McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms.
McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2003.
- xvii, 2380 p. : ill. 29 cm.
The sixth edition contains 110,000 terms with 125,000 definitions. Several definitions are complemented with illustrations. Synonyms, acronyms and abbreviations are given within definitions as well as in the alphabetical sequence as separate entries, where cross- references to principal terms are provided. Appendices include US Customary System and the metric system, International system, Conversion factors for the measurement systems, Units of temperature in measurement systems, Symbols in scientific writing, Periodic table of elements, Mathematical signs and symbols, Mathematical notation, Fundamental constants, Elementary particles, Schematic electronic symbols, Geological time scale and related aspects, Classification of living organisms, Biographical listing.
007042313-X
Science
Technology
The sixth edition contains 110,000 terms with 125,000 definitions. Several definitions are complemented with illustrations. Synonyms, acronyms and abbreviations are given within definitions as well as in the alphabetical sequence as separate entries, where cross- references to principal terms are provided. Appendices include US Customary System and the metric system, International system, Conversion factors for the measurement systems, Units of temperature in measurement systems, Symbols in scientific writing, Periodic table of elements, Mathematical signs and symbols, Mathematical notation, Fundamental constants, Elementary particles, Schematic electronic symbols, Geological time scale and related aspects, Classification of living organisms, Biographical listing.
007042313-X
Science
Technology
