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Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences (2 Revised edition)

Ethridge, F.G.(Consultant editor)Franceschetti, Donald R.(Consultant editor)
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To understand and describe the world is the broad instructional aim of the study of the earth and physical sciences.

With more than 100 new articles, the second edition of the "Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences" provides readers with essential information about every aspect of the physical environment and the general properties of matter.

Subjects central to the high school curriculum range from chemistry and geology to physics and scientific methodology.

It features: 12 volumes in A - Z format; additional index volume; over 500 signed articles; over 1,500 colour photographs, diagrams, and charts; and volume indexes; the entries, which include Definition of topic - In-depth profile - Boxed features, including Core Facts (found in longer articles), Connections, A Closer Look, Discoverers, Looking to the Future, History of Science, Science and Society; cross-references; and, further reading and research.

More than 500, illustrated articles written by specialists support high school teaching of science in chemistry, physics, and the environmental, space, and earth sciences. In addition to essential subjects in the science curriculum, articles ranging from nanotechnology to white dwarfs are certain to attract students' interest.

The volume 13 includes comprehensive index; 9 subject indexes: Chemistry; Environment and physical geography; Geology and mineralogy; Mathematics; Meteorology; Oceanography; Physics; Space science; People; Conversion chart and other useful information; Periodic table and geologic timescale; Nobel Prize winners in chemistry and physics; comprehensive glossary; and, further reading and research.

This title provides focused resources on a specific range of scientific topics central to the high school curriculum.

Complex material is presented in an authoritative yet highly appealing way to stimulate reader interest in twenty-first century science.

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Product Details
Benchmark Books
0761475834 / 9780761475835
Hardback
550.3
01/09/2005
United States
1800 pages, over 1500 colour illustrations
229 x 299 mm
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