| 书目名称 | Units of Measurement | | 副标题 | History, Fundamental | | 编辑 | S. V. Gupta | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Gives a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and history of units of measurements.Provides a timely extension of the previous edition with a discussion of the 2019 redefinition of the SI base un | | 丛书名称 | Springer Series in Materials Science | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .This book delivers a comprehensive overview of units of measurement. Beginning with a historical look at metrology in Ancient India, the book explains fundamental concepts in metrology such as basic, derived and dimensionless quantities, and introduces the concept of quantity calculus. It discusses and critically examines various three and four-dimensional systems of units used both presently and in the past, while explaining why only four base units are needed for a system of measurement. It discusses the Metre Convention as well as the creation of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, and gives a detailed look at the evolution of the current SI base units of time, length, mass, electric current, temperature, intensity of illumination and substance..This updated second edition is extended with timely new chapters discussing past efforts to redefine the SI base units as well as the most recent 2019 redefinitions based entirely on the speed of light and other fundamental physical constants. Additionally, it provides biographical presentations of many of the historical figures behind commonly used units of measurements, such as Newton, Joule and Ohm, With its accessibl | | 出版日期 | Book 2020Latest edition | | 关键词 | Science of Measurement; History of Units; International System of Units; History of Measurements; Legal | | 版次 | 2 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43969-9 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-43971-2 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-43969-9Series ISSN 0933-033X Series E-ISSN 2196-2812 | | issn_series | 0933-033X | | copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 |
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