Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

track and field volume 13 page 86, picture,

volume 13 page 85

Show Me State (state in the U.S.): see in

index Missouri

shrew (mammal)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 84, picture,

volume 12 page 84

shrew mole (mammal)

mole volume 8 page 155

Shriver, Eunice Kennedy (U.S. philanthropist)

Special Olympics volume 12 page 161

shul (place of worship): see in index synagogue

shutter (camera device)

camera volume 3 page 20, picture, volume

3 page 20

Shwedagon Pagoda (temple buildings in

Yangon, Myanmar)

Yangon volume 15 page 86

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Si (chemical element): see in index silicon

Siam (country in Southeast Asia): see in

index Thailand

siamang (primate)

gibbon volume 5 page 114

Sian (city in China): see in index Xi’an

Siberia (region in Asia)

Asia volume 1 page 200

Russia volume 11 page 104

Siberian elm (tree)

elm volume 4 page 128

Siberian husky (breed of dog)

working dogs table, volume 4 page 62

Siberian iris (plant) picture, volume 6

page 157

Siberian tiger (mammal) picture, volume

13 page 65

tiger volume 13 page 65

Sicily (island in Italy)

Mount Etna volume 4 page 157

sickle-cell anemia (blood disorder)

human disease volume 4 page 57

sickness: see in index disease

Siddhartha Gautama (founder of Buddhism):

see in index Buddha

Siddiq, al- (Muslim caliph): see in index

Abu Bakr

side-striped jackal (mammal)

jackal volume 7 page 4

sidestroke (swimming)

swimming volume 12 page 215

sidewalk surfing (sport and hobby): see

in index skateboarding

sidewinding (zoology)

reptile volume 11 page 52

snake volume 12 page 114

Sidon (city in Lebanon) picture, volume 7

page 120

Sierra Leone (country in Africa)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 85

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voting line picture, volume 4 page 35

Sierra Nevada (mountain range in the

U.S.)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 86, picture,

volume 12 page 86

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California volume 3 page 11

Nevada volume 9 page 40

sight (physiology and senses)

primate volume 10 page 148

senses volume 12 page 68, picture, volume

12 page 68

sign (promotion)

advertising volume 1 page 32

sign, street: see in index street sign

signature (publishing)

book and bookmaking volume 2

page 109

sign language (form of communication)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 87, picture,

volume 12 page 87

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deafness volume 4 page 21

language volume 7 page 105

teacher using sign language picture, volume

12 page 87

Sikhism (religion)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 87

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Indira Gandhi volume 5 page 85

major world religions table, volume 11

page 43

monk volume 8 page 166

Sikh leader reading the Adi Granth picture,

volume 12 page 88

Sikh temple picture, volume 6 page 124

Silenus (Greek mythology)

Midas volume 8 page 121

silica (chemical compound)

glass volume 5 page 118

silicon (chemical element)

electronics volume 4 page 123

silk (fiber)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 88

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clothing volume 3 page 142

fibers volume 5 page 16

images

silk cloth picture, volume 12 page 89

silkworm picture, volume 12 page 89

insects volume 6 page 140

spiders volume 12 page 164

Silk Road (trade route)

Polo volume 10 page 119

silk volume 12 page 89

Uzbekistan volume 14 page 47

silkworm (caterpillar)

butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158

silk volume 12 page 88, picture, volume

12 page 89

silky anteater (mammal): see in index

two-toed anteater

Silla (ancient kingdom in Korea)

North Korea volume 7 page 80

South Korea volume 7 page 83

“Silmarillion, The” (work by Tolkien)

Tolkien volume 13 page 77

silt (mineral)

soil volume 12 page 125

silver (chemical element)

Carson City volume 3 page 45

money volume 8 page 160

silverback (gorilla) picture, volume 5

page 129

silver fox (mammal)

fox volume 5 page 57

Silver State (state in the U.S.): see in

index Nevada

Silverstein, Shel (U.S. author, poet, and

cartoonist)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 90, picture,

volume 12 page 90

Simien Mountains National Park

(national park in Ethiopia)

walia ibex on a mountainside picture,

volume 4 page 155

simple eye (anatomy)

insect anatomy picture, volume 6

page 138

simple fracture (of bone) picture, volume

2 page 106

simple machine

machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume

8 page 6

simulator (training device)

space exploration volume 12 page 151

Sinai, Mount (mountain in Egypt)

Moses volume 8 page 187

Sinai Peninsula (peninsula in Egypt)

Egypt volume 4 page 109

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Singapore (island nation in Southeast

Asia)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 12 page 91

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city-state volume 3 page 126

Malaysia volume 8 page 28

skyscrapers picture, volume 12 page 104

symbol of Singapore picture, volume 12

page 91

Singapore (capital city of Singapore)

Singapore volume 12 page 91

Singapore River (river in Singapore) picture,

volume 12 page 104

Singapura (capital city of Singapore): see

in index Singapore

Singh, Gobind (Sikh Guru): see in index

Gobind Singh

Singh, Manmohan (prime minister of

India)

India volume 6 page 125

Singhalese (people): see in index Sinhalese

singing (vocal music)

music volume 8 page 212

singles (tennis)

tennis volume 13 page 45

Sinhalese (people)

Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte volume 12

page 173

Sri Lanka volume 12 page 174

Sino-Tibetan languages