A Dictionary of Biology

Elizabeth Martin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

704 Seiten

2004 | 5th Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-860917-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Intended for the students of biology, this dictionary features biographical entries on key scientists, and provides coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. It also features articles on topics such as genetically modified organisms, and chronologies that chart the discoveries in the main fields of the subject.

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Fully revised and updated, this new fifth edition is the perfect guide for those studying biology, either at school or university. Containing many new entries, and with biographical entries on key scientists, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. - Over 4,700 clear and concise entries - Over 50 pages of new material for this fifth edition, with all existing entries fully revised and updated - Feature articles on important topics such as genetically modified organisms - Chronologies chart the discoveries in the main fields of the subject

Autor

Elizabeth Martin (MA) is Managing Editor of Market House Books Ltd.

Inhalt

PREFACE; A-Z DICTIONARY OF BIOLOGY; APPENDICES; SI Units; Simplified classification of the animal kingdom; Simplified classification of the plant kingdom; Geological time scale

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2004
• Reihe/Serie: Oxford Paperback Reference
• Zusatzinfo: numerous line drawings
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• ISBN-10: 0-19-860917-5 / 0198609175
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-860917-9 / 9780198609179
• Zustand: Neuware