Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties

of the Subject and Settling the Succession

of the Crown, An (British history):

see in index Rights, Bill of

acting (theatrical arts)

theater volume 13 page 57

actinide element (family of chemical

elements)

periodic table table, volume 3 page 86

Actium, Battle of (ancient Roman history,

31 BC)

Cleopatra volume 3 page 135

Act of Union (Great Britain and Ireland,

1801): see in index Union, Act of

Acts of the Apostles, The (New Testament)

Bible volume 2 page 68

acupuncture (Chinese medical technique)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 20, picture,

volume 1 page 20

acute angle (mathematics)

geometry volume 5 page 98

AD (division of time for dating events):

see in index anno Domini

Adams, Abigail (first lady of the U.S.)

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volume 1 page 21

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Adams, John Quincy volume 1 page 24

Adams, Ansel (U.S. photographer)

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volume 1 page 22

Adams, John (president of the U.S.)

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volume 1 page 22

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Adams, Abigail volume 1 page 20

Adams, John Quincy volume 1 page 24

timeline volume 1 page 22

White House volume 15 page 42

Adams, John Quincy (president of the

U.S.)

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volume 1 page 24

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Abigail Adams volume 1 page 21

timeline volume 1 page 24

Adams, Louisa (first lady of the U.S.)

Adams, John Quincy volume 1 page 24

Adams, Samuel (U.S. politician)

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volume 1 page 26

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Revere volume 11 page 58

adaptation (biology and physiology)

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volume 1 page 27

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cave volume 3 page 64

evolution volume 4 page 171

fish volume 5 page 27

habitat volume 6 page 4

ADD (medical disorder): see in index

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Addams, Jane (U.S. social reformer)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 27, picture,

volume 1 page 27

addax (mammal)

antelope volume 1 page 138

adder (reptile)

scales picture, volume 11 page 51

Addis Ababa (capital city of Ethiopia)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 28, picture,

volume 1 page 28

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African Union volume 1 page 46

Ethiopia volume 4 page 155

Ade, King Sunny (Nigerian musician)

world music volume 15 page 60

Adelaide (state capital of South Australia,

Australia)

South Australia volume 12 page 145

Adena culture (prehistoric North American

culture)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 29

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Adena burial mound picture, volume 1

page 29

mound builders volume 8 page 194

Serpent Mound picture, volume 8

page 194

adenine (chemical compound)

DNA volume 4 page 61

ADHD (medical disorder): see in index

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

“Adi Granth” (Sikh sacred scripture)

Sikhism volume 12 page 88, picture,

volume 12 page 88

Adirondack Mountains (mountain range

in New York, U.S.) picture, volume 9

page 57, picture, volume 9 page 79

!Adnan (Arab legendary figure)

Arabs volume 1 page 159

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adobe (building material)

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volume 1 page 30, picture, volume 10

page 164

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brick and tile volume 2 page 129

adolescence (stage of human development)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 30

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acne volume 1 page 18

adrenal gland (anatomy)

endocrine system volume 4 page 136,

picture, volume 4 page 135

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 31

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coastline in Dalmatia region picture,

volume 3 page 218

harbor of Dubrovnik, Croatia picture,

volume 6 page 17

Mediterranean Sea volume 8 page 94

Montenegro picture, volume 8 page 175

adult education

education volume 4 page 106

adulthood

sleep volume 12 page 108

adult insect

flea volume 5 page 33

insects volume 6 page 140

adult learning: see in index adult education

“Advance Australia Fair” (Australian

national anthem)

national anthem volume 9 page 13

Advanced Research Projects Agency

Network (U.S. computer network)

Internet volume 6 page 142

“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The”

(novel by Twain)

Twain volume 13 page 122

“Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The”

(novel by Twain)

Twain volume 13 page 122

advertising (promotion)

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volume 1 page 32

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magazine volume 8 page 15

Aegean civilization (ancient Greece)

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volume 1 page 33

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ancient Greece volume 5 page 154

Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

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volume 1 page 34

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Mediterranean Sea volume 8 page 94

Aeneas (Roman mythology)

Aphrodite volume 1 page 149

aepyornis (extinct bird): see in index

elephant bird

aerial (skiing)

skiing volume 12 page 99

aerial root (root system)

root volume 11 page 96

aerobic exercise

exercise volume 4 page 172

aerodynamics (physics)

airplane volume 1 page 56

aerospace industry

Oklahoma City volume 9 page 131

Aesop (legendary Greek fable teller)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 35, picture,

volume 1 page 35

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fable volume 5 page 4

Afar (people)

Djibouti volume 4 page 59

affirmative action (U.S. government and

social policy)

civil rights movement volume 3

page 131

Afghan hound (breed of dog)