Visually compelling and completely accessible, the Ultimate Visual Dictiona ry 2001 explains the world around us in a unique marriage of words and pict ures unmatched by any other dictionary. Using more than 6,000 color photogr aphs and illustrations -- each one annotated in detail -- it analyzes all a spects of the natural world and human achievement in stunning visual realis m. Cutaways and exploded views provide an illuminating new perspective on e verything from the inside of a volcano to the inner workings of a car. The scope of coverage is immense, featuring more than 31,500 terms, over 300 ma jor entries, and 14 sections on everything from the prehistoric Earth and p hysics and chemistry, to sports, art, and music. A treasure trove of knowle dge for the entire family, the Ultimate Visual Dictionary 2001 helps you di scover the answers to these and thousands of other questions: Where on a sh ip are the heads, eyes, and knees? Where on your body would you find your a la and your zygomatic bone? What kind of building has a drum and roll? What kind of substance is aa? How can you tell a Stegoceras from a Stegosaurus?