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| Author | John-David Yule |
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| Language | English[a] |
| Genre | Science book, encyclopedia, reference, academic journal |
| Publisher | Phaidon Press (originally)[b] |
| Publication date | 1978 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (paperback & hardcover)[c] |
| Pages | 599 pp |
The Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, originally Phaidon Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology,[3] is an encyclopedia, science book, reference work, non-fiction, and academic journal. The encyclopedia focuses on topics such as, formal science-related topics, such as logic, mathematics, physics, as well as natural science and hysical science, such as biology, zoology, microbiology, chemistry, geology, evolution, and also social science, such as anthropology and political science. Philosophy and history are covered in the encyclopedia as well, with entries on numerous inventors, politicians, and philosophers.
The encyclopedia was revised and expanded in its 1985 version; it has been reviewed and referenced, and it was also reposited by global organizations such as the UN Food and Agriculture Organization,[4] and US Library of Congress.[5]
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ↑ There are Turkish editions of the encyclopedia.[1]
- ↑ Corporations such as Penguin Random House Limited through its subsidiary Crown Publishers and Mitchell Beazley Publishers Limited, and more started producing copies of the encyclopedia by the start of the 80s.[2]
- ↑ Hardcover was used initially, it was only until 1982 that the encyclopedia started being produced in paperback.
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.abebooks.com/9780714818917/Phaidon-concise-encyclopedia-science-technology-0714818917/plp?cm_sp=plped-_-1-_-image
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/phaidonconciseen0000unse/page/n7/mode/2up
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/phaidonconciseen0000unse/page/n7/mode/2up
- ↑ https://agris.fao.org/search/en/providers/122535/records/65ddde870f3e94b9e5c671d6
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/conciseencyclope00yule/page/n7/mode/2up
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