picture, volume 8
page 208
Triceratops (dinosaur genus)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 96, picture,
volume 13 page 96
MORE TO EXPLORE
dinosaur volume 4 page 51, picture, volume
4 page 53
trichinosis (disease)
parasite volume 10 page 33
trickle irrigation (agriculture): see in
index drip irrigation
trickster tale (folklore)
folktale volume 5 page 42
trident (weapon)
Poseidon volume 10 page 135, picture,
volume 10 page 135
trigon (mathematics): see in index triangle
trilobite (prehistoric marine animal)
prehistoric life volume 10 page 145
Trinidad and Tobago (island country in
theWest Indies)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 97
MORE TO EXPLORE
carnival celebration picture, volume 13
page 97
Port of Spain picture, volume 10
page 132
Trinity (Christian doctrine)
Christianity volume 3 page 112
Saint Patricks Day volume 12 page 15
Trinity College (university in Dublin,
Ireland): see in index Dublin, University
of
Triomphe, Arc de (arch in Paris, France):
see in index Arc de Triomphe
Triple Alliance (European alliance): see in
index Central Powers
Triple Entente (European alliance): see in
index Allied Powers
triple jump (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 86, picture,
volume 13 page 85
Tripoli (capital city of Libya)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 98, picture,
volume 13 page 98
MORE TO EXPLORE
Libya volume 7 page 144, picture, volume
7 page 144
Triratna (Buddhism)
Buddhism volume 2 page 144
Triton (moon of Neptune)
Neptune volume 9 page 33
TrojanWar (ancient Greek legend and
history)
ancient Greece volume 5 page 154
Homer volume 6 page 76
trombone (musical instrument)
wind instruments picture, volume 8
page 217
Troodon (dinosaur)
dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4
page 53
troop (scouting group)
scouting volume 12 page 54
tropical climate
climate volume 3 page 138
tropical cyclone (weather)
storm volume 12 page 192
tropical easterlies (air current): see in
index trade wind
tropical forest
forest in Seychelles picture, volume 5
page 54
tropical rain forest
biome volume 2 page 74
rain forest volume 11 page 23
South America volume 12 page 140
tropics volume 13 page 99
tropical zone (geography): see in index
tropics
Tropic of Cancer (geography): see in
index Cancer, Tropic of
Tropic of Capricorn (geography): see in
index Capricorn, Tropic of
tropics (geography)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 98
MORE TO EXPLORE
desert volume 4 page 40
rain forest picture, volume 11 page 24
troposphere (atmospheric region)
atmosphere volume 1 page 223
trot (animal locomotion)
horse volume 6 page 86
trout (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 99
MORE TO EXPLORE
rainbow trout picture, volume 7
page 103, picture, volume 13 page 99
Trucial States: see in index United Arab
Emirates
truck (vehicle)
quarrying picture, volume 11 page 7
true buzzard (bird): see in index common
buzzard
true daisy (flowering plant): see in index
English daisy
true dolphin (mammal)
dolphin volume 4 page 64
true seal (mammal): see in index earless
seal
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA true seal 263
true tortoise (reptile): see in index tortoise
Truman, Harry S. (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 100, picture,
volume 13 page 100
MORE TO EXPLORE
timeline volume 13 page 100
Truman Doctrine
Trumans presidency volume 13
page 101
trumpet (musical instrument)
wind instruments picture, volume 8
page 217
trumpeter swan (waterfowl)
swan volume 12 page 210
trumpet pitcher plant (plant): see in
index yellow pitcher plant
trunk (zoology) picture, volume 9
page 100
elephant volume 4 page 124
truss (architecture)
architecture volume 1 page 167
truss bridge (transportation structure)
bridge volume 2 page 130, picture, volume
2 page 130
Trusteeship Council (United Nations)
United Nations volume 14 page 22
Truth, Sojourner (U.S. evangelist and
social reformer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 102, picture,
volume 13 page 102
try (rugby)
rugby volume 11 page 103
tsar (Russian ruler)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 103
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lenin volume 7 page 129
Russian Revolution volume 11 page 108
Tselinograd (capital city of Kazakhstan):
see in index Astana
Tshwane (executive capital city of South
Africa): see in index Pretoria
Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
(governing unit of South Africa)
Pretoria volume 10 page 148
Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin E. (Russian
scientist)
rocket volume 11 page 77
tsunami (giant sea wave)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 103, picture,
volume 13 page 104
MORE TO EXPLORE
earthquake volume 4 page 92
Indonesia volume 6 page 131
Lisbon volume 7 page 159
Maldives volume 8 page 30
Male volume 8 page 31
Sri Lanka volume 12 page 175
Tsuu Tina (Native American people): see
in index Sarcee
Tswana (people)
Botswana volume 2 page 116
tuba (musical instrument)
wind instruments picture, volume 8
page 217
tube foot (zoology)
starfish volume 12 page 180
tuber (part of plant)
vegetable volume 14 page 61
tuberculosis (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 104, picture,
volume 13 page 104
MORE TO EXPLORE
animal disease volume 4 page 55
lung volume 7 page 184
tube worm (marine animal) picture, volume
9 page 118
Tubman, Harriet (U.S. abolitionist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 105, picture,
volume 13 page 105
MORE TO EXPLORE
African Americans volume 1 page 43
Underground Railroad volume 14
page 9
Tudor, Henry, earl of Richmond (king
of England): see in index Henry VII
Tudor, Mary (queen of England): see in
index Mary I
tug-of-war (athletic contest)
force in action picture, volume 5 page 50
Tukulor (people)
Senegal volume 12 page 67
Tula (ancient city in Mexico)
Toltec volume 13 page 77
tulip (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 106, picture,
volume 13 page 106
MORE TO EXPLORE
girl carrying tulips picture, volume 9
page 39
tumor (medical disorder)
cancer volume 3 page 30, picture, volume
3 page 30
tuna (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 106, picture,
volume 13 page 107
tundra (life zone)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 107, picture,
volume 13 page 107
MORE TO EXPLORE
biome volume 2 page 74
Russia volume 11 page 104
taiga volume 13 page 5
tundra swan (waterfowl): see in index
whistling swan
tungsten (chemical element)
Yukon volume 15 page 97
tunicate (small marine animal)
bioluminescence picture, volume 7
page 148
Tunis (capital city of Tunisia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 108, picture,
volume 13 page 108
MORE TO EXPLORE
Tunisia volume 13 page 109
Tunisia (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 109
MORE TO EXPLORE
climate picture, volume 3 page 138
Ribat of Harthema, Monastir, Tunisia
picture, volume 13 page 110
Tunis picture, volume 13 page 108
tunnel (construction)
mining volume 8 page 132, picture, volume
8 page 133
Tupamaro (guerrilla organization in Uruguay)
Uruguay volume 14 page 43
turban (headdress)
Sikhism volume 12 page 88
turbine engine
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141
Turk (people)
archery volume 1 page 166
Islam volume 6 page 165
Turkey volume 13 page 112
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Turkey (country in Europe and Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 111
MORE TO EXPLORE
agriculture
apricot volume 1 page 154
fig volume 5 page 18
architecture
Ataturk Mausoleum picture, volume 1
page 131
Hagia Sophia picture, volume 13
page 112
geography
Asia volume 1 page 200
Black Sea picture, volume 2 page 89
Middle East volume 8 page 124
mountainous area picture, volume 13
page 111
history
Cyprus volume 3 page 236
Nicosia volume 9 page 66
Dardanelles volume 4 page 16
Greece volume 5 page 152
Kurds volume 7 page 90
Ottoman Empire: see in index Ottoman
Empire
timeline volume 13 page 111
turkey (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 114
MORE TO EXPLORE
common turkey picture, volume 13
page 114
Turkic peoples (people): see in index Turk
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
(political division in Cyprus)
Cyprus volume 3 page 237
Turkmen (people)
Turkmenistan volume 13 page 115
Turkmenistan (country in Central Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 115
MORE TO EXPLORE
market picture, volume 13 page 115
monument in downtown Ashgabat picture,
volume 1 page 199
Turkoman (people): see in index Turkmen
Turner, J. M.W. (English painter)
painting volume 10 page 10
Turner, Nat (U.S. slave)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 116
turtle (reptile)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 116
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
desert tortoise picture, volume 13
page 117
eastern box turtle picture, volume 11
page 53
reptile volume 11 page 51
shell volume 12 page 80
Tuscarora (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 117
MORE TO EXPLORE
Iroquois volume 6 page 160
Tuscarora dancer picture, volume 13
page 117
Tusitala (British author): see in index
Stevenson, Robert Louis
tusk (anatomy)
elephant volume 4 page 124
walrus volume 15 page 6
Tuskegee Airmen (U.S. military unit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 118, picture,
volume 13 page 118
Tuskegee University (university in
Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.)
Carver volume 3 page 51
Washington volume 15 page 17
Tutankhamen (king of Egypt)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 119
MORE TO EXPLORE
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
gold mask picture, volume 13 page 119
pharaoh volume 10 page 69
Tutsi (African people)
Burundi volume 2 page 153
Kigali volume 7 page 64
Rwanda volume 11 page 110, picture,
volume 11 page 110
Tutu, Desmond (South African archbishop
and activist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 120, picture,
volume 13 page 120
Tuvalu (island country in the Pacific
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 121
MORE TO EXPLORE
traditional hut picture, volume 13
page 121
TV (broadcasting): see in index television
TVA (U.S. government agency): see in
index Tennessee Valley Authority
Twa (African people)
Rwanda volume 11 page 110
Twain, Mark (U.S. author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 122, picture,
volume 13 page 122
MORE TO EXPLORE
home in Connecticut picture, volume 3
page 185
Mississippi River volume 8 page 143
Twas the Night Before Christmas
(poem by Moore): see in index Visit
from Saint Nicholas, A
Twelve, The (Christianity): see in index
Apostle
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea (book by Verne)
Captain Nemo picture, volume 14
page 70
Verne volume 14 page 70
twin
identical twins picture, volume 5
page 94
two-cycle engine: see in index two-stroke
engine
two-dimensional (art)
painting volume 10 page 8
two-party system (politics)
political party volume 10 page 114
two-stroke engine
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141
2000 presidential election (U.S. history)
electoral college volume 4 page 120
two-toed anteater (mammal)
anteater volume 1 page 138
Two Towers, The (work by Tolkien)
Tolkien volume 13 page 77
Tyler, John (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 122, picture,
volume 13 page 123
MORE TO EXPLORE
Harrison volume 6 page 23
timeline volume 13 page 122
tympanic cavity (anatomy): see in index
middle ear
tympanic membrane (anatomy): see in
index eardrum
type (printing): see in index movable type
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA type 265
type I diabetes (disease)
diabetes volume 4 page 43
type II diabetes (disease)
diabetes volume 4 page 43
typhoid fever (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 124
Typhoid Mary (U.S. typhoid carrier)
typhoid fever volume 13 page 124
typhoon (tropical storm)
Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 5
storm volume 12 page 192
typhus (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 124
Tyrannosaurus rex (dinosaur)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 125, picture,
volume 13 page 125
MORE TO EXPLORE
dinosaur volume 4 page 51, picture, volume
4 page 53
Tyrrhenians (people): see in index Etruscans
U.A.E.: see in index United Arab Emirates
U.S. Supreme Court: see in index United
States Supreme Court
UFO: see in index unidentified flying
object
Uganda (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 4, picture,
volume 14 page 4, picture, volume 14
page 5
Ugarte, Augusto Pinochet (president of
Chile): see in index Pinochet, Augusto
Ugly Duckling, The (story by Andersen)
book illustration picture, volume 1
page 116
Ukraine (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 6, picture,
volume 14 page 6, picture, volume 14
page 7
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Church of Saint Andrew picture, volume
7 page 63
Yalta picture, volume 4 page 164
Ulaanbaatar (capital city of Mongolia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 8, picture,
volume 14 page 8
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mongolia volume 8 page 163
Ulaid (former province of Ireland): see in
index Ulster
ulna (bone)
arm volume 1 page 182, picture, volume
1 page 182
Ulster (ancient kingdom in Ireland)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 8
MORE TO EXPLORE
Northern Ireland volume 9 page 89
ultraviolet radiation (physics)
radiation volume 11 page 17
types of electromagnetic radiation
picture, volume 11 page 18
ultraviolet ray (physics): see in index
ultraviolet radiation
Uluru/Ayers Rock (rock formation in
Northern Territory, Australia) picture,
volume 1 page 13, picture, volume 9
page 91
Northern Territory volume 9 page 91
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (park
in Northern Territory, Australia) picture,
volume 1 page 230
Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilich (leader of the
Soviet Union): see in index Lenin,
Vladimir Ilich
umami (flavor)
tongue volume 13 page 80
!Umar I (Muslim caliph)
Caliphate volume 3 page 14
Umayyad Caliphate (Islamic history)
Caliphate volume 3 page 14
gold coin picture, volume 3 page 14
umbilical cord (embryology)
reproductive system volume 11 page 49
umbrella tree
magnolia volume 8 page 20
Umbriel (moon of Uranus)
Uranus volume 14 page 39
Umhlanga (Swazi ceremony): see in index
Reed Dance
umpire (sports)
baseball volume 2 page 31
UN (international organization): see in
index United Nations
Unanax (Native American people): see in
index Aleut
unarmed martial arts
martial arts volume 8 page 65
Uncas (Mohegan chief )
Mohegan volume 8 page 152
Uncle Toms Cabin (work by Stowe)
abolitionist movement volume 1 page 12
Stowe volume 12 page 194
undercoat (feather): see in index down
underdeveloped area (economics): see in
index developing nation
underground cable (electronics)
cable television picture, volume 13
page 40
underground political party (politics)
political party volume 10 page 114
Underground Railroad (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 9, picture,
volume 14 page 9
MORE TO EXPLORE
abolitionist movement volume 1 page 12
African Americans volume 1 page 43
Douglass volume 4 page 68
Fugitive Slave Acts volume 5 page 74
Michigan volume 8 page 117
Mott volume 8 page 194
slavery volume 12 page 107
Stowe volume 12 page 194
Tubman volume 13 page 105
underground train: see in index subway
undersea exploration
bathyscaphe picture, volume 4 page 174
understory (vegetation)
rain forest volume 11 page 24, picture,
volume 11 page 24
underwater navigation
navigation volume 9 page 24
266 type I diabetes BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
underworld (Greek mythology)
Demeter and Persephone volume 4
page 34
Hades volume 6 page 4
unemployment
Great Depression picture, volume 5
page 146
uneven parallel bars (gymnastics)
gymnastics volume 5 page 175, picture,
volume 5 page 176
UNHCR (international humanitarian
agency): see in index United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees,
Office of the
Uni (Roman goddess): see in index Juno
UNIA: see in index Universal Negro
Improvement Association
unicorn (mythical creature)
legendary animals volume 1 page 129
tapestry picture, volume 1 page 129
unidentified flying object
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 10, picture,
volume 14 page 10
Union (U.S. history)
American CivilWar volume 1 page 96
Reconstruction volume 11 page 33
United States volume 14 page 29
union (labor): see in index organized labor
Union, Act of (Great Britain and Ireland,
1801)
Ireland volume 6 page 156
Union Army (American CivilWar)
107th U.S. Colored Infantry picture,
volume 1 page 96
Delaware volume 4 page 31
Grant volume 5 page 137
Iowa volume 6 page 146
officers in Virginia picture, volume 1
page 97
Union Jack (flag of the United Kingdom)
volume 5 page 30
Union of South Africa (country in
Africa): see in index South Africa
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(historic country in Eurasia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 10
MORE TO EXPLORE
history
Castro volume 3 page 55
ColdWar volume 3 page 150, picture,
volume 3 page 150
Eisenhower volume 4 page 118
empire volume 4 page 132
Europe volume 4 page 164
Gorbachev volume 5 page 128
Iowa grain sales volume 6 page 146
KoreanWar volume 7 page 85
Lenin volume 7 page 129
NATO volume 9 page 84
Reagan volume 11 page 31
refugee volume 11 page 41
socialism volume 12 page 120
South Korea volume 7 page 84
Stalin volume 12 page 176
United States volume 14 page 31
VietnamWar volume 14 page 86
WorldWar II volume 15 page 65
people and culture
apartment buildings in Moscow picture,
volume 14 page 12
May Day picture, volume 14 page 14
patriotic defense poster picture, volume
14 page 12
republics and regions of influence
Afghanistan volume 1 page 37
Armenia volume 1 page 185
Azerbaijan volume 1 page 239
Belarus volume 2 page 52
Cuba volume 3 page 228
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238,
volume 10 page 142
Estonia volume 4 page 154, volume
13 page 13
Georgia volume 5 page 103
Tbilisi volume 13 page 24
Germany volume 5 page 107
Hungary volume 6 page 102
Kazakhstan volume 7 page 52
Kyrgyzstan volume 7 page 94
Bishkek volume 2 page 81
Latvia volume 7 page 115
Lithuania volume 7 page 165
Moldova volume 8 page 154
Mongolia volume 8 page 164
North Korea volume 7 page 81
Poland volume 10 page 109
Romania volume 11 page 85
Russia volume 11 page 104
Tajikistan
Dushanbe volume 4 page 84
Ukraine volume 14 page 7
Kiev volume 7 page 64
science and technology
rocket volume 11 page 77
space exploration volume 12 page 151
unit (measurement)
measurement volume 8 page 88
UNITA (political organization in
Angola): see in index National Union for
the Total Independence of Angola
unitary system (government)
government volume 5 page 133
unitary system (mathematics): see in
index tally system
United Arab Emirates (country in the
Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 15, picture,
volume 14 page 15
MORE TO EXPLORE
Abu Dhabi picture, volume 1 page 15
United FarmWorkers (U.S. labor union)
Chavez volume 3 page 84
United Kingdom (island country in
Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 16
MORE TO EXPLORE
flag volume 5 page 30
geography
Buckingham Palace picture, volume 14
page 18
Roman Catholic abbey picture, volume
14 page 18
village picture, volume 14 page 16
government and law volume 5 page 132
bill of rights volume 2 page 70
constitution volume 3 page 190
impeachment volume 6 page 121
legislature volume 7 page 124
Parliament volume 10 page 37
history
abolitionist movement volume 1
page 11, picture, volume 1 page 11
ancient Britain: see in index Britain
British Empire: see in index British
Empire
British Isles
England volume 4 page 139
Ireland volume 6 page 155
Northern Ireland volume 9 page 89
Scotland volume 12 page 52
Stonehenge picture, volume 12
page 190
Ulster volume 14 page 9
ColdWar volume 3 page 150
North American colonialism
Algonquin people volume 1 page 81
American Revolution volume 1
page 98
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA United Kingdom 267
Chickasaw volume 3 page 94
Creek volume 3 page 213
Declaration of Independence volume
4 page 23
French and IndianWar volume 5
page 66
New York City volume 9 page 60
Pontiac volume 10 page 123
United States volume 14 page 28
Vermont volume 14 page 69
War of 1812 volume 15 page 12
Washington volume 15 page 16
Wisconsin volume 15 page 53
radar volume 11 page 16
timeline volume 14 page 16
womens rights volume 15 page 57,
picture, volume 15 page 56
WorldWar I volume 15 page 61
recruitment poster picture, volume
15 page 61
WorldWar II volume 15 page 65
London picture, volume 15 page 66
people and culture
crown of Queen Victoria picture, volume
7 page 24
national anthem volume 9 page 13
soccer volume 12 page 118
tennis volume 13 page 46
track and field volume 13 page 87
Veterans Day volume 14 page 74
United Nations (international organization)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 22
MORE TO EXPLORE
bill of rights volume 2 page 71
government volume 5 page 133
human rights volume 6 page 97
Israel volume 6 page 169
League of Nations volume 7 page 119
peacekeeping troops picture, volume 14
page 22
peace movements volume 10 page 44
Persian GulfWar volume 10 page 62
refugee picture, volume 11 page 41
United States
Bunche volume 2 page 150
New York volume 9 page 59, picture,
volume 3 page 207
Roosevelt, Eleanor volume 11 page 92
Roosevelt, Franklin volume 11 page 93
Truman volume 13 page 101
war volume 15 page 10
United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees, Office of the (international
humanitarian agency)
refugee volume 11 page 41
United Nations Security Council: see in
index Security Council
United Provinces of Central America
(historical federation in Central
America)
Central America volume 3 page 76
Costa Rica volume 3 page 203
El Salvador volume 4 page 129
San Salvador volume 12 page 30
Guatemala volume 5 page 167
Honduras volume 6 page 77
United Provinces of the Netherlands
(historical state in Europe): see in index
Netherlands, United Provinces of the
United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata
(historical state in South America): see
in index Rio de la Plata
United Republic of Tanzania (country
in Africa): see in index Tanzania
United States (country in North
America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 24
MORE TO EXPLORE
agriculture
almond volume 1 page 87
drought
Dust Bowl volume 4 page 84
peach volume 10 page 45
arts
country music volume 3 page 208
folk music volume 5 page 41
Harlem Renaissance: see in index Harlem
Renaissance
popular music volume 10 page 128
rock music volume 11 page 78
economy
banking volume 2 page 25
Saint Lawrence River and Seaway
volume 12 page 13
education volume 4 page 106
flag volume 5 page 29
geography
Great Lakes volume 5 page 147
Gulf of Mexico volume 8 page 113
hurricane over eastern U.S. picture,
volume 1 page 221
Maine harbor picture, volume 8
page 23
Mississippi River picture, volume 8
page 144, picture, volume 11 page 67
Missouri River picture, volume 8
page 147
Mount Rainier picture, volume 15
page 16
North America volume 9 page 79
oil pipeline in Alaska picture, volume
14 page 27
Okefenokee Swamp picture, volume
14 page 26
prairie lands picture, volume 14
page 26
Tetons and Snake River picture, volume
15 page 79
Tonto National Forest picture, volume
10 page 75
Yosemite Falls picture, volume 14
page 24
government and law volume 5 page 132
census volume 3 page 71
congress: see in index Congress of the
United States
documents
Articles of Confederation volume 1
page 194
Bill of Rights volume 2 page 70
constitution: see in index United
States Constitution
Declaration of Independence volume
4 page 23
electoral college volume 4 page 119
certificate of vote picture, volume 4
page 119
executive branch departments table,
volume 14 page 35
impeachment volume 6 page 120
joint session of Congress picture, volume
14 page 33
legislature volume 7 page 124
navy volume 9 page 25
Peace Corps: see in index Peace Corps
republic volume 11 page 54
state government volume 12 page 181
Supreme Court confirmation hearing
picture, volume 14 page 36
Supreme Court justices picture, volume
14 page 36
Washington, D.C. at night picture,
volume 14 page 24
White House picture, volume 15
page 41
Oval Office picture, volume 14
page 34
history
ancient cultures and prehistory
Adena culture volume 1 page 29
Hohokam culture volume 6 page 69
Hopewell culture volume 6 page 82
mound builders volume 8 page 194
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colonial period
American Revolution volume 1
page 98
Continental Congress volume 3
page 191
minutemen: see in index minuteman
conflicts
Apache volume 1 page 144
CivilWar: see in index American
CivilWar
KoreanWar volume 7 page 85
North Korea volume 7 page 81
Persian GulfWar volume 7 page 91,
volume 10 page 62
South Korea volume 7 page 84
Spanish-AmericanWar volume 12
page 157
Tlingit volume 13 page 71
VietnamWar volume 14 page 86
Hanoi volume 6 page 13
War of 1812 volume 15 page 12
WorldWar I volume 15 page 64,
picture, volume 15 page 63
Lusitania volume 7 page 185
WorldWar II volume 15 page 65,
picture, volume 15 page 69, picture,
volume 15 page 69
discrimination volume 4 page 54
Dust Bowl picture, volume 4 page 84
expansion
empire volume 4 page 132
Erie Canal volume 4 page 150
Gadsden Purchase volume 5 page 79
Native Americans volume 9 page 19
Great Depression volume 5 page 146
international relations
Afghanistan volume 1 page 37, picture,
volume 2 page 104
Cuba volume 3 page 228
Federated States of Micronesia volume
8 page 119
Haiti volume 6 page 9
Japan volume 7 page 15
Liberia volume 7 page 139
Marshall Islands volume 8 page 24,
volume 8 page 62
Mexico volume 8 page 112
Pakistan volume 10 page 15
Palau volume 10 page 16
Panama volume 10 page 22
Panama Canal volume 10 page 23
Philippines volume 8 page 43, volume
10 page 72
Puerto Rico volume 10 page 165
Samoa volume 12 page 24
Saudi Arabia volume 12 page 45
Soviet Union volume 14 page 14
Vila volume 14 page 90
presidency: see in index presidency of
the United States of America
postWorldWar II
ColdWar volume 3 page 150, picture,
volume 3 page 150
communism volume 3 page 168
NATO volume 9 page 84
terrorism
bin Laden volume 2 page 71
people and culture
African Americans volume 1 page 43
Asian Americans volume 1 page 206
boxing volume 2 page 119
celebration of U.S. Constitution picture,
volume 14 page 29
circus volume 3 page 120
Hispanic Americans volume 6 page 60
holidays
Arbor Day volume 1 page 162
Christmas volume 3 page 115
Earth Day volume 4 page 91
Independence Day volume 6
page 122
Memorial Day volume 8 page 97
New Years Day volume 9 page 56
Thanksgiving volume 13 page 56
Veterans Day volume 14 page 74
immigration volume 8 page 128
Ellis Island volume 4 page 127
national anthem volume 9 page 12
Native Americans: see in index North
American Indian
Ute petroglyph picture, volume 14
page 46
newspapers
oldest newspaper volume 6 page 24
pioneer life volume 10 page 88
Statue of Liberty picture, volume 7
page 140
wedding custom picture, volume 3
page 230
science and technology
Internet volume 6 page 142
measurement volume 8 page 89
space exploration volume 12 page 151
telegraph volume 13 page 35
weapon volume 15 page 26
social and environmental issues
capital punishment volume 3 page 35
civil rights volume 3 page 128
labor volume 7 page 97
slavery
abolitionist movement volume 1
page 11
Fugitive Slave Acts volume 5 page 73
voting volume 14 page 105
womens rights volume 15 page 57
equal pay picture, volume 15 page 57
Stanton volume 12 page 178
United States, Bank of the (U.S. financial
institution)
Jackson volume 7 page 6
United States Air Force, The (military)
attack on Afghanistan picture, volume 2
page 104
F-16 Fighting Falcons picture, volume 1
page 52
United States Army, The (U.S. military)
picture, volume 1 page 189
Abolitionist
Movement
Alamo
American Civil
War
American
Revolution
Americas,
Exploration
and Settlement
of the
Articles of
Confederation
Bill of Rights
Civil Rights
Movement
Cold War
Confederate
States of
America
Continental
Congress
Declaration of
Independence
Dred Scott
Decision
Dust Bowl
Ellis Island
Emancipation
Proclamation
Great
Depression
Kansas-
Nebraska Act
Korean War
Lewis and Clark
Expedition
Liberty Bell
Liberty,
Statue of
Louisiana
Purchase
Mayflower
Minuteman
Missouri
Compromise
New Deal
Oregon Trail
Reconstruction
Santa Fe Trail
Spanish
American War
Trail of Tears
Underground
Railroad
United States
Constitution
United States
Government
Vietnam War
War of 1812
White House
World War I
World War II
For more about U.S. history, look
for these articles:
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United States Bill of Rights (United
States Constitution) picture, volume 2
page 70
bill of rights volume 2 page 70
censorship volume 3 page 70
civil rights volume 3 page 128
Henry volume 6 page 40
Rhode Island volume 11 page 61
United States Constitution volume 14
page 33
United States Congress: see in index
Congress of the United States
United States Constitution
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 32, picture,
volume 3 page 189
MORE TO EXPLORE
amendment volume 1 page 93
Bill of Rights volume 2 page 70
Articles of Confederation volume 1
page 195
celebration of signing picture, volume 14
page 29
constitution volume 3 page 189
Constitutional Convention picture, volume
14 page 32
electoral college volume 4 page 120
Federalist papers volume 5 page 9
Fugitive Slave Acts volume 5 page 73
important people
Hamilton volume 6 page 10
Henry volume 6 page 40
Madison volume 8 page 12
New Hampshire volume 9 page 48
newspaper volume 9 page 55
Pennsylvania volume 10 page 56
Rhode Island volume 11 page 61
state government volume 12 page 181
United States Forest Service (government
agency): see in index Forest Service
United States government
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 33
United States Marine Corps, The (U.S.
military)
marines volume 8 page 56
patrol during VietnamWar picture, volume
14 page 87
Sea Knight helicopter picture, volume 8
page 56
United States Naval Academy (military
academy in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.)
Annapolis volume 1 page 132
United States Navy, The (U.S. military)
Cuban missile crisis picture, volume 3
page 150
marines volume 8 page 56
Rhode Island volume 11 page 61
United States of America (country in
North America): see in index United
States
United States Open Tennis Championships
(tennis)
Ashe volume 1 page 199
Williams sisters volume 15 page 45
United States Postal Service
state abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
United States Supreme Court
Dred Scott Decision volume 4 page 76
justices picture, volume 14 page 36
Marshall volume 8 page 61
Roberts confirmation hearing picture,
volume 14 page 36
Taft volume 13 page 5
United States government volume 14
page 36
United StatesWar of Independence
(U.S. history, 1775-83): see in index
American Revolution
United StatesWeather Bureau (government
agency, U.S.)
Tyler volume 13 page 124
univalve (class of mollusks)
shell volume 12 page 80
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights
Bill of Rights volume 2 page 71
human rights volume 6 page 97
United Nations volume 14 page 22
Universal Negro Improvement Association
Garvey volume 5 page 91
universe (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 37, picture,
volume 14 page 37
MORE TO EXPLORE
Einstein volume 4 page 116
university library
library volume 7 page 142
University of: see in index under the
specific part of the name, for example,
Dublin, University of
STATES
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
CAPITALS
Montgomery
Juneau
Phoenix
Little Rock
Sacramento
Denver
Hartford
Dover
Tallahassee
Atlanta
Honolulu
Boise
Springfield
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Topeka
Frankfort
Baton Rouge
Augusta
Annapolis
Boston
Lansing
Saint Paul
Jackson
Jefferson City
Helena
Lincoln
Carson City
Concord
Trenton
Santa Fe
Albany
Raleigh
Bismarck
Columbus
Oklahoma City
Salem
Harrisburg
Providence
Columbia
Pierre
Nashville
Austin
Salt Lake City
Montpelier
Richmond
Olympia
Charleston
Madison
Cheyenne
For more about the United States,
look for articles on these U.S. states
and their capitals:
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Unknowns, Tomb of the (memorial in
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.)
Memorial Day volume 8 page 97
Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the (memorial
in Arlington, Virginia, U.S.): see in
index Unknowns, Tomb of the
untouchable (Hindu social class)
caste volume 3 page 52
Upanishad (Hindu literature)
Veda volume 14 page 60
updraft (meteorology)
glider volume 5 page 120
Upenski Cathedral (cathedral in Helsinki,
Finland) picture, volume 6 page 36
Upper Canada (historical region in
Canada): see in index CanadaWest
upper course (river)
river volume 11 page 68
Upper Cretaceous Series (geochronology):
see in index Late Cretaceous Epoch
Upper Egypt (region of the Nile Valley in
Africa)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
Upper Olympus (mountain in Greece):
see in index Olympus, Mount
Upper Peninsula (peninsula in Michigan,
U.S.)
Carp River picture, volume 8 page 117
Michigan volume 8 page 116
Upper Volta (historical French colony in
Africa)
Burkina Fasa volume 2 page 151
Ural Mountains (mountain range in
Eurasia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 38
MORE TO EXPLORE
Asia volume 1 page 200
Belaya River picture, volume 14 page 38
uranium (chemical element)
Curie family volume 3 page 232
Namibia volume 9 page 7
nuclear energy volume 9 page 104, picture,
volume 4 page 139
Uranus (Greek mythology)
Titans volume 13 page 70
Uranus (planet)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 38, picture,
volume 14 page 39
MORE TO EXPLORE
planets volume 10 page 92, picture, volume
10 page 93
solar system volume 12 page 127, picture,
volume 12 page 127
Urdu language
Pakistan volume 10 page 13
ureter (anatomy)
kidney volume 7 page 63
urinary system volume 14 page 40, picture,
volume 14 page 40
urethra (anatomy)
reproductive system picture, volume 11
page 47
urinary system volume 14 page 40
urinary system (anatomy and physiology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 40, picture,
volume 14 page 40, picture, volume 14
page 41
MORE TO EXPLORE
kidney volume 7 page 62
urination (physiology)
urinary system volume 14 page 40
urine (biochemistry)
kidney volume 7 page 62
urinary system volume 14 page 40, picture,
volume 14 page 40
Urquhart Castle (castle in Scotland) picture,
volume 12 page 52
Uruguay (country in South America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 42
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
central Uruguay picture, volume 14
page 42
Montevideo picture, volume 8
page 176
Punta del Este picture, volume 14
page 43
USAF (military): see in index United
States Air Force, The
U.S. Constitution: see in index United
States Constitution
USDA (U.S. government): see in index
Agriculture, Department of
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (U.S. government
agency): see in index Health and Human
Services, U.S. Department of
U.S. federalism
state government volume 12 page 181
Ushuaia (city in Argentina) picture, volume
12 page 140
U.S. Open (tennis): see in index United
States Open Tennis Championships
U.S.S.R. (historic country in Eurasia): see
in index Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
Usumbura (city in Burundi): see in index
Bujumbura
Utah (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 44
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Bryce Canyon National Park picture,
volume 14 page 45
Great Salt Lake picture, volume 14
page 45
Ute Indians volume 14 page 46
Ute (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 46
MORE TO EXPLORE
Carson volume 3 page 45
Ute rock carvings picture, volume 14
page 46
uterine tube (anatomy): see in index fallopian
tube
uterus (anatomy)
gestation volume 5 page 108
reproductive system volume 11 page 48
human reproductive system picture,
volume 11 page 47
!Uthman ibn !Affan (Muslim caliph)
Caliphate volume 3 page 14
utility bicycle (vehicle)
bicycle volume 2 page 69
utopia (ideal community)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 46
Utopia (book by More)
utopia volume 14 page 46
uvula (anatomy)
anatomy of mouth picture, volume 8
page 197
Uzbek (people)
Tajikistan volume 13 page 10
Uzbekistan (country in Central Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 47
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MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Ichan-Kala picture, volume 14 page 47
Tashkent picture, volume 13 page 18
refugee camp picture, volume 11 page 39
synagogue picture, volume 12 page 222
textile merchants picture, volume 13
page 53
vaccination (disease prevention)
flu shots picture, volume 10 page 164
Pasteur volume 10 page 41
public health volume 10 page 163
vaccine (preventive medicine)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 49
MORE TO EXPLORE
bacteria volume 2 page 5
influenza volume 6 page 137
measles volume 8 page 88
medical history volume 8 page 93
rubella volume 11 page 100
Salk volume 12 page 21
smallpox volume 12 page 111, picture,
volume 12 page 111
virus volume 14 page 98
vacuum (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 49, picture,
volume 14 page 50
vacuum bottle (insulated flask)
vacuum volume 14 page 50
vacuum tube (electronics)
computer volume 3 page 174
Vaduz (capital city of Liechtenstein)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 50
MORE TO EXPLORE
Liechtenstein volume 7 page 147
Vaduz Castle picture, volume 7
page 147, picture, volume 14 page 51
Vaduz Castle (building in Vaduz, Liechtenstein)
picture, volume 7 page 147,
picture, volume 14 page 51
vagina (anatomy) picture, volume 11
page 47
reproductive system volume 11 page 49
Vaiaku (village in Tuvalu)
Funafuti Atoll volume 5 page 75
Vail, Alfred (U.S. scientist)
telegraph volume 13 page 35
Vajrayana (Buddhism): see in index Tantrism
Valahia (historical region in Romania):
see in indexWalachia
Valdivia, Pedro de (Spanish conqueror)
Santiago volume 12 page 34
valentine (greeting card)
Valentines Day volume 14 page 51
Valentine, Saint (Christian martyr)
Valentines Day volume 14 page 51
Valentines Day
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 51
Valetta (capital city of Malta): see in index
Valletta
Valhalla (Norse mythology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 51
MORE TO EXPLORE
Odin volume 9 page 124
Valkyrie (Norse mythology)
Odin volume 9 page 124
Valhalla volume 14 page 51
Valletta (capital city of Malta)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 52, picture,
volume 8 page 34, picture, volume 14
page 52
MORE TO EXPLORE
Malta volume 8 page 34
valley (landform)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 52, picture,
volume 14 page 53, picture, volume 14
page 53
MORE TO EXPLORE
erosion picture, volume 4 page 152
Reunion picture, volume 11 page 56
Slovenian town picture, volume 12
page 110
Swiss village picture, volume 12
page 218
valley, lily of the (plant): see in index lily
of the valley
Valley Forge (historic area in Pennsylvania,
U.S.)
American Revolution volume 1
page 101
Washington and Baron von Steuben
at Valley Forge picture, volume 1
page 101
Washington volume 15 page 20
value-added tax
tax volume 13 page 21
vampire bat (mammal)
bat volume 2 page 39
Van Buren, Martin (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 53, picture,
volume 14 page 54
MORE TO EXPLORE
Harrison volume 6 page 23
timeline volume 14 page 53
Vancouver (city in British Columbia,
Canada)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 55, picture,
volume 14 page 55
MORE TO EXPLORE
British Columbia volume 2 page 132
Vancouver, George (British explorer)
British Columbia volume 2 page 133
Vancouver volume 14 page 55
Van Diemens Land (island state in Australia):
see in index Tasmania
van Drebel, Cornelius (Dutch inventor):
see in index Drebbel, Cornelis
Van Gogh, Vincent (Dutch painter)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 56
MORE TO EXPLORE
painting volume 10 page 11
Self-Portrait with Straw Hat picture,
volume 14 page 56
vanilla (flavoring)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 57, picture,
volume 14 page 57
MORE TO EXPLORE
orchid volume 9 page 146
vanillin (chemical)
vanilla volume 14 page 57
van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmenszoon
(Dutch artist): see in index Rembrandt
Vanuatu (island country in the Pacific
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 58
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VanWagener, Isabella (U.S. evangelist
and social reformer): see in index Truth,
Sojourner
vapor (gas)
water volume 15 page 22
vaporization (phase change): see in index
evaporation
Varangian (people): see in index Viking
Vardon, Harry (British golfer)
golf volume 5 page 126
Varna (city in Bulgaria)
boulevard in Varna picture, volume 2
page 148
vascular cambium (botany)
root picture, volume 11 page 96
vascular plant
plant volume 10 page 95
vase (decorative arts)
Chinese porcelain vases picture, volume
10 page 139
vassal (feudalism)
feudalism volume 5 page 14
VAT (taxation): see in index value-added
tax
Vatican City (religious city-state in
Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 59
MORE TO EXPLORE
country volume 3 page 207
facts about Europe volume 4 page 163
Italy volume 6 page 172
pope volume 10 page 125, picture, volume
10 page 125
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 82
Rome volume 11 page 87
Vatican Palace (papal residence in Vatican
City, Europe)
Vatican City volume 14 page 59
vault (architecture)
architecture volume 1 page 167
vault (gymnastics)
gymnastics volume 5 page 174, picture,
volume 5 page 175, picture, volume 5
page 176
VCR (electronic device): see in index videocassette
recorder
Veda (Hinduism)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
Brahma picture, volume 14 page 60
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
Vedanta (Hindu literature): see in index
Upanishad
Vedda (people)
Sri Lanka volume 12 page 175
Vedic literature (Hinduism): see in index
Veda
Vedism (Indian religion)
Hinduism volume 6 page 57
vegetable (food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 60, picture,
volume 14 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
fruit volume 5 page 72
vegetable fiber
ancient Egyptian fibers picture, volume 5
page 16
vegetarianism
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
Jainism volume 7 page 9
veil (headdress)
girls in Malaysia picture, volume 8
page 28
girls in Somalia picture, volume 12
page 130
vein (anatomy)
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 38,
picture, volume 3 page 38
vein (plant structure)
leaf volume 7 page 118
Velasquez, Diego (Spanish conquistador)
Cortes volume 3 page 201
Velazquez, Diego (Spanish painter)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 61
veld (grasslands, Africa)
grassland volume 5 page 143
vellum (writing material)
book and bookmaking volume 2
page 109
Velociraptor (dinosaur)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 62, picture,
volume 14 page 62
MORE TO EXPLORE
dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4
page 53
velocity (mechanics)
motion volume 8 page 192
velum (anatomy): see in index soft palate
Venera (Soviet space probes)
Venus volume 14 page 67
Venezia (city in Italy): see in index Venice
Venezuela (country in South America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 63
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bolivar volume 2 page 101
flamingos picture, volume 14 page 64
geography
Angel Falls picture, volume 14 page 63
Caracas picture, volume 3 page 36
Venice (city in Italy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
canal volume 3 page 28, picture, volume
3 page 28
Crusades volume 3 page 224
Grand Canal picture, volume 14 page 65
portolan map, volume 3 page 126
venom (biochemistry)
cobras volume 3 page 145
coral snake volume 3 page 198
sea snake volume 12 page 60
spider volume 12 page 164
Vent, Iles du (island group of theWest
Indies): see in indexWindward Islands
ventricle (heart anatomy)
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 38
heart volume 6 page 31, picture, volume
6 page 31
Ventura (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
venule (anatomy)
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 39
Venus (Roman goddess)
Aphrodite volume 1 page 148
Venus (planet)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 66, picture,
volume 14 page 66
MORE TO EXPLORE
planets volume 10 page 92, picture, volume
10 page 93
solar system volume 12 page 127, picture,
volume 12 page 127
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Venus 273
Venuss-flytrap (plant)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 67, picture,
volume 14 page 67
Vermont (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 68
MORE TO EXPLORE
Allen volume 1 page 83
geography
ski slope picture, volume 14 page 69
State Capitol picture, volume 8
page 177
Stowe picture, volume 14 page 68
vernal equinox (astronomy)
season volume 12 page 61, picture, volume
12 page 61
Verne, Jules (French author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 70
MORE TO EXPLORE
science fiction volume 12 page 51
Verrazzano, Giovanni da (Italian navigator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 70
MORE TO EXPLORE
New Jersey volume 9 page 50
New York volume 9 page 59
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (bridge in
New York City, New York, U.S.)
Verrazzano volume 14 page 71
Verrocchio, Andrea del (Italian painter)
Leonardo da Vinci volume 7 page 132
Versailles (city in France)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 71
Versailles, Palace of (building and gardens
in Versailles, France) picture, volume
14 page 71
Versailles volume 14 page 71
Versailles, Treaty of (1919)
WorldWar I volume 15 page 65
vert (sport): see in index vertical skateboarding
vertebra (anatomy)
skeletal system volume 12 page 97
vertebral column (anatomy): see in index
spine
vertebrate (animal with a backbone)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 72
MORE TO EXPLORE
animal volume 1 page 125
brain volume 2 page 122
eye volume 4 page 176
snake volume 12 page 112
vertical skateboarding (sport)
skateboarding volume 12 page 94
vertical skating (sport)
roller skating volume 11 page 81
vertical stabilizer (aircraft part)
airplane volume 1 page 55
Very Large Array (radio telescope in the
U.S.) picture, volume 13 page 39
very-low-frequency radiation (electromagnetic
waves)
navigation volume 9 page 24
Vesalius, Andreas (Belgian physician)
anatomy volume 1 page 115
Renaissance volume 11 page 46, picture,
volume 11 page 45
Vespucci, Amerigo (Italian explorer and
navigator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 72, map,
volume 14 page 72
MORE TO EXPLORE
exploration and settlement of the
Americas volume 1 page 102
Vesuvius, Mount (volcano in Italy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 73, picture,
volume 14 page 73
MORE TO EXPLORE
Italy volume 6 page 172
Pompeii volume 10 page 120
volcano volume 14 page 102
Veterans Affairs, Department of (U.S.
government agency)
government executive departments
table, volume 14 page 35
Veterans Day (holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 74, picture,
volume 14 page 74
veterinarian picture, volume 4 page 55
pet volume 10 page 66
veterinary medicine volume 14 page 75
veterinary medicine (medical science)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 75, picture,
volume 14 page 75, picture, volume 14
page 75
veto (government action)
United States government volume 14
page 34
Vianden Castle (castle in Luxembourg)
picture, volume 7 page 187
vibration (physics)
sound volume 12 page 134, picture, volume
12 page 134, picture, volume 12
page 135
speech volume 12 page 162
viburnum (shrub and tree)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 76, picture,
volume 14 page 76
Viceroyalty of la Plata (historical Spanish
viceroyalty in South America): see in
index Rio de la Plata
Victor Emmanuel II (king of Italy)
Italy volume 6 page 174
Victoria (state in Australia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 77, picture,
volume 14 page 78
Victoria (provincial capital of British
Columbia, Canada)
British Columbia volume 2 page 132
Victoria (region in Hong Kong, China)
Hong Kong volume 6 page 78
Victoria (capital city of Seychelles)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 79, picture,
volume 14 page 79
MORE TO EXPLORE
Seychelles volume 12 page 74
Victoria, Lake (lake in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 79, picture,
volume 14 page 80
MORE TO EXPLORE
facts about Africa volume 1 page 41
Nile River volume 9 page 72
Tanzania volume 13 page 15
Victoria, Queen (queen of the United
Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 76, picture,
volume 14 page 76
MORE TO EXPLORE
crown picture, volume 7 page 24
Victoria Falls (waterfall in Zambia-
Zimbabwe)
Zambia picture, volume 15 page 101
Victoria Nile (river in Uganda)
Lake Victoria volume 14 page 79
video camera (electronics)
television volume 13 page 40
274 Venuss-flytrap BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
videocassette
video recording volume 14 page 81
videocassette recorder (electronic device)
video recording volume 14 page 80
video game: see in index electronic game
video recording
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 80, picture,
volume 14 page 80
video signal (electronics)
television volume 13 page 40
Vienna (capital city of Austria)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 81
MORE TO EXPLORE
Austria volume 1 page 233
coffeehouse picture, volume 14 page 82
Schonbrunn Palace picture, volume 14
page 82
Vientiane (capital city of Laos)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 83
MORE TO EXPLORE
Laos volume 7 page 107
That Luang picture, volume 14 page 83
Viet Cong (Vietnamese military and
political organization)
Vietnam volume 14 page 85
VietnamWar volume 14 page 86
Viet Minh (Vietnamese Communist
organization)
Vietnam volume 14 page 85, volume 14
page 86
Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 84
MORE TO EXPLORE
farmers selling fruit picture, volume 14
page 85
geography
Asia volume 1 page 200
Gulf of Tonkin picture, volume 14
page 84
Hanoi picture, volume 6 page 13
Mekong River delta picture, volume 8
page 96
history
Ho Chi Minh volume 6 page 66
VietnamWar volume 14 page 86
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (monument,
Washington, D.C., U.S.) picture,
volume 14 page 86
VietnamWar (1954-75)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
ColdWar influence volume 3 page 151
Hanoi volume 6 page 13
Ho Chi Minh volume 6 page 67
peace movements volume 10 page 45
United States volume 14 page 31
anti-war protest picture, volume 14
page 87
Johnson volume 7 page 30
Nixon volume 9 page 74
United States Marines in a marsh picture,
volume 14 page 87
Vietnam Veterans Memorial picture,
volume 14 page 86
Vietnam volume 14 page 85
Viking (people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 88
MORE TO EXPLORE
burial ship picture, volume 14 page 89
conquests and raids
Anglo-Saxons
Alfred the Great volume 1 page 76
England
book illustration picture, volume 14
page 88
human migration volume 8 page 127
Kiev volume 7 page 63
Middle Ages volume 8 page 122
pirate volume 10 page 89
Russia volume 11 page 106
United Kingdom volume 14 page 18
discovery and exploration
Americas volume 1 page 102
Baltic Sea volume 2 page 17
Canada volume 3 page 25
Eriksson volume 7 page 125
Newfoundland and Labrador volume
9 page 46, picture, volume 9
page 46
polar exploration volume 10 page 110
origins
Denmark volume 4 page 37
Norway volume 9 page 97
Sweden volume 12 page 213
Viking (United States space probe)
Mars volume 8 page 59
Vila (capital city of Vanuatu)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 89, picture,
volume 14 page 90
MORE TO EXPLORE
Vanuatu volume 14 page 58
Villa, Pancho (Mexican revolutionary)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 90, picture,
volume 14 page 90
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mexico volume 8 page 112
Wilson volume 15 page 47
Zapata volume 15 page 102
village (rural society)
southern Sudan picture, volume 12
page 200
Switzerland picture, volume 12 page 218
United Kingdom picture, volume 14
page 16
Villa Nueva (town in Costa Rica): see in
index San Jose
Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco
de Asis (Spanish colonial city,
now in New Mexico, U.S.): see in index
Santa Fe
Ville-Marie (settlement in North
America): see in index Montreal
Vilnius (capital city of Lithuania)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 91, picture,
volume 14 page 91
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lithuania volume 7 page 165
Vilnius, cathedral of (cathedral in
Vilnius, Lithuania) picture, volume 14
page 91
vinaigrette (salad dressing)
vinegar volume 14 page 92
vinegar (food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 92
vineyard (agriculture)
Dniester River valley in Moldova picture,
volume 8 page 154
grape harvest in Italy picture, volume 6
page 172
Vinland (historic area in North America)
Eriksson volume 7 page 126
violet (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 92, picture,
volume 14 page 92
violet ground beetle (insect)
types of beetles picture, volume 2
page 49
violin (musical instrument)
stringed instruments picture, volume 8
page 216
viper (snake)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 93, picture,
volume 14 page 93
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA viper 275
MORE TO EXPLORE
snake volume 12 page 112
viral meningitis (disease)
meningitis volume 8 page 99
Virginia (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 94
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
artisan ColonialWilliamsburg picture,
volume 14 page 95
Richmond houses picture, volume 11
page 64
Shenandoah National Park picture,
volume 14 page 94
history
Lee volume 7 page 122
Washington volume 15 page 19
West Virginia volume 15 page 35
Virginia (Confederate ship): see in
index Merrimack
Virginia Company of London (English
company)
Jamestown volume 7 page 11
Virginia deer (mammal): see in index
white-tailed deer
Virginia opossum (marsupial)
opossum volume 9 page 142
Virgin Mary (mother of Jesus): see in
index Mary
Virgin of the Rocks, The (painting by
Leonardo da Vinci)
Leonardo da Vinci volume 7 page 132
Virgin Queen, The (queen of England):
see in index Elizabeth I
Virgo (astronomy)
constellation volume 3 page 188
zodiac signs picture, volume 15 page 107
virion (viral structure)
virus volume 14 page 97
Virunga Mountains (mountain range in
Central Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 97, picture,
volume 14 page 97
virus (infectious agent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 97
MORE TO EXPLORE
animal disease volume 4 page 55
common cold volume 3 page 149
encephalitis volume 4 page 132
human disease volume 4 page 56
immune system picture, volume 6
page 119
living thing picture, volume 7 page 167
measles volume 8 page 87
mumps volume 8 page 205
parasite volume 10 page 32
polio volume 10 page 113
Salk volume 12 page 21
smallpox volume 12 page 111
tonsillitis volume 13 page 81
virus reproduction through cell invasion
picture, volume 14 page 98
Vishnu (Hindu god)
AngkorWat volume 1 page 120
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
visible light (physics): see in index light
visible radiation (physics): see in index
light
vision (physiology): see in index sight
Visit from Saint Nicholas, A (poem by
Moore)
Santa Claus volume 12 page 31
Visoke (extinct volcano in Central Africa)
Virunga Mountains volume 14 page 97
visual arts: see in index art
visual display (information recording):
see in index display
visual illusion: see in index optical illusion
vitamin (chemical compound)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 98
MORE TO EXPLORE
food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
vitamin B complex (chemical compounds)
vitamins volume 14 page 99
vitamin C (chemical compound)
food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
fruit volume 5 page 72
vitamins volume 14 page 99
vitamin D (chemical compound)
food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
radiation volume 11 page 17
vitamins volume 14 page 99
vitamin K (chemical compound)
vitamins volume 14 page 99
Viti, Crater (crater in Iceland) picture,
volume 6 page 108
VLA (radio telescope in the U.S.): see in
index Very Large Array
Vlad III the Impaler (ruler ofWalachia)
Bucharest volume 2 page 141
VLF (electromagnetic waves): see in index
very-low-frequency radiation
Vltava River (river in the Czech Republic)
Prague picture, volume 10 page 142
vocal cord (anatomy)
speech volume 12 page 162
vocal organ (body part): see in index syrinx
vodou (Haitian religion): see in index
voodoo
voice box (anatomy): see in index larynx
volcanic activity (geology): see in index
volcanism
volcanic ash
volcano volume 14 page 99, picture,
volume 14 page 100
volcanic cave (geology): see in index lava
cave
volcanic dome (geology): see in index
volcanic mountain
volcanic island (geology): see in index
oceanic island
volcanic mountain (geology and landform)
mountain volume 8 page 195
volcanism (geology): see in index volcano
volcano (geology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 99, picture,
volume 14 page 99, picture, volume 14
page 100, picture, volume 14 page 101,
picture, volume 14 page 102
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Ecuador picture, volume 4 page 103
Hawaii volume 6 page 26, picture,
volume 6 page 27
Iceland volume 6 page 108
Mexico volume 8 page 110
Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 4
Ring of Fire volume 11 page 66
Philippines picture, volume 10 page 72
276 viral meningitis BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Pompeii volume 10 page 121
island volume 6 page 167
lake volume 7 page 102
mountain volume 8 page 195
volcanology (branch of geology)
volcano volume 14 page 101
vole (rodent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 102, picture,
volume 14 page 102
Volga River (river in Russia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 103
MORE TO EXPLORE
country houses picture, volume 14
page 103
facts about Europe volume 4 page 163
Russia volume 11 page 104
volleyball (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 103, picture,
volume 14 page 104, picture, volume
14 page 104
Volta, Lake (lake in Ghana)
Ghana volume 5 page 110
volume (measured space)
measurement volume 8 page 88
volunteerism
Earth Day picture, volume 4 page 91
Volunteer State: see in index Tennessee
voodoo (Haitian religion)
Haiti volume 6 page 8
Vostock Station (Russian station, Antarctica)
facts about Antarctica volume 1
page 137
vote (political process): see in index election
voting (politics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 105, picture,
volume 14 page 105
MORE TO EXPLORE
California picture, volume 7 page 105
election fairness picture, volume 9
page 14
Voting Rights Act (U.S. legislation,
1965)
civil rights movement volume 3
page 131
Johnson volume 7 page 29
King volume 7 page 66
Voyager (space probes)
Neptune picture, volume 9 page 33
Uranus volume 14 page 39, picture, volume
14 page 39
vs. (abbreviation)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
Vulcan (Roman god)
Hephaestus volume 6 page 42
Vulcanalia (ancient Roman festival)
Hephaestus volume 6 page 43
vulcanism (geology): see in index volcanism
vulcanology (branch of geology): see in
index volcanology
vulture (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 106, picture,
volume 14 page 106
MORE TO EXPLORE
birds of prey volume 2 page 80
Wabanaki (people): see in index Abnaki
wader: see in index wading bird
wadi (dry streambed)
Sahara volume 12 page 8
wading bird
flamingo volume 5 page 31
ibis volume 6 page 106
Wagadu (historical empire inWest
Africa): see in index Ghana Empire
Wagadugu (capital city of Burkina Faso):
see in index Ouagadougou
wages (compensation for labor)
economics volume 4 page 100
equal pay for women picture, volume 15
page 57
Wagner, Richard (German composer)
opera volume 9 page 142
Wagner Act (U.S. legislation, 1935): see
in index National Labor Relations Act
wagon train (North American history)
Santa Fe Trail volume 12 page 33
wahoo elm (tree): see in index winged elm
Waialeale, Mount (mountain in Hawaii,
U.S.)
rain volume 11 page 22
Waikiki (resort area in Honolulu,
Hawaii, U.S.) picture, volume 6 page 79
WailingWall (pilgrimage site in Jerusalem):
see in indexWesternWall
Walachia (historical region in Romania)
Bucharest volume 2 page 141
Romania volume 11 page 85
Waldseemuller, Martin (German cartographer)
Vespucci volume 14 page 73
Wales (part of the United Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 4, picture,
volume 15 page 4
MORE TO EXPLORE
England volume 4 page 139
Northern Ireland volume 9 page 90
United Kingdom volume 14 page 16
Walesa, Lech (president of Poland)
Poland volume 10 page 109
wali (Islam)
saint volume 12 page 9
walia ibex (mammal)
Simien Mountains of Ethiopia picture,
volume 4 page 155
walk (sports)
baseball volume 2 page 31
softball volume 12 page 123
Walker, Thomas (U.S. public official,
explorer, and physician)
Cumberland Gap volume 3 page 231
walking (form of locomotion)
city transportation picture, volume 13
page 92
toddler picture, volume 3 page 96
walkingstick (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 5, picture,
volume 15 page 5
MORE TO EXPLORE
insect volume 6 page 139
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA walkingstick 277
wall (architecture)
brick and tile volume 2 page 128
Wallace,William (Scottish hero)
Scotland volume 12 page 53
Wallachia (historical region in Romania):
see in indexWalachia
Walloon (people)
Belgium volume 2 page 54
wall painting (painting): see in index
mural
wallpaper
Morris design picture, volume 4 page 26
walrus (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 6, picture,
volume 15 page 6
MORE TO EXPLORE
adaptation picture, volume 1 page 27
Arctic Ocean picture, volume 1 page 173
Walsh, Donald (U.S. explorer and scientist)
exploration volume 4 page 174
Walt Disney Concert Hall (building in
Los Angeles, California, U.S.) picture,
volume 7 page 178
Walt DisneyWorld (amusement park in
Orlando, Florida, U.S.)
Disney volume 4 page 58
Wampanoag (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 6, picture,
volume 15 page 7
MORE TO EXPLORE
King PhilipsWar volume 7 page 67
Massasoit volume 8 page 75, picture,
volume 1 page 105
Metacom volume 8 page 104, picture,
volume 8 page 105
Narraganset volume 9 page 10
Plymouth Colony volume 10 page 103
Squanto volume 12 page 170
wapiti (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 7, picture,
volume 4 page 127, picture, volume 15
page 7
MORE TO EXPLORE
deer volume 4 page 26
elk volume 4 page 127
Wappinger (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 8
war
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 8, picture,
volume 15 page 9, picture, volume 15
page 10
MORE TO EXPLORE
famine volume 5 page 7
prisoners of war picture, volume 13
page 93
technology
ambulance volume 1 page 93
catapult volume 3 page 59
war, prisoner of (international law): see
in index prisoner of war
War Between the States (U.S. history):
see in index American CivilWar
war crime (international law)
crime volume 3 page 216
Nuremberg trials volume 9 page 110
warfare: see in index war
Warhol, Andy (U.S. artist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 11, picture,
volume 15 page 11
MORE TO EXPLORE
painting volume 10 page 12
warhorse (mammal)
horse volume 6 page 87
warm-bloodedness (physiology)
mammal volume 8 page 36
warning coloration (biology)
protective coloration volume 10
page 157
War of 1812 (British-U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 12
MORE TO EXPLORE
people
Harrison volume 6 page 23
Jackson volume 7 page 5
Key volume 7 page 60
Madison volume 8 page 12
Tecumseh volume 13 page 30
USS Constitution warship picture,
volume 15 page 13
White House volume 15 page 42
warrigal (wild dog): see in index dingo
warrior (person)
ancient wars picture, volume 15 page 9
Papua New Guinea picture, volume 10
page 29
Spartan warrior picture, volume 12
page 160
Warsaw (capital city of Poland)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 14, picture,
volume 15 page 14
MORE TO EXPLORE
Poland volume 10 page 107
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (Polish history)
Warsaw volume 15 page 14
Warsaw Pact (1955-91, European history)
ColdWar volume 3 page 150
NATO volume 9 page 84
warship
navy volume 9 page 26
ship volume 12 page 82
War to End AllWars (1914-18): see in
indexWorldWar I
Washington (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 15
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mount Rainier picture, volume 15
page 16
Washington, Booker T. (U.S. educator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 17, picture,
volume 15 page 17
MORE TO EXPLORE
African Americans volume 1 page 43
Du Bois volume 4 page 80
Washington, D.C. (capital city of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 18
MORE TO EXPLORE
Banneker volume 2 page 26
Maryland volume 8 page 69
United States volume 14 page 24
U.S. Capitol picture, volume 15 page 18
White House picture, volume 15 page 41
Washington, George (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 19, picture,
volume 15 page 19
MORE TO EXPLORE
Adams volume 1 page 23
American Revolution volume 1
page 100
French and IndianWar volume 5
page 66
Hamilton volume 6 page 10
Monroe volume 8 page 171
Pulaski volume 10 page 166
Ross volume 11 page 99, picture, volume
11 page 99
timeline volume 15 page 19
278 wall BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
United States volume 14 page 29
Valley Forge winter camp picture, volume
1 page 101
Washington, D.C. volume 15 page 18
White House volume 15 page 41
Washington, March on (U.S. history)
picture, volume 3 page 130
civil rights movement volume 3
page 130
King volume 7 page 66
Washington and Lee University (university
in Lexington, Virginia, U.S.)
Lee volume 7 page 122
Washington Monument (inWashington,
D.C., U.S.) picture, volume 14
page 24
WashingtonWizards (U.S. basketball
team)
Jordan volume 7 page 35
wasp (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 21, picture,
volume 15 page 21
waste disposal (biology): see in index
excretion
waste recycling: see in index recycling
watch (timekeeping device)
clock volume 3 page 140
water
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 22
MORE TO EXPLORE
cave features picture, volume 3 page 63
chalk volume 3 page 79
cholera picture, volume 3 page 110
crystal volume 3 page 226
Earth volume 4 page 89
energy volume 4 page 137, picture, volume
4 page 139
erosion volume 4 page 152, picture, volume
4 page 152
food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
Mars volume 8 page 59
molecule picture, volume 8 page 155
natural resources picture, volume 9
page 21
physical states of water picture, volume 8
page 78
steam picture, volume 4 page 166
seed volume 12 page 63
transportation volume 13 page 92
water, ground (water below Earths surface):
see in index groundwater
water buffalo (mammal) picture, volume
2 page 147
buffalo volume 2 page 146
watercraft (vehicle): see in index boat;
harbor; ship
water cycle picture, volume 15 page 23
rain volume 11 page 21
water volume 15 page 23
waterfall (geology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 24
MORE TO EXPLORE
Angel Falls picture, volume 14 page 63
Havasu Falls picture, volume 15 page 24
Iguazu Falls picture, volume 12 page 142
Niagara Falls picture, volume 9 page 58
Ozark Mountains picture, volume 1
page 180
salmon picture, volume 12 page 22
Screw Auger Falls picture, volume 1
page 151
waterfowl (birds)
duck volume 4 page 81
mandarin duck picture, volume 4
page 81
Watergate Scandal (U.S. history)
Nixon volume 9 page 75
water habitat (biology and ecology)
habitat volume 6 page 4
water hemlock (plant)
hemlock volume 6 page 38
water lily (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 24, picture,
volume 15 page 25
watermelon (fruit)
melon picture, volume 8 page 97
water pollution
Atlantic Ocean volume 1 page 221
Lake Erie volume 4 page 149
oil spill picture, volume 10 page 118
pollution volume 10 page 118
watershed (land drained by a river): see in
index basin
waterspout (architecture)
gargoyle volume 5 page 89
water supply: see in index aqueduct
water transportation: see in index shipping
water vapor
cloud volume 3 page 143
dew volume 4 page 42
evaporation and condensation volume 4
page 166, picture, volume 4 page 166
fog volume 5 page 40
rain volume 11 page 22
snow volume 12 page 115
water cycle picture, volume 15 page 23
waterway (transportation)
Kinderdijk picture, volume 9 page 38
waterwheel (energy utilization divice)
medieval French book picture, volume
13 page 26
Watson, James (U.S. geneticist)
genetics volume 5 page 95
Watson, Thomas Augustus (U.S. industrialist)
Bell volume 2 page 58
Watson-Watt, Robert (British scientist)
radar volume 11 page 16
Watt, James (Scottish inventor)
Industrial Revolution volume 6
page 133
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
Watteau, Jean-Antoine (French painter)
painting volume 10 page 10
wattle (animal anatomy)
chicken volume 3 page 95
wave (water)
erosion volume 4 page 152, picture, volume
4 page 152
Lake Superior picture, volume 12
page 206
ocean volume 9 page 117
undersea earthquake picture, volume 13
page 104
wave (physics)
light volume 7 page 148
radiation volume 11 page 16
wavelengths picture, volume 11
page 17
wavelength (physics)
color volume 3 page 155
light volume 7 page 148
prism volume 10 page 153
radiation volume 11 page 17, picture,
volume 11 page 17
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA wavelength 279
types of electromagnetic radiation
picture, volume 11 page 18
rainbow volume 11 page 22
Wave Rock (landform in Australia) picture,
volume 11 page 75
Wawat (ancient settlement, Nubia)
Nubia volume 9 page 103
wax
petroleum volume 10 page 68
wealth (economics)
economics volume 4 page 99
weapon (military technology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 25, picture,
volume 15 page 26, picture, volume 15
page 26
MORE TO EXPLORE
army volume 1 page 190
bow and arrow picture, volume 1
page 166
Iron Age volume 6 page 159
war volume 15 page 9
weasel family (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 26, picture,
volume 15 page 27
weather
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 27
MORE TO EXPLORE
satellite images of Hurricane Katrina
picture, volume 15 page 28
wind volume 15 page 48
weather balloon picture, volume 3
page 137
weather station picture, volume 12
page 182
weaver (bird)
nest picture, volume 9 page 37
web (biology)
spider volume 12 page 164, picture, volume
12 page 164
Web, The (information network): see in
indexWorldWideWeb
Webb, Matthew (British athlete)
swimming volume 12 page 216
webcam (electronic technology)
laptop with webcam picture, volume 6
page 142
Web site (computer science)
Internet volume 6 page 142
wedding (ritual)
cultural variations picture, volume 3
page 230
wedge (mechanics)
machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume
8 page 6
week
calendar volume 3 page 9
weeping willow (tree) picture, volume 15
page 46
willow volume 15 page 45
Wegener, Alfred Lothar (German scientist)
continent volume 3 page 190
weight (measured mass)
clock volume 3 page 140
gravity volume 5 page 144
measurement volume 8 page 88
weightlessness (physics)
gravity volume 5 page 144
Weimaraner (breed of dog)
sporting dogs table, volume 4 page 62
Weimar Republic (German history,
1919-33)
Germany volume 5 page 106
Weinstein, Garri (Russian chess player):
see in index Kasparov, Garry
Weinstein, Harry (Russian chess player):
see in index Kasparov, Garry
Weisz, Erik (U.S. magician): see in index
Houdini, Harry
Welch, Laura Lane (first lady of the
U.S.): see in index Bush, LauraWelch
welfare: see in index social welfare program
Welland Canal (waterway in Canada)
Lake Ontario volume 9 page 141
Wellington (capital city of New Zealand)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 28, picture,
volume 15 page 28
MORE TO EXPLORE
New Zealand volume 9 page 61
Wells, H. G. (British author)
science fiction volume 12 page 51
Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell (U.S. journalist
and social reformer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 29, picture,
volume 15 page 29
wels (fish)
catfish volume 3 page 60
Welsh language
Wales volume 15 page 4
Welsh terrier (breed of dog)
terrier breeds table, volume 4 page 62
Wendat (Native American people): see in
indexWyandot
We Real Cool (poem by Brooks)
Brooks volume 2 page 136
Wessex (historical kingdom in the United
Kingdom)
Alfred the Great volume 1 page 75
West, Kanye (U.S. musician)
performance in Los Angeles picture,
volume 6 page 59
West, the (region in the U.S.)
Apache volume 1 page 144
pioneer life volume 10 page 88
West Africa (region in Africa): see in
indexWestern Africa
West African chimpanzee (primate) picture,
volume 3 page 100
West Antarctica (region in Antarctica)
Antarctica volume 1 page 135
West Bank (region in Palestine)
Arab-IsraeliWars volume 1 page 158
Bethlehem volume 2 page 64
Palestine volume 10 page 19
West Beirut (section in Beirut, Lebanon)
Beirut volume 2 page 51
westerly (wind)
wind volume 15 page 48
Western, Fort (fort in Augusta, Maine,
U.S.)
Augusta volume 1 page 227
Western Africa (region in Africa)
mythology volume 8 page 223
Western Australia (state in Australia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 30, picture,
volume 15 page 30
western balsam poplar (tree)
poplar volume 10 page 126
western bluebird (bird) picture, volume 2
page 93
western diamondback rattlesnake (reptile)
picture, volume 11 page 28
280 Wave Rock BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
western Europe (region in Europe)
Europe volume 4 page 160
Western Front (WorldWar I)
WorldWar I volume 15 page 61
Western Hemisphere (geography)
hemisphere volume 6 page 37
Renaisssance view, c. 1500 map, volume
11 page 45
western larch (tree)
larch volume 7 page 109
western lowland gorilla (primate)
apes picture, volume 1 page 147
gorilla volume 5 page 129
western red cedar (tree)
conifers picture, volume 3 page 183
Western Roman Empire (ancient Rome
[395 - 476])
ancient Rome volume 11 page 91
Western Sahara (region in Africa)
Morocco volume 8 page 184
Western Samoa (island country in the
Pacific Ocean): see in index Samoa
Western Shoshone (Native American
people)
Shoshone volume 12 page 83
WesternWall (pilgrimage site in Jerusalem)
Jerusalem volume 7 page 21
WesternWall and the Dome of the
Rock picture, volume 7 page 21
West Germany (historical subdivision of
Germany): see in index Germany,West
West Indian manatee (mammal): see in
index Caribbean manatee
West Indies (islands of the Caribbean
Sea)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 31
MORE TO EXPLORE
Charlotte Amalie picture, volume 15
page 32
exploration and settlement of the
Americas volume 1 page 103
Latin America volume 7 page 112
red-billed tropic bird picture, volume 15
page 32
West Indies Indian (Native American
peoples): see in index Middle American
Indian
West Indies mahogany (tree)
mahogany volume 8 page 21
West Malaysia (region in Malaysia)
Malaysia volume 8 page 27
Westmark trilogy (novels by Alexander)
Alexander volume 1 page 74
Westminster, Palace of (government
building in London, United Kingdom)
clock tower picture, volume 7 page 175
Thames River picture, volume 13
page 56
Westminster Abbey (church in London,
United Kingdom)
London volume 7 page 175
West Nile virus (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 33
MORE TO EXPLORE
encephalitis volume 4 page 133
West North Central States (region of
North America): see in index Great
Plains
West Virginia (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 34
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Sandstone Falls picture, volume 15
page 34
State Capitol picture, volume 3
page 83
glassware picture, volume 15 page 35
Virginia volume 14 page 96
WestWing (White House offices,Washington,
D.C., U.S.)
White House volume 15 page 41
wetland
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 36, picture,
volume 15 page 36
MORE TO EXPLORE
swan building nest picture, volume 4
page 101
whale (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 36, picture,
volume 15 page 36, picture, volume 15
page 37
MORE TO EXPLORE
mammals volume 8 page 35
nose volume 9 page 99
plankton volume 10 page 94
whale hunting: see in index whaling
whale shark (fish) picture, volume 5
page 28
fish volume 5 page 27
shark volume 12 page 76
whaling
Arctic Ocean volume 1 page 173
New Zealand volume 9 page 62
wheat (grain)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 39
MORE TO EXPLORE
wheat spikes ready to harvest picture,
volume 15 page 39
wheat bread (food): see in index bread
Wheatley, Phillis (African American
poet)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 39, picture,
volume 15 page 40
wheel and axle (machine)
machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume
8 page 6
technology and invention volume 13
page 25
Wheelbarrow, Orchard, The (painting
by Pissarro) picture, volume 10
page 10
wheelchair (transportation device)
Boston Marathon picture, volume 8
page 53
disability picture, volume 4
page 54
Where theWild Things Are (work by
Sendak)
Sendak volume 12 page 65, picture, volume
12 page 64
theatrical performance picture, volume 4
page 72
Whig Party (historical U.S. political
party)
Fillmore volume 5 page 20
Tyler volume 13 page 123
whimbrel (bird)
bill structure and eating habits picture,
volume 2 page 77
whippoorwill (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 40, picture,
volume 15 page 41
Whirlpool Galaxy picture, volume 5
page 81
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Whirlpool Galaxy 281
Whiskey Rebellion (U.S. history)
Washington volume 15 page 21
whistling swan (waterfowl)
swan volume 12 page 210
white (color): see in index white light
white asparagus (plant)
asparagus volume 1 page 210
white blood cell (biology)
blood volume 2 page 92, picture, volume
2 page 92
circulatory system picture, volume 7
page 190
virus volume 14 page 98
white cedar (tree): see in index false
cypress
Whitehorse (capital city of Yukon,
Canada)
Yukon volume 15 page 97
White House (presidential mansion in
Washington, D.C., U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 41, picture,
volume 15 page 41, picture, volume 15
page 42
MORE TO EXPLORE
Washington, D.C. volume 15 page 18
white ibis (bird) picture, volume 6
page 106
feeding in the Okefenokee Swamp picture,
volume 14 page 26
white light (optics)
color volume 3 page 156
laser volume 7 page 111
prism picture, volume 10 page 153
White Mountains (mountain range in
Maine and New Hampshire, U.S.)
New Hampshire volume 9 page 47
trees in autumn picture, volume 9
page 48
white mustard (plant and condiment)
mustard volume 8 page 219
White Nile (river in Sudan, Africa)
Nile River volume 9 page 72
white oak (tree subgenus)
oak volume 9 page 114, picture, volume
9 page 114
White Point Gardens (garden park in
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.): see
in index Battery, The
white rhinoceros (mammal)
rhinoceros volume 11 page 59
white rice (cereal)
rice volume 11 page 63
White River (river in Russia): see in index
Belaya River
white shark (fish)
shark volume 12 page 77
white spruce (tree)
conifers picture, volume 3 page 183
white stork (bird)
stork volume 12 page 191
white-tailed deer (mammal) picture, volume
4 page 26
Whitney, Eli (U.S. inventor and manufacturer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 42
MORE TO EXPLORE
cotton gin picture, volume 15 page 43
Industrial Revolution volume 6
page 133
Whitney, Mount (mountain in California,
U.S.)
Death Valley volume 4 page 23
Sierra Nevada volume 12 page 86, picture,
volume 12 page 86
WHO (United Nations agency): see in
indexWorld Health Organization
whole number (mathematics)
numbers and number systems volume 9
page 106
Wichita (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
portrait of Esadewar, 1870 picture, volume
15 page 43
Wichita (city in Kansas, U.S.)
Arkansas River picture, volume 7 page 48
Kansas volume 7 page 47
wicket (sports)
cricket volume 3 page 214, picture, volume
3 page 214
wickiup (Native American dwelling): see
in index wigwam
Wie, Michelle (U.S. golfer) picture, volume
5 page 125
wigwam (Native American dwelling)
Apache volume 1 page 144
Delaware volume 4 page 29
Fox volume 5 page 57
Paiute volume 10 page 12
Pequot volume 10 page 59
Shawnee volume 12 page 78
Wampanoag volume 15 page 7
Wappinger volume 15 page 8
Winnebago volume 15 page 50
wild boar (mammal): see in index boar
wild canary (bird): see in index American
goldfinch
wildcat (mammal): see in index bobcat
wildebeest (mammal): see in index gnu
Wilder, Laura Ingalls (U.S. author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 44, picture,
volume 15 page 44
wilderness area
Yukon in Canada picture, volume 15
page 98
Wilderness Road (historic trail in the
U.S.)
Boone volume 2 page 111
Cumberland Gap volume 3 page 231
wildfowl (birds): see in index waterfowl
wildlife conservation
wolf volume 15 page 54
wild pig (mammal): see in index boar
WildWest (historical period and region
in the U.S.): see in indexWest, the
WildWest show (popular entertainment)
Cody volume 3 page 148
wild yak (mammal)
yak volume 15 page 84
William I (king of England)
London volume 7 page 175
Norman Conquest volume 9 page 78
on horseback in 14th-century book
picture, volume 9 page 78
William II (emperor of Germany)
Prussia volume 10 page 162
William of Normandy (duke of Normandy):
see in indexWilliam I
Williams, Roger (U.S. religious leader)
Massachusetts Bay Colony volume 8
page 74
Providence volume 10 page 160
Rhode Island volume 11 page 61
282 Whiskey Rebellion BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Williams, Serena (U.S. athlete)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 44, picture,
volume 15 page 45
Williams, Tennessee (U.S. playwright)
drama volume 4 page 74
Williams, Venus (U.S. athlete)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 44, picture,
volume 15 page 45
Williamsburg (city in Virginia, U.S.)
ColonialWilliamsburg picture, volume
14 page 95
Virginia volume 14 page 95
William the Conqueror (king of
England): see in indexWilliam I
Willis Tower (building in Chicago, Illinois,
U.S.)
four of the worlds tallest buildings picture,
volume 12 page 104
willow (tree and shrub)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 45, picture,
volume 15 page 46
Wilmette (city in Illinois, U.S.)
Baha#i House ofWorship picture, volume
2 page 7
Wilson, August (U.S. playwright)
drama volume 4 page 74
The Piano Lesson picture, volume 4
page 74
Wilson,Woodrow (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 46, picture,
volume 15 page 46
MORE TO EXPLORE
League of Nations volume 7 page 119
Roosevelt volume 11 page 92
timeline volume 15 page 46
WorldWar I volume 15 page 64
Wimbledon Championship (tennis)
Ashe volume 1 page 199
Williams sisters volume 15 page 45
wind (meteorology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 48, picture,
volume 15 page 48
MORE TO EXPLORE
climate volume 3 page 137
energy volume 4 page 137, picture, volume
4 page 139
erosion volume 4 page 152, picture, volume
4 page 152
ocean volume 9 page 117
sand dune volume 12 page 27
seed volume 12 page 63
weather volume 15 page 27
Windhoek (capital city of Namibia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 49, picture,
volume 15 page 49
MORE TO EXPLORE
Namibia volume 9 page 6
wind instrument (music) picture, volume
8 page 217
music volume 8 page 213
musical instruments volume 8 page 216
orchestral seating arrangement picture,
volume 9 page 145
windmill (machine)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 49, picture,
volume 15 page 50
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
Greece picture, volume 5 page 152
medieval illustration picture, volume
13 page 26
The Netherlands picture, volume 9
page 38
wind volume 15 page 48
window (architecture)
light picture, volume 7 page 149
windpipe (anatomy): see in index trachea
Wind River Shoshone (Native American
people)
Shoshone volume 12 page 83
Windsor, Prince Edward, Duke of (king
of the United Kingdom): see in index
Edward VIII
windstorm (weather)
storm volume 12 page 192
wind system (meteorology): see in index
wind
wind turbine (device) picture, volume 4
page 137
windmill volume 15 page 50
Windward Islands (island group of the
West Indies)
West Indies volume 15 page 32
wine (alcoholic beverage)
fermentation volume 5 page 11
images
grape harvest in Italy picture, volume 6
page 172
Roman Catholic Mass picture, volume
11 page 82
Wineland (historic area in North
America): see in index Vinland
wing (aircraft)
airplane volume 1 page 53
wing (animal)
bat volume 2 page 38
insect anatomy picture, volume 6
page 138
pterodactyl volume 10 page 163
winged elm (tree)
elm volume 4 page 128
Wingfield,Walter Clopton (British military
officer)
tennis volume 13 page 46
Winnebago (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 50
MORE TO EXPLORE
basket weaving picture, volume 15
page 50
Missouri people volume 8 page 145
Oto volume 9 page 155
Winnemucca, Sarah (Native American
educator, author and lecturer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 51, picture,
volume 15 page 51
Winnipeg (provincial capital of Manitoba,
Canada)
Manitoba volume 8 page 44
winter (season)
season volume 12 page 61
winter fishing: see in index ice fishing
Winter Olympics
closing ceremony in 2006 picture, volume
9 page 134
ice hockey picture, volume 5 page 161
skiing volume 12 page 97
Winter Palace (palace in Saint Petersburg,
Russia)
Saint Petersburg volume 12 page 16
winter solstice (astronomy)
season volume 12 page 61, picture, volume
12 page 61
winter squash (plant and food)
squash volume 12 page 171
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA winter squash 283
Winthrop, John (American colonial governor)
Massachusetts Bay Colony volume 8
page 74
wire (metal thread or slender rod)
telephone volume 13 page 36
wireless (communication): see in index
radio
wireless computer network
radio volume 11 page 19
wireless telegraph (communications)
Marconi volume 8 page 54
telegraph volume 13 page 35
wire service (journalism): see in index
news service
Wisconsin (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 52
MORE TO EXPLORE
cheesemaking picture, volume 15
page 53
geography
lake picture, volume 7 page 102
Milwaukee Art Museum picture, volume
15 page 53
State Capitol picture, volume 8
page 11
Winnebago volume 15 page 50
Wisconsin Dells (resort area inWisconsin,
U.S.)
Wisconsin volume 15 page 53
wisdom tooth (anatomy)
teeth volume 13 page 31
wisent (mammal): see in index European
bison
witan (British advisory body): see in index
witenagemot
witch (occultism)
Salem witch trials volume 12 page 20
witchcraft
Salem witch trials volume 12 page 20
witenagemot (British advisory body)
Parliament volume 10 page 38
wizard: see in index witchcraft
Wizard of Menlo Park (U.S. inventor):
see in index Edison, Thomas Alva
Woden (Norse god): see in index Odin
wolf
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 54, picture,
volume 15 page 54
Wolf in Sheeps Clothing, The (fable
by Aesop)
fable volume 5 page 4
Wollstonecraft, Mary (English feminist)
womens rights volume 15 page 56
Wolof (people)
Senegal volume 12 page 66
Wolof Empire (historicalWest African
empire)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 54
wolverine (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 55, picture,
volume 15 page 55
woman: see in index women
Woman at Her Toilet, A (painting by
Titian) picture, volume 10 page 9
woman suffrage (right to vote)
British poster picture, volume 15 page 56
nineteenth amendment picture, volume
1 page 94
Stanton volume 12 page 178
womens rights volume 15 page 57
womb (anatomy): see in index uterus
wombat (mammal)
marsupial picture, volume 8 page 63
women
biology
endocrine system volume 4 page 135
reproductive system volume 11
page 48, picture, volume 11
page 47
Blackwell volume 2 page 89
cultural views
Hera volume 6 page 43
pirate volume 10 page 89
dress and adornment
clothing picture, volume 3 page 141
cosmetics volume 3 page 202
education volume 4 page 106
government and law
Dahomey volume 4 page 5
human rights volume 6 page 97
Iceland volume 6 page 108
Johnson-Sirleaf picture, volume 7
page 139
voting volume 14 page 105
Protestantism picture, volume 10
page 157
sports and games
boxing volume 2 page 119
gymnastics volume 5 page 175, picture,
volume 5 page 176
soccer volume 12 page 119
WorldWar II picture, volume 15 page 69
womens basketball (sports)
basketball volume 2 page 35
womens rights (political and social
movement)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 56
MORE TO EXPLORE
Anthony volume 1 page 139
British poster picture, volume 15 page 56
Grimke sisters volume 5 page 161
Mott volume 8 page 193
protest picture, volume 15 page 57
Stanton volume 12 page 178
Truth volume 13 page 102
Tubman volume 13 page 105
womens suffrage (right to vote): see in
index woman suffrage
WonderfulWizard of Oz, The (work
by Baum)
first edition illustration picture, volume 7
page 163, picture, volume 7 page 163
wood (natural substance)
architecture volume 1 page 168
sculpture volume 12 page 55
tree volume 13 page 94
Adams, Abigail
Addams, Jane
Anthony,
Susan B.
Barton, Clara
Bethune, Mary
McLeod
Blackwell,
Elizabeth
Cleopatra
Earhart, Amelia
Elizabeth I
Frank, Anne
Gandhi, Indira
Joan of Arc
Keller, Helen
Marie
Antoinette
Mott, Lucretia
Nightingale,
Florence
Parks, Rosa
Ride, Sally
Roosevelt,
Eleanor
Ross, Betsy
Stanton,
Elizabeth Cady
Teresa, Mother
Wells-Barnett,
Ida B.
To learn about some famous
women, look for these articles:
284 Winthrop, John BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
woodblock (art)
print depicting Basho picture, volume 2
page 33
woodchuck (rodent): see in index groundhog
woodcut (art): see in index woodblock
wood ibis (bird): see in index wood stork
Woodland Cree (Native American
people)
Cree people volume 3 page 212
woodland vole (rodent)
vole volume 14 page 102
woodpecker (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 58, picture,
volume 15 page 58
wood pulp
paper volume 10 page 27
Woods, Tiger (U.S. golfer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 59, picture,
volume 15 page 59
MORE TO EXPLORE
golf volume 5 page 126
wood sorrel (plant)
shamrock volume 12 page 76, picture,
volume 12 page 76
wood stork (bird) picture, volume 12
page 191
stork volume 12 page 191
woodwind (musical instrument) picture,
volume 8 page 217
musical instruments volume 8 page 216
orchestra volume 9 page 145
orchestral seating arrangement picture,
volume 9 page 145
woodworking
Haida volume 6 page 6
wool (fiber)
Australia volume 1 page 231
clothing volume 3 page 142
woolly mammoth (extinct mammal)
extinct animals volume 1 page 127
Worcester (county in Massachusetts,
U.S.)
minuteman volume 8 page 137
word (language)
language volume 7 page 105
worker (insect caste)
ants volume 1 page 133
bee volume 2 page 46, picture, volume 2
page 46
termite volume 13 page 48
worker: see in index organized labor
work force (work): see in index labor
workhorse (mammal)
horse volume 6 page 87
working breed (dog group)
dog volume 4 page 63, table, volume 4
page 62
working memory (mental function): see
in index short-term memory
work song (music)
blues volume 2 page 95
Works Progress Administration (U.S.
history)
New Deal volume 9 page 44
poster picture, volume 9 page 44
World (Earths places): see in index:
For places, see in the index under the following
geographic regions, or see in the
index individual places by name:
Africa; Asia; continent; Europe; North
America; Oceania; South America
For world leaders and world history, see
the tables below
World Association of Girl Guides and
Girl Scouts (international youth organization)
scouting volume 12 page 54
World Court (United Nations): see in
index International Court of Justice
World Cup (cricket)
cricket volume 3 page 215
World Cup (soccer)
Pele volume 10 page 50
soccer volume 12 page 116
World Health Organization (United
Nations agency)
public health volume 10 page 164
world music
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
popular music volume 10 page 127
World Series (baseball championship)
2004World Series picture, volume 2
page 30
baseball volume 2 page 32
World Trade Center (building complex
in New York City, New York, U.S.)
bin Laden volume 2 page 71
New York City volume 9 page 60
WorldWar I (1914-18)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 61
MORE TO EXPLORE
British recruitment poster picture, volume
15 page 61
places and events
Europe volume 4 page 164
France volume 5 page 60
Germany volume 5 page 106
Greece volume 5 page 152
Italy volume 6 page 174
Lusitania volume 7 page 185
Poland volume 10 page 108
Russian Revolution volume 11
page 108
Serbia volume 12 page 72
United Kingdom volume 14 page 21
Japan volume 7 page 15
Ottoman Empire volume 9 page 157
United States volume 14 page 30
Hoover volume 6 page 81
Wilson volume 15 page 47
Alexander the
Great
Alfred the Great
Augustus
Caesar, Julius
Castro, Fidel
Charlemagne
Chiang
Kai-shek
Churchill,
Winston
Cleopatra
De Gaulle,
Charles
Elizabeth I
Frederick the
Great
Gandhi, Indira
Gandhi,
Mahatma
Genghis Khan
Gorbachev,
Mikhail
Hatshepsut
Henry VIII
Louis XVI
Mandela,
Nelson
Mao Zedong
Napoleon
Nehru,
Jawaharlal
Nicholas II
Peter the Great
Stalin, Joseph
Victoria, Queen
Yeltsin, Boris
To learn about some major world
leaders, look for these articles:
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA World War I 285
post-war development
League of Nations volume 7 page 119
monarchy volume 8 page 159
technology
airplane volume 1 page 57
dogfights picture, volume 15 page 64
bomb volume 2 page 105
war volume 15 page 9
trench warfare picture, volume 15
page 63
WorldWar II (1939-45)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
Allied Powers
France volume 5 page 60
meeting at Yalta picture, volume 15
page 70
Soviet Union volume 14 page 13
Stalin volume 12 page 176
Ukraine volume 7 page 64, volume
14 page 7
United Kingdom volume 14 page 21
Churchill volume 3 page 117
London volume 7 page 176, picture,
volume 15 page 66
United States volume 14 page 30
D-Day picture, volume 15 page 69
Eisenhower volume 4 page 117
Michigan volume 8 page 117
peace movements volume 10 page 44
Roosevelt volume 11 page 93
Truman volume 13 page 100
women factory workers picture, volume
15 page 69
areas of conflict
Algiers volume 1 page 80
Germany
Berlin volume 2 page 62
Greece volume 5 page 153
Kiribati volume 7 page 71
North Korea volume 7 page 81
Poland volume 10 page 109
Warsaw volume 15 page 14
South Korea volume 7 page 84
Axis Powers
fascism volume 5 page 8
Germany volume 5 page 107
Hitler volume 6 page 65
Nazi Party volume 9 page 27
Japan volume 7 page 15
bomb volume 2 page 105
Hiroshima volume 6 page 60
Holocaust volume 6 page 71
human rights volume 6 page 97
League of Nations volume 7 page 119
post-war Europe
Balkan Peninsula volume 2 page 13
ColdWar volume 3 page 150
refugee volume 11 page 40, picture,
volume 11 page 41
prisoners of war picture, volume 13
page 93
radar volume 11 page 16
war volume 15 page 9
weapon volume 15 page 26
WorldWideWeb (information network)
Internet volume 6 page 142
worm (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 71
MORE TO EXPLORE
parasite volume 10 page 33
worship (religion)
Christianity volume 3 page 113
church volume 3 page 117
Worship, House of (Bahai temple in
Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.) picture, volume
2 page 7
Wotan (Norse god): see in index Odin
Wounded Knee (town in South Dakota,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 72
MORE TO EXPLORE
South Dakota volume 12 page 150
Wounded Knee, Battle of (U.S. history,
1890)
Sioux volume 12 page 92
South Dakota volume 12 page 150
Wounded Knee, Second Battle of (U.S.
history, 1973)
South Dakota volume 12 page 150
Wounded Knee picture, volume 15
page 72
Wouri River (river in Cameroon)
Cameroon volume 3 page 22
woven cloth (textile)
knitting volume 7 page 75
Wovoka (Native American prophet)
Wounded Knee volume 15 page 72
WPA (U.S. history): see in index Works
Progress Administration
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park
(national park in Alaska, U.S.) picture,
volume 1 page 64
wrestling (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 73, picture,
volume 15 page 73, picture, volume 15
page 74
Wright, Frank Lloyd (U.S. architect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 75, picture,
volume 15 page 75
MORE TO EXPLORE
architecture volume 1 page 171
Wright, Orville (U.S. aviator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 75, picture,
volume 15 page 75, picture, volume 15
page 76
Wright,Wilbur (U.S. aviator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 75, picture,
volume 15 page 75
ANCIENT HISTORY
Aegean
Civilization
Byzantine
Empire
Celt
Egypt, Ancient
Empire
Greece, Ancient
Indus Valley
Civilization
Mesopotamia
Persia
Phoenicia
Rome, Ancient
MIDDLE AGES
Caliphate
Crusades
Feudalism
Holy Roman
Empire
Inquisition
Magna Carta
Middle Ages
Mongol Empire
Viking
MODERN HISTORY
American
Revolution
Americas,
Exploration
and Settlement
of the
Apartheid
Cold War
Cultural
Revolution
Enlightenment
French
Revolution
Great
Depression
Holocaust
Industrial
Revolution
League of
Nations
Ottoman
Empire
Reformation
Renaissance
Russian
Revolution
Union of Soviet
Socialist
Republics
United Nations
Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
For more about world history,
look for these articles:
286 World War II BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Wright brothers (U.S. aviators)
airplane volume 1 page 57
Wright Company (U.S. company)
Wright brothers volume 15 page 76
Wright Exhibition Company (U.S.
company)
Wright brothers volume 15 page 76
Wrinkle in Time, A (book by LEngle)
LEngle volume 7 page 128
writer: see in index literature
writing
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 76, picture,
volume 15 page 78
MORE TO EXPLORE
forms
alphabet volume 1 page 88
cuneiform picture, volume 15 page 77
history
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
communication volume 3 page 167
drawing volume 4 page 75
language volume 7 page 104
Writings (biblical text)
Bible volume 2 page 67
writing system: see in index writing
WWW (information network): see in
indexWorldWideWeb
Wyandot (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 78
MORE TO EXPLORE
Champlain volume 3 page 81
Ontario volume 9 page 140
Quebec volume 11 page 9
COUNTRIES CAPITALS
Afghanistan Kabul
Albania Tirane
Algeria Algiers
Andorra Andorra
la Vella
Angola Luanda
Antigua
and Barbuda Saint John's
Argentina Buenos Aires
Armenia Yerevan
Australia Canberra
Austria Vienna
Azerbaijan Baku
Bahamas, The Nassau
Bahrain Manama
Bangladesh Dhaka
Barbados Bridgetown
Belarus Minsk
Belgium Brussels
Belize Belmopan
Benin Porto-Novo
Bhutan Thimphu
Bolivia La Paz (administrative)
Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and
Herzegovina Sarajevo
Botswana Gaborone
Brazil Brasilia
Brunei Bandar Seri
Begawan
Bulgaria Sofia
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou
Burundi Bujumbura
Cambodia Phnom Penh
Cameroon Yaounde
Canada Ottawa
COUNTRIES CAPITALS
Cape Verde Praia
Central African
Republic Bangui
Chad N'Djamena
Chile Santiago
China Beijing
Colombia Bogota
Comoros Moroni
Congo, Democratic
Republic of the Kinshasa
Congo, Republic
of the Brazzaville
Costa Rica San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro
(official)
Abidjan
Croatia Zagreb
Cuba Havana
Cyprus Nicosia
Czech Republic Prague
Denmark Copenhagen
Djibouti Djibouti
Dominica Roseau
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
East Timor Dili
Ecuador Quito
Egypt Cairo
El Salvador San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Malabo
Eritrea Asmara
Estonia Tallinn
Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Fiji Suva
Finland Helsinki
France Paris
Gabon Libreville
Gambia, The Banjul
COUNTRIES CAPITALS
Georgia Tbilisi
Germany Berlin
Ghana Accra
Greece Athens
Grenada Saint George's
Guatemala Guatemala City
Guinea Conakry
Guinea-Bissau Bissau
Guyana Georgetown
Haiti Port-au-Prince
Honduras Tegucigalpa
Hungary Budapest
Iceland Reykjavik
India New Delhi
Indonesia Jakarta
Iran Tehran
Iraq Baghdad
Ireland Dublin
Israel Jerusalem
(claimed by
Israel)
Italy Rome
Jamaica Kingston
Japan Tokyo
Jordan Amman
Kazakhstan Astana
Kenya Nairobi
Kiribati Bairiki
Korea, North Pyongyang
Korea, South Seoul
Kuwait Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek
Laos Vientiane
Latvia Riga
Lebanon Beirut
Lesotho Maseru
Liberia Monrovia
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BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Wyandot 287
Wyandot building interior picture, volume
15 page 78
Wych elm (tree)
elm volume 4 page 128
Wyman, Jane (U.S. actress)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 11 page 32
Wynette, Tammy (U.S. singer)
country music volume 3
page 208
Wynns, Nellie Tayloe (governor ofWyoming):
see in index Ross, Nellie Tayloe
Wyoming (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 79
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Grand Teton National Park picture,
volume 15 page 79
rodeo in Cody picture, volume 15
page 80
State Capitol picture, volume 3
page 91
COUNTRIES CAPITALS
Libya Tripoli
Liechtenstein Vaduz
Lithuania Vilnius
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Macedonia Skopje
Madagascar Antananarivo
Malawi Lilongwe
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Maldives Male
Mali Bamako
Malta Valletta
Marshall Islands Majuro
Mauritania Nouakchott
Mauritius Port Louis
Mexico Mexico City
Micronesia,
Federated States
of Palikir
Moldova Chisinau
Monaco [none]
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro Podgorica
(administrative)
Morocco Rabat
Mozambique Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) Yangon
Namibia Windhoek
Nauru Yaren administrative
center
Nepal Kathmandu
Netherlands,The Amsterdam
New Zealand Wellington
Nicaragua Managua
Niger Niamey
Nigeria Abuja
Norway Oslo
Oman Muscat
COUNTRIES CAPITALS
Pakistan Islamabad
Palau Melekeok
Panama Panama City
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Paraguay Asuncion
Peru Lima
Philippines Manila
Poland Warsaw
Portugal Lisbon
Qatar Doha
Romania Bucharest
Russia Moscow
Rwanda Kigali
Saint Kitts
and Nevis Basseterre
Saint Lucia Castries
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines Kingstown
Samoa Apia
San Marino San Marino
Sao Tome and
Principe Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
Senegal Dakar
Serbia Belgrade
Seychelles Victoria
Sierra Leone Freetown
Singapore Singapore
Slovakia Bratislava
Slovenia Ljubljana
Solomon Islands Honiara
Somalia Mogadishu
South Africa Pretoria
(administrative)
Cape Town
(legislative)
Bloemfontein
(judicial)
COUNTRIES CAPITALS
Spain Madrid
Sri Lanka Colombo
Sudan Khartoum
Suriname Paramaribo
Swaziland Mbabane
Sweden Stockholm
Switzerland Bern
Syria Damascus
Tajikistan Dushanbe
Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Thailand Bangkok
Togo Lome
Tonga Nuku'alofa
Trinidad
and Tobago Port of Spain
Tunisia Tunis
Turkey Ankara
Turkmenistan Ashgabat
Tuvalu Funafuti Atoll
Uganda Kampala
Ukraine Kiev
United Arab
Emirates Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom London
United States Washington,
D.C.
Uruguay Montevideo
Uzbekistan Tashkent
Vanuatu Vila
Venezuela Caracas
Vietnam Hanoi
Yemen Sanaa
Zambia Lusaka
Zimbabwe Harare
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X chromosome (biology)
gender determination picture, volume 5
page 93
genetics volume 5 page 93
X Games
skateboarding volume 12 page 94
Xian (city in China)
old city wall picture, volume 3 page 103
Xiling Gorge (gorge in China) picture,
volume 3 page 102
Xochimilco (town near Mexico City,
Mexico)
Mexico City volume 8 page 114
xocoatl (beverage)
chocolate volume 3 page 109
Xolotlan (lake in Nicaragua): see in index
Managua, Lake
X-ray (radiation beam)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
dentistry volume 4 page 38
images
human foot picture, volume 15
page 82
infected lung picture, volume 10
page 103
security workers at an airport picture,
volume 15 page 82
surgeons examining patient X-rays
picture, volume 8 page 93
types of electromagnetic radiation
picture, volume 11 page 18
radiation volume 11 page 17
Xunantunich ruins (Mayan ruins in Belize)
picture, volume 2 page 57
xylophone (musical instrument)
children learning about music picture,
volume 8 page 213
percussion instruments picture, volume
8 page 215
yachting (boating): see in index sailing
Yafa (city in Israel): see in index Tel Aviv-
Yafo
Yafo (ancient city in the Middle East): see
in index Jaffa
Yahooskin Band (Native American
people)
Klamath and Modoc volume 7 page 73
yak (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 84, picture,
volume 15 page 84
Yakama (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 84
MORE TO EXPLORE
Yakama tepee picture, volume 15
page 85
Yale University (university in New
Haven, Connecticut, U.S.)
Connecticut volume 3 page 185
Yalta (resort city in the Ukraine) picture,
volume 3 page 217
Swallows Nest Castle picture, volume 4
page 164
WorldWar II meeting picture, volume
15 page 70
Yamoussoukro (capital city of Cote
dIvoire)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 85, picture,
volume 15 page 85
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cote dIvoire volume 3 page 204
Yamoussoukro Basilica (church in
Yamoussoukro, Cote dIvoire): see in
index Our Lady of Peace, Basilica of
Yangon (city in Myanmar)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
Myanmar volume 8 page 221
Sule Pagoda picture, volume 15 page 86
Yangtze River (river in China)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 86, picture,
volume 15 page 87
MORE TO EXPLORE
facts about Asia volume 1 page 205
Xiling Gorge picture, volume 3
page 102
Yankton (Native American people): see in
index Nakota
Yanktonai Dakota (Native American
people): see in index Nakota
Yaounde (capital city of Cameroon)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 87, picture,
volume 15 page 88
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cameroon volume 3 page 22
Yaqui (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 88
MORE TO EXPLORE
Yaqui girl from 1907 picture, volume 15
page 88
Yaren (capital district of Nauru)
Nauru volume 9 page 22
yarmulka (Judaism)
boys studying Judaism picture, volume 7
page 37
yarn (fiber)
knitting volume 7 page 75
rug and carpet volume 11 page 101
Yarra River (river in Victoria, Australia)
Melbourne picture, volume 1 page 230
Y chromosome (biology)
gender determination picture, volume 5
page 93
genetics volume 5 page 93
year
calendar volume 3 page 9
time volume 13 page 67
yeast (fungus)
fermentation volume 5 page 11
rising dough picture, volume 4 page 144
Yehudi (people): see in index Jewish
people
yellow (color)
light picture, volume 3 page 155
pigment picture, volume 3 page 156
yellow anaconda (reptile)
anacondas volume 1 page 113
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA yellow anaconda 289
yellow-bellied sea snake (reptile)
sea snake volume 12 page 60
various snakes picture, volume 12
page 113
yellow-headed blackbird (bird)
blackbirds volume 2 page 84
yellow jacket (insect)
wasp volume 15 page 21
yellow mongoose (mammal) picture,
volume 8 page 165
yellow mustard (plant and condiment):
see in index white mustard
yellow pitcher plant (plant)
pitcher plant volume 10 page 90
Yellow River (river in China): see in index
Huang He
yellowspot emperor fish picture, volume
5 page 27
Yellowstone National Park (national
park in the U.S.)
national parks volume 9 page 15
wapiti picture, volume 15 page 7
Yeltsin, Boris (president of Russia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 89, picture,
volume 15 page 89
Yemen (country in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 90, picture,
volume 15 page 90
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Middle East volume 8 page 124
Sanaa picture, volume 12 page 26
Yemen Arab Republic (historical country
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