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*The Hutchinson Dictionary of Science* is an A-Z of the world of science, packed with diagrams, features, tables, and chronologies. Over 5,000 entries Key scientific terms Thoroughly cross-referenced 400 helpful diagrams Up-to-the-minute progress reports for 20 major areas of science Chronologies of scientific development Discoveries and experiments that have changed history Quotations, puzzles, and fact boxes Thematic indexes