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ABCD springer.com This milestone extensive work combines the essentials of history – biography, chronology, political and economic background – with the observations, theories, principles, laws and equations that constitute the specifics of science. Historical Encyclopedia of Natural and Mathematical Sciences* Ari Ben-Menahem, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel First comprehensive encyclopedia of Science which blends essential historical data together with science proper *Previously announced in Spanning about 100 generations of great thinkers from Thales to Feynman Springer News 07/2008 Includes 2070 biographies of famous thinkers and scientists The 5000-page Encyclopedia surveys 100 generations of great thinkers, offering 2070 detailed biographies of scientists, engineers, explorers and inventors, who left their mark on the history of science and tech- nology. This five-volume masterwork also includes 380 articles summarizing the time-line of ideas in the leading fields of science, technology, mathematics and philosophy, plus useful tables, figures and photos, and 20 ‘Science Progress Reports’ detailing scientific setbacks. Interspersed throughout are quotations, gathered from the wit and wisdom of sages, savants and scholars throughout the ages from antiquity to modern times. The Encyclopedia represents 20 years’ work by the sole author, Ari Ben-Menahem, of Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. 2009. Approx. 5000 p. In 5 volumes, not available separately. 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V Proceedings. 72 Apress. 18 Biomedicine. 7 Business/Economics. 62 Chemistry . 32 Computer Science . 26 Earth Sciences/Geography. 55 Education. 68 Engineering. 37 Environmental Sciences. 56 General Science. 66 Law. 65 Life Sciences . 57 Materials Science. 52 Mathematics . 13 Medicine. 1 Philosophy . 71 Physics/Astronomy. 49 Psychology . 12 Social Sciences . 70 New in the NEWS! Each eBook subject collection (13 collections for English-language/ International titles) is designated by its own icon . The icon appears next to each title, indicating its subject group . II Author Index Springer News 3/2009 springer.com/booksellers A 38 Budiyono (Eds), Intelligent Unmanned E Systems: Theory and Applications 68 Agrawal, EndNote 1 - 2 - 3 Easy! 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