This is an outstanding science resource which can be enhanced by visiting any of over 1,000 recommended, regularly reviewed web sites, or which stands alone as a complete, self-contained reference tool. It covers the whole field of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, information technology, earth sciences and astronomy. With up-to-date information on new fields such as genetic engineering, nanotechnology and the safeguarding of the environment. Each recommended web site is accompanied by a brief description of what you will find there and why we think it is worth visiting, from dissecting a frog to designing your own rollercoaster. It is thematically arranged with an intelligent system of cross-referencing and an extensive reference section including charts, glossary and a full index.

 

This book is part of a book series called Internet-Linked Encyclopedias .

There are 448 pages in this book. It is a dictionary. A dictionary is a single-volume or multivolume reference work containing brief explanatory entries for terms and topics related to a specific subject or field of inquiry, usually arranged alphabetically (example: Dictionary of Neuropsychology). The entries in a dictionary are usually shorter than those contained in an encyclopedia on the same subject, but the word "dictionary" is often used in the titles of works that should more appropriately be called encyclopedias (example: Dictionary of the Middle Ages in 13 volumes). This book was published 2009 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .