Desk companion
Subtitle: how to measure, convert, calculate, and define practically anything
By: The Economist.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Weights and measures -- Tables.
Other titles: Economist desk companion :; Economist (London, England : 1843)
Description: This unique reference, developed from the internationally renowned World Measurement Guide, covers all the measurements and definitions you will ever need to know, as well as calculations and formulas relating to a vast array of specialized topics and daily life. It includes 75 pages packed with tables and charts that provide instant answers to complicated sums and conversions such as annual compound interest or kilowatts to horsepower.

Whether you want to know what your annual repayments will be at a monthly interest rate of 1.3%, how a mortgage repayment will break down over 30 years, or the bulk density of exfoliated vermiculite, The Economist Desk Companion has all the answers.
Notes: "Previously published in the U.K. by Profile Books in association with The Economistin 1998"--Verson t.p.
Includes index.