Scientifically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations

Scientifically Speaking is a book of quotations. It provides about 1500 quotations pertaining to science. Some quotes are profound, others are wise, some are witty but none are frivolous. Here you will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown. You will find many of the `jewels' that exist but please forgive us if we've missed any personal favourites. The extensive author and subject indexes provide you with the perfect tool for locating quotations for practical use or pleasure, and you will soon enjoy

Readership: Science professionals and general readers interested in Science.

Contents: Preface. Abstraction. Accuracy. Administration Of Science. Aesthetics. Age Of Science. Analogy. Analysis. Answer. Applied Science. Axioms. Beauty. Books. Cause And Effect. Chance. Common Sense. Communications In Science. Concepts. Conjecture. Definition. Discovery. Error. Evidence. Example. Experience. Facts. Forecast. Formula. Funding. Genius. God. History Of Science. Hypothesis. Hypothetics. Idea. Imagination. Induction. Information. Intuition. Instruments. Interpretation. Knowledge. Laws. Lecture. Literature. Logic. Man Of Science. Metaphor. Method. Metrology. Observation. Occam's Razor. Originality. Paradigm. Paradox. Perception. Prayer. Prediction. Problems. Progress Of Science. Proof. Propositions. Publications. Questions. Reality. Reason. Reasoning. Recognition. Relations. Rules. Savant. Science. Science And Art. Science And Ethics. Science And Freedom. Science And God. Science And Morals. Science And Philosophy. Science And Poetry. Science And Politics. Science And Religion. Science And The Public. Science And Women. Scientific. Scientific Community. Scientific Discovery. Scientific Glossary. Scientific Idea. Scientific Knowledge. Scientific Laws. Scientific Man. Scientific Method. Scientific Papers. Scientific Research. Scientific Revolution. Scientific Theory. Scientific Thinking. Scientific Work. Scientist. Simplicity. Teaching. Technology. Temple Of Science. Terminology. Theory. Truth. Understanding. Wisdom. Bibliography. Subject By Author Index. Author By Subject Index.

April 2000
Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, England
(alk. paper)
Description xiv, 482p. : ill. ; 234 x 156mm
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and indexes
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Paperback Price: £19.95/US$24.99