Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

Babel (ancient city in Mesopotamia): see

in index Babylon

Babelthuap Island (island in Palau)

Palau volume 10 page 16

Babe the Blue Ox (legendary character)

Bunyan volume 2 page 150

statue picture, volume 2 page 150

Babi (Persian religious group)

Baha#i Faith volume 2 page 7

baboon (primate)

monkey volume 8 page 167

olive baboons picture, volume 8

page 168

Babur (Mughal Empire founder)

Mughal Empire volume 8 page 202

baby (growth stage): see in index infant

Babylon (ancient city in Mesopotamia)

Hammurabi picture, volume 3 page 127

Babylonia (ancient region in the Middle

East)

Mesopotamia volume 8 page 104

Babylonian (people)

brick and tile volume 2 page 129

census volume 3 page 71

baby tooth (anatomy): see in index primary

tooth

Bach, Johann Sebastian (German composer)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 4, picture,

volume 2 page 4

backbone (anatomy): see in index spine

backstroke (swimming)

swimming volume 12 page 215

bacteria (single-celled organisms)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 5, picture,

volume 2 page 5

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animal disease volume 4 page 55

antibiotics volume 1 page 142, picture,

volume 1 page 142

drug volume 4 page 78

fermentation volume 5 page 11

human disease volume 4 page 56

immune system picture, volume 6

page 119

intestines volume 6 page 143

parasite volume 10 page 32

plague volume 10 page 92

Salmonella picture, volume 5 page 46

scarlet fever volume 12 page 48

tonsillitis volume 13 page 81

tuberculosis volume 13 page 104

typhoid fever volume 13 page 124

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bacterial meningitis (disease)

meningitis volume 8 page 99

Bactrian camel (mammal) picture, volume

3 page 19

camel volume 3 page 19

Baden-Powell, Robert (British army

officer)

scouting volume 12 page 53

badger (mammal)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 5, picture,

volume 2 page 6

Badlands (region in the Dakotas, U.S.)

North Dakota volume 9 page 87

Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial

Park picture, volume 9 page 88

Baekeland, Leo H. (U.S. chemist)

plastic volume 10 page 97

baggataway (sport): see in index lacrosse

Baghdad (capital city of Iraq)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 6

MORE TO EXPLORE

Iraq volume 6 page 151

bagpipe (musical instrument)

musical instruments volume 8 page 216

Bahadur Shah II (Mughal emperor)

Mughal Empire volume 8 page 202

Baha#i faith

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 7, picture,

volume 2 page 7

Bahamas, The (island country in the

West Indies)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 8, picture,

volume 2 page 8

MORE TO EXPLORE

beach picture, volume 9 page 11

Baha# Ullah (Iranian religious leader)

Baha#i Faith volume 2 page 7

Bahrain (country in the Middle East)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 9, picture,

volume 2 page 9

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Manama’s Grand Mosque picture, volume

8 page 39

Bailey, James A. (U.S. circus impresario)

circus volume 3 page 120

Bairiki (capital city of Kiribati)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 10, picture,

volume 2 page 10

MORE TO EXPLORE

Kiribati volume 7 page 71

Bakelite (chemical compound)

plastic volume 10 page 97

Baku (capital city of Azerbaijan)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 10, picture,

volume 2 page 10

MORE TO EXPLORE

Azerbaijan volume 1 page 239

balance beam (gymnastics)

gymnastics volume 5 page 175, picture,

volume 5 page 176

Balanchine, George (Russian-U.S. choreographer)

ballet volume 2 page 15

Tallchief volume 13 page 12

Balboa, Vasco Nunez de (Spanish

explorer)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 11, picture,

volume 2 page 11

MORE TO EXPLORE

exploration volume 1 page 104

Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 5

bald cypress (tree)

cypress volume 3 page 235

swamp growth picture, volume 12

page 209

bald eagle (bird) picture, volume 4

page 86

eagle volume 4 page 86

Balearic Islands (islands of Spain in

Mediterranean Sea)

Spain volume 12 page 153

baleen whale (mammal)

whale volume 15 page 36

Balkan Mountains (mountains in Southern

Europe)

rock formations picture, volume 2

page 149

Balkan Peninsula (region in Europe)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 11

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geography

Adriatic Sea volume 1 page 31

Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria picture,

volume 2 page 149

citadel at Kruje, Albania picture, volume

1 page 65

Danube River, Serbia picture, volume

12 page 72

Dniester River valley, Moldova picture,

volume 8 page 154

Dubrovnik, Croatia picture, volume 3

page 218, picture, volume 6 page 17

Julian Alps, Slovenia picture, volume

12 page 110

Lake Bled, Slovenia picture, volume 2

page 13

landscape, Romania picture, volume

11 page 84

Ljubljana, Slovenia picture, volume 7

page 171

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina picture,

volume 2 page 113

NATO volume 9 page 84

Balkans (region in Europe): see in index

Balkan Peninsula

BalkanWars (European history,

1912-13)

Greece volume 5 page 152

ball (baseball)

baseball volume 2 page 31

softball volume 12 page 123

ball (sports)

cricket volume 3 page 214

soccer volume 12 page 116

ballast tank (shipbuilding)

submarine volume 12 page 197

ballerina (female ballet dancer)

ballet volume 2 page 14

ballet (dance)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 13, picture,

volume 2 page 14

MORE TO EXPLORE

"Swan Lake" picture, volume 2 page 14

dance volume 4 page 13

Ballet Folklorico de Mexico (Mexican

ballet company) picture, volume 8

page 111

Ballet Society (U.S. ballet company): see