The Scientific Companion, 2nd Ed.: Exploring the Physical World with Facts, Figures, and Formulas

by Cesare Emiliani

Book Overview

This new edition of the critically acclaimed Scientific Companion offers a comprehensive introduction to the physical sciences: physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, meteorology, biology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. Emiliani traces the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang to the present, explaining the nature of the galaxy, the Earth, inorganic and organic matter, and the development of scientific thought. More than 50 new illustrations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471133248
• ISBN13: 9780471133247
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

The SCIENCE TEACHER's Companion

The Scientific Companion by Cesare Emiliani is one of the most important reference works on the shelves in my high school science classroom. I wore out my copy of the first edition and snapped up a copy of the second edition when it came out in 1995. It is primarily a physical science reference, but I think it would prove useful as a reference for a life science teacher also. It has a lot of those physical science facts and equations that you need, but don't want to memorize: the mass of a proton and a neutron in atomic mass units, the masses and mass numbers of all the isotopes, the names of the quarks, conversion factors, a great periodic table, and lots of other basic stuff. Each chapter is a concise refresher course on a basic physical science subject. I think you'll find this book as indispensable as I do.