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A Dictionary of Science

Elizabeth A. Martin

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Hailed as "handy and readable" and "well worth browsing" , this best-selling dictionary contains 9,200 alphabetically organized entries on all aspects of chemistry, physics, biology , earth sciences, and astronomy. In addition to a wealth of reliable, up-to-date entries, users will find useful short biographies of leading scientists, full-page illustrated features on subjects such as the Solar System and Genetically Modified Organisms, and chronologies of specific scientific subjects including plastics, electronics, and cell biology. This new edition includes expanded coverage of global warming, forensic science, astrophysics, quantum theory, and the solar system. Supported by over 200 diagrams and illustrations, the Dictionary of Science also contains recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up to date via the companion website. Finally, it has appendices on SI units, fundamental constants, geological time scale, a simplified classification of the plant and animal kingdoms, and the periodic table. Both concise and wide-ranging, this volume is an ideal reference work for students or for a home library.

Language: English

Pages: 900

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: March 26, 2010

ISBN: 019956146X

ISBN 13: 9780199561469

A Dictionary of Science

Elizabeth A. Martin

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Hailed as "handy and readable" and "well worth browsing" , this best-selling dictionary contains 9,200 alphabetically organized entries on all aspects of chemistry, physics, biology , earth sciences, and astronomy. In addition to a wealth of reliable, up-to-date entries, users will find useful short biographies of leading scientists, full-page illustrated features on subjects such as the Solar System and Genetically Modified Organisms, and chronologies of specific scientific subjects including plastics, electronics, and cell biology. This new edition includes expanded coverage of global warming, forensic science, astrophysics, quantum theory, and the solar system. Supported by over 200 diagrams and illustrations, the Dictionary of Science also contains recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up to date via the companion website. Finally, it has appendices on SI units, fundamental constants, geological time scale, a simplified classification of the plant and animal kingdoms, and the periodic table. Both concise and wide-ranging, this volume is an ideal reference work for students or for a home library.

Language: English

Pages: 900

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: March 26, 2010

ISBN: 019956146X

ISBN 13: 9780199561469

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