Eyewitness Visual Dictionary of Physics

by Jack Challoner

Here is an entirely new kind of dictionary -- one that is packed with superb, full-color photographs and illustrations, and with thousands of scientific terms. The Visual Dictionary of Physics will give you instant access to the specialized vocabulary relating to physics in a way that is clear, informative, and easy to understand. If you have heard of a particular scientific process, but don't understand how it works, then turn to the labels around the illustrations. Alternatively, if you know a term but don't know exactly what it refers to, then the comprehensive index will direct you to the illustration that bears the name. This volume forms part of a series that, like the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books, builds thematically into a comprehensive and exquisitely illustrated treasure trove of words and pictures providing high-quality information for readers of all ages.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published September 9, 1995

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read The Visual Dictionary of Physics By Eyewitness visual Dictionaries for my science book. This book is perfect for a reader that learns visually and through demonstration. If you want to be interested the whole way through the book you will need to be very interested in science and have a very long attention span. Through parts of the book I fell asleep because random facts are often repeated. Most of the topics are relevant and important but I think a few are not like Wave behavior.

[Eagle Watcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book talks about a lot of experiments and it has a lot of pictures that are interesting. Physics is the study if matter and energy. Matter is anything that takes up space. Energy affects the behavior of matter. The science of physics is based on he formulation and testing theories. A force is a push or pull, it doesn't matter how hard