The Concise Illustrated Dictionary of Science and Technology PDF
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The Concise Illustrated Dictionary of Science and Technology Stan Gibilisco TAB BOOKS TAB Blue Ridge Summit, PA FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING © 1993 by TAB Books. TAB Books is a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. The publisher takes no responsibility for the use of any of the materials or methods described in this book, nor for the products thereof. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gibilisco, Stan. The concise illustrated dictionary of science and technology / by Stan Gibilisco. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8306-4152-1 ISBN 0-8306-4153-X (pbk.) 1. Science—Dictionaries. 2. Technology—Dictionaries. I. Title. Q123.G54 1992 503—dc20 92-22545 CIP Editorial team: Roland Phelps Melanie D. Brewer Design team: Jaclyn J. Boone Brian Allison Production team: Katherine G. Brown, Director Lisa M. Mellott, Typesetting Thra Ernst, Proofreading Linda King, Proofreading Wanda S. Ditch, Layout Tbya B. Warner, Layout Wendy L. Small, Layout Brenda S. Wilhide, Layout Donna M. Gladhill, Final look Paperbound cover design: Graphics Plus, Hanover, Pa. DICT Editorial Board Jon Erickson, Geologist and Chairman of the Editorial Board J. Christopher Benetti, Instructor, Woonsocket Vocational-Technical Facility Joseph J. Carr, Electrical Engineer Dr. Dean G. Duffy, Department of Mathematics, U.S. Naval Academy Dr. M.Y. Han, Professor of Theoretical Science, Duke University R. Jesse Phagan, Electronics Technology Instructor, Woonsocket Vocational-Tfechnical Facility Charles A. Vergers, Professor of Electronics and Telecommunications, Capitol College Tb Ibny and Tim from Uncle Stan Contents Preface viii A A—azimuth-elevation mount 1 B B—byte 35 C C—cytosine 55 D D—dystrophy 103 E E—eyewall 129 F F—fusion 157 G G—gyroscope effect 179 H H-Hz 199 I I -IV 223 J J —juvenile water 243 K K-kWh 247 L L—lysozyme 253 M M—myxovirus 271 N N—nymph 307 O O—ozone pollution 323 P P—Pythagorean triple 337 9 Q—quintillion 371 R R—Ryle, Martin 375 S S—Szilard, Leo 397 T T —tyrosine 443 U U—uvula 467 V V —Vulcan 473 W W—wrought iron 483 XYZ X-zygote 493 APPENDICES Animal classification 499 Atomic number and atomic weight 500 Beaufort scale 502 Boolean algebra 503 Constants 503 Conversion factors 504 Electromagnetic spectrum 504 Energy units 505 Geological time 505 Melting points 506 Metals 506 Morse code 507
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