Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian artist, engineer

and scientist)

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flying machine plan picture, volume 7

page 133

helicopter volume 6 page 36

painting volume 10 page 9

Renaissance volume 11 page 46

“The Last Supper” picture, volume 7

page 132

leopard (mammal)

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jaguar volume 7 page 8

Leopold II (king of Belgium)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

volume 3 page 180

Leopoldville (capital city of the Democratic

Republic of the Congo): see in

index Kinshasa

lepton (subatomic particle)

atoms volume 1 page 224

Les Andelys (town in France) picture,

volume 6 page 167

Lesotho (country in Africa)

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traditional houses picture, volume 7

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Lesothosaurus (dinosaur)

dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4

page 53

Lesser Antarctica (region in Antarctica):

see in indexWest Antarctica

lesser anteater (mammal)

anteater volume 1 page 138

Lesser Antilles (island group of theWest

Indies)

Carib volume 3 page 40

West Indies volume 15 page 32

lesser ape (primate)

apes volume 1 page 146

gibbon volume 5 page 113

lesser curlew (bird): see in index whimbrel

lesser flamingo (bird)

flamingo volume 5 page 31

lesser panda (mammal) picture, volume

10 page 26

panda volume 10 page 25, picture, volume

10 page 25

lesser roadrunner (bird)

roadrunner volume 11 page 71

Leto (Greek mythology)

Apollo volume 1 page 150

Artemis volume 1 page 190

letter (alphabet)

girl practices writing picture, volume 15

page 78

letter carrier picture, volume 10 page 136

postal service volume 10 page 136

lettuce (plant and food)

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leukocyte (biology): see in index white

blood cell

levee (civil engineering)

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Huang He volume 6 page 89

lever (mechanics)

machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume

8 page 6

Levkosia (capital city of Cyprus): see in

index Nicosia

Lewis, C. S. (British author)

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Lewis, Meriwether (U.S. explorer)

Lewis and Clark Expedition volume 7

page 137

diary picture, volume 7 page 137

Missouri River volume 8 page 149

Oregon Trail volume 9 page 149

Lewis and Clark Expedition (U.S. history)

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Blackfoot volume 2 page 85

diary picture, volume 7 page 137

exploration volume 4 page 174

Idaho volume 6 page 112

Jefferson volume 7 page 18

Rocky Mountains volume 11 page 79

Sacagawea volume 12 page 4, picture,

volume 12 page 4

Lexington (city in Kentucky)

Frankfort volume 5 page 63

horses graze in pasture picture, volume 7

page 57

Kentucky volume 7 page 56

Lexington (city in Massachusetts, U.S.)

Minuteman statue picture, volume 8

page 138

Lexington and Concord, Battles of

(American Revolution, 1775) picture,

volume 1 page 98

American Revolution volume 1

page 100

Lhasa (capital city of Tibet, China)

Tibet volume 13 page 62

Lhasa apso (breed of dog)

non-sporting dogs table, volume 4

page 62

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (revolutionary

organization, Sri Lanka)

terrorism volume 13 page 48

Liberator, the (Latin American leader):

see in index Bolivar, Simon

Liberia (country in Africa)

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images

government buildings picture, volume

8 page 172

Johnson-Sirleaf picture, volume 7

page 139

Liberty, Sons of (U.S. history)

Revere volume 11 page 57

Liberty, Statue of (monument in New

York City, New York, U.S.)

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Liberty Bell (U.S. history)

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Liberty Bell Center (building) picture,

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Liberty Enlightening theWorld (monument

in New York City, New York,

U.S.): see in index Liberty, Statue of

Liberty Island (island in New York, U.S.)

Statue of Liberty volume 7 page 140,

picture, volume 7 page 140, picture,

volume 9 page 60

Libra (astronomy)

constellation volume 3 page 188

zodiac signs picture, volume 15 page 107

library

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library catalog (library science)

library volume 7 page 143

Library of Alexandria (ancient library in

Alexandria, Egypt): see in index Alexandria,

Library of

Library of Congress (library inWashington.,

D.C., U.S.): see in index Congress,

Library of

Libreville (capital city of Gabon)

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Gabon volume 5 page 78

Libya (country in North Africa)

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People’s Palace picture, volume 13

page 98

Libyan (ancient people)

Tunis volume 13 page 108

lice (insect): see in index louse

lichen (organism)

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old-man’s beard picture, volume 7

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orange lichen picture, volume 7 page 146

Lichtenstein, Roy (U.S. artist)

painting volume 10 page 12

Liechtenstein (country in Europe)

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