Dictionary of Scientific Principles

This book potentially has three good things going for it. Firstly, it is unusual – I do not know of many other reference tools that cover exactly the same ground, though there are one or two. Secondly, it appears to be accurate – I cannot pretend to have checked every entry, but I have not noticed any factual errors in those looked at. Thirdly, it has been compiled by someone who should have a reasonable claim to being aware of the needs of reference library users.

Scientific principles are more commonly known as the “laws” of science. I fully agree...