Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Volume XXIV

	Volume XXIV Ural-Altaic – Zymotic
U – V	W – Wh	Wi – Wz	X – Z
Uranium, chemical element. Usury. Utah, Territory, U.S.A. Utica, ancient town, Africa. ... Vanadium, chemical element. Vanbrugh, Sir John, English dramatist and architect. Van Buren, Martin, president of the United States. Vancouver, George, English navigator. ... Vermilion, pigment. Vermont, State, U.S.A. Vernet, spa, France. ... Vertebrata, xxxxxxx. Vertue, George, English engraver and antiquary. Verus, M. Aurelius.See Aurelius, vol. iii. pp. 86-87. Verviers, town, Belgium. Vesalius, Andreas.See Anatomy, vol. i. pp. 807-8; also Vascular System. Vesical Diseases, urinary system diseases. ... Vicente, Gil. Vicenza. Vich, town, Spain. Vichy, town, France. Vicksburg, town, Mississippi, U.S.A. Vico, Giovan Battista, Italian jurist and philosopher. ... Victoria, British colony, Australia. Victoria, town, British Columbia. Victoria, town, Brazil. ... Virginal, musical instrument. Virginia, State, U.S.A. Virginia City, Nevada, U.S.A. Virgin Islands, West Indies. Visconti, Milanese ruling family.	Walrus, mammal species ... Warwick, Richard Nevil, earl of. Washington, seat of government, United States. Washington, Territory, U.S.A. Washington, George, first president of the United States. Wasps, group of insects. ... Webster, Daniel, American statesman. Webster, John, English dramatist. Webster, Noah, American lexicographer. Webster, Thomas, English painter. ... Wednesbury. Week (See Calendar and Sabbath). Weever. Weevil. Weighing Machines (See Balance, Mechanics, and Mint). Weights and Measures. Weimar, town, Germany. ... Werner, Abraham Gottlob, German geologist. Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias, German poet. Wernigerode, town, Prussia. ... West Troy, town, New York, U.S.A. West Virginia, State, U.S.A. Wetstein, John Jacob, Swiss Biblical critic. ... Wheatstone, Sir Charles, English physicist. Wheeling, town, West Virginia, U.S.A. Whewell, William, English philosopher. ... Willughby, Francis, English naturalist. Wilmington, town, Delaware, U.S.A. Wilmington, town, North Carolina, U.S.A. Wilmot, John, earl of Rochester, English poet. ... Wisbech, or Wisbeach, town, England. Wisby, town, Gotland, Sweden. Wisconsin, State, U.S.A. Wishaw, town, Scotland.	Woelfl, Joseph, Austrian pianist and composer. Wöhler, Friedrich, German chemist. Wohlgemuth, Michael, German painter. ... Woolwich, town, England. Woonsocket, town, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Worcester, county, England. Worcester, town, England. Worcester, town, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Worcester, Florence of (See Florence) ... Wyatt, James, English architect. Wycherley, William, English dramatist. Wycliffe, John, English biblical translator. ... Wyntoun, Andrew of, Scottish chronicler. Wyoming, Territory, United States. Wyon, Thomas, English medallist. Wyon, William, English medallist. Wyttenbach, Daniel Albert, German scholar.	Yanaon, French settlement, India. Yang-chow Fu, town, China. Yang-tsze Keang, river, China (q.v.). Yanina (Janina, q.v.), town, Albania, Turkey. Yankton, city, Dakota, U.S.A. Yarkand, or Yarkend, town, Turkestan. ... Yaws, disease. Yazd, or Yezd, town, Persia. Yeadon, town, England. Year, division of time (See Calendar). Yeast. ... Yellow River (Hwang-ho), China (q.v.). Yellowstone National Park, United States. Yellow-Tail, fish. Yemen, country, Arabia. ... Yew, tree. Yezd (Yazd, q.v.), town, Persia. Yezo, island, Japan (q.v.). Yoh-chow Fu, town, China. Yokohama, town, Japan. ... Young, Arthur, English ..... Young, Brigham, English ..... Young, Edward, English ..... Young, Thomas, English ..... Youngs, Arthur, English ..... ... Yucatan, region, Central America. Yucca, plant. Yun-nan, province, China (q.v.). Yun-nan Fu, town, China. Yvetot, town, France.