Penguin Dictionary of Physics

Book Description
Clear and concise definitions of more than 4,500 terms and concepts and many new entries on up-to-the-minute topics make this newly updated dictionary the ideal reference guide to a quickly evolving subject.


Book Info
(Market House Books Ltd.) Offers completely updated, comprehensive coverage of the terminology of contemporary physics, from Avogadro to Zeeman effect. Includes articles on related scientific fields and numerous explanatory diagrams. Also includes several appendices with charts. Previous edition: c1991. Softcover.


About the Author
Valerie Illingworth worked as a reference book publisher before becoming a freelance editor in 1976. She is the editor of The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy and the Oxford Dictionary of Computing.


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Author Bio: Valerie Illingworth worked as a reference book publisher before becoming a freelance editor in 1976. She is the editor of The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy and the Oxford Dictionary of Computing.


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