Book Description
Provides information for twenty-six thousand historical and contemporary figures in such disciplines as religion, science, entertainment, sports, literature, art, and political science
Author : David Crystal
Publisher :
Page : 1179 pages
File Size : 18,23 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521630993
Provides information for twenty-six thousand historical and contemporary figures in such disciplines as religion, science, entertainment, sports, literature, art, and political science
Author : David Crystal
Publisher :
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 11,31 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521567800
Contains over 14,000 brief entries covering persons both past and present
Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1264 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 1998-04-16
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780521630993
The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia is the authoritative single-volume reference work on people, both living and dead. In addition to its thousand or more pages of A-Z entries, the book offers an invaluable Ready Reference section with lists of political leaders and rulers, Nobel Prizewinners, patron saints, sports champions and many more. Acclaimed on its first publication in 1994 as a new kind of biographical reference book, the Encyclopedia is now established as a reliable source of information on over 26,000 people, fully cross-referenced. The book's international coverage and devotion to important figures - both historical and contemporary - in science and the arts as well as sports and popular personalities make it unique. This Second Edition has been comprehensively updated and supplemented with new entries.
Author : Christopher Haigh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 1990-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521395526
The history of Britain and Ireland is traditionally presented as a succession of dramatic changes, but in this reference work the 60 contributors under the editorship of Christopher Haigh have emphasized patterns of continuity instead, including cultural, social, political and economic themes. 300 illustrations.
Author : David Crystal
Publisher :
Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 44,78 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780521559683
Identifies and provides concise information about nearly twenty thousand people, places, and scientific and technical terms, with an emphasis on international coverage and up-to-date facts
Author : George Henry Lewes
Publisher :
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 11,99 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Philosophers
ISBN :
Author : Cliff Eisen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 15,95 MB
Release : 2007-10-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780521712378
Mozart's enduring popularity, among music lovers as a composer and among music historians as a subject for continued study, lies at the heart of The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia. This reference book functions both as a starting point for information on specific works, people, places and concepts as well as a summation of current thinking about Mozart. The extended articles on genres reflect the latest in scholarship and new ways of thinking about the works while the articles on people and places provide historical framework, as well as interpretation.
Author : John Daintith
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 10,83 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780750302876
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists: Second Edition, 2 Volume Set examines the lives and careers of noteworthy scientists and thinkers through the ages, illuminating the progress of science and its impact on society in general. From Aristotle and the beginnings of objective observations, to twentieth century giants, Freud and Hawking, this extensive in-depth reference explores the men and women who have shaped our ideas and the world in which we live today. Extensively revised and updated, this second edition comprises two substantial illustrated volumes that contain over 2,000 biographical entries and over half a million words. It looks and reads like a "Who's Who" of the world of scientific thought, providing an in-depth listing of prominent historical as well as modern figures of science and medicine. The main biographical entries are arranged alphabetically and summarize the individual's life and contribution to science. The volumes also include a chronology of the history of science from 590 BC to the present, a subject index, and a bibliography of key publications in the history of scientific thought. For anyone researching the world of scientific personalities and ideas, this unique reference work will be indispensable.
Author : David Crystal
Publisher :
Page : 1071 pages
File Size : 35,18 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780521668002
Identifies and provides concise information on over twenty thousand people, places, and scientific and technical terms, with an emphasis on international coverage and up-to-date facts
Author : David Crystal
Publisher :
Page : 1303 pages
File Size : 32,42 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : 9780521584593
20,000 more words, covers full-colour flags for the world's 203 countries, maps of the continents, oceans and earthquake zones, European trade organisations, and the effects of global warming and acid rain.