The Harper Encyclopedia of Science

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THE HARPER
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE
EDITED BY JAMES R. NEWMAN
Revised Edition
Published in four volumes in 1963, The Harper Encyclopedia of Science was immediately acclaimed by reviewers, scientists, students, and general readers as a unique reference work. Now revised, corrected, and updated, it is reissued in a new one-volume edition containing the complete text and illustrations of the original four volumes and including new articles, new illustrations, and essential changes and revisions.
The Harper Encyclopedia of Science covers almost every aspect of pure and applied science, scientific thought, achievement, and history. It was prepared by a staff of outstanding scientists including 30 consulting editors and over 400 contributors. It contains almost 1,400 pages and 2,500 photographs, diagrams, and drawings plus 72 pages in full color. There are more than 4,000 entries with complete cross-references, a bibliography, an index. An invaluable reference work for the student,... Tovább

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THE HARPER
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE
EDITED BY JAMES R. NEWMAN
Revised Edition
Published in four volumes in 1963, The Harper Encyclopedia of Science was immediately acclaimed by reviewers, scientists, students, and general readers as a unique reference work. Now revised, corrected, and updated, it is reissued in a new one-volume edition containing the complete text and illustrations of the original four volumes and including new articles, new illustrations, and essential changes and revisions.
The Harper Encyclopedia of Science covers almost every aspect of pure and applied science, scientific thought, achievement, and history. It was prepared by a staff of outstanding scientists including 30 consulting editors and over 400 contributors. It contains almost 1,400 pages and 2,500 photographs, diagrams, and drawings plus 72 pages in full color. There are more than 4,000 entries with complete cross-references, a bibliography, an index. An invaluable reference work for the student, the layman, and the scientist, it is for use in the home, office, school, and college.
The new one-volume Harper Encyclopedia of Science brings you:
—Key facts, dates, theories, and coordinated coverage of principal sciences including Astronomy, Aeronautics, Atomic Energy, Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Cosmology, Electronics, Engineering, Genetics, Geology, Geophysics, Logic, Mathematics, Meteorology, Mineralogy, Physics, Physiology and Anatomy, Statistics, and Zoology.
900 explorations into the world about us, discussing such diverse subjects as rocks and stars, plant growth and mountains, blood circulation and philosophical ideas, ocean bottoms and upper atmosphere, the amazing facts of bird migration.
1,000 readable, concise explanations devoted to technology. You learn about inventions, electrical instruments, weaving, man-made satellites, the Bessemer steel process, the use of fire and the wheel, internal-combustion engines.
1,000 biographies of the great theorists, inventors, research technicians, and philosophers who have contributed to the history of science during the past 3,000 years. Here's your "Who's Who" in the world of science.
1,000 clear explanations of "basic" science. You gain an insight into such fundamentals as the laws of thermodynamics, the nature of heat, the behavior of light, the mechanics of heredity.
Anyone interested in the expanding world of science will prize and enjoy this revised, up-to-date encyclopedia of the sciences. Its more convenient and usable format should enhance its value as a standard reference for years to come. Vissza