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_bMAI
_cL-NUST-01, P-50
245 0 0 _aUltimate visual dictionary of science.
250 _a1st American ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bDK Pub.,
_c1998.
300 _a448 p. :
_bill. (some col.), col. maps ;
_c25 cm.
500 _aAt head of title: Dorling Kindersley.
500 _aIncludes index.
520 1 _a"In the tradition of this publisher's other visual dictionaries, this volume is crammed full of clear, easily understandable, full-color illustrations and charts explaining various scientific concepts and phenomena. Brief textual descriptions of most concepts accompany the illustrations. The arrangement is by broad disciplines, and coverage includes chemistry, physics, medicine, the life sciences, astronomy, earth science, electronics, computer science, and much more. This wonderfully informative and inexpensive volume will be useful for all audiences from middle school to adult".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
650 0 _aScience
_xDictionaries.
650 0 _aPicture dictionaries, English.
710 2 _aDK Publishing, Inc.
942 _cBK
999 _c10615
_d10615