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To help modern scientists regain the art of approximation, now nearly swamped by computer-dependency, Fisher presents a unique collection of reasonably accurate answers and brief explanations of formulas, correlations, relationships, axioms, maxims, and scientific laws. Any reader with scientific or engineering interest will find this handy reference intriguing and useful. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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A reader has complained that my book's title does not correctly reflect the contents. This is quite true. This was a re-issue, by a new publisher, of a previous book of mine which was called simply, Rules of Thumb, and had included a much wider range of rules. I had little control over the changes which the new publisher wanted; especially the new title.
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This handy reference for any scientist, engineer or writer includes reasonably accurate answers and brief explanations of formulas, correlations, relationships, axioms, maxims and scientific laws. These "rules" span a variety of scientific and engineering fields, including chemistry, physics, mathematics, metallurgy, optics, semiconductors and so on. The rules are presented alphabetically by author/originator, ranging from Abegg's Rule about valency to Zintl's Rule about salt-like ionic compounds. There are many "numerical" rules also (such as the Rule of 72). Several thesaurus-like indexes at the back of the book allows readers to find rules formulae and so on, by the principle involved, the subject of the rule or the author's name. Scattered throughout the listings are rules of a lighter, but nonetheless important nature, such as the "slide rule", which states, "If a slide is not readable at arm's length, it will not be readable when projected from the back of a conference hall."
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- PublisherGulf Publishing Co
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0872017869
- ISBN 13 9780872017863
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages272
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