This up-to-date dictionary is a reference for both students and non-scientists. It comprehensive coverage of biology (including human biology), chemistry, physics, the earth sciences, and astronomy; 8500 clear and concise entries; commonly encountered terms from mathematics and computing; and up-to-date coverage of areas such as molecular biology, genetics, particle physics, cosmology and fullerene chemistry. Appendices include the periodic table, tables of SI units, and the classifications of the plant and animal kingdoms.
Really what I was hoping for out of this book were some Latin and Greek roots of scientific words. None. Oh well, that aside, it seems to be a pretty complete little volume. I can never tell with these things until there's something I desperately want to look up, and then I can see how satisfied I am with the answer it gives me.