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英汉技术词典 (An English-Chinese Dictionary of Technology), compiled by the Tsinghua University editorial group and published by National Defense Industry Press, Beijing. First edition March 1978, this copy the fourth printing, September 1983.
A serious working reference, not a pocket dictionary. The preface states roughly 73,000 entries including about 7,800 abbreviations, drawn from some 85,000 technical terms across machinery, metallurgy, power, electronics, instruments, computing, automation, chemical engineering, civil engineering, and hydraulics, plus the vocabulary of technical trade and import-export documentation.
DETAILSPublisher: National Defense Industry Press (国防工业出版社)First edition March 1978, fourth printing September 1983Unified book number: 17034-30Original list price: 12.00 yuanMain text: 1 to 2408, plus seven appendices to page 2421Appendices: Greek alphabet, British and American spelling differences, common suffixes, mathematical symbols and how to read them, SI units and decimal prefixes, foreign trade vocabulary, chemical elementsBinding: pale green marbled boards with a navy cloth spine, gilt spine title
CONDITIONGood used condition. Binding is tight and the text block is clean and complete. The marbled boards show edge and corner wear consistent with a working reference book of this age, with some rubbing at the spine ends. Pages are toned as expected for the paper stock, with no markings or loose pages found. Please see all eleven photos, including the spine, the price and book number on the rear board, the title page, the copyright page, and interior spreads.
A heavy book. Ships boxed within 1 business day from South Carolina.
