Mettler, Dictionary of WeighingTerms

by Dr. L. Bietry, Printed in Switzerland © 1983, Mettler Instruments AG.

Scales and Weights, a Historical Outline by Bruno Kisch, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, ©1965.

A History of the Thermometer and Its Use in

Meteorology, by W.E. Knowles Middleton, The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland, ©1966.

Excellent general reference of weighing terms. This book is available free from Mettler Instruments Corp. (P.O. Box 71, Hightstown, NJ 08520-9944)

Good historical background on the development of weights and weighing.

Good historical background on the development of temperature reading.

Liquid-in-Glass Thermometry

by J. A. Wise, U.S. Government Printing

Office, Washington, D.C., ©1976.

An excellent NBS (now NIST) publication on the use of liquid-in-glass thermometers.

Handbook of Compressed Gases, 2nd ed., by The Compressed Gas Association, Inc., Van Nostrand Reinhold Publishing Co., New York, ©1981.

This book extensively documents the various containment and handling techniques involved with compressed gases, their containers, and connections.

Introduction to Helium Mass Spectrometer

Leak Detection, Varian Associates, Inc., published by Varian Associates, Inc., Palo Alto, CA © 1980.

Materials for High Vacuum Technology, Vol.

3, W. Espe, Pergamon Press, New York, © 1968.

The Manipulation of Air-Sensitive Compounds, 2nd ed., D.F. Shriver and M.A. Drezdzon, John Wiley & Sons, WileyInterscience, New York, © 1986.

Modern VacuumPractice, N. Harris, ©1989

McGraw-Hill International, McGraw-Hill

Book Co. Europe, Berkshire, England.

Although understandingly biased toward Varian products, there is excellent information on the art and science of leak detection in this text.

Somewhat dated, but has excellent information on vacuum science.

Not purely a vacuum book, but working in an oxygen-free environment is one of the objectives for using a vacuum. This book is the leading book in its field.

Harris works for Edward High Vacuum and has specialized with vacuum pumps. This books excellently covers all details of vacuum technology, but really shines on the discussion of all types of pumps.

Total Pressure Measurements in Vacuum Tech-

nology, A. Berman, Academic Press, Inc.

(Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers),

Orlando FL, © 1985.

Extremely up-to-date and intensive study on all aspects of pressure measurement.

Methods of Experimental Physics: Volume 14:

VacuumPhysics and Technology, edited by G. L. Weissler and R.W. Carlson, Academic Press, (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers) Orlando, FL, © 1979.

This particular volume of this excellent series deals with vacuum technology. Each chapter is written by an expert, resulting in an excellent, total book.

Dictionary of Termsfor the Areas of Science and Technology Served by the American VacuumSociety, 2nd ed., edited by H.G. Tompkins, © 1980 by the American Vacuum Society.

An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Vacuum Technology,H.G. Tompkins, © 1984 by the American Vacuum Society.

An Elementary Introduction to Vacuum Technique, G. Lewin, © 1984 by the American Vacuum Society.

VacuumHazards Manual, 2nd ed., L.C. Beavis, V.J. Harwood, and M.T. Thomas, Coordinated by M.T. Thomas, © 1979 by the American Vacuum Society.

Diffusion Pumps, Performance and Operation, M.H. Hablanian, © 1984 the American Vacuum Society.

Handbook of Vacuum Leak Detection,

N.G. Wilson and L.C. Beavis,

American Institute of Physics, New York, © 1976, 1979.

Partial Pressure Analyzers and Analysis, M.J. Drinkwine and D. Lichtman, © 1984 by the American Vacuum Society.

History of VacuumScience and Technology, a Special Volume Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the American Vacuum Society, 1953-1983, edited by T.E. Madey and W.C. Brown, © 1983.

Scientific Glassblowing

E. Wheeler, Interscience Publishers, Inc.,

New York, ©1958.

Scientific and Industrial Glassblowing and

Laboratory Design

Barr and Anthorn, Instruments Publ. Co.,

Pittsburgh, PA, © 1959.

Glassblowing, an Introduction to Artistic and

Scientific Flameworking, 2nd ed.,

Edward Carberry, MGLS Publishing, Marshall, MN, © 1989.

Glassblowing, and Introduction to Solid and

Blown Glass Sculpturing,

Homer L. Hoyt, Crafts and Arts Publishing Co., Golden, CO, © 1989.

This and the following book are considered the two best books on scientific glassblowing. (Out of print)

This and the previous book are considered the two best books on scientific glassblowing. (Out of print)

This book has excellent basic information on glassblowing and setting up glassblowing facilities. The majority of the book is on artistic glassware with some information on scientific glassblowing.

This book has excellent basic information on glassblowing and setting up glassblowing facilities. Although this book has no information on scientific glassblowing, it has some of the best illustrations on what to look for when heating glass.