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A Dictionary of Chemistry
Sixth Edition
Edited by John Daintith
592 pages
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In-text line drawings
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196x129mm
978-0-19-920463-2
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Paperback
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21 February 2008
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- Over 4,700 entries, including 200 new terms for this edition, in areas such as biochemistry and forensic science
- Greater breadth of content, increasing appeal to students in related disciplines such as medicine, forensics, and metallurgy
- Includes single or double-page feature articles on important topics such as polymers and crystal defects
- Chronologies chart the main discoveries in such fields as atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics
Fully revised and updated, the sixth edition of this popular dictionary is the ideal reference resource for students of chemistry, either at school or at university. With over 4,700 entires - over 200 new to this edition - it covers all aspects of chemistry, from physical chemistry to biochemistry. The sixth edition boasts broader coverage in subject areas such as forensics, metallurgy, materials science, and geology, increasing the dictionary's appeal to students in these related fields. There are also biographical entries on key figures, highlighted entries on major topics such as polymers and crystal
defects, and a chronology charting the main discoveries in atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics. Readership: A-level students, undergraduate degree students, undergraduate lecturers; students and lecturers in related disciplines such as biology; some trade and professional sales.
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Edited by John Daintith, Market House Books Contributors:
Advisers
B. S. Beckett BSc, BPhil, MA (Ed)
R. A. Hands BSc
Michael Lewis MA
Contributors
John Clark BSc
H. M. Clarke MA, MSc
R. Cutler BSc
Derek Cooper PhD, FRIC
D. E. Edwards BSc, MSc
Richard Rennie PhD, MSc, BSc
David Eric Ward BSc, MSc, PhD
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Review(s) from previous edition
"a favourite. It should be in every classroom and library ... the reader is drawn inevitably from one entry to the next merely to satisfy curiosity - School Science Review
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Preface
Editors and Contributors
Dictionary of Chemistry A-Z
Appendices
1: The Greek alphabet
2: Fundamental constants
3: SI units
4: The electromagnetic spectrum
5: The periodic table
6: The chemical elements
7: Organic functional groups
8: Nobel prizewinners
9: Useful websites
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