Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia Online
Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia: The Definitive Scientific Reference — from Astrochemistry to Zoology
Since 1938, the Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia has enjoyed a reputation as one of the most important and comprehensive general scientific references available, suitable for both academic and professional environments. Special features include:
- Covers all scientific disciplines as well as many areas of engineering and technology
- Contains more than 10,000 entries (including nearly 2000 completely new articles) contributed by industry experts and scholars worldwide
- Extensive revision and updating of existing material, with new or completely rewritten articles in emerging technologies such as genetics, global warming, communications, informatics, nanotechnology, and more.
- Provides over 12,000 cross-references for convenient retrieval of information
- Features more than 4,400 diagrams, graphs, and photographs
- Includes biographies of the numerous scientists whose work is documented in the text