The Handy Science Answer Book
Visible Ink Press (Verlag)
978-1-57859-691-1 (ISBN)
Celebrating it's twenty-fifth year and with over one million copies sold, the newly updated and completely revised fifth edition of The Handy Science Answer Book makes science and its impact on the world fun and easy to understand. Clear, concise, and straightforward, this informative primer covers hundreds of intriguing topics. This friendly resource answers more than 1,600 of the most frequently asked, most interesting, and most unusual science questions.
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has answered hundreds of thousands of questions in the fields of science and technology. Established in 1902, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh was the first major library to devote a separate department to science and technology. Since then, it has patiently answered reference questions from patrons at a rate of more than 80,000 per year. The answers to many of those questions have been collected and compiled for The Handy Science Answer Book.
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Overview
2. Mathematics
3. Physics
4. Chemistry
5. Astronomy and Space
6. Geology and Earth Sciences
7. Meteorology and Climatology
8. Biology
9. Genetics
10. Botany
11. Zoology
12. Anatomy and Physiology
13. Ecology
14. Applied Science and Technology
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 15.01.2019 |
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Zusatzinfo | 1 Illustrations |
Verlagsort | Canton |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 180 x 234 mm |
Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
Naturwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 1-57859-691-2 / 1578596912 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-57859-691-1 / 9781578596911 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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