Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia

For more than 60 years, scientists, researchers, engineers & others with a professional or personal interest in science have turned to VAN NOSTRAND'S SCIENTIFIC ENCYCLOPEDIA as the single source for up-to-date coverage of virtually every topic in science & technology. This revision features expanded coverage in the vital areas of environment, medicine, communications, imaging & materials. The book, while adhering to easy-access A-Z format, is crisply organized into 12 broad categories to promote overview. They are: Animal Life; Biosciences; Chemistry; Earth & Atmospheric Sciences; Information Sciences; Materials & Engineering Sciences; Mathematics; Medicine; Anatomy & Physiology; Physics; Plant Sciences; Space & Planetary Sciences. Over 3000 illustrations & 500 tables support reader comprehension. The book is heavily cross-referenced for browsing & a detailed index facilitates research. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 7625 Empire Drive, Florence, KY 41042. 1-800-842-3636.Considine, Douglas M. is the author of 'Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia', published 1994 under ISBN 9780442018641 and ISBN 0442018649.