Overview of nuclear science and engineering
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CRC Engineering Handbooks Online - CRCnetBASE
CRC Engineering Handbooks Online - CRCnetBASE
Search or browse across the full text of over 1800 CRC engineering handbooks. Each chapter is available as a downloadable PDF. Our subscription does not include every ebook available through CRCnetBASE; be sure to limit to "Full access content only" when searching.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Searchable and browsable ebook version of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Interactive tables allow live sorting, filtering, and exporting of the data. 92nd Edition, 2011-2012.
Physical Sciences & Mathematics encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online
Full recordPhysical Science and Mathematics encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online
Search or browse across nine subject encyclopedias and dictionaries with over 22,800 entries. References are linked via Get VText.
Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition) from Knovel
Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition) from Knovel
This reference source include 901 tables of data relevant to engineering and physics. Each chapters is a separate PDF.
Knovel Online Interactive Library
Knovel Online Interactive Library
Knovel provides a large collection of ebooks on engineering and related subjects. Each chapter is presented as a separate PDF. The entire collection is full-text searchable, and many results include interactive tables. Includes tables of properties for over 13,000 chemical compounds. Limited to simultaneous users.
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