Practical Handbook of Earth Science

When I first became involved in science, the reference book one went for was the Rubber Book or to give it the correct name the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. This was first published by the Chemical Rubber Company in 1913 (Veazey and Hodgman, 1913). From this have come the CRC Press and a vast range of scientific handbooks and textbooks. This appears to be their first, specifically, earth science title, although they have a long list in environmental science.

The scope of this book is wider than I expected. It starts with a very full account...