CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics)

This 90th edition of the ultimate reference for researchers, engineers, and students marks the end of the 20-year tenure of editor-in-chief Lide. The massive one-volume, thumb-tabbed reference provides broad coverage of all types of physical and chemical data, with all sources documented in an appendix. Sixteen sections cover every specialty, as well as units and conversions, symbols and nomenclatures, practical lab data, and lab safety information. An appendix of mathematical tables is also provided. This edition contains new tables and updates, especially in the following areas: fluid properties, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, astronomy, and geophysics, with new material on topics such as aqueous solubility of organic compounds, satellites of the planets, and properties of refrigerants. International recommendations for the expression of uncertainty of measurements, NIST atomic transition probability tables, and updated scientific abbreviations and acronyms are among the new additions. Of special interest are new and updated tables on structure and functions of common drugs, solubility parameters of polymers, major world earthquakes, equilibrium constants of selected enzyme reactions, threshold limits for airborne contaminants, mass spectral peaks of common organic solvents, and Nobel Laureates in chemistry and physics. Lide is former director of Standard Reference Data, National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Mirroring the growth and direction of science for nearly a century, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, now in its 90th edition, adds several new tables that will be among the most accessed in the world. These include Structure and Functions of Common Drugs, Solubility Parameters of Polymers, Major World Earthquakes, and Equilibrium Constants of Selected Enzyme Reactions. It adds major updates to several more, including Threshold Limits for Airborne Contaminants, Mass Spectral Peaks of Common Organic Solvents, and Properties of the Solar System. It also adds a table of the Handbook's greatest fans: Nobel Laureates in Chemistry and Physics.