Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. New York Public Library.

Description

1. xii, 836 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 26 cm

Summary

1. "A Stonesong Press book." This collection of the most frequently sought information is organized into 26 subject areas. Includes events, discoveries, people, facts, dates, terms, etc.

Alternative title

1. Desk reference.

Subject

1. Encyclopedias and dictionaries
2. Reference books
3. Reference sources
4. Reference Books
5. Encyclopedias as Topic
6. Dictionaries as Topic
7. reference books
8. dictionaries
9. encyclopedias
10. Reference sources
11. Reference books
12. Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Genre/Form

1. Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
2. Dictionary
3. dictionaries.
4. Dictionaries
5. Dictionaries.
6. Dictionnaires.

Contents

1. The Physical World -- Times and Dates -- Reckoning Days and Hours -- Universal and Standard Time -- Time Adjustments -- Calendars -- Words Describing Periods of Time -- Major Holidays -- Additional Sources of Information -- Weights and Measures -- U.S. Customary System of Weights and Measures -- Metric System of Measurement -- Common Conversion Factors -- Temperature Conversions -- Special Weights and Measures -- Additional Sources of Information -- The Biological Wored -- Anatomical Drawings of the Human body -- The Science of Taxonomy -- The Animal Kingdom -- Pets -- Animal First Aid -- The Plant Kingdom -- Plant Cultivation -- Germination Tables -- Common Biological Terms -- The Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Technology -- Astronomy -- Chemistry -- Geology and Geophysics -- Meteorology -- Physics -- Mathematics -- Computers -- Space Exploration -- Common Engineering Terms -- Inventions and Scientists Discoveries -- Significant Inventions, Technological Advances, and Discoveries -- Major Scientists and Engineers -- Additional Sources of Information -- The World of Ideas -- Performance and Entertainment Arts -- Illustrated List of Musical Instruments -- Major Composers of Classical Music -- Major Jazz Composers and Performers -- Common Music Terms -- Basic Positions for Ballet -- Major Dancers and Choreographers -- Common Dance Terms -- Major Playwrights -- Major Film Directors -- The Academy Awards -- The Visual Arts -- Major Painters and Sculptors -- Art Movements and Styles -- Major Architects.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. "A Stonesong Press book."

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.