History and Measurement of the Base and Derived Units (Paperback)

Preface.- Measurement Perspectives.- Interconversion of Units.- Metric and U.S. Customary/English Systems.- Historical Length or Distance.- Historical Area.- Historical Volume or Capacity.- Historical Weight and Mass.- Historical Time.- Historical Temperature.- Historical Angular Measurement.- Historical Electrical Charge and Current Measurement.- Historical Amounts of Substances.- Historical Luminous Intensity.- From Base Units to Derived Units.- Common Modern Conversions.