prism picture, volume 10 page 153
White Mountains (mountain range in
Maine and New Hampshire, U.S.)
New Hampshire volume 9 page 47
trees in autumn picture, volume 9
page 48
white mustard (plant and condiment)
mustard volume 8 page 219
White Nile (river in Sudan, Africa)
Nile River volume 9 page 72
white oak (tree subgenus)
oak volume 9 page 114, picture, volume
9 page 114
White Point Gardens (garden park in
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.): see
in index Battery, The
white rhinoceros (mammal)
rhinoceros volume 11 page 59
white rice (cereal)
rice volume 11 page 63
White River (river in Russia): see in index
Belaya River
white shark (fish)
shark volume 12 page 77
white spruce (tree)
conifers picture, volume 3 page 183
white stork (bird)
stork volume 12 page 191
white-tailed deer (mammal) picture, volume
4 page 26
Whitney, Eli (U.S. inventor and manufacturer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 42
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cotton gin picture, volume 15 page 43
Industrial Revolution volume 6
page 133
Whitney, Mount (mountain in California,
U.S.)
Death Valley volume 4 page 23
Sierra Nevada volume 12 page 86, picture,
volume 12 page 86
WHO (United Nations agency): see in
indexWorld Health Organization
whole number (mathematics)
numbers and number systems volume 9
page 106
Wichita (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 43
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portrait of Esadewar, 1870 picture, volume
15 page 43
Wichita (city in Kansas, U.S.)
Arkansas River picture, volume 7 page 48
Kansas volume 7 page 47
wicket (sports)
cricket volume 3 page 214, picture, volume
3 page 214
wickiup (Native American dwelling): see
in index wigwam
Wie, Michelle (U.S. golfer) picture, volume
5 page 125
wigwam (Native American dwelling)
Apache volume 1 page 144
Delaware volume 4 page 29
Fox volume 5 page 57
Paiute volume 10 page 12
Pequot volume 10 page 59
Shawnee volume 12 page 78
Wampanoag volume 15 page 7
Wappinger volume 15 page 8
Winnebago volume 15 page 50
wild boar (mammal): see in index boar
wild canary (bird): see in index American
goldfinch
wildcat (mammal): see in index bobcat
wildebeest (mammal): see in index gnu
Wilder, Laura Ingalls (U.S. author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 44, picture,
volume 15 page 44
wilderness area
Yukon in Canada picture, volume 15
page 98
Wilderness Road (historic trail in the
U.S.)
Boone volume 2 page 111
Cumberland Gap volume 3 page 231
wildfowl (birds): see in index waterfowl
wildlife conservation
wolf volume 15 page 54
wild pig (mammal): see in index boar
WildWest (historical period and region
in the U.S.): see in indexWest, the
WildWest show (popular entertainment)
Cody volume 3 page 148
wild yak (mammal)
yak volume 15 page 84
William I (king of England)
London volume 7 page 175
Norman Conquest volume 9 page 78
on horseback in 14th-century book
picture, volume 9 page 78
William II (emperor of Germany)
Prussia volume 10 page 162
William of Normandy (duke of Normandy):
see in indexWilliam I
Williams, Roger (U.S. religious leader)
Massachusetts Bay Colony volume 8
page 74
Providence volume 10 page 160
Rhode Island volume 11 page 61
282 Whiskey Rebellion BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Williams, Serena (U.S. athlete)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 44, picture,
volume 15 page 45
Williams, Tennessee (U.S. playwright)
drama volume 4 page 74
Williams, Venus (U.S. athlete)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 44, picture,
volume 15 page 45
Williamsburg (city in Virginia, U.S.)
ColonialWilliamsburg picture, volume
14 page 95
Virginia volume 14 page 95
William the Conqueror (king of
England): see in indexWilliam I
Willis Tower (building in Chicago, Illinois,
U.S.)
four of the worlds tallest buildings picture,
volume 12 page 104
willow (tree and shrub)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 45, picture,
volume 15 page 46
Wilmette (city in Illinois, U.S.)
Baha#i House ofWorship picture, volume
2 page 7
Wilson, August (U.S. playwright)
drama volume 4 page 74
The Piano Lesson picture, volume 4
page 74
Wilson,Woodrow (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 46, picture,
volume 15 page 46
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League of Nations volume 7 page 119
Roosevelt volume 11 page 92
timeline volume 15 page 46
WorldWar I volume 15 page 64
Wimbledon Championship (tennis)
Ashe volume 1 page 199
Williams sisters volume 15 page 45
wind (meteorology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 48, picture,
volume 15 page 48
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climate volume 3 page 137
energy volume 4 page 137, picture, volume
4 page 139
erosion volume 4 page 152, picture, volume
4 page 152
ocean volume 9 page 117
sand dune volume 12 page 27
seed volume 12 page 63
weather volume 15 page 27
Windhoek (capital city of Namibia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 49, picture,
volume 15 page 49
MORE TO EXPLORE
Namibia volume 9 page 6
wind instrument (music) picture, volume
8 page 217
music volume 8 page 213
musical instruments volume 8 page 216
orchestral seating arrangement picture,
volume 9 page 145
windmill (machine)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 49, picture,
volume 15 page 50
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images
Greece picture, volume 5 page 152
medieval illustration picture, volume
13 page 26
The Netherlands picture, volume 9
page 38
wind volume 15 page 48
window (architecture)
light picture, volume 7 page 149
windpipe (anatomy): see in index trachea
Wind River Shoshone (Native American
people)
Shoshone volume 12 page 83
Windsor, Prince Edward, Duke of (king
of the United Kingdom): see in index
Edward VIII
windstorm (weather)
storm volume 12 page 192
wind system (meteorology): see in index
wind
wind turbine (device) picture, volume 4
page 137
windmill volume 15 page 50
Windward Islands (island group of the
West Indies)
West Indies volume 15 page 32
wine (alcoholic beverage)
fermentation volume 5 page 11
images
grape harvest in Italy picture, volume 6
page 172
Roman Catholic Mass picture, volume
11 page 82
Wineland (historic area in North
America): see in index Vinland
wing (aircraft)
airplane volume 1 page 53
wing (animal)
bat volume 2 page 38
insect anatomy picture, volume 6
page 138
pterodactyl volume 10 page 163
winged elm (tree)
elm volume 4 page 128
Wingfield,Walter Clopton (British military
officer)
tennis volume 13 page 46
Winnebago (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 50
MORE TO EXPLORE
basket weaving picture, volume 15
page 50
Missouri people volume 8 page 145
Oto volume 9 page 155
Winnemucca, Sarah (Native American
educator, author and lecturer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 15 page 51, picture,
volume 15 page 51
Winnipeg (provincial capital of Manitoba,
Canada)
Manitoba volume 8 page 44
winter (season)
season volume 12 page 61
winter fishing: see in index ice fishing
Winter Olympics
closing ceremony in 2006 picture, volume
9 page 134
ice hockey picture, volume 5 page 161