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Description: A classic general textbook for an undergraduate course in inorganic chemistry Importance: This book is not only a good introduction to the subject, it was very different from earlier texts and "led to a fundamental shift in the way in which inorganic chemistry was studied". [ 16 ]
A general index of all articles was included for the first time in the 7th edition, a practice maintained until 1974. Production of the 9th edition was overseen by Thomas Spencer Baynes, the first English-born editor-in-chief. Dubbed the "Scholar's Edition", the 9th edition is the most scholarly of all Britannicas.
Science magazines are read by non-scientists and scientists who want accessible information on fields outside their specialization. Articles in science magazines are sometimes republished or summarized by the general press. Horisont is the oldest continuously published general science magazine in Estonia. Cover image from 1967.
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In 2004, this book won Bryson The Aventis Prizes for Science Books for best general science book. [9] Bryson later donated the GBP£10,000 prize to the Great Ormond Street Hospital children's charity. [10] In 2005, the book won the EU Descartes Prize for science communication. [11] It was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for the same year.
Asimov's Guide to Science was reviewed by John Cheney in Contemporary Physics. [18] Asimov's New Guide to Science received positive reviews from Paul Stuewe in Quill & Quire, [19] Margrett J. McFadden in Voice of Youth Advocates, [20] and Robert H. Bell in Science Books & Films, [21] and a mixed review from E. L. Williams in Choice. [22]