Webster's New World Dictionary of Science - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028623827 ISBN 13: 9780028623825

Publisher: Macmillan General Reference, 1998

Synopsis

Webster's New World Dictionary of Science provides all the answers to the questions people most often ask about the world of science, in one A-Z volume. Over 7,000 entries are drawn from one of the most authoritative and up-to-the-minute encyclopedia databases in the world. These entries cover the range of physical and natural sciences from aeronautics to zoology. 500 illustrations, plus numerous diagrams, tables and chronologies help explain difficult scientific concepts and discoveries. Unlike most paperback science dictionaries, Webster's New World Dictionary of Science is completely American in content, with data and statistics that are pertinent to the Americas, as well as to the larger world. Extensive cross-referencing assists readers in conducting more comprehensive research. Concise biographical data of major scientists are also included. Affordably priced, the illustrated Webster's New World Dictionary of Science is perfect for students and science enthusiasts alike.

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From the Back Cover

Webster's New World Dictionary of Science Webster's New World™ Dictionary of Science is the most comprehensive desktop reference to the vast world of science. Over 7,000 entries cover the spectrum of scientific disciplines—from acoustics to zoology. These entries are drawn from the most up-to-date database in the world, ensuring cutting edge information. More than 450 illustrations and diagrams make difficult concepts, processes, and structures crystal clear.

• Chronologies provide handy timelines of discovery and invention.
• Great Experiments and Discoveries essays deliver in-depth discussions.
• Focus Feature articles cover newsworthy topics by experts in their fields
• Select quotations from famous scientists impart their insights about science.
• Fact boxes reveal fascinating tidbits of little-known science.

acousticsergonomicsmineralogyanatomyethnologyoceanographyanthropologyethologyornithologyarcheologyeugenicsorthopedicsastronomyevolutionpaleontologybiologyforensic scienceparapsychologybotanyforestrypathologycalculusgeographyphysicschemistrygeologyphysiologyclimatologygeometrypsychologycryogenicsgeriatricsseismologycryptographygynecologyspeleologycyberneticshistologytectonicsdieteticshomeopathytopologyecologyhydrologytoxicologyelectronicskineticstrigonometryengineeringmathematicsultrasonicsentomologymetallurgyzoologymeteorology… and moreIdeal for students, researchers, and science enthusiasts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0028623827
• ISBN 13: 9780028623825
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 704
• Editor: Lindley David, Moore T. Harvey