Dictionary of Science (Oxford Paperback Reference) - Softcover

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9780192800985: Dictionary of Science (Oxford Paperback Reference)

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In its fourth edition, this dictionary contains 9000 entries on all aspects of science. Suitable for both students and non-scientists, it provides coverage of biology (including human biology), chemistry, physics, the earth sciences, and astronomy; short biographies of leading scientists; full-page illustration features on such subjects as El Nino, the Solar System, and Genetically Modified Organisms; and chronologies of specific scientific subjects, including plastics, electronics, and cell biology.

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"Handy and readable...for scientists aged nine to ninety."--Nature Praise for previous editions: "The book will appeal not just to scientists and science students but also to the interested lay person. And it passes the most difficult test of any dictionary--it is well worth browsing through."--New Scientist "Handy and readable...for scientists aged nine to ninety."--Nature Praise for previous editions: "The book will appeal not just to scientists and science students but also to the interested lay person. And it passes the most difficult test of any dictionary--it is well worth browsing through."--New Scientist "Handy and readable...for scientists aged nine to ninety."--Nature Praise for previous editions: "The book will appeal not just to scientists and science students but also to the interested lay person. And it passes the most difficult test of any dictionary--it is well worth browsing through."--New Scientist "Handy and readable...for scientists aged nine to ninety."--Nature Praise for previous editions: "The book will appeal not just to scientists and science students but also to the interested lay person. And it passes the most difficult test of any dictionary--it is well worth browsing through."--New Scientist

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In its fourth edition, this dictionary contains 9000 entries on all aspects of science. Suitable for both students and non-scientists, it provides coverage of biology (including human biology), chemistry, physics, the earth sciences, and astronomy; short biographies of leading scientists; full-page illustration features on such subjects as El Nino, the Solar System, and Genetically Modified Organisms; and chronologies of specific scientific subjects, including plastics, electronics, and cell biology.

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ISBN 10:  0198607571 ISBN 13:  9780198607571
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2003
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