And I have seen some deficiencies on the web. In
the old days we didn't have calculators. But in those
days we had rather simple formulas for most everything
easily implemented in the POV parser. They were all in
the CRC books. Chemical Rubber Company.

    I have no idea what is in the CRC books today but
if you stop in a few used book stores you should be
able to find old ones for a few dollars. The older the
cheaper and math doesn't change.

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Matt Giwer wrote:
> 
>     And I have seen some deficiencies on the web. In
> the old days we didn't have calculators. But in those
> days we had rather simple formulas for most everything
> easily implemented in the POV parser. They were all in
> the CRC books. Chemical Rubber Company.
> 
>     I have no idea what is in the CRC books today but
> if you stop in a few used book stores you should be
> able to find old ones for a few dollars. The older the
> cheaper and math doesn't change.

The CRC Handbook of Mathematical Curves and Surfaces is on the
recommended reading list at the end of the POV docs, as is the CRC
Handbook of Standard Mathematical Tables.  Either would be more useful
to POV-Ray users than the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, which
is the only one I've ever been able to track down in used book stores.

-Mark Gordon

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In article <387### [at] mailbagcom>, mtg### [at] povrayorg wrote:

> The CRC Handbook of Mathematical Curves and Surfaces is on the
> recommended reading list at the end of the POV docs, as is the CRC
> Handbook of Standard Mathematical Tables.  Either would be more useful
> to POV-Ray users than the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, which
> is the only one I've ever been able to track down in used book stores.

I have the 46'th Edition CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, I keep 
it right next to my computer. :-)
While I do find it useful, you are right, I have never used it for 
POV-Ray. I will have to start looking for the others, and a replacement 
for the one I have(a dog mistook it for a chew toy, and ruined some 
pages).

-- 
Chris Huff
e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/

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Chris Huff wrote
[ ... ]
> I have the 46'th Edition CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, I keep
> it right next to my computer. :-)
> While I do find it useful, you are right, I have never used it for
> POV-Ray. I will have to start looking for the others, and a replacement
> for the one I have(a dog mistook it for a chew toy, and ruined some
> pages).

When I was going to school I used to try and borrow the textbooks
from the library. My room mate's dog loved those books and
I ended up having to pay for a number of them, many of which I still'
have and they are immediately recognizable because of the missing
parts. The dog wouldn't touch store-bought books. Maybe its the glue
used, or just that old-book-smell.

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34th edition here (I had to as a chemist...).

--
Regards,
Sander


Chris Huff <chr### [at] yahoocom> schreef in berichtnieuws
chrishuff_99-8EB9A1.13142413012000@news.povray.org...
> In article <387### [at] mailbagcom>, mtg### [at] povrayorg wrote:
>
> > The CRC Handbook of Mathematical Curves and Surfaces is on the
> > recommended reading list at the end of the POV docs, as is the CRC
> > Handbook of Standard Mathematical Tables.  Either would be more useful
> > to POV-Ray users than the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, which
> > is the only one I've ever been able to track down in used book stores.
>
> I have the 46'th Edition CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, I keep
> it right next to my computer. :-)
> While I do find it useful, you are right, I have never used it for
> POV-Ray. I will have to start looking for the others, and a replacement
> for the one I have(a dog mistook it for a chew toy, and ruined some
> pages).
>
> --
> Chris Huff
> e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
> Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/

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Chris Huff wrote:

> While I do find it useful, you are right, I have never used it for
> POV-Ray. I will have to start looking for the others, and a replacement
> for the one I have(a dog mistook it for a chew toy, and ruined some
> pages).

I did something similar to a dictionary when I was teething.

-Mark Gordon

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In article <387EABBD.73806804@mailbag.com>, mtg### [at] povrayorg wrote:

> I did something similar to a dictionary when I was teething.

Er, umm, ok...
Not really sure what to say...
I re-read that 3 times to make sure it wasn't just sleep deprivation 
getting to me. Still says the same thing.
Oh, well. I probably should get some sleep.

-- 
Chris Huff
e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/

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Chris Huff wrote:
> 
> In article <387EABBD.73806804@mailbag.com>, mtg### [at] povrayorg wrote:
> 
> > I did something similar to a dictionary when I was teething.
> 
> Er, umm, ok...
> Not really sure what to say...
> I re-read that 3 times to make sure it wasn't just sleep deprivation
> getting to me. Still says the same thing.
> Oh, well. I probably should get some sleep.

Get some sleep.  

I regret chewing up that book; it messed up the binding, and it later
fell apart.  I was very fond of that dictionary, and I feel kinda bad
about it.

-Mark Gordon

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15th edition here...  (I inherited it)

Sander <san### [at] stolscom> wrote in message news:387e5724@news.povray.org...
> 34th edition here (I had to as a chemist...).
>
> --
> Regards,
> Sander
>
>
> Chris Huff <chr### [at] yahoocom> schreef in berichtnieuws
> chrishuff_99-8EB9A1.13142413012000@news.povray.org...
> > In article <387### [at] mailbagcom>, mtg### [at] povrayorg wrote:
> >
> > > The CRC Handbook of Mathematical Curves and Surfaces is on the
> > > recommended reading list at the end of the POV docs, as is the CRC
> > > Handbook of Standard Mathematical Tables.  Either would be more useful
> > > to POV-Ray users than the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, which
> > > is the only one I've ever been able to track down in used book stores.
> >
> > I have the 46'th Edition CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, I keep
> > it right next to my computer. :-)
> > While I do find it useful, you are right, I have never used it for
> > POV-Ray. I will have to start looking for the others, and a replacement
> > for the one I have(a dog mistook it for a chew toy, and ruined some
> > pages).
> >
> > --
> > Chris Huff
> > e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
> > Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/
>
>

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