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Lists equivalents for common weights and measures, including special engineering and electrical units, around the world and throughout history, with conversion factors and brief accounts of selected units' origins and applications.

Provides measurement data for accountancy, agriculture, manufacturing, chemistry, computers, energy, electronics, finance, and mathematics.

The American standard system of measurement is a unique and odd thing to behold with its esoteric, inconsistent standards: twelve inches in a foot, three feet in a yard, sixteen ounces in a pound, one hundred pennies in a dollar. For something as elemental as counting and estimating the world around us, it seems like a confusing tool to use. So how did we end up with it? Most of the rest of the world is on the metric system, and for a time in the...

The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) is currently implementing the greatest change ever in the world's system of weights and measures -- it is redefining the kilogram, the final artefact standard, and reorganizing the system of international units. This book tells the inside story of what led to these changes, from the events surrounding the founding of the BIPM in 1875 -- a landmark in the history of international cooperation --...

"In this eBook, you will learn all about measurement and conversions, including: calculating perimeter, area, volume, and angles; converting from metric to standard units; solving questions dealing with time, currency, weight, and temperature; and more." --