The Facts On File Dictionary Of Physics (Science Dictionary) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816056536 ISBN 13: 9780816056538

Publisher: Facts on File, 2005

Synopsis

Praise for the previous editions:
"...clear and concise definitions cover almost everything in physics...plus line drawings illustrate sometimes hard to understand concepts...the definitions are far superior to those contained in academic texts used in classrooms." Concise Book Reviews

The Facts On File Dictionary of Physics, Fourth Edition clearly explains the language and terms that play an integral part in this important branch of science. Completely updated and revised, this edition includes approximately 320 new entries, new line illustrations, new pronunciation symbols, a listing of websites, and a bibliography. Current entries and back matter have been revised accordingly. Covering every aspect of physical science, this comprehensive reference is the perfect companion to the other three new dictionaries in The Facts On File Science Dictionary series.

New entries include:

• Age of the universe
• Black hole
• Cosmology
• Exotic nuclei
• Instability
• Maxwell's demon
• Quasar
• Sonic boom
• Variable star
• Z-boson
• and more.

About this title

About the Author

John Daintith is a director of Market House Books, who produce content for reference books, and he has edited a number of dictionaries and thesauruses for Oxford and Bloomsbury.

Review

"Facts on File is a solid, dependable publisher, as evidenced by their...science dictionaries...the information is concise and to the point."

Edition details

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816056536
• ISBN 13: 9780816056538
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 278
• Editor: Daintith John, Rennie Richard