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Lang Matl
Author Hebra, Alex, 1919-

Title The physics of metrology : all about instruments : from trundle wheels to atomic clocks / Alexius J. Hebra.

Imprint New York : Springer, c2010.

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Description xxi, 383 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-[363]) and indexes.
Contents 1. The measurement of length -- 2. Angles and arcs -- 3. Clocks and the measurement of time -- 4. Velocity and acceleration -- 5. Force, mass, weight, and torque -- 6. Vibrations -- 7. Thermodynamics -- 8. Pressure -- 9. Density of solids, liqui
Subject Metrology -- History.
Weights and measures -- History.
ISBN 9783211783801 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
3211783806 (hbk. acid-free paper)