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Pocket Ref Paperback – August 31, 2010
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- Print length864 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSequoia Pub
- Publication dateAugust 31, 2010
- Dimensions3.25 x 1 x 5.5 inches
- ISBN-101885071620
- ISBN-13978-1885071620
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- Publisher : Sequoia Pub; 4th edition (August 31, 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 864 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1885071620
- ISBN-13 : 978-1885071620
- Item Weight : 7 ounces
- Dimensions : 3.25 x 1 x 5.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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While it doesn't go into details like, say, Machinery's Handbook, I feel every machinist, mechanic and prepper should buy two of these, I must own like five of them.
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Of course, everything is in freedom units. But the content is great. The copy I got is the second edition. It is very reliable. I have heard that newer editions have some errors. But I checked my copy and the errors aren't there.
Il y a certes certaines informations, tel que des numéros de tél d’urgence qui ne sont pas utile en dehors des USA, mais cela n’enlève en rien à son utilité. Peut faire partie du matériel d’un survival kit par exemple.
Zweites: Es ist das nützliche Nachschlagewerk für beinahe alle Lebenslagen, insbesondere für technisch-handwerklich interessierte Menschen oder auf Reisen und draußen
Daten von Chemikalien, Materialien (Gase, Flüssigkeiten, Feststoffe) und Werkstoffen, Holz, Stahl und NE-Metallen, Kunststoffen, Stein, Beton, Treibstoffen und Brennstoffen ...
Auslegen von Holzkonstruktionen, Stahlträgern, Pumpen, Wasserleitungen, Stromleitungen nebst Absicherung, Seilen, Schrauben und Anzugsdrehmomente, Reifengrößen und Reifendruck, …
Meteorologie und Wetterkartensymbole, Taupunkt, Wind Chill, barometrische Höhentabelle nebst Siedepunkt des Wassers auf gegebener Höhe, Erste Hilfe, Segler-, Angler- und Allzweckknoten
Mathematik und Geometrie, Chemie, Physik, sämtliche physikalischen Konstanten und grundlegende Formeln.
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… und eine Unzahl nützlicher Dinge bis hin zu einer Scoville-Skala für Chillischoten, die Masse, Ladung und Spin des Tau-Antineutrinos wurde so wenig ausgelassen wie die Handzeichen zur Einweisung des Kranfahrers auf der Baustelle oder die Erdbebenskala nach Richter :-)
Drittens: Eine Warnung, Das Buch ist sehr amerikanisch, was man unmittelbar an den verwendeten Maßeinheiten merkt. Aber auch das macht nichts, ein eigenes Kapitel ist der Umrechnung von Maßeinheiten gewidmet, … wenn sie wissen wollen, wie viel Pascal oder bar ein psi sind oder den Unterschied zwischen britischen und US-Gallonen nebst Umrechnung in Liter nachschlagen möchten.
Rundum: Ein must have! Eine Offline-Wikipedia für sie Hemdtasche mit speziell technischer und praktischer Ausrichtung. 5 Sterne!
Simplemente estar leyendo la información que contiene sin necesidad de estar buscando algo en particular es realmente entretenido. Te encontrarás datos prácticos, interesantes y útiles en la vida diaria que toda persona, especialmente a alguien que le guste hacer y saber de todo.
En resumen: recomiendo ámpliamente este libro a cualquier persona que tenga curiosidad de aprender cosas simples y muy útiles aplicables a mil situaciones de la vida diaria.



















