The Facts on File handbook of physics

Topics covered include: Acceleration Ballistics Boiling point Catalyst Data communications Electrolyte Frequency modulation Gamma radiation Inertia Prism Relative atomic mass Transverse waves White dwarf X-rays. Biographies include: Alexander Graham Bell Arthur Holly Compton Pierre Curie Sir James Dewar Christian Doppler Albert Einstein Euclid Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit Hans William Geiger Stephen Hawking Pythagoras. Tables, charts, and diagrams include: Table of physical quantities Intensity and loudness SI Units Electrical and electronic circuit symbols Electromagnetic spectrum Types of energy Lenses Radioactivity. Excerpted from The Facts on File Physics Handbook by Diagram Group All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.