United States volume 14 page 31
anti-war protest picture, volume 14
page 87
Johnson volume 7 page 30
Nixon volume 9 page 74
United States Marines in a marsh picture,
volume 14 page 87
Vietnam Veterans Memorial picture,
volume 14 page 86
Vietnam volume 14 page 85
Viking (people)
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burial ship picture, volume 14 page 89
conquests and raids
Anglo-Saxons
Alfred the Great volume 1 page 76
England
book illustration picture, volume 14
page 88
human migration volume 8 page 127
Kiev volume 7 page 63
Middle Ages volume 8 page 122
pirate volume 10 page 89
Russia volume 11 page 106
United Kingdom volume 14 page 18
discovery and exploration
Americas volume 1 page 102
Baltic Sea volume 2 page 17
Canada volume 3 page 25
Eriksson volume 7 page 125
Newfoundland and Labrador volume
9 page 46, picture, volume 9
page 46
polar exploration volume 10 page 110
origins
Denmark volume 4 page 37
Norway volume 9 page 97
Sweden volume 12 page 213
Viking (United States space probe)
Mars volume 8 page 59
Vila (capital city of Vanuatu)
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volume 14 page 90
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Vanuatu volume 14 page 58
Villa, Pancho (Mexican revolutionary)
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volume 14 page 90
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Mexico volume 8 page 112
Wilson volume 15 page 47
Zapata volume 15 page 102
village (rural society)
southern Sudan picture, volume 12
page 200
Switzerland picture, volume 12 page 218
United Kingdom picture, volume 14
page 16
Villa Nueva (town in Costa Rica): see in
index San Jose
Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco
de Asis (Spanish colonial city,
now in New Mexico, U.S.): see in index
Santa Fe
Ville-Marie (settlement in North
America): see in index Montreal
Vilnius (capital city of Lithuania)
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Lithuania volume 7 page 165
Vilnius, cathedral of (cathedral in
Vilnius, Lithuania) picture, volume 14
page 91
vinaigrette (salad dressing)
vinegar volume 14 page 92
vinegar (food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 92
vineyard (agriculture)
Dniester River valley in Moldova picture,
volume 8 page 154
grape harvest in Italy picture, volume 6
page 172
Vinland (historic area in North America)
Eriksson volume 7 page 126
violet (plant and flower)
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volume 14 page 92
violet ground beetle (insect)
types of beetles picture, volume 2
page 49
violin (musical instrument)
stringed instruments picture, volume 8
page 216
viper (snake)
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volume 14 page 93
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snake volume 12 page 112
viral meningitis (disease)
meningitis volume 8 page 99
Virginia (state in the U.S.)
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geography
artisan ColonialWilliamsburg picture,
volume 14 page 95
Richmond houses picture, volume 11
page 64
Shenandoah National Park picture,
volume 14 page 94
history
Lee volume 7 page 122
Washington volume 15 page 19
West Virginia volume 15 page 35
Virginia (Confederate ship): see in
index Merrimack
Virginia Company of London (English
company)
Jamestown volume 7 page 11
Virginia deer (mammal): see in index
white-tailed deer
Virginia opossum (marsupial)
opossum volume 9 page 142
Virgin Mary (mother of Jesus): see in
index Mary
Virgin of the Rocks, The (painting by
Leonardo da Vinci)
Leonardo da Vinci volume 7 page 132
Virgin Queen, The (queen of England):
see in index Elizabeth I
Virgo (astronomy)
constellation volume 3 page 188
zodiac signs picture, volume 15 page 107
virion (viral structure)
virus volume 14 page 97
Virunga Mountains (mountain range in
Central Africa)
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volume 14 page 97
virus (infectious agent)
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animal disease volume 4 page 55
common cold volume 3 page 149
encephalitis volume 4 page 132
human disease volume 4 page 56
immune system picture, volume 6
page 119
living thing picture, volume 7 page 167
measles volume 8 page 87
mumps volume 8 page 205
parasite volume 10 page 32
polio volume 10 page 113
Salk volume 12 page 21
smallpox volume 12 page 111
tonsillitis volume 13 page 81
virus reproduction through cell invasion
picture, volume 14 page 98
Vishnu (Hindu god)
AngkorWat volume 1 page 120
Hinduism volume 6 page 56
visible light (physics): see in index light
visible radiation (physics): see in index
light
vision (physiology): see in index sight
Visit from Saint Nicholas, A (poem by
Moore)
Santa Claus volume 12 page 31
Visoke (extinct volcano in Central Africa)
Virunga Mountains volume 14 page 97
visual arts: see in index art
visual display (information recording):
see in index display
visual illusion: see in index optical illusion
vitamin (chemical compound)
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food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
vitamin B complex (chemical compounds)
vitamins volume 14 page 99
vitamin C (chemical compound)
food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
fruit volume 5 page 72
vitamins volume 14 page 99
vitamin D (chemical compound)
food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
radiation volume 11 page 17
vitamins volume 14 page 99
vitamin K (chemical compound)
vitamins volume 14 page 99
Viti, Crater (crater in Iceland) picture,
volume 6 page 108
VLA (radio telescope in the U.S.): see in
index Very Large Array
Vlad III the Impaler (ruler ofWalachia)
Bucharest volume 2 page 141
VLF (electromagnetic waves): see in index
very-low-frequency radiation
Vltava River (river in the Czech Republic)
Prague picture, volume 10 page 142
vocal cord (anatomy)
speech volume 12 page 162
vocal organ (body part): see in index syrinx
vodou (Haitian religion): see in index
voodoo
voice box (anatomy): see in index larynx
volcanic activity (geology): see in index
volcanism
volcanic ash
volcano volume 14 page 99, picture,
volume 14 page 100
volcanic cave (geology): see in index lava
cave
volcanic dome (geology): see in index
volcanic mountain
volcanic island (geology): see in index
oceanic island
volcanic mountain (geology and landform)
mountain volume 8 page 195
volcanism (geology): see in index volcano
volcano (geology)
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volume 14 page 99, picture, volume 14
page 100, picture, volume 14 page 101,
picture, volume 14 page 102
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geography
Ecuador picture, volume 4 page 103
Hawaii volume 6 page 26, picture,
volume 6 page 27
Iceland volume 6 page 108
Mexico volume 8 page 110
Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 4
Ring of Fire volume 11 page 66
Philippines picture, volume 10 page 72
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Pompeii volume 10 page 121
island volume 6 page 167