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Pocket Ref

Pocket Ref is an amazing reference containing 544 pages of tables, maps, formulas, constants and conversions. Best of all, it fits in your shirt pocket! (3.2" x 5.4" x 0.7")The following chapters are contained in Pocket Ref:

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— Air

— Automotive

— Carpentry & Construction

— Chemistry & Physics

— Computers

— Constants-Physical

— Electrical

— Electronics

— General Information

— General Science

— Geology

— Glues, Solvents & Paints

— Hardware

— Math

— Mining & Milling

— Money

— Plumbing & Pipe

— Rope, Cable & Chain

— Steel & Metals

— Surveying & Mapping

— Tools

— Water

— Weights of Materials

— Welding

— 3500 Conversion Factors - Perpetual Calendar - Note Pages with Metric/US Rulers

— Detailed Index

New sections included in the second edition

— Dry air Specific Heat & Sound Velocity at Various Temperatures & Pressures

— Wood Beam Strength for 76 species of wood

— Max Floor Joist Spans for 21 wood species, 3 grades & 7 load ratings

— Galvanic Series of Metals in Sea Water

— World Wide Telephone Area Codes & International Access Codes

— North American Top 400 airports with elevation, name, code and area population

— Capacities of Hydraulic Rams from 1" to 60"

— Force Required to Punch 10 different metal types at thicknesses from 1/16" to 1-1/4"

— Friction/Head Loss for 38 types of pipe with flow rates from 0.5 to 5000 gpm

— Perpetual Calendar with holidays for all years from 1858 to 2025

Audience
adult
Length
epic · 768 pages

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