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DescriptionThe original words announcing great scientific discoveries, from the first 'Eureka!' to the cloning of Dolly the sheep, can all be found in this fascinating new collection, a major addition to the world-famous 'Oxford Quotations' range. An essential reference tool, put together over 15 years with the assistance of a distinguished team of specialist advisers, it includes full author descriptions, exact sources, and a word-finding index for easy reference. Scholarly but accessible, it also presents the human face of science, as scientists reflect on achievements and failures in their own lives and those of others. Darwin not only describes natural selection, but carefully assesses the pros and cons of marriage, while James Clerk Maxwell constructs an electric but poetic Valentine as well as his 'demon'. From Archimedes to Einstein and beyond, the Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations charts the progress of the great ideas of science. ReviewsGreat stuff. Nicholas Bagnall, The Sunday Times An excellent job. The ODSQ is a valuable reference book that is both instructive and fun to browse. Chris Llewellyn Smith, Times Higher Education Supplement The dictionary is a good source material, richly produced in the best Oxford University Press manner. Nature marvellous...There are other dictionaries of scientific quotations. But this extraordinay compliation is infinately richer than a trawl through existing collections nor is it like most dictionaries of quotations, which often deal in sound-bites. Spectator Serendipitous is the word for this book stuffed with memorable words. New Scientist Impressive Tome...An aexcellent reference work but also perfect for browsing Table of contentsINTRODUCTION; QUOTATIONS; INDEX |