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The Facts on File Dictionary of Physics
John DaintithRichard Rennie
出版Facts On File, 2005
主題Science / Physics / General
ISBN08160565449780816056545
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=RBVgQgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The Facts On File Dictionary of Physics, Fourth Edition clearly explains the language and terms that play an integral part in this important branch of science. Completely updated and revised, this edition includes approximately 320 new entries, new line illustrations, new pronunciation symbols, a listing of Web sites, and a bibliography. Current entries and back matter have been revised accordingly. Covering every aspect of physical science, this comprehensive reference is the perfect companion to the other three new dictionaries in The Facts On File Science Dictionary series.

New entries include:
  • Age of the universe
  • Black hole
  • Cosmology
  • Exotic nuclei
  • Instability
  • Maxwell's demon
  • Quasar
  • Sonic boom
  • Variable star
  • Z-boson.