A Dictionary of Physics |
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| Editor:
| Isaacs, Alan |
| Composed by:
| Market House Books, Market House |
| Series title: | Oxford Paperback Reference Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-280103-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2000 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Comprehensive and up to date, this fourth edition is the ideal reference tool for students of physics, either at school or at university. Containing many new entries, and now with biographies of key scientists, it covers all the commonly encountered terms and concepts of physics. -- Over 4,000 clear and concise entries -- New entries include group theory, radioisotope imaging, fractional quantum Hall effect, and Lorentz force -- Feature articles on important topics -- Chronologies...
More DescriptionComprehensive and up to date, this fourth edition is the ideal reference tool for students of physics, either at school or at university. Containing many new entries, and now with biographies of key scientists, it covers all the commonly encountered terms and concepts of physics. -- Over 4,000 clear and concise entries -- New entries include group theory, radioisotope imaging, fractional quantum Hall effect, and Lorentz force -- Feature articles on important topics -- Chronologies chart discoveries in main fields of the subject