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Also see Landolt-Bornstein Numerical Data and Functional Relationships... [Zahlenwerte und Funktionen...] Ref QC 61 L33 & Ref QC 61 L332
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition by 
Dean's Analytical Chemistry Handbook by 
Dean's Handbook of Organic Chemistry by 
Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds by 
Dictionary of Organic Compounds by 
The Extraordinary Chemistry of Ordinary Things by 
CRC Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis by 
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, Seventeenth Edition by 
The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals, 15th ed.
VNR Index of Chemical and Physical Data by 
