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Scientific Unit Conversion A Practical Guide to Metrication

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cardarelli, Francois
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 1999, 1999
Edition:2nd ed. 1999
Subjects:
Physics And Astronomy
Computer Science
Electrical And Electronic Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Physics
Astronomy
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Why a Conversion Handbook
  • 1.2 How to Use This Book
  • 2 The International System of Units
  • 2.1 History
  • 2.2 The General Conference on Weights and Measures
  • 2.3 Organization of the SI
  • 2.4 SI Prefixes
  • 3 Other Systems of Units
  • 3.1 MTS, MKpS, MKSA
  • 3.2 Cgs, Gauss, IEUS, a.u
  • 3.3 British and American Systems of Units
  • 3.4 The Foot-Pound-Second (FPS) System
  • 3.5 Ancient and Obsolete Systems of Weights and Measures
  • 4 Conversion Tables
  • 4.1 Units in Alphabetical Order
  • 4.2 Conversion Tables Listed by Physical Quantities
  • 5 Fundamental Constants
  • 5.1 Fundamental Mathematical Constants
  • 5.2 Fundamental Physical Constants
  • 6 Appendices
  • 6.1 Greek Alphabet
  • 6.2 Roman Numerals
  • 6.3 Rules about Large Numbers (>1 000 000)
  • 6.4 Date and Time Numerical Representation
  • 6.5 National, Regional and International Standardization Bodies
  • 6.6 Acceleration Due to Gravity at any Latitude and Elevation
  • 6.7 International Practical Temperature Scale (IPTS, 1968)
  • 6.8 International Temperature Scale (ITS-90)
  • 6.9 French-English Lexicon for Units
  • 6.10 French-English Lexicon for Physical Quantities
  • 6.11 Old Alchemical Symbols Used in Astronomy, Chemistry, and Biology
  • 6.12 Old Symbols Used in the British System
  • 7 Bibliography
  • 7.1 Specific References
  • 7.2 References About the Metric System and the SI
  • 7.3 References of General Interest
  • 7.4 Historical References
  • 7.5 International and National Standards

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