"Scientific Visualization: The Visual Extraction of Knowledge from Data" is a specialized book that addresses the challenge of extracting useful insights from the vast amounts of information provided by modern data collection systems and computing resources. Visualization is emphasized as a key means to tackle this challenge. The book is based on lectures by leading experts in the field of scientific visualization, which were delivered during a workshop at Schloss Dagstuhl in Germany. It covers a wide range of topics, including user issues in visualization, the visualization of large datasets, the processing of unstructured networks, volumetric visualization, flow visualization, medical visualization, and various visualization systems. With over 350 color illustrations, the book offers a comprehensive and vivid representation of the concepts discussed.