History And Measurement Of The Base And Derived Units (springer Series In Measurement Science And Technology)
by Steven A. Treese /
2018 / English / PDF
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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.
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 highlights the
importance of area measurement, briefly discussing the methods
for determining areas mathematically and by measurement. The
book continues on to detail the development of measures for
volume, mass, weight, time, temperature, angle, electrical
units, amounts of substances, and light intensity. The seven
SI/metric base units are highlighted, as well as a number of
other units that have historically been used as base units.
It starts from the history of length measurement, which is one
of the oldest measures used by humans. It highlights the
importance of area measurement, briefly discussing the methods
for determining areas mathematically and by measurement. The
book continues on to detail the development of measures for
volume, mass, weight, time, temperature, angle, electrical
units, amounts of substances, and light intensity. The seven
SI/metric base units are highlighted, as well as a number of
other units that have historically been used as base units.
Providing a comprehensive reference for interconversion among
the commonly measured quantities in the different measurement
systems with engineering accuracy, it also examines the
relationships among base units in fields such as
mechanical/thermal, electromagnetic and physical flow rates and
fluxes using diagrams.
Providing a comprehensive reference for interconversion among
the commonly measured quantities in the different measurement
systems with engineering accuracy, it also examines the
relationships among base units in fields such as
mechanical/thermal, electromagnetic and physical flow rates and
fluxes using diagrams.