01290nam a2200193Ia 4500 4028 4028 0-140-51547-X RR 032 PEA; Pears cyclopaedia: 2004-2005 113th London Penguin Books 2004 contents: Acc. no. D59 (Pears cyclopaedia 1996-97), (105th ed.), (1996), (0-670-87046-3) includes index The 113th edition of Pears Cyclopaedia opens a window on the new world of the 21st century. There are major sections covering world affairs and economics, literature and music, and science, medicine and the environment. The detailed world gazetteer has updated census figures, and other sections cover subjects as diverse as sporting winners, art terms and money matters (complete with the latest tax tables). Specialist scientific topics included in this new edition range from contemporary views of the universe to new developments in microscopy. In the arts, there is an expanded Literary Companion as well as special articles on subjects ranging from sci-fi films (in the popular Cinema section) to the modern orchestra. Reference books Encyclopedias and dictionaries Information resources - Encyclopedias Cook, Christopher BK ddc 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2005-03-03 UPPAL 2005-02-11 0 RR 032 PEA; 40431 2019-04-18 00:00:00 2019-04-18 BK 0 0 0 0 D NASSDOC NASSDOC 2016-09-30 2005-02-11 0 RR 032 PEA; D000059 2019-04-18 00:00:00 2019-04-18 BK