The Facts on File Dictionary of Physics
Description:... 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.
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