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The Definitive Scientific Reference -- from Astrochemistry to
Zoology Since 1938, the Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia has enjoyed a reputation as one of the most important and comprehensive general scientific references available, suitable for both academic and professional environments. This outstanding reference remains the definitive scientific resource with topics ranging across all scientific disciplines including animal science, anatomy, astronomy, atmospheric science, chemistry, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, earth science, energy sources, information science, life science, materials, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medicine, mining, physics, physiology, planetary science, plant science, power technology, space science, structural engineering, and a host of other subjects. Now in three volumes, the content has been substantially updated since the best-selling Ninth Edition. The scope, format, and level of the Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia, Tenth Edition make it an important addition to public, university, community colleges, high school, personal, and corporate libraries alike.
SPECIAL FEATURES • Covers all scientific disciplines as well as many areas of engineering and technology • Contains more than 10,000 entries (including nearly 2000 completely new articles) contributed by industry experts and scholars worldwide • Extensive revision and updating of existing material, with new or completely rewritten articles in emerging technologies such as genetics, global warming, communications, informatics, nanotechnology, and more. • Provides over 12,000 cross-references for convenient retrieval of information • Features more than 4,400 diagrams, graphs, and photographs • Includes biographies of the numerous scientists whose work is documented in the text FROM THE REVIEWS OF THE PREVIOUS EDITION “Van Nostrand’s is essential…” CHOICE “...still one of the best concise encyclopedias for the sciences.” LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEWS “...it is an amazing accomplishment...not only does it cover an enormous range of topics...it does so thoroughly and descriptively ...almost lyrical in its coverage...” JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY “...continues its tradition of excellence maintained through six and a half decades” THE CHEMICAL EDUCATOR Among the Many Topics Covered in the New Edition are: Addax (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Antisymmetric Bacterial Diseases Bernoulli Equation Biodegradability Biomimetic Chemistry Blue Jets Canines (Mammalia, Carnivora) Champagne Chirality Communications Computational Chemistry Demineralization Electric Cars Ensemble Fatigue (Metals) Fischer-Tropsch Process Fossil Fuels Genetic engineering Geodesy Gibbs, Josiah Willard (1839–1903) Global Warming Greenhouse Effect Hawking, Stephen William (1942– ) Hodgkin's Disease Iceberg Informatics Kinematics Lacquer Langmuir, Irving (1881–1957) Magnetism Mohair Nanotechnolgy Noise Plasma Physics Pluto (Planet) Poisson Constant Rabies Retinal Detachment Snow and Snowmelt Solar Cycle (The) Space Weather Transplantation Tropism (Zoology) Tsunami Tundra Uranium Vacuum Deposition Virgo Witch Hazel Yew Trees Zenith Zero Sample Articles Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Canines (Mammalia, Carnivora) Champagne Chirality Fossil Fuels Greenhouse Effect Hawking, Stephen William (1942– ) Magnetism Pluto (Planet) Tsunami |
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