A Dictionary of Science
Elizabeth A. Martin(Editor)
Oxford University Press
6th Edition
Published in January 2010
Book
Hardback
912 pages
978-0-19-956147-6 (ISBN)
Description
This best-selling dictionary contains 9,200 entries on all aspects of chemistry, physics, biology (including human biology), earth sciences, and astronomy. This new edition includes expanded coverage of global warming, forensic science, astrophysics, quantam theory, and the solar system. Supported by over 200 diagrams and illustrations the dictionary features recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up-to-date via the Dictionary of Science companion website. Other features include 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. Both concise and wide-ranging, this dictionary is an ideal reference work for students and a great introduction for non-scientists.
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Series
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
over 200 diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-956147-6 (9780199561476)
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Elizabeth A. Martin
A Dictionary of Science
Book
04/2010
6th Edition
Oxford University Press
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Content
PREFACE; CREDITS; DICTIONARY; APPENDICES; SI units; Fundamental constants; The solar system; Geological time scale; Simplified classification of the plant kingdom; Simplified classification of the animal kingdom; The periodic table