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This book brings together over 1,100 quotes pertinent and
illuminating to engineering, technology and architecture. It
includes extensive author and subject indexes for locating
quotations. The book can be read for entertainment or used as a
handy reference by students and professional engineers.
Medically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Dentistry,
Medicine, and Nursing contains over 1,500 quotes pertinent and
especially illuminating to these disciplines. Here you will find
quotations from the most famous to the unknown. Some are profound,
some are witty, some are wise but none are frivolous. The extensive
author and subject indexes provide the perfect tool for locating
quotations for practical use or pleasure. This book can be read for
entertainment or used as a handy reference by students and
professionals and the wider public interested in who has said what
on medicine.
Physically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Physics and
Astronomy provides the largest published collection of quotations
pertaining to physics and astronomy. Some quotes are profound,
others are wise, some are witty but none are frivolous. Here you
will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown. The
extensive author and subject indexes provide you with the perfect
tool for locating quotations for practical use or pleasure, and you
will soon enjoy discovering what others have said on topics ranging
from anti-matter to x-rays.
This book can be read for pleasure or used as a handy reference by
students, scientific readers, and the more general reader who is
interested in who has said what on physics and astronomy.
Statistically Speaking presents a massive collection of quotations
pertaining to probability and statistics. Some quotations are
profound, others are wise, some are witty, but none are frivolous.
Here you will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown.
The book is designed to be entertaining and informative so that you
can get a feel for the depth and breadth of statistics.
The extensive author and subject indexes provide you with the
perfect tools for locating quotations for practical use or
pleasure, and you will soon enjoy discovering what others have said
on topics ranging from actuaries to variability. Additionally, some
quotations are illustrated by amusing cartoons.
This book will be a handy reference for the scientific reader and
the wider public interested in who has said what on statistics.
Professionals, teachers, and students interested in statistics and
probability will also benefit from the gems found in this book.
To understand the history, accomplishments, failures, and meanings
of astronomy requires a knowledge of what has been said about
astronomy by philosophers, novelists, playwrights, poets,
scientists, and laymen. With this in mind, Astronomically Speaking:
A Dictionary of Quotations on Astronomy and Physics serves as a
guide to what has been said about astronomy through the ages.
Containing approximately 1,550 quotations and numerous
illustrations, this resource is the largest compilation of
astronomy and astrophysics quotations published to date. Devoted to
astronomy and the closely related areas of mathematics and physics,
this resource helps form an accurate picture of these
interconnected disciplines. It is designed as an aid for general
readers with little knowledge of astronomy who are interested in
astronomical topics. Students can use the book to increase their
understanding of the complexity and richness that exists in
scientific disciplines. In addition, experienced scientists will
find it as a handy source of quotes for use in the classroom, in
papers, and in presentations. A quick glance through the table of
contents illustrates the variety of topics discussed. Readers can
quickly and easily access the wit and wisdom of several hundred
scientists, writers, philosophers, poets, and academics using the
comprehensive indexes.
Physically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Physics and
Astronomy provides the largest published collection of quotations
pertaining to physics and astronomy. Some quotes are profound,
others are wise, some are witty but none are frivolous. Here you
will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown. The
extensive author and subject indexes provide you with the perfect
tool for locating quotations for practical use or pleasure, and you
will soon enjoy discovering what others have said on topics ranging
from anti-matter to x-rays. This book can be read for pleasure or
used as a handy reference by students, scientific readers, and the
more general reader who is interested in who has said what on
physics and astronomy.
Statistically Speaking is a book of quotations. It brings together
the best expressed thoughts that are especially illuminating and
pertinent to the disciplines of probability and statistics. The
book is an aid for the individual who loves to quote - and to quote
correctly.
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