McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. 4th ed. 1974. numerous illustrations. XVII,2088 + 49 p. lex8vo. Hard cover.

Contents: Preface/ Editorial Staff/ Consulting Editors/ ContributingEditors/ How to Use the Dictionary/ Field Abbreviations/ Scope of Fields/ Notes on Pronunciation/ Pronunciation Key/Dictionary of Scientific andTechnical Terms/ Appendix: U.S.Customary System and the metric system/The International System, or SI/ Conversion factors for the measurementsystems/ Greek alphabet/ Symbols and atomic numbers for the chemicalelements/ Periodic table of the elements/ Mathematical signs and symbols/ Mathematical notation/ Fundamental constants/ Abbreviations forscientific and technical organizations/ Semiconductor symbols andabbreviations/ Elementary particles/ Schematic electronic symbols/Classification of living organisms/ Biographical listing.