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Item Details
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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| By: |
F.G. Ethridge, Donald R. Franceschetti |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£229.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0761475834 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780761475835 |
| Publisher: |
BENCHMARK BOOKS |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition13 Hardbacks |
| Pages: |
1800 |
| Description: |
Provides information about various aspects of the physical environment and the general properties of matter, central to the high school curriculum. Including more than 500 illustrated articles, this second edition also contains articles ranging from nanotechnology to white dwarfs. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| US Grade: |
From Eighth Grade to Twelfth Grade |
| No. of pieces |
13 |
| Illustrations: |
over 1500 colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Benchmark Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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