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Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology

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Covering a diverse range of subjects including astronomy, behaviour, civil engineering, mineral extraction, textiles and zoology, this updated dictionary has over 50,000 entries, and 100 new panel entries to present topics in more detail.

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A Dictionary of Zoology

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This dictionary is a comprehensive reference work on all aspects of the study of animals. Fully revised for this edition, with over 5000 entries, it provides wide coverage of topics including animal behaviour, ecology, physiology, genetics, cytology, evolution, and Earth history. There is taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. The text has been revised to incorporate the discovery of 'extremophiles' - organisms living in environments formerly considered impossibly hostile - and the toxonomic reclassification that this has entailed.

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Medical Writing: A Prescription for Clarity

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Providing the practical information necessary to turn a complex series of results and ideas into clear, simple, unambiguous text, without loss of style or individuality, this text guides readers on issues such as clarity of data presentation in graph form. Each chapter includes coverage of the latest writing trends and jargon. Many examples of the good and the bad in medical writing, drawn from published work, are used alongside apt cartoons to illustrate the argument.

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Quantities, Units and Symbols

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Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors

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This is a detailed manual recommending both general and scientific publication style and formats for journals, books and other forms of publication. It covers all sciences, not just biology and the medical sciences, and both American and British preferences are recognized. Every author of a scientific paper or book should profit from this valuable resource. Editors and publishers engaged in the sciences, students in the sciences, and translators of scientific papers destined for English-language publication will also find this manual an invaluable resource.

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Units, Symbols and Abbreviations

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This is a useful reference source for medical and scientific editors and authors. It describes and defines the SI units that are in current use or have recently been instituted, gives guidelines on commonly used symbols and nomenclature, offers recommendations for the layout of references, and gives an abbreviated version of the British Standard Institution's list of symbols for proof corrections. The book has been completely revised and updated to take account of changes that have taken place over the last six years. (NB, published 1994)

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Writing Successfully in Science

'Everyone starting a thesis should read this book. I have found this book really useful, not only because it explains how to write, revise, and submit a journal article but also because it explains how to deal with corrections, rejections of journal submissions; how to prepare a small talk; how to review articles; and specially ... how to write a thesis!' (Customer comment)

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