Consult the subject index in volume 4 for access to information about this set. A list of biographical essays, arranged geographically, is also found in volume 4. Oxford University Press. The brief articles are arranged in alphabetical order. Consult the subject index at the front of the volume for an outline of topics included.
Bibliographies accompany most entires.
This is a five volume set arranged alphabetically. Each entry includes birth and death dates, area of achievement, and contributions. This is followed by a description of early life and a discussion of the person's life work. Bibliographical references are included. This multi-volume set is an alphabetical arrangement of biographical information of people who worked in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, and earth sciences.