Scientific Unit Conversion: A Practical Guide to MetricationSpringer Science & Business Media, 06.12.2012 - 488 Seiten 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Inhalt
Other Systems of Units | 15 |
The American System of Measures | 32 |
Greek Units of Capacity Liquids | 57 |
Conversion Tables 91 | 90 |
Fundamental Constants 443 | 442 |
Appendices | 449 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
acronym ancient apoth Arabic area L2 Attic base unit British and American British thermal unit capacity measurements centimetre CGPM conversion factors Obsolete Conversion table cubic cubit density derived unit distance electric resistance equal equivalent unit factor SI equivalent foot French Revolution gallon UK heat ML2T-2 hydrometer inch inHg kg Obsolete kilogram kilogram-force length employed liquid substances luminous luminous intensity Measured by weight metric millimetre naut Obsolete American unit Obsolete British unit Obsolete Chinese unit Obsolete French unit Obsolete German unit Obsolete Roman unit Obsolete Russian unit Obsolete Spanish unit Obsolete Swedish unit Obsolete unit Paris Persian Physical quantity Dimension pint Portuguese pound pound-force quantity Dimension acronym SI base unit SI derived unit standard Submultiple surface Swedish Symbol Physical quantity unit is named unit of area unit of capacity unit of length unit of mass Unit synonym units of weight volume L3