In the comparatively short amount of time since the publi- cation of the first edition of this handbook in 1969, the authors continued to work on the collection and treatment of data on oxide properties that have appeared in the literature. The numerous responses that we have received during this time have given in- disputable evidence of the value of such a reference book to scientists, production engineers, and instructors, and these com- ments have also provided grounds for publishing a new edition of this book. In preparing the second edition, the authors reviewed crit- ically the...