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The American Heritage Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

The American Heritage Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition

Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

HarperCollins · Hardcover · July 8, 2014

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Explore science through A–Z entries, visual references, topic treatments, tables, charts, and explanatory notes.
Themes
Science reference, Broad scientific coverage
Genres
Dictionaries, Science & Nature

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The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition, for students in grades 7 and up (ages 12 and up), provides comprehensive coverage of all the sciences. The dictionary includes more than 4,500 entry words in A–Z format, 450 full-color photographs and drawings, and over 150 in-depth notes. Definitions are written in easy-to-understand language.

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Additional features include full-page treatment of complex topics such as photosynthesis, and several tables and charts, including the periodic table and a chart of geologic time. More than 250 new entries and senses have been added to this brand-new edition, including cloud computing, genetically modified organism, and the recently named elements flerovium and livermorium.

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Explore science through A–Z entries, visual references, topic treatments, tables, charts, and explanatory notes.

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  • Science definitions in easy-to-understand language
  • Full-page treatments of photosynthesis and other complex topics

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  • More than 4,500 entry words and over 150 in-depth notes
  • Full-color photographs and drawings, including a periodic table and geologic time chart

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Science & Nature32%

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Publisher categories

  • Dictionaries
  • Science & Nature
Authors
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 8, 2014
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Science reference · Broad scientific coverage
Reading lane
Dictionaries