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Concise dictionary of scientific biography / [edited under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies].
LIBRA Q141 .C55 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scientists--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Scientists.
- Scientists--Biography.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1097 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner's, [2000]
- Summary:
- This is the first new edition of the acclaimed Dartmouth Medal-winning "Dictionary" since 1981. It integrates the 5,100 biographies from the base set with the 400 biographies found in the "Supplement," and includes photos and portraits of the most-studied scientists. Most important, the "Concise Dictionary of Scientific Biography" is comprehensively indexed by theme and subject for the first time, making it a true historical resource, and more than a compendium of biographies.
- Notes:
- "Complete through supplement II."
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0684806312
- OCLC:
- 44777232
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