December 2005
Intermediate to advanced
768 pages
17h 57m
English
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Preface
As stated in the foreword, this new edition of the Mechanical Engineer’s Pocket Book reflects the changing nature of the Engineering Industry in the UK and changes in the related technology. Many of the British Standards (BS) quoted in the previous editions have been amended or withdrawn and replaced by BS EN and BS EN ISO standards. The British Standards catalogue is no longer available in hard copy but is published on a CD.
Definitions of entries
Catalogue entries are coded as in the example shown below. The various elements are labelled A–J. The key explains each element. Not all the elements will appear in every Standard.
| BS 1361 | Product identifier. |
| 1971 | Original publication date. |
| (1986) | Confirmed in 1986, indicating ... |