Part one - measurements chapter I instrumentation and measurements

A very comprehensive volume of “what every physicist should know” is now available in the Handbook of Physics edited by Condon and Odishaw (1). The handbook is divided into nine parts, each devoted to a different basic area of physics. In Part 4, Electricity and Magnetism, dielectrics are treated very thoroughly, starting from the basic theory of dielectrics. The basic theory of magnetic materials is similarly treated, while other chapters in Part 4 are devoted to electrical measurements, electrolytic conductivity and electrode processes, and conduction in gases, to mention only a few. Extensive references appear at the end of each chapter.