A dictionary of science.
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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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Seventh edition. |
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Oxford quick reference
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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. |
Carrier Form: | 1006 pages : illustrations, forms ; 20 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780198738374 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 0198738374 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
Index Number: | Q123 |
CLC: | N-61 |
Call Number: | N-61/D554/7th ed. |
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 |