E. Encyclopedia Science.E. ENCYCLOPEDIA encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books SCIENCE EDITORS FRAN FRAN Functional Reactive Animation BAINES, PAULA BURTON, ET AL. Published in association with the Web-search company Google, this book details core ideas of science ranging from physics to biology. Each entry is enhanced by a link to an Internet site that can provide readers with more information about a particular subject. As with most books published by Dorling Kindersley, there is a heavy emphasis on visual elements that convey information. The images are accompanied by instructive yet brief captions and text that give concise overviews of the topics at hand. For example, a page on comets Non-periodic comets are seen only once. They are usually on near-parabolic orbits that will not return to the vicinity of the Sun for thousands of years, if ever. Periodic comets usually have elongated elliptical orbits, and usually return to the vicinity of the Sun after a number includes a picture and brief biography of Edmond Halley, a picture of Comet Hale-Bopp Comet Hale-Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) was probably the most widely observed comet of the twentieth century, and one of the brightest seen for many decades. , a drawing of comet orbits, and a description of what a comet is. Entering the key word comet into the free, Google-designated search engine for the book takes readers to a video of Halley's comet Halley's comet or Comet Halley (hăl`ē, hā`lē), periodic comet named for Edmond Halley, who observed it in 1682 and identified it as the one observed in 1531 and 1607. , a visual guide to understanding the effect of gravity on a comet, and further details about what a comet is and how it forms. Recommended for age 8 and up. OK, 2004, 384 p., color photos/illus., hardcover, $29.95. |
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