Overview

"Mankind has a fascination with measurement. Down the centuries we have produced a plethora of incompatible and duplicatory systems for measuring everything from the width of an Egyptian pyramid to the concentration of radioactivity near a nuclear reactor and the value of the fine structure constant. With the introduction first of the metric system and of its successor the Systeme International d'Unites (SI), the scientific community has established a standard method of measurement based on only seven core units.The Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures converts the huge variety of units from all over the world in every period of recorded history into units of the SI. Featuring: - An A - Z of conversion tables for over 10,000 units of measurements. - Tables of the fundamental constants of nature with their units. - Listings of professional societies, and national standardization bodies for easy reference. - An extensive bibliography detailing further reading on the multifarious aspects of measurement and its units. This huge work is simply a ""must have"" for any reference library frequented by scientists of any discipline or by those with historical interests in units of measurement such as archaeologists."

Full Product Details

Author:   François Cardarelli ,  M.J. Shields
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   1st ed. 2003. 3rd printing 2004
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.455kg
ISBN:  

9781852336820

ISBN 10:   185233682
Pages:   848
Publication Date:   14 July 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

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 Alphaber.- 6.2 Roman Numerals.- 6.3 Rules about Large Numbers (> 1000 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 International Clothing and Shoe Sizes (US, UK, Europe, and Japan).- 6.12 Common Time Acronyms.- 6.13 Old Alchemical Symbols Used in Astronomy, Chemistry, and Biology.- 6.14 International Geological Time Scale.- 6.15 Old Symbols Used in the British System.- 6.16 Electromagnetic Spectrum.- 6.17 Standard Paper Sizes (ISO and US).- 6.18 International Country Code Designations.- 6.19 International Currency Codes.- 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.

Reviews

This guide is UNIQUE. ASLIB Book Guide

From the reviews: Outstanding Title! ... Revised and expanded, this version of Cardarelli's Scientific Unit Conversion (3rd ed., 2002) is a comprehensive list of most scientific units, weights and measures, conversions, and definitions. Providing current and historical units from around the world, this book supplies alphabetically arranged conversion tables for more than 10,000 units of measurement...For archaeologists, historians, mathematicians, and scientists in any field. Summing Up: Essential. All collections. (D. J. Turner, Choice, November 2003) All weights, volumes, powers, areas, field strengths ' You name it, it's here ' A gem for engineers, scientists, historians, journalists ' New Scientist

"From the reviews: ""Outstanding Title! ! Revised and expanded, this version of Cardarelli's Scientific Unit Conversion (3rd ed., 2002) is a comprehensive list of most scientific units, weights and measures, conversions, and definitions. Providing current and historical units from around the world, this book supplies alphabetically arranged conversion tables for more than 10,000 units of measurement!.For archaeologists, historians, mathematicians, and scientists in any field. Summing Up: Essential. All collections."" (D. J. Turner, Choice, November 2003) ""All weights, volumes, powers, areas, field strengths ' You name it, it's here ' A gem for engineers, scientists, historians, journalists '"" New Scientist"

From the reviews: Outstanding Title! ! Revised and expanded, this version of Cardarelli's Scientific Unit Conversion (3rd ed., 2002) is a comprehensive list of most scientific units, weights and measures, conversions, and definitions. Providing current and historical units from around the world, this book supplies alphabetically arranged conversion tables for more than 10,000 units of measurement!.For archaeologists, historians, mathematicians, and scientists in any field. Summing Up: Essential. All collections. (D. J. Turner, Choice, November 2003) All weights, volumes, powers, areas, field strengths ' You name it, it's here ' A gem for engineers, scientists, historians, journalists ' New Scientist

Author Information

Doctor Francois Cardarelli is the author of the successful Springer London title 'Materials Handbook'. He is currently working for RIO TINTO Iron and Titanium Inc., Canada, as a Materials Scientist.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions