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Author : Donald Fenna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Measurement
ISBN : OCLC:1089572923
Author : Donald Fenna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:473770362
This dictionary gives definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Systéme International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. Notes on associated terminology are included.
Author : Ronald Edward Zupko
Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Reference
ISBN : 087169168X
The complexity of medieval & modern pre-metric weights & measures (W&M) in Britain presents an obstacle to scholarly research on Western European econ. history. The problem is: the approx. dimensions of many non-standardized measuring units, used by both the Crown & the regional & local markets, varied from time to time & from place to place; & the dimensions even of standard W&M used in any period are poorly understood. This book will clarify the confusion & bring a new focus to the field of metrology & a new understanding of the units. It includes: tables for rapid identification of all ruling English, Scottish, Irish, or Welsh sovereigns; current English Imperial, Amer. Customary, & metric units; & the basic equiv. for these W&M; & A Dict. of Brit. W&M.
Author : Ronald Edward Zupko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Metric system
ISBN : UCAL:B4164045
Author : Donald Fenna
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780191078989
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. · Over 1,600 clear and concise entries complete with historical background · Covers a broad range of disciplines, including astronomy, electromagnetics, geology, photography, mathematics, meteorology, physics, and temperature · Notes on associated terminology · Numerous tables, including the geochronologic scale and the equation of time · Comprehensive coverage of the whole Système International
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780198605225
Author : H. G. Jerrard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400941113
and by the Librarians and Staffs ofthe University and the Public Libraries at Southampton. Finally, we wish to thank Mrs H. G. Jerrard and Miss A. J. Tutte for typing the manuscript. Department of Physics H. G. JERRARD University of Southampton D. B. McNEILL 1963 Preface to the fifth edition Since the publication of the fourth edition in 1980 advances in technology have led to more precise values of the fundamental physical constants and a movement towards definitions of the fundamental units of mass, length and time based on atomic parameters. More precise definitions of some other units such as the candela have been approved by the international committees. These changes, together with the definitions of several new units have been included in this edition, the text of which has been revised and which now contains over 850 units and dimensionless numbers. The authors wish to thank all those who have helped in this latest compilation by suggestion and kindly criticism and Margaret Wainwright who has had the difficult and tedious task of typing, retyping and copying the fragmented parts that arise from a text revision. At the time of going to press we believe this book to provide the most complete and up-to-date information of its kind available.
Author : Stephen Dresner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Physical measurements
ISBN : 0856020028
Author : D. S. Dawoud,A. G. Batte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Education
ISBN : 1961636654
Since the appearance of humanities on earth, and since human beings started to have activities, the need for measuring units appeared. Measuring weight, distance (length) and time were the first tasks to be measured. This is why weights and measures were among the earliest tools invented by man. Primitive societies needed rudimentary measures for many tasks: constructing dwellings of an appropriate size and shape, fashioning clothing, or bartering food or raw materials. Man, understandably, turned first to parts of the body and the natural surroundings for measuring instruments. Early Babylonian and Egyptian records and the Bible indicate that length was first measured with the forearm, hand, or finger and that time was measured by the periods of the sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies. With time, many societies started to appear worldwide and because of the lack of communication between them, each society developed its local units of measurement. As societies became nearer to each other, common interest started to appear and the need to have common units of measurements started to be a must. With time and with the development of societies and since more and more quantities started to be measured the need for modern units such as S.I. units became a necessity. This dictionary, before giving the definitions for the different units of measurements, gives at first a good idea about the most current systems of units including the SI system. The dictionary has 2450 entries each defining one of the currently used units including local units. Besides that, it gives a summary for 1400 units.
Author : Ronald Edward Zupko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Measurement
ISBN : WISC:89098588528
Author : H. G. Jerrard,Donald Burgess McNeill
Publisher : Chapman & Hall
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015065676333
400 entries supplemented by about 500 references to sources. Gives definition, relevant historical facts, and, usually, some indication of the magnitude of the unit. Arrangement is alphabetical by name of unit. Appendixes give table of fundamental physical constants, details of standardization committees and conferences, a table of British and American weights and measures, and conversion tables. In the latest edition "particular attention has been given to SI units and tables are provided which give the factors needed to convert CGS to SI values and vice-versa."--Pref. Indexed.
Author : Ronald H. Fritze,Brian E. Coutts,Louis A. Vyhnanek
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781851095223
Fully annotated and completely updated—the most comprehensive guide to reference books in the field of history. Reference Sources in History catalogs atlases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, sourcebooks, bibliographies, and chronologies and makes sense of it all. Its broad scope and systematic organization make it an accessible, reliable resource for experienced and inexperienced researchers alike. Fully annotated and updated, the new edition summarizes hundreds of reference works on every conceivable subject in history—from ancient to modern, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. This edition also reflects the dramatic impact of the digital revolution on historical research by integrating a wide range of Internet and CD-ROM sources. Reference Sources in History is a time-saving alternative to searching the reference stacks or getting lost in an online thicket of dubious historical websites.
Author : H. G. Jerrard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401122948
units have been included. References, which now number approximately 650, have been brought up to date. The most recently accepted values of the physical constants have been provided. Our thanks go to all those who, since the fifth edition, have helped in this revision by suggestions. In particular the authors express their gratitude to Jane M. Jerrard who, with enthusiasm, put the text into a computer and eliminated the editorial scissors and paste and simplified the onerous and long task of producing a text from the fragmented material of the revision. In the preface to the fifth edition it was suggested that the book provided at that time the most complete and up-to-date information of its kind available. The authors again make the same claim for this sixth edition. H. G. JERRARD D. B. McNEILL Warsash Newtownards Southampton Northern Ireland England Preface to the first edition The intense specialization that occurs in science today has meant that scientists working in one field are often not familiar with the nomenclature used by their colleagues in other fields. This is particularly so in physics. This dictionary is designed to help overcome this difficulty by giving information about the units, dimensionless numbers and scales which have been used, or are still being used, throughout the world. Some four hundred entries are provided and these are supplemented by about five hundred references. The definition of each entry is given together with relevant historical facts.
Author : Ronald Edward Zupko
Publisher : Madison : University of Wisconsin Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Science
ISBN : WISC:89042057760
Author : D. S. Dawoud,A. G. Batte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 196163662X