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The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Subject Edition 2007 Handheld Edition covers just about every manifestation of life and human Endeavour ? from Art to Geography to Medicine to Politics. Whether you're wondering where Wall Street got its name or when the excavation of Pompeii began, you will find that Ready Reference is the perfect information resource for home, school, and office. Expand your vocabulary with 275,000 entries from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary and Thesaurus and watch topics come to life with more than 2,400 colorful images, maps, and videos.
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The Encyclopedia contains:
- Arts & Humanities
- Architecture, from Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto to Zwinger
- Art, from Magdalena Abakanowicz to Francisco de Zurbaran
- Dance, from Alvin Ailey, Jr. to Charles Weidman
- Film & Theatre, from Abbey Theatre to Fred Zinnemann
- Literature, from Edward Abbey to Stefan Zweig
- Music, from Claudio Abbado to zydeco
- Philosophy, from a priori to Zeno of Elea
- Religion, from Aaron to Huldrych Zwingli
- Business & Government
- Business & Economy, from 3M Co. to Carl Zeiss
- Government, from AARP to zip code
- Law, from rights of the accused to zoning
- Military, from aide-de-camp to Zero
- Sports, from Hank Aaron to Emil Zatopek
- Science & Technology
- Botany, from acacia to zucchini
- Food, from additive to yogurt
- Genetics, from actinomycete to Norton David Zinder
- Medicine, from abdominal cavity to Hans Zinsser
- Zoology, from aardvark to zooplankton
- Astronomy, from aberration of starlight to Fritz Zwicky
- Chemistry, from acetaminophen to zymogen
- Geology, from Cleveland Abbe to zircon
- Math, from abacus to Zu Gengzhi
- Physics, from aberration to zero-point energy
- Computers, from Ada to Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
- Social Science
- Anthropology, from Acheulean industry to Zhoukoudian
- Education, from Acadia University to York University
- Language, from abbreviation to Yiddish language
- Psychology, from abnormal psychology to William Wundt
- World Geography
- Africa, from Abeokuta to Zululand
- Central Asia, from Afghanistan to Lake Ysyk
- Eastern Asia, from Amur River to Zhengzhou
- Southern Asia, from Adam's Peak to Zamboanga
- Europe, from A Coruna to Lake Zurich
- Latin America, from Acapulco to Zapopan
- Middle East, from Abu Dhabi to Zefat
- Miscellaneous, from Earth to Western Hemisphere
- World History
- Africa, from Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Taiishi to Zulu
- Ancient Europe, from Achaean to Zenobia
- Eastern Asia, from Ainu to Zhuge Liang
- Latin America, from Arturo Alessandri Palma to Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon
- Medieval History, from Saint Adalbert to Zoe
- Mideast, from Abbas I to Liamine Zeroual
- Modern Europe, from George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl of Aberdeen to Yitzhak Zuckerman
- Native Americans, from Abenaki to Zuni
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