Britannica Student Encyclopedia - 2010

root picture, volume 11 page 96

vascular plant

plant volume 10 page 95

vase (decorative arts)

Chinese porcelain vases picture, volume

10 page 139

vassal (feudalism)

feudalism volume 5 page 14

VAT (taxation): see in index value-added

tax

Vatican City (religious city-state in

Europe)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 59

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country volume 3 page 207

facts about Europe volume 4 page 163

Italy volume 6 page 172

pope volume 10 page 125, picture, volume

10 page 125

Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 82

Rome volume 11 page 87

Vatican Palace (papal residence in Vatican

City, Europe)

Vatican City volume 14 page 59

vault (architecture)

architecture volume 1 page 167

vault (gymnastics)

gymnastics volume 5 page 174, picture,

volume 5 page 175, picture, volume 5

page 176

VCR (electronic device): see in index videocassette

recorder

Veda (Hinduism)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 60

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Brahma picture, volume 14 page 60

Hinduism volume 6 page 56

Vedanta (Hindu literature): see in index

Upanishad

Vedda (people)

Sri Lanka volume 12 page 175

Vedic literature (Hinduism): see in index

Veda

Vedism (Indian religion)

Hinduism volume 6 page 57

vegetable (food)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 60, picture,

volume 14 page 60

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fruit volume 5 page 72

vegetable fiber

ancient Egyptian fibers picture, volume 5

page 16

vegetarianism

Hinduism volume 6 page 56

Jainism volume 7 page 9

veil (headdress)

girls in Malaysia picture, volume 8

page 28

girls in Somalia picture, volume 12

page 130

vein (anatomy)

cardiovascular system volume 3 page 38,

picture, volume 3 page 38

vein (plant structure)

leaf volume 7 page 118

Velasquez, Diego (Spanish conquistador)

Cortes volume 3 page 201

Velazquez, Diego (Spanish painter)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 61

veld (grasslands, Africa)

grassland volume 5 page 143

vellum (writing material)

book and bookmaking volume 2

page 109

Velociraptor (dinosaur)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 62, picture,

volume 14 page 62

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dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4

page 53

velocity (mechanics)

motion volume 8 page 192

velum (anatomy): see in index soft palate

Venera (Soviet space probes)

Venus volume 14 page 67

Venezia (city in Italy): see in index Venice

Venezuela (country in South America)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 63

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Bolivar volume 2 page 101

flamingos picture, volume 14 page 64

geography

Angel Falls picture, volume 14 page 63

Caracas picture, volume 3 page 36

Venice (city in Italy)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 65

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canal volume 3 page 28, picture, volume

3 page 28

Crusades volume 3 page 224

Grand Canal picture, volume 14 page 65

portolan map, volume 3 page 126

venom (biochemistry)

cobras volume 3 page 145

coral snake volume 3 page 198

sea snake volume 12 page 60

spider volume 12 page 164

Vent, Iles du (island group of theWest

Indies): see in indexWindward Islands

ventricle (heart anatomy)

cardiovascular system volume 3 page 38

heart volume 6 page 31, picture, volume

6 page 31

Ventura (city in California, U.S.)

California missions table, volume 8

page 140

venule (anatomy)

cardiovascular system volume 3 page 39

Venus (Roman goddess)

Aphrodite volume 1 page 148

Venus (planet)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 66, picture,

volume 14 page 66

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planets volume 10 page 92, picture, volume

10 page 93

solar system volume 12 page 127, picture,

volume 12 page 127

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Venus’s-flytrap (plant)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 67, picture,

volume 14 page 67

Vermont (state in the U.S.)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 68

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Allen volume 1 page 83

geography

ski slope picture, volume 14 page 69

State Capitol picture, volume 8

page 177

Stowe picture, volume 14 page 68

vernal equinox (astronomy)

season volume 12 page 61, picture, volume

12 page 61

Verne, Jules (French author)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 70

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science fiction volume 12 page 51

Verrazzano, Giovanni da (Italian navigator)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 70

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New Jersey volume 9 page 50

New York volume 9 page 59

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (bridge in

New York City, New York, U.S.)

Verrazzano volume 14 page 71

Verrocchio, Andrea del (Italian painter)

Leonardo da Vinci volume 7 page 132

Versailles (city in France)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 71

Versailles, Palace of (building and gardens

in Versailles, France) picture, volume

14 page 71

Versailles volume 14 page 71

Versailles, Treaty of (1919)

WorldWar I volume 15 page 65

vert (sport): see in index vertical skateboarding

vertebra (anatomy)

skeletal system volume 12 page 97

vertebral column (anatomy): see in index

spine

vertebrate (animal with a backbone)

MAIN ARTICLE volume 14 page 72

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animal volume 1 page 125

brain volume 2 page 122

eye volume 4 page 176

snake volume 12 page 112

vertical skateboarding (sport)

skateboarding volume 12 page 94

vertical skating (sport)

roller skating volume 11 page 81

vertical stabilizer (aircraft part)

airplane volume 1 page 55

Very Large Array (radio telescope in the

U.S.) picture, volume 13 page 39

very-low-frequency radiation (electromagnetic

waves)

navigation volume 9 page 24

Vesalius, Andreas (Belgian physician)

anatomy volume 1 page 115