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Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures - Volume 1 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures - Volume 1 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies, 56
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This first of three volumes starts with a short introduction to
historical metrology as a scientific discipline and goes on with an
anthology of acient and modern measurement systems of all kind,
scientific measures, units of time, weights, currencies etc. It
concludes with an exhaustive list of references. Units of
measurement are of vital importance in every civilization through
history. Since the early ages, man has through necessity devised
various measures to assist him in everyday life. They have enabled
and continue to enable us to trade in commonly and equitably
understood amounts, and to investigate, understand, and control the
chemical, physical, and biological processes of the natural world.
The essence of the work is an alphabetically ordered, comprehensive
list of measurement nomenclature, units and scales. It provides an
understanding of almost all quantitative expressions observed in
all imaginable situations, including spelling variants and the
abbreviations and symbols for units, and various acronyms used in
metrology. It will be of use not only to historians of science and
technology, but also to economic and social historians and should
be in every major academic and national library as standard
reference work on the topic.
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