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100 1 _aMarkun, Leo,
_d1901-1932
245 1 2 _aA dictionary of scientific terms
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aLittle blue book ; no. 452
500 _aRelease date is 2026-01-16
508 _aTim Miller, Alan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _aA dictionary of scientific terms by Leo Markun is a compact scientific reference compiled in the early 20th century. It is a dictionary designed for general readers and students, offering brief, accessible explanations of terminology across physics, chemistry, biology, and related disciplines; its likely topic is clarifying scientific vocabulary and method. The preface sets a modest scope, stressing clarity for non-specialists, noting disagreements over meanings, and including boundary terms that test what counts as science (such as common sense, philosophy, theology, superstition). The main text is an alphabetical glossary from Abasia to Zymurgy, covering taxonomy, anatomy, geology and geological eras, elements and symbols, units and instruments, mathematical and physical concepts, and core ideas in evolution, genetics, psychology, and astronomy. Entries are concise and practical, often giving plural forms, variant spellings, prefixes and roots, and cross-disciplinary notes, with occasional viewpointed remarks on scientific method (hypothesis, theory, law), contested notions (instinct, ether, vitalism), and the value of metrics and standards. The result is a quick-reference guide aimed at orienting readers to essential meanings and usage across the scientific lexicon. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cGirard: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1927
653 _aScience -- Terminology
653 _aScience -- Dictionaries
700 1 _aHaldeman-Julius, E.
_q(Emanuel),
_d1888-1951
830 0 _aLittle blue book ; no. 452
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/dictionaryofscie452mark/page/n1/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77721
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