A world of knowledge at your fingertips! Compton's by Encyclopædia Britannica 2005 Handheld Edition features authoritative articles from the editors at Britannica covering art, history, geography, technology, pop culture, and more. Get in-depth answers from this wide-ranging resource on various topics that are relevant for the home, school, or office. Thousands of photographs and illustrations bring the content to life. Engaging text and detailed diagrams meet the needs of young as well as older readers, making it ideal for professionals, students, teachers, or anyone who wants fast, easy access to available information:

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• A (1,055 entries, 566 images), from Aachen to Azusa Pacific University
• B (1,383 entries, 397 images), from Baal to Byzantine Empire
• C (1,414 entries, 557 images), from cabal to Czechoslovakia
• D (648 entries, 314 images), from dace and minnow to Felix E. Dzerzhinsky
• E (403 entries, 174 images), from James B. Eads to eyelash palm pit viper
• F (619 entries, 430 images), from F-16 to Rose Fyleman
• G (740 entries, 240 images), from Clark Gable to gyroscope
• H (883 entries, 221 images), from Haakon, kings of Norway to hysterectomy
• I (210 entries, 180 images), from Lee Iacocca to Izmir
• J (325 entries, 72 images), from J. Walter Thompson to juvenile delinquency
• K (440 entries, 124 images), from K2, or Mount Godwin Austen to Kay Kyser
• L (720 entries, 202 images), from L.I.F.E. Bible College to lyrebird
• M (1,217 entries, 557 images), from M1 to mythology
• N (432 entries, 234 images), from John Naber to Laura Nyro
• O (308 entries, 95 images), from O Canada to Cynthia Ozick
• P (921 entries, 315 images), from paca to Pyxis
• Q (56 entries, 19 images), from Muammar al-Qaddafi to quoits
• R (673 entries, 193 images), from R.E.M. to Nikolai Ivan Ryzhkov
• S (1,441 entries, 457 images), from Sa'adia ben Joseph to Wisława Szymborska
• T (646 entries, 188 images), from Simms Taback to Tz'u-hsi
• U (121 entries, 107 images), from U2 to Uzi submachine gun
• V (257 entries, 80 images), from vaccine to Vulpecula
• W (645 entries, 195 images), from Johannes van der Waals to George Wythe
• X (9 entries, 3 images), from X ray to XYZ Affair
• Y (98 entries, 21 images), from Y chromosome to Yunnan
• Z (58 entries, 18 images), from Zagreb to Wojciech Zywny

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