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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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Treese, Steven A. (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:	1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:	Physical measurements. Measurement . Physics. History. Mathematics.
ISBN:	9783319775777
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