Author(s): A & C Black Publishers Ltd

Reference

For quizzes, crosswords and general knowledge Whitaker's Almanack Pocket Reference contains an assortment of fascinating facts and figures in a handy-sized format.From sport to science, politics to places and music to mathematics,this edition is an invaluable source of information providing access tofacts and figures - fast. New in this fully updated edition are a music section, more on food and wine, and a lot more line illustrations. Contents include: the solar system, world geographical statistics,countries of the world, time zones, currencies, religion, the periodictable, genetics and evolution, mathematics, weights and measures,alphabets and symbols, royalty, language.