Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

lipoprotein

lead (chemical element)

poison volume 10 page 106

lead pencil (writing tool): see in index

pencil

leaf (plant part)

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deciduous picture, volume 13 page 94

fir volume 5 page 24, picture, volume 5

page 24

natural shapes and arrangements picture,

volume 7 page 118

rhubarb picture, volume 11 page 62

seed volume 12 page 62

tree volume 13 page 95

vegetable volume 14 page 61

leaf lettuce (vegetable)

lettuce volume 7 page 135

leaf-nosed bat (mammal) picture, volume

2 page 146

League for the Independence of Vietnam

(Vietnamese revolutionary organization):

see in index Viet Minh

League of Nations (international organization)

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volume 7 page 119

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peace movements volume 10 page 44

refugee volume 11 page 40

United Nations volume 14 page 23

Wilson volume 15 page 48

WorldWar I volume 15 page 65

leap year

calendar volume 3 page 9

learning

child development volume 3 page 97

education volume 4 page 105

least weasel (mammal)

weasel family volume 15 page 27

leatherback turtle (reptile)

turtle volume 13 page 117

leaves (plant part): see in index leaf

Lebanese CivilWar (Lebanese history)

Beirut volume 2 page 51

Lebanon volume 7 page 121

Lebanon (country in the Middle East)

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geography

Beirut picture, volume 2 page 51

cedar trees picture, volume 3 page 65

Middle East volume 8 page 124

Sidon picture, volume 7 page 120

history

Israel volume 6 page 169

Syria volume 12 page 224

Lebanon, cedar of (tree): see in index

cedar of Lebanon

Lebanon, invasion of (Arab-Israeli conflict,

1982-85)

Israel volume 6 page 170

Le Corbusier (Swiss architect): see in

index Corbusier, Le

Ledra (capital city of Cyprus): see in index

Nicosia

Lee, Jason (Methodist leader)

Salem volume 12 page 20

Lee, Richard Henry (U.S. statesman)

Declaration of Independence volume 4

page 24

Lee, Robert E. (Confederate general)

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volume 7 page 122

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American CivilWar volume 1 page 97,

picture, volume 1 page 97

Grant volume 5 page 137

surrender at Appomattox picture, volume

1 page 98

Leeward Islands (island group of the

West Indies)

West Indies volume 15 page 32

Lefkosa (capital city of Cyprus): see in

index Nicosia

leg (anatomy)

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volume 7 page 123

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insect anatomy picture, volume 6

page 138

knee picture, volume 7 page 73

legal code (law): see in index code

legal system: see in index law

legendary animals: see in index animals,

legendary

legislative branch (government)

government volume 5 page 132

United States government volume 14

page 33

Legislative Hall (building in Dover,

Delaware, U.S.) picture, volume 4

page 68

legislature (government)

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Knesset picture, volume 7 page 124

law volume 7 page 117

legume (plant)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 125

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pea pods picture, volume 7 page 125

legume (plant reproductive body): see in

index pod

Lei Day (holiday): see in index May Day

Leif Eriksson (Viking explorer)

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volume 7 page 126

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North America volume 9 page 83

lemming (rodent)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 126, picture,

volume 7 page 126

lemon (tree and fruit)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 127, picture,

volume 7 page 127

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citrus fruits volume 3 page 123

lemur (primate)

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Madagascar volume 8 page 9

red-bellied lemur picture, volume 7

page 128

Lenape (Native American people): see in

index Delaware

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lending (finance): see in index loan

L’Enfant, Pierre-Charles (French engineer

and architect)

Washington, D.C. volume 15 page 18

L’Engle, Madeleine (U.S. author)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 128, picture,

volume 7 page 129

length (measured distance)

measurement volume 8 page 88

Lenin, Vladimir Ilich (prime minister of

the Soviet Union)

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volume 7 page 129

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Russian Revolution volume 11 page 108

Soviet Union volume 14 page 13

speaking to crowd picture, volume 14

page 13

Stalin volume 12 page 176

Leningrad (city in Russia): see in index

Saint Petersburg

Lenni Lenape (Native American people):

see in index Delaware

Lennon, John (British musician)

the Beatles volume 2 page 42

Lenoir, Etienne (French inventor)

automobile history volume 1 page 237

internal-combustion engine volume 6

page 141

lens (eye)

part of eye volume 4 page 176, picture,

volume 4 page 175

lens (optical device)

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volume 7 page 130, picture, volume 7

page 131

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binoculars volume 2 page 72

camera volume 3 page 20, picture, volume

3 page 20

optics volume 9 page 143

telescope volume 13 page 38, picture,

volume 13 page 38

Lent (Christianity)

Mardi Gras volume 8 page 54

Leo (constellation)

constellation volume 3 page 188

zodiac signs picture, volume 15 page 107

Leo III (pope)

Holy Roman Empire volume 6 page 74

Leo X (pope)

Medici family volume 8 page 92

Leon, Juan Ponce de (Spanish explorer):

see in index Ponce de Leon, Juan