TY - BOOK TI - McGraw-Hill concise encyclopedia of physics SN - 0071439552 (acid-free paper) AV - REF QC 5 .M4245 2004 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Physics KW - Encyclopedias KW - Physique KW - Encyclop�edies KW - Dictionnaires anglais N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Articles, A-Z -- Appendix. Bibliographies ; Base units of the International System ; Prefixes for units in the International System ; Derived units of the International System ; Some common units defined in terms of SI units ; Conversion factors for the U.S. Customary System, metric system, and International System ; Fundamental constants ; The fundamental particles ; Internal energy and generalized work ; The 14 Bravais lattices ; Dimensional formulas of common quantities ; Physical properties of optical materials ; Types of radioactivity ; Principal spectral regions and fields of spectroscopy ; Defining fixed points of the International Temperature Scale ; Primary thermometry methods ; Biographical listing N2 - Hundreds of well-illustrated articles explore the most important fields of science. Based on content from the McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Ninth Edition, the most widely used and respected science reference of its kind in print, this quick-reference guide delivers: detailed, well-illustrated explanations, not just definitions; hundreds of concise yet authoritative articles in each volume; an easy-to-understand presentation, accessible and intersting to non-specialists; a portable, convenient format; and bibliographies, appendices, and other information to supplement the articles UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh051/2004049911.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh042/2004049911.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh041/2004049911.html UR - http://www.e-streams.com/es0905/es0905%5F4418.html UR - http://www.e-streams.com/es0905/es0905_4418.html ER -