Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (Hardcover)

This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. The original words announcing great scientific discoveries, from the first 'Eureka!' to the cloning of Dolly the sheep, can all be found in this fascinating addition to the world-famous 'Oxford Quotations' range. An essential reference tool, put together over 15 years with the assistance of a distinguished team of specialist advisers, it includes full author descriptions, exact sources, and a word-finding index for easy reference. Scholarly but accessible, it also presents the human face of science, as scientists reflect on achievements and failures in their own lives and those of others. Darwin not only describes natural selection, but carefully assesses the pros and cons of marriage, while James Clerk Maxwell constructs an electric but poetic Valentine as well as his 'demon'. From Archimed

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Oxford Reference Collection
Release date:	December 2016
Editors:	W.F. Bynum • Roy Porter
Dimensions:	199 x 138 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	736
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-880485-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
LSN:	0-19-880485-7
Barcode:	9780198804857

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