Uxl Encyclopedia Of Science (vol. 11 Index)

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Includes 600 topics in the life, earth, and physical sciences as well as in engineering, technology, math, environmental science, and psychology.

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Italic type indicates volume numbers; boldface type indicates entries and their page numbers; (ill.) indicates illustrations. A Abacus 1: 1-2 1 (ill.) Abelson, Philip 1: 24 Abortion 3: 565 Abrasives 1: 2-4, 3 (ill.) Absolute dating 4: 616 Absolute zero 3: 595-596 Abyssal plains 7: 1411 Acceleration 1: 4-6 Acetylsalicylic acid 1: 6-9, 8 (ill.) Acheson, Edward G. 1: 2 Acid rain 1: 9-14, 10 (ill.), 12 (ill.), 6: 1163, 8: 1553 Acidifying agents 1: 66 Acids and bases 1: 14-16, 8: 1495 Acoustics 1: 17-23, 17 (ill.), 20 (ill.) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. See AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) Acrophobia 8: 1497 Actinides 1: 23-26, 24 (ill.) Acupressure 1: 121 Acupuncture 1: 121 Adams, John Couch 7: 1330 Adaptation 1: 26-32, 29 (ill.), 30 (ill.) Addiction 1: 32-37, 35 (ill.), 3: 478 Addison’s disease 5: 801 U•X•L Encyclopedia of Adena burial mounds 7: 1300 Adenosine triphosphate 7: 1258 ADHD 2: 237-238 Adhesives 1: 37-39, 38 (ill.) Adiabatic demagnetization 3: 597 ADP 7: 1258 Adrenal glands 5: 796 (ill.) Adrenaline 5: 800 Aerobic respiration 9: 1673 Aerodynamics 1: 39-43, 40 (ill.) Aerosols 1: 43-49, 43 (ill.) Africa 1: 49-54, 50 (ill.), 53 (ill.) Afterburners 6: 1146 Agent Orange 1: 54-59, 57 (ill.) Aging and death 1: 59-62 Agoraphobia 8: 1497 Agriculture 1: 62-65, 63, 64 (ill.), 3:582-590, 5: 902-903, 9: 1743-744, 7: 1433 (ill.) Agrochemicals 1: 65-69, 67 (ill.), 68 (ill.) Agroecosystems 2: 302 AI. See Artificial intelligence AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) 1: 70-74, 72 (ill.), 8: 1583, 9: 1737 Air flow 1: 40 (ill.) Air masses and fronts 1: 80-82, 80 (ill.) Air pollution 8: 1552, 1558 Aircraft 1: 74-79, 75 (ill.), 78 (ill.) Airfoil 1: 41 Airplanes. See Aircraft