Francois Cardarelli

Scientific Unit Conversion

A Practical Guide to Metrication
Übersetzung:Shields, M.J.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering Postgraduate Degree in Electrochemistry M. Sc. in Physical Chemistry B. Sc. in Physical Chemistry and Nuclear Engineering in Geophysics and Geology Associate Degree Author Working Areas The successive author working areas since 1990 up to 1997 are in order: (I) Research scientist at the Laboratory of Electrochemistry (University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris) for the development of a nuclear detector device for electrochemical experiments involving radiolabelled compounds; (2) Research scientist at the Institute of Marine Biogeochemistry (CNRS & Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris) for the environmental monitoring of heavy metals pollution by electro analytical techniques; (3) Research scientist for the production of tantalum protective-coatings for the chemical process industries by electro chemistry in molten salts; (4) Research scientist for the preparation and characterization of IrOrbased Dimensionally Stable Anodes (DSA ®, for oxy gen evolution in acidic media, used in industrial electrochemical processes (Laboratory of Electrochemical Engineering, Toulouse); (5) Consultant in Electrochemical Engineering (Toulouse); (6) Battery Product Leader (Argo Tech Productions Inc, Boucheville, Quebec, Canada). Contents List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 1 Why a Conversion Handbook? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 2 How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 The International System of Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. 1 History . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. 2 The General Conference on Weights and Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. 3 Organization of the SI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. 3. 1 SI Base Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. 3. 2 SI Supplementary Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. 3. 3 SI Derived Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer London / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-85233-043-9
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 508
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 120mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 750g
• ISBN-13: 9781852330439
• ISBN-10: 1852330430
• Artikelnr.: 21695877

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Why a Conversion Handbook.- 1.2 How to Use This Book.- 2 The International System of Units.- 2.1 History.- 2.2 The General Conference on Weights and Measures.- 2.3 Organization of the SI.- 2.4 SI Prefixes.- 3 Other Systems of Units.- 3.1 MTS, MKpS, MKSA.- 3.2 Cgs, Gauss, IEUS, a.u.- 3.3 British and American Systems of Units.- 3.4 The Foot-Pound-Second (FPS) System.- 3.5 Ancient and Obsolete Systems of Weights and Measures.- 4 Conversion Tables.- 4.1 Units in Alphabetical Order.- 4.2 Conversion Tables Listed by Physical Quantities.- 5 Fundamental Constants.- 5.1 Fundamental Mathematical Constants.- 5.2 Fundamental Physical Constants.- 6 Appendices.- 6.1 Greek Alphabet.- 6.2 Roman Numerals.- 6.3 Rules about Large Numbers (>1 000 000).- 6.4 Date and Time Numerical Representation.- 6.5 National, Regional and International Standardization Bodies.- 6.6 Acceleration Due to Gravity at any Latitude and Elevation.- 6.7 International Practical Temperature Scale (IPTS, 1968).- 6.8 International Temperature Scale (ITS-90).- 6.9 French-English Lexicon for Units.- 6.10 French-English Lexicon for Physical Quantities.- 6.11 Old Alchemical Symbols Used in Astronomy, Chemistry, and Biology.- 6.12 Old Symbols Used in the British System.- 7 Bibliography.- 7.1 Specific References.- 7.2 References About the Metric System and the SI.- 7.3 References of General Interest.- 7.4 Historical References.- 7.5 International and National Standards.

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