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Title
A dictionary of physics.
Edition
Seventh edition / edited by Jonathan Law and Richard Rennie.
ISBN
9780191783036 (electronic book)
Published
[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
QC5
Dewey Decimal Classification
530.03
Summary
Fully revised, with over 200 new entries and full revision of the existing text, this book covers all the commonly encountered terms and concepts in physics, as well as key terms from maths, astrophysics and physical chemistry. It is illustrated with over 120 diagrams, graphs, and tables, and also contains biographies of important scientists. Appendices include SI units, the solar system, and the electromagnetic spectrum, plus a list of Nobel Prize winners and a chronology of key dates in physics.
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Fully revised, with over 200 new entries and full revision of the existing text, this book covers all the commonly encountered terms and concepts in physics, as well as key terms from maths, astrophysics and physical chemistry. It is illustrated with over 120 diagrams, graphs, and tables, and also contains biographies of important scientists. Appendices include SI units, the solar system, and the electromagnetic spectrum, plus a list of Nobel Prize winners and a chronology of key dates in physics.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 23, 2015).
Added Author
Law, Jonathan, editor.
Rennie, Richard, editor.
Rennie, Richard, editor.
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Print version: 9780198714743
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