anatomy of mouth picture, volume 8
page 197
Uzbek (people)
Tajikistan volume 13 page 10
Uzbekistan (country in Central Asia)
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geography
Ichan-Kala picture, volume 14 page 47
Tashkent picture, volume 13 page 18
refugee camp picture, volume 11 page 39
synagogue picture, volume 12 page 222
textile merchants picture, volume 13
page 53
vaccination (disease prevention)
flu shots picture, volume 10 page 164
Pasteur volume 10 page 41
public health volume 10 page 163
vaccine (preventive medicine)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 49
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bacteria volume 2 page 5
influenza volume 6 page 137
measles volume 8 page 88
medical history volume 8 page 93
rubella volume 11 page 100
Salk volume 12 page 21
smallpox volume 12 page 111, picture,
volume 12 page 111
virus volume 14 page 98
vacuum (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 49, picture,
volume 14 page 50
vacuum bottle (insulated flask)
vacuum volume 14 page 50
vacuum tube (electronics)
computer volume 3 page 174
Vaduz (capital city of Liechtenstein)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 50
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Liechtenstein volume 7 page 147
Vaduz Castle picture, volume 7
page 147, picture, volume 14 page 51
Vaduz Castle (building in Vaduz, Liechtenstein)
picture, volume 7 page 147,
picture, volume 14 page 51
vagina (anatomy) picture, volume 11
page 47
reproductive system volume 11 page 49
Vaiaku (village in Tuvalu)
Funafuti Atoll volume 5 page 75
Vail, Alfred (U.S. scientist)
telegraph volume 13 page 35
Vajrayana (Buddhism): see in index Tantrism
Valahia (historical region in Romania):
see in indexWalachia
Valdivia, Pedro de (Spanish conqueror)
Santiago volume 12 page 34
valentine (greeting card)
Valentines Day volume 14 page 51
Valentine, Saint (Christian martyr)
Valentines Day volume 14 page 51
Valentines Day
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 51
Valetta (capital city of Malta): see in index
Valletta
Valhalla (Norse mythology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 51
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Odin volume 9 page 124
Valkyrie (Norse mythology)
Odin volume 9 page 124
Valhalla volume 14 page 51
Valletta (capital city of Malta)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 52, picture,
volume 8 page 34, picture, volume 14
page 52
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Malta volume 8 page 34
valley (landform)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 52, picture,
volume 14 page 53, picture, volume 14
page 53
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erosion picture, volume 4 page 152
Reunion picture, volume 11 page 56
Slovenian town picture, volume 12
page 110
Swiss village picture, volume 12
page 218
valley, lily of the (plant): see in index lily
of the valley
Valley Forge (historic area in Pennsylvania,
U.S.)
American Revolution volume 1
page 101
Washington and Baron von Steuben
at Valley Forge picture, volume 1
page 101
Washington volume 15 page 20
value-added tax
tax volume 13 page 21
vampire bat (mammal)
bat volume 2 page 39
Van Buren, Martin (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 53, picture,
volume 14 page 54
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Harrison volume 6 page 23
timeline volume 14 page 53
Vancouver (city in British Columbia,
Canada)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 55, picture,
volume 14 page 55
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British Columbia volume 2 page 132
Vancouver, George (British explorer)
British Columbia volume 2 page 133
Vancouver volume 14 page 55
Van Diemens Land (island state in Australia):
see in index Tasmania
van Drebel, Cornelius (Dutch inventor):
see in index Drebbel, Cornelis
Van Gogh, Vincent (Dutch painter)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 56
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painting volume 10 page 11
Self-Portrait with Straw Hat picture,
volume 14 page 56
vanilla (flavoring)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 57, picture,
volume 14 page 57
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orchid volume 9 page 146
vanillin (chemical)
vanilla volume 14 page 57
van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmenszoon
(Dutch artist): see in index Rembrandt
Vanuatu (island country in the Pacific
Ocean)
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VanWagener, Isabella (U.S. evangelist
and social reformer): see in index Truth,
Sojourner
vapor (gas)
water volume 15 page 22
vaporization (phase change): see in index
evaporation
Varangian (people): see in index Viking
Vardon, Harry (British golfer)
golf volume 5 page 126
Varna (city in Bulgaria)
boulevard in Varna picture, volume 2
page 148
vascular cambium (botany)
root picture, volume 11 page 96
vascular plant
plant volume 10 page 95
vase (decorative arts)
Chinese porcelain vases picture, volume
10 page 139
vassal (feudalism)
feudalism volume 5 page 14
VAT (taxation): see in index value-added
tax
Vatican City (religious city-state in
Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 59
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country volume 3 page 207
facts about Europe volume 4 page 163
Italy volume 6 page 172
pope volume 10 page 125, picture, volume
10 page 125
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 82
Rome volume 11 page 87
Vatican Palace (papal residence in Vatican
City, Europe)
Vatican City volume 14 page 59
vault (architecture)
architecture volume 1 page 167
vault (gymnastics)
gymnastics volume 5 page 174, picture,
volume 5 page 175, picture, volume 5
page 176
VCR (electronic device): see in index videocassette
recorder
Veda (Hinduism)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 60
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Brahma picture, volume 14 page 60
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
Vedanta (Hindu literature): see in index
Upanishad
Vedda (people)
Sri Lanka volume 12 page 175
Vedic literature (Hinduism): see in index
Veda
Vedism (Indian religion)
Hinduism volume 6 page 57
vegetable (food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 60, picture,
volume 14 page 60
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fruit volume 5 page 72
vegetable fiber
ancient Egyptian fibers picture, volume 5
page 16
vegetarianism
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
Jainism volume 7 page 9
veil (headdress)
girls in Malaysia picture, volume 8
page 28
girls in Somalia picture, volume 12
page 130
vein (anatomy)
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 38,
picture, volume 3 page 38
vein (plant structure)
leaf volume 7 page 118
Velasquez, Diego (Spanish conquistador)
Cortes volume 3 page 201
Velazquez, Diego (Spanish painter)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 61
veld (grasslands, Africa)
grassland volume 5 page 143
vellum (writing material)
book and bookmaking volume 2
page 109
Velociraptor (dinosaur)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 62, picture,
volume 14 page 62
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dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4
page 53
velocity (mechanics)
motion volume 8 page 192
velum (anatomy): see in index soft palate
Venera (Soviet space probes)
Venus volume 14 page 67
Venezia (city in Italy): see in index Venice
Venezuela (country in South America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 63