Dictionary of the physical sciences : terms, formulas, data

This comprehensive dictionary provides clear, concise definitions of terms from chemistry, physics, the geological sciences and astronomy. The breadth of coverage and the accuracy of the entries are unsurpassed, symbols and abbreviations are spelled out, and unfamiliar terms used in definitions are themselves defined in the dictionary. The author has included quantitative information wherever pertinent, and has added a number of tables in the appendix to provide additional data. The most comprehensive dictionary available in the physical sciences, this readable, convenient reference will be essential for students and researchers in earth sciences, physics, chemistry and astronomy, as well as for educated lay readers with an interest in science.

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This is a fairly good dictionary. Its 231 pages of definitions are followed by some 127 pages of useful tables, charts, and lists. The definitions, which range in length from one word to several hundred, are clear and augmented in many instances by helpful illustrations. By restricting the book's coverage to astronomy, chemistry, physics, and the geosciences, Emiliani has produced at an affordable price (for the soft-cover edition, at any rate) a work that will likely provide users with the explanations they seek. Many terms are lacking, however. To list just a few: hygroscope, pulse, and vacancy. The dictionary of first choice should be the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (3rd ed., 1984; 1st ed., CH, Jun '75). Larger libraries should also have M.P. Lord's Macmillan Dictionary of Physics (1986) and Teresa Rickards's Cambridge Illustrated Thesaurus of Physics (1984). Recommended, but if you already have either Lord or Rickards, besides the M-H dictionary, you probably will not need to acquire Emiliani's book.-R.W. Mautner, University of Arizona

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