Contains articles on a wide variety of topics within the categories of the arts, physical science, living things, technology and business, medicine, geography, history, social and political science, and others. This volume covers Q-Ry.

Alphabetically arranged articles in each of the twenty-six volumes are supplemented by brief factual entries on additional topics in that volume's index.

Organized thematically, this book tells the story of the European encyclopedia from 1650 to the present.

This book provides a holistic consideration of climate change that goes beyond pure science, fleshing out the discussion by considering cultural, historical, and policy-driven aspects of this important issue. Climate change is a controversial topic that promises to reframe rudimentary ideas about our world and how we will live in it. The articles in Climate Change: An Encyclopedia of Science and History are designed to inform readers' decision making through the insight of scholars from around the world, each of whom brings a unique approach to this topic. The work goes beyond pure science to consider other important factors, weighing the cultural, historical, and policy-driven contributors to this issue. In addition, the book explores the ideas that have converged and evolved in order to clarify our current predicament. By considering climate change in this holistic fashion, this reference collection will prepare readers to consider the issue from every angle. Each article in the work is suitable for general readers, particularly students in high school and college, and is intended to inform and educate anyone about climate change, providing valuable information regarding the stages of mitigation and adaptation that are occurring all around us.

"This set of books represents a detailed compendium of authoritative, research-based entries that define the contemporary state of knowledge on technology"--Provided by publisher.

Alphabetically arranged articles in each of the twenty-six volumes are supplemented by brief factual entries on additional topics in that volume's index.