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Summary
Summary
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.
Author Notes
Elizabeth Martin is a freelance dictionary compiler who works at Market House.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
The sixth edition of Oxford's Dictionary of Science has more than 9,200 entries--760 more than the fifth edition. General science receives much of the coverage, and the book is a good resource for multidisciplinary inquiries. This new edition has increased coverage in the areas of astronomy, forensic chemistry, and computing. In addition, it includes 160 short biographical entries and eight appendixes featuring, e.g., the periodic table, plant and animal classifications, and tables of SI units and conversions. Incorporated throughout are ten illustrated features with titles such as "El Nino," "Crystal Defects," and "Solar System" along with ten chronologies (e.g., "Cell Biology," "Electronics," and "Vitamins"). Entries are cross-referenced. The Web link feature appears for selected entries and directs readers to a freely available companion Web site . The URL is rather long, so users will want to bookmark it for future reference. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and general readers. D. M. Rosenthal Florida Gulf Coast University
Table of Contents
| 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 |
