History and Measurement of the Base and Derived Units

This book discusses how and why historical measurement units developed, and reviews useful methods for making conversions as well as situations in which dimensional analysis can be used. It starts from the history of length measurement, which is one of the oldest measures used by humans. It highligh...

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1. Verfasser: Treese, Steven A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schlagworte:
Physical measurements.
Measurement .
Physics.
History.
Mathematics.
ISBN:9783319775777
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Preface
  • Measurement Perspectives
  • Interconversion of Units
  • Metric and U.S. Customary/English Systems
  • Historical Length or Distance
  • Historical Area
  • Historical Volume or Capacity
  • Historical Weight and Mass
  • Historical Time
  • Historical Temperature
  • Historical Angular Measurement
  • Historical Electrical Charge and Current Measurement
  • Historical Amounts of Substances
  • Historical Luminous Intensity
  • From Base Units to Derived Units
  • Common Modern Conversions.

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