The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is a comprehensive one-volume reference resource for science research, currently in its 93rd edition. It is sometimes nicknamed the 'Rubber Bible' or the 'Rubber Book', as CRC originally stood for "Chemical Rubber Company".
As late as the 1962–1963 edition (3,604 pages) the Handbook contained myriad information for every branch of science and engineering. Sections in this edition includes; Mathematics, Properties and Physical Constraints, Chemical Tables, Properties of Matter, Heat, Hygrometric and Barometric Tables, Sound, Quantities and Units, and Miscellaneous. There are such prosaic subjects as; "Antidotes of Poisons", "Rules for Naming Organic Compounds", "Surface Tension of Fused Salts", "Percent Composition of Anti-Freeze Solutions", "Spark-gap Voltages", "Greek Alphabet", "Musical Scales", "Pigments and Dyes", "Comparison of Tons and Pounds", "Twist Drill and Steel Wire Gauges" and "Properties of the Earth's Atmosphere at Elevations up to 160 Kilometers". Later editions focus almost exclusively on Chemistry and Physics topics and eliminated much of the more "common" information.
- 22nd Edition - 44th Edition
- Section A: Mathematical Tables
- Section B: Properties and Physical Constants
- Section C: General Chemical Tables / Specific Gravity and Properties of Matter
- Section D: Heat and Hygrometry / Sound / Electricity and Magnetism / Light
- Section E: Quantities and Units / Miscellaneous
- Index
- 45th Edition - 70th Edition
- Section A: Mathematical Tables
- Section B: Elements and Inorganic Compounds
- Section C: Organic Compounds
- Section D: General Chemical
- Section E: General Physical Constants
- Section F: Miscellaneous
- Index
- 71st Edition - xxxth Edition
- Section 1: Basic Constants, Units, and Conversion Factors
- Section 2: Symbols, Terminology, and Nomenclature
- Section 3: Physical Constants of Organic Compounds
- Section 4: Properties of the Elements and Inorganic Compounds
- Section 5: Thermochemistry, Electrochemistry, and Kinetics
- Section 6: Fluid Properties
- Section 7: Biochemistry
- Section 8: Analytical Chemistry
- Section 9: Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy
- Section 10: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
- Section 11: Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Section 12: Properties of Solids
- Section 13: Polymer Properties
- Section 14: Geophysics, Astronomy, and Acoustics
- Section 15: Practical Laboratory Data
- Section 16: Health and Safety Information
- Appendix A: Mathematical Tables
- Appendix B: CAS Registry Numbers and Molecular Formulas of Inorganic Substances (72nd - 75th)
- Appendix B: Sources of Physical and Chemical Data (83rd - )
- Index
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