Longman Dictionary of Environmental Science
Published on 15. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
504 pages
978-0-582-25356-8 (ISBN)
Description
With over 12,700 entries, the Longman Dictionary of Environmental Sciences provides up-to-date clear and concise definitions with a special emphasis on the scientific terms encountered in the study of environmental science.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 128 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
517 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-25356-8 (9780582253568)
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Content
Preface
Abbreviations
Units and Conversions
SI Prefixes
Greek Alphabet
Common Latin and Greek Noun Endings
The Dictionary
Appendices:
1. Chemical Elements, Names and Symbols
2. The Periodic Table of the Elements
3. The Elements with Essentially Invariant Oxidation States in their Compounds
4. The Geological Timescale (in Millions of Years Before Present)
5. Outline of the Plant Kingdom
6. Outline of the Fungi Kingdom (Mycetae)
7. Outline of the Animal Kingdom
8. Outline of the Kingdom Protista
9. Outline of the Prokaryotes (Superkingdoms Bacteria and Archaea)
10. Virus Families
11. Etymological Origins of Some Common Word Elements
Abbreviations
Units and Conversions
SI Prefixes
Greek Alphabet
Common Latin and Greek Noun Endings
The Dictionary
Appendices:
1. Chemical Elements, Names and Symbols
2. The Periodic Table of the Elements
3. The Elements with Essentially Invariant Oxidation States in their Compounds
4. The Geological Timescale (in Millions of Years Before Present)
5. Outline of the Plant Kingdom
6. Outline of the Fungi Kingdom (Mycetae)
7. Outline of the Animal Kingdom
8. Outline of the Kingdom Protista
9. Outline of the Prokaryotes (Superkingdoms Bacteria and Archaea)
10. Virus Families
11. Etymological Origins of Some Common Word Elements