num_pages: 800
description: Written in a clear explanatory style the new Third Edition of the Concise Science Dictionary contains more than 8500 entries relating to physics chemistry biology (including human biology) the earth sciences and astronomy as well as terms that are commonly encountered in mathematicsand computer science. This new edition has been expanded to reflect recent advances molecular biology genetics and genetic engineering particle physics cosmology fullerene chemistry immunology and the techniques and material new to all the sciences. Providing both straightforward definitionsand invaluable background information on a wide range of scientific words concepts and topics the entries also offer line-drawings whenever the meaning is best conveyed by way of a diagram. Charts and tables of essential scientific information are also integrated throughout.With an extensive cross-referencing system that allows readers to place each entry in a broader scientific context periodic tables tables of SI units and classifications of the plant and animal kingdoms the Concise Science Dictionary is invaluable for non-specialists and students and anessential resource for professionals seeking an accessible guide to all scientific disciplines.
language: English
title: Concise Science Dictionary
publisher: Oxford University Press