Comprehensive one-volume reference resource for science research
The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is a comprehensive one-volume reference resource for science research. First published in 1914, it is currently (as of 2023[update]) in its 104th edition, published in 2023. It is known colloquially among chemists as the "Rubber Bible", as CRC originally stood for "Chemical Rubber Company".[2]
As late as the 1962–1963 edition (3604 pages), the Handbook contained myriad information for every branch of science and engineering. Sections in that edition include: Mathematics, Properties and Physical Constants, Chemical Tables, Properties of Matter, Heat, Hygrometric and Barometric Tables, Sound, Quantities and Units, and Miscellaneous. Mathematical Tables from Handbook of Chemistry and Physics was originally published as a supplement to the handbook up to the 9th edition (1952); afterwards, the 10th edition (1956) was published separately as CRC Standard Mathematical Tables. Earlier editions included sections such 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.
CRC Press is a leading publisher of engineering handbooks and references and textbooks across virtually all scientific disciplines.[3]
Contents by edition
7th edition
Mathematical Tables
General Chemical Tables
Properties of Matter
Heat
Hygrometric and Barometric Tables
Sound
Electricity and Magnetism
Light
Miscellaneous Tables
Definitions and Formulae
Laboratory Arts and Recipes
Photographic Formulae
Measures and Units
Wire Tables
Apparatus Lists
Problems
Index
22nd–44th editions
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–70th editions
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–102nd[4] editions
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
^"CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - 102nd Edition - John Rumble". Taylor & Francis. Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
^Broad, William J. (15 June 1979). "Rubber Bible Turns 60". Science. 204 (4398): 1181. doi:10.1126/science.204.4398.1181. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17772414.
^95th Edition (26 Jun 2014), ISBN 1-4822-0867-9, with 2693 pages, Editor-in-Chief W. M. Haynes.
^"Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 102nd edition". CRC Press. Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
^"CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics". libraries.indiana.edu. 2002-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
External links
PDF copy of the 8th edition, published in 1920
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics online (subscription required)
Tables Relocated or Removed from CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 71st through 87th Editions