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At the time of its establishment in 1966, by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), the Committee on Data for Science and Technol­ ogy (CODATA) was given the basic mission of promoting and encouraging, on a worldwide basis, the production and distribution of compendia and of collections of critically selected numerical data on substances other forms of interest and importance to science and technology. To accomplish this aim, the following tasks were assigned to CODATA: (1) To ascertain, on a worldwide basis, what work on compilation of numerical data is being carried on in each country and under each union, and from this information, to prepare and distribute a Directory or Com­ pendium of the Data-Compiling Projects and Related Publications of the World; (2) To achieve coordination of existing programs and to recommend new programs; (3) To encourage, from all appropriate sources, financial support for work on compilation; (4) To encourage the use of internationally approved symbols, units, constants, terminology, and nomenclature; (5) To encourage and coordinate research on new methods for preparing and disseminating data for science and technology. In its first two years of operation, 1966 to 1968, in Washington, D. c. , U. S. A. , CODATA fortunately had as its Director Dr. GUY WADDINGTON, who was also Director of the Office of Critical Tables of the National Research Council (NRC), U. S. A. Dr.

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Author:   CODATA (The Committee on Data for Science and Technology ofthe International Council of Scientific Unions)
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1969
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9783642871207

ISBN 10:   3642871208
Pages:   295
Publication Date:   20 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. National Data Programs and National Committees for CODATA.- 1.1. National Data Programs.- 1.2. National Committees for CODATA.- 2. Centers Covering a Number of Areas of Science.- 2.1. Landolt-Börnstein.- 2.2. Tables de Constantes Sélectionnées.- 2.3. Thermodynamics Research Center.- 3. Continuing Numerical Data Projects and Their Publications.- 3.1. Nuclear Properties.- General Nuclear Properties.- Properties of Neutrons.- Properties of Nuclides.- Indexes.- 3.2. Atomic and Molecular Properties.- Atomic Properties Including Spectra.- Molecular Properties Including Spectra.- Raman Spectra.- Electronic Spectra — Ultraviolet (UV) and Visible.- Mass Spectra.- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectra.- Other Atomic and Molecular Projects.- Indexes to Compilations.- 3.3. Solid State, Including Crystallographic, Mineralogical, Electrical and Magnetic, and Related Properties.- Crystallographic Properties.- Mineralogical Properties.- Electrical and Magnetic Properties.- 3.4. Thermodynamic and Transport Properties, Including Solution Properties.- Thermodynamic Properties.- Solution Properties.- Indexes to Compilations.- 3.5. Properties Relating to Chemical Reaction Rates.- Chemical Kinetics.- 3.6. Miscellaneous Projects and Their Publications.- Gas Chromatographic Data.- Optical Properties.- Other Properties.- 4. New and Secondary Centers.- 4.1. Secondary Nuclear Data Centers.- 4.2. Colloid and Surface Properties.- 4.3. Other Specialized Centers.- 5. Handbooks and Other Sources of Useful Tabular Data.- 5.1. Comprehensive Multi-volume Handbooks.- 5.2. Desk Handbooks for Broad Fields of Science.- 5.3. Handbooks for Special Areas of Science.- 5.4. Handbooks for Special Substance Categories.- 5.5. Handbooks for Analytical Chemistry.- 6. Physical Quantities, Units and Symbols;Basic Physical Constants; Nomenclature; and Related Matters.- 6.1. Organizations (CIPM, ISO, ICSU Unions).- 6.2. Physical Quantities, Units, and Symbols; and Basic Physical Constants.- 6.3. Nomenclature.- 6.4. Recommendations on the Publication of Numerical Property Values.- Author Index.- Country Index.- International Projects — International Unions Index.

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