TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nature encyclopedia
TI  - Philip's nature Encyclopedia
SN  - 540080039
PY  - 2001///
CY  - London
PB  - Philip's
KW  - Natural history
KW  - sears
KW  - Nature
N1  - The 6,500 articles are divided into four broad categories: earth sciences, life sciences, flora and fauna, and biographies.  Features an extensive chronology of science organized into five main areas - farming and food, biology, chemistry, physics and medicine.  The earth data include list of earthquakes and volcanoes, the composition of the atmosphere, and the earth's largest lake, highest mountains and longest rivers.  Topical issues such as global warming, gases implicated in climate change, and holes in the ozone layer are discussed.  Covers conservation issues like threatened species, rarest trees and protected areas.  Addresses and websites of natural history museums and arboretums are also listed
ER  -