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History and Measurement of the Base and Derived Units

Hoofdkenmerken

Auteur:	Treese, Steven A.
Titel:	History and Measurement of the Base and Derived Units
Uitgever:	Springer International
ISBN:	9783319775760
ISBN boekversie:	9783319775777
Editie:	1st ed. 2018
Land van oorsprong:	Switzerland
Prijs:	€ 212.95
Verschijningsdatum:	31-05-2018
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

Inhoudelijke kenmerken

Leesniveau:	General (US: Trade)
Categorie:	History of science
Geillustreerd:	80 Illustrations, color; 9 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 1121 p. 89 illus., 80 illus. in color.

Technische kenmerken

Verschijningsvorm:	Hardback
Paginas:	1121
Hoogte mm.:	235
Breedte mm.:	155

Inhoud:

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.