
A Dictionary of Physics
Alan Isaacs(Author)
Oxford University Press
5th Edition
Published on 1. November 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
552 pages
978-0-19-860759-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is the most popular paperback dictionary of physics available. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this is the ideal reference tool for students of physics, either at school or at university. Containing many new entries, and now with biographies of key scientists, it covers all commonly encountered terms and concepts of physics. There are over 3,500 clear and concise entries, including entries on group theory, particle-beam experiments, radioisotope imaging, and spherical harmonics. There are longer feature articles on important topics, such as crystal defects, magnetic resonance imaging, and the solar system. There are chronologies chart discoveries in the main fields of physics, including atomic theory, cosmology, and microscopy.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Students of Physics at A Level and Undergraduate level. Students of related subjects. Professionals and anyone coming into contact with terms and concepts of physics.
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
num. line drawings
numerous line drawings
ISBN-13
978-0-19-860759-5 (9780198607595)
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Previous edition
Alan Isaacs
A Dictionary of Physics
Book
05/2000
4th Edition
Oxford Paperbacks
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Content
PREFACE; DICTIONARY; The Greek Alphabet; SI Units; Fundamental Constants; The solar system; The electromagnetic system