Hundreds of well-illustrated articles explore the most important fields of science. The entries are supplemented by conversion tables, explanations of scientific, technical and mathematical notations as well as tables of statistical and historical interest.
Over 900 expert-authored articles, some with line illustrations and diagrams, are extracted and condensed here from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology... The appendix includes conversion factors, measurement tables, fundamental constants, and a biographical listing of scientists. Also in the appendix is a
"Bibliographies" section where titles (books and journals) are grouped by broad subject area. The volume ends with a 4,800-entry index... This book will be useful as a starting point for research in physics... Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates. -- N. Zdravkovska, Georgetown University
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Hundreds of well-illustrated articles explore the most important fields of science. The entries are supplemented by conversion tables, explanations of scientific, technical and mathematical notations as well as tables of statistical and historical interest.
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Paperback
English
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Mar. 23rd, 2005
832
1st Edition
9780071439558
6.30 x 9.20 x 1.24 inches
0071439552
2.14 lbs
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Over 900 expert-authored articles, some with line illustrations and diagrams, are extracted and condensed here from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology... The appendix includes conversion factors, measurement tables, fundamental constants, and a biographical listing of scientists. Also in the appendix is a
"Bibliographies" section where titles (books and journals) are grouped by broad subject area. The volume ends with a 4,800-entry index... This book will be useful as a starting point for research in physics... Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates. -- N. Zdravkovska, Georgetown University
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