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Item Details
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THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF PHYSICS
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| By: |
Valerie Pitt (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0140512365 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780140512366 |
| Publisher: |
PENGUIN BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
27 September, 1990 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Series: |
Penguin reference |
| Pages: |
560 |
| Description: |
With over 4500 entries this cross-referenced dictionary covers sciences such as physical chemistry, astronomy, medical physics, computing and engineering. It also covers developments in physics such as quantum physics, nuclear and partical physics, solid-state physics and computer sciences. |
| Synopsis: |
This second edition includes over 4500 entries to provide an up-to-date guide to physics. Cross-referenced, it also covers related sciences such as physical chemistry, astronomy, medical physics, computing and engineering. This dictionary has also been updated to cover developments in physics since the first edition, particularly in such fields as quantum physics, nuclear and partical physics, solid-state physics, electronics and computer sciences. Additions to this book include entries on catastrophe theory and chaos theory, cosmic strings and cellular telephone, the greenhouse effect and high-temperature superconductivity, quantum chromodynamics and the scanning-tunnelling microscope. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations, tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Penguin Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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