McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Dictionaries.

Science.

Technology--Dictionaries.

Technology.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xvii, 2380 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Other Title:

Dictionary of scientific and technical terms

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2003]

Summary:

For more than a quarter of a century, this amazingly comprehensive dictionary has been a standard international reference. Containing more than 115,000 terms and 125,000 definitions--from 100 areas of science and technology--this trusted resource provides definitions written in clear, simple language, understandable to the general reader, yet is consistent with the specialized use of the term.

THE NEW SIXTH EDITION: * Thoroughly revised with 5,000 NEW TERMS* Each term includes a helpful pronunciation guide* Entries are complemented by 3,000 illustrations; appendices containing biographic listings, converison tables, taxonomic classification charts, and more* The only dictionary of scientific and technical terms to be thumb-indexed

Invaluable to scientists, researchers, teachers, students, as well as interested lay persons, the "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms is truly the single best way for anyone to gain fluency in the language of science.

Contents:

U.S. Customary System and the metric system 2327

International System 2327

Conversion factors for the measurement systems 2329

Units of temperature in measurement systems 2329

Symbols for the chemical elements 2332

Chemical nomenclature 2332

Symbols in scientific writing 2333

Periodic table of the elements 2336

Mathematical signs and symbols 2338

Mathematical notation 2338

Fundamental constants 2340

Elementary particles 2343

Schematic electronic symbols 2344

Geological time scale and related aspects 2349

Classification of living organisms 2350

Biographical listing 2359.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

007042313X

OCLC:

50143897

Online:

Publisher description