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This best-selling dictionary contains over 9,000 entries on all aspects of science. Ideal for both students and non-scientists alike, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology (including human biology), chemistry, physics, the earth sciences, and astronomy. Appendices include the periodic table, the solar system, geological time scale, animal and plant classification 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.
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`Review from previous edition 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.'
New Scientist
`All entries are clear and brief, written in no-nonsense prose...A handy reference work.'
TES
`Handy and readable...for scientists aged nine to ninety'
Nature
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