- Paperback: 104 pages
- Publisher: Oliver & Boyd; 1 edition (15 Nov 1971)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0050024876
- ISBN-13: 978-0050024874
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.8 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 195,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This Data Book has potential to be a magnificent reference book. In the mid-1970s I bought an edition of this book, which has been a valuable guide to me and my work in the interim period. Late in the year 2000 I bought this book again (through 'Amazon'), keen to be up-to-date with the latest scientific knowledge, and I was disappointed to see that there had been no change whatsoever in the book's content in the interim period. This cannot be so in practice, since many definitions and units have changed. In Radioactivity alone, previous units such as Curies, Rads and Rems, as defined in the book, have been superseded by (among other things) bequerels and sieverts. Admittedly the mathematical formulae and universal contants listed would not have changed since the 70s, but one would expect certain details to be updated from time to time. This book should normally get five stars, but as it is not up to date, it only gets three from me. At least the year of last impression is correct!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is NOT a childrens book. You could give it to a child (10 - 15), and they'll still have it when they leave university with a science degree, but it's more suited to 18-88 year olds. It is a reference book, no I re-phrase that, it is THE reference book. You can put it in your pocket, stick it on a shelf, or file it, but wherever you put it, you'll find that you keep going back to it. "maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life". I had one of these little books fifteen years ago. I've still got one, I still use it, and when it finally drops to pieces, as all good reference books do, I'll buy another. It's that good. If you are looking for a good read, something challenging, or something entertaining then this is NOT the book for you. If on the other hand you want a source of all that rarely used but sometimes vital information then buy this book.
Which expands more, stainless steel or normal steel ? What is a parsec ?
Where's a periodic table ?
Many of the 105 pages you may never use but some will become a common source of information and best of all, as it says on the cover in big friendly 70's style writing it's all SCIENCE DATA.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have used this book for 27 years. People are amazed when I pull it out and answer simple and complex science data questions. It is quite the best data book. It does need some minor revisions, I volunteer to do it if someone wants to publish it.
You will not regret buying this book.
You will not regret buying this book.
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An almost key item on any science course GCE or higher, recently purchased for my Physics AS hasn't let me down yet.
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I've been using this book for 28 years and its still often useful.
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