beak (bird anatomy)
birds and feeding habits picture, volume
2 page 77
falcon volume 5 page 5
flamingo volume 5 page 31
beam bridge (transportation structure)
bridge volume 2 page 130, picture, volume
2 page 130
bean (legume)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 40, picture,
volume 2 page 41, picture, volume 2
page 41
MORE TO EXPLORE
growth of plant from seed picture, volume
10 page 96
legume volume 7 page 125
“Bean Eaters, The” (poetry by Gwendolyn
Brooks)
Brooks volume 2 page 136
bear (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 41
MORE TO EXPLORE
brown bears picture, volume 2
page 42
hibernation volume 6 page 50
polar bear picture, volume 2 page 42
Bearhat Mountain (mountain in Glacier
National Park, Montana, U.S.) picture,
volume 8 page 174
beat (music)
music volume 8 page 212
Beatlemania (rock music culture)
the Beatles volume 2 page 43
Beatles, the (British rock group)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 42, picture,
volume 2 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
rock music volume 11 page 78
beaver (rodent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
Eurasian beaver picture, volume 2
page 44
lodge picture, volume 2 page 44
beaver dam
beaver volume 2 page 43
beaver lodge picture, volume 2 page 44
beaver volume 2 page 44
Beaver State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Oregon
Bechuanaland (country in Africa): see in
index Botswana
Bechuanaland Protectorate (British protectorate
in Africa)
Botswana volume 2 page 117
Beckham, David (British soccer player)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 45, picture,
volume 2 page 45
Becknell,William (U.S. explorer)
Santa Fe Trail volume 12 page 33
Bede (Anglo-Saxon historian)
history of the English people picture,
volume 6 page 64
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Bede 29
Bedloe’s Island (island in New York,
U.S.): see in index Liberty Island
Bedouin (people)
Syria volume 12 page 223
bedrock (geology)
soil volume 12 page 125
bee (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 45
MORE TO EXPLORE
cross-pollination picture, volume 10
page 117
honeybee picture, volume 2 page 46
insect volume 6 page 139
beechnut (botany)
nut volume 9 page 112
beef cattle (livestock): see in index cattle
Beehive State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Utah
bee hummingbird (bird)
bird volume 2 page 76
hummingbirds volume 6 page 98
beer (alcoholic beverage)
barley volume 2 page 29
beeswax
bee volume 2 page 45
beet (plant and edible root)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 46, picture,
volume 2 page 46
Beethoven, Ludwig van (German composer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 47, picture,
volume 2 page 47
MORE TO EXPLORE
classical music volume 3 page 132
statue picture, volume 2 page 107
beetle (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 48, picture,
volume 2 page 49
before Christ (division of time for dating
events)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
Begin, Menachem (prime minister of
Israel)
Sadat volume 12 page 6
Beihai Park (park in Beijing, China)
Beijing volume 2 page 50
Beijing (capital city of China)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 49
MORE TO EXPLORE
China volume 3 page 101
dragon sculpture picture, volume 1
page 128
Forbidden City picture, volume 3
page 104
Temple of Heaven picture, volume 2
page 50
Beirut (capital city of Lebanon)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 51, picture,
volume 2 page 51
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lebanon volume 7 page 120
Bekaa Valley (valley in Lebanon)
Lebanon volume 7 page 120
Belarus (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 52, picture,
volume 2 page 52
MORE TO EXPLORE
Palm Sunday picture, volume 8 page 137
Belaya River (river in Russia)
Ural Mountains picture, volume 14
page 38
Belfast (capital city of Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 53
MORE TO EXPLORE
Northern Ireland volume 9 page 89
Queen’s University picture, volume 2
page 53
Belfast Agreement (Ireland and the
United Kingdom, 1998)
Belfast volume 2 page 53
Belgian Congo (Belgian colony in Africa)
Belgium volume 2 page 55
Democratic Republic of the Congo volume
3 page 180
Belgium (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 54, picture,
volume 2 page 54, picture, volume 2
page 55
MORE TO EXPLORE
history
Democratic Republic of the Congo
volume 3 page 180
Kinshasa volume 7 page 70
Belgrade (capital city of Serbia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 56, picture,
volume 2 page 56
MORE TO EXPLORE
Danube River picture, volume 12
page 72
Serbia volume 12 page 71
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 95
Belize (country in Central America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 57, picture,
volume 2 page 57
Belize City (city in Belize)
Belmopan volume 2 page 59
bell (musical instrument)
church volume 3 page 117
Bell, Alexander Graham (U.S. inventor)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 58, picture,
volume 2 page 58
MORE TO EXPLORE
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
telecommunication volume 13
page 34
telephone volume 13 page 37
Bell, Cool Papa (U.S. baseball player)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 58, picture,
volume 2 page 59
belladonna (plant): see in index deadly
nightshade
Bellerophon (Greek mythology)
Pegasus volume 10 page 49
bell pepper (plant)
pepper volume 10 page 59
Bell Telephone Company (U.S. corporation)
Bell volume 2 page 58
bell tower (architectural feature)
church in Connecticut picture, volume 3
page 117
belly button (anatomy): see in index navel
belly dance
dance volume 4 page 12