Author: Roger J. LincolnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
The Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Natural History
Author: Roger J. LincolnCambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Natural History
Author: The Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Natural History
Author: R. J. LincolnPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521399418
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This concise dictionary of organisms and their ecology contains over 10,000 entries on ecosystems, habitats, communities, populations, species, trophic structures, productivity, energetics, dynamics, associations, behavior, reproduction, and physiology. The taxonomy of plants, animals, monerans, protistans and fungi down to ordinal level is introduced, based on a modern system of classification favored by many workers. The definitions give brief details of structure, biology, distribution, diversity, common names, and taxa of special interest. For the majority of flowering plants and invertebrate animals the classification goes down to family level. Fossil groups are covered in a much more selective manner with an emphasis on vernacular names. Definitions are always clear and concise and the text is complemented by some 700 illustrations mostly of living organisms, but some showing biogeographical areas and a range of collecting equipment. This new dictionary has been developed from the authors' earlier work, Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics (Cambridge University Press, 1982), to produce a less specialized book covering a subject field that can best be summed up as traditional natural history.
Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy
Author: Jacqueline MittonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521823647
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This lavishly illustrated new dictionary written by an experienced writer and consultant on astronomy provides an essential guide to the universe for amateur astronomers of all ages. Around 1300 carefully selected and cross-referenced entries are complemented by hundreds of beautiful colour illustrations, taken from space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and other major observatories on Earth and in space. Distinguished stellar illustrator Wil Tirion has drawn 20 new star maps especially for inclusion here. A myriad of named astronomical objects, constellations, observatories and space missions are described in detail, as well as biographical sketches for 70 of the most luminous individuals in the history of astronomy and space science. Acronyms and specialist terms are clearly explained, making for the most thorough and carefully assembled reference resource that teachers and enthusiasts of astronomy will ever need.
The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms
Author: Michael HickeyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521794015
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A particularly versatile reference work for all those needing a guide to botanical terminology and plant structure.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World
Author: Greg WoolfPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521827751
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
New history richly illustrated in colour and aimed at the general reader.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
Author: Patricia Buckley EbreyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521669917
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A look at the over eight thousand year history and civilization of China.
Dictionary of Natural History Terms with Their Derivations
Author: David Hudson McNicollPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
The Commons
Author: Publisher: Kendall Hunt
ISBN: 9780787271930
Category : Commons
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This cd-rom is for high school (and up) and is correlated with National Science Education Standards.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions
Author: John BowkerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521810371
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions is a comprehensive survey of world religions from pre-history to the present day. Each religion is treated in depth, with text written by a recognized academic expert, and supported by extensive illustrations. The religions covered include Jainism, Chinese and Japanese religions, Hindu religions, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism, along with smaller sections on Zoroaster and Parsis, Greek and Rome, Egypt and Mesopotamia, aboriginal religions, Shamanism, and modern religions such as Bahai. The book includes a substantial bibliography, a full chronology for each section, a general chronology giving the most significant dates from all religions, and information on religious phenomena such as festivals and calendars. This is an authoritative reference book which will appeal equally to students of religion, teachers, and general interested readers. John Bowker is the author of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (Oxford, 2000), The Complete Bible Handbook: An Illustrated Companion (DK Publishing, 1998) and and The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (Oxford, 1997). He is Greshan Professor, Greshan College, London and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and North Carolina State University.