The Penguin Dictionary Of Science
Third Edition
Penguin
Paperback
: 26 Mar 2009
£14.99
Synopsis
The Penguin Dictionary of Science covers all the important topics in this key subject area, including chemistry, physics, molecular biology, biochemistry, human anatomy, mathematics, astronomy and computing. Superbly comprehensive and accessible, this dictionary is the ideal reference tool for anyone who needs to understand scientific terms, whether student, researcher or enthusiastic layperson.
- Provides clear definitions of some 7,000 scientific terms
- Gives succinct explanations of fundamental terms (ammonia, base pairing, cell) and more specialist concepts (allosteric enzyme, Bravais lattice, close packing)
- Covers individual elements and chemical compounds in detail
- Contains appendices ranging from lists of SI units and fundamental constants to the periodic table and an outline classification of living organisms
- Includes hundreds of illustrations and diagrams
Reviews
Customer Review: 10 April 2010
Reviewer: Denis Puhar, MD
'The best words for a quick description of this book are: A masterpiece, a real treasure. Why? Because it contains so much of the only thing a person really needs: Knowledge! And this is one of the rare things in life that one can never have enough!'
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'Concise, rigorous and lucid'
Max Perutz
'There should be one in each lab for reference'
School Science Review
Critic Review:
"Concise, rigorous, and lucid."
-Max Perutz
"There should be one in each lab for reference."
-School Science Review (UK)
Product details
Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780141037967
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 768
Published : 26 Mar 2009
Publisher : Penguin
The Penguin Dictionary Of Science
Third Edition
£14.99
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