Cambridge Illustrated Thesaurus of Physics by Rickards, Teresa - 1984

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1984. First Edition. Pictorial Laminated Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. colour illustrated endpapers; " with 500 full-colour illustrations this book combines the functions of a dictionary and a thesaurus: it will not only define a word for you, but it will also indicate other words related to the same topic, thus giving the reader easy access to one particular branch of the science. The emphasis of this work is on interconnections. On pages 3 and 4 the contents pages list a number of broad groupings, sometimes with sub-groups, which may be used where reference to a particular theme is required. If, on the other hand, the reader wishes to refer to one particular word there is, at the back of the book, an alphabetical index in which approximately 1700 words are listed."; previous owner's name on fep.; including index - 256 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Physics; Reference. ISBN: 0521263638. ISBN/EAN: 9780521263634. Inventory No: SCE00040. . 9780521263634