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DK knowledge encyclopedia.

Publisher: London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 360 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781409334040
  • 140933404X
Other title:
  • Knowledge encyclopedia
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • 032 DK
Contents:
Space -- The Universe -- Space Exploration -- Earth -- Planet Earth -- Tectonic Earth -- Earth's Resources -- Weather -- Shaping the Land -- Earth's Oceans -- Nature -- How life began -- The Living world -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Survival Secrets -- Human Body -- Body Basics -- Fueling the body -- In control -- Life Cycle -- Science -- Matter -- Forces -- Energy -- Electronics -- History -- The Ancient world -- The Medieval world -- The Age of Discovery -- The Modern world -- Reference -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgements.
Summary: The family encyclopedia that shows you the world as you've never seen it before. DK Knowledge Encyclopedia offers a fascinating and ground-breaking visual approach to learning about the wonders of our world. An encyclopedia like no other, the DK Knowledge Encyclopedia uses the latest CGI technology to help you explore everything you've ever wanted to know more about, covering space, Earth, nature, the human body, history and culture, and science and technology in incredible detail. From 3D images of the sun and the inside of a shark to a 3D DNA strand and a model of Shakespeare's globe, this is an amazing visual introduction to every aspect of human knowledge. The DK Knowledge Encyclopedia makes tough subjects not only easy to follow, but utterly absorbing, making this an incredible reference book the whole family will return to time and again.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Reference Books Reference Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Reference Reference Books REF AE 5 .K66 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 5168775

"The world as you've never seen it before."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Space -- The Universe -- Space Exploration -- Earth -- Planet Earth -- Tectonic Earth -- Earth's Resources -- Weather -- Shaping the Land -- Earth's Oceans -- Nature -- How life began -- The Living world -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Survival Secrets -- Human Body -- Body Basics -- Fueling the body -- In control -- Life Cycle -- Science -- Matter -- Forces -- Energy -- Electronics -- History -- The Ancient world -- The Medieval world -- The Age of Discovery -- The Modern world -- Reference -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgements.

The family encyclopedia that shows you the world as you've never seen it before. DK Knowledge Encyclopedia offers a fascinating and ground-breaking visual approach to learning about the wonders of our world. An encyclopedia like no other, the DK Knowledge Encyclopedia uses the latest CGI technology to help you explore everything you've ever wanted to know more about, covering space, Earth, nature, the human body, history and culture, and science and technology in incredible detail. From 3D images of the sun and the inside of a shark to a 3D DNA strand and a model of Shakespeare's globe, this is an amazing visual introduction to every aspect of human knowledge. The DK Knowledge Encyclopedia makes tough subjects not only easy to follow, but utterly absorbing, making this an incredible reference book the whole family will return to time and again.

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