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.
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Weights and measures -- History.
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ISBN |
9783211783801 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |
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3211783806 (hbk. acid-free paper) |
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