Larousse Dictionary of Scientists


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From Pythagoras to Stephen Hawking, the Larousse Dictionary of Scientists provides comprehensive details on the life, education, research, and major achievements of the world's most notable scientists from ancient times to the present.







Larousse Dictionary of Science and Technology


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This new edition of the most comprehensive, single-volume reference work of its kind has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the dynamic scientific world. Encompassing all fields of science, it also gives equal weight to technology.




Larousse Dictionary of Women


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Contains over 3,000 biographical profiles documenting women's contributions to literature, politics, science, the arts, education, religion, social reform, business, and other fields of endeavor, with a chronological survey outlining women's most important achievements over the course of thirty centuries.




Larousse Dictionary of Literary Characters


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From Chaucer to Chatwin, this guide presents characters from novels, plays and poems in vivid summaries. It contains more than 6,500 detailed entries, and is fully cross-referenced




Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology


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Introduces the terms and divisions of both Western and Eastern astrology, with step-by-step instructions for calculating horoscopes.




Biographies of Scientists


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Provides more than 500 sources of information on scientists for young and adult general readers and for scholars. These sources explain scientists' accomplishments in the context of the personal and career developments that made those accomplishments possible




Dictionary of Biomedical Science


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Do you want to know what inherited defect causes thalassaemia? Do you understand the significance of "resistance" when applied to microbiology? Can you say what a "frozen section" really is? The Dictionary of Biomedical Sciences answers all these questions and more. This informative, practical guide contains over 8000 entries that define all the basic principles of biomedical sciences, together with a wealth of other information. It reflects current practice in all aspects of biomedical science and includes variant spellings, punctuation, abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, nomenclature, prefixes and suffixes and covers the field in a concise, clear and authoritative manner.




Dictionary of Astronomy


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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.




Concise History of Science & Invention


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A global view of science and technology as it developed over the centuries.