Defines more than six thousand slang words and phrases from the English-speaking world, with information on each term's origins, first use in print, and meaning.
Over 350 entries provide a comprehensive overview of modern cosmological ideas, discussing the structure of the universe, its rate of expansion, observational evidence such as redshift surveys and cosmic microwave background radiation, and theoretical ideas such as alternative cosmologies.
Contains over 5,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions of biological terms and concepts, and includes 150 recommended Web links as well as feature articles.
Contains over six thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions of words related to the Earth sciences, covering climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, oceanography, paleontology, petrology, and volcanology.
Presents more than two thousand entries covering a wide range of terms related to statistics and the fields of computing, mathematics, operational research, and probability.
