A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units
A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Donald Fenna
Book Description
This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Système International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. It also includes general historical and scientific background, covering the development of the sequential definitions and sizing of units. This new reference work will prove invaluable to professional scientists, engineers, technicians as well as to
students and the general user.
Synopsis
This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Systeme International (SI), as well as traditional and industry-specific units. It also includes general historical and scientific background, covering the development of the sequential definitions and sizing of units. There are over 1600 clear and concise entries complete with historical background covering a broad range of disciplines, including: astronomy; electromagnetics; geology; photography; mathematics; meteorology; physics; and temperature.
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