Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

WorldWar II volume 15 page 71

Nurnberg (city in Germany): see in index

Nuremberg

Nurnberg trials (1945-46, Germany): see

in index Nuremberg trials

nurse (medical profession): see in index

nursing

nurse midwife (medical profession)

nursing volume 9 page 111

nurse practitioner (medical profession)

nursing volume 9 page 111

nursery rhyme (literature)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 9 page 110

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storytelling volume 12 page 194

nursing (breast-feeding a baby)

endocrine system volume 4 page 135

polar bear cubs picture, volume 8

page 35

nursing (medical profession)

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volume 9 page 111

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Nightingale volume 9 page 70

Nut (Egyptian goddess)

Re volume 11 page 31

nut (food)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 9 page 112

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shell volume 12 page 80

Nutrasweet (sugar substitute): see in index

aspartame

nutrient (biochemistry)

food and nutrition volume 5 page 43

nutrition

MAIN ARTICLE volume 5 page 43

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absorption and delivery

liver functions picture, volume 7

page 167

lymph and blood vessels picture, volume

7 page 190

living thing volume 7 page 168

USDA food guide pyramid picture, volume

5 page 44

Nuu-chah-nulth (Native American

people): see in index Nootka

Nuuk (capital city of Greenland)

Greenland volume 5 page 157

N.W.A. (U.S. rap group)

rap volume 11 page 27

NWSA (U.S. political organization): see

in index NationalWoman Suffrage

Association

Nyamulagira, Mount (mountain in

Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Virunga Mountains volume 14 page 97

Nyasa, Lake (lake in Africa)

Malawi shore picture, volume 8 page 26

Nyasaland Districts Protectorate

(African-British history)

Malawi volume 8 page 26

Nyatsimba (African king)

Monomotapa volume 8 page 169

Nycticebus (primate): see in index slow

loris

Nyiragongo, Mount (mountain in

Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Virunga Mountains volume 14 page 97

nylon (man-made fiber)

clothing volume 3 page 142

fibers volume 5 page 17

nymph (Greek mythology)

Perseus volume 10 page 60

O (chemical element): see in index oxygen

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O3: see in index ozone

Oahu (island in Hawaii, U.S.)

Hawaii volume 6 page 27

oak (tree and shrub)

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volume 9 page 114

oar (watercraft part)

boat types picture, volume 2 page 98

navy volume 9 page 26

OAS (Pan-American organization): see in

index American States, Organization of

oasis (geological feature)

Ashgabat volume 1 page 199

desert volume 4 page 40

Sahara volume 12 page 8

oat bran

oats volume 9 page 115

oat flour

oats volume 9 page 115

oats (grain)

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oat plants picture, volume 9 page 114

OAU (intergovernmental organization):

see in index African Unity, Organization

of

Oaxaca (state in Mexico)

Zapotec volume 15 page 103

Obama, Barack (president of the U.S.)

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volume 9 page 115

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timeline volume 9 page 116

obelisk (pillar)

Aksum volume 1 page 59, picture, volume

1 page 59

Oberon (moon of Uranus)

Uranus volume 14 page 39

objective lens (optical device)

binoculars volume 2 page 72, picture,

volume 2 page 72

microscope volume 8 page 120

telescope volume 13 page 38

oboe (musical instrument)

wind instruments picture, volume 8

page 217

observatory (astronomy): see in index

astronomical observatory

observing station: see in index weather

station

obtuse angle (mathematics)

geometry volume 5 page 98

“O Canada” (Canadian national anthem)

national anthem volume 9 page 13

occupational safety: see in index safety

ocean (Earth feature)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 9 page 117

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climate volume 3 page 137

exploration volume 4 page 174

food chain picture, volume 5 page 45

prehistoric life volume 10 page 145

tsunami volume 13 page 103, picture,

volume 13 page 104

water volume 15 page 22

ocean basin (Earth feature)

ocean volume 9 page 118

ocean current

Atlantic Ocean volume 1 page 221

ocean volume 9 page 117

Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 4

ocean floor

ocean volume 9 page 118

oceanic island picture, volume 6

page 166

tube worms picture, volume 9 page 118

Oceania (region in the Pacific Ocean)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 9 page 119

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images

dancers in Papua New Guinea picture,

volume 9 page 121

French Polynesian islands picture, volume

9 page 119

peoples: see in index Maori

oceanic dolphin (mammal): see in index

true dolphin

oceanic island (geology)

coral atoll picture, volume 6 page 167

island volume 6 page 167, picture, volume

6 page 166

oceanic ridge (marine geology)

ocean volume 9 page 118

oceanic trench (marine geology): see in

index trench

ocean liner (ship): see in index cruise ship

oceanography (science)

bathyscaphe picture, volume 4 page 174

ocean volume 9 page 119

submarine picture, volume 9 page 119

Oceanside (city in California, U.S.)

California missions table, volume 8

page 140

ocellated turkey (bird)

turkey volume 13 page 114

ocelot (mammal)

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volume 9 page 122

Octavia (wife of Mark Antony)

Cleopatra volume 3 page 135

Octavian (Roman emperor): see in index

Augustus

October Revolution (Russian history)

Russian Revolution volume 11 page 108

octopus (mollusk)