volume 2 page 71
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bush volume 2 page 157
binoculars (magnifying device)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 72, picture,
volume 2 page 72
biodiversity (environmental science)
worldwide diversity picture, volume 7
page 167
Bioko (island and province in Equatorial
Guinea)
Equatorial Guinea volume 4 page 148
Malabo volume 8 page 24
biological sciences: see in index life sciences
biology (science)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 73
bioluminescence (chemical reaction)
firefly volume 5 page 27, picture, volume
5 page 26
tunicates picture, volume 7 page 148
biome (life science)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 73
biosphere
environment volume 4 page 144
biplane (aircraft)
airplane volume 1 page 53
birch (tree)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 75, picture,
volume 2 page 75
bird (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 76
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albatross volume 1 page 68
animal volume 1 page 125
brain volume 2 page 122, picture, volume
2 page 122
communication and singing picture,
volume 3 page 167
different types of bills picture, volume 2
page 77
dinosaur volume 4 page 49
ear volume 4 page 88
egg volume 4 page 108
endangered species volume 4 page 134
California Condor chick picture, volume
15 page 108
feather volume 5 page 8
heart volume 6 page 32
kingfisher picture, volume 7 page 67
knee volume 7 page 74, picture, volume 7
page 73
leg volume 7 page 124
nest volume 9 page 36, picture, volume 9
page 37
nose volume 9 page 100
prehistoric life volume 10 page 146
seed volume 12 page 63
urinary system volume 14 page 41
vertebrate volume 14 page 72
bird, flightless
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 78
MORE TO EXPLORE
birds volume 2 page 77
bird-hipped dinosaur (dinosaur order):
see in index Ornithischia
bird of prey
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 80
MORE TO EXPLORE
hawk volume 6 page 28
Birger Jarl (Swedish ruler)
Stockholm volume 12 page 187
birth
endocrine system volume 4 page 135
reproductive system volume 11 page 49
birth control
women’s rights volume 15 page 58
Bishkek (capital city of Kyrgyzstan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 81, picture,
volume 2 page 81
MORE TO EXPLORE
Kyrgyzstan volume 7 page 94
bishop (Christianity)
cathedral volume 3 page 60
Bislama (language)
Vanuatu volume 14 page 58
Bismarck (state capital of North Dakota,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 81
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North Dakota volume 9 page 87
Bismarck, Otto von (German chancellor
and prime minister) picture, volume 10
page 161
Prussia volume 10 page 161
bison (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
American bison picture, volume 2
page 82, picture, volume 2 page 82
cave painting picture, volume 10 page 8
Bissau (capital city of Guinea-Bissau)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 83
MORE TO EXPLORE
Guinea-Bissau volume 5 page 170
bitter almond (tree and nut)
almond volume 1 page 87
Bitterroot Mountains (mountain range
in the U.S.) picture, volume 6 page 112
bituminous coal (mineral)
coal volume 3 page 144
bivalve (mollusk class)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 83, picture,
volume 2 page 83
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mollusk volume 8 page 157
mussel picture, volume 8 page 157
shell volume 12 page 80
black (color)
pigment picture, volume 3 page 156
black American (people): see in index
African American
black-and-gold howler (monkey)
primate picture, volume 10 page 149
black-backed jackal (mammal) picture,
volume 7 page 4
jackal volume 7 page 4
black bass (fish)
bass volume 2 page 37
black bear (mammal)
bear volume 2 page 41
Blackbeard (English pirate) picture, volume
10 page 89
blackberry (fruit)
raspberry volume 11 page 27
black-billed magpie (bird)
magpie volume 8 page 20
blackbird (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 84, picture,
volume 2 page 84
blackboard (teaching tool)
African school picture, volume 4
page 107
writing picture, volume 15 page 78
black-browed albatross (seabird) picture,
volume 1 page 68
blackbuck (mammal)
antelopes picture, volume 1 page 139
Black Carib (people): see in index Garifuna
Black Death (pandemic)
epidemic volume 4 page 146
plague volume 10 page 91
Shakespeare volume 12 page 75
Blackfoot (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 85
MORE TO EXPLORE
Blackfoot traditional dress picture, volume
2 page 85
Sarcee volume 12 page 38
Black Forest (mountainous region in
Germany)
farm picture, volume 5 page 105
Germany volume 5 page 105
Black Hawk (Sauk and Fox leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 86, picture,
volume 2 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
Iowa volume 6 page 145
Sauk volume 12 page 46
Black HawkWar (U.S. history)
Black Hawk volume 2 page 86
Sauk volume 12 page 46
Black Hills (region in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 86, picture,
volume 2 page 87
MORE TO EXPLORE
South Dakota volume 12 page 149, picture,
volume 12 page 150
Black HillsWar (U.S. history, 1876)
Black Hills volume 2 page 87
Custer volume 3 page 233
black hole (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 87, picture,
volume 2 page 87
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MilkyWay volume 8 page 129
star volume 12 page 180
Black Moses (Jamaican leader): see in
index Garvey, Marcus
black nationalism (U.S. history)
Garvey volume 5 page 90
black-necked cobra (snake) picture, volume
3 page 145
black panther (mammal)
leopard volume 7 page 133
black powder (explosive): see in index