Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

acid rain volume 1 page 18

coal volume 3 page 145

dew volume 4 page 42

human disease volume 4 page 57

oceans and seas volume 9 page 118

Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 5

pollywog (animal stage): see in index tadpole

Polo, Marco (Italian explorer)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 119

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exploration volume 4 page 174

Pol Pot (Cambodian political leader)

Cambodia volume 3 page 18

Poltoratsk (capital city of Turkmenistan):

see in index Ashgabat

polyester cloth (artificial fiber)

production picture, volume 13 page 28

polygamy (marriage)

Mormons volume 8 page 182

Utah volume 14 page 45

polygon (mathematics)

geometry volume 5 page 98

Polynesia (region, Oceania)

Oceania volume 9 page 120

Polynesian (people)

Hawaii volume 6 page 27

mythology volume 8 page 223

Samoa volume 12 page 24

polyp (zoology)

coral volume 3 page 197

Polyporaceae (fungus family): see in

index bracket fungus

Pomeranian (breed of dog)

toy dogs table, volume 4 page 62

pommel horse (gymnastics)

gymnastics volume 5 page 174, picture,

volume 5 page 175

Pomo (Native American people)

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volume 10 page 120

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Pompeii (ancient city in Italy)

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volume 10 page 121

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Mount Vesuvius volume 14 page 73,

picture, volume 14 page 73

Pompey (Roman statesman): see in index

Pompey the Great

Pompey’s Pillar (monument in Alexandria,

Egypt) picture, volume 1 page 75

Pompey the Great (Roman statesman)

Caesar volume 3 page 8

Ponca (Native American people)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 121

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Osage volume 9 page 152

Standing Bear, Ponca chief picture, volume

10 page 122

Ponce de Leon, Juan (Spanish explorer)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 122, picture,

volume 10 page 122

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United States

Florida volume 5 page 35

Saint Augustine volume 12 page 10

Puerto Rico

San Juan volume 12 page 28

Pongal (Hindu festival) picture, volume 6

page 125

Pont du Gard (Roman aqueduct bridge

in southern France) picture, volume 2

page 131

Pontiac (Ottawa chief )

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 123, picture,

volume 10 page 123

Pontiac’sWar (North American history)

Pontiac volume 10 page 123

pony (small horse) picture, volume 6

page 86

horse volume 6 page 86

Pony Express (U.S. history)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 123

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postal service volume 10 page 137

poodle (breed of dog)

non-sporting dogs table, volume 4

page 62

pooja (Hinduism): see in index puja

poojah (Hinduism): see in index puja

“Poor Richard’s” (U.S. almanac)

Franklin volume 5 page 63

pop art (artistic style)

painting volume 10 page 12

Warhol volume 15 page 11

pope (Roman Catholicism)

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volume 10 page 125

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Italy volume 6 page 173

Rome volume 11 page 87

Roman Catholicism volume 11

page 82

Vatican City volume 14 page 59

Pope (Tewa Pueblo leader)

Pueblo Indians volume 10

page 164

poplar (tree)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 126, picture,

volume 10 page 126

pop music: see in index popular music

poppy (plant and flower)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 126

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California poppies picture, volume 10

page 126

poppy seed (spice)

poppy volume 10 page 127

Popular Movement for the Liberation

of Angola (political organization in

Angola)

Angola volume 1 page 123

popular music

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volume 10 page 127

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folk music volume 5 page 41

music volume 8 page 214

popular vote (elections)

electoral college volume 4 page 119

population (human)

extinct animals volume 1 page 126

Tokyo picture, volume 3 page 124

population census: see in index census

Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste (French playwright):

see in index Moliere

porcelain (ceramics)

porcelain vases picture, volume 10

page 139

pottery volume 10 page 139

porcupine (rodent)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 128, picture,

volume 10 page 128

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tail volume 13 page 7

pore (anatomy)

acne volume 1 page 19

Porifera (animal): see in index sponge

porphyria (disease)

George III volume 5 page 100

porpoise (mammal)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 129

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dolphin volume 4 page 64

harbor porpoise picture, volume 10

page 129

Porro prism (optics)

binocular picture, volume 2 page 72

port (harbor settlement)

harbor volume 6 page 17

port (nautical term)

boat volume 2 page 97, picture, volume 2

page 97

Port Arthur (inlet in Tasmania, Australia)

picture, volume 13 page 20

Port-au-Prince (capital city of Haiti)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 129

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Haiti volume 6 page 8

parade picture, volume 10 page 130

portcullis (grate)

castle volume 3 page 52

Portland (city in Maine, U.S.)

Maine volume 8 page 23

Portland (city in Oregon, U.S.) picture,

volume 9 page 148

Port Louis (capital city of Mauritius)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 130, picture,

volume 10 page 130

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Mauritius volume 8 page 80

Port Moresby (capital city of Papua New

Guinea)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 10 page 131, picture,

volume 10 page 131

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Papua New Guinea volume 10 page 29

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Port Nicholson (bay and harbor ofWellington,

New Zealand)

Wellington volume 15 page 28