Diggers 189
digital technology 89, 126, 360,
404, 405, 518, 519
dikes 324
Dimorphodon 211
Dinka people 172
Dinosaur National Monument
370
dinosaurs 162-163, 210, 211, 423 ,
436, 437, 549
diodes 183
Dionysus 246, 520
Diplodocus 163
diptera 209
disabilities 264, 278, 513
disciples 118, 297
discrimination 264
diseases 124, 164 , 173, 209, 363
District of Columbia (D.C.) 546
diving 395
diving beetles 308
Diwali 431, 522
Djenne, Mali 561
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) 52,
73, 229
Dnieper River 535
docks 419
dodo 143
dogs 25-26, 38, 165-166, 168
huskies 34, 282, 331
doldrums 569
Dolly the sheep 230
Dolomites 292
dolphins 198, 566-567
Dome of the Rock 430
domes 32
Domesday Book 378
Donets River 535
dongle 281
donkeys 261 , 496, 528
as Democrat symbol 416
Doppler effect 72
dormice 254
Douglass, Frederick 8 , 123
Douro River 420
dovecotes 100, 374
Dracula 486
drag 215
dragonflies 211, 308
Drakensberg 474
Drake, Sir Francis 185
drama see theater and drama
Dreamtime 9
Dresden, Germany 233
drilling 228, 231
drone flies 209
drought 81, 158, 557 , 561
drugs 167 , 411
illegal 130, 167
Druids 105
drums 11, 367
drupes 226
DTP see desktop publishing
Dubai 348
dubbing 360
Dublin, Ireland 284
Dubrovnik, Croatia 488
ducks 203, 307
Dunant, Henri 64
Duncan, Isadora 152
dung beetles 70
dungeons 99, 100
Dunkirk rescue 575
Dürer, Albrecht 233
Dust Bowl 158
dust devils 507
dust mites 346
Dutch colonies 474
Dutch elm disease 70, 363
DVDs 277, 518
dwarf planets 410
dwarf stars 504
dyeing 403, 562
dynamos 182
eagles 159, 201, 210, 383
Earhart, Amelia 18
ears 25, 26, 159, 168 , 184, 362Earth 169-170, 175, 406, 409
atmosphere 51 , 169
continents 145
cooling 387
energy resources 186
geology 231
gravity 243
life 72, 169, 170, 186, 422, 428
Renaissance ideas of 432
satellites’ view of 451
and time 522
earthquakes 145, 171, 251, 292,
295, 343, 383, 420, 534
predicting 171, 231
earth sciences 455
earwigs 280
earthworms 466, 577
East Africa 172-174, 557
East Asia 39, 40
Easter 118, 431
Easter Island 396
Eastern Europe 128, 129, 157,
193 , 265, 266
Eastman, George 404
East Timor 42
echidna 330
echinoderms 24
echoes 473
echolocation 67, 567
eclipses, solar 510
ecology 175-176, 455
see also environment; pollution
ecosystem 175
Edison, Thomas 177, 457
editing
movies 360
television 518
Edmontosaurus 163
education 10, 108, 239
eels 155, 182, 207 , 390, 458
egg cases 458
eggs 75, 437, 458, 469
human 434
Egypt, ancient 178-179, 379
Alexandria 19, 121
beliefs 70, 102, 178, 368
boats 464, 528
cats 101, 102
decorative arts 237, 398
hieroglyphics 20, 179
measurements 560
papyrus 403
pyramids 178, 404, 568, 572
science 113, 126, 178, 179
Tutankhamun 31, 178, 367
Egypt, modern 10, 19, 150, 151,
379
eidelweiss 358
Eiffel, Alexandre Gustave 505
Eiffel Tower 220 , 466
Einstein, Albert 77, 180 , 406,
457, 522
Eire see Ireland
ejaculation 434
El Dorado 141
elections 157, 240
presidential 425
electrical wires 413
electric eels 182
electric heaters 251
electricity 52, 127, 181-182, 183,
186, 228, 342, 406
early research 177, 182, 223
geothermal energy 170
measuring 560
solar cells 510
see also hydroelectric power
electric motors 182, 187
electric sense 26
electric shocks 182
electrolysis 342
electromagnetism 315, 329, 406,
426, 510
electronics 89, 138, 139, 183 ,
277-278, 457, 519
musical instruments 367
electrons 52, 181elements 113
elephants 38, 106, 143, 184 , 197,
331, 475, 483
as Republican symbol 416
Elizabeth I, queen of England
185
Elizabeth II, queen of Great
Britain 377
Ellington, Duke 16
Ellis Island, NY 266 , 505
El Salvador 108
email 281
embryos 434, 435
emeralds 130
emirs 348
emperor penguins 415
enamel (decorative) 237
enamel (teeth) 515
Endeavour 146
endoscopes 316
endoskeletons 465
energy 186 , 187, 514
atomic 180, 385
dark 549
geothermal 170
heat 186, 251
kinetic energy 186
light 315
potential 186
and respiration 395
saving 418
solar 186, 510
engines 187-188, 215, 251
car 97, 98
jet 17, 18, 188, 287, 529
rocket 187, 395, 440
England 536
history 76, 185, 369, 378, 540-
541
see also British Empire; United
Kingdom
English Channel 539
English Civil War 189 , 541
English language 310
Enlightenment 196
entomologists 280
environment 27, 110, 142, 164,
198, 513
see also ecology; pollution
enzymes 161, 262, 363
Ephesus, Turkey 533, 572
epics 321
epidemics 164
epidermis 262
epiglottis 161
epithelial cells 262
Equal Rights Amendment 571
Equator 106, 125, 170, 558, 569
Equiano, Olaudah 468
equids 260-261
Erasmus, Desiderius 432
Eris 410
erosion 357, 472
Eskimos see Inuits
esophagus 161
Estefan, Gloria 256
estivation 254, 350
Estonia 62 , 191
estrogen 435
estuaries 438
Ethiopia 172, 174, 379, 542
ethnic cleansing 196
Etna, Mount 291, 292
Euclid 335
Euphrates River 39, 61, 347, 509,
533
euro 190, 194
Europe 190-196
Celts 105
colonies 15, 36, 43, 44
history 112, 195-196, 247, 340-341
languages 310
see also Eastern Europe;
Scandinavia; Southeast Europe
European Extremely Large
Telescope (E-ELT) 517
European Parliament 194, 541European Union 192, 194 , 284,
325, 452, 496, 497, 524, 541
evacuations 575
Evangelical churches 119
evaporation 251, 252, 428
Everest, Mount 42, 51, 117, 357
Everglades 309, 382
evergreen trees 216, 412, 530
evolution 31, 153, 197-198, 423,
424
exercise 248, 249, 362
exoskeleton 24, 279, 466
exosphere 51
expansion 252
experiments, scientific 455
exploration 195, 199-200, 463
of Africa 14
of the Americas 131, 133, 314,
565
of Asia 44
of Australia 57, 58, 146
by the British 146, 185
of Canada 94
exports 524
extinctions 23, 86, 142-143, 163,
423
eyes 25, 101, 201 , 229, 315
insects’ 279
laser surgery 513
Eyre, Edward 58F
.
Gface, human 335
factories 121, 135, 188, 190, 228,
268, 290, 525
Industrial Revolution 274-275
and pollution 417
robots 439
faeces 161
Fahrenheit scale 252
Fairfax, Thomas 189
fairground rides 215, 568
Fair Isle 537
fairs 340
falcons 176
Falkland Islands 37, 50, 477
fall colors 381
falling 243
fallopian tubes 434
false fruits 226
famine 11, 265, 285, 394
fangs, snakes’ 470
Faraday, Michael 457
farm animals 202-203, 205
farming 204-205
Africa 11, 106, 172, 379, 474,
475, 490, 561
ancient Egypt 178, 179
Asia 40, 42, 110, 114, 268, 269,
272, 283, 289, 295, 482, 483
Australasia 54, 57, 375
Canary Islands 49
Caribbean 95
Caucasus 103
Central America 108, 109
collectives 492
Europe 59, 191, 221, 222, 232,
244, 284, 290, 324, 421, 453,
486, 489, 498, 535
fish 208, 452
history 83, 205, 340, 553
Inca terraces 267, 478
intensive 203, 204
North America 93, 343, 546
and pollution 417
Russia/Soviet Union 447, 492
soil 472
South America 36, 79, 476
UK 538
farm machinery 204 , 205, 327, 513
Faroe Islands 454
farsightedness 201
fashion 221
Fatima 361faults, geological 145, 171, 357
fax machines 516
feathers 74, 75
federal government 240
Federalists 416
feedback 439
Felipe VI, King of Spain 495
Felton, Rebecca 140
feminism 570
fermentation 73
ferns 216, 356 , 412
ferries 463
fertilization 434
fertilizers 417, 472
festivals, religious 84, 118,
420, 430, 431, 497, 520
fetus 434, 435
feudalism 340, 341 , 540
fiberglass 237
fiber optics 316 , 516
fiestas 497
Fiji 396
film (photography) 404-405
finback whale 389
Finland 452, 453
fins 206, 461
Firdausi 321
fire 187, 241, 395
firefighting 239, 557
fireworks 315
fish 24, 25, 56, 147, 206-208, 389-
390
bioluminescence 155, 315
breathing 326, 395
deep-sea 155-156
fossilized 218, 422
fresh water 307, 308
migration 350
polar regions 35, 415
raw (Japanese food) 293
seashore 458
sense organs 168
swamps 334
fisheye lenses 404
fish farming 208, 452
fishing 208 , 387
Africa 491, 561, 563
ancient world 179, 509
Atlantic Ocean 49, 537
Canada 91
India 269
New Zealand 375
overfishing 156, 389, 415
Portugal 421
Scandinavia 452
Spain 498
stilt fishermen 272
fishing rod 328
fishing trawlers 463
fish ladders 151
fission 346
nuclear 385
fitness 248-249, 362
Fitzgerald, F. Scott 578
fjords 236, 452, 453
flags
Africa 12, 107, 174, 380, 475,
491, 564
Asia 41, 111, 117, 271, 273,
349, 484
Atlantic territories 50
Australasia 56, 376
Baltic States 62
Canada 92, 93
Caribbean 96
Caucasus republics 103
Central America 109
Europe 192, 194, 325, 454,
487, 489
Pacific Islands 397
South America 478
UK 539, 540
USA 545, 546, 547
flamenco 496, 497
flamingos 374
Flanders, Belgium 325
flatworms 577585
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