Metric System

Measure for Measure

The Most Comprehensive Conversion Factor Book in the World! This book sets a new standard for accurate, user-friendly conversion factor references. Specifically designed for engineers, scientists, teachers, students, maintenance, construction and industrial workers.

The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World

In June 1792, amidst the chaos of the French Revolution, two intrepid astronomers set out in opposite directions on an extraordinary journey. Starting in Paris, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre would make his way north to Dunkirk, while Pierre-François-André Méchain voyaged south to Barcelona. Their mission was to measure the world, and their findings would help define the meter as one ten-millionth of the distance between the pole and the equator -- a standard that would be used "for all people, for all time."

The Measure of All Things is the astonishing tale of one of history's greatest scientific adventures. Yet behind the public triumph of the metric system lies a secret error, one that is perpetuated in every subsequent definition of the meter. As acclaimed historian and novelist Ken Alder discovered through his research, there were only two people on the planet who knew the full extent of this error: Delambre and Méchain themselves.

By turns a science history, detective tale, and human drama, The Measure of All Things describes a quest that succeeded as it failed -- and continues to enlighten and inspire to this day.

On the Scale, a Weighty Tale (Math Is Categorical)

In this wacky look at weight, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable introduce essential measurement units - from grams to pounds to tons. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical® series show how to measure trucks, trains, ducks, cranes, and more. Peppy rhymes, goofy illustrations, and kid-friendly examples make light work of this heavy topic.

Metric Handbook, Third Edition

Originally devised as a guide for converting from imperial to metric measurements, 'The Metric Handbook' has since been totally transformed into the major handbook of planning and design data for architects. This new edition has been updated to account of the most recent changes to regulation and practice - in particular the increasing emphasis on environmental legislation - to meet the needs of the modern building design professional.

The Metric Handbook deals with all the principal building types from airports, factories and warehouses, offices shops and hospitals, to schools, religious buildings and libraries. For each type the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, as well as succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer may need to be aware of.

As well as buildings the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements.

The Metric Handbook is a unique authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems. It has sold well over 100,000 copies worldwide to successive generations of architects and designers - this is a book that truly belongs on every design office desk and drawing board.

* THE tried and trusted source of information for all basic design data
* Every important type of public and private building dealt with, from homes to hospitals, from law courts to laboratories
* Well over 100,000 copies have been sold worldwide to successive generations of architects and designers

LabVIEW for Data Acquisition (National Instruments Virtual Instrumentation Series)

For upper level undergraduate or graduate level Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, or Computer Science courses where data acquisition and analysis are required. It is also essential as a reference guide to using LabVIEW for data acquisition and analysis for professionals in these fields working in industrial, scientific, academic, or laboratory environments. This book teaches how to use LabVIEW for data acquisition involving monitoring and/or controlling electrical signals with a computer in a scientific, testing, or manufacturing environment. LabVIEW for Data Acquisition is a practical book that demonstrates how LabVIEW is most effective in a variety of real-world data acquisition applications. It is full of hands-on tips, tricks, and techniques.

Metric Converter

This handy slide device converts numbers from inches, feet, and yards to metric measurements, all at a glance and without need to calculate.

A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units (Oxford Paperback Reference)

This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Systeme International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. It also includes general historical and scientific background, covering the development of the sequential definitions and sizing of units. This new reference work will prove invaluable to professional scientists, engineers, technicians as well as to students and the general user.

The General Rule: A Guide to Customary Weights and Measures

SI Units for Clinical Measurement

This is the manual for anyone who is preparing a paper for a publication requiring SI units, who needs to convert SI units to traditional metric units, who is guiding a hospital into the use of SI units, or who is going abroad and needs a reference on SI unit usage. Comprehensive, detailed tables give traditional units, SI units, conversion factors, and reference ranges for chemical anolytes, hematologic measurements, cardiovascular and pulmonary function tests, and other clinical applications.

A Pocket Guide to Geo-Metrics III: Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Inch Version (Ten Pack)