Daintith J., Martin E. (eds.) A Dictionary of Science

6th edition. — Oxford University Press, 2010. — 905 p. — ISBN: 978–0–19–956146–9This sixth edition of A Dictionary of Science, like its predecessors, aims to provide school and first-year university students with accurate explanations of any unfamiliar words they might come across in the course of their studies, in their own or adjacent disciplines. For example, students of the physical sciences will find all they are likely to need to know about the life sciences, and vice versa. The dictionary is also designed to provide non-scientists with a useful reference source to explain the scientific terms that they may encounter in their work or in their general reading. At this level the dictionary provides full coverage of terms, concepts, and laws relating to physics, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, palaeontology, and the earth sciences. There is also coverage of key terms in astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, biotechnology, and computer technology. In addition, the dictionary includes:
over 160 short biographical entries on the most important scientists in the history
of the subject;
ten features (each of one or two pages) on concepts of special significance in
modern science;
ten chronologies showing the development of selected concepts, fields of study,
and industries;
eight Appendices, including the periodic table, tables of SI units and conversion
tables to and from other systems of units, summary classifications of the plant and
animal kingdoms, and useful websites.Credits
A Dictionary of Science
Atomic Theory Chronology
The 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
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Feature)
Plastics Chronology
Polymers (Feature)
Refrigeration (Feature)
Solar System (Feature)
Optical Astronomical Telescopes (Feature)
Vitamins Chronology
Appendices
SI units
Fundamental constants
The solar system
Geological time scale
Simplified classification of the plant kingdom
Simplified classification of the animal kingdom
The periodic table
Useful websites