Scientific Unit Conversion: A Practical Guide to Metrication
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.69 (755 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1852330430 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 488 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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permits the conversion of any type of Measure "(JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY) . From the reviews:" A gem for engineers, scientists, historians, journalists"(NEW SCIENTIST)" This is one of the most complete lists of conversion factors I have seen " (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROGRESS)" This is an extraordinary book .which under a reduced volume
This detailed guide is truly unique, giving accurate metric equivalents and conversion factors for no fewer than 10,000 scientific units with detailed descriptions of over 2,000. It covers the full gamut of science, technology and medicine, and deals with US, British, conventional metric, historic and SI units. The popular and practical Scientific Unit Conversion has been expanded, revised and updated here, to put even more engineering and academic conversions at your fingertips. This new edition includes: * New tables - presenting, for example, the detailed chronology of the definitions of the meter prototype, regional variations of old French units, the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (IPTS-1990) and improved tables in Ancient Times systems of measures * Additions to the A-Z listing of uni
"A wonderful resource" according to Bruce R. Gilson. About five years ago I reviewed a book called "Measure for Measure," by Thomas J. Glover, and gave it A wonderful resource Bruce R. Gilson About five years ago I reviewed a book called "Measure for Measure," by Thomas J. Glover, and gave it 4 stars. In it I said: "[I] would recommend it with just one reservation.Unfortunately, the authors were somewhat arbitrary in deciding which units any particular one would be converted to. If I had written this book, I would have included at least the following for each unit: (1) All other units in the SAME system (i. e., if we are talking about a pre-revolutionary French unit of length, all other pre-. stars. In it I said: "[I] would recommend it with just one reservation.Unfortunately, the authors were somewhat arbitrary in deciding which units any particular one would be converted to. If I had written this book, I would have included at least the following for each unit: (1) All other units in the SAME system (i. e., if we are talking about a pre-revolutionary French unit of length, all other pre-. Alistair Gillanders said Excellent reference!. This is a truly excellent reference and certainly one of the most comprehensive available to date. As a reference work it does not suffer too badly from the one mildly irritating featurenamely the inclusion of so many obsolete units alongside the current usage. Generally this is flagged in the notes but some type of stronger highlighting of the current definitions would have saved a lot of time. For example the 11 definitions for the calorie or the "Excellent reference!" according to Alistair Gillanders. This is a truly excellent reference and certainly one of the most comprehensive available to date. As a reference work it does not suffer too badly from the one mildly irritating featurenamely the inclusion of so many obsolete units alongside the current usage. Generally this is flagged in the notes but some type of stronger highlighting of the current definitions would have saved a lot of time. For example the 11 definitions for the calorie or the 21 definitions for the gallon (Excellent reference! This is a truly excellent reference and certainly one of the most comprehensive available to date. As a reference work it does not suffer too badly from the one mildly irritating featurenamely the inclusion of so many obsolete units alongside the current usage. Generally this is flagged in the notes but some type of stronger highlighting of the current definitions would have saved a lot of time. For example the 11 definitions for the calorie or the 21 definitions for the gallon (3 of which are current)!. of which are current)!. 1 definitions for the gallon (Excellent reference! This is a truly excellent reference and certainly one of the most comprehensive available to date. As a reference work it does not suffer too badly from the one mildly irritating featurenamely the inclusion of so many obsolete units alongside the current usage. Generally this is flagged in the notes but some type of stronger highlighting of the current definitions would have saved a lot of time. For example the 11 definitions for the calorie or the 21 definitions for the gallon (3 of which are current)!. of which are current)!. A Customer said only conversion reference you will ever need. Tired of looking through books to find the correct conversion factor to another unit? Well, so was I. Since I deal with international engineering contracts, this book saves a great deal of time. It is extremely well formatted and easy to use. This book not only has the usual units, but also Japanese, and ancient systems as well. You won't need any other book - ever. The author challenges you to find a unit not listed, and send it to him for inclusion in the next edition. That alone should give you an id
. He is currently working for RIO TINTO Iron and Titanium Inc., Canada, as a Materials Scientist. Doctor Francois Cardarelli is the author of the successful Springer London title 'Materials Handbook'