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Includes 600 topics in the life, earth, and physical sciences as well as in engineering, technology, math, environmental science, and psychology.
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Rob Nagel, Editor Staff Elizabeth Shaw Grunow, U•X•L Editor Julie Carnagie, Contributing Editor Carol DeKane Nagel, U•X•L Managing Editor Thomas L. Romig, U•X•L Publisher Shalice Shah-Caldwell, Permissions Associate (Pictures) Robyn Young, Imaging and Multimedia Content Editor Rita Wimberley, Senior Buyer Pamela A. E. Galbreath, Senior Art Designer Michelle Cadorée, Indexing GGS Information Services, Typesetting On the front cover: Nikola Tesla with one of his generators, reproduced by permission of the Granger Collection. On the back cover: The flow of red blood cells through blood vessels, reproduced by permission of Phototake. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data U-X-L encyclopedia of science.—2nd ed. / Rob Nagel, editor p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents: v.1. A-As — v.2. At-Car — v.3. Cat-Cy — v.4. D-Em — v.5. En-G — v.6. H-Mar — v.7. Mas-O — v.8. P-Ra — v.9. Re-St — v.10. Su-Z. Summary: Includes 600 topics in the life, earth, and physical sciences as well as in engineering, technology, math, environmental science, and psychology. ISBN 0-7876-5432-9 (set : acid-free paper) — ISBN 0-7876-5433-7 (v.1 : acid-free paper) — ISBN 0-7876-5434-5 (v.2 : acid-free paper) — ISBN 0-7876-5435-3 (v.3 : acid-free paper) — ISBN 0-7876-5436-1 (v.4 : acid-free paper) — ISBN 0-7876-5437-X (v.5 : acid-free paper) — ISBN 0-7876-5438-8 (v.6 : acid-free paper) — ISBN 0-7876-5439-6 (v.7 : acid-free paper) — ISBN 0-7876-5440-X (v