A dictionary of weights, measures, and units

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 de...

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Autor principal: Fenna, Donald
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2002
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General Theoretical Physics
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2740770
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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 wellas to students and the general user.
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