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A dictionary of science / general editor, Jonathan Law (Market House Books).

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: Seventh editionDescription: 1006 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780198738374
Other title:
  • Oxford dictionary of science
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 503 23
LOC classification:
  • Q123 .C68 2017
Contents:
A dictionary of science -- Atomic theory chronology -- Big-bang theory (feature) -- Biochemistry chronology -- Cell biology chronology -- Cosmology chronology -- Crystal defects (feature) -- Electronics chronology -- El niño (feature) -- Explosives chronology -- Genetically modified organisms (feature) -- Learning in animals (feature) -- Microscopy chronology -- Moon exploration chronology -- Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (feature) -- Plastics chronology -- Polymers (feature) -- Refrigeration (feature) -- Solar system (feature) -- Telescopes, optical astronomical (feature) -- Vitamins chronology -- Appendices -- SI units -- Fundamental constants -- The solar system -- Geological time scale -- Simplified phylogenetic tree for plants -- Simplified phylogenetic tree of the animal kingdom -- The periodic table -- Useful websites.
Summary: Features 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.
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A dictionary of science -- Atomic theory chronology -- Big-bang theory (feature) -- Biochemistry chronology -- Cell biology chronology -- Cosmology chronology -- Crystal defects (feature) -- Electronics chronology -- El niño (feature) -- Explosives chronology -- Genetically modified organisms (feature) -- Learning in animals (feature) -- Microscopy chronology -- Moon exploration chronology -- Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (feature) -- Plastics chronology -- Polymers (feature) -- Refrigeration (feature) -- Solar system (feature) -- Telescopes, optical astronomical (feature) -- Vitamins chronology -- Appendices -- SI units -- Fundamental constants -- The solar system -- Geological time scale -- Simplified phylogenetic tree for plants -- Simplified phylogenetic tree of the animal kingdom -- The periodic table -- Useful websites.

Features 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.

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