Comprehensively revised every year, “ The Macmillan Encyclopedia” reflects the most recent events and developments, making this a useful one-volume encyclopedia. New entries in the 2002 edition include: political developments around the world; new people of significance, including the new US President, the Nobel Prize winners, musicians Yevgeni Kissin and Maxim Vengerov and architects Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind; innovations in science and technology; and sport, including outstanding results of the Sydney Olympic Games.
This dictionary provides scientists, science writers, and all who work in scientific publishing with a clear and concise style guide for the presentation of scientific information. Reflecting widely accepted usage and following the recommendations of such international scientific bodies asIUPAC and IUPAP, the dictionary offers guidance on spelling (UK and US), punctuation, abbreviations, prefixes and suffixes, units and quantities, symbols, biological nomenclature, and the spelling of scientists' names. There are over 9,500 entries covering a wide range of scientific subjectsincluding physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, genetics, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, astronomy, mathematics, and computer science. The extensive tables at the end of the dictionary cover the electromagnetic spectrum, graphic and letter symbols in electronics, geological timescales,mathematical symbols, the periodic table of the elements, SI units, and the Greek alphabet. It will ensure up-to-date and consistent style for all scientific material intended for publication.
